The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-04
LOCAL LEGISLATION
4 Comparatively short but Very Busy
Session Of the Council
Last Evening

The city council met last night with
the following members present: Chair
man Carroll. Messrs. Carmichael. Tay-
Tor. Weihe. HeIvenston. Fausett and
Livingston.
Minutes Of last meeting were read
and approved.
Mr.. c. !. Dinkins appeared and ask
ed to have his name restored to the
registration list, i having been enron
eOusly stricken, when he was temper
arily out of town. His name was or
dered restored 10 the books.
z. Bomolini asked to be allowed to
empound cattle and other stock run
ming at large in the city during the
night. Mr.. Long, the day empounding
officer, recommended the plan. He was
authorized TO do the work, the fees
TO be his remuneration.
Marshal Carter asked to be relieved
of certain tax certificates on personal
property which he had been unable TO
collect. The matter was referred to
the finance committee.
The clerk read a communication
from the agent Of the \. c. L, asking
for more specific instructions as to
what street crossings the council de-
sired them 10 put in. On motion the
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l. Railway. the s. A. L. Railway and
the Ocala & Southwestern Railway,
that the council put them on notice
that all streets in the city, crossing
their roads or spurs, must be put in
good condition as to crossings, unless
now in such condition. The \. c. L.
was instructed 10 Immediately put In
a good wood crossing, to grade.
against which the brick pavement can
be laid at Fort King avenue.
Engineer Moorhead reported S149,.e0
worth of street paving completed by
the Alabama Paving Co, since the last
meeting of the council. The clerk was
instructed to pay one-half of the bill,
according TO contract, when approved
by the street committee.
Only one bid was received for paw
ing with brick the two blocks extend
ing west on Exposition street and
two blocks from Main street west on
Fort King avenue. The bid was from
the Alabama Paving Co, and was for
$50 per square yard, brick to be
turned on edge. On motion the bid
was held without action till the next
meeting of the council
North Third street was ordered
opened east TO the city limits.
Mr.. Taylor introduced an ordinance
authorizing the laying of cement side
walks on Daugherty street from Okla
waha avenue north to the city limits
Same was read for it's first time and
referred 10 the judiciary committee.
All bills properly approved were or
dered paid
Bills for buryin- Willis Green and
\. Patterson, colored paupers. were
ordered paid
Mr.. Weihe offered a resolution au-
thorizing the clerk to issue certificates
against property on Fort King avenue
where street and sidewalk paving had
| been done.
| On motion the clerk was authorized
| to prepare advertisements for the
newspapers to advertise for sale the
| city lot now used for as the city pound
| on West Fort King Avenue. The
council reserves to decline any bid.
The sidewalk ordinance. covering
certain unfinished sidewalks on Fort
King avenue. was read the second
| time by sections. read the third time
and adopted on roll call
| In the matter of Mr.. Livingston's
saloon district ordinance. Mr.. Helven-
ston of the judiciary committee, asked
for further time. as the committee had
been unable to meet.
The council then adjourned.