The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13
CRY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Ocala. Fla. Oct 4. 1911.

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The city council met in regular ses-
sion at council chambers on this date
Present and presiding: H. c. Jones,
president; w. p. Edwards, H. A. Eau
sett, E. T. Helvenston, L. J. Knight
and ]. H. Taylor, councilmen.
Minutes of the last meeting read
and approved.
Marshal Carter requested that the
personal tax certificates held by him
be examined, and his account credit
ed with the uncollectable certificates
now in his hands. SO ordered.
]. w. Mcintosh appeared and asked
for lights for Tucker Hill. Matter
referred to light and water commit
tee with power to act.
Upon motion the Glide Road Ma.
chine Company was ordered paid for
the road machine which the city OF
Ocala has had on trial for the last
two months. Price SIS, less freight
Building permit was granted to Mr..
r. S. Hall to erect building in south
west corner of lot 2, block Ga, o. S.
Ocala, provided same conformed to
the ordinance of the city governing
the same.
All bills properly approved by the
chairmen of the respective commit.
tees were ordered paid.
Bill of the Hutchinson Auditing Co..
for $1225.53 was considered by the
council, and it being the sense of the
said council that the said bill was ex-
cessive, it was therefore ordered that
the city clerk notify the said Hutchin-
son Auditing Company that the coun,
Gil considers this bill exhorbitant and
therefore declines payment of the bill
as rendered.
The, clerk was also instructed to
notify the H. & w. B. Drew Company
that the council considers their bill
excessive, and would have to decline
payment of same as rendered.
The city attorney was requested to
make report on the bond issue.
Free lights for the armory were
discontinued, as the state received
the benefits from them instead of the
Ocala Rifles.
Upon motion, duly carried, the su.
perintendent and assistant superin
tendent of the electric light plant
were allowed lights free.
The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted:
whereas, the Woodmar Sand and
Stone Company, in compliance with
a certain contract, dated the 10th
day of November, 1910, between the
Woodmar Sand and Stone Company,
party of the first part, and the city OF
Ocala, a corporation under the laws
of the state of Florida, party of the
second part, said contract being made
pursuant to ordinance providing fol-
the construction of sidewalks and
curling along certain streets in. the
city of Ocala. The said Woodmal
Sand and Stone Company did build
or construct sidewalk along and abut-
ting the streets called for in said
contract and ordinance above men
toned, and abutting the property
hereinafter described on or adjacent
South Main street in the city of Ocala
at a cost of $23765; and,
Whereas, under the provisions OF
the ordinance and contract, the fol
lowing described property, to-wit: Al
of block SO, Old Survey, Ocala, prop
erty of H. L. Anderson, is assessed
by this council at $237.65, the cost OF
the said paving abutting the said
property.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
city council of Ocala that the clerk
of this council issue within sixty
days from this date certificates
against the above described piece oil
parcel of property in form and man
ner as provided by law.
Upon motion of Councilman Hell
venston electric light was ordered
placed near the Mt. Moriah coloreC
Baptist church.
Upon motion of Councilman
Knight the salaries of Firemen Geo
Chambers and Ned Anthony were
raised from $50 per month to $50 PEI
month,
The following report of the finance
committee was read and adopted:
To the Honorable City Council, Oeala
Florida:
conference.-the finance COMMITTEES
of the city council begs to submit the
following report of receipts and dis
bursements for September, 1911:
COLLECTIONS
Collected by tax collector, licenses
$3.50
Collected by marshal as follows
Police court fines, $3S3.6O; delinquen
personal taxes, Sc; lodging prisoners
$3.50.