The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-08

The city council met Tuesday
night with the following members
present: c. w. Hunter, president;
Messrs. knight, Bennett, Roess,
Fausett, Robinson and Smith.
The minutes Of the last session
were read and approved.
A delegation of citizens, represent
ing the school interests of the city,
with Prof ]. H. Brinson was pres
ent, to speak in behalf of written
petition from the co1ored patrons of
Howard Academy. These people pc
titioned the council to have the re-
stricted district that exists in
stones throw of their school remoy-
ed. The school board, by Mr.. Brin-
son, stated that a large sum OF mon
ey was to be spent on the school
building and the public felt that the
nuisance should be removed The
council informed Mr.. Brinson and
the other gentlemen that the council
made the laws, that the mayor and
the police, who are under his direc-
tion, are the ones to enforce them;
that there was plenty OF city law to
enforce their demands. On motion
of Mr.. Robinson, the matter was re-
ferred to the mayor and the chair
told the committee that If they
would lay the matter before the
mayor as they had the council. he
felt sure it would have attention.
A communication was read from
the property owners on South Tus-
cawilla street, asking to be allowed
to place concrete .curbs and fill in
with lime rock, instead of the regula-
ton concrete or cement walks, as
contemplated by the ordinance. The
matter was referred to the street
committee
r. S. Hughes and G. B. Wilson Pc
titioned to move a small frame house
from one lot to another, through
certain streets. Same was referred
to the building committee.
The water works bond trustees, in
response to a letter from the city
clerk, stated that they had no bonds
in their possession, that the $45, 900
of bonds delivered to them were sold
and the proceeds turned over to the
city treasurer.
The congregation of Zion Chapel
NJ. E. church petitioned to have
lights installed at the crossing of
Pond and another street with Okla
waha avenue, and to have certain
bad places in the street repaired.
Matter referred to the street conn
mittee to report at next meeting of
the council
The city received $2700 from Ma
rion county, due the city as it's por-
tion of tine road tax collected, which
will help materially in paying bills
that are due.
Mr.. Hunter introduced an ordi-
nance regulating the weights and
measures among trades people of
the city. Same was read for the
first time and referred to the Judi
clay committee.
Electric Affairs
Superintendent Caldwell reported
progress on the repairing of the ma
chine put out of commission by
lightning, and stated that it would
require about another week before
the work would be completed. He
moe aclxad ff tho Aro,,1,1n. ~.oc 49,,
any fault of men or machinery, and
said it was not, that the plant had
never had a serious mishap from
lightning in IL years, and there was
no device yet invented that was al
ways lightning proof.
The ordinance to condemn lprop-
erty and open Fourth street was
brought UP and placed on its second
reading.
Tle report of the financial condi-
tion of the city was read and filed.
(See report elsewhere).
The judiciary committee, by NJ j.
Roess chairman, asked for further
time on the East Florida Telephone
and A. =. IL. ordinances.
Health Ordinances
The lengthy health ordinances,
defining the powers and duties of
the board of health of the city, to
prescribe the membership, their quail
ifications, term of Office, etc., and the
prevention and quarantining of con-
tagious and infectious diseases,
were placed on their second reading,
read by sections and adopted by sec
tions, then placed on third reading,
read by title and adopted on roll
call vote
These ordinances entirely change
and modernize the board of health
regulations of the city.
Mr. NJ. j. Roess. chairman of the