The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-22
CITY MANAGER MCLEOD'S
SEMI, MONTHLY REPORT.

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The Commissioners of the City of
Lakeland: Gentlemen-1. A ppti-
tlon IS before you from residents of
Main street, near Florida avenue. in
regard to storm water bonding in
the gutter on the South side of Main
street, and asking the commissioners
10 take some action. AS immediate
action seemed necessary, | had the
city engineer make an investigation.
He reported that the culvert pipes
under the roadway on Main street
were stopped up and that if these
pipes were cleaned out he thought
the conditions complained of would
be substantially remedied. 1 there
fore, had the street department men
clean out the pipes.
Since this has been done Mr..
Yates reports that the work done
does not altogether remedy the con-
dition complained of. This might
have been anticipated, as, according
to the engineer, the drain pipes are
too small to take the storm water
away as fast as it collects. However,
the sanitary inspector reports that
the pool which used to stand for sew
eral days after rain, now drains off
in few hours.
The proper thing to do to remedy
the condition permanently and drain
off the water as fast as it collects is
to put in larger storm water pipes.
AS this would cost high, it would not
be practicable to do the work with
the funds now available.
In regard to the other matter com
planned of in the petition, the OBJ
struction of the sidewalk and park
ing on the north side of the street at
this place, | have placed the matter
in the hands of the chief of police.
2. In regard to the extension of
Lake avenue and other adjoining
streets so as to give a passage way
across the Atlantic Coast railway
the city engineers report shows that
a satisfactorily graded street will
cost about three hundred dollars fol
construction Two of your honorable
body inspected the place and are OF
the opinion that the proposed eNten
sion is not of sufficient Importance
to justify spending SO much money
at time when funds arel ow.
3. Some time ago Senator Oran'
complained to me of an overflow 0
storm water from South Florida ave
nue.. He was of the opinion tina
there might be some inexpensive wa,
of remedying the condition by dig
ging an open ditch along the cours
of Dakota avenue near Cresap ave
nut. The engineers report recon
mends a permanent storm waite
sewer for this vicinity at cost G
S1.S0O. One of the items In TN
cost is $50 feet of twenty-fonr-lnc
sewer costing nine hundred dollars
This would remedy the condltlo
most complained of by Mr.. Dran'
namely, the outlying of his orans
grove. However, there are no funC
available for this purpose.
4. In regard to the water-pipe e.
tensions asked for by Messrs. Cresa
and Alfield, find that the tW
places would take, together, aDo'
1000 feet of six-inch cast iron pll
to remedy permanently the defe
tive pressure conditions and give II
protection. The cost would be aDo
$3.50. However, am unable to
anything toward the construction
there are no funds available in {
water department at present.
5. A party in Dixieland, at
brick store, complained, a few wee
ago, that South Florida avenue W
too dark in his vicinity. On inVes
cation, 4 found that light was Mt
essary, and have arranged with I
superintendent Of the lighting pla
, to install one street lamp, near [
fire hydrant-about $50 feet fr'
/ the brick store.
f 6. Some of the citizens ma
, drawn my attention to the lack o.
; city hospital. Certainly, a city
= the size of Lakeland should have
r modern and efficient hospital.
l l learn that there has been
t aueathed to the city, for the p
S poses of a city hospital, a prope
J. worth about $4,000. I understa
e that the matter of what use to m'
S of this bequest is in the hands
a committee appointed by you, 9
that this committee has not yet
ported. am ready to cooper
Y with this committee and render th
any aid I can.
Z. In regard to the expenditure