Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-05-03
.RED|STR|CT|NG OF
CITY IS PLANNED
BY CITY COUNCIL
Committee of Five Will
Devise Plans for a
Change
MUST REVISE CHARTER
Mayor Urges Ordinance
to Relieve Congestion
on Streets


Providing for committee of five
three from council and two at large
to make plans for redistricting the
city, the board of aldermen, in regu.
lar semi-monthly session last night
passed resolution, following a state
ment by Alderman Pursley that nc
action had been taken on recommen-
dations made by the voters of his ward
in caucus recently.
Like the Republican administra-
tion's plan of ignoring the league OF
nations by seeking the same effect
without the name, council plans and
admits the need of, charter revision.
In order to make the change a bill
will have to be passed by the next
Legislature and the people will have
to vote on the amendment, if it is to
be an amendment to. the city charter
Alderman Pursley's view is that
the present council is too large and
unwieldly, and that there should be
five, or not more than seven alder
men to administer the affairs of the
city. President Gay sad that he
would name the committee at his lei
sure.
No City Attorney Yet.
Jockeying for position in the race
for city attorney continued at last
nights session when the applications
of Hilburn & Merryday and T. B.
Dowda were read. Chairman Jarrett,
of the taxation committee, asked that
more time be taken to consider these
application as the committee wished
to confer with the candidates and see
just what they would promise in the
way of taking over the collection of
delinquent taxes. The matter was
carried over.
Mayor Steen appeared before coun-
Gil and sked that some steps be taken
to relieve the congested condition on
Lemon street, especially on Saturdays
He pointed out that it might be a
good idea to prevent parking on GER
tain sections of the street on certain
hours. 1t was decided to ask the
committee on ordinances to bring in a
suggested ordinance making such
changes at the next meeting,
The Mayor also asked that an ordi-
nance be passed upholding the police
order for a ten, o'clock curfew. This
matter was also referred to the ordi-
rance committee,
Too Much Speeding.
Alderman Mullis said that now that
the nice new brick paving on Thir-
teenth street has been completed that
automobil drivers are trying it out at
top speed, endangering the lives Of
sitizens. He asked that it be stop
ped, and that there also be some reg
ulation of traffic on Selden's hill.
Alderman johnson asked that there
be stricter enforcement of the ordi-
nance requiring bicycles to carry
lights and to stop riding on the side
walks. He called attention to ice lat
ter abuse on the principal sidewalks
down town.
Alderman Pursley said that he
thought it good idea to appoint a
new special light plant committee to
take up the work of the old committee
on Investigations of the advisability
of constructing a city electric light
plant. The old committee, composed
of Messrs. Pursley, Waites and john
son was named by the chair.
DIR. L. w. Warren petitioned that
sewerage connections be made on GER.
tain streets in Bungalow park before
he begins the construction of a mum.
Der of new houses there. This was
referred to the streets and sewer com.
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