The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-04-23
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

! Council met at council rooms Tues
day night with the following mem.
bers present: j. NJ Meffert, president;
G. A Carmichael, L. w. Duval H. c.
Jones, E. T. HelvenstOn, D. E. McIver,
T. B. Snyder and H. B. Stokes.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
H. A. Deubel filed complaint on as
sessment of city taxes.
Petition OF William Ponder to run
market near intersection of Pond and
Exposition streets. referred to mar
ket committee.
Communication from G. A. Water
man. secretary of chamber OF com
merce, relative to farmers institute,
was read. and clerk requested to write
for further information in regard to
the matter.
Mayor Robertson recommended h.
c. Bennett for superintendent of cleo
trio light plant for the coming year.
Referred to the light and water com
mittee
w. T. Gary, city treasurer, surren
dered to city council 1872 electric light
interest coupons TO the value OF $3.50
each. amounting to $4O8, and asked
council to draw script to reimburse
him for same. The coupons were ex-
amined and found to agree with re-
port Coupons were destroyed by
burning, and clerk was instructed TO
draw script to cover same.
The regular semi-monthly pay rolls
and a few other bills were ordered
paid.
! 1t was the sense of the council that
the street sweeper being used on trial
was not satisfactory, and clerk in
structed to inform the Peerless peO-
pie that it was at their disposal. The
street committee were allowed $500
| to purchase a suitable street sweeper
An ordinance requiring he due OBJ
servance and keeping of the Sabbath
day in Ocala by merchants. shop and
others engaged in trade was taken up
on second reading, and passed.
This ordinance was introduced b.
cause the old ordinance was not prop
erly signed.
An ordinance regulating the places
of business of persons engaged in the
livery business in Ocala was passed
A petition was presented to cDun-
Gil requesting fthat city employees be
made to pay thei- bills.
A resolution was passed by tho
council that all employees of the CIV
are expected to pay all their just ac-
counts within a reasonable time AID
in the event they DO not pay same
and do not give good and satisfactory
reasons for not doing so. said ac-
counts may be presented TO council
with complaints TO accompany same
in each instance, and the council or
such committee as may have this mai
ter in charge will investigate such &C
counts and complaints, and when it
is found that employees of the city are
not paying their debts and wrongful
ly delaying the same, said employees
will be required to pay the same in
full or in such installments as may
be decided upon.
Councilman Jones requested mean
descent light to be placed at corner
of Magnolia street, leading to Jail
Granted.
Request of H d. Stokes for incan-
descent light at intersection of We
mona and Sanchez street was grained.
The marshal wished to be instructed
in regard to collection of personal tax
of A. R. Toph. The marshal was in
structed to proceed to collect taxes
according to law.
The street committee was auth6f1z-
ed to pave in front of fire station %ith
vitrified brick.
The city tax collector was request
ed TO collect road tax due the CITY by
the county.
The matter of compilation of ordi-
nances of city referred to finance
committee. and to find out what Co.'S
would be incurred.
The city clerk was allowed $40 p2"
month as clerk of the board of health.
The tax assessors books were turn
ed over to the council. and Wednea-
day afternoon was designated as the
time to equalize the city taxes.
The city attorney, to whom was re-
tered the matter as to whether o.
not the city could legally pave a por-
ton of its sidewalks, reported 'ha5
same could be done.
The different departments of the
city submitted budgets for ensuing
year.
The street committee was instruct
ed to put down sidewalks in front Of
city hall and fire station.
Upon motion the street committee
was authorized to advertise for bids