Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-10
x,vor Thomas Vetoed Bill Pro
yiding for Sewerage Alone
w..1ep OTHER IMPROVEMENTS

.-o,,ic.d His Veto and Stated In Per-
-, That City Was Now on Verge Of
prosperity and Needs improvements
+. Other Ways-New Ordinance.
The municipal lie legislature. in accord
- with the order Of Monday even
met in recess session Tuesday
ri At which q number OF ordinAn'
we've presented and read, one OF
SIi,b by waving OF the rules was
-.,.sd and would have become a Law
Nth the approval Of the mayor.
rA;. ordinance was an ordinance in
,,od ,ced by Alderman Taylor, and
,o,ided for the calling Of an election
=, bond, in the amount OF $4,000 for
d, purpose Of constructing a complete
U,,e N Of sewerage, and to provide for
hoard OF bond trustees. The col
I.ie1e, Of Alderman Taylor evidently
w,l.Yed that it was the proper thing,
and +, passed its first reading with an
t.se akin TO Q boy at a county fair
s hiding down 8 greasy pole. The re-
4 AL, va. that the rules were waived
and the ordinance was passed TO It's
peond and third readings, and was
EOpted but when present ed for the
Signature Of Mayor Thomas there was
Ilull in the proceedings-not because
Of the mayors adversely TO the law,
Bot because Of the fact that he was
not Of the opinion that IL was suffi-
aenty broad. The instrument was
WIoed, and the reasons are given be.
low
The Mayors Reasons.
+ "Tothe Honorable President and Mem.
ber Of the City Council OF Gaines
vile, Florida.
gentlemen: ! beg to return you
herewith, without my approval, an Or
tibince entitled An Ordinance Pro-
Viding for the Issuance Of Bonds under
The Provision OF an Act Of the Legisla-
iure Of Florida, entitled "A Bill to be
entitled An Act Extending and En-
hrginG the Territorial Limits and the
Powers OF the City Of Gainesville, q
Municipal Corporation Organized and
Existing in Alachua County, Florida,
and Providing for the Exercise Of These
PoEer' the object and purpose OF
Which Is to provide for the calling OF
% election submitting TO the qualified
voters OF the city Of Gainesville the
Propositions OF bonding for the sum OF
" ." for the purpose OF constructing
Sewerage system in said city and the !
election OF board OF public works to
li5' charge OF all funds arising from
S'ad sales and the construction OF all /
p'tUlc works.
~ Tuesday the qualified electors
o. 'h' city approved the issuance OF .
:. /" Of bonds for ed EDUCATIONAL pur-
Po'' which represents this city's do.
haion to the University OF Florida
Sony 10 be constructed in our city
IN this ordinance you provide for
Nt ''1ance OF another $50, COO in bonds
V 10 I'ei for the purpose of construct.
"e""''sge. From neither OF these
'0 sources will you derive any mate
" t'ohi, From the former there
"" vt none from the latter but lit
V since the primary object OF sewer
. public health, the requirement
''.'h "n'allS upon the city the same
~! and Expense on behalf OF the poor
- f" the wealthy property hold
:" ~ matter how economically ad-
-'''-'sd, no sewerage system can
w "a - operating eIpenses-of the
- winch attn sure there can be
p .14b,
-'4 therefore. that you contem-
. - ''r ''uGnce Of tlOo,OOO in bonds,
'Ai"'n' nt which most be- derived
!. '.m a." taxation OF city prop.
+'-'' 10 me that in the issa.
-. ''Di' Tor public utilities q due
'.'-.d always be hsd for she
'5s al" method Of meeting the
!, ''' '-'' shsrsby the liEhtssI poe
\, ..'!-ns might be imposed opon
- 't.ray.r
Municipal Lighting. 1,
T" N' id-a in view recon.