The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-02-06
PUBLIC BUSINESS
Ordinance introduced and Reports
Made at the Recent Meeting Of the
City Council

| 70 provide proper exits for Buildings.
Churches. Opera Houses. Music
| Halls, Theatoriums. and Armory, or
Other Places of Public Gathering.
and to Prohibit the Use of Screens
OF Iron Bars in lie Windows of Such
Buildings and to Provide q Penalty
| for the Violation of the Provisions
Of this Ordinance.
BE 1t Ordained by the City Council of
OcaIa, Florida:
LIST day of April it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, association
OF persons, firm or corporation, to
build, own, operate, maintain, lease or
rent any buildings, churches. opera
houses. music halls, theatoriums, or
public gathering for purpose of
worship or amusement unless said
buildings, churches, opera houses,
music halls. theatoriums. armory, or
other places of public gathering, have
at least two exits. one at the front and
&,
with either swinging doors or doors
opening Outwards, which exits shall
not be less than four feet Cd in width,
and with a placard marked exit
hanging or placed above such exit.
Sec. 2. From and after the passage
for anyone owning. leasing, controll-
ing, renting or maintaining any of the
buildings named in Section l Of this
ordinance to have or place in the win
dOws OF such buildings iron bars or
heavy iron wire screens.
Sec. 3. Any person or persons, or
corporation violating any of the pro-
visions Of this ordinance shall be fined
not less than s., nor more than $25
per day for such violation.
Sec. f. This ordinance shall become
effective on the LIST day of April, A.
d. 1908.
Read for the first time and referred
to the judiciary committee.
Report of Electric Light and Water
Committee for January
To the Honorable Members of the City
Council. Ocala. Fla:
Gentlemen-YOur committee begs to
report that during the month of jan
uary the total expense for running the
electric light plant was $1,147.92. The
receipts from all sources during the
month was s2.170.s0. which. after de-
lot Loo
balance Of $1.0O1.42 to the credit of the
plant.
There has been drawn out Of the
electric light funds during the month
the sum of $444.04 on stock account.
The plant has also purchased wood
for four weeks. in addition to that
used during the month of January in
running the plant.
Respectfully.
J.. w. DuvaI. Chairman.
A. C. Gates.
j. d. Robertson.
Report of the Finance Committee for
January, 1903
To the Honorable Members of the City
Council of Ocala:
Gentlemen-YOur finance committee
begs leave TO report that the city has
received the following sums from the
sources designated:
Collected thro' the marshal. S 800 81
From the city collector. 1909 SO
FI0m city clerk .......... 29 SO
Making a total Of 1880 20
During the month scrip was issued
against the following funds i'm the
amounts designated:
Regular salaries .............s 179 90
Street department ........... 458 70
Police department ....-...... 215 SO
Office department ........... IA 20
Fire and water department 1864 40
Sanitary department ........ 149 68
Market department - 00l
Electric light department -. 14Ol 80
Surveying department .. SO 90
City lighting department 49,. 416 IS
Bond interest fund ......... 400 90
Making a total of .......... $5941 35
There was balance in bank to the
credit OF the city on February lst, of
$17,178.4O Outstanding scrip February
LIST. $1,145.30.
The reports of the officers have been
examined. which reports are hereto
attached and made a part Of this re-