The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-12-07
MEETING
NIGHT
TUESDAY
COUNCIL

seats at l.5U, ana until late nOuf.
After the reading and approval of
the minutes of the previous meeting
Dir. Hall, representing the Nash
truck, was present, and asked that
he be given an opportunity of demon
strating his truck, as he understood
the council was in the market for one.
The truck will be used, if bought, for
hauling wood. This demonstration
will be given this morning at nine
o'clock, and the council will invite
trucks of other makes to be present
on this day.
LonHie Sanders asked that license
for dray be transferred to his name,
which was granted.
Mr.. c. w. Moffett, who was before
the council this time year ago, was
present, and brought up the question
OF the city buying a lot belonging to
him and the city was using part OF
the same with a road. He asked
he be paid 500 for this lot There
was some fault with the title claimed
by the city attorney, but as Mr.. Moi
felt did not think so, there was little
war on for minute or two. Nothing
was done in the matter.
The different Officers of the city
were present and all were asked to re-
port in their respective positions. Mr..
Chambers reported some repairs need.
ed at the fire station. Others report
ed everything o. X.
Communications were read from the
attorney for Benz. Thompson, and also
letters from Twombly and Henney in
regard to the $4,000 or more yet un-
paid on the light and water plant.
Communication of Mrs. Fuller In re-
gard to refund asked for water meter
was referred to light and water COM
mittee for investigation.
Letters from Edwin P Martin and
c. Pedrick asking that their names
be restored on the books so that they
may vote in the coimng election was
refused, the time having passed for
the restoring of names on the list that
had been marked off.
There were several letters read in
rgard to the Westinghouse bill for
balance due on the engine read from
them, and also from Mr.. Thompson
asking if the same had been paid.
This bill amounts to s1124.50, is ap..
proved by the engineer and will be
paid on receipt of an order from Mr..
Thompson to pay the same.
The $4,000 borrowed from the three
banks are due again and it was or
dered that $500 be paid to each of
the three banks and the notes set upl
for another 80 days.
Interest coupons to the amount of
$275 were addicted and a warrant was
drawn for same.
There were several letters received
from different auditing concerns ask
ing to audit the city books, and the
bid of Mr.. VIM. H. Jones, being the
most attractive, same was accepted.
The auditing will cover the work of
the past three years. Other bids were
received from Mucklow & Ford and
John A. Hall of Jacksonville, Stand
ard Auditing Company of Tampa, and
from Mr.. T. G. Hutchinson.
The matter of appointing a record
er to fill the unexpired term OF the
late Major Izlar was deferred until
the next meeting.
1t will be matter or great concern
that the piston to the engine that
broke some time ago is soon to be re-
placed with a new one. After a delay
of weeks, telegram was received last
night that new one was being ship
ped by express, and was to leave Erie,
Pa, last evening The new piston
should reach here by the end of the
week.
DR.. Peek made his monthly written
report to the council. and his report
of the markets and bakeries shows
that they are all in good sanitary con-
dition, and that the conditions at thet
schools are excellent. There is very
little sickness. This is mighty good
news, and shows that Ocala's climate
is ideal.
The clerk asked that he be allowed
to purchase books and blanks needed, |
which was granted, and the transferr- |
ing OF accounts that would straight |
en- his books to the first of October.
All bills properly approved were
ordered paid.
A long letter from Mr.. Thompson's
attorney, in regard to the balance due
on the contract-covering some TWEEN
ty odd pages-was referred to the
engineers