The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-08
LOCAL LEGISLATION
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sum of $1,000, 10 meet the bills to be
drawn from the said fire and water
fund, Respectfully submitted.
=. r. Tyding~. Chairman.
Z. T. Helvenston,
Jno. II. Taylor. Fin. Com.
The superintendent Of the electric
light plant was allowed a petty cash
fund Of $50.
On motion the finance committee
was instructed TO negotiate with
Mayor Robertson for the purchase Of
the property known as TayIor's pond
for the city.
Mr.. Fausett asked that the light and
water committee investigate the ad-
visibility of extending mains on Ex-
position street and putting in more
hydrants.
On motion more -candlepower
Tungsten lights were ordered placed
On Exposition street, same 70 De done
before the fair opens, and ample lights
were ordered placed at the 5. y. 1.
crossing.
The new bill board a the intersec-
ton of Exposition street and the S. A.
l. Railway, being declared a menace TO
life from the fact that it obstructs the
it was ordered that the owners be re-
quested by the police committee TO re-
move same to where it would not be
dangerous.
On motion Of Mr.. Fausett, the wages
Of three fremen at the station We're
raised from $40 to s45 per month.
The matter of free lights for the
Marion County Fair came up. and the
council decided that the fair would be
granted free lights as heretofore, but
must pay for globes and wiring, and
| that all concessions should pay for
| globes, wiring and current.
The finance committee had checked
| up certain certificates in the hands of
the city marshal and recommended
| that they be destroyed and he given
credit for same.
| Mr.. Taylor, chairman of the light and
water committee, submitted the report.
which follows, and which was read
and adopted;
Ocala, Fla. Nov. 4th, 1911.
To the City Council, Oca1a, Fla, Cen
tlemen:
| We, the electric light and water COM
mittee, beg to report and make the fol-
| io"l HS
We give the receipts and expenses
of the light plant for the months of
June, July, August and September as
follows:
| June. 1911-Bills rendered. s2Sss75;
collections. s3O7461; expenses, s1435,77;
net earnings collected and availa BILE.
Isle3ss4.
| July. 191l-Bills rendered, s261999;
tcnfla1t;opS SOSSf 20. So01Q
net earnings collected and availa BILE.
s5Ss.39.
| August. 1911-Bills rendered,
s2901.14; collections, S2s5s.20; ex-
penses, s1S96.53: net earnings collected
an availa Bile. s959,67.
| September. 1911-Bills rendered
Is297s+s; collections. $2967.69; ex-
penses, $1350.95: net earnings collected
and availa BILE, s1s1e.74.
Totals: Bills rendered. s11.sSS.36
COLLECTIONS, s11,4s5.29: expenses, Sc
i701.65; net earnings collected and
available, s4.7s3s4.
The above expenses include about
$4,000 paid for meters; s2,967.69 in
; cludes city lightings not paid.
| These being months since the new
superintendent has been in charge o.
the plant, and the dullest months o
the year
For comparison we give some months
of 1910:
June. l910-Bills rendered. $4,000
collections, s2290.45; expenses. 1881. FL
net earnings collected and available
s69ss4
July, 1910-Bills, rendered. s2403. %
collections, s225499: expenses. $2254 80
net earnings collected and available,
August, 1910-Bills rendered
|s2431.O7: collections, s174301; ex
penses, s1743.O1: net earnings collect
ed and available. 0.
September. 1910--Blls rendered
s25O0s0; collections, s322o.54; ex
penses, s3220.54; net earnings collect
ed and available, 0.
Totals: Bills rendered. s9S34.93: col
lections. $950S.99 expenses, $S810.15
net earnings collected and availab
S69Ss4
$4,000 estimated. as book kept b
former superintendent was lost dur
ing his term of office s3220.54 in
clues 1888 paid on account of boiler
Our net earnings show quite an in
crease over last year, also you wi
note that our collections are much i'm
proved. Therefore We recommend
reduction in our charges to c0nSun
ers from 10 to s cents per X. w. ais
a reduction in our minimum charg
from So 10 $50.
We find some complaints of diI
lights and upon investigation find
due to overloaded transformers
burned out carbons in lamps
Our plant is in fine condition. bot
engines pulling their full load. whic
they have not done for sometime pas
ii and the voltage up TO 11s nearly a
the time. We have no reserve ele
trical power in event of accidents
engines or generators, but sufficiel
,, to carry Us through the winter, as v
are not running at overload at pea
We have sufficient boiler power f
n some years TO come.
Since the present committee has bee
in charge we have bought and install
ed nearly $50 meters, which have gi'
en- US an accurate knowledge of Gu
rent used. also have meter on pIa1
showing total output and loss on Iii
tribution Of about twelve and a Ia
. per cent.
We earnestly request the cooper
ton and assistance Of all our citize1
and patrons in the prompt payment
their bills as their superint endent Al
employees have their hands full TO q
have dispensed with one man) witho
spending nearly all one mans tir
collecting.