The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-21
ANOTHER CHAPTER
ON IMPROVEMENT

/ ho6S0IdI OIL the star IT1ouQS, some
in good-natured chatting, and some
in mistakenly righteous Indignation,
have accused it of Stradding, of
tOting water on both shoulders, of
trying to please everybody, in the
| controversy that has arisen over the
announcement of the council that it
would receive bids from private par
| ties for electric current for the city.
The Star doesn't straddle, and it
has long passed the stage where it
had to ask any clique or individual
whether it should speak or keep 81
lent. It doesn't fear to offend peo-
pie who deserve to be offended, but
it is afraid of being unjust. It's ex-
perience has taught us that it is pos
sible for the most well meaning to
commit bitter injustice thru mis-
everybody. But it is printed for ev-
erybody, and it likes to give every
body's side of question. Everyone
i of it's readers has a right to his Opin-
ion, and so far as its space will al
low, it likes to give all its readers a
chance to express their opinion.
/ There need be no doubt about
where the Star stands on the ques-
/ ton of the electric current for the
city. The Star believes in municipal
!. Ownership to the full extent. 1t
thinks that the council should go
ahead with the plan laid out by our
. leading men, to consolidate the wa
ter and electric plants, to increase
+ supply the citizens with these two
) vital elements. 1t believes all the
benefits of this work should be kept
! I for the citizens, without division
, with any firm or individual. 1t knows
the city has the resources to do this
and it believes the people will give
: the council the power to do tht
), work if they believe it will be prop
er1y done; but it has its doubts
that they will give the council tn,
! resources if they think it is going t,
be done in halfway fashion, o
: even a nine-tenths way fashion.
i We elect men to represent us Oh
. the city council, and we have t.
give them a chance to go ahead an
see what they can do. If they don
do to suit us, we can elect other men
" but as long as they are in Office
n must be expected that they are go
,e ing to use their individual judg
x ments If any or all Of them Wen
o around asking the people what the
D should do about every measure, the
" would never do anything.
n The Star wants to see the prelin
mary steps taken for a bond issu
and it wants to see the city bond fo
lie a good, sufficient sum to make ii
lie needed improvements-not a hall
W way, stingy fund to make part c
ly them. The sewerage question, elet
fl trio and water plants, we positivel
cannot do without. They are vita
Ia The new city buildings can wait III
Sc til We have more money. They +woul
ct not have to wait long, for when in
It provements begin, business and r,
sources will increase. Some OF OF
Ipeople are little bit "dotty' abo,
a. the wished for civic center" The
TX are so anxious to see the town thro
a a fine front that they make seWe
is Iage, lights and power secondar
is sthirauary and forthuary'' consider
in tions. It is no exaggeration to So
til that human life is depending on Il
sewerage and water systems. ar
that our business life is greatly d
OF pendent on electric current.
d, We cant have our needed il
lis provements without bond issu
ot land We can't have bond issue wit
he out cooperation among our peopl
Fir A bond issue would be decided
rrrt ID Nv Of