The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-04
ALABAMA SO.
CONTRACTS LET
GONZALEZ SPUR TRACK oRDiN-
ANcE ALLOWING CONNECTION
WITH L. e. NJ. PASSES.

Bids for the paving OF Alabama
Square from John GerlSins were ac-
copied yesterday afternoon by tho city
commissioners, the bids from Mr.. Ger
ldns being $3.50 lower than next bidder,
S. l.. Fulghum. The bids as finally ac-
cepted were SO cents for the curbing
and 1928 for the paving. 1t will be
completed within sixty days following
the beginning of the work, and will
start within 20 days after the signing
of the contract.
Bids for the paving of this square
were submitted to the commissioners
two weeks ago, but due to a nisunder-
standing of the specifications bids were
readvertised.
A city ordinance permitting the Con-
zalez Co. to construct spur track
connecting with the Escambia Land &
Manufacturing Co. was passed by the
commissioners on final reading yester-
day. This ordinance was introduced
several weeks ago and was held up
pending an investigation of the objects
to which the track was to be used. The
track will connect with the Land &,
Manufacturing Company's track on
Heinberg-st., intersecting that street
and Tenth-ave.
Resolutions were passed by the COM
missioners requesting the city regis
tration books to be reopened to allow
city voters who did not take part in
the April primary to register for the
general election. No other party is
expected to announce a candidate for
the mayoralty of the city but the law
requires that the books be opened to all
low anyone to register for the general
elections.
Reports of the city police department
chief filed with the commissioners yes
terday shows that 3S5 arrests were
made during the month of April, 217
negroes and 16S white. OF this number
262 were found guilty and 80 dis
charged. Ten of the prisoners were
sent to the circuit court, SO mol pressed,
6 to the probation officer and one to
the federal authorities.
The cost of feeding the prisoners
during the month of April was $105.23
and 500 meals were served to the pris-
oners in the city Jail. Each meal, in
GLIDING the cost of a cook, $50 for the
month, cost the city only 172 cents
each.
Superintendent Sweeney of the Water
Department, filed report with the
commissioners which was filed, show
ing that 81 ,049. 900 gallons of water was
pumped for the use of the city during
the month of March. A daily average
of 100000 gallons was used during
the month, with the maximum pump
age daily of ASST 900 gallons. $4,000
pounds of coal was used to pump this
amount of water during the month,
totalllng 1890 gallons Of water pumped
to the pound of coal used.
Eighty three permits were issued
during the month by the building In
spector, E. e. Wolfe, according to the
monthly report filed with the COM
missioners. Three inspections daily
were certified on the report, the month
showing 90 inspections.
Five new buildings were constructed
during the month, all of them outside
the fire limits at total cost OF S5,1I5.
Repairs to buildings outside the fire
limits were SO, totalling cost OF ST.
s93. Inside the fire limits repairs to
16 brick buildings amounting to $S,ls2
and frame structures We're repaired
at s475. The total building permits
issued during the month was s25,941.