The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-08-02
ocALA, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2. 1922
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Meeting of the City Council Tuesday
Evening Dealt With Many Inter-
esting Public Matters

meeting of the law making body.
After the approval of the minutes
| of the preceding meeting the house
| was thrown open to personal commn-l
uications. Mr.. S. Fl. Christian appear
ed to learn the result of the tests
made on the sewage disposal well that
he has recently completed for the
city and was overjoyed to hear the
council agree to accept the well and
pay for it upon the recommendation
| of Manager Brun1by that the well was
all that could be expected of it.
Mr.. Frank Hall took the floor and
read the riot act to the council for its
neglect of the septic tanks at the sew
age disposal lot. Mr.. Hall said that
he had, complained time after time to
council after council that the odor in
his neighborhood was unbearable. and
that all he ever got was promises and
that he wanted action. The council
/ promised action but Mr.. Hall was
skeptical. Although the manager and
council told Mr.. Hall that work was
actually in progress now that would
relieve this unpleasant situation, Mr..
Hall was rather inclined to be 1eary of
promises. Seeing will be believing
with Frank.
The head of written communications
brought several letters before the city
fathers. The guardian of the children
of Louis Lang requested that he be
allowed to redeem tax certificates
against the Lang home amounting to
| S291.30 at face value without interest.
| The council granted this request, pro-
! vided payment was made within ten
| days.
Mr.. E. A. Osborne wrote concerning
an excessive water bill. This matter
| was referred to the city manager for
! action
Mr. E. w. Clement wrote letter
| putting the council on notice that he
considers his property on Oklawaha
avenue seriously damaged by the new
| grade on the street and that he con-
siders his property as worthless until
| his lot is filled in to the level of the
street and his house raised in the
same proportion. This letter was filed
for future reference.
Mr.. L. G. Bailey protested that he
was taxed So for personal property
but had none. This complaint came
too late for action and the clerk was
instructed to write Mr.. Bailey explain
ing that the time for tax adjustments
was past and that no action could be
taken.
A petition signed by the Woman's
/ Club, the Rotary Club and the Cham
Der of Commerce was read requesting
the council to buy back the two little
plats of land on either side of North
Main street at the depot plaza. Mr..
Martin spoke at length in opposition
to this proposal, stating that the land
had been sold because the city could
not afford to pay for the street and
sidewalk paving along this frontage.
! The lot represents about $1,000 to the
city when this paving is taken into
consideration and Mr. Martin felt that
the small park space available was
not worth this money. Mr.. Pedrick
moved that the city buy back these
lots if they could be bought at the
same price that they were sold for,
and stated that in making this motion
he thought it was a poor piece OF bus
mess to buy back the property but
that he would vote for it to please the
public. The motion passed with only
one dissenting vote.s
4 The Woman's Club wrote, request
ing $50 a month in next years budget
for the upkeep of Tuscawilla Park,
and 800 in the budget for improve
ment of Victory Way. This request
was fled for action when the budget
came up for consideration.
The report of the rest room showed
SAT guests, seven of whom were from
out of the state.
The report of the health officer
showed that the Close dairy had the
: cleanest milk during the past month
: although the bacterial count OF al
was remarkably low for this time OF
year.
Mr.. Simmons introduced an ordi
nance providing for an election to se'
if Ocala wanted to spend not exceed
ing $4,000 for the extension and Inn
. provement of the light and water
: plant.
!: Chief Gordon recommended MT
: Morgan for another term as nigh
!; policeman and the recommendation
!; was approved.
!: Mr.. Pedrick recommended that tn
!. fire department be allowed anothe
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