The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-07
CAssociated Press)
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Site of Public Library FiHa ly Decid-
ed On-Millage for this Year
Will be 1GH

All members of the city council
were present at last nights adjourn
ed session and answered to roll call.
A representative cf fire apparatus
concern presented a proposition to
furnish the city w::h an auto truck
for use in the fire department at a
cost of $4,000, payat.e in three yearly
instalIments. Referred to the fire
committee with request that a report
be made at the next regular meeting.
The new apparatus contemplates do
ing away with the horse driven We
hicles entirely.
Auto license No. % was ordered
Sperring.
A special committee consisting of
Councilmen Gerig, Roess and Nash
reported that the interest coupons of
and found correct to the amount of
$475, and recommended that the
treasurer be credited with that sum.
The committees report was adopted
and the coupons ordered destroyed.
A communication from the purchas-
ers of the recent bond issue was read
and the clerk and city attorney were
instructed to furnish the informa-
ton asked for. The information de-
sired was as to the certificate of cleo
ton under which the bonds were is
sued, the amount of outstanding bonds
against the city, assessed valuation of
property, copies of the resolutions un-
der which the elections were held, the
names of the members of the council
present at each meeting at which
these matters were passed upon, etc.
Some question was raised as to the
manner in which the $4,000 water
works bonds formerly issued had been
validated. As these bonds were issued
before the present law for validating
bonds was passed it was decided that
such valuation was unnecessary ac-
cording to a number of decisions in
such cases.
All bills properly audited were or
dered paid as rapidly as funds were
available.
The clerk was instructed to draw
paving certificates against property
owners in the third ward for side
walks recently constructed by the
Woodmar Sand & Stone Company.
Councilman Roess introduced res
olution approving the selection of the
northeast corner of the civic center
lot on Oklawaha avenue as a site for
the Carnegie library, which was fav-
orably voted upon. Mr.. Gerig asked
that his vote be recorded against the
resolution.
The finance committees report rec
commended that the accounts present
ed by Mr.. J. R. Moorhead be credited
to paving certificates now held by the
city charged to him. The committee
also recommended that the city tax
collector be given credit for the in
solvency list now on file in his office.
Report adopted.
Bid of Taylor Printing Company
for printing plans and specifications
for sewerage plant was accepted.
The clerk was instructed to notify
property owners abutting the propos-
ed South Fourth street between Tus-
cawilla and Sanchez streets that the
city desires the same opened at once,
and that unless satisfactory arrange
ments can be made, condemnation
proceedings will be begun.
A proposition to give members of
the fire department a weeks vaca-
ton with pay was referred to the fire
committee with power to act.
The light and water committees
report recommended that, after in
specting the Ocala House in regard to
claimed overcharge and finding de-