The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-07-24
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

day of July, 1908, at o'clock p. M
with the following members present:
IL. D. Robertson, president; G.. A. Car
michael. A. c.. Gates. E. T. Helyen'
ston. H. c. Jones, J. NJ. Meffert, d. T.
McIver and Charles Rheinauer'
IcOUncilmen.
William Ponder requested permIs-
sion OF the council to repair and en-
large store building in rear OF Com
mercial bank, to be repaired with
corrugated iron and flint roofing. Re-
ferred to building committee with
lpower to act.
Upon motion of Mr. McIver it was
ordered that the bitches along Pine
and May streets be fixed 50 that the
water Will not stand in the yards on
property abutting said streets.
| Communication from Z. W. Davis
relative to assessments for street
paving was read and upon motion Of
| Coumcilamn Jones il was ordered
that the suits for the collection Of de-
! linquent street paving assessments
be instituted at once, all members
voting for the same.
Upon motion Of Councilman Met
fert the city attorney was instructed
ito bring these suits for street paving.
Complaint of Mrs. A. B. Dame on
| increased assessments on lots l and
? of block so o. s. Ocala, was referred
to the finance committee for consider
alton.
Communication from A. E. DelOU-
est relative to street gutter on Expo
sitiOn street near Mr.. H. H. Fausett's
was referred to the street committee.
Upon motion Of Councilmen Jones
Boswell and Anderson were granted
use of the street roller at the rate
of 50 per day from time it leaves
Ocala till same is returned by the
said Boswell and Anderson, same to
be returned in good condition.
Communication from DR.. J. W.
Hood relative to cancellation OF Ger
tain city tax sale certificates. which
We're claimed to have been paid by
". X. Zewadski was read. Upon mo-
ton it was ordered that the city does
not surrender said certificates unless
receipts were produced for payment
Of said taxes.
Following bills were properly ap-
proved and ordered paid:
Semi-monthly pay roll of officers.
1882.
Semi-mOnthly pay roll of E. L. de-
partment. $1S8.75.
Ocala Water Co., S113125.
Security Abstract Co, SIS.
w. w. Clyatt, So
H. c. Sistrunk, $452
H. S. Chambers, $3.50
G.. w. Cleveland, s1.45.
H. S. Chambers, SOC
G. w. Cleveland, $25.
A c. L. r. R., S17.25.
Upon motion of Mr.. Carmichael. IL
cense which had been issued to W.
H. TisOn, as liquor dealer, was order
ed transferred to Mason Tison.
Police committee was authorized
to have door and windows at city Jail
screened, in order that nothing might /
be handed prisoners.
Judiciary committee recommended
the adoption of amendment to sec /
ton Is of an ordinance to regulate .
production and sale of milk. etc. in !
city of Ocala. Said amendment was
adopted.
Mr. Jones brought the matter to the
attention of council of the probable .
destruction of certain trees on west
side of government lot unless some
was adopted by council re-
luesting their preservation by the
government authorities.
Mr.. Rheinauer moved street COM
mittee communicate with their Mr.
Williams and see what could be done
in the matter.
The special committee. composed /
IF Messrs Jones. Gates and Helven-
ston, appointed TO July Z, 1908. to con- \
.er with the Fitzgerald Company and /,
is attorney, respecting the matter of |,
said company's claim against the CITY
If Ocala under the paving contract
between it and said city. made its re-
bort as follows:
Ocala, Fla, July 13. 1908.
Your special committee. appointed !
July I, to confer with the Fitzgerald
company in regard to amount due II
hem on brick paving, report that
hey have this day complied with this
equest. That the Fitzgerald Com
'any, together with the committee. II
lave agreed to accept one-half all I
amounts, leaving a balance S
ue them of $37S72O, in full settle q
1ent OF their claim against the city. 10
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