The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-08
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Received by the COuneii-Offcers
Elected for the Ensuing Year

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j. HI. Taylor and c. NJ. Livingston
Minutes of previous session read and
approved.
4 number of citizens were present
and asked for reductions in their tax
assessments Mr. r. t. Adams and his
attorney, Mr. Edwin Spencer, were
present and asked that the assessment
on the real estate of the OcaIa House
be allowed TO stand at last years
assessment, $4,000, instead of $4,000,
as raised this year. The request was
granted Mr. D. E. 9fcTver asked to
have the personal taxes of the firm of
McIver & MacKay reduced to the figure
of last year, they having been raised
from $4,000 to $4,000. Mr. E. ". Da-
Wis. agent for the Holder block, asked
to have the assessment remain as last
year, it having been raised from s15,-
000 to $4,000. Mr.. ". NJ. Ross of
Jacksonville, who owns a residence on
Oklawaha avenue, was present in per-
son and asked for reduction. There
were a good many written requests
for reductions in assessments and they
were all, with the exception of the
Ocala House matter, referred to the
finance committee to look thoroughly
into, and report at the next meeting of
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the council
a communication was read from
Street Commissioner Dodson in which
he proposed to contract for sweeping
| the brick streets at a fixed price per
month, he to supply horses or mules
and labor, the city to furnish the
sweeper and brooms for same. Matter
was referred to the street committee.
communication was read from the
Womans Club, giving the information
desired by the council as to the char
acter of building it proposed to erect
on the lot which the city is willing to
lease to it for SO years, and also the
uses to which it viii be put
| A communication was read from the
mayor, relative to his real estate tax
assessment and making some comparf-
sons with other property, also in rela-
ton to the councils action in the mat
ter of purchasing or building a water
plant.
The Woodmar Sand & Stone Co
| by written request asked to be allowed
/ to blast and use the flint rock in the
pit on the property recently bought by
the city in the first ward, allowing the
city ten cents a load for same. 1t was
the opinion of the council that the city
would need all Of its flint as well az
lime rock and the proposition was de-
clined.
All bills property approved were or
dered paid.
/ City Attorney c. l. Sistrunk made {
report on collections of street and
sidewalk paving certificates, also Of al
amounts or balances unsolicited at this
/ time.
A discussion followed on mosquitoe:
j and standing rain water in barrels ant
other receptacles about the houses and
yards of the city and how citizens pres
ent had seen hundreds of the pests il
barrels of rainwater near their places
Mr.. Helvenston of the sanitary depart
ment stated that Inspector Cleveland
was busy inspecting the premises o
the city and was emptying all such re
lceptacles and instructing the people OF
the Importance of doing so. On motion
of Mr. Taylor, the city papers were
asked to publish that portion of tn
ihealth ordinance relating to the main
tanning of such nuisances, penalty TO
violating it, requirements for covering
barrels of rainwater, etc.
Election Of Officers
/ H. C. Sistrunk. city clerk, having M
deposition, was declared unanimousl.
elected, and the chair requested to cas-
the vote of the council for him, which
was done.
City Treasurer w T. Gary having n,
deposition, was declared unanimousl.
ce-elected.
Fire Chief Fl. S. Chambers having n
deposition, was unanimously reelected
!. City Attorney C. L. Sistrunk and Nj
Emanuel Martin both sought the offc
. of city attorney. A ballot was takel
. and Mr.. Sistrunk received six and Nj
Martin two votes.
Mr. w. w. Clyatt, city collector, wa
. reelected without opposition.
4 There were two candidates for tn
. office of city marshal Mr. r. L. Carte
stood for reelection and Sanitary In
!. spector G. W. Cleveland wanted the pc
. sition. A ballot was taken, Mr.. Cleve
; land receiving three votes and Mr.. Car
ter five votes.
. The services of a day policeman t
; assist the marshal were dispensed with
and three men were fixed as the mum
. Der for the night force. The candidates
most of whom We're present, were a
. follows: Walter Wells, J. F Hall. W. T
Osteen, A. w. Fort, J. w. Fomby, S. NJ
Grubbs, J. A. Mooney, y. e. Coleman
w. n. Milling. 1t took two or thre
ballots TO elect the first man, Mr.. Hall
The second required half dozen bal
lots and Mr.. Osteen took the job. TIL
third required over a dozen ballots, MI
Mooney finally winning.
The report of the finance committe
was read and filed for information. Tn
report follows:
Finance Committees Report
Collected by the city tax col
collector during the month
of April, as follows:
Licenses :. =. .-. 105 q
Collected by the city marshal
as follows:
Police court fines ..... Sal
Pound fees " 372
Personal taxes ...... 3742
Lodging prisoners .. 10
Collected by clerk as follows:
Electric light collections -. 25003