Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 19, 1914, Page 5

THE EVEMVG TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., JUNE 19, 1914, MR. PILLANS' VIEWS | TREASURER'S REPORT FOR MR. SKIPPER'S VIEWS ON L. & W. QUESTION| MONTH ENDING MAY 31, 1914, ON MATTERS Mr. Editor: From time to time I Lakeland, Fla., June 1, 1914. have read in the columns of your pa- BOND ISSUES Editor Telegram: Will you allow per the different opinions of various S me to put a few questions to our persons in regard to our city water |l+ & W. and public improvement, [worthy friends, the city commission- ang light. 1 have been living in §35,000; 6 per cent interest; ma-|ers, through your paper? If so, here f F. Lakeland eight and a half years and ture 1915. goes: Case o lre‘ during that time the improvements [l & W. extension, $40,000; 5 per P i : g Do you handle all your business and substantial growth have been cent interest; mature 1920, i Weddmg Bells Are ngmg Now In Junetide You Are Cordially Requested To CallIn And Inspect the Beautiful Line of Wedding Gifts 5 000 3 phenomenal. The city has outgrown |Sewer, paving anq public improve- e :‘amo MADIGE SueEOl horr.m\' one ] # |its municipal equipments. Several| ment, $150,000; 5 per cent inter- moneys, SO',N“ dre siuangertic years ago the A, C. L. railroad of- est; mature 1940-1956. between one-thirq and one-fourth of Pibd b bbbedSPL b2 | ficials saw that the passenger depot T m— what youchandle, ¥ e BLOLeTREy Was d0UNY L was dnadequate. They built one|Notes outstanding, light Are you borrowing money at 8§ LUUBCIVUS - Lusuitios dl uc [that accommodates the public and| and water account....$ 1,182.00 [per cent interest when you were of- iy acleliavon daboul ’.5 o cloes . | business increased, They applied the | Notes outstanding, general fereq all you wanted at the begin- pu luid Onu L0 URde 4 wuap SAme remedy to the freight depart-| account 20,000.00 [ning of the year at 6 per cent? If buiu uoL be awaseneu. As we [Mment and business has increased | Notes outstanding, bond so, why? less €very €lor 1s velns maae |More than double. The same state trustees’ account Are you receiving 4 per cent inter- ive ner. oSue hag nou veey |Of affairs exist in the light and wa- |Total notes out- est on the city smking fund and W%W%%%%%%W% o B g PSPPPRRR Ty miug, but was lu her usual ter plant today. It is too small and| Standing ...$31,006.79 at onner teen's g o paying the same bank § per cent too much of a back date to supply Total bonds out- the people of this city with ligl 1, standin interest on about the same amount, Jel’vel’ y Store unconscious. LY. Love says|ioier ac the demand ealls e .\I_\' s when you were offered 4 1-2 for the lh() Lat-()st Conceits in J(’ll’(’l’ Y sulltilug i1roll @ complied !sinking fund ang loans to (hv‘ city opinion is: Vote s; exteng Total indebtedness ci 3.7 ’ |opinion is Vote bonds; exteng wa- Total ind dness city,.$ 3 ifi ab 0 Der cent? Ar(’ on DlS[)lay OL paraiysis aid lieall trouvie. |ter mains and light wires to every|Total income for hope 15 clieruailed 10r ner re- |portion of the city that will be a period . =8, Ay My dosyouliEosaut o8 e seiiy, J{ISO Sill’(’r‘--Cllt Gl(lSS--I"l[)OI’f(’d : paying line in the future—antici-|Total disbursements for Ieounty jandiiState o HOrTow imoney | Hand Pcinted China pating the probability of these lines the periog .... 28,056 | without giving home institutions an up unul the time she be- gD PP PR PPBPDT PP M. KEaton anqg family, ac- five to seven years hence; put in up Cash on hand general ac- "IY]\'IUHHI'H\ to have part of the eity’ ‘{ % 0. 2 3 ; % ; [ & ) [ Xlan} nl N ieq by Mrs. Eaton's mother, to-date machinery, so that the light COUNT 3, ceevae.. 2.248.52 business when the home banks and|g NNLR S l I*IILN Bulloch, leave tomorrow morn- ik.!nI water can both be furnisheq to|[Cash on hanq light ¢ ltheir shareholders are taxpayers of 3 e r Worthington Springs, ncar|tNe Public at a much less rate than| Water account 2,531.97 Lakeland? : Next Door to P. O. Phone 309. ville, where they will spend ! l‘ !m paying ]1,“\\ (which 1 know Ih on h‘:u;ll,\mnm‘ fund 10,01¢ 720 Why don't you act right ang give can be done.) Flog ¢ coor N tespectfully sybmitted, three weeks very pleasantly |, — £ I(f” EWenty orithirs |2 ot ashs : ~}i Ill“‘{,.. § noted resort ty year bonds at five per cent inm'-i A C. ARMISTEAD, t est or as cheap as ssil i Treasurer. —_— ¢ 18 cheap as possible, and with Treasurer. deals to promote your personal and | J. Evereti Bryant, who re- the proper machinery and equipment ‘TREASURER S MONTHLY REPORT | [political interests? i -~ |installed and lines extended, the!City of Lakeland for Month ““ ) i X R s underwent a slight operation plant will pay all interest anq sink-| May 31, 1014 Is it mot a tact that if you waste eof emem er 't‘ us ‘) Ly Lake Mirror hotel, is improv- RECEIPTS jall money which falls into your ing funds, also all running expenses SCE $ | 3 ) e ¢ d will probably be out within |ang wil .