The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-12-06
LOCAL LEGISLATION
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the high spots of the subject matter
of the letter but put the council on
notice that his clients would not pay
for some parts of the work on Okla
Waha because it was illegally done.
He included in his list of illegalities
the change of the grade on parts of
the street, the change Of curbings on
other parts, the employment of an en-
gineer to re-establish a fixed grade,
Injury to the value of some property
and an excessive charge for the use of
tools and machinery. The council
listened patiently to his list of COM
plants and then told him that it
would bear his letter in mind but
that Oklawaha was not to be assessed
at this meeting.
Mr.. ]. B. Christie presented seal
ed bid to the council for the purchase
OF the old city market property,
where he now runs his chere-cola
plant. The council went up in the all
over this action OF the part of Mr..
Christie because it had been rumored
that Tucker & Simmons might want
the property and there sat Mr.. Sim
mons. If they opened Mr.. Christie's
bid and it was good they might miss
q better one from Mr.. Simmons. They
whispered over the dilemma for some
time and then asked MIR. Simmons if
he wished to make them proposition.
Mr.. Simmons asked them what they
wanted for the property but there
lay Mr.. Christie's unopened bid. II
they made a price and Mr.. Christie's
was better they would lose. Finally
Mr.. Martin stated that they might
take $4,000 for the property. Mr..
Simmons laughed and replied that
might all go to heaven when they died.
Nh. Simmons told them to state their
price and he would tell them if he
wanted it. 1t was finally decided to
hold Mr.. Christie's bid until the next
meeting at which time Mr.. Simmons
will be permitted to also enter a seal
ed bid. The council looked 100 per
cent better when this was settled.
Mr.. Goldman introduced an ordi-
nance permitting the city to close
South Fourth street from South Main
to Osceola. When this is done the A.
c. L. will help pay for storm sewer
age under its property at the light
plant.
Mr.. Simmons introduced an ordi-
nance fixing a date for the paving
bonds.
Mr.. Pedrick introduced an ordinance
for paving Broadway as far as Fl. A
| Fausett's store with a 16-foot asphalt
block center and Tarvia sides with
brick cutters.
All bills properly approved were
ordered paid
Some time was spent in discussing
the proper rent to charge for the old
pound property and is was finally re-
ferred to committee for action.
Travis Collier appeared before the
council and politely called their atten-
ton to the street in front of the city
hall (also in front of the White Star
building). Travis said that for
twelve years Collier Bros. had been
having to repair the street in front of
their building before they could use
it after hard rain. He admitted
that they had become somewhat ac-
cCStomed to the lob and II wasn't so
very hard now but that he would like
to have permanent paving on this
street in the next ten years. He
also requested that they be given a
water main as the little 1" private line
was too small to supply all the fam
/ lilies on the street, and outside of that
Travis was happy. The council prom
lsed him water main soon and
street "some day, maybe, but not right
now"
/ The council talked over the final
plans for the panhandle election
which takes place next Tuesday. Ev-
erything is ready for the election and
+ the council urges that all citizens
/ turn out and vote because we need
road to the springs and they feel like
/ Engineer Walker can do it better than
the city.
An ordinance was passed providing
for asphalt brick pavement to the city
limits on the north Dixie Highway.