The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-24
OF MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL

1908, at o'clock p. m.
The following members were pres
ent: J. D. Robertson, president; G.
A. Carmichael, L. w. Duval, E. T.
Helvenston. H. c. Jones. J. NJ. Mef-
fert and Charles Rheinauer, council
men.
Minutes of last regular meeting APP
proved as read.
Mr.. S. !. Biting lodged complain;
against unsanitary condition OF west
err portion of city, and requested that
same be corrected as speedily as pos
sible.
MIR. Duval moved that the complaint
be referred TO the sanitary commit
tee. with request that said committee
have their sanitary officer put ths
premises in proper condition at once.
Seconded and carried
1t having been reported that Mr. H.
\. Tausett had within city limits
slaughter pen for the butcher.ng OF
cattle, the marshal was instructed to
investigate the matter.
Clerk reported that Messrs. Wart-
mann and Crosby had paid $423.SS on
paving certificate issued against the
following described property: 76 feet
north and south by 60 feet east and
west in southwest corner, block 81,
0. S. Ocala, and that it was claimed
Dy said gentlemen that there was an
-rror of SIP in the assessment GER
tificate, which they wished to have
corrected and have certificate can
celled for amount heretofore mention
I'd.
Matter referred to finance commit
tee with power to act.
Bill of city against county for
street paving was returned by clerk
If board of county commissioners,
same having been refused by said
loard. Upon motion same was referr-
% TO judiciary committee.
Notification of Munroe & Chambliss
f amount due bank on note secured
by paving certificates and interest,
was read and referred to finance COM
mittee with instructions that if fl
nances of city would permit that they
be made a payment of $500 and in
terest.
Petitions from a number of proper
y owners abutting on Fort King av-
enue, opposing the passage of an or
dinance at the present time to repave
said street with vitrified brick or 9TH
er materials was read and filed for
The following bills, being properly
were ordered paid:
Ocala Water Co., s1OS; also $50
and .S1.56.
Martin & earn. S2.15.
G. A. Nash, $500.
p. A. Fort, $500.
Knight, Martin & Co., so cents.
Martin & earn, $1017.
Teapot Grocery, $1.1O.
CObb's livery, $500
Ocala Plumbing & Electric Co, 81
Daily and Weekly Star, $500.
George Griffin, $3.50.
Semi-mOnthly pay roll, electric light
$185OO.
Semi-monthly pay roll of officers,
$247.OO.
Mr.. Helvenston moved that salaries
Of police force be increased as follows
for the ensuing year: That marshars
salary be raised SIS per month and
night police SO per month each, Sec
Onded, and upon roll call G. A Carmi-
chael, z. T. Helvenston, H. c. Jones,
J. N. Meffert and Charles Rheinauer
voted aye" and ]. D. Robertson and
L. w. Duval voted may"
Mr.. Rheinauer moved salary of fire
chief be raised to SIS per month for
ensuing year. Seconded and carried.
Mr.. Duval moved that salary of SUI
PEI III t0uu0uj Ol CitCIllC ISuI pIdllI 10
increased so per month, and that
of the other officers remain
the same. Seconded and carried.
Mr.. Duval moved that the electric
light collections be put in the city
clerks Office, and that the SO per
month paid for same be paid to the
clerk. Seconded and carried.
Upon motion it was ordered that
clerk give proper assessment notice
by publication and that time to hear
and correct valuations Of
property be fixed on the 9Th day of
May. 1908. at o'clock a. m.
Mr.. Jones moved that in view of
-be fact that Mr.. Cleveland had been
DISCHARGED by the city council with .
out notice that he be paid one months
sa1ary-SG0. Seconded. and upon roll
call J. D. Robertson. c.. A. Carmi- .
-hcp1. II. G. tones. and Charles pboin- /