‘ATY Sekad el “‘{]: May 1-Cash in bank gen- hands in the same proportion that | A ! A ND ELOVJ r RS T C ST 4 retire the bouds with | f ¥ <3 days. He is still at the hotel, lercatest ease within the stated time. eral BocONt: o 82.320; vou waste in the interest deal that o \V he is receiving the best of | This will not cost any taxpayer one| Cash in bank L. & W. about §8,000 to $10,000 will not pay % | i ; : } 1 attention. cent of direct tax; but, bear in account . 2 455,00 +honest debts but go into the pock- "j Is your gatin, Just thiak, Children's Shoes only $1.00. _— mind for the plant to do this it must| Cash on hand e 30.88 1ets of favorites? 1 Ladies’ Shoes $#1.25. Mcn's 84,00 Shoes :fi{ 50, Buy . M. J. Martin ang daughter, [be managed with care and gooq husi- | Fines 2251 Don't you think that if the tax A Jorence, came down from Lake |ness judgment. [ am in favor of di- | Taxes o T' 04 | payers know the facts that a recall [& yesterday, and Miss Fiorence |vorcing the water and light plant, Light ang water 3,445.71 [ would be forthcoming £t once? C . perated upon yesterday morn-|and fire department from the oth- |loans . i coeenw 200048451 Will you publish the proposals | blMBRoUfi“ & RU[“thORD r removal of tomsils by, Dr.|er part of the city government. In Pound Fees 250 [ that were made to you by the banks | 1 F. Smith, assisted by Drs. all due respect to ‘mn‘ commissioners | ldcense . ... LIOROH 344061 [ of Lakeland at the Aht‘]_‘ill;lilu:' of this § ()PPOSITE ClTY HALL Maynard and J. F. Wilson. |and their business ability, 1 believe License fe 3055 |vear and say why you are squander- ill return home tonight. if our commissioners will order a pri- S“"“"_ 17.00 Ling $50 to $60 per month in paying GO OBOS OSSO S OO IR OFAFODE, mary helg and elect three men, call }“!““””““ fees b 17150 14 terest that you need not be pay- B 0 cnethine hew i them water, light and fire commit- |eWer confections 116.00 tee, and then the commissioners ap- | Tax redemptions py of sports tonight when " 5 : nd ang Plant City engage in {mxllit thHAlll t(; t.h~1,~ office, to hqu .m.([ ‘I«‘ &l\\'( ‘1(.00““"”“'“ 1.699.35 {81ve the facts to the people before h game at the Lakeland Bowl- Ho1E until their term of office ex- e “ o T yvou ask them to trust you further une e ln s i pires—these three men to have en-| ©O. S. warrants, genera . A . L A leys. There will be no ai-|,. & i s a51.21 with the management of our fair . |tire control of plant and fire de-{ account 5 ity ? I charged ang everybody is| o ..onons Sk sl L L . 4 A . ly invited. Game called at 8| 1y, R dirtto i feele whilalee il mots) 2400040 | 18 it a fact that you found an in- Fine selection of the latest d?SIg“S n g 2 g e while for @ ¢ Agsidd a A Come out and see Lake-|man to understand all the ins and DISBURSEMENTS debtedness of about $30,000 when = L] LJ S d g o 3 v v ai N in. outs of the water and light plant— |May 31—0. S, warrants v Ko GHEe 0 e ety 9T Sterllng Sllber RS how to run it on an economical plan | &eneral account ...... $ 100,86 |City, that the taxes have been col- R B : . 3 : AR R R Vit lecteq anq still your liabilities in- . H . Dave Pipkin and two chil- fand still be progressive. 0. S. warrants L. & W. L -d»l" d y ilitic made by Gor ham’ Alvin and Whltifl Mfu. Co. of Lakeland, came down Wed- The water and light plant is the account 1,723,02 | creased: i 3 N B tt M d " to visit Mr. and Mrs. B. H.|best asset that the city of Lakeland [ ©O. S. charge sinking } My opinion is that if the good efti- ONe b erten iNiate The little boys will re-fhas. Holg to it, citizes! Don't let| fund 2T ot kel b i OfLORUl | et f i | efoeifuget {the city a clean administraton free | Ifrom special privileces and dirty tlel Jullatlnt Sul Tul Tt ekt ntuilatotuliu i gl =d lol Jud it ul el ulis e are cotarout of the shoe business. Our loss 50 your shoes at a shoe store and save noney O OTRDOTO S =2 ing? Don't you think that you should v ith their grandparents while [it slip out of the neople's control Lmns and interest ..... 