The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-04-19

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Manager Brumby and Attorney Hook
er were present at the regular council
meeting Tuesday night when a decid-
ed forward step was made in the di-
rection Of paved streets. Ordinances
were passed and approved by the
mayor that take care of the legal end
of the street paving program. These
ordinances provide for the paving of
the streets, advertising for bids, Sc
curing money from the property hold
ers and all other steps necessary for
the beginning and completion of the
street paving.
In addition to the main paving ord
nance there were two others ordi-
nances for paving. One covered the
paving Of South Second street from
Osceola to Main with asphaltic blocks
and the other covered the paving of
North Main street from Washington
to the depot with the same material.
These streets are to be built with city
labor. It is the idea of Manager
Brumby and the council to pave these
streets with our own labor, under the
supervision Of Mr.. Brumby and see
what the cost is per yard. Then the
city will be better able to Judge
whether the bids are in line with low
est possible prices or not.
The main paving ordinance provides
for the paving of North Magolia from
the s. A. L. railroad to the northern
city limits; South Magnolia street
from Fort King avenue to Eighth
street; South 9Th street from South
Magnolia to Earl; Earl street from
the southern city limits to South 5th
street; South 5th street from Earl
! to Wenona; Wenona from South 5th
to Fort King; Oklawaha avenue from
Osceola to Torrey; Broadway from
Pond to the fair grounds; Washing
ton street from Main to Magnolia;
| North 9Th street from Main to Mag
| nolia. The council will advertise for
bids on these streets and will then
| decide whether to let contracts for
the work or whether the city can do
the paving cheaper itself.
Mr.. R. H. Todd requested that the
city pipe water out Torrey street to
where he is building his new home
| This request was referred to Mr..
brumby who promised at least serv-
ice line. He stated that the city was
busy now working on mains for the
streets to be newly paved and would
not be able to get on Torrey street
with main right now.
Mr.. R. F. Rogers appeared before
the council and requested better light
ing on Washington street. 1t appear
ed that Mr.. Rogers thought the lights
there were too small. Mr.. Mckenzie
said that they wer the same candle
power as the other lights in town but
Mr.. Brumby said the ywould investi-
gate and put in more lights if they
were needed.
! DR.. Peek was reminded by this dis
cussion that the hospital had request
ed him to ask for better lighting out
Orange street.
Mr. R. F. Rogers made few re-
marks in connection with street paw
ing. He said that when the citizens
voted bonds they voted for the money
10 be spent in a cheap paving on prac-
! tically all our streets but that he
would be perfectly satisfied and
thought it would meet with the ap.
proval of most of the people if the
! council spent the bond money in per.
manently paving as many streets as
, it would and then plow up and oil the
rest of the streets. This is the plar
of the city and it has purchased ma.
! chinery for doing this type of oiline
b. and as soon as a tank can be pur
? chased for storing oil in car load lot:
if will commence this work. Mr.. Rog
ers advised the council not to WORT,
with the suggestions of the peopl
= it saw fit with the paving program
He said that the people elected then
TO do this work and that he believe,
t the people would stand behind then
e but urged that action be taken at ono
e as the people were getting impatien
2 to see some streets.
:. Mr.. R. L. Anderson Jr. also mad
q few remarks and called special at
t tention to the fact that the peopl
were beginning to figure the interes
d they were paying on bonds when tn
e money was lying up in the banks no
: used for streets and urged that tn
e council make all haste TO start wor
: on the paving program.
v DR.. J. E. Chace assured the council
Y men that he had absolute confidence
n their judgment and wished them
d know that people were for them an
e not knocking them. Messrs. l. !
Z and L. H Chazal each spoke fe'
9 words along the same line.
d The report Of Manager Brumby ha
n been partly covered in the foregoing
d as his report suggested the streets
le be paved and the oiling system fl
other streets. In addition to the!
two plans he reported that ne had go
ID ten in touch with two engineers