The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-01

appointed some time ago at meeting
to consider the proposed city bond is
sue, for the purpose of going into the
matter of such bond issue and re-
porting back to the citizens at sub
sequent meeting, rendered its report
yesterday afternoon at meeting of
citizens in the city hall. About 80
representative citizens were present
and much interest was manifest in the
question at issue.
Harry Greene, chairman of the citi-
zens' committee presided, and F. E.
Chldester acted as secretary. Mr..
Greene exhibited map of the city
which showed at a glance the conclu-
sions of the committee as far as they
had gone into the matter. According
to the committees opinion the bond is
sue should be for three specific pur-
posses, viz: improvements around
Spring bayou, the establishing of
park or parks and the paving of
streets. The map exhibited showed
by red lines the streets that the com
mlttee had decided on, and the site
recommended as a park. Mr.. Greene
made verbal report of what they had
deemed it best to suggest in regard
to improving conditions around the
bayou. These, in brief, are that the
walks should be put in good condition,
the walls made to correspond with the
walks in condition, that suitable
wharf be built at the foot of Tarpon
avenue, and that the walks be lighted.
1t was the sense of the committee that
the bayou walks, docks, ETC., should
Lai1sII5 ord 4
ure commensurate with the beauty of
surrounding grounds, boulevards and
buildings. This matter was, on mo-
ton put to vote and was agreed to
almost unanimously.
The question of paving boulevard
around Whitcomb bayou was also res
commended by the committee. After
some discussion this, too, was put to
a vote and carried by about the same
vote as the previous question, nearly
unanimously.
The committee having recommended
in their map report that Lakes Lutea
and Mimosa, together with land sur
rounding and land lying between the
lakes and the river, be purchased or
secured and that a park be establish
ed there. The committee was some
what divided as to the full plan of
improvements to recommend there.
Some of them had thought that Lake
Lutea should be dredged and Lake Mi
mosa filled, while some OF them
thought that it would be better to
dredge both lakes This matter was
discussed pro and con for some time
but no final decision was reached as to
what they should recommend to the
city council in the matter.
The question of purchasing the lot
where the tourists building, woman's
rest room and board of trade building
are located was dicussed. There was
a strong sentiment in favor of this
project. The lots on Pinellas avenue
belonging to w. H. Gourley were also
brought up for consideration as a
park site and discussed.
The general sentiment expressed at
the meeting was that the council
should, in the call for bonding cleo
ton, make it plain just what the mon
ey was to be used for. 1t was thought
that unless this was done the bonds
would be defeated. Every one that
spoke eva 9sed himself as heartily in
favOi ,.,...FUEding. 1t was suggested ted
that e should be for $150,0C0
instea> Fur9OO00O. This suggestion
was tan rab eagerly and the commit
tee wasA ,tructed to recommend that
this be done.
,San motion by j. K. Cheyney, duly
Seconded, it was resolved that the
committee continue; that it SHOULD
proceed to do what it could to reduce
the matter to form showing as fa1
as possible the specific amounts to b
spent in each of the three parts o
the proposed project of improvements
1t was further instructed to recon
mend bond issue of $150,000.
The plan of the committee, if adopt
ed by the council and voted by tn
people, would give the city syster
of paved streets second to none in tn
state, the map showing the principe
streets in all parts of the city marke