The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-08
LOCAL LEG|Sl1 TALON
Much Business Attended to at the
City Councils Tuesday Evening
Meeting

The city council met in regular ses-
sion Tuesday evening at the city hall
with President Meffert in the chair,
and the following councilmen present:
Faucet. Gerig, Knight, Moore, Nash,
Smith and Tompkins.
Mr.. R. L. West, representing the
j. B. McCreary Company, appeared
and asked that he be allowed to adj
dress the council after the regular
order of business. This was granted
but later it was decided to hear him
at an adjourned meeting to be held to-
night.
On motion it was ordered that re-
duction of $40 be allowed Mr.. Baum
on rents of the city's building, occu-
pied by the Empire Cafe.
A communication was read from
Mr.. Sam Christian stating that he
had the city well in condition for in
spection; he had reached depth of
800 feet, 244 of which is cased. Upon
motion of Mr.. Knight the matter was
referred to the light and water COM
mittee with instructions to investi-
gate the work and report back to the
council its findings.
On motion of Mr.. Gerig the coun-
Gil voted unanimously to renew the
city's notes at the banks, and the fl
nance committee was so instructed.
Mr.. Roess was on motion excused
for his absence from the meeting.
Report from Mrs. C. w. Hunter,
treasurer of the Ocala rest room
fund, presented an itemized report of
expenditures for November, which
was read and accepted. It showed
an expenditure Of S49.55.
a communication from Messrs
Twombley and Henney in regard to
the validation of the electric light
bonds was read and referred to the
city attorney for reply.
On motion the names of Messrs. G.
C. Pasteur and B. B. Baum were re-
stored to the registration hooks.
All bills which had been regularly
audited were ordered paid.
Application of Chief Chambers OF
the fire department for repairs at the
Osceola street station was referred
to the fire committee with power to
act.
An ordinance with the following
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kins and after its first reading was
referred to the judiciary committee:
can ordinance to prevent domestic
servants from stealing and carrying
away from the places where they are
employed provisions and other prop
erty and articles of their employers,
and for this purpose to prevent and
prohibit them from carrying bundles,
satchels, packages, pans or any other
means of concealing such provisions,
property and articles, to and from
the places where they work and the
places where they reside, without the
written consent of the person en-
ploying them," etc.
The city attorney reported that he
had heard from Mrs. Bertha Davis
and that the least she would accept
for the portion of her property neces-
sary for the opening of South Fourth
street is S100. On motion report was
accepted and filed.
The city attorney was authorized to
arbitrate with property owners in re-
gard to the opening of South Fourth
street.
The fire committee reported that
boots, coats, trousers, ETC., had been
purchased for the members of the
fire department.
| On motion it was ordered that the
city clerk draw a warrant for $50
each month in favor of Mrs. G. w
| Hunter for use in the rest room.
Council then adjourned to meet al
7:30 p. m. December 9Th.