The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-04-16


and no individual in the city or coun-
ty has adopted resolutions against or
openly opposed the Bond Issue for
good roads, the election for which will
be held next Tuesday, April goth. On
the other hand the Marion county
Board of Trade and the Ocala Rotary
Club, numbering among their members
leading business and professional men
OF the city and county have endorsed
the Bond Issue without dissenting
vote. Members of both these organi.
cations who were opposed to the Bono
Issue of last December have gone on
record in favor of the present issue.
The reports which Mr.. A. C. Blow
ers, chairman of the campaign CON-
mittee is receiving from the various
parts of the county in his visits to the
precincts, and from the various chair
men, continue to be most favorable.
1t is the concensuc of opinion
amcng the business men who have
studied the bond issue that it to be
voted upon on next Tuesday. that II IS
a good business proposition and that
it is very difficult to see where any
one would have sufficient grounds TO
oppose it. Every citizen of the coun-
ty is expected to do all that he can
between now and Tuesday. And on
election day put the bond issue "over
the top"
The facts in the Bond Issue are very
briefly as follows
Date of the election: Tuesday,
April 20, 1920.
Amount of bonds to be issued: $780,
600. with interest at per cent, pay
able semi-annually; bonds to be dated
July l, 1920, and to be in the denomin-
alton of 81 900 each, of which 1i0 shall
become due and payable five years
from date, 200 ten years from date,
and 220 Is years from date.
Roads to be constructed The Dixie
Highway from the Marion-Alachua
county line, at Eyinston, to the Ma
:ion-Lake county line, just below
Weirsdale. by way of Mcintosh, Red
dick, Lowell, Ocala. Belleview, and
around the east side Of Lake Weir.
State Road No. 5. from the Marion-
Levy county line, near Romeo. 70 the
Marion-Citrus county line at Dunnel-
len.
Amount of State and Federal aid:
s250,OO0 on Dixie Highway and $780,
600 on State Road No. 5.
Total amount of money to be spent
on the Dixie Highway s75O,oOO. On
state Road No. 5 100000, plus si5,-
900 available in the DunneIlon Road
district, or total Of $1o5,0o0.
The two roads viii be constructed
by the state Road Department, under
the supervision Of the Federal hign-
way authorities.
Width of roads: The State Road
Department has fixed minimum
width Of sixteen feet for state roads,
with a right of way Of 6s feet
Type of roads to be built: OF a per
manent nature, to be decided upon py
the State Road Department, with the
approval of the Federal highway pu-
reau.
II the bond issue does not carry
Marion county will lose the $2SO'VVv
state and Federal aid money TINS
sum will be spent in some other cOun.
ty. and Marion county viii have 70 pay
the State and Federal taxes just .ns
asme. The last Legislature plos,ue-
for a two mill State road tax winch =
now being paid. c.ata
n the bond issue carries, the 0'a'o
Road Department viii cons'lu'.
Two roads. and win maintain 'ns 'sa
of.sr,var,,s This viii relieve ne
county Of the burden Of keeping 'nsn .aa
~ ana tbe money now spent on .ne
Dixie Highway win be asa"a
other roads in the county -
L this not good business Dr0D0-
sition? IS, or
COOP ROADS coMMlTlInn. .l
A. c. blowers Chairman.