The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-02
LETTER FROM LIGHT

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The one is taken from the report of
the county commissioners and clerk
of the court as published in the 1Ocala
STAR, of Oct. 80, 1914.
The other is the statement prepared
BY our road superintendent, for twelve !
months from October to October,
showing the work of the county COM
missioners, through the superintend- |
ent on our roads etc.
Here is the first show up.
The published report says that the
total outstanding warrants County
indebtedness) June 80, 1914 was
S169, 061.23. The report also shows
that the outstanding warrants Of each
fund was but S158, 385.17, according
to my figuring.
The county Indebtedness July 3,
1911 was $1O7, 900. The tax payers
have paid in 1912 and 1913 over $40
600 to cancel part of this debt. In
stead of decreasing it, it has increas-
ed more than $4,000 in three years.
What is the true indebtedness of
the county?
/ Again the report says that the to-
tai treasurer's balance June 80, 1914
was S13,31s.52. The report giving
| the treasurer's balance in each fund
and these additions amount to ST.
902.62.
This shows that there is $5,505 90
less in the treasurer's balance of each
fund than the total report calls for.
What is the true report of the
treasurer's balance at that date?
Again it says in the value of county
property that the old and new jail
amounts to S67, 900 while the school
house amounts to SIS, $50.
It says that the jaiIs are of more
value than the school property of
the county.
When the chairman of the school
board and the school superintend-
ent's attention was called to this, the
school superintendent said the value
Of school property is worth 5000, 900
IN the county.
| They fail to mention as of value
the hard roads of the county
This shows one of two things; either
the records of the county are in bad
shape or the county commissioners
and clerks are very careless about
making reports.
Il
To the incoming commissioners ane
school board if you do not find out
the exact Indebtedness of the county
ard the amount Of treasnrer's bal
ance you viii, in all likelihood, ge
yourselves into trouble.
Get straight.
Keep straight.
Here IS smother show up.
rs t;as Summing up Of superin
sendent Of roads.
The total road expenses for 81.
months beginning 0ctoz
ber, 1913. was 2e.s4s. 4
The expense for six
months beginning April
| !, 1914 .. 2o,52s 8
Total $1,000. s4g,s67.3
It cost the last six
less than the first six
months Cor 800 less) s8,819.5
i District No. spent
in II uonths ..... s1o,54O.8
District No. 2 spent
in Il months .... 1897
/ District \ ) spent
in II months. $1,000. 1888
District No. spent
in y months ... e,5s1.6
| District No. 5 spent
Lin IL months $1,000. 8,6ss.6
M The above shows the taxpaye
where the road money has been sper
I in the last IL months.
Here is how the money has bee
I distributed:
! Interest bill, $e,642.57 or AZ {
! the whole:
5 Equipment bill, s5,155.l5, or IL
1 of the whole.
Foreman bill, s5,1s8.e8, or 119
the whole.
Labor bill, s1l,oO2.67, or 800
the whole.
! Feed bill, s5,9e4.ss, or 126 Of Il
4 whole.
4 Miscellaneous, just 2egs of Il
whole
Here is the difference in expel
ses of 6 months in 1913 and 1914:
9 Foreman six months
beginning Oct. /, .1913.. S3,193.:
Foreman six months be-
= ginning April 1, 1914. zoos:
Saving in foreman -. s1.187.:
: Labor six months be-
ginning Oct. /, 1g13... So, 537.!