The Ocala evening star., 1911-06-07

on sufferance. a large open culvert or I
drain through the property. asked that /
! same be abolished or covered over in I
a substantial manner that The I'LL /
! ing in of the lot could be proceeded 7
! with The street committee was in /
! structed 10 secure bids and have the /
sewer arched over with concrete. sub /
Stantial enough TO be permanent after
the lot Is filled in.
Mr. Taylor stated that there was a
large drain across the street from the
railroad 10 Ia aylor's pond that had been
constructed Of wood and maintained by
his company for years. having TO be
renewed every TWO or three years and
asked that the city put in terra Gotta
pipe in lieu of the wood. as same was
needing repair: that his company
would lay the pipe II the city would
supply same. The proposition was ac-
lcepted and the pipe ordered laid.
Mr.. Carmichael asked that the city
sell him 80 inches of the unused street
along the north side of his store that
he might use il for the base Of his wall
foundation for his new steel and con-
crete building soon 10 be erected The
matter was referred TO the street com
mittee. 10 see If such Sale could be
made or if a permit could be granted.
a. the extension asked for would be
utilized only below the surface, the
same TO be covered over after the work
. was done.
About $500 Of paving bills of the
. Woodmar Sand K Stone Company were
ordered paid
= All bills were read and where prop
6 erly approved were ordered paid.
MIR Carroll offered the following
= adODred.
Whereas, An act entitled. An Act
h to create and establish a Recorder :
e Court in and for the City Of Qca!a. Ma Ma
- rion County. Florida; 10 define the
: jurisdiction Of said court: TO provide
X for an election of Recorder and an
of such 10
= Assistant Recorder. fixing the salary
n and compensation Of such Recorder
and prescribe the duties of such Re
N corder and Assistant Recorder and 10
~ abolish the Mayors Court OF the said
If Florida legislature in its regular ses-
,e sion Of l9i1. approved by the governor
( and has become law; and. :.
l. provided that the said city of 0cala
Id by its council a its first regular meet
20 ing in June of this year elect record
10 er and assistant recorder and fix the
$ salary and compensation of said re
l. corder and assistant recorder and.
\ y meeting in June, \. D. 1911;
ne 1t Is. therefore. moved that n: nj
in in day Of June A. D; isii. do proceed nov
80 e to elect a recorder and assistant re
L corder for the recorders court ina in an.
- Florida. established in the aforeSai'
- act and TO further proceed TO fix tn
IL salary of the said recorder and com
lis pensation of the assistant recorder 70
en- the next ensuing term, namely: IN
neNt SGsGeedIS t6sn two nominated Major
# Izlar for the position Of recorde
and that gentleman was elected by &C
elamation. He introduced the follow
ing motion. which prevailed and wa
adopted:
Mr. President: 1 move that the sal
airy of the recorder of the recorder
court of the city of Ocala be fixed
- and for the sum of twenty-five ts25OO
dollars per month during the next en-
. paid semi monthly, as the salaries c
other city officials are now paid.
offered and adopted:
Mr. Carroll nominated Mr. II.
Hampton for the position of assistar
recorder. MIR. Hampton was elected b
clamation. The following motion wa
offered by Mr.. Carroll and carried.
Mr.. President: I move that II
M compensation for the assistant RECORD
(s2 oO) dollars for each and every tin
that the said assistant recorder holC
court instead of the recorder OF Sa
~ compensation for any month shall n,
u exceed the salary fixed for the recon
er Of said court and that the compel
sation of said assistant recorder
paid monthly by the council; provide
also that the said assistant record
sc council at its first meeting in eac
month. therein stating the resPectl'
times he acted aS recorder or Sa
court during the previous month.
Mr. c. W. Hunter addressed Il
council in the matter of the washir
away of the earth along North Osceo
. street and exposing his gas main. tt
matter was referred TO the street cor
m mittee with power to act.
kN At the suggestion OF Chairman Jon
''~ the street committee was instructed
have an engineer survey the foot
lers Magnolia street at the 5. A. L. dep
,, and the abutting streets and proper
and ascertain the best plan for drai
ee'' ing this place that such drama
cial might be put in and relief obtain
,,o,, from the nuisance that has long pr
vailed there
erS' DR. Dodge. attorney in fact for t
ing late DR.. VIM. Jones. was ordered pa
2O9 the fractional months salary OF I
late veterinarian and the rebate or l
money paid by him for the milk te
ing apparatus, which had been retur
ed TO the city.
. The finance committee made Its
port which is as follows
: Report Of the Finance COmmitte,
\ balance in bank May l ......S SiI !
The following amounts were
collected by the clerk during
May:
Road tax from Marion county 1865
Milk license OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Cottage rents ........-......
Street fines ................- II
Market rents ................. lSt
Construction OF sidewalks SS
Transfer from f. L TO General -.
Electric light collections .... 25O'
Collected by city tax collector
follows:
Licenses .....-...... I"
Collected by marshal as fol-
lows:
Personal taxes. 1910 ....... !
Police court fines and lodging
prisoners ............- 81
collected by city attorney ad- -
valorem taxes .-..-..-..... 80
ty IN $l6il
the Warrants have been drawn
during May aS follows.
II Is For regular salaries .........S -
for For Sprinkling streets -....- IL
ava for street department. other
thing than sprinkling .........-. VI
For police department =
'poSe For fire department .......... !
will For sanitary department -
For market department ...... !
lture Electric light department ia
Transfer from Electric Light