The Ocala evening star., 1911-04-05
LOCAL LEGISLATION
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less than ten nor more than thirty
years from date of issue.
Sec. 2. The mayor shall in his proc
lamation appoint the managers and
clerks Of said election. a day for the
holding of same and said proclamation
shall be published for at least thirty
days prior to said election.
Sec. 3. AT said election a plain white
paper ballot shall be used with the
words for bonds" or against bonds"
written or printed thereon The words
for bonds shall mean and be con-
strued TO mean that the person so vot-
ing is in favor of the city of Ocala is
suing bonds 70 the amount of one hun
dred thousand dollars for the purpose
of buying and equipping or construct
ing and equipping water works for
the said city of Ocala. The words
against bonds" shall mean and be con-
strued to mean that the person so vot-
| ing is opposed TO the city Of Ocala is
suing said bonds TO the amount of one
hundred thousand dollars. II ma
jority of the registered voters of the
said city of Ocala shall vote for bonds,
then bonds shall be issued, but if a ma
jority of the registered voters of the
said city of Ocala shall not vote for
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| Sec. 4. If a majority of the regis
tered voters of the said city of Ocala
shall have voted for bonds. then the
mayor and city council shall cause
said bonds to be issued to the amount
of one hundred thousand dollars Cor as
many thereof as may be necessary to
carry out the purpose and intention of
this ordinance) Of the denomination OF
ten hundred dollars each and payable
in not less than ten nor more than
thirty years from the date the same
are issued.
| Sec. 5. When said bonds are so is
sued the same shall be denominat ted
bonds for water works and the words
bonds for water works shall be
stamped on the face thereof; and said
bonds shall be applied to no other
purpose or use than for the buying and
Iequipping or constructing and equip
ping of water works for the said city
of Ocala.
Sec. 6. Said bonds so issued shall be
signed by the mayor and city clerk.
with interest coupons attached which
shall be signed by the city treasurer.
Sec. 4. There shall be annually as
sessed and collected upon the real and
personal property within the corpor-
ate limits of the said city of Ocala a
tax to pay the interest on all of said
bonds so issued and also tax to form
a sinking fund for the payment Of the
, principal of said bonds so issued as
the same shall become due and pay
able.
Sec. 8. The amount of said tax so
collected each year shall be paid by
the city treasurer to the three per-
sons to be appointed by the governor
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and their successors in office.
Sec. 8. Such amount of the bonds
so issued and at such time and in
such manner as the city council shall
or may provide, shall be sold by said
trustees Immediately upon receipt of
same but not less than for par value
thereof and they shall proceed to pay
for the purchase or construction and
equipping of water works for the city
of Ocala from the proceeds thereof
Bikes Must Wear Bells
An ordinance requiring lights and
bells or horns on all bicycles. motor
cycles, etc, after dusk was passed on
roll call
JOY Riders Mustn't Take Noisy Jaunts
; The police were instructed to stop
automobilists and especially joy rid
ers from using cutouts and klaxon or
other mechanical horns and whistles
at late hours of the night, thereby
disturbing the sleeping or sick and
nervous people of the city.
The policemen were notified through
the marshal that one Of them was ex-
pected to be on or about the public
square at all times through the night
and the other to patrol the residence
and other business portions of the
city, relieving each other once or twice
through the night.
Would be a Saving of Labor
Mr.. Carroll, chairman of the street
committee, stated that the committee
has been looking into the matter of a
more economical method of removing
the lime rock from the blasting pit
That the mules could scarcely draw a
half load out of the steep place and
that on a dead strain; that with the in
stalling of an electric motor and an
elevator or inclined track the lime rock
could be raised, dumped into a bin and
loaded in the carts or wagons auto
matically and the carts wagons
could do just twice the amount OF
hauling with less strain on the mules
stating that the city had the electric
power in the day time which could be
used without additional cost. The
matter was referred to the street COM
mittee to figure out the plan. get the
estimates or its cost and report to the
council, it being the sense of the coun-
Gil that it should be done without any
unnecessary delay.
, Scientific Destruction Of Garbage
il Mr.. Helvenston. chairman of the
sanitary committee, brought up the
= question of a city crematory and a
!, general discussion ensued. The san
itary committee and the council are
= determined to get a more economical
system of disposing of the citys gar
2 bage and a crematory of some kind
will be installed at no distant day. Mr.
Z. c. Bennett, superintendent of the
light plant, stated that with his new
/ boilers and a forced draft. he could
i burn all light and reasonably dry
matter in the furnaces without any
detriment to the plant, and this mat
ter was ordered looked into
Finances VIII he Figured
On motion of Mr.. Tydings the finance
tcommittee was instructed TO employ