The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-08-20
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Numerous Important Matters At
tended to at the Meeting of the
Council Tuesday Night

regular session with all present eX-
cept Councilman Bennett, OF the first
ward.
Mr.. W. T. Gary, secretary OF the
water works bond trustees, request
ed the payment of advertising bills
of the New York Herald ami Jack
sonviIle Times-Union in connection
with the sale OF the bonds. which
was ordered.
A petition from citizens living on
Wenona street, asking that lights be
placed on the corner of South
Fourth and Wenona streets, and on
Earl and South Fourth streets. was
referred to the light and water COM
mittee.
Petition from property owners of
second ward requesting the repair
Of Wenona street, was referred to
! the street committee.
| Application o. DR.. Newsom to
have payments on street paving GER
| tificates made into installments, one
: thIA pay aDAC al OAICr LL1l HI
one year and one-third in two years
from date, was referred TO the city
attorney for advice.
Mr. R. C. Camp requested that
the council furnish him with infor-
! nation as to the cost of operating
the city light plant for the past six
months and the number of kilowatt
hours produced and consumed dur
consumers. Referred to the light
and water committee.
Several special bills which had
been properly approved were order
ed paid.
In the matter of an account pre-
scented for grade work performed by
Mr.. ]. R. Moorhead amounting to
S114.25, it was ordered that a war
rant be drawn for this amount less
amount due by Mr.. Moorhead on
street paving work.
On motion it was ordered that Mr.
]. R. Moorhead be required to re-
DuI1u Tic sue W aims Ou OOulu NhdlU
street between South Second and
South Third streets at his own ex-
pense, as the proper grades were
not furnished to owners of property
at the time the sidewalks were or
dered built
Council ordered that a shed be
built on the city property in the first
ward to shelter the street roller
which has ben exposed to the
weather fer some time while stand,
ing ON the street opposite the city
hall.
The president of the council ana
city clerk were instructed to imme
diately advertise for bids for build
ing sidewalks on various streets
named in former resolutions order
ing same and still remaining open
advertising is as follows: Wes
Broadway from Pine street west tt
old city limit; Fort King avenue
from Orange street west to old city
AAAAAiGS MI III L II u SlI SSl II Oul Mall
to Magnolia street; Main street iron
North Second to May street; NortI
Daugherty street from OkIawah;
avenue to Franklin street. The un
finished sidewalks in the territor,
named will approximately reacl
11018 square yards.
Mr. Livingston moved that a 6
inch water pipe be laid on Orang,
avenue from South Fifth TO Soutl
Eighth street. A substitute motion
that the matter be referred TO tn
light and water committee was car
ried.
A motion was made and carried t.
The effect that the council do not re
quest the mayor to call an election
to fill the uneXpired term OF DR.. j
w. Hood, resigned. 1t was the sens
: of the members that as the genera
election will be held in Decembe
the expense of holding a special cleo
: ton at this time would not be war
. ranted.
resolution passed by the Mar
7 ion County Board OF Trade askfnj
. the A. c. l.. Railroad TO run a trail
!: from Ocala to Sanford was presente
: to the council. On motion the res
olution was endorsed.
The resolution of the Marion
: County Board of Trade requestin
. the railroads entering Ocala to erec
a union depot was also endorsed b.
/ the council and a copy of the sam
: was ordered sent to the railroad
!. and to the state railroad commits
sioners.
On the suggestion of President E
A. Weathers, the matter of holdin
| a precinct election to determin
whether stock should be allowed t
run at large in the district or moi
Twas referred to the CITY attorney fo