The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-01
BOARD OF TRADE
FAVORED BONDS
Ii Recommended Several Changes in
the Proposed Street Paving
Program

proposed bond issue for street paving
in Ocala with the proviso that heavy
type of surfacing be laid on n. Mag
nolia st. from the city limits to the
Seaboard tracks; Wenona st. from
Fort King avenue to S. Fifth street;
S. 5th ST. from Wenona to Lake Weir
avenue; Lake Weir avenue to the city
limits; and on N. Main st. from Wash
ington st. to union station; and Ok
laWaha avenue. with recommends
tion that the city council specify what
additional streets can then be paved
with the lighter type of surfacIng
with the remainder of the bond issue.
There was d good attendance at the
meeting and the sentiment as express
ed was strong for bonds. Some were
of the opinion that the amount of the
bond issue should be larger, and there
was some difference of opinion as to
what streets should be paved, and IN
the type of paving. All were agreed,
however, that the city is now wasting
money through it's present street sys-
TEN and must have permanent streets.
The recommendation to the council
was that that body specify as streets
to be paved with the lighter type Of
surfacing, S. Magnolia st. from Fort
King to S. 9Th, S. 9Th ST. from South
Magnolia to Orange st. and Orange
st. to the hospital, and w. Broadway
fro mthe end of the brick pavement TO
the city limits or as near to the city
limits as possible.
Two members of the council and
the city attorney were present at the
meeting. They stated that the coun-
Gil had been endeavoring to find a
solution for the paving problem of the
city without making too much of a
burden on the taxpayers. Mr.. A. T.
Thomas, councilman in charge of
streets, stated that he fully under
stood that light type of surfacing
was not as good as heavy type. lie
thought, however, that the lighter
surfacing on the streets with compa1
atively light traffic would enable the
city to get rid of its present difficult
ties of upkeep. If necessary, Mr..
Thomas said, the three-quarters or
the one-inch surfacing could have an
additional surfacing put down on it
several years from now.
With reference to the recommends
tion for the paving with lighter sur
facing of the streets leading to the
hospital and West Broadway, it was
pointed out by the city attorney that
the amount of the bond issue remain
ing after the paving of the streets
with heavy surfacing would be suffic-
lent to put the lighter surfacing on
more streets than those recommended
At its meeting next Tuesday night
it is probable that the city cou~eil, i
il decides to specify what streets will
be paved with the light form of paw.
ing. will specify more than the streets
recommended.
The special committee of the BoarC
OF Trade appointed several weeks age
to confer with the council in connec
tion with the proposed bond Issue
made it's report through its chairman
MI T. t. Munroe. The report was &C
cepted after being amended to include
Oklawaha avenue among the street:
to be paved with heavy type of sur
facing. Property owners on Okla
waha were present at the meeting anC
protested against a light type of paw
ing for this much travelled thorough
fare. The members of the specia
committee are: T. T. Munroe, chair
man, George MacKay. DR.. E. G. Peel
and H. c. Jones. This committee
continued to confer further with tn
council. The report of this commit
tee. as amended .and accepted las
night, is as follows:
eve, the undersigned committee
appointed by the Marion Count
Board of Trade to cooperate wit
your honorable body in the matter o
construction of paved streets in Ocals
and issuing bonds to cover cost O
same, recommend the permanen
pavement known to be such from eN
ample furnished by experience 9
other cities, on the following streets
North Magnolia to city limits.
"North Main to Seaboard station.
"Wynona st. from Fort King ave
nue. south over Lake Weir avenue
way.
"Oklawaha avenue.
We estimate the area on these fou
streets to amount to approximate
$4,000 square yards, at say 81 pc
yard, estimated to include cost of ne,
essary grading and foundation wor
100000.
"We recommend that the remainir
portion of the fund derived from Il
bond issue and property assessmel
be expended as far as it will go {
such other streets of the city as a
already surfaced with lime rock, usir
lighter or a cheaper form of paw
ment.
''We recommend that compete
mar be employed as city enginee
and that his endorsement go on {
plans that may be adopted.
t'We recommend that you invest
gate other types of non-permane
pavement than those already subm
ted with a view of getting the be
results.
ave recommend that when co
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