The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-10
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Long and Busy Session of the Coun-
Gil Last Evening

The city council met last night in
adjourned session, holding the ses-
sion that was due for last Tuesday
night. There were present Mr.. G.
w. Hunter. chairman; Messrs. Roess,
knight, Smith and Fausett.
Minutes of last session were read
and approved.
A communication was read from
the Board of Trade, asking the coun-
ell to ratify the appointment of the
councils list of members on the
Ocala-Silver Springs Canal Commits
sion.
A communication was read from
New York company regarding the
installation of a water softening
plant in the city. Referred to light
and water committee.
petition from citizens of North
Ocala for lights and water was read
and referred to the light and water
committee.
the proposed bond issue from Judge
w. s. Bullock was read and ordered
filed.
Judge BuIlock's Opinion of the Bond
Ordinance
Ocala, Fla, Sept. Is, 1914
To the Honorable City Council of the
City of Ocala.
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your body will hold a special meet
ing to consider the mayors veto. mes
sage on the ordinance submitting to-
the voters of Ocala the question OF
bonding for municipal purposes and
all these purposes for which bonds
are to be submitted to the elector-
ate of the city, including an election
to be held on the 28th of October,
1914, to authorize the issuance OF
bonds in the sum of $75, 900, for the
erection and equipment and extern
sion of an electric light station, in
connection with the water works :.
and on the 9th of October an cleo
ton submitting to the electorate of
Ocala the question of bonding the
city in the sum of 100000 for
sewers, 100000 for paving and i'm
proving the streets and sidewalks
$4,000 for public buildings and
parks, and $4,000 for equipping
and extending the water works. in
connection Herewith the erection OF
an ice plant.
Independent of the soundness of
the mayors reasons for withholding
his approval, and solely upon the
question of expediency in submitting
the questions as unit, it might be
we'll, if you gentlemen are so dis
posed, to advise with the citizens
who will have to pass upon this
question of bonding upon the point
as to whether or not they should be
submitted as unit. or whether they
should be submitted to the people as
independent propositions.
Personally. favor, and believe a
large majority of the taxpayers are
anxious for, a sewerage system, and
will vote for bonds for this purpose;
yet, If ann correctly informed 1t APP
pears that in order for us to have
bonds for sewerage and for public
buildings and parks, paving, and ex-
tending the water works, we must
also have annexed to that an ice
IpIant.
/ am utterly opposed to the prop
osition of an ice plant. 1t may be
true, as is stated by those who claim
to know, that in connection with the
machinery to the plant for an cleo
trio lighting station, the manufac-
ture of ice can be made from 10 te
~ cents per hundred pounds, but
even If this is true, what are we tc
do with the ice? Shall we have il
lpeddled around town in small guam
titles or send travelling salesman
out to solicit orders, or put up z
cold storage? OF may be anothel
thought-tlhat in connection with tht
public buildings and parks, or tht
'women's club, an ice cream par
lor might be of use and become on'
of the new annexes to the munfcipa
government.
1t would seem very great pity
gentlemen. that the citizens shoult
not have a right to select one o
more municipal improvements tina
you have suggested and have tn
right to pass upon the question o
bonds for these purposes, and not b
forced to say that unless we accep
all that You gentlemen propose W
shall have none.
respectfully submit for you
consideration that in passing on tn
question of bonding the city for mu
nicipal improvements that you wi
lpermit her citizens to have the nriy