The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-02-23
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Streets Must Not be Used by Rail-
Roads-BeIl Telephone Ordinance
Laid Over-No More Streets
Paved Say the SoIns.

The city council met last Tuesday
with all members present except AL
dermen Ford and Sage.
NJ. Strauss appeared before the
council and asked that he be allowed
to unload cars from the side track
on Osceola street between south
street and Ft. King avenue. The may
or stated that the agreement between
the railroad and the city when said
side track was laid was that there
should be no unloading or loading of
freight therefrom. No action was TAX
en- on the request of Mr. Strauss.
Mayor McConathy said that he had
been approached by a number of bus
ness men on the proposition of
sprinkling the streets daily and that
he believed if this could be done the
water company would make concess-
ions in the price of water. The matter
was referred to the chairman of the
( street committee.
/ a. Y. Strunk was given permission
to erect building in block SO o. s.
being the block just west of the A. C.
l.. railroad and north of the express
office
A,orney Biggs introduced an ordi-
] nance relating to the sale, redemption
and custdy of real estate and personal
property in the case of non payment
! of taxes, which was read and referred
/ to the judiciary committee.
Salaries of the city officers and sew
eral bills were paid.
The Bell Telephone ordinance was
reported back to the council by the
committee without recommendations
The company was to have had
representative present to explain what
they expected from the city, but as
he didn't shoy up the matter was laid
over indefinitely.
An ordinance relating to the hours
for opening and closing saloons, and
! prohibiting the use Of pool and bill
on its second reading. Several
changes were suggested and will in
all probability be made before it's
! final passage. The law provides for
the closing of saloons except during
the hours from 5 a. m. until 10 p. m
Mr.. Blue. who was sent here to erect
the city electrical machinery, asked.
through Chairman Weathers, who was
to pay him for his time while at work.
No action was taken in the matter
Superintendent of the electric light
plant asked that the council buy wire
for installing number new lights.
/ Referred to the light and water com
mittee with power to act
Chairman Weathers. of the light
and water committee. reported that
! this committee had disposed Of the
+ old boilers from the light plant for
! $3.50. and that he thought the balance
of the machinery unused could also
. be disposed of. The committee was
! instructed to dispose of this machin-
! cry TO the best advantage at first OPP
/ portunity
| Resolution was passed ordering that
/ the minutes of the council be printed
| in the Ocala Banner for one year from
| date.
! Attorney Biggs offered a resolution
empowering the finance committee TO
act in the best interests of the city
in dispOsing of litigations over unpaid
taxes on certain suburban property
which is not worth the charges that
| are entered against them, and to set
tie on the most favorable terms pos
sible
Insurance policies on the electric
light plant were presented and refer
red to the finance committee.
Applications for reduction in taxes
of the following were refused: r. E.
Yonge & Company, NJ. Handelsman
and T. H. Wallis. Stephen Hodge who
asks a reduction on his property was
allowed TO settle on $500 valuation.
The clerk was instructed to cancel
all double assessments on the tax
books and also to notify the clerk of
the circuit court of this action.
The matter of putting in a cement
drain ditch from the Anti Monopoly
drug store south of Magnolia street
was referred to the street committee.
The street committee recommended |
that no more streets be paved at pres
ent. as the expense of keeping them
in repair was becoming too great.
Motion of Alderman Nelson 10 use /
one of the first horses for street woik |
was referred to the fire and street /
committee with power to act
McIver & MacKay submitted a bid ,
for putting floors and walls in the fire /
station, the amount of the bid being /
Sl799 90 Referred 10 the fire commit