Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26

ST ecial Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 19.-I left
Eustis for Tavares, tive-mile run, at
7.20 a. m. yesterday, and, at the latter
remarkable railway centre of unrealized
anticipations, boarded Jackson &
Sharp car and rode therein to this city,
arriving here about $3.50 p. m. No in
cident worth recording except the kill
ing of COW by the locomotive, near
Leesburg, marked the trip.
/ found Jacksonville mildly elated
over the final success Of the long con-
tested attempt TO bond the municipality
for public improvements. The matter
was submitted to the voters on Tuesday,
the election being held under the
Australian ballot system, and the vote
was overwhelming in favor of bonds.
The propositions submitted and carried
embrace the borrowing of 100000
Qncluding the refunding of the 5000, 900
outstanding per cent loan) at per
cent, to be applied as follows: $685. 900
for the extension of the water works
system; $4,000 for sewers and drain
age; S175 900 for improvements of streets
and parks; 100000 for city buildings;
$4,000 for electric lighting; $685. 900 for
bulkheading on river front, and $25, 900
for improving the fire department. This
is momentous step for Jacksonville
Tho expenditure of the $S00,000 pro-
vided for will effect a great change in
the appearance of the city and concur,
rently make a great deal of work fol
somebody. But some of the anti
bonders have attempted to block pro
gress through an application to Attorney
General Lamar, at Tallahassee, to bring
In the name of the State, quo warrantC
proceedings to test the validity of thu
" present municipal government Of Jack
Xnyille.
Jacksonville is supplied with water
fl I'm artesian wells; the last and mail
omen driven in 1889, being 1920 fee
deep, with maximum flow of 2,33
gallons.a minute. 1t is interesting b
note thai, in boring this we'll, the fol
lowing strata were encountered: Sand
20 feet; phosphate clay, 2 feet; coquina
90 feet; blue clay, 800 feet, fossil lime
stone, Q feet; blue clay, 100 feet; fossil
rock, 80 feet; tlinty rock, 6 feet; opei
line rock, 100 feet; hard, sandy lime
stone, $50 feet. The water reaches tn
surface strongly impregnated with SUI
phur, most OF which IS dissipated b
aeration, but tho sulphur taste remain
readily perceptible to the stranger who
however, soon grows accustomed to il
visited what is left of the "Subtrop
cal Exhibition" here--now TRANSFORMS
into the "Zoo'--this morning. Th
buildings and grounds are in a cond
ton OF neglect approaching dilapid,
ton, but small gang of men is at worl
in tho leisurely manner characteristic {
the south, getting them into little be
ter shape for the approaching wint'
season. The 400" is a combination
roller-skating rink and concert hal
with botanical and geological .appurt
nances. The list of animals does n
amount to much; the main attraction
being recently captured large al
savage wildcat, which manifests an e.
tire willingness TO spring at every OF
approaching his cage, and 13-foot all
gator with similarly bad temper.
the botanical department may be se'
some rare palms and Towering plan
bananas and pineapples in fruit, pa
paws and other products of Florida, b
they are very poorly arranged. A mort
ern nurseryman would make dout
attractive exhibit out of one-half I
material. JUDGE,