The Ocala evening star., 1922-10-04
LOCAL LEGISLATION
For Improvement of the Light
And Water Plant Is Not
Necessary

see if any of them wished to address
the council but it appeared that none
OF the few citizens present had any
complaints to make so the meeting
proceeded into the reading of written
communications.
A letter was read from Mrs. R. A.
Burford, resigning from the library
board and recommending that Miss
Margaret Taylor be elected to fill the
vacancy. The council accepted Mrs.
Burford's resignation with regrets
ard elected Miss Taylor for the office
in her stead.
The report Of the rest room chair
man was read and showed IT'S regis
tered during the month and a salts
factory financial condition.
The report OF fhe health officer was
read. The report on dairies showed
that the Gray dairy led both in clean
illness and butter fat this month. DR..
Watt made a talk on his report. stat
ing that the new milk ordinance was
soon to be enforced but that at pres
ent he was giving the dairymen time
to make the necessary improvements
al their places before requiring them
to take out a license and observe the
new law. DR.. Watt reported the cpl
demic of dengue on the wane.
A letter was read from the Eureka
Fire Hose Company calling attention
to a $3.50 bill which would be reduced
10 per cent if paid by Sept. 1st. The
council decided that although this
date was a little past it would try to
get the 10 per cent reduction anyway
ard instructed Mr.. Sistrunk to send a
check for the amount less 10 per cent.
Mr. Goldman introduced an ordi-
nance amending the ordinance for the
paving of N. Magnolia street with as
phalt block from the end of the pres
ent brick paving to Henry street and
extending the asphaltic paving to
read from the end of the present brick
street to the north side of the inter-
section with the Kendrick road lat
the Baird store).
All bills were ordered paid upon
approval by the proper authorities.
Mr.. Brumby was asked if he had
any special report to make and he
made the following report on the con-
dition of the electric light plant.
City Managers Report
Ocala, October 3rd, 1922.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Ocala:
Gentlemen: I desire to make a
special report to your honorable body
on the situation at our electric light
plant in regard to its efficiency and
need of additional machinery in the
near future. Your honorable body
has called a special election for Oct
18th, asking the people to authorize
[ the expenditure of $4,000 out of the
| income of the electric light plant for
improvements.
At the time this election was called
| it was thought advisable and of i'm
mediate necessity that these improve
ments be made to be able to supply
the entire city of Ocala with electric
current during the coming winter, but
since this report was made | have haC
| the makers of the instruments on the
switchboard at the electric light plant
adjust and calibrate these instru
Iments, which were found incorrect. II
this incorrect condition they were
used to determine the necessity fol
additional equipment. Now, aftel
Having them adjusted, it is very cleal
to myself as we'll as our electrica
engineer, Mr.. Craig, and several othe1
engineers who have been in our cit!
recently making tests, that our pres
ent equipment can easily supply th'
city with all the current it will neet
during the next two or three years. D
course, this all depends upon tn
growth of the city and the increas
of the demand for electric current
lbut with the normal increase whlcl
has been occurring during the pas
two or three years our present equip
ment should carry US at least througI
the winter of 1924.
| To put our electric light plant i
first class condition, to be depende
upon in any emergency, our englnee
recommends land l desire to sanctlo
this recommendation, the putting @
our boilers in a better condition
thoroughly overhauling our Harris
burg engine and putting condense
on the Skinner engine. These change: