The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-17
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Returns of Bond Election Reported as
1873 Votes For and "A Against

The city council met last night in
its regular mid-monthly session. Pres
emit: President Jones and Aldermen
Tydings, Edwards, Taylor. Carroll and
Helvenston.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Rollins, a negro, asked to have his
personal taxes for last year, which had
been collected by the marshal, rebated
as he was not a resident last year.
Same was ordered done upon proper
evidence to the marshal that this was
true
Mayor Robertson asked to be allow
! ed to pay his personal taxes for 1910
| on basis of $1,000 Request was declin-
| ed
| Mr. J. NJ Meffert asked to have his
personal property assessment reduced
to $500. AS the time for hearing re-
quests for reduction of taxes has pass
ed, the council could not grant the re-
quest.
| The vestry of the Episcopal chufct
asked to have the certificates for paw
ing the sidewalk on the church prop
erty divided into three annual pay
ments. The law states that such re
quests must be made before the GER
tificates are issued. and after issuance
of same council is powerless to chang
them. The request was reluctant!
declined.
Mr. Edwards introduced an ordi
nance prohibiting the running at larg
of domestic fowls within the city linn
its and fixing fine for violation of tn
same. The ordinance was read the frs
time and referred to the judiciary com
mittee (Some of the citizens who's
neighbors poultry has depleted thei
, flower yards, exhausted their fund o
cuss words and driven them to stroni
drink. can now pray for the passag
of this measure).
The collector and clerk were in
structed TO get up data and make sug
gestions to the council on the revisio
of the city's license law, which is tie
years old and badly in need of revis
ion and undermining.
The clerk read the following return
of the bond election as certified to b
the clerk and inspectors of said cleo
ton:
, Result of the Bond Election
Ocala, Fla, May 16, 1911.
We, the duly appointed inspector
and clerk of the special city electio
held in and for the city of Ocala o
this the 10TH day or May, a. ID. 1Sl
l to decide whether bonds to the amour
of one hundred thousand dollars sha
be issued for the purpose of buyin
and equipping water works for til
said city of Ocala, said bonds to be
y the denomination of ten hundred do
lars each. and bearing interest at tn
rate of not more than six per cent pc
annum, payable in not less than tie
nor more than thirty years from dat
of issue, hereby certify that we hay
held and managed the said election az
cOrding to law and hereby certify tt
following is the result of said election
I Number of votes cast for bonds. 10
: number of votes cast against bonds, 2
II number of ballots improperly marke
e 9. Total number of votes cast, 1876.
Isaac Stevens,
r r. a. Carlton.
: H H Milestone,
e Attest: ]. G. Ferguson, Inspector
a Clerk of the City Election.
e y resolution stating the result of IL
5 election was formulated by the city a
/ torney, read and spread on the mil
n utes.
The sanitary committee reported Il
substantial and serviceable drinkir
fountains on the north and south sid
of the public square practically cor
/ pleted.
ii The council then adjourned.