The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-11-09
LOCAL LEGISLATION
City Council Held Important Meeting
Last Evening

Last Evening
The city council met last evening
instead of Tuesday, the regular meet
ing night. Eight members answered
to roll call, Mr.. Gerig appearing later
After the reading and approval OF
the minutes of last meeting, President
Mash invited any citizen present who
wished to address the council to do SC
before other business was taken up
Mr.. w. O. Massey asked that the city
make some provision for taking care
of the water which flows down Fourth
street after rains. The property own
ers between Alvarez and Watula
streets from Fifth to Third streets
have been complaining for several
years of this condition, and the mat.
ter was referred to the street com
nlittee, with instructions to report
back to council its findings.
+ A petition to have colored police
man appointed for the Tucker Hill
section of the city was referred to the
police committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Brown and Mrs
M. FL. Stovall were present in the in
terest of the library board. The latter
read a communication opposing the
library ordinance now pending, which
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
A number of water works and sew
erage bond coupons were presented
by Treasurer Clyatt, with request
that warrant be drawn for amount
represented. These coupons were
checked up and destroyed and war
rant was ordered drawn for same.
A communication from the civic
committee of the Woman's Club ask
ing for privilege of opening a lunch
stand near the fair grounds entrance
during the fair without payment OF
license was read and granted.
Communication from A. B. Fori
asking if the city's cottage and lot or
North Orange street were for sale, re-
ferred to the building committee.
A letter from the electric light
building contractor, asking the council
to take some action on the continued
delay in delivering materials by the
railroads was filed for information. Il
seems that the railroads claim they
cannot secure care for the transpor.
tation of building materials for the
tower now under construction, but as
this matter is between the contractor
and these companies the council tool
the position that it was not up to thi.
body to adjust.
| A letter from the Skinner Manufac
turing company regarding the prob
able delay in the delivery of par
of the machinery for the electri.
light plant was filed. The clerk wa:
instructed to turn over this letter tt
the contractors and notify the Skinner
company of the action of the council.
Messrs. Twombly & Henney, tn,
city engineers, not having filed bono
as ordered at the last meeting, were
ordered notified that such bond is tt
be furnished at once. Mr.. Elmer
Representing the engineers, announc
ed that this bond would cost an un
reasonable amount. He said that tn,
bonding companies insist upon charg
ing on the total amount of the con
tract, which is upward of 100000
instead of on $4,000, as required by th
council. This leaves the matter jus
where it was at last meeting excep
that a motion was made and carriet
at last evenings meeting that tn
commissions of the firm be held VI
until the bond is Forthcoming.
/ A communication from the Wood
mar Sand & Stone company concern
I, ing balance due on paving work wa
referred to the finance committee
with instructions to report at mex
meeting.
4 City Health Officer Watts repor
: flor October was read and accepted.
In response to a communicate