The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-16
OCALA. FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER l6
Mr.. THOMAS PLATFORM

Before announcing my platform,
there are few words that want to
say to the general public in the way
of an explanation which are as fol-
lows:
When / went on the city council
something over three years ago, had
one object in mind, which was to get
a white way" around the public
square, but after being appointed by
the president of the council as chair
man of the street and sanitary de-
partment, and after giving my de-
partment careful and due considera-
ton, | very quickly added two other
objects to my first one, which were
to get rid of our mules and carts and
put in their place a more modern
equipment, and the other was to bond
the city for the purpose of putting
a permanent wearing surface on our
lime rock base-referring to the
streets, of course-for with my sew
eral years of experience in the road
material and paving business, it took
me but very short while to realize
the fact that it was absolutely i'm
possible to keep up the streets salts
factory to the public with our local
material, on account of the great and
increasing amount Of automobile traf-
fic, and at the same time. / realized
that the money that the city was
spending was practically thrown
iaway. The balance of the council
Iagreed with me and the result, as
ievery one knows, of course, was that
advocated at the time the Finley
method type of paving, which I
thought was the best type of paving
that we could put down at that time,
taking into consideration the amount
Of money that the city would have to
spend. But since the war is over and
conditions are fast getting back to
normal, / would not for a moment
consider the Finley method process,
for the simple reason that we can now
get a standard and much better type
of pavement for very little more
expense. There are at least five
streets in the city which should be,
on account of the immense amount Of
automobile and heavy traffic, paved
with a standard type of asphalt.
These streets are Exposition, Mag
nolia, North Main, 0klawaha avenue
. and the Dixie Highway from Fort
King to the city limits.
1t will be recalled by the citizens
of Ocala, especially by those residing
J, on Oklawaha avenue, that a few
months ago when the council thought
that the bonds were sold and the mon
: ey available, that there appeared be-
fore the council a number of citizens
residing on Oklawaha avenue who de-
manded better type of paving than
we anticipated putting down on the
other streets. fought this issue, for
did not feel that they were any bet
: ter than any other respectable citi-
zens and property owners residing on
other streets where there was equally
as much and as heavy traffic as there
was on Oklawaha avenue, and 1 shall
I continue to fight any such one-sided
business. If the people on Oklawaha
expect better street than the city
expects to give other residents and
property owners living on other
E streets where there is equally as
much traffic, then they had better get
!, busy and defeat me for mayor;
though, however, am anxious to see
> Oklawaha avenue made a beautiful
street and paved with good type OF
asphalt.
4 Now just a few more facts and
h will give the voters my platform and
ask them to carefully consider it and
: also this letter, and then elect the
man for mayor whom you honestly
= believe to be the best qualified fol
: the Office. for personally, / do not ex.
! pete to ask a single man or women tC
: vote for me. If the majority of the
g people don't want me, then dom
want the Office.
: As to me opponent, DR.. Peek,
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