20,080.00]ity to act for their pest interest that mother visits in Jacksonville. |into the hands of a corporation! If 50 'they will do so, but above all things ow Record you.do you will repent it in the "«\”\ d“d cemetery... ... 41 show them that they are getting all years to come. Vote for the bonds Jail oo e 30.62 1 that is coming and a clean and eco- LeVay is doveloping a dou- |10 €Xtena its mains and wires. Keep |Street el LAl L from Pairpoint Corp., Hawkes and Clark. 5 A ; g » same ¢ Salaries e : Respectfully, J. L. SKIPPER in so that nis ever-widening, | YOUur plant on the same ground. It @ I 113 S R. ] < la 3 y ild & ain- | Sinking funqd N ching smile can have ample is large enough to build and m‘n.n i e '. : & AlSO the popular k 5 tain equipment enough for this city Fire gepartment ....... n which to play at will over - | for the next ten or fitteen years. Do |Printing ... . X 48,41 DGO D EDEGPEOBIDIIHIED d P ® ® ek dennres-na o Lnts 018 not vote too much bonds, but vote |Sundries and hospital .. il a, an amte Ina fwell on what a crackerjack for enough to do the work well, aud |[ldght ang water.. % Dr. SAMUEL F. SMITH am Lakeland’s got. He de- [ jev rorV D oty May 31—Cash in bank § § believe that every property own-|Mdd 1 , this morning that Lakeland | = in carpy them throngh SPECIALIST Remember the Gold In|t|al China in 100 ling out of the small fry class W. P. PILLANS. Cash in bank, L. & W. ! p|ece d"\ner set p is now thinking of having account . 246707 EVE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT / general account hletics or the Giants come Mrs. Chas, E. Seely, of Auburn-| Cash on hand he don’t care Which—"Our |ga1e, ig in Lakeland today shipping FREBERT L H C S l EVENS vill skin ei team.” | Total ... . iSOl U] . L) either espectfully submitted, | £ i i 7 P]gacrele,]'ul;dzlmg The following marriage licenses \ urer |4 GLASSES FITTED | ; nds of the contracting parties |have been granted the past week: ) eceived the following interest- H. M. Harolq and Miss Nannie M. FOR vitation: Woodall. bath and toilet, on 1 i ; / r. Robert \Wardley Deane B. B. Thomas and Miss Mary Massachu Apply ; ; :5 ts the honor of your presence | Smith. Buchanan V1N | @ HOURS , - t the marriage reception A. J. Hester and Miss Adie Sun — 970 12 A. M : H of his daughter mers. : ILADY desi sition ¢ ter ‘ e T 2 Edith Gertrude T, P. Penn, Jr., and Miss Ri pher ‘ " ‘ and Consider the Covering Capacity r. William Virgil McRae H MY urday evening, July 4, 1914, LOST—Black Shetland pony. with of the Palnt yOu Buy"’ at 7:30 o'clock s A o-|FOR RENT- 7-room hou s DIN : shaggy mane. Finder ple: 3 ’ Tuen Hotel Kibler turn to Mrs. L. P \Mm[wu 804 l land, on B v pply _to] E, BRYANT |‘ ILDING 360 quare eet 360 Lakeland, Florida W. Lemon St. 2719 Lal e e s | PRSP IE PRSI EDIBEEPIE DI D i d Laht — a’r 000ssore | $99000500000000E0EIRIIIRIRRRRIERRITIISSIRIINIS g eesessetinsel SII[RWIN-WI[UAMS’ READY-MIXED PAINTS i program! Some |\ypen it comes to class, put us down FAITHFUL SHEP GEORGE McCALL ¢ 't.‘:,".;‘( ‘,r : pillskucisysons of ‘ i Manager 384 213§ Kv. A S and four c¢ L L . % v A LIFE FOR A LIFE that orchestra, gosh, ¥ can hear LAMB AND LAMB SRR fus B i 5 and 00 |their music in your dream KES. i) e cocontric dad : UNJUSTLY ACCUSED #d b b b8 I0EDEIPPEINIS Ds on the way you sleep good these hot nights f t r RENT—10-room house Baynarw. M»-gng. o §~!"i- you are not an R ratet rats. S i ther 1 . he A TREAT S B0 EORS RO Cut Glass jor the Bride : AUDITORIUM ORCHESTRA e 3 : : you tonig ur Special Sale of Cut Glass will continue ¢ THAT TOWN OF SIDNEY | . : ~ e ELxE t DAUGHTER - ! time longer. We invite YOI SR s attractive designs and prices. this; it’s a pippin C BY CORNELL, THE ONE- MAN BAND | FROM THE FLAXES vt : A Pleasureto Show Goods You know how VAU DE\"ILE ACTS—2 ;«n‘) through n through, hg—Mon., Tues., Wed.— d‘nn‘t you? Well, Just see this two 4 REELS 4 EDMONA ADDISON ler, the wonderful fire scenes, the e exciting rescues, and you Wwill see -Dancing Commedienne something worth while. Jewelers and Optometrists, Lakeland, Fla. TONIGHT Prices 5o, 10c