The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-02-03

It. Definite action was deferred till
the financial statement was read.
The bill of the American Audit Co.
for its report which had just been re-
ceived was read, in the sum of $726.70
Tor the audit of the city's business for
the past year. The bill was deferre1
till tic work could be examined.
The clerk informed the council that
notes at the three banks aggregating
$4,000 would be due in a few days.
The clerk was instructed to pay the
interest and extend the notes for a
short time.
Bids were opened and read from
the A. T. Thomas Company and Mr..
james Thomson for laying the side
walks as advertised. The bids were
exactly the same, $1.10 per square
yard for walks and % cents per lineal
foot for curbing. As Mr.. Thomas was
now engaged in work for the city and
he offered to give the city sixty days
time after completion of the work be-
fore demanding pay for same, the
contract was awarded to him.
The special report of the police
committee was read. The committee
had been asked to investigate the
bills of the several special policemen
who served during the fair. The
committee asked the council as a
whole to pass on the matter and after
some discussion AID nearing from two
of the mep who were present the bills
were ordered paid, with the exception
of one, whose oath of Office was not
found.
This committee also recommended
that Nm Holloway, impounding Off
Ger, who had been suspended some
time ago by the mayor, be reinstated,
which was done by the council.
A special committee to which had
been referred the matter of the sale
of ten acres of land owned by the
city out of the city limits to Mr.. j. R.
Moorhead, recommended that same be
sold to him at $50 per acre and the
recommendation of the committee was
ratified and the sale will be made.
The special committee composed
of Messrs. Roess, Meffert and Gerig,
to which had been referred the mat
ter of opening up South Fourth street.
reported that it had seen most Of the
property owners ard mad written tc
those out OF town, and that it found
most Of the people very reasonable
and the committeeman thought the
matter could be arranged but the
| property owners would want pay fol
their property, or at least most Of
them. After some discussion, The
committee was continued and asked ii
push the matter forward and it wa.
empowered by the council to make
contracts with the property owners
for such right of way for the street
as the city will need.
The matter of dividing out tn,
city's insurance for the year wa.
reached in committee. The recon-
mendations of the committee wer,
j slightly changed by the council am
adopted as follows: G.. S. Scott t:
have $4,000 of boiler insurance am
$500 of fire insurance; D. w. Davis
/ 1000; F. w. Ditto and E. NJ. Os
borne each $4,000, and Joseph Bel
i $4,000 fire insurance.
On recommendation of the commit
tee the name of Mr.. E. A. Osborn,
was ordered certified to the governo
!. for appointment to the Office of bon,
trustee in place of Mr.. ]. j. Gerig, re
signed.
The fire committee recommends
that certain repairs and changes b.
made on the auto chemical engine, il
the matter OF a full floating rear axl
and new housings, ETC., also that tn
: ceiling of the second story of the fir
station be worked over and other re
pairs be made. The matter Of doini
the work was referred back to tn
; committee with power to act.
;, The matter of executing the leas
, on the city market building to tn
Cola Company, thus ratifyinI
the action Of the committee came u
! and after some discussion, same wa
ordered executed by the president 0
, the council and the mayor. The term
: of the lease are that the Chero-Col
Company pay the city $500 for tn
: first years rent, $3.50 for the secon
years rent and $500 per year for til