The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-10-09
TRANSACTIONS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
OF PUNTA GORDA
The Official Minutes of the Two Last
Meetings
IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS
Amongst the Most Important Mat
ters Considered-Costo of Hard Sur
facing Retta Esplanade and Cross
Street to be Assessed Against Prop
erty Abutting.


Minutes of meeting of council,
Sept. %, 1919:
Meeting called to order by VIM.
NJ Whitten, president of council,
with the following members present:
H. B. Blazer, T. C. Crosland, H. G.
Goldstein and J. S. Golf. The city
attorney and marshal were present
also.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
Motion by Blazer, seconded by
Goldstein, and carried, that the mar
shall be instructed to notify the
Taylor Fish Company to discontinue
the dumping of refuse of fish into the
bay.
"An ordinance providing for the
grading and paving of Retta Esplan-
ade from the east side of Taylor
street to the west side of Berry street
and Durrance street from Retta Es-
planade to A.C.L. Railroad in the
town of Punta Gorda, Florida, and
directing how said improvements
shall be made, and to provide for the
placed on first reading.
Motion by Blazer, seconded by
Golf, and carried, that the ordinance
entitled "An ordinance providing for
the grading and paving of Retta Es-
planade from the east side of Taylor
street to the west side of Berry street
and Durrance street from Retta Es-
planade to A.C.L. Railroad in the
Town of Punta Gorda, Florida, and
directing how said improvements
shall be made, and to provide for the
payment of same, be passed to
second reading by title. The said
ordinance was then read by title.
Motion by Blazer, seconded by
Crosland, and carried, that the final
passage of the above ordinance be de-
ferred until next meeting.
Motion by Crosland, seconded by
Goldstein, and carried, that the sal
airy of John Lancaster be supple
mented $1,000.
Motion by Crosland, seconded by
Goff, and carried, that the minutes
show that the tax assessor, having
submitted his preliminary assessment
roll for the year 1919, that the coun-
Gil meet Monday, October 9Th, 1919,
to sit as an equalization board, and
that the clerk have notice published
to this effect.
Motion by Goff, seconded by Blaz-
er, and carried, that the two checks
of w. O. Silcox, which accompanied
bids on improvements to be made on
Retta Esplanade and Durrance street,
be returned.
On motion, council adjourned to
meet Oct. 9Th, 1919.-L. e. ROBIN
SON, Clerk.
Called Meeting of Council, Sept. 20.
Meeting called by the mayor for
the purpose of acting on improve
ment of Cross street, to advise in re-
gard to the stone at intersection of
Marian avenue and Taylor street, to
consider donation to well being drill
ed on corner of Taylor street and
Marian avenue, to act on request of
Mr.. Henry Quednau for the lease of |
fuel tank belonging to the city.
Meeting called to order by w. M. |
Whitten, president of council, the
following members being present: J. |
S. Golf, H. B. Blazer, T. C. Crosland |
and H. G. Goldstein. The marshal |
and city attorney were also present, |
The following petition was pre-
sented:
To the Honorable Mayor and Town
Council of the Town of Punta Gorda,
Florida.-Gentleme
We, the undersigned residents and
owners of property abutting on Cross
street between Retta Esplanade and
the A.C.L. Railroad, respectfully pc
tition your honorable body to cause
the roadway of said highway or
street to be graded and paved with
mari and crushed rock, shell or other
hard surface, with cement shoulder
curb, and the cost thereof assessed
against the abutting property exclus-
i've of street, and the payments or
such assessments be made in ten an
nual installments as provided in
Chapter 1854 Laws of Florida. ana
that said work to be done and inn
provements made according to the
plans and specifications to be placed I
on file in the Clerks office of said
town. Petition signed as follows:
l.. oliver, H. c. Goldstein, N. S. E
Werner by H. G. c., Agt., F. r. II
Blount, ]. L. Goulding, NJ. A. Blazer, t
S. F. ]. Trabue, R. K. Seward, M. A. ]