The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-18
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Council Declared Result of the Recent
EIeetion-Payfng Ordinance Ex-
tended ON Two Important
Streets

The city council met Tuesday night
with the following in attendance:
President r. r. Carroll, Councilmen J.
H. Taylor H A. Fausett, E. T. Hell
venston, F. G. 3. Weihe, G. A Carmi-
chael and c. VI. Livingston.
Minutes of the last session were
read and approved.
Judge McConathy was present and
asked the council to reconsider the or
dinance tabled at last meeting. which
provided for closing the block of
North Third street at its eastern end.
where it has never been used. On mo-
tfen the ordinance was re-introduced
and referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
Fire Chief Chambers wished to
know what he should do with the
wagon that formerly carried the
chemical engine and was instructed to
store it in one of the cty's stables and
the clerk to advertise it for sale.
Mr.. w. w. Clyatt appeared and ask
ed for a reduction in the taxes on DR..
Grothe's block, which was out of pro-
portion to adjoining property The
council thought 1t too late TO take the
matter up after levies had long since
been made and closed and declined to
act.
Mr.. J. Perry Greenleaf of the Hutch
ins Audit Co., of Jacksonville, who re-
Gently audited the books of the city.
was present to see what was holding
up his company's bill of 1927. The
bill has been in the hands of the
finance committee and will be reported
on at the next meeting.
1t developed, in making the GER
tificates against the property owners
for brick paving on upper Fort King
avenue, that there are several alleys
on the east side of the street, though
in constant use, have not been decided
to the city. A resolution was passed
asking the owners of the property on
either side to quit claim deed same
to the city unless they were willing to
pay for the paving along the front or
across same.
Mrs Lee Miller asked to have her
paving bill made into three annual
payments, under the statute providing
for such cases.
In the matter of refunding for
meters the clerk was instructed to
pay for same where parties were set
Ting their light bills. on the approval
of the chairman of the light and wa
ter committee.
The bid of the Alabama Paving Co.
to pave with vitrifed brick the two
blocks on West Exposition street and
two blocks on Fort King avenue at
the same price it is now doing such
work for, namely: S1.85 per square
yard, brick to be turned on edge. was
accepted, and the company's represen-
tative, Mr. Gillespie, authorized to
telegraph last night for the brick
Bill of the Alabama Paving Com
pany for $2611.71 for work done since
last meeting was ordered paid, on the
so per cent basis, on approval by the
street committee.
The returns of the recent election
were canvassed and the following
men declared duly elected: Mr.. E. c.
Bennett, alderman from the first ward; !;
DR.. j. Walter Hood, alderman from the
second ward; Mr.. B. A. Weathers, al
derman from the third ward, and Mr.
G. A. Carmichael, alderman from the
fourth ward; Mr.. j. d. Robertson,
mayor of the city.
| Considerable complaint having been
made as to the official conduct of Po-
lice Officers Mooney and Osteen, these
officers Were ordered suspended until
| the police committee could hold an in
quiry into the facts of the case. This
inquiry was set for o'clock this aft
ernoon.
/ Report of Meat and Milk Inspector
| Counts was read and filed for infor-
nation.
On the ordinance changing and ex-
tending the present saloon limits in
the city, the judiciary committee re-
ported that they recommended that
i the ordinance be not passed.
/ The street committee reported pro-
gress in the matter of draining the
streets in the vicinity of the Ocala
Steam Laundry.
/ Mr.. Taylor of the light and water
committee, reported that the electric
! light department was trying out a
new, powerful and economical arc
light on the Munroe & Chambliss Bank
corner, loaned them by the electric
supply house, and they would soon be
able to report on it.
There being no further business, the
council adjourned