The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-12-10
OCALA WOMEN'S INTEREST
IN THE CITY ELECTION

mere is mucn speculation ABOUT
how the women will vote in Tuesdays
election and it may be of interest to
reproduce some resolutions unani-
mously adopted by the Woman's Club
at its regular meeting March 6, 1921:
Whereas, Ocala has been granted
charter which provides for city
manager; and,
Whereas, the city government has
never operated under said charter;
and,
Whereas, Other towns the size of
0cala and many cities are adopting
this form of government and finding
it satisfactory, therefore, the Wom-
ans Club resolves to petition the city
council to appoint city manager and
give the plan fair trial.
an this connection the Woman's
Club wishes to state that the above
resolution does not in any way ques-
ton the ability or intentions of our
city council. 1t recognizes the splen-
did service they have given to Ocala,
but also recognizes the fact that the
members are all active business men,
who cannot be expected to sacrifice
an undue amount of time for the
city's business.
at is a fact that in times past
most expensive mistakes have been
made that are still costing the city a
great deal of money-and there is no
one the taxpayers can hold response
bic, but if the right sort of man
were made city manager, whose bust
ness was the city's business, then the
people would have right to expect
and demand results, and he could
save the city many times the amount
of his salary.
eve especially urge the considera-
ton of this matter now, as with the
building Of our new. streets, involv-
ing the expenditure Of much money
a prospective should nave a man of
experience and efficiency whose whole
sil1le shoaId e devoted to the city's
business and whom tl2 people could
hold responsible for careful and
economical and wise expenditure of
their money"
No action was reported on this
communication, 50 follow up" COM
naittee, composed CT rs. H. C. Do
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Mrs. G. r Tvdin~s. Ms. o. E. Green
and Mrs. William Hooker, attended
the next meeting of the council and
asked for consideration of the clubs
resolution. The president of the coun-
ell, with finality that shut off dis
cussion, answered that the council had
appointed city manager and sug-
gested if the ladies had no further
business they were at liberty to re-
tire.
The same night, before Bringing up
the subject of the charter, the mem
bers of this committee living on Okla
Waha avenue entered protest against
liz A A114SS nlGlAiO0 AUA 3 pay ing et41u
stated If the present bond issue was
not enough to provide for a more dur
ao.e type Of paving, they would favor
oling as temporary measure until
"a additional bond issue could be
voted This was some time before
The bids showed that a good concrete
paving could be had for little more
than the Finley method.
It's not our purpose to reopen the
paving question, but every one is IA
nliliar with all the discussions and
disclosures that followed, and it oc-
CURED to US that if the city has a
manager, as we were so solemnly as
sured, and if we are functioning under
our charter. as we were supposed to
infer, wouldn't the city manager have
taken some position and had some
thing to say in matter of so great