The Ocala evening star., 1915-10-06

on South Fourth street, presented
communication asking that the council
do something to care for the water
that accumulates at the corner Of
South Fourth and Sanchez streets.
After every rain, for days and some
times weeks, and Of late, continuously.
water has stood at this corner to
such a depth that vehicles can hardly
pass through it, and the strench of
the stagnant water, filled with the
washings from the street, is very
idisagreeable and unhealthy. Mr..
Dosh stated that he had been com
planning TO the council for three
years about the conditions at this
point but nothing had been done, and
that relief should be given the citizens
in that part of town from the nuis-
ance, the solution Of which Is the
opening of the street i'm question,
South Fourth, which abuts into prop
erty at this point and is closed for
distance of three blocks. The COM
munication was referred to the street
committee.
Mr.. F. W. Ditto appeared with a
petition signed by some forty resi-
dents and property owners, asking for
the extension of a water main ana
establishing of a hydrant or fire plug
at or near the corner of Tuscawilla
and South 8th streets, as that entire
portion of the city has no fire pro-
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high as those in the country. The pc
tition recited that there was not a
fire plug within 500 feet of the high
school building, and same was needed
for the protection of that property as
we'll as the lives of the pupils and
teachers. The justice of the request
was acknowledged and the matter re
ferred to the light and water commit
tee with power to act.
City Collector w. w. Clyatt pre-
sented two water works bond coupons
for $25 each and asked to have. same
checked up and destroyed and a war
rant issued in his favor for same,
which was done.
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from Messrs. Twombly & Henny, the
engineers, enclosing the two corrected
pages of the specifications and asked
for check for balance of their bill.
Mr.. III. L. Minshall filed a written
application for the position of city in
spector for the sewerage contract
work, which was filed for reference
when the matter of employing an in
spector was come up.
The bill of George Taylor for S44
and of H. NJ. Hampton for $3.50 in
connection with the work of the
board of bond trustees were ordered
paid out of the bond money, after
lengthy discussion, and the report of
the bond trustees was then accepted.
Mr.. Roess of the street committee,
asked what should be done about
ordering crude oil for street work,
under the contract with the Standard
Oil Co., and he was instructed to order
a car at once, to be used on EXposi-
tion and other streets, and have same
done. before the opening of the fair.
Mr.. S. S. Savage again called the
attention of the council to the fact
that the alley at his property at Oak
Park had not yet been opened. Mr..
Roess stated that conditions which
had held the work up no longer ex-
listed and the alley would be opened
at once.
/ A communication was read from
Mrs. Burford of the civic committee
of the Woman's Club regarding the
removal of the grass growing in the
crevices of the brick pavement on
East Fort King avenue and also sug-
gested the removal of the big tree
near the Ocala National Bank, which
is decaying and not deemed safe. The
matter was referred to the street
committee.
i A communication had been received
by City Attorney Hooker from the
would-be purchasers of the 5000
worth of light and water bonds. stat
ing that their attorneys would not
have their opinion ready by the date
named, and as the city was proceed
ing with the validating of the bonds.
they were willing to return the tran
scripts, ETC., in their hands, and await
the validation proceedings here. The
attorney was instructed to write the
; firm who had bid on the bonds and
have the transcripts returned. In the
meantime, the city is in a position to
, either accept or reject their bid, when
, the bonds are validated, which will
probably be about the 10th of the
month. Failure to pass on and take
the bonds, ere this, has vitiated the
/ bond-buyers' contract with the city
: and the bond trustees will be told tc
: quietly see if a better bid cannot be
: obtained. If it cannot, then no harm
} will be done and they can close with
2 the bidders, as soon as the bonds are
: validated.
1 On motion, the city attorney wa.
/ asked to see Mr.. L. W. Duval anC
have the injunction issued by Judge
/ Bullock against the council some time
= ago, restraining the council from pay
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