The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-04
COUNCIL REAPPO|NTS
ENGINEER STALLINGS
Who VIII be Officially
Known as Superintend-
ent of Public Works.
Special Committee Reports City Mat
ters Running Smoothly and No Ex-
cessive Amounts of Money Spent
for Res Its.

Radical reformerS who were eXpec-
ting the special council committee in
vcstigatlng city expenditures with the
purpose Of cutting them down, will be
disappointed In the preliminary le
port ot that committee to the council
on Tuesday night. The points in the
report are:
0D The committee hasn't had
time TO go into the matter as thor
oughly as it hopes to.
(2) Have found that the various
departments of the city government
are producing generally satisfactory
results, and that there exists no par
tlcular extravaganza in the general
workings.
(3) Is impressed with necessity Of
future economy and thinks there is no
necessity for further increase Of sala-
rieS.
(4) Thinks the city is under ne
ccssity Of maintaining its water plant
under practically the same policy and
detail as at present, but for good OF
service and in line of economy rec
ommend5--1st, that cut can and
should be made in the matter Of haul
ing fuel to pumping station; I'd, that
superintendent Of water works be re-
quired to inspect and take the read
ings Of all water meters; that the
present collector at $50 per month be
retired and that City Assessor Lam
sing do this work at 5000 per year
pavGhle quarterly.
(4) Street department in gen
orally satisfactory condition; no
change desirable; that no excessive
expenditures ave being made for
present results. Thinks some mis-
apprahension exists in minds of many
who have not investigated as to mat
ter of details that aye attcdcd to by
Citv Engineer Stallings, who has su-
perintcndcpce of almost all municipal
affair3.
(5) Rccomrend that the Office of
CITY Engineer be rechristencd Super
intendent of Public Works, and as
such he shall really be city engineer
and perform such other duties as may
be required of him by council.
(6l Thinks that hereafter city
should avoid piling up delinquent tax
accounts by requiring tax books to be
closed on date required by law: that
distress warrants he then immediate
/ w issued to chief of police, and if mot
r?id in three months turned over to
city attorney who will collect imme-
diotelv or hing suit.
(7) That election of city attorney
he deferred until the council shall
| specifv his duties and amount to be
paid, the officer to be selected from
applicants for the place.
(S) Asked that the committee be
continued for such time as will ena-
bic it to investigate all departments
Of the city's service.
In pursuance of these recommends
tions the city enGineer was rechns-
tened and will be hereafter known as
Superintendent of Public Works. Mr.
StaIIinps was on motion of Aid. Purs'
lev rcappointed to this office for the
ensuing wear at salary Of Sl75.0O PEI
month; the collection clerk was dis
chphlred and his work entrusted tt
CITY Assessor Lansing at $500 pc!
year. ,,.-
Ala. Merrill presented resolution
recurring the city attorney to drat'
. hin for nnnning thrcuoh the IeCls
1o+urp authorizing the citv to ISSUE
bonds in sum Of 100000 with which t
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