The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17
LOCAL LEGISLATION

regular session. There were in at
tendance President Meffert and
Tompkins, Knight, Gerig,
Nash and Fausett.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Under the head of written COM
the message of the may
or to the council and the report of
City Engineer Drake were read, but
were taken up and discussed later in
the meeting.
Mr.. NJ. L. Mershon filed a written
request for rebate of excessive water
charges. Same was referred to the
light and water committee with power
to act.
A petition was read from Messrs.
L. R. Chazal Sons Co. and others
asking to have Wiomina street paved
from Daugherty to Torrey streets.
The petition was referred to the street
committee to investigate and report
at the next regular meeting.
A communication was read from
the Buffalo Steam Pump Co. relative
to its bill against the city. The clerk
was instructed to write the company
that the bill would be paid as soon as
funds are available.
A communications was read from
Messrs. McIver & MacKay regarding
the setting of the new pumps at the
water works plant and the eonnec-
tons to same.
Messrs. Twombley & Kenny of
New York, who did some engineering
work for the city, requested check
for the balance on their account. AS
the McCrary Co. is to pay portion
of this, the matter was laid over till
it could be adjusted.
The Florida Metal Products Co. of
Jacksonville, urged that its bill be
paid. The clerk was instructed to
write the company that the bill would
be taken care of soon.
On motion the bill of George Nell
son, carpenter, for building the tool
and vehicle shed was ordered paid.
Mr.. J. P. Phillips of the Ocala
Telephone Co. was present and adj
dressed the council on the matter of
alleged raise in telephone rates and
the joint use of the poles of the tele-
phone and city electric light plants.
Mr.. Phillips explained that the mu-
tual use of the poles, in many places,
was great advantage to the public
as well as the respective companies,
saving expense and the placing of
two large poles in crowded places or
along residence streets, where one
would do for both. He explained that
the agreement was entered into be-
tween the telephone company and the
city council several years ago and
had worked very satisfactorily since.
Mr.. John FL. Taylor, a member of the
council at that time, was present and
verified the matter. On motion the
arrangement was allowed to stand as
it is now. In the matter Of alleged
raise in rates, Mr.. Phillips declared
the rates were exactly the same as
they had been.
The mayors communication in re-
gard to insufficient inspection facili-
ties or men for the sewer work, was
taken up and Engineer Drake and
Mr.. Mccormick, the McCrary en-
gineer, were heard Mr.. Drake ex-
planned the report he had made in
writing that had previously been
made. He showed where the Nc
Crazy company had not been supply
ing it's engineers with adequate in
struments and had not been provid-
ing enough inspectors to properly
cover the eight working crews. Con-
siderable discussion followed. Mr..
McC ormick explained that his COM
pany would have instruments here in
very short time. Mr.. Drake, how
ever, when asked il the work so far
was satisfactory said it was and that
he had required all discrepancies to
be remedied up to date.
On motion, the clerk was instruct
ed to telegraph the J. B. McCrary
Co. of Atlanta, demanding four more
inspectors for the job and adequate
instruments for the engineers.
In the matter of the complaint of
Mr.. Akin, where he stated he had
seen six-inch pipe laid without the
workmen getting the oakum inside
the joint, Mr.. Bryan stated that the
contract did not call for oakum in the
joints of six-inch pipe and under, and
If his men were putting or attempt
ing to put it in them, they were doing
i. without authority, and it was not
necessary. Reference by the clerk to
the contract verified this statement
Mr.. Bryan then asked the council to
go today to the place and he would
have his men dig up the pipe and in
spect it.
Later on a motion prevailed that
the chairman of the sanitary COM
mittee, Mr.. Fausett, Mr.. Bryan, Mr.
Akin, who made the complaint, and
any others who wished to do so
would go this morning and inspect
the work. Mr.. Bryan said he invited
J the closest inspection of the public