The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
city Council Notes.

the chair. The absent mem 1ers wer.
Mcdonnell, Carmichael aud Davis
H. l.. Anderson offered $3.50 for III,
I No. 4 reel house. g Fl. Elchner offer
ed his services to the city rs chemist
The question of taxing the city wate,
works came up and was referred tc
accertain the condition of the ordi.
nance in regard to that subject.
Il. 5. Beck as agent, asked permits
sion to repair Thos. NJ. Crocker's
property, referred.
Mr.. +. G. Birds report as an expert
on the condition of the city books was
then read by the clerk. 1t showed the
standing of the different funds. City
scrip, Sl7, 1856, ,l6; ID. s. Moody, treas
urer, $S,0O3,39, debit; j. H. Living
ston, j., collector, 81, ,309,O2, debit; J.
L. Barganier, $299,57, debit; j. w.
Williams, marshal. $50, debit. Gen
eral fund, S6563.54, debit; police 81 ,sl5.-
40; sinking funds, S6,364.5s, credit !;
market, $7l9.l5, credit; water. $685.
Ol, debit; electric light, 81, 492 64, debit
hospital, lS5.07, debit; cemetery, $685.
Oh; general interest account, $3.50 03,
debit; occupation tax account, 81, 571.-
6S, credit; advalorem tax account, $3,-
3l6 81, credit; fire bond account S.
500, credit; street and sanitary ac-
count, $3.50; loss and gain account,
s,S0l, debit. Mr.. Birds report was
ordered filed for information and his
bill of $45 referred.I
The election of officers will take
place at the next meeting.
The council having adjourned to
meet Tuesday night for the purpose of
selecting our new city officials for the
ensuing year. Promptly at the ap-
pointed hour large number, most of
whom were applicants for positions,
were on hand to learn of their success
or defeat. ALI of the members of the
council were present save President
Mcconnell, who was out of town, and
the first business was amending some
of the rules adopted the night before,
and on motion of Mr.. Waterman it
was declared that during the session
of the council there should be no
smoaking, chewing of either tobacco
or gum.
Mr.. Davis, as chairman, then made
announcement of the following stand
ing committees.
FInancer-Davis, Smith and Water
| man.
Judlciary-Green, Livingingston and
Benjamsn.
Cemetery-Pittman, Benjamin and
Smith.
street--Livingston, Carmichael and
Davis.
Fire Waterman, Davis and Green.
Police--SmiLh, Davis and Green.
Market-Carmichael, Green and
Waterman.
Sanitary Benjamin, Pittman and
Mcconnell.
BIilding-McConneli, Pittman and
Carmichael.
Light and Water-Smith. Livings-
ston and MCCONNELL.
The election of officers was then pro-
ceaded with, and there being no OPP
position, Mr.. r. G. Blake was unan-
imously elected his own successor as
city cleark.f
The next was sanitary inspector
position was awarded to Jno, f. Will
hanson on the eighth ballot, his op-
ponents were Mr.. j. z. Barrett, the
present incumbent, and a most eff
cient officer, G. r. Smith, I. L. Me-
Coy and p. b. Dukes.
Marshall J. ID. Williams was also re-
elected by q unanimous vote. A just
recognition of his efficiency and
ability to fill the position. His OPP
ponents were G. T.. Ball and S. E.
Rowe. Messrs. Milling and Lyman
who have kept such faithful and dill
ligent watch over or city for the past
two years, were again placed in charge
Of that position as night police for
| the ensuing year. These positions
were more sought after than any
other as there were eight applicants
for the two positions as follows; N. M.
Milling, N. Lyman, j. P. Suber, J. +.
Smoak, Joe Luciuc, w. L. Gaskin and
Tobias Moore.
There were three aspirints for the
market janitorship, J. w. Edwards,
l.. S. Black and Alfred Davis, in
which Edwards won.
There being some misunderstanding
between the tax collector and treas
urer, and as both the present incumb-
ents ere reapplicantsf for reelection these
were postponed until the matter could
be Investigated and the blame placed
where it belongs, and for this purpose
the council then went into an execu-
tive session and examined the witness
es for both defendant and plaintiff,
after which the council adjourned to
meet again Tuesday night.
Ayers Hair Vigor is certainly re-
marka5le preparation and nothing
like it has ever been produced. No
matter how wiry and unmanageable
| tha he IL nav ha undar the influence