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

The city council met last night in
regular session. Those in attendance
were Chairman Meffert and Messrs.
Knight, Roess, Gerig, Fausett and
Nash.
Minutes of last session read and
approved.
Rev. F. R. Bridges, for the Metho-
dist parsonage, filed a complaint on
the bill rendered the church for paw
ing and desired a discount on same
| The matter was referred to the street
committee.
There were about dozen applica-
tions filed in writing for positions on
the police force.
Mr.. S. B. Long, for many years
cow impounder, filed a written re-
quest to be again employed in that
position.
Mr.. F. NJ. Dodson, formerly a
street superintendent, put in an ap-
plication for the position. The COM
munications were all filed for infor-
nation
Mr.. E. w. Davis in the matter of
moving his fence, sidewalk and re
tanning wall back several feet to con-
form to the new lines Of the street.
: Mr.. Davis said he thought the city
should bear all expenses of such work
and if the council would do so he
, would consent to the changes. The
: matter was referred to the street
. committee to investigate the legal
Il status of the case.
A communication was read from
= the A. T. Thomas Company, in the
matter of the protest of Mr.. Cameron
II Gamsby on his sidewalk recently laid
:, and which he claims is not up to spe-
= cifcations. A lengthy discussion took
= place between Mr.. Thomas, Engineer
:" Drake and the members of the
. council. Both Mr.. Thomas and Mr..
Drake asserted that the work was
thoroughly done was as good walk
as there is in the city and was put
~ down according to specifications in
- every respect.
Mr.. Thomas said he was perfectly
willing to lay a new walk if the city
could prove that the one in question
was not good one. After spending
an hour on the matter, motion pre-
vailed that the clerk write Mr.
nd Gamsby, stating that the city woulC
DIS have the engineer and street commit
nd tee test the walk IN several places
.0O 1,n@0 ord toe anV
~ necessary, provided he would bea
Of the expense of such work and the ex
pense of relaying it, if the work wa
found to have been done according t
Ill specifications, and to report on sam
ale within two weeks.
The matter of who is responsible
. for taxes on the civic center lot TO
last year came up and was referred t
ii the city attorney.
The different city officers mad
their reports and were excused
Nothing of special note was reporte
by any of them.
The proposition of the Florid
Title & Abstract Corporation
make certain maps and plats of tt
city by actual surveys and measure
ments was read and after some di
cussion was filed for information, {
the council thought the city's financ'
were not in shape to take on ar
new expenses.
The report of DIR. Watt, city heal
officer, was read and filed for info
nation. The diaries of the city mat
a good showing in his report and Il
health of the school children and
the city generally was remarkab
good.
DR.. w. P. Wilson asked for t
privilege of connecting one of h
houses onto certain city main, viii
/ request was referred to the light al
t water committee.
The clerks financial report W
read and filed. The report follows:
Clerks Financial Report
Receipts and disbursements duri
the month of February are as f
lows:
Collected by tax collector:
Taxes (1914) ............S l,8d8
Licenses .,....... $50
Collected by marshal:
Fines (police courtl 81
Delinquent personal taxes. 18
Collected by stock Impdr.
Pound fees .......... b9
Collected by clerk:
E. L. Dept. (service, con- go,
sumersl ~!
E. L. Dept. (service, city,. 4,464
IL. L. Dept. (meters) ..... 81
Lot and house rent. 40
Assessments (paving) -. 1OO
transfers ... 8,473
Sale of fertilizer ...
w. w. Dept. (rents, con-
sumers) ..... sol
w. w. Dept. (rents, city,. 1924
w. w. Dept. (meters) -. %
Total collections $23, 927
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