The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-05-22
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

PROF. ositions to furnish electric cur
rent to the city from Mr.. ]. M. Mef-
fert, Mr.. John H. Taylor and the Flor
ida Power Company were read and
filled for information.
Mr.. Meffert's proposal was printed
in our issue of Tuesday. Mr.. Taylor's
for the Florida Manufacturing Com
pany, is printed on our first page, and
Mr.. Camps, for the Florida Power
Company, follows:
Proposition of Fla. Power Co.
To the Hon. City Council
Gentlemen-We have examined the
specifications which you have submit
tel to us, and must decline to bid, as
the specifications are absolutely I'M
reasonable.
If your light and water committee
will amend the specifications, we shall
be pleased to make you a proposition.
For your information will say that we
intended making a price of two cents
per K. w. H. for current delivered to
the switchboard of your power plant.
Yours truly,
FLA. POWER CO.,
R. C. Camp, Pre-.
Fire Chief Chambers reported that
at the fire of the Ocala Iron Works
eleven sections of hose went to the
bad and had to be discarded.
Other officers of the city had no re-
ports to make.
Mr.. G.. w Cleveland, sanitary in
poctor, has completed his census and
reports the population of the city to
be 67S3.
A communication was read from
Mr.. c. A. Dinkins making application
for the position of city marshal.
An election for city marshal was or
dered. Five ballots were taken, which
resulted in a tie vote between Mr.. A.
J. Brigance and Mr. R. L. Carter, the
applicants receiving four votes each
on all of the ballots.
1t was brought to the attention OF
the council by the water committee
that the water plant needs immediate
ly to be enlarged. 1t was stated that
5000 of the 100000 bond issue for
the purchase and equipment of the
water works remain unsigned and I'M
sold.
A resolution was introduced and
passed requiring the mayor to sign
enough of the said bonds to properly
enlarge the water works.
The resolution was proposed by Mr..
H. M. Hampton, offered by Mr.. Eau
sett and passed unanimously.
The finance committee submitted
the following report:
To the Honorable, the City Council,
Ocala, Florida:
Gentlemen-Upon information fur,
nished by the chairmen of the various
committees of the council, your fl
nance committee has compiled state
ment showing the estimated receipts
and expenses of the city for the fiscal
year 1914-15, copy of which is attach
ed hereto:
The total estimated expense is SAT-
| I'll; the total estimated receipts is
S14,310. Leaving a balance to be rails
ed by taxation of $23,461.
The attention of the council is call
i ed to the fact that no sinking fund
has been provided for the retirement
of the electric light and water works
bonds.
The outstanding issue of these
bonds is as follows:
Electric light bonds, 6s, due 1918
S14.200: water works bonds, IS, due
1888, $4,000.
Your finance committee would rec
ommend that the light and water com
mittee pay from their yearly earn
ings into the general fund of the city
the following amounts:
Interest electric light bonds, $5S2
sinking fund electric light bonds
$3.50. Total, $4402.
Interest water works bonds, $2250
sinking fund water works bonds
$2250. Total, $4,000
Such amounts for sinking funds tt
be deposited with the bond trustees
as provided by the city ordinance.
You will note the amount for the
sinking fund for the retirement O
electric light bonds is $3.50. This is
sue will mature in 1918, and as thu
previous councils made no povisiol
for the retirement of these bonds, i
will be necessary to raise the entire
amount in the next four years.
Respectfully submitted,
E. E. ROBINSON,
C. w. HUNTER,
M. T. ROESS,