The Ocala evening star., 1910-07-06
LOeAL LEGISLATION
PROCEEDINGS OF TUESDAY EVEN
ING'S MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL

| The city council held its regular
| first of the month meeting last night
with the following members present:
President H D. Stokes and Council
men Carroll. Edwards, Carmichael.
Jones. McIver and Helvenston.
| Minutes of last meeting read and
| approved.
| Mr.. Edwin W. Davis for the Marion
! County Telephone Company, offered an
ordinance granting a charter for the
company to construct and maintain
and operate lines in and through
| Ocala. The same was referred to the
judiciary committee.
\ representative of a Canton. Ohio.
culvert construction company was
present with samples and catalogues
and addressed the council with a view
of selling the city some of their cul-
verts. The matter was referred to the
/ street committee.
| The Dixie Theater asked to have its
| license transferred to the new owner.
| which was done.
! Mr.. J. L. Edwards asked that the
city have the grades established on
his block al his new residence. grade
pegs set and the matter placed on the
with his sidewalk construction. The
street committee was instructed to
have the work done
The committee appointed by the
chair some time ago TO ascertain what
the OcaIa Water Co would sell their
plant to the city for. gave in as their
report a communication from Mr.. \. f.
Boardman treasurer of the company.
in which he stated that the company
would sell their plant to the city for
100000 or the company would leave
the question of price to arbitration,
either now or when the contract eX-
pires. The communication. or motion
of Mr.. McIver. was ordered filed for
information.
Mr.. Jones offered a resolution. sec
Onded by Mr.. Carmichael. that the
light and water committee proceed as
rapidly possible to ascertain the ap-
proXimate cost of putting in a water
plant for the city. and report at the
next meeting of the council or as soon
thereafter possible. The resolu-
tiOn carried unanimously.
The bill of the Ocala Banner for
printing the ordinances. s25S, was Or
dered paid
The bill of Messrs. c. L. Sistrunk
vices rendered and money expended in
Icarrying the suit of the city against
the county for paving around the
square through the circuit and su-
preme courts, was ordered paid.
The matter of the paving certificate
against the Baptist church was men,
toned by the city attorney, who stat
ed that the church was raising money
by public subscription 10 help pay off
the certificate, some 5000. Further
time was granted the church in which
to raise the money.
Mr.. Sistrunk reported that all other
5 certificates, with one exception, had
been paid and settled in full. Mr.
fSistrunk reported that within the past
ten days he had settled % suits against
| property owners. delinquent in their
taxes.
Mr.. Carroll offered the following
resolution, which was seconded by Mr.
Jones and unanimously adopted:
Resolution by Mr.. Carroll
"Whereas. The removal and dispos-
; ing of the garbage of the city is done
. at great relative expense. at least half
tof such expense being caused by the
long hauls to reach the dumping
ground which, as the city grows. will
"Whereas. With one-half the pres
ent expense of men and teams as much
refuse could be handled or the same
work done with half the force, and
that when the garbage is finally haul
:, ed outside the city limits it is still
quite close to the dwelling places OF
some of our citizens and more or less
a menace to the health of the entire
lefty: therefore, be it
"Resolved, That it is the desire OF
this council to get some better and
cheaper method OF disposing of the
y, garbage of the city and with this end
= in view the sanitary committee be au-
thorized to ascertain the most prac.
tical crematory system for the city the
size of Ocala and the approximate tt
lcost of establishing same at som.
= place near the center of popula ton
and thus do away with the long hau
the city carts are now required tt
. make, and remove the unsightly
:, disease-breeding dump piles a, tn,
.. .. city limits
Lucy Williams was ordered refund
ed the sum received for sale of hogs
proved to belong TO her, over an,
above the costs of the sale.
The finance committee made the fol
. lowing report. which read ant
. filed:
- Report of Finance Committee for Jun,
The finance committee begs to sub
nit the following report of receipts
and disbursements for the month o
June. 1910:
= BAL. in bank June l. 1910. s5616.2
Cash collected by clerk as fol-
:. lows:
. TAX redemptions .......... 21.0
Rent OF cottage ... 2l2
Street fines ...... S4.3
San. Dept 'overpaid J. r. HalD rs
MIX license ......... 80
Transfer from general to nre
and water fund ..... eO0.0
e Market rents NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 147.5
- Electric light collections ..... 2320.4 4
leash collected by tax collector.
II licenses o6.l
Cash collected by city attorney.
O aivalorem tax ... 80
Cash collected by marshall:
Z Police court fines .... 3S4 3
Pound fees .......... 1870
= Personal taxes, 1909 ..... 114.7
Lodging prisoners city jail .... IL
loverplus pound fees collected