The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-21
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
The city council held regular meet
ing May Is, 1909.
Present and presiding: ]. NJ. Mef-
fert, president; G. A Carmichael, L.
w. Duval. A. G. Gates, E. T. Helven-
ston, H. c. Jones, D. E. McIver, H.
d. Stokes and 7. B. Snyder, council
men.
Minutes of last regular meeting
and minutes of the equalization meet
ing approved.
J. w. Aiken appeared and requested
the payment of a plumbing bill on
foundations around court house in the
amount of $22.S4. Paid.
The police committee was instruct.
d to put the city pound in good sani-
tary condition.
| The personal property of \. Lopez
& Co., was reduced from $500 to 800.
The following complaints on assess
ments of city taxes read and referred
to finance committee, with request to
report same to council at next regular
meeting: ]. A. Pittman, Florida Pack
| ing & Ice Co., Lanier Robertson, H.
E. Robinson, c. r. Tydings, S. R. Wha-
ley, Geo. c. Crom, T. NJ. Moore, DR.. j.
W. Hood, ]. J. Bierman, Ocala Tele-
phone Co, J. H. Brooks, E. p. Guer-
rant, McIver & MacKay, Carmichael
& Son Co, Mrs. F. Messett and A. G..
Gates.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
semi-monthly pay roll of officers,
$339.5O.
Semi-monthly pay roll of E. L. de-
partment, $3.50.
j. A. Morris, SO.
Martin & earn, $76.35.
Marion Hdw. Co, $3.50.
Ocala Plumbing & Electrical Com.
pany. $3.50.
| TOmpkinS & Cobb, $3.50.
H. B. Masters Co, $3.50.
Geo. Ray, 1890 and SIS
J. B. Martin Hdw. Co, $1.15.
w. c. Blanchard, SIS.
| H. w. Johns Manville Co, $1,000.
Market permit was granted ]. E.
Thomas and D. w Hooker to run
market on North Magnolia street.
The following building permits were
granted: Ocala House Wine Rooms to
repair shed on block 65, with galvan-
led iron; A. R. Toph, to build brick
wall between Montezuma Hotel and
annex; Mrs. NJ. R. Thompson to
build awning in front of brick build
ing now occupied by Mr. Schlemmer
as a bakery, with iron pipe columns
and metal roof.
Upon motion the election of mar
shal was deferred until next meeting.
1t was moved and carried that no
bills be considered at the second
meeting in each month, except the
regular salaries of officers.
c. J. Phillips submitted plans and
specifications for remodeling the city
market. He was requested to COM
plete same and report at next meet
ing.
Councilman Duval moved that the
brick pavement on Magnolia street
be laid in cement and that payments
be made for the said paving in one,
two and three years, and that the city
attorney prepare specifications for the
vitrified brick pavement, to be filed
in the city clerks office. Carried.
A petition from l. w. Ogle ct al was
read requesting that a hydrant be
placed at the junction of North Mag
nolia street with Henry avenue for
the purpose of protection in case of
fire, and water privileges.
Clerk instructed to write the Ocala
Water Company and request the said
company to change the location of
the plug north of Benjamin's ice fac
tory, on the Atlantic Coast Line rail
road, to Magnolia street, near cor
ner of Peter Ingram's.
Sanitary committee reported that
instructions of city council relative
to a general cleaning of the city had
been carried out.
The sanitary committee was in
structed to proceed to abate the nui-
sance of the running of the water
from the Ocala Steam Laundry in
open ditch, the same as in other ca
ses of nuisances.
Council thereupon adjourned.
H. c. SISTRUNK, Clerk.
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