The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-12-11
80 soNo PUBLlco

Fuur rsfFfruFf uaurr Q ulfirrd that
thf C.fE ruuu.n BAD appointed o. COM
ruiffsf ta arf sItf COMMITTEE o. b.
srraiutsd bT a. board 10 TRADE. 60
takf andfr aftIsanrnt investigate
auf rffalrf ar co. subject 90 water
gorts o. co. ltb
Ne O. am fres t1 say thst there b.
49, aarsIlar Iu which th. citizens ~
C,caia. or en- ether community where
ururir arr rsnErrEated together.
uhuuId taks more Interest In that that
go ~ uafer supp's. The interest 81
sarh uns Is doabte.s multiplied by
en- frsquencY 90 hIs or her additions
anf 90 ths gurest and best that the
Ne uaEht e. have an abundant supply
srurs of oar rsaourCrs Wiu enable "a
e. obtaIn water works b. one ~ the
ffFir UfIHfIss uhIrh. Z think should
t.siunE o. ere cts. provided 90 can b.
asrfrrd aIffIr such limits as will
ulnkf r ar Investment and not a bur
dsrsunlr snuTrzf.
est dafs lf rsf seem that our city
cuuuru Is UffIr 600 previous 10 b.
condition that U1ufr8ntz u.s. The
ciff.s CONTRACT uIfh the Ocaia Water
Works eco EIVrs that company the
snNue.fs rrhf to use our streets and
ausfF Cor mat business for twenty
fFf Esars from the completion ~ the
water works. and allowed that com
uarF until ths first day 81 NOvem-
tfr. Isss. Co. complete its system and
uhen fhe work Uaz done hut assume
fhaf thf company completed the work
in fhs tIfns allowed m that b. 50. then
thr contract has four year. and elev-
81 months yet 90 run. Then on the
ART daF 60 November. 1912 o. the
City council does not notify the Water
Works eco. that the city viii buy the
rreseut system at lts then value. 90 be
dstrrmined b. arbitration, then the
term 90 i've years more must be add
81 to IN contract. 80 the city il ia
thiF Eiulation-at the end ~ twenty
nv wears DO must buy The present
system. Or add Eve years more 20 the
lifs of the contract with the Water
WORKS co. - there YOU are,
True the city must look into the
matter befora the FIRST 90 November
1s1- but DO would scarcely seem nee
essay for "a committee 81 business
men o. require four years 90 make an
vsstigatiur 90 this matter A great
many thing can. and doubtless will
happen in four years. and thu citizens
80 o,ala should not d. bound by any
action taken four years in advance.
Salus poruu est sUprema lex
The contract referred Co MAJ De
found iU Green's compilation OF the
ord.raue@s ard laws of Oclla NJ Tage
"a to page -.
I have heard IL rumored Cwhether
tru, 10 not q do not know that there /
is being discussed the propriety and /.
practicabIity ~ establishing a sys-
ten By which the water from Lake /
Weir might be- used for our city. II
the tins ever comes when that l. uu-
dertaken unless labor. materials. etc. +.
shall greatly decline. then the people I.
80 ocaia must make up their minds % 4
bond the city tand burden their prop I
erty to pay on the bondsD % the tune 4
81 IN round numbers. 500. 600. as will 4
appear b. estimates I hand you here |
with for publication. This estimate j
was made up from calculations and I
Information received from parties who ,
are NOSE familiar with the subject ]
and best qualified O. make estimates I
80 tins character obtainable i'm our I
city. This. too b. made up on the 4
basis - letting out the whole bust !
ness ms contract. m the CITY under /
took Ia. then from fiVe % ten thousand /
DOLLAR more would have % be added .
Tor purchasing machinery. tools and 4
implements with which 20 do the /
Work To issue bonds Tor SEQ. 900 \
bearing i've Ter cent interest. the net /
reCpiuts from the system would have /
a. D. flo.o0O per auuum O. pay the /
Interest alone. o. say nothing Of rails /
tnE d fund Co retire them with such 1
e. outlook buriensoule taxation would 1
D. insyitahls-and 10 is heavy enough |
nov
Elut until the city .s cut of the di- /
lemma b. b. nov in With its contract ]
With the Water Works Co. IL il folly 1
o. taik about involving the city in any
sweater expense than those We are /.
nov laborluE under Besides that. /
there ars nov existing which can and ]
should b. done Tor the betterment OF /
the CitH. without chasing shadows
Laurie r. Izlar.
cost % Water from Lake Weir 20 1
ocsis. Florida
tn distance viii b. about nearest I
ruutr. sixteen miles.
NM NH rrIu'r. tEs following pipe Co /
pruprrlf hruE .n sufficient quantity
uf water
l-l wII.s. ur 1856 wards eo-in pipe I
o.. w.I.s- "r RE>s yards Is-iu. pipe .
.-. r..- .r 1855 wards l1-in. pipe F..
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