The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-08

| OF some considera BILE Importance to
the city. it is not improper for me 10
| express my views on the subject
| 1t seems that the power company
| has offered light and power TO the
| city at three cents per K w, the city
| to retail 10 consumers for any figure
| il sees fit. AS the city is now retail
| ing at ten cents. it will be seen a once
that we are either making an enor
| NOUS profit on our lighting plant or
| that it costs a great deal more than
! three cents per K. ". to manufacture
| 1t.
| One of the fundamental principles of
| taxation is that it be equal, and II,
| therefore, is not right that consumers
| OF light and power pay greatly in eX-
| cess of the cost of manufacture, and
| thereby contribute more to- the other
| expenses Of the city than those who
| use neither light nor power. 1t would
| be fair and just TO all citizens of the
| town to charge only sufficiently above
| the cost of manufacture TO insure that
the city lose nothing by reason of
| operating the plant. or purchasing
| light and power
| 1t is claimed that the city can man
ufacture its own light and power at
21a cents per K. w I think that if
| close inspection is made as to the
| counts and costs Of maintaining the
plant, it will be seen that the parties
| making this estimate have not taken
into consideration the question of de-
| probation of the plant, nor the neces
sity of at once installing additional
| and expensive machinery to furnish
sufficient light and power to supply
| nd a
| Another, and to my mind. most i'm
| portant feature to he considered in re-
| gard to this proposition is that il we
| have power to deliver at a reasonable
| figure. we can offer inducements to
manufacturing enterprises to locate
here. Beyond all question, many en-
manufacture OF cotton goods, ice. etc.
| might be induced to locate here.
l would urge in conclusion that
| your honorable body take this ques-
ton up at once, with the view of set
| Ting the matter, and that the benefits
to be derived by said city be we'll con-
| sidered before any final steps are TAX
en-, Respectfully,
| J. D. Robertson. Mayor
A number of the citizens and prop
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| of the city, where the sand is deep and
| there are no paved roads or streets,
lappeared and also presented a petition,
asking that the city harden a street or
road from the ST. Johns Hotel west to
the Blitchton road, where the Bitch
ton road would be intersected just
north of the fair grounds. After con-
siderable discussion, in which the need
of hardened thoroughfare through
this part OF town apparent, the
Istreet committee, on motion, was Civ
en- the power to construct a ten-foOt
hard roadway of lime along the route,
or practically that asked for
| The usual batch of bills was read
and wherever properly approved were
| ordered paid.
The bill of Mr. Grubbs for attorney S
fees, when he was sued by the man,
Carter, whom he arrested, was approx
edsfor payment by the police commit
tee for s35, and ordered paid by the
council,
The bill Of the Marion Hardware Co
for $40 for the window broken out by
the fire wagon several months ago
was ordered paid.
Mr.. Helvenston asked permission
upon the approval and cooperation OF
the city board of health to have print
, ed the city's expense, rules govern
ing the treatment, prevention, etc, OF
conta gious diseases, so that copy
, could be left in every house where a
r conta gious disease might occur. The
request was granted.
). The clerk was asked to secure bids
/. for painting the new porch on the city
hall, all outside wood work and tn,
roof of both the city hall and fire sta
tion, and also provide new cutters o
t tin:
The report of the finance committe,
was adopted as follows:
Collected by tax collector,
taxes. 1911 ...,.....-...,..$ 4lo.5
Licenses :. ............. 41210
Collected by the marshal, fines 4569
: Pound fees .............. 15
:, Lodging prisoners .... 3.5
: Collected by clerk as follows:
:, | Electric light dept. .......... 2554.3
Market rents " 1905
Fines from street department s8.s
Sidewalk assessments for paw
ing 2hl.1
Transfers .. ..... 1900. 0
Milk licenses .. . 900
Total collections for the month
of October Observation-Disclosures 9S1s3
=, Balance in bank Oct 1.... 7400. 3
Total ....
Disbursed during October as
follawsi
. Salaries of officers and clerks 309o
80 Salaries of police dept...... 2130
- Witness fees and costs, police
| department ..... .....-.. 23.f
Feed for prisoners ....... 37,1
Sundry expenses police dent 1S.f
, Street department, labor $500. 334.;
80 Feed .... ................ 64.s
. Sundry expense .-.. 1O1.:
:. Sanitary department, labor
and expense ......... 1854
Feed .......... .......-. "a
-. Market department ...... 95.t
> Contingencies 1890 - 39.
a. | Insurance ..... -, ........ 81
;. Auditing city books ......... 1oOo.'
=, Fire and water department.
sk salaries ............ 1871
Feed :. Observation-Disclosures. 43.
. Supplies and repairs ...... 5.
Sundries -............... a.
Electric light department.
sundries -...... 1923.
- Transfer from this fund. .. 1000.
49, Transfer from general to fire
and water fund ........ 700.