The Ocala evening star., 1910-12-17

board OF health, said he was in cores
pondence with DIR. Porter. state health
officer in the matter of our under
ground sewerage. While up TO this
time it was not apparent that our wa
ter supply had been tainted, yet 1t
could occur any day and prove a fear
full menace to our health, create ty-
phoid fever, etc. 1t was matter of the
deepest interest to the health of the
city He referred to Col Warnings in
vestigation Of our town for a sewerage
system years ago.
f. r. Helvenston. a member of the
city council from the second ward, |
thought the septic system Of sewerage
would meet our demands along this /
line DIR. Hood was not so certain /
about this, the septic system was |
not as popular today as it had been. as /
in time the chemical appliances failed |
to have the desired effect: that it be !
came clogged and stagnant and then |
all the evil effects would present |
themselves. He said the system was
inaugurated in 1885. but the septic
system has only been applied two or
three years in Florida. He knew of
plant at Opelika. Ala, that had been
| in existence II years. He said the Ok
! lawaha river could be used for a wa
ter supply, yet when the stream be-
came low in dry times the water was
| full of deleterious matter.
| Mr.. Duval called on H. S. Chambers,
! fire chief, to tell about water supply
! for fire. Mr.. Chambers said it lacked
pressure and was not what it should
| be.
| J. NJ Meffert thought favorably of
the septic system of sewerage and that
| it was what was wanted in Ocala.
| j. w. Hood said that if our under
ground system of sewerage IS danger
Gus, we already had enough Of it.
| Mr.. Duval then moved that the chair
appoint a bond publicity committee Of
five members. The chair said he would
take time to select said committee.
| The chair then said the Georgia.
Florida Sawmill Association had been
invited to Ocala to hold its next meet
ing. January 9th, by Mr. E. P. Rentz.
The chair said Ocala nearly lost this
meeting as several Marion county
mill men belonging to the association
said Ocala did not have the hotel ac
commodations, but Mr. RentZ assured
them they would be taken care of. This
want of hotel accommodations inspir-
ed the chair to say that there was an
|
Ocala, the owner would donate the
site at a low valuation and take his
pay in bonds in the new hotel and the
chair knew of two citizens who would
take each $4,000 of stock and desired
the board to push the scheme.
| J. r. Moorhead moved the chair ap-
| point committee of entertainment to
take care Of the Georgia. Florida Saw
mill Association, with power to act and
make all needed preparations. The
chair named as such committee E. p.
Rentz J. NJ. Meffert and r. S. Hall.
Mr.. Brinson said he would attend the
State Teachers Association at Pensa
cola and that it was Ocalas time to
have the same and wanted to know if
the board of trade would back him up
in the invitation. The chair assured
; him the board would.
r. L. Martin presented the request
of the Hart Oklawaha river boat line
to get up folder, making Ocala the
objective point Of their tickets, instead
of Silver Springs and that it would be
, a good advertisement for the town. AS
$ it would cost several hundred dollars
to get out 10000 of such folders, the
secretary was requested to correspond
with Passenger Agent Fisher and see
what he could have the work done for.
n Mr.. Meffert said we did not have a
i tourist town. What we want is peO-
$ pie to occupy and till the land and
n what Ocala needs above all else to
make her grow was manufactures
Look at Jacksonville and see how she
e is getting factories and giving employ
t ment to people and cited their latest
[ industry, a glass factory that will en-
ploy 500 hands. This is a very import
: ant question and we should get busy to
do something practical along this line
The hour of ten having arrived, ii
was moved that at the next meeting
the respective committees on sewerage
water works, schools and parks report
u and the board resolve itself into a de-
S batting society and thoroughly discuss
e the bond issue in all it's phases, and
: then take steps to do something and
: quit talking. 1t was ordered.
i While the board members inside were
a enthusiastic for the Improvement OF
q the city and for bonds to do it with
I on the outside a small quota. who
: said taxes were already too high and il
+ Ocala went into the bond business
e their property was for sale and so runs
: the world away
e 1t may be of interest to know who
l. graced the meeting with their presence
: namely: NJ J. Roess. J. F. Thompson
e George Mackay. l.. w. Duva1. Jake
a Brown. Tom Jones, w. X. Zewadski
s. DR.. f. Van Hood. DIR. J. w Hood H. \
: Kramer l.. NJ. Murray. T. H. Harris, J
l. NJ. Meffert. y. c. Cobb. H. \. Fausett
l. f.. G. Smith. D. S Williams. Sr., J. H
BrinSon, G. L. Taylor. J. r. Moorh ca d
j. +. Phillips, r. L. Martin, J. NJ Ora
IS ham, Isaac Stevens. Fl. d. Stokes r. r
'r Carroll DR.. McClane. D. W. Davis. T,
7. Helvenston, X. E. Yonge. E. p
1t Rentz. c. l. Bittinger, and Pat Murph,
Ir of Jacksonville