The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-05-04
LOCAL LEGISLATION
OF TUESDAY EVEN
INGS MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL

PROCEEDINGS OF TUESDAY EVEN
ING's MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL
The city council held the regular
first of the month session last night.
There were present President H. D.
Stokes, Councilmen E. T. Helvenston,
H. c. Jones. W. P. Edwards, D. E. Nc
liver, ]. H. Taylor and l. J. Knight
The returns of the special election
were canvassed and Mr.. r. r. Carroll
was declared elected alderman from
the second ward. Mayor Robertson
administered the oath of office to the
new member and he was seated.
Mr.. George L Taylor appeared and
| asked the council to relieve him of the
presence at his sidewalk of an old well
drilling outfit that had been there for
over a year The council ordered the
| machine hauled out to the city's lot
and the expense assessed against the
owners.
Brag Scriven, who lives outside the
| city limits, asked to be relieved of
taxes. The request was granted.
| Mr.. A. G. Gates filed a petition for a
building permit, which was granted.
The permit calls for an iron addition
to his wagon shop and garage.
| The board of health filed a recon-
| mendation for passage of a suitable
| ordinance to prevent the sale and dis
charge of fireworks within the city
limits. The matter was referred to
| the city attorney and he was instruct
| ed to draft a suitable ordinance COW
| ering the matter.
All bills properly approved were or
dered paid.
City Attorney c. l. Sistrunk's report
| on the collection of paving certificates
on North Magnolia street property
owners was read and accepted Most
of the certificates had been settled,
| but he had to institute a few suits in
court.
| Mr.. J. H. Taylor. Of the Ocala Man
| ufacturing Co, made a statement in
the matter of the factory blocking
| part of May street. He showed that
the street was only used to any ex-
| tent by his company and that they left
Is feet Of it open. He was allowed to
| continue to use a portion of the street.
| Mr.. Helvenston introduced two reso
| lutiOns touching the matter of the
purchase of the water company, which
were passed and filed. They will be
published later.
| A resolution was passed authorize
ing the president to appoint a COM
| mittee to do some preliminary CORES
| pondence with the owners Of the wa
ter company, to see if the parties in
| terested would sell the plant and at
| what price The matter is long way
off. but some preliminary skirmishng
is in order and the council is fully
aware that the question has to be set
tied and discussion, plans, ideas and
advice are sought from the citizens
and property owners.
One of the city's bonds, amounting
with the premium to s11O4 was can
celed and burned Interest coupons
and burned.
The contract made between the city
and the Ocala and Southwestern Rail-
way made by the street committee and
the city attorney was read and order
ed spread on the minutes.
The cemetery committee was in
structed to have a we'll drilled in the
old cemetery.
| Mr. Carroll asked to have the street
west of the new primary school build
ing drained or culverts placed that
water could not stand there. The
matter was referred to the street COM
mittee with instructions to have the
same attended to.
Mr.. Carroll asked to have another
water hydrant set and the main ex-
tended to South Sixth and Watula
streets. The matter was referred to
the light and water committee.
The salary Of the city clerk was in
creased $40. The salary Of the cleo
trio light superintendent was increas-
ed IS per month. All other salaries
were fixed the same as last year
Election Of officers was taken up.
The entire list of city officers were re-
elected There were no candidates for
the Offices other than the present en-
lcumbents, except for position of night
policeman Mr.. Milling. an old-time
; Ocala officer asked for one of the
night policemen's job.
| The old zoo cage was ordered remov-
ed to the rear of the city lot
! The special committee in the matter
of settling with exMarshal Bull re-
ported and their report was accepted.
| One hundred dollars was transferred
from the general to the bond interest
fund, and two hundred dollars from,
the general to the fire and water fund
The judiciary committee made its
report on several ordinances. The side
walk skating ordinance was tabled on
roll call. The ordinance requiring all
merchants and business houses to
Isweep their sidewalks and about their
premises Saturday evening or night
was passed on roll call vote. The
vehicle light ordinance was tabled on
roll call. The ordinance prohibiting
the throwing of any substance on the
Istreets that would injure rubber tires
Of vehicles. etc, was read by sections
and adopted on roll call. The ord-
nance prescribing road and street laws
and rights of automobiles and other
vehicles was laid over till next meet
ing.
| Reports Of the different committees
were read and fled
| Just before adjournment Mr.. Hamp
Chambers. chief of the fire department
as spokesman. announced that down
at Mr.. Dewey's Merchants Cafe a lit
tie spread was awaiting the council, a
compliment from the newly elected
city officials The council as guests
OF the officers of the city. went to the
cafe Immediately upon adjournment
where a prettily arranged table was
awaiting them and a most tempting
midnight luncheon. with cigars. soft
drinks and coffee was partaken of and
the officers were rendered a hearty
vote of thanks for their hospitable en-