The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-23
Mr.. THOMAS REPLY
TO Mr.. MILLER
Mr.. C. Y. Miller, ocala, Fla:

Mr.. c. Y. Miller, 0cala, Fla:
+, Since you have 30 vigorously open
ed fire upon Mr.. d. E. McIver and !
myself. / viii attempt to answer
your questions that had reference to
my actions, which you say the people |
| of Oeala are entitled to. At the same |
time shall ask yoC several questions |
and refute part of your statement.
did not say, or indicate as you |
put it, that the people on Oklawaha |
avenue had received special privi- |
leges, but you certainly told the truth, |
Mr.. Miller, when you said that Ok |
lawaha avenue was ga -. of a rough |
street." and that half of the streets
of Ocala were almost impossible.
wish to advise you, Mr.. Miller, and /
think majority OF the citizens viii
agree with me, that the streets of
Oeala will continue to be rough so
long as we try to keep them up with
our local material under the present
and increasing automobile traffic.
Now, Mr.. Miller, you contradicted
yourself when you said that the
streets were in a worse condition
than they have been for twenty years,
for further on you say that the peo-
pie did know that John Martin got
!, dollars worth of service for every
dollar spent. If this is true, then why
. are the streets in such bad condi-
ton for up until about FIVE weeks ago
, Mr.. John Martin has been street
superintendent for the past ten
! months. Now, won't you please ex-
plain as to what you are trying to get
: at, for it is plain to see that it is
either impossible to keep up our
Mr.. John Martin did not do his duty.
You also stated that the city had only
2 gotten twenty-five cents worth of
{ service out of every dollar spent for
n many years. Now if you have refer
e ence to the street work, / only wish
r to say this and feel it my duty to do
e so. When / went on the council about
: four years ago, Mr.. Robert Marsh
: was street superintendent and don't
p believe that God ever made a more
e honorable or a harder working man,
e and if he was living today, would
e certainly take my hat of to him for
d the way he kept the streets of Ocala
y up during the war with practically
Il nothing to do it with and according
|, to your own statement, Mr.. Miller,
It the streets were in better shape when
= Mr.. Martin took them in charge than
e they are at the present time, so, ac-
N cording to your own statement, If Mr..
John Martin got one hundred per
cent efficiency. Mr.. Robert Marsh got
20 one hundred and twenty-five.
N You asked for an explanation in
= reference to why fired Mr.. John
" Martin after the people of Ocala were
&c so well pleased with his services.
ID want to say right here as have said
before to the general public, through
the columns of the Ocala Star, that
10 Mr.. John Martin was not fired but
m resigned after l raked him over the
0. Goals for interfering with my plans
~ which should not have interested hin
Is III the least.
err Now, Mr.. Miller, if you will answer
the following questions, will be yer,
much obliged to you. How do YOU
in know that Mr.. John Martin got on
l. hundred per cent efficiency? Do VOL
1t believe it possible for him or any ont
a else to get one hundred per cent eff
n ficiency out of common labor Will
he (Martin) spent lot of his tim
around the public square? Why wa
vt it when Mr.. Henry Sistrunk aske'
al Mr.. John Martin for a report as d
he the number of loads of lime that b
of had put on the streets that he Mar
no TIM told Mr.. Sistrunk that he ha,
#. lost his book? Now, Mr.. Miller, RICH
deep down in your heart, don't yO'
ad believe that Will Taylor, the seWe
he man, stole Mr.. Martins book? VIII
ot did Mr.. John Martin put Mr.. A. J
lis Nye on the streets at five dollars pc
ry day and keep him there until CAV
him positive instructions to take hir
off the payroll? Did you or any on
else ever see Mr.. Marsh or Mr.. Nyt
the present street superintendent
,st around the public square while sup
he posed to be on duty, reading newspa
re pers and etc. Now, this is what III
of Martin did and you and everybod
OIL else knows it. LIDO not consider,
he fact / know, that Mr.. Martin is nc
ae one-haf the street man that Mr.. Ny
is and if you are a fair-minded ma
ire and will watch some of Mr.. Nye'
to work, then you will agree with mi
an Since you have joined the John MAJ