The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-08

absent for six weeks and wished to
be marked absent without pay
A communication was read from the
McCrary people containing a lengthy
list of contractors who had asked for
and been supplied with plans and
specifications for the new city work,
showing that bidders would be plen-
tifuI.
A communication was read from
Mr. R. L. Anderson regarding the bill
for paving sidewalk on property
owned by him north of the post Office,
which he claimed was an error. Mat
ter was referred to the city attorney.
Mr.. Marsh, the street superinten-
dent, stated that he had been work
ing on the Silver Springs road for
several days, and that the road, or a
great part of same, should be plowed
up and scraped and rolled. Especial
ly did he recommend that this be done
from the lime pit to the end of Okla
waha avenue. Mr.. Marsh said that
Mr.. Ed Carmichael had agreed to
haul the lime with his own teams to
repair the entire road if the city
would deliver it to the side of the
road, that is, dig and haul it out of
the quarry. The matter was left in
/ the hands of the street committee.
Mr.. Marsh also stated that the city
was badly in need of a lighter sprink-
Ter, and suggested that the old one be
rebuilt with a smaller tank than it
formerly had, as such a size was
needed to sprinkle the streets when
plowed up to be repaired and that
while oil was being sprinkled with the
new sprinkler the city was left with
out one for sprinkling the brick
streets before sweeping at night or
for wetting down new work. The
matter was left in the hands of the
sanitary committee.
Mr.. Roess asked to digress a
moment, and stated that he wished to
call up the ordinance introduced last
year, requiring the A. C. L. railway
to make the grades of Osceola street
conform to those of Main street on
the west and to pave the street and
approaches with vitrified brick. The
ordinance was dug up and placed on
adopted by sections, and will be taken
up for final passage at the next reg
ular meeting two weeks hence. The
ordinance calls for the regarding and
paving of this street from May street
on the north to South Fourth street
on the south.
Mr.. Smith threw a bomb into the
camp by introducing the following
resolution:
Be it resolved: First, that whereas
the present location of the Ocala
water works seems to be inadequate
for the proposed new, combined water
works and electric light plant; and
whereas, the property owners ada
cent to the aforesaid water works
have petitioned the city council not to
erect the new plant on said location;
and, whereas, the present supply OF
water is very hard, and not of the
best quality, therefore be it
Resolved, that the proposed new
combined water works and electric
light plant be erected on more
suitable location. Said location to be
determined by sinking small wells al
different places for the purpose OF
testing the quality of the water.
A discussion followed Mr.. Smith:
resolution, with other matters brought
in and some heated arguments pro
and con, in which Mr.. Meffert anC
: Mr.. Gerig is no uncertain terms ex
pressed their disapproval of the mat
ter being brought up at this time
after months of work looking to-
wards the establishment of the com.
bined light and water plants on the
present water works lot, all Of the
. plans having been drawn with thai
. location in view.
Most of the other members thought
the plans could be just as well adapt
| ed to other locations; that there wa:
not sufficient room now on the lot, II
, say nothing of the expected growth
of the city and the plants; that i
! would be better to locate the plant!
, in the northern part of town, eithe1
on the city's 14-acre tract, where tn,
water level is much lower, or on som,
other site to be selected, and did no
think that the comparatively small
sums of money that have been spen
on the present location should stan'
: in the way of the location of tn,