The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-10-06
LOCAL LEGISLATION
official Report of the Proceeding. of
the City CouneIl at Tuesday
Nights Meeting
ocala, Fla. Oct. 4. 1911


The city council met in regular ses-
sion at council chambers on this date
Present and presiding H C. Jones.
president, ". P. Edwards. H A.
Fausett, E. T. Helvenston, l. j.
knight and j. Fl. 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 credited
with the uncollectable certificates now
in his hands. So ordered
J. W. Mcintosh appeared and asked
for lights for Tucker Hill Matter re-
ferred to the light and water COM
mittee with power to act.
Upon motion the Glide Road Ma
chine Company was ordered paid for
the road machines which the city OF
Ocala has had on trial for the last
two months. Price SIS less freight
Building permit was granted Mr.. r.
S. Hall to erect building in southwest
corner Of lot 2, block 81. o. S. Ocala,
provided same conformed to the or
dinanee of city governing the same.
The following bills having been
properly approved by the chairmen
of the respective committees, were orr
dered paid: Semi-month1y pay roll of
officers. semi-monthIy pay roll of the
electric light department, s1s5; G. S.
Scott & Son, ss: G. w. Cleveland. Sis;
H. s. Chambers, 81; Moses Coker,
s33.25: r. L. Carter. s40.5o: the John
Dozier Company, s43; Ocala Telephone
Company. 50: knight & Lang, sl.75.
also 81. J. r. Blackiston. 81: Gulf Re-
mi np
ware Company, s13.05; Oeala Wagon
Works. $3.50: Niagara Fails Metal
Stamping Works. s30.50; Smith and
Sandifer. 81: Crescent Wagon Works.
s1.90; Marion Hardware Co. s2O.67, J.
c. Caldwell, sls.5s: McIver & MacKay,
$ 40; A. G. Gates, 1913; r. L Perkins,
So; Ly1es & Morrison, S3; III. G. Sis
trunk, S4; Quaker City Rubber Com
pany, s23.56; Electric Appliance Com
pany, $3.50; McIver & MacKay. $3.50;
the Standard Oil Company, s34.27: the
Western Electric supply Co. s156.53;
Marion Hardware Co., 1874; Marion
Hardware Company, s1.20: H. w.
Tucker, s745; II. c. Sistrunk. SIS. Upon
motion bill of J. o. Dekle for S12S.61
was ordered paid Bill of Marion
Hardware Co. for $44.83 referred to
the finance committee for investiga-
ton. = Bill of S. NJ. Grubbs for $50 re-
ferred to the police committee for in
stigation.
| Bill of the Hutchinson Auditing Co.
| for s122553 was considered by coun-
| ell and it being the sense of the said
council that the said bill was -exces-
sive. 1t was ordered that the clerk mo-
| tify the said Hutchinson Auditing Co.
that the council consider this bill ex-
horbitant and therefore decline pay
ment of the bill as rendered.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the H. & w. B. Drew Company that
and would have to decline payment of
same rendered.
The city attorney was requested to
| make report on the bond issue.
Free lights for the armory were dis
| continued the state received the
benefits from them instead Of the
Oeala Rifles.
Upon motion duly carried the super
inteneent and assistant superintendent
| of the electric light plant We're allow
| ed lights free.
The following resolution was adopt
| ed:
Whereas, the Woodmar Sand & Stone
/ Company in compliance with GER
November. 1910, between the Woodmar
first ii part and the city Of oeala, eor- e
poration under the laws of the state
| of Florida, party Of the second part,
said contract being made pursuant to
ordinance providing for the eonstrue-
certain streets in the city of Ocala
The said Woodmar Sand & Stone Co
did build or construct sidewalk along
and abutting the streets called for in
said contract and ordinance above
| mentioned and abutting the property
hereinafter described on or adjacen,
to South Main street in the city OF
Ocala at a cost of S237.65; And,
/ Whereas, under the provisions of the
ordinance and contract the following
described property, to-wit: all of block
50 Old Survey Ocala. property of II. L
Anderson is assessed by this council
s23765 the cost of the said paving
be it
| Resolved. by the city council q
issue within sixty days from this date
certificate against the above describ-
ed piece or parcel of property IN form
and manner Is provided by law.
Upon motion of Councilman Helven-
ston electric light was ordered placed
near the Mt. Moriah colored Baptisi
church.
Upon motion of Councilman knight
) the salaries of Firemen George
: Chambers and Ned Anthony were
raised from SIS per month to $50 pei
, month.
) The following report Of the finance
: committee was read and adopted:
To the Honorable City Council, ocala
Florida:
| Gentlemen-The finance committe.
: | of the city council beg to submit tn,
following report of receipts and dis
| bursementS for September, 1911:
Licenses collected by tax col
iRFt0r ID
, Collected by marshal as fol-
Police iGas court fines ........ sss 6
Delinquent personal taxes. SO
Lodging prisoners -....-.... 1.5
Collected by city clerk as
= follows:
Sidewalk paving certificates. es7.S
2 / Elecric light collections. 2sI2.3
l Tax redemptionS 40
Market and house rent 141.0
: | Fines from street department 24.3
l Milk licenses 23
: Transfer from electric light
ii to general fund 10000
Transfer from general TO
[ electric light fund -44s.3 3
J. Transfer from sink fund TO
electric light fund 1000
Total collected for the months 1921. 8
Bal in bank Sept. /, 1s11.z... 1929