The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-25
OFFICIAL MINUTES
OF MEETING OF
CITY COMMISSION
Lakeland, Fla, Nov. %, 1921.

Regular session OF the CITY CON-
mission with all members but Mr.
O'Steen present The minutes Of the
previous sessions were read, and re-
spectively approved.
Petition for the moving picture
booth to remain at its present loca-
tion until arrangements can be made
to run il elsewhere, was on motion
allowed provided same be better kept
as to looks and sanitation.
The Lake Hunter Improvement AS
sociation petitioned for help in the
matter of making a rock boulevard
around said lake, and were promised
such aid as the city could furnish
within ten days.
Petition of C. A. Hardwick ct al
to open North Iowa avenue between
Parker and North streets, was pre-
scented and on motion was allowed,
and referred to the street commits
sioner and city attorney with power
to act.
Petition for extension of light line
to Galloway was presented; and same
was referred to the commissioner of
municipal utilities for investigation
and report at next session.
On motion the Woman's Club was
allowed one day for purpose of tag
day" for new home.
Report of Engineer Mendenhall on
proposed extensions of the sewer sys-
TEN was presented, and ordered filed.
The city attorney was instructed to
draft proposed amendment for sub
mission to the electors of the city to
increase the limit of the amount of
bonding the city.
The city attorney reported that he
had taken up the matter of com
plants by citizens because of failure
of the Lakeland Gas Company to eX-
tend mains, and that the gas COM
pany had furnished map showing the
locations of all present mains; and he
recommended that the commissioners
make some definite rules as to the re-
quirements for putting new mains and
house connections. The chairman ap-
pointed Messrs. Pope and Broadfield
AS a committee to investigate and
make recommendation thereon for
action by the Commission.
The City Attorney also reported
that he had notified Stidham &
Hughes to discontinue operation of
| their asphalt plant, and remove same
from the street and that he would APP
ply for injunction to restrain them on
first day the matter could be heard at
the conclusion of the present term of
| circuit court.
The chief of police was instructed
to stop the dumping of material on
the lots in Lake Beulah addition, and
to require the removal of same from
said lots and put in the old clay pit
nearby.
The sanitary inspector was instruct
ed to work all prisoners finishing
terms of their sentences for three
days at $1.00 and board per day, be-
fore releasing them, if they agree
4 thereto.
The report of the inspectors and
clerk of the bond election held Nov.
10 was submitted, read and received,
same showing that the total number
votes cast to be 217: For bonds, 90
votes were cast; against bonds, 1874
votes were cast. The election was
duly canvassed by the commission
ers; and they declared that the cleo
| ton resulted in the rejection of the
bonding ordinance.
The report of the inspectors and
clerk of the general election held
Nov. Is was submitted, read and or
dered received and filed, same show
ing total number votes cast to be 81;
and that the following enumerated
persons received the number of votes
for the respective offices written OPP
posite their several names, to wit: H.
C. Petteway, Mayor, rs votes; E. ].
Bowyer, commissioner Ward One, Al
votes; S. J. Roland, commissioner
Ward Two, As votes; L. P Broadfeld,
| Commissioner Ward Three, AZ votes;
VIM. Steitz, commissioner Ward Four,
f! AZ votes; H. l.. Swatts, city clerk and
tax collector, IA votes; A. C. Armi-
stead, treasurer and assessor 70
votes; ]. d. Allen, municipal Judge,
IS votes; c. |. Dwiggins, Democratic
executive committeeman, sc votes; T.
j. Fraley, Democratic executive COM
mitteeman, &C votes; j. c.. Owens,
Democratic executive committeeman,
| 67 votes. The election was then duly
canvassed by the commissioners; and
the above named persons were de-
clared elected to the respective offices
set opposite their names above for a