The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-02
LOCAL LEGISLATION
City Council Refused to Accept the
Award of the ArbitratOrs ON the
Price of the WaterwOrks

The city council met last evening
with the following members present: |
Chairman Carroll. and CounciImen Hell |
venstOn, Taylor, Weihe. Livingston and
Fausett.
Minutes Of last meeting and Of a
special meeting read and approved
Mr.. r. L. Anderson Wa present ana
the council on the water
works purchase proposition. advising
its purchase at the price fixed by the
Mr.. Gillespie of the Alabama Paving
Company, asked for some changes in
method of paying for the Fort kim
paving work for his company, but the
council declined TO make such changes.
Mr. W. W. Clyatt, city tax collector,
addressed the council on the matter Of
several deficiencies and omissions in
the license ordinance. on motion the
judiciary committee was asked TO
meet with Mr.. Clyatt, who was famil-
lar with the ordinance, and draft a
new ordinance, remedying the de-
fciencies in the general license ordi-
nance
Mr.. Walter Wells filed a written ap-
plication for a position on the police
force. No action was taken.
DR.. J. E. Chace. in a written COM
munication asked that the owners of
Franks store be required TO lay a
sidewalk along the south side of that
building, where there iss no sidewalk
and the ground slopes 70 such an eX-
tent that one has TO walk in the street.
On motion the clerk was instructed to
notify Mr.. Jeffords, the owner of the
property, as well as Mr.. DelOuest, the
owner of the brick warehouse, west OF
there, that a good and sufficient side
walk must he laid along the proper
ties.
DR.. Fl. w. Counts, city meat and milk
inspector, filed his written report for
his first six months of inspection. He
found a great Improvement in the
diaries serving the city all of which
were in excellent condition. He stated
that one dairy refused to have its
premises and cows inspected, however,
and another continued TO deliver pro-
ducts in an uncovered wagon and ask
ed for instructions. The council in
structed the city marshal and inspector
to enforce the ordinance.
The ordinance requiring the few
property owners on Fort King avenue
who have not already done so, to lay
sidewalks and curbing along their
reading, read by sections, placed on its
third reading and read as whole. and
adopted on roll call
Mr.. Fausett introduced an ordinance.
which was read and referred to the
judiciary committee, requiring all
property owners on Broadway or EX
position street, from the end of the
present cement sidewalks to the city
limits, to lay good cement sidewalks
and curbing, and providing for the
city to do such work under compe-
titive bids and assess charges for same
against the property, where property
owners fail to comply with the pro-
visions of the ordinance.
Mr.. Weihe introduced an ordinance
providing for the paving with vitrified
brick or other suitable paving material
of the following streets and parts Of
streets: Fort King avenue from the
west side of Main street to the west
side of Orange street: that part of
Main street beginning a the west side
of North Second street to May street;
South street or Broadway, from the
east side of OsceOla street to west side
of Watula street; Osceola street from
the north side of Fort King avenue to
south side of Oklawaha avenue; Okla
ceola street to the city limits on the
east; south street or Broadway from
bOrange street west to the city limits;
that part of North First street adjoin
ing block IS, Old Survey Ocala, on the
south; that part of Main street add
Joining block So Old Survey, on the
Feast; that part of North Second street
adjoining block So on the north (block
IS is the postOffice building); that part
of Oklawaha avenue running west
from Magnolia street to Orange street.
Property owners in the second ward
petitioned that the council pave Tus-
cawilla street from South Third street
south to Sth street with some OF the
lime being removed from Fort King
avenue. On motion this was ordered
done, if there was enough material
left after those streets already petit
toned for are paved.
All bills properly approved were or
dered paid. except the bill of the city
for street lighting and the bill of the
Ocala Water Company for the current
month.
The city tax books were rendered the
council by the city clerk, having been
compiled and totaled up in a very
neat and accurate manner They were
examined and accepted and the GER
tifcates signed, The total assessed
personal property is >513.560. and the
total assessed real property is $1.237.-
go, and at fifteen mills on the dollar
will bring in $26,267.70. This is quite
an increase over previous years and
does not include license taxes.
The registration books We're revised
for the four wards of the city and the
names of those voters who have died
or removed 10 other places were
stricken off and ordered published for
thirty days. The second meeting of
the council in November. being. the
18th of the month. was fixed as the
date on which complaints viii be heard
of any persons whose names may have
been enormously stricken.
In the matter of the petition Of Z. F.
Robinson and others in the southern
part of town. filed at 4 recent meeting
Of the council, asking to have the wa
ter company lay pipes and put in ny
drants for fire protection and water
service for domestic purposes. The pc
tition was referred to the street COM
mfttee to investigate and report at the
next meeting Of the council
Finance Committees Report
The finance committees report was
read and filed The report Is as follows:
Collected during september.
Licenses CcOl by tax collectors 15.50
Collected by marshal a. fol-
| lows:
Fines ,noIice courD ......... 3lsS5
Pound fees NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
Lodging prisoners .......... 100
Collected by city clerk fol-