The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-23

p ~ allowed che city taX col
collecting city taxes and IL
discussed, and, upon motion
an Lewis. it vas agreed
ihat nonnt be fixed at one-tonth
of one per cent
"a committee on laws and ordinances
wnr appointed 60 prepare ordinances %
carry ott surTealiOug madein the above
r6porte. This COMMITTEES prese.eo the
amendments as requested sc t1e meet
ING of September 18th. and the ordl-
nencoa e. amended by them were adOp
ted BIZ q unanimous vote 81 the council
At the meeting Of September 30, be-
side & quorum Of the members, there
were present che mayor, Hon. +. g.
Gilmore, the city attorney, Hon. Jos.
"A. EdmondsOn, Hon. n Il. Myers, cOun-
sci - Tallahassee Tor the Tallahassee
Water Works Co., and Mr.. Bayard
Hodge, secretary and assistant treasurer
for che same company, and secretary
Of the American Pipe Co.
!. A resolution directing that the mayor
and city clerk and city treasurer exc
cute the $76, 000of Water Works Bonds
was introduced, read and unanimously
adopted; said resolution directing that
the said bonds be deposited IN escrow
with the First National Bank Of Talla-
hasnee to be held by sand bank for de-
livery 10 accordance with the terms Of
the resolution.
The October 18th session Of the Coun-
eli was Of great Importance inasmuch IS
IL was 1t this meeting that the commit
tee on WAYS and Means announced the
cOEapletiOn Of the transfer Of the water
"a 10
pal ownership. The committees re-
port was as follows;
Tallahassee, Fla, Oct. 18th, 1908.
To City Council, Of City Of Tallahassee,
Florida.
Condemnation Committee on Ways
and Means, beg leave TO report that the
negotiations for acquiring the water
and gas plants, conducted under your
directions, have been concluded and the
city of Tallahassee has acquired by war
ranty deeds the plants Of the Tallahas-
see Water Works Co., and of the Capt.
tai City Light & Fuel Co. and that the
purchase price has been paid to the re-
spective companies. The deeds Of con-
Veyanee and other papers accompanying
this report viii explain the details Of
the transaction and we recommend that
all the papers be turned to the custody
Of the Board Of Managers of the City
Light and Water Plants. The deeds have
been duly fled for record In the Office
Of Clerk of Circuit Court.
In concluding the purchase Of these
plants your committee received the pur-
chase price Of the $75, 900 Of bonds dated
October LIST, 1903, delivered the bonds 10
purchaser and turned over the proceeds
as purchase money in accordance with
your instructions.
The City Attorney passed upon all le-
gal questions and approved the various
papers in connections with the transfer
Of the plants.
Respectfully submitted,
w. M. MCINTOSH, JR.,
G. w. SAXON,
G. q. LEWIS,
A. G. SPIILER. "
Upon motion of Councilman Chitten-
den, the proceeding report was accept
ed by the City Council and ordered filed;
the. recommendations therein referred
70 agreed TO by the City Council; and
the thanks Of the City Council extended
70 the Committee for their services In
connection with these matters.
An ordinance entitled "An Ordinance
Levying taxes for the Year "A. ID. 1908,
for the purpose of raising funds for de.
fraying the expenses Of The City Gov
eminent Of the City of Tallahassee,
Florida. " was introduced by Council
man Chittenden, and read IN full, and
the ordinance was thereupOn referred
20 the Committee on Laws and Ordi-
nRnces of the City Council, which said
COMMITTEES Immediately reported the
said ordinance back TO the City COun-
eli with the recommendation that the
same do pass.
Unanimous consent being given, the
rules were waived and the said .ordi.
nance was thereupOn read the second
time by it's title only.
Unanimous consent being given, the
rules were further waived and the said
ordinance was thereupon read the third
time IN full and put upon its final pass
age and adoption, and upon the question
Of the final passage and adoption Of the
ordinance the vote was unanimously In
favor Of adoption.
Communications from the Tallahassee
Volunteer Fire Company and from the
Fire Department Committee of the
City Council Of the City Of Tallahassee,
Florida, were presented and read as
follows
Tallahassee, Fla, Oct. Is, 1903.
TO the City Council Of Tallahassee
Greeting
Resolved, That the Tallahassee Vol
unteer Fire Company desires TO call
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