The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-08-16
VOLUME TwENTY-EIGHT. NO. 1ss
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Nineteen-Twenty Three Budget Up
For Discussion at Meeting of The
Council Last Night

Aldermen Martin, Henry, Goldman
and Simmons met Tuesday night with
Manager Brumby, Mayor Peek and
Solicitor Hooker in the regular coun-
Gil meeting.
After the minutes of the preceding
meeting had been read and approved,
President Martin threw the meeting
open to the spectators for any
charges, complaints or requests. Since
none of the gentlemen present APP
peared to be prompted with a desire
to, speak in public, Mr.. Martin asked
Mayor Peek if he had anything to say
to the council. DR.. Peek asked them
if the city was in favor of joining the
State Leageu of Municipalities. After
some discussion the council decided to
send in the dues of $25 and make
0cala member of the league.
The. meeting then proceeded to the
head of written communications. Mr..
Frank Drake sent in his resignation
as secretary of the library board but
the council requested Mr.. Sistrunk to
write Mr.. Drake and ask him to serve
until his term expired.
Mr.. Lee Miller wrote and enclosed
his check for $127.20 in payment Of
an old paving certificate for brick
pavement on Fort King. This certi-
f1cate has been outstanding for about
fifteen years and the interest would
amount to more than the principal.
Mr.. Miller requested that he be per-
mitted to pay the certificate without
interest IN view of the fact that he
had in former days paid the city
large sums for paving. Discussion
waxed long and furious on this sub
ject. DR.. Henry and Mr.. Simmons
seemed slightly in favor of granting
Mr.. Miller's request but Mr.. Goldman
and Mr.. Martin did not favor it. Man
ager Brumby, Mayor Peek and Attor-
ney Hooker chimed in and felt that it
would be bad precedent to grant
such request, especially with 50
much paving going on now. No one
would hurry to pay their paving cer-
tificates il no interest was charged on
delayed payments. Mr.. Goldman NOV
ed that the request be refused but the
motion was not seconded. Finally,
the manager and city attorney were
requested to investigate the matter
and see why Mr.. Miller had not paid
the certificate before and report at
next meeting. The win of the council
appeared to be that the request should
be refused unless Mr.. Miller had some
real good reason to give for his long.
delinquency.
Mr.. ]. W. Johnson again wrote con-
corning his grievance of an over
charge in water bill. Mr.. johnson was
present and heatedly presented his
claim and seemed to be slightly an
gered when the council refused TO
make refund, but the council could
not see the justice of the claim. It
appeared that the water bill had been
excessive during the first quarter Of
the year. Mr.. johnson complained, 30
the meter was tested but found to
register correctly. The water evil
IDENTIFY went through the pipes 50 the
council insists that Mr.. johnson pay
for it.
Mr.. Brumby made his regular
monthly report, showing eight calls
for the fire department with loss Of
S1031.
The plumbing department issued
two permits, made no final inspections
and made two sewer connections.
The sanitary department showed an
average of twenty-four loads a day
with trucks and twelve loads day
with carts. The dump carts were re-
ported in bad shape and Judging from
the fact that one Of them lost every