The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-28
LESSON OF THE ELECTION

Nobody needs to be pessimistic or
discouraged or think OcaIa is back
ward because of the result of Tues
days bond election 1t has encour-
aged the Star, which draws the fol-
lowing conclusions from the vote:
Sewerage
The vote on the sewerage system
was 244 for and 209 against Per-
sonally we know many voters who
are in favor of sewerage, and voted
against it because they were against
other things and feared that vote
for sewerage would be also vote
for the things they did not like. In
short, they were at first against 5he
bunch ordinance, and feared that
the well meant attempt of the coun-
Gil to unbunch DIT would not hold in
the courts The Star believes that
had the sewerage been able to stand
alone, 1T would have received two
votes cut of every three.
Street Paving
| For, 214; against, go. A Slim
majority of Is. The real estate
owners voted heavily against this
proposition because, among other
reasons many of them are not able to
stand their disproportionate part of
the expense. The Star also knows
several voters who believe it best to
hold back street paving until the
sewerage system is put in. There
were probably enough such to de-
eide the result.
Civic Center
For, 1898; against 240. The Star
has no doubt Ithat the people of
! OcaIa want handsome civic center
and Will ibufTd one soon. As the Star
said Monday, it is the Improvement
the city can best defer for two or
three years, and the vote proves 1t
accurately reflected public senti-
ment.
Waterworks Improvement and Mu-
nicipa1 Ice Plant
For, 1871; against, 239. Its the
Stars opinion that the people OF
Ocala want their water plant i'm
proved. THE heavy vote against
this item is due, unless we greatly
mistake, to two things:I One was
THE socialistic scheme for munici-
pal ice plant; the other is THE opin-
ion THAT I'VE are already bonded for
that Improvement.
Depends on TOday's Vote
If the people today vote, as the
Star hopes they will, for SIS 900 to
Improve the electric plant, the coun-
Gil may make sure they wanlt the
water plant improved ALSO. If they
vote against electric bonds, the
council may decide THAT THE people
unIti4 the present depression passes.
Mr. Hunter informs THE Star that
the council has tried Ito find a mar
keE for the $55, 900 of waIterworks
bonds NOW on hand, amid failed be-
cause purchasers have doubt OF
their validity. If such is the case,
Ahe council should destroy these
bonds at once.
lit lis the opinion of some of our
heading lawyers that the vote for
sewerage must stand or fall with
the balance of the ordinance, that
either tit win Validate thee Others
or he inNaHdated by them. This
THE courts will decide. I'm case it
stands and the Others with it, the
people have too plainly@ announced
their disapproval of three items for
the council to try TO issue bonds for
Them. In case they pull the sewer
age item down. the Star will respect
| fully recommend the council to at
once draw up an ordinance calling
| for another election. If the people
vote to-day ito Improve the electric
plant, it will also recommend the
council to call for an election for
$4,000 for waterwoGfks Improve
memt. The Star lis confident that the
result OF such an election will show
that Ocala lis just Eas mnch for I'm
rprovement as amy other city. There
is a big bunch of people in Ocala THAT
believe they should lbe allowed TO
Think and act for themselves, and
they resent always holding up some
other town, where conditions may be
very different, as a pattern for them
to copy after
Lets all get together.