The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
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The city election muddle ar Gainesville
Is at last settled. and the matter stands
just where il did before the demonstration
GA June j. Al Of The officers have as
stunned their - elal duties. Including the
city tax collector. W. B. Ellis. who was
the last TO yield. one or two members OF
the city council have not Withdrawn their
designations. While many are still of the
belief that there was fraud IN The late
election, they are pleased 20 show that
TIE muddle Is practically settled.
Following are the successful candidates
at the primary held ia Citrus county on
saturday: Representative. w S. Turner.
clerk circuit court w. O.. Zimmerman;
sheriff, A. +. Priest: county judge. l. NJ.
barton. prosecuting attorney J. VI.
Young. tax assessor. G.. J. Boswell; tax
collector. John T. King, county treasurer.
y. BarcO, superintendent Of public
schools. f.. A. Harrison; superintendent
81 registration, J. 5. Run, surveyor, q.
II. Hampton. AS the winners were all
nominated by good matorities, they may
Doe considered as elected.
The special campaign committee ap-
pointed by the Marion county executive
committee has called political meetings
at the following precincts Ia the county,
preparatory 10 the democratic primary on
Aug Ocala. % night; Fort Mccoy. n.
day Mcintosh. ., day; Pennington. -.
day; Blitchon, q. day, Cotton Plant. 20.
day; Summeriield. "a, day; Chandler, Is.
day; Grahamville, %. day; DunnellOn. 80.
night All of the candidates, now more
than thirty are invited TO attend these
meetings and 10 discuss the issues OF the
day in accordance with a time-honored
Marion county custom.
The city council Of Gainesville
will have to devise some plan
for improving the city's hnan-
a. nil na4T
sirable situation in a few years AT the
last meeting Of the city council President
Mcklnstry brought the attention Of the
council TO the fact that there was a de-
fcit I'm the sinking fund of $500. whicn
in some way will have TO be made good.
In addition TO this, there is the p. O.
Hebert Judgment against the city of
S2s0O, which in some way will have to be
met During the past few years prop
erty owners have paid their taxes or have
allowed their property to be certified to
the city as they saw tit. Not one Of
them has ever settled, and they are per-
mitted TO retain possession Of thdfr prop
erty.
An interesting controversy Is IN pro-
gress between the trustees OF Union
Academy, the colored public school az
Gainesville. and the board of public in
struction. The latter have demanded OF
the board OF trustees that they deed them
the school building and the lot upon
which il stands. The trus tees have ali
been interviewed individually upon their
proposed action in the matter, and all of
them say they will positively refuse TO
make the deed desired. No doubt exists
as 10 what the board will do. Its course
Is established by law, and every member
of IL proposes to follow IL to the letter II
tho board of trustees OF the school shall
deed the county school board the proper-
ty, the latter win make the appropriation
necessary to pay the salary of the teach
ers this year. and If the trustees shall re-
fuse, the board Will positively decline to
appropriate a dollar toward keeping up
the school. Last year the board expended
Sl.i00 OF the county school funds to keen
up this school. Section SO, School Laws
OF Florida. says: 1.-The title Of school
property Of the county shall be vested In
the board Of public instruction, or their
successors in office"