The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-17
THE BOND ORDINANCE
AND THE MAYORS VETO


The city council will meet in spe-
rzal session tomorrow afternoon, to
consider the mayors veto Of the
bond ordinance. The Star is inform
ed that an attempt will be made to
PASS the ordinance over the mayor 5
veto. The advocates OF the bin
claim they are sure of five votes. One
member Of the council agrees with
the mayor that this is not a good
time for a bond issue One wants a
bond issue, but does not approve of
parts OF the ordinance One member
as ont of town, and the Star has not
been able to obtain the opinion Of
the ninth member.
The mayors veto. or his two
vetoes, read a5 follows:
For Sewerage, Paving. Etc.
Ocala, Fla. Sept. Is, 1914.
Honorable City Council Of Oca1a.
Gentlemens / am constrained 10
retu1n without my approval an ordi-
nance entitled an ordinance to pro-
vide for THE issue of bonds of the city
OF Ocala, Florida, to the amount OF
s305. 900: 100000 of said bonids to
he used for the construction of sew
ers within the corporate limits of the
kitty or Ocala; 500 900 Of said bonds
10 be used for the purpose of paving
and Improving the streets of said
kitty; $4,000 of said bonds to be
used for the purpose of constructing
public buildings and parks III said
City Within the corporate limits Of
said city, and $4,000 of said bonds
Z to be used for the purpose of equip
ping, extending and improving the
waiter works plant and system Of said
city, ami erecting and constructing
In connection therewith an ice plant
for the manufacture of artificial ice.
ALSO to submit to the registered vot-
ars of said city bf Ocala the question
Of the issuing of said bonds in said
asmount Of $3O5, 900, passed septem-
Der a, 1911.
And, as grounds for my dlsapproy-
all and objections. respectfully
state fdhe Following:
EFErst. In view OF the great finan-
cial depression, resulting largely
from the European war, ut is not an
Opportune time to inauguralte a sys.
tenn of public Improvements inVoR-
ing The hobation of bonds, and the
expenditure of such a large sum o.
money, necessitating the imposition
OF large additional taxes against the
cfbizens already heavily oppressed b.
burdens of taxation. Great difficulty
will be experienced in floating th'
Bonds In these times OF financial de
preston, and these Improvement
contemplated, so far as they may b
within the charter rights of the cit,
OF Oca1a, can he postponed withou
serious detrinent.
second. The ordinance as passe
and submitted would leave to tn
voter no discretion or option ito fas
or any one or more of the project
and oppose the other, but he is re
s,uired to vote for or against all.
nv opinion, any ordinance conten
u1ating a scheme of such extensiv
and distinct improvements, and il
) volvfng in the aggregate an ezpend
anre Of $3O5, 900, should be 50 fran
ed as ito permit the voter TO expires
his approved or v1isapproVal OF eae
rroJect contemplated, and THEREBY
allow each to stand upon its ON
merits, and not require the voter
take all or nothing. For instance,
the voter should desire bonds for u
construction of sewers. and shou
oppose the construction Of municip
nee plant, or any of the other pr
5ects mentioned, he should he pc
united to so vote, and thus obtain
fair expression of the voters as to t
character of public improvements
may favor, and those which he M
oppose.
Third. Personally, I have been
favor of a municipal ice plant, and
is with reluctance that I call ate
zion to that feature of the ordinar
relating to the construction and er
eiom of municipal ice plant in CT
nection with the water works pla
system. I do not profess to.be aearn
IN the law, but my attention has Ibe
called to ARTICLE 8, section 5, Of
constitution OF the state Of Flerf
as Follows Sec. 5. The ilegislatl
small authorize the several count
and Incorporated cities OF towns
me state 10 assess and impose "a
cor county ard municipal purpos