The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-02
TO SELECT A
CITY MANAGER
ON SATURDAY
COMMISSIONERS MET AND RE-
CEIVED APPLICATIONS
Other Matters Of Importance Came
Before That Body at Last
Nights Meeting

The City commissioners met in
called session Yesterday afternoon to
open and consider applications for
the position of city manager. In. re-
sponse to the advertisement which
was published in the Manufacturers
Record and the Lakeland Evening
Telegram, there were large num-
Der Of applications. These the com
missioners considered carefully, and
finally their choice narrowed down
to six applicants whose names ap-
pear in the official minutes printed
herewith. These gentlemen are all
civil engineers and all have had
wide experience along such lines as
would fit them for the position of
manager of a municipality One of
them, Mr.. W. S. Anderson, resides
in Tampa. and is well known to
many people hereabouts. The others
are all from out Of the State. Only
one application was from local
man, this being a gentleman who
was connected with installing the
improvements lately com
pleted. Further consideration of the
will be taken up at a
special meeting of the Comm issioner
next Saturday.
The official minutes of the called
and also Of last nights spe-
cial meeting. follows:
Lakeland. Fla, April 1, 1914.
Pursuant to THE following call:
Hon. City Commission of Lakeland,
Florida
Gentlemen are hereby d.
rected to meet at 2 p m. on April
| to consider applications for NUM-
cipal manager, petitions. and other
business that may be brought to
your attention. o. M. EATON,
Mayor.
All members of the commission
met in call session. The call was
read
Applications for position of muni-
cipal manager were read and con
sidcred
The clerk was instructed to cor
respond with ID. T.. Mcleod How
ard llowie and w. S. Anderson,
and to request their presence before
the commission at $3.50 a. m. Sat-
urday, April A. also with w. A.
Seymour, w. d. Praetz and James
u. George and request further in
formation from them.
Petition of G. b. Murrell ct al.
to establish drinking fount at the
corner Of Pine street and Tennessee
avenue was granted, and was re-
fcrrcd TO the commissioner of pub
lie institutions with power to act.
Petition of Mrs. Mae Williams
for rebate in 1913 taxes was re-
fcrrcd to the assessor for equaliza-
tion with abutting property.
Correspondence from Municipal
judge relative to the salary of his
Office was read, and same was taken
under consideration for future ac-
tion.
Bill for city's part of White Way
was referred to the commissioner of
finance with power to act.
Report of the inspection of boilers
at the light and water plants by the
Fidelity and Casualty Co allowing
l30 pounds pressure on both boilers,
was read, and same ordered filed for
record.
Petition of w. d. McRae for a
building permit for small galvanized
iron building on rear of lot 81" block
. of Munn's survey, was granted.
On motion the Commission ad-
journed. o. NJ. EATON,
Attest: Mayor.
Fl. l.. SWATTS,
City Clerk
Lakeland, Fla. April 1, 1914.
Regular session of the City Com
mission with all members present.
Minutes of March Is and call ses-
sion April l at p. m. were read
and were respectively approved.
Matter of light meter of G. E.
Southland was ordered adjusted.
, Petition of L. w. Malsby for re-