The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-19
OCAIA. FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER I9. 1921
Local Legislation
An Interesting Meeting of the City
Council was Held Last Evening

Every member of the city council
was In his seat at Tuesday nights
rleeting and every seat in the council
chamber provided for spectators was
occupied by taxpayer, eager to see
the outcome of the alleged irregulari-
ties in the sanitary department,
which to date has caused the dismis-
sal of Mr.. John R. Martin from his
position of street superintendent.
Mayor Anderson's communication,
printed in the Star yesterday, was
read by the clerk, following which
President McIver made few remarks
to his fellow aldermen and citizens,
stating that he had been aware of the
charges brought against Mr.. Akin for
several days, but thought the council
chambc- the proper place to thresh
the matter out, and that he would
appoint committee later in the eve
ming to investigate the charges, and
all interested parties would be given
an opportunity to state their case.
Later in the evening, prior to TAX
;ng up the registration list for revis-
ion, the council agreed to adjourn
.. until three o'clock this afternoon,
when the entire council would go into
the charges brought by Mr.. Martin
If irregularities in the pay roll of the
sanitary department, and the mayor
and a. others interested would be in
vited % appear before the council.
Mr.. ]. ]. Gerig addressed the coun-
Gil, asking relief from an excessive
water bill. The matter was referred
to Superintendent Mckenzie for ad-
justment.
Mr.. S. H Christian informed the
council that he was rebuilding his
well boring machine and would short
ly be in position to drill wells and as
he understood the city would soon re-
quire an additional well at the sewage
disposal plant, he would like to have
the work
Mr.. Christians remarks brought to
light the fact that the present 10-inch
well at the disposal plant is INSULT
cient to carry off the water at certain
seasons of the year, and motion was
made and carried that advertisements
be prepared asking for bids for a r.
inch well, advertisements to be in
serted in the Tampa Tribune and
| Ocala Star.
In discussing the sewage disposal
plant it was stated that engineers of
the state board of health recently
inspected the well and tank in the
western part of the city and recon-
mended the installation of apparatus
to render the affuent harmless, fear
ing the possibility of the water flow
ing into the well there might. some
time in the future find an under
ground current that would carry it
into the stream from which the city's
water supply is pumped. DIR. Watt,
! city health officer, was consulted, and
the doctor stated that he differed
with the engineers when they were
here, and pointed out that repeated
tests made at the water works had
failed to show any signs of contain
ination of the water supply from any
source. DR.. Watt stated that the
apparatus recommended by the state
board was a chlorine process of puri-
flying the affluent at the disposal
tank This apparatus would cost
about $1,000 to install and an expense
of 81 day would be incurred by its
operation. The matter was referred
to Dr. Watt, who will take it up with
the state board.
The city managers report for the
various departments was read by the
clerk. Mr.. Mckenzie made a supple
mental verbal report, stating that as
there were various rumors circulating
over town about the cost of the new
dummy policemen recently installed
he wanted to state that the dummy
police cost the city s25 each, and that
the expense thus far attached to in
stalling the white way system, for
labor and material furnished by the
city was s412 This includes the
foundations for the standards about
the business portion of the city, lay
ing the cable. ETC., but does not in
clude the cost of the cable, which the
city furnished, or the cost of the
tlsmp standards. which were furnished
by the property owners.
At this point some reference was
made to the departments, and Mr.
Winer moved that in future every en-
pioye of the city be required to sign
the pay roll at the city clerks office
which motion carried.
| Mr.. Mckenzie stated that it would
be well for the council to plan for the
installation of an additional turbine
engine at the light plant, as the day
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