The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-03
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Number of Important Measures
Decided on by the Council at Its
Meeting Last Evening

The city council convened last eve
their seats: President H. c. Jones and
Councilman Carroll, Helvenston, Ty-
dings and Carmichael.
Minutes of last session We're read
and approved.
The city marshal asked for instruc-
tfons in the matter of carrying out
the orders of the council to remove or
destroy the nuisances existing in front
of the city hall.
Mr.. Charles Leitner was present and
asked for a report and final decision
of the council the matter of his
claim for damages for injuries sustain
ed last March when ne was thrown
from his wheel. After hearing the re-
port of two members, who had viewed
the place where the accident is alleg-
ed to have occurred, on motion the
city disclaimed all responsibility in
the matter and declined to pay Mr..
Leitner any DANA ges.
A colored citizen of Tucker Hill
was present and asked for police
patrol for his section OF town. The
matter was deferred to a future time.
A lengthy, timely and interesting
article was read from Recorder Izlar,
in which he recommended, among
other things, the putting on of two
extra policemen, one for day and one
for night duty; the purchase OF a
motorcycle for one of them TO be used
both day and night to pace auto-
mobiles and to assist the officer in
getting about the city in hurry when
there was need for his services; the
amendment of the automobile ordi-
nance and its better enforcement; re-
curing officers to report at a certain
place at intervals through the night
and to let this place be known so that
! calls for an officer could be sent
there.
A communication on the water
works situation was read from the
mayor.
mayor This is the communication
| that was published in the Star and
Banner last week.
The owner of the lot adjoining and
south of the electric light plant, on
which the city has been storing wood
asked that she be allowed $3.50 per
quarter for rent of same. This was
granted for such time as the city
needs the property.
| Property wners->~;a-~- the extreme
an electric light at a point near Prof
stuart's residence. The matter was re-
ferred to the light and wafer com
mittee with power to act
| On motion of Mr.. Carroll. the large
and what the council deems exorbi-
tant, bill of the II. & w. B. Drew Co.
| of Jacksonville, aggregating about
$500, for blank books and forms. or
dered by the Hutchins Auditing Co
| for the city, was ordered held iT
allegiance and the clerk instructed tC
| take from each book a leaf and from
each form a sheet and send same Il
| other book binders, giving them the
| style of binding, number of pages. etc.
| of each book, and ask for a price or
the work and when such estimate:
We're received, that the clerk propose
to the Messrs. Drew a settlement.
On motion of Mr.. Tydings the city
marshal was authorized to employ tive
additional policemen until the new
council could be organized and the
matter taken up by the police com
mittee
On motion of Mr.. Tydings the CLERK
was instructed to purchase watch
mans time clock for the police de-
apartment 20 be located on the square
and punched a certain hours durin
the night.
| The regular city bills were read. in
Guiding salaries, and all that We're
properly approved ordered paid. OF
motion of Mr.. Helvenston.
One thousand dollars was ordered
transferred from the electric light Il
the general fund
| On motion of Mr.. Carroll, the salary
OF Mr.. Mckenzie, engineer at the elec
tric light plant, was ordered raised
from $40 to $50 per month, beginning
Jan. 1st.
=. On motion Of Mr. HeIvenston. tn,
city board of health was asked TO de
clare the livery stable and horse 10
on North Magnolia street, which is II
horrible sanitary condition. a nuisanc,
and menace 10 health and condemn
same.
On motion of Mr.. Tydings the build
ings and sheds of the property wer;
declared a nuisance and the clerk wa:
instructed TO notify the owner o
same that they were condemned ant
must be removed.
| The finance committees report wa
Tread and adopted as follows:
To the City Council, Oca1a, Florida
IGentlemen: We, the finance commit
Itee. beg 10 submit the following repor
OF receipts and disbursements for til,
month of December, 1911:
The following amounts We're collect
ed by the tax collector:
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