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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1928
Page
9
The document outlines lighting duties for a company including outage compensation within 24 hours, force majeure exclusions, lamp wattage as commercial rating, guaranteed operation with clear energy, monthly billing at one twelfth annual rate, and the company to furnish all lamps used under this schedule.
The town votes to use electric system proceeds to retire bonds and fund related debts. A March 16 1928 election at Mt Dora council chamber will elect inspectors and a clerk, open voter registration, and print ballots for the poll.
Mt Dora voters decide on a franchise for the Florida Public Service Company to own operate and maintain the electric light system for 82000 dollars with a cross mark vote and the opposing side against the sale and franchise. The election date is set by city authority and witnessed by Mayor D C Sherman and Clerk W J Johnson.
Chipley 17888 contract for jail equipment. Jasper sheriff builds filling station. Bonifay sewer and water mains to boost fire protection. Jacksonville 15000 steel barge contract for Sun Oil. DeLand Volusia County industrial survey underway. Milton brick pavement around Courthouse Square. Freedom Bridge repairs cost about 5000. Molino Can ners plant nearing completion. Chicora county highway final survey completed Brewster to Hillsborough line. Jacksonville one trip city mail delivery to 24 streets. Quincy poultry stock standardization in Gadsden County. Sebring 1000000 new Harder Hall hotel opened. Ocala M R Porter to erect stove factory. Wauchula 68 reefers of strawberries shipped in first 11 days of January. Plant City new filling station West Reynolds and North Wheeler opened. Cedar Keys bids for State Road 18 surfacing Wylie to Cedar Keys. Starke no signals at main railway crossings. Orlando municipal airport work to start immediately. Pine Castle Whiteway lighting on Craig block. St Augustine 10000 YMCA gymnasium under construction. Dunedin houses and business blocks being numbered. Plant City shipped 84682 worth of strawberries to Eastern markets by mid January. Fort Myers contracts expected April for Miami Trail bridge over Caloosahatchee.
Projects spread from Stuart to Jacksonville as $25 000 warehouse and dock rise near Pekkala s works and roads, paving, and power upgrades roll across Indiantown Jupiter line, High Springs Main Street, Greenville T P McLeod store, Orlando Old Tildenville road, Titusville power lines, Melbourne road link to Kissimmee poultry zone, and Palm Beach cocoanut palm planting. statewide hotel and restaurant buildup totals $8 million while 1927 construction nears $121 million.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce reports a February board meeting in Clermont at 2 30 p m to discuss Lake County interests including navigation. A luncheon at Highlands hotel follows. Mt Dora boat regatta prep continues and outreach to chambers expands.
Carl Taylