The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-02-22
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Official Report OF the Proceedings OF
the Ocala >oIons their Tuesday
Night Meeting
ocaIa. Fla. Feb. y. 1911

The city council met on this date.
Present and presiding. II. I. Jones
president c. \. Carmichael. W. p. Ed
wards. z. 7. HelvensJon. J. II. Taylor
and -. r. Tydings. councilmen.
Minutes Of the last meeting approv
ed as read
Mr.. ]. d. Robertson appeared and
asked reduction in personal assess
ment of taxes Matter deferred till
next meeting.
Mr.. vi. ]. Roe>> appeared and asked
certain changes in the hydrants near
the Ocala Lumber & supply Company's
lumber ward. II was ordered that the
city pay for moving plug No. IS TO the
corner of Henry avenue and Magnolia
street Another plug was ordered
placed at the intersection Of Henry av-
enue and OsceOla street.
Communication Of II Black request
ing crossing on South Second street
in Jacobsville was referred TO the street
committee.
Request for police TO be stationed at
JacobsviHe was referred 10 the police
committee.
The following communication from
the Board Of Health was read. ordered
spread upon the minutes and the board
extended vote or thanks:
Ocala. Fla. Jan. l.. 1911.
! 7" the Mayor and the City Council.
Ocala. Fla. Gentlemen.
The health Of the city has probab bly,
( been equal 10 that Of previous years
though the mortuary reports have
been too defective 10 Justify positive
conclusions
At the last meeting Of the board il
was agreed that the law requiring
prompt report OF deaths and births
would be strictly enforced and all doe
tors. nurses. midwive< AMI underrak-
{ or vat,Tf r..l
Contagious diseases have been al
minimum \ few cases of Il mild
type Of dIPHthcr.a. few cases OF
measles ana less than a dozen cases of
typhoid fever. the most OF the latter
/ having been brought IN from Fort Nc
Coy and Burbank. are all that have
been reported.
~ the end OF the year a case Of
smallpox in cUlOred Toy was report
ed. No doubt other cases existed but
We're concealed Vaccination was agi-
tated and pushed and nearly all the
vaccination conf-rs almost complete
immunity. AN epidemic j. practically
The Woman.s club with the coopera-
! tiou of the board OF trade. the Marion
County Medical Society. the mayor and
: city council. at its second annual cru
~aic requested the state health officers
I to send 4 lecturer who would talk TO
Us on health and kindred matters. nr.
Hiram Byrd came and discussed most
eXhaustively the hookworm subject.
Just after the WOman'S club held its
second annual health crusade in the
spring. the board was asked TO furnish
. four doctors tone for each wardb for
i the purpose Of Inspecting the city
/ Each doctor took member OF tn. Wo-
! mans club in an automobile and to-
/ Eethcr looked over the places that
seemed To need attention and with
! view il necessary of making SU=geS-
\ tionS 20 tn" proper authorities
/ ~ a result Of this 'Hur OF inspection
tn" club issued card which was tack
/ ed up IN almost every hou~. in town
/ This card called attention to bad odOr~
! flies. filth and their danger to health.
! For years III" principals of our high
/ school have been agitatin= the queS-
\ tinn OF having the school children eN-
. amincd. but il remained for the Wom-
ing a number OF our local physicians
and dentists To undertake the work. II
is now being done and tabulatcd re
port will be made soon.
Early in June the board held spe-
cial meeting To discuss the advisable
ity OF adopting some measures toward
the prevention of lockjaw which often
follows injuries inflicted by careless
use of The toy pistol and similar ex-
council We're asked TO take the matter
up and prohibit the use or sale OF these
toys. especially on the i,h Of July and
,Christmas. and il is gratifying to note
that an ordinance was promptly passed
10 that effect.
The board has voluntarily interested
itself in the water and sewerage queS-
tion. The board met and had per
sonal interview win the contractor
details were looked into as we'll as pos
/ Sible. only one thing can be said
about il. II has hardly passed the eX-
perimental stage and the system should
he we'll investigated before being
adopted. \ man might be sent TO some
Of the cities where il has been in op-
main on the ground long enough 10 get
thoroughly in touch with every detail
vaIua Bile services of State Health Of
tcer J. Y. Porter and DR. Hiram Byrd.
the Woman's Club for cooperation an
doing things. the colored doctors. OF
our city for much public work ard CO.
operation gratis. and The dentists for
free. Very respectfully.
Board Of Health.
Drs. Hood and Newsom discussed
with the council the Importance of a
milk and meat Inspector for the city
and urged the council TO do all in its
power 10 secure the services of a faith
full and competent man for the position.
The proposed contract for direct wa
ter pressure between the city Of Ocala
and the Ocala Water Company was re-
turned by the mayor unapproved and
message ordered filed for information
. Frazier Mcintosh was ordered paid
, SI.25 per day for labor a he seemed 20
De an exceptionally good hand
. y building permit was granted 10
the Ocala Plumbing * Electric Com
pany for a building TO lie located or
. block - -. :. Ocals
Application II q J. Proctor. J. =.
Mooney, J. =. Hardwlck. ". + Osteen
and J. F. Hall for the position OF night
. police w--" read and ballot cast with
|, the following result Ballot one. ! +
| Han. four votes. J \ Mooney. one. .
J. Proctor. one vote Ballot TWO. J. r