The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-09-18
LOCAL LEGISLATION

The city council met last night in
regular session with The following
members present: Messrs- Taylor. Car
michael, Weihe. Fausett and Living
ston. on account Of the illness and
absence Of Mr. Carroll. Mr.. ]. H. Tay-
lor. chairman pro TEN. presided.
Minutes Of last session read and ap-
proved.
Mr.. Walter Marsh at the city market.
asked to be allowed 70 lease stalls l.
? and 3 for a term Of years. Same
was referred 20 the market committee
for recommendation and report 20 the
next regular meeting.
1t being brought % the attention Of
the council that the ordinance allowing
the paving Of Fort King avenue from
Main street west Two blocks has not
yet been passed. the resolution Of the
council al the last meeting, authorizing
the laying Of the brick on edge from
OsceoIa street. three blocks west, was
changed 10 read from Osceola the west
side Of TO Main street.
City Engineer J. r. Moorhead made
a report on the changing and construc-
ton Of the drain from the laundry
north west through the city. The street
committee was granted further time
on making a disposition Of the ditch
Whereas. the city council Of Ocala.
on November 10th. 1909, passed an or
dinance providing for the paving of
Fort King avenue in said city with
vitrified brick, which said ordinance
was afterwards, tO-wit: November 20,
1909. duly approved by the mayor Of
said city; and
Whereas. in pursuance Of the pro-
visions Of said ordinance the city of
Ocala caused to be prepared specifca-
tions for paving said street and after
! duly advertising for bids. as required
by law and by said ordinance. for paw
ing said street with vitriied brick in
) accordance with said specifications
the contract for doing said work was
: on the goth day Of August. \. D 1912
awarded 10 the Alabama Paving Com
pany, as appears by the minutes of the
proceedings of said city council, and on
the same date the city attorney was
. authorized and directed to prepare a
: written contract to be executed by and
between the said city and said Ala
2 bama Paving Company, for the per
l Torrance of said work; and
/, Whereas. since said date last men
b. toned the said contract has beer
: drawn up by the said city attorney and
f the same has been signed by the pres
l ident of the city council and duly at.
tested by the city clerk; and
r Whereas, the Honorable John d
Robertson, mayor Of said city, has re
\ fused to sign the same in his Officia
capacity: and
Whereas. this body is advised that i
is not necessary to the validity Of saiC
contract that the same should he sign
ed by the mayor of the city; Therefore
be It
: Resolved, That the said contrac
= which has been executed by the pres
, ident of this body, in behalf of tn
. city and attested by the city clerl
with the corporate seal attached. il
a accordance with changes made therein
a at this meeting. is hereby recognized
> ratified and confirmed as the vail,
4 and binding contract Of the city o
o Ocala for the purposes set forth in tn
same: and
Resolved, further. that a copy o
= this resolution shall he forwarded, o
delivered. Immediately to the said Al
: ALBANIA Paving Company and that tn
: said company be requested to proceed
: with all reasonable speed and diligence
~ to the performance of the said con
tract and to the execution OF the wor
= of paving said street according to tn
y provisions thereof
o Mr.. Weihe introduced the follOwin
q resolution which was adopted and
; certified copy of same ordered mad
r and delivered to the paving cOntrac
~ tors:
n 4 message from the mayor, publish
% ed in the Banner some time since, wa
o read and filed for information.
Is Mr.. Livingston asked for $50 to max
9 some improvements and repairs at tn
N city cemetery, which was granted.
The judiciary committee did No
make a report on the paving ordi
nance.
Mr. Moorhead was instructed to es
tablish grades on nearby street
where sand could be removed to Us
,e for cushion on Fort King avenue ur
der the brick paving. and he and tn
street committee superintend such re
moval.
There being no further business tn
council adjourned till Thursday nigh
= when it will meet in special session
take up the matter of accepting or re
)" jecting the award of the Ocala watc
works arbitration board.