The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-02-21
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
February 5, 1919.

sion adjourned from the meeting o.
February A at City hall February D
1919, at 7:3O p. m.
In the absence of the president the
meeting was called to order by the
clerk. Motion by Mr.. Styles, second
ed by Mr.. Fernald, that Mr.. West b.
elected temporary chairman. Motor
carried.
| Roll call, members present,
J. R. West, jr.
L. S. Fernald
Costas Olympios
Louis Styles
Absent, J. R. Durrance.
The reading of the minutes of the
regular meeting of January 81. Mo
ton by Mr.. Fernald, seconded by Mr.
Styles, that the minutes be corrected
to read in the case of the report of
the street and highway committee
with regard to replacing walk along
the Shaw property "That the city go
tltty-tifty with the property owner IN
replacing this walk" Motion carried
A communication from W. w. Sam
mons with regard to alleged over-as-
sessment Of lot 10 and VIZ of lot II
IN Edmondson's subdivision was refer
RED by the chair to the tax assessor
for report.
A communication from F. L. Jack
son with regard to erroneous assess
ment of his property was referred by
chair to tax assessor for report.
Reports of Standing Committees
Finance committee, no report.
Street and highway committee. MI.
Fernald, chairman, stated that the
committee had called for bids on %
park benches and had same ready TO
be opened and awarded. Thereupon
bids from the Tarpon Lumber and
Supply company and VILLAS Castaing
were opened and upon motion by Mr.
Oiympios, seconded by Mr.. Styles, the
contract was awarded to the Tarpon
Lumber and Supply company, the low
est bidder, at $136.50 for the lot. The
benches to be constructed and deliv-
cred according to terms of specifca-
tons now on file in the office of the
city clerk.
Mr.. Fernald stated further that his
committee had authorized the filling
of certain low places in the vicinity of
the Welsh subdivision.
Ordinance committee, no report.
Sanitary committee. Mr.. Olympios,
chairman, stated he had inspected the
outlet of the Stafford avenue sanitary
sewer where it enters the river and
that he saw no reason for complaint.
/ { Motion by Mr.. Fernald, seconded by
Mr.. Olympios, that reports of the
standing committees be accepted. No
ltion carried.
Unfinished Business.
With regard to the matter of hay
ing property owners connect with tie
sanitary sewers recently installed, as
the city has failed so far in enlisting
the aid of the State board of health
the clerk was instructed to write thu
state health officer at Tampa to come
at an early date to Tarpon Springs
and take up this matter with the local
authorities.
ReDOrtS of Officers
The clerk read the report of the city
auditor on audit recently completed,
covering the period April l, 1917 to
September 30, 1918. The clerk was in
structed to reread this report with the
reports of the auditor on the city's
lien book and the transactions of the
bond trustees which will probably be
made in March
The reports of the clerk & tax co.,
lector and the superintendent of the
waterworks for the month of January
were read by clerk. Motion by Mr.
FCrnald seconded by Mr.. Olympios
that the reports of the clerk & collec-
tor and the water works superintend-
lent be accepted and filed. Motion car
ried.
New Business.
! 1t was the sense of the meeting that
W. N. Bronson be given permit to low.
er curb and to construct concrete paw
ing between said curb and sidewalk
said work to be done on Orange street,
abutting lots 2 and 5 of Block 63.
| The matter of the fountain in
Spring bayou was discussed and re-
ferred by chair to street & highway
committee with instructions to pr.
same in operation and to have wo1''.
done in more substantial way than
heretofore. The cost of the pipe was
estimated to be around $50 and the
cost of labor $40 to sos. -.
The chair referred the matter of the
medicinal spring near the foot of Tar
pom avenue to a committee composed
of Mr.. Styles and Mr.. Fernald to be
taken up with the hotel company and
reported back to council.