Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-22
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AGES SUGGESTION
st4ingfsIICw on Municipal
Ownership.
FY sNouLo owN LIoAr pLANT

WI Last LIFE Time and 10 Always
Clean.
Morgan Springs, Tenn Oct. ID, 1906.
Major w. r. Thomas,
Gainesville, Fla:
ny DesE Maori see by The
gibes.U Union that the people Of
gainesville voted for improvement
bonds about 10 20 /, and will cay that
"a ny opinion this iS the best piece Of
work they ever did. The city and
people must have cheaper lights, II
these lightS are TO be q source Of cone
tsnienOs and comfort, instead Of q
means OF extoFtion. And the only
chance on earth to get the rate re-
duced 70 q reasonable basls~-and main.
cain q strictly drot-clsss BeFvice-iS
municipal ownership. / enclose you
bin against me for ligh.O during July,
BY this you will soe that the Jackson.
vile rate 70 private homes is seven
cents per n watts, and At this rate che
eltg admits q profit Of 100 per cent, the |
aetual cost Of current being three and |
o1s-iouEth csnts per N watts, In.
oludlne the interest Oh the bonded IN.
6ebtedness--les thar thFea and three.
ioufshs' cents. This cOFfent Il made
With fuel OIL, which costs moFs than
either coal or wood, Ice use being &C.
eepied on account Of I've convenience.
The question oiseWeFage 10 next IN
importance 70 that Of municipal own.
erthip Of lights and water, and I, 10
pleasure 70 write you tbat We (Mn, 8.
and lnyselfl ere very anxious 10 raise
end educate our four boys 10 Gaines
VIE, and iust ~ soon ~ your beautl-
fol little olts u the proud owner Of I've
own electric lights and q good system
D. sewerage We will come and make
aalneagille or future home, and In
e1tltion 70 educating our ehildrsn 10
re beet school town 10 the Ststs. do
or part IN developing and building up
tho chaTming community Of which
Gainesville 10 the center also no.
Wee that you are going 70 spend ton TO
tWenty thousand dollars on paved
slgseis, aAd In this connection ! wish
90 call POUR valued attentlon to vitFi-
ned brick, the worth Of which for
paving streets IL . thousand times
better than any other material which
car be economically used 10 Florida,
The heavy ralns which wash away
end ruin q Shelled or eVuBhed FOok
paved street, simply elsana0s and bepu-
tlheS q vItFIHed brisk paved street.
And the winds and galsa that pick up
and carry away the surface Of rock
paved street In dry weather, uses this
Loose gravel and sand 10 cement q
brick paved street and makes Il strong.
% than II vas before. In addition 20
these differences, = vitFlaed brick
paved street il always In good
order, needing no Fepaiu, and q
she'll or rock paved street IL al
Wayt In bad order aud needing
daily repairs, hope you VAn induce
your city 90 adopt aud use che brick
paving, ~ II Ia not only clean and beau.
tilul--bOt everlasting. II coats q little
more 10 put down. bul once down II Ia
there IN good shape for hfs-time
enclose you clipping from The Times.
UnlOn Of October 10Th. This article
will show you the positive stand taken
BY the Board Of Public Works ol Jack
sonVllle In favor Of vilHtied brick
paFRmeats, ~ against crushed roek
she'll OF anything tlse, Ny street paw,
ing bill Ia Jacksonville this year all
VltFlfied brick, amounts 20 81. go, bu,
WUEld rather pay this sum once and
have che enioyment Ol clcau, smooth
dry pAvemeha Tor generation thar
pay ESQ Zoe FoOt OF she'll spent q
week IN Chattanooga during the fatr
and Two days while there IL ralued
The streets arr paved Wi1h stone (odt
elBeal, aud I was very much impressed
Wlth thsiS appearance ~ compared 3,
che paved streets OF Jacksonville. Tn,
latter after Nth % bright and pFott,
and free Of pools Of water, che Other
RISKS IN q waste Of mud aud water.
HOuS friend,
T, n. SrnINuTEtioW.
Attention. ODD Fellows.