The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-22

The first business meeting of the
new city council was held last night
at the council chambers, with the fol-
10 wing members present: Chairman r.
A. Weathers, Chairman Pro TEN J. H.
Taylor, Councilmen Livingston, Car
michael, WeIhe, HeIvenston, Hood and
Bennett.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved
The second estimate of the Alabama
Paving Co. was read and the amount
ordered paid, if approved by the finance
committee.
Mayor Robertson's message was
read and fled for information.
Mr. l. n Green, local counsel for the
seaboard Air Line Railway was pres
ent and took up the matter of the lay
ing Of sidetrack $500 feet in length
from the company's depot south along
its track for a passing track. The
matter was referred to the judiciary
committee to look into and report to
the council
The resignation of Mr.. L W Duva1
was read and accepted and the council
set a special meeting for tomorrow,
Thursday, afternoon at o'clock TO
ciaI election was set for Tuesday, Feb.
25th, to elect an alderman from the
\ first ward to fill the vacancy caused by
Mr. DuvaTs resignation.
| Judge McConathy was present and
again took up the matter of closing
the short, unused street at the prop
erty Of j. F. Jenkins & Co. AS the
Judiciary committee had not made its
report, no action was taken on the
matter.
Petitions from citizens were read
asking for lights at the corner Of
South Fifth and Alvarez streets and at
Winona and Clay streets. The re-
quests were referred to the light and
water committee to report to the coun-
ell.
Mrs. Moorhead and Miss Mabel Mef-
fert, of the Junior Civic League, ask
ed for garbage cans to be placed at the
rest room and at the play grounds.
The request was granted.
City Engineer ]. r. Moorhead made
his report on the completed brick
paving and the report was referred TO
the street committee.
The Barnett Manufacturing Co. of
Tampa, makers of a special prepare
ton for treating hard-surfaced streets,
made a proposition to the city, which
was filed for information.
Mr.. Livingston introduced an or
ldinance amending the ordinance fix
ing the saloon limits of the city. Same
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
4 Report was made on the ditch, drain
ling the eity's lot in the first ward, and
matter was referred to the street COM
he fnh
sufficiently to properly drain the lot.
On motion, the action of the council
at a recent meeting, endorsing the
resolution to extend the city limits
was amended and the proposed extern
sion of the limits made one mile in ev-
cry direction from the courthouse in
stead of a mile and an eighth
The sidewalk ordinance to lay walks
, on Daugherty street was laid over
| till another meeting.
The matter Of paying ex-policeman
, Mooney for the time he was under sus-
pension was referred to the police
: committee.
The matter of McIver & MacKay re-
, building their warehouses without
| building permits was referred to the
building committee to look into.
Council then adjourned
i President Weathers appointed the
. committees as follows, leaving the
! craftsmanship of the cemetery commit
tee and one member of the market
: committee blank. to be filed in after
the election of an alderman from the
first ward, vice Mr.. L. w. Duval, re-
signed:
Judiciary-C. NJ. Livingston, chair
man: j. H. Taylor, E. T. Helvenston.
Finance. A. Carmichael, chair
, man: Z. T. Helvenston, B. A. Wealth
: ers.
/ Light and Water. H. Taylor
) chairman: F. G. B. Weihe, B. A. Wealth
I ers
Street-B. A. Weathers, chairman
F. c. B. Weihe, E. c. Bennett.
r FIRE.. G. B. Weihe, Chairman; E
f r. Helvenston, Waite, Hood.
Police-E. T. Helvenston, Chairman
7 G. b Weihe, e. c. Bennett.
RI Cemetery. ......-., Chairman
F. G. B. Weihe, c. NJ. Livingston.
Market-C. NJ. Livingston, Chair
man; Walter Hood,
Sanitary-Wa1ter Hood, Chairman
j. H. Taylor. G. A. Carmichael
. BuiIding-E c. Bennett, Chairman
: lG. A Carmichael. ]. Fl. Taylor