The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-06
LOCAL LEGISLATION

The city council met Tuesday night
with all members present. The meet
ing was called to order by President
| McIver, and the minutes of last reg
ular meeting read and approved.
Petition from the Woman's Club
requesting that all owners of proper
ty abutting on streets of the city
which are to be hard surfaced be re-
quired to lay and connect all water.
sewer and gas pipes from the street
mains to all occupied and vacant lots
along such streets and to require the
gas company to lay its mains under
such streets before the paving is put
down was read and upon motion of
Mr Goldman. was accepted and order
ed complied with.
Communication, from the board of
trade relative to the proposed bond
issue read and filed for information.
Request of r. L. Carter for side
walk grade abutting his property on
Tuscawilla street was read and it was
the sense of the council that Mr.. Car
ter conform to the grade of sidewalk
adjacent his lot.
Statement from II. S. MinshaII that
warrant No. 50702 for S12.75 on sewer
bond fund had been paid to him and
statement. from Marion Hardware Co.
that warrant No. 5O949 for S18.40 on
sewer bond fund had been paid were
considered and it was ordered that
said statements be used as vouchers
for said warrants as the warrants
had been misplaced.
The clerk was instructed to wire
the Ideal Advertising Co. that the
six trash containers had been received
and placed.
Suggestion of Burford, Hall &
Smith that the city order five barrels
Of lubricating oil for the new turbine
generator was referred to City Man
ager Mckenzie.
Petition of r. L. Anderson request
ing the cancellation of tax certificate
No. 140 sale of Sept. 9th. 1897, No.
36O, sale of July 4th, 1898, No. 3O2,
sale of Sept. 3. 1900, the said certifi-
Gates purporting TO cover property
recently sold by Mrs. M. J. Roess to
IL. M. Hampton was referred to city
attorney for report, upon motion of
Mr.. Goldman.
Oscar Johnson appeared before the
board in regard TO cow that was kill
ed by the falling of high tension
wire. The president appointed spec
ial committee consisting of Messrs.
Goldman, Winer and Simmons to in
vestigate the matter and report to the
council at next meeting.
Petition from A. c. Rackard, /. J.
Jones and others for light at corner
of North Orange and Alfred streets
was referred to the head of the de-
partment of public service and city
manager.
The street paving report was read
and accepted upon motion of Council
man Winer. It appears elsewhere.
It was ordered that the city attor-
ney and mayor take up matter with
the A. c. L. and s. A. L. railroads and
have, street crossings put in good
condition.
An ordinance regulating the wiring
of buildings for electricity and impos-
ing penalty for violation of such
regulations was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Simmons, placed on first read
ing and referred to the head of the
department of justice.
Approved bills were ordered paid.
Council thereupon proceeded with
the election of officers for the ensuing
year. III. C. Sistrunk was declared
elected as clerk and assessor of taxes
of the city of Ocala; w. W. Clyatr
was declared elected city treasurer
and tax collector; ]. w. Akin was de-
clared elected plumbing and sanitary
inspector; F. r Hooker was declared
elected as city attorney, there being
no other applications for said posi-
tions.
The election of chief of police and
chief Of fire department was post.
poned.
| An ordinance to encourage prompi
payment of city taxes having been re
turned by the head of department q
justice approved was placed upon sec
ond reading, read and adopted by sec.
tions, placed upon third and fina
reading, read by title and adopted
upon roll call, all members votine
yea.
City Health Officer Watt submitted
monthly report which was read anC
accepted.
Council thereupon adjourned unit
netx regular meeting.
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