The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-07
LC''...l LEGISLATION
ING'S MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL

Ocala, Fla. April 5, 1910.
The city council met on this date
with the following members present:
H. D. Stokes, w. P. Edwards, E. 7.
Helvenston, H. c. Jones, D. E. Nc
Iver and J. H. Taylor.
President called the meeting to or
der.
Minutes read and approved.
Chief Chambers requested a ma
chine with one extra knife to clip
horses at the fire station. Granted.
DIR. VIM. Jones, milk and meat in
spector for Ocala, made report on the
dairies which sell milk in the city Of
Ocala, stating same seemed to be in
a very good condition generally.
Citizens Gas Company offered to
furnish to the city of Ocala lamps,
plete, installed on streets upon which
their mains are located in city, pro-
vided that no less than thirty be in
stalled, for a period of not less than
LII &C y Sdt IOI IuS quill VI I'LL y 0o1-
lars per annum, said lamps to be op-
Grated on fve-hour moonlight sched-
ule. Matter referred to light and wa
ter committee for investigation, with
the request that they report the same
back to the council.
Request of William Ponder for re-
fund on market license was refused.
Communication of ex-Marshal w. c..
Bull, relative to personal tax matters
was read. On motion it was ordered
that the same be referred to the fl
nance committee and city attorney
for investigation. with instructions
that they proceed in the matter as
they see fit and proper.
Councilman Taylor introduced an
ordinance prohibiting the skating
with metallic skates on the sidewalks
within the corporate limits of Ocala.
Also an ordinance requiring the
owners or managers of all places of
business adjoining and abutting side
walks to have the same swept and
cleaner in front of their respective
places during the closing hour of
their business on Saturday nights.
The above entitled ordinances were
read and referred to the judiciary
committee
Councilman Stokes introduced the
following ordinances:
An ordinance to amend section two
of an ordinance entitled an ordinance
to prohibit the running at large of
certain animals within the corporate
limits Of the city of Ocala, and to pro-
vide for the impounding and sale
thereof in certain cases and imposing
a penalty for unauthorized liberation
of animals, and providing a penalty
for turning animals loose in the
streets.
An ordinance entitled an ordinance
authorizing the levy of a special tax
for the maintenance Of public Ii
brary in Ocala, Fla
The above ordinances We're read
and referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
On motion it was ordered that the
Ocala Star be designated as the paper
to publish the notice of impounding
Iof stock
The semi-monthly pay roll Of OFF,
GERS, the semi-monthly pay roll Of the
E. l.. department, with quite number
of other bills, being properly approx
ed, were ordered paid.
Bill of c. J. Phillips for s9S was re.
ferrel to the special market commit
tee; bill of H. B. Masters Co., for
$2.15 was referred to the finance com
mittee.
The matter of purchasing two boil
ers for the electric light plant and
cost of installing them was referred
to the electric light committee.
The city attorney was instructed to
give notice to property owners foI
paving on Magnolia street that unless
| the said certificates were paid with
in ten days after notice that suits
would be instituted for the collection
! of same.
! The matter of renting the stall al
the city market now vacant was left
in the hands Of the market committee
and the city clerk
The revision of the registration
book of ward two was taken up and
the following names stricken there
from: H. l.. Anderson, Abe Brown, A
w Bridges, H. Bitch, c. c. Carroll
| J. L. Emerson, II. l. FOgg. J. c. Gel
ger. H. c. Judd, Mallory Liddon. C
| V Miller, Albert Miller, Geo. r. Nc
iKean, E. E. McLin, B. J. Potter, H. "
Pooser, Clifford Raysor, B. E. Raysor
s. A Rawls, T. B. Snyder, F. a. Tea
que. Robert Taylor.
| The time set to hear and consider
complaints for the restoration OF
names was fixed for Tuesday night
April 18th, 1910.
| The finance committee submitted
their regular monthly report which
was read and filed tor information.
Upon motion it was ordered that
there be transferred from the genera
fund TO the fire and water fund the
sum of 5000 as recommended by the
finance committee.