The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-27
COMMISSIONERS
LET CONTRACT
FOR DEEP WELL

/
/ The city commissioners. ~ their /!
regular session Tuesday evening at
which all The commissioners were |
present. let the contract for u deep
we'll at the water plant and transact /
! ed various other matters.
The contract for digging a new &c u
! inch well 10 the depth required to /
| secure flow of 1000 gallons Il
minute at the plant was let to c. NJ. !
Boland, of Barlow.
The commissioner on municipal util !
| tiles was instructed to sign contract |
! for /. 900 water meters ana 800 light |
meters, in order that with those al |
/ ready IN use. all cOnSumers may be |
I supplied.
The commissioner on health and
/ sanitation was authorized TO advertise |
/ for sealed bids on the construction |
of eathipit closets to replace the |
bucket closets in use where there is /
no sewer connection in line with the
order Of the state board of health !
Bids will be opened on May 9.
A letter was read from Edwin Spen-
cor. ir. who stated that he represent |
ed d large number Of citizens in a re
quest hat the city be restricted as
to residences and business and man.
ufacturing establishments and offer
ed his services in working the mat !
| ter out. The commissioners decided .
to ask Mr.. Spencer to outline his
plan and submit it at a later meet
ing.
A communication was read from
Marshall & Jackson, referring to the
fact that this firm was the lowest !
bidder on the improvements on the /
hospital. which were held up pending
the outcome OF the bond issue which .
failed to carry, and asking when
wOrg shouldbe begun. The COM
missioner on public Institutions was
instructed to take up the matter with
the advisory board of the hospital.
A petition was received from hotel !
owners of the city asking the com
missioners to designate starting
stopping point for the buses. This
was taken under advisement.
w. d. Cornmiller submitted speci-
/ fications and plans for welcome arch
es to he set up at the entrances to tho
city for which the city was asked |
to furnish light Mr. Cornmiller ex-
pecting to get his returns from adj
/
ferred to the street commissioner and !
the commissioner on public utilities.
The Lake Hunter Improvement AS
sOciatiOn asked that the property own
ers on the lake be held responsible
for removal of the water hyacinths /
from the lake. This was referred ,
to the city attorney for advice.
Mrs. Lillian T. Fulton, of the state /
! WOman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion, accompanied by number of /
Lakeland women, appeared before the /
commissioners with petition that
the laws, especially such as concern
ed child welfare, be strictly enforced /
! The commissioners gave assurance
/ of their cooperation with the authori- /
I ties in this matter.
\ petition frCm the Salvation Army
fer PERMISSION to erect Il tent was
denied because the location select
ed is inside the fire limits.
/ \ petition for the asphalt paving
Of Mckay avenue was referred to the .
srcoi commissioners.
| petition for street lights on John
son avenue was referred to the COM
missioner on public utilities.
b. 7. Wilson stated that he is abou.
to repair or sell his residence prop
ertry adjoining the city hospital and
wished to give the city the first op.
portWnity to buy it, The commits
siopers Thanked Mr.. Wilson for his .
consideration. hut stated that the city
is not in a position to make the pur-
chase.