The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-08-02

title and adopted on a yea and nay
vote. Those voting for the passage of
the franchise Or ordinance were:
Messrs. Jones. Carroll, Carmichael, Ed
wards, Knight, Tydings, Fausett. Those
voting against the franchise were
Messrs. Taylor and Helvenston.
To the Honorable City Council:
The undersigned judiciary committee
of the city council of the city of Ocala
offer the following amended proposed
ordinance in lieu of and as a substi-
tute for the ordinance introduced on
the Goth day of June. 1911, in relation
to granting the Ocala Northern Rail
road Company certain rights and priv
ileges over. upon and along Osceola
street to Oklawaha avenue:
Whereas, the Ocala Northern Rail-
road Company has applied to the city
of Ocala and the city council thereof
to be permitted to lay it's railroad track
over, upon and along Osceola street,
commencing at the southwest corner of
block seventy-nine of the Old Survey
Of the city of Ocala. thence crossing
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Com
pany's railroad tracks in OsceOla street
thence running south along Osceola
street to Ok1awaha avenue.
Now therefore be it ordained by the
city council of the city of Ocala:
Section l. That the Ocala Northern
Railroad Company is hereby given the
right and authority to lay it's railroad
track in said Osceola street commence
ing at the southwest corner of block
seventy-nine of the Old Survey Of the
city of Ocala, running thence across
the street to the western boundary
thereof, thence south along the west
ern boundary of said street to Okla
waha avenue.
Sec. 2. The said Ocala Northern
Railroad Company shall not be per-
mitted to block the said street known
as Osceola street by laying said track
SO that same may not be used for the
purpose of travel.
Sec. 3. That if the Ocala North
ern Railroad Company. it's successors
or assigns shall fail to use or exer-
| else the privileges and rights hereby
granted or given within twelve
months from the date Of the passage
| of this act, such right shall become
| forfeited.
Sec. a. The said Ocala Northern
Railroad Company shall not have the
right to construct or build a freight
depot along the said Osceola street.
| Section 5. That said Ocala Northern
Railroad shall keep the street over
which said road runs the same grade
as the A. c. l. Railroad Company and
shall keep all approaches at proper
grade.
The undersigned judiciary commit
tee respectfully approve the foregoing
ordinance and request the passage
| thereof. L. J. Knight,
| w. P. Edwards,
Judiciary Committee
Mr.. r. C. Camp. general manager OF
the Florida Power Company, who made
the city a proposition some time ago
to supply it with power from the
lcompanys plant west of Dunnellon on
the Withlacoochee river, was present
and was asked to discusse the matter
An Informal discussion took place be-
tween Mr.. Camp and different mem
bers of the council in the nature OF
questions and answers. The discus
sion was somewhat at length and in
teresting. Most of the members ex-
pressed a desire to go further into the
matter and see if it was a good thing
for the city or not.
Florida Power COmpany's Offer VIII
| he Considered
| Mr.. Carroll drafted and offered the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed:
Whereas, the Florida Power Com
pany has offered to supply the city OF
Ocala with power, delivered to the city
at low rate per kilowatt hour: and.
| Whereas. the city of Ocala will soon
have to expend a large sum OF money
on it's electric light plant to increase
the capacity of the plant to meet the
demands upon ii for light and power
for the near future; therefore be II
| Resolved. that the president of the
| council appoint a committee from the
| council members TO look thoroughly
into the proposition made by the Flor
ida Power Company and report to the
| council at as early day as is prac-
| ticable.
| Quite good many citizens were
present and listened TO the proceed
ings of the evening with much inter
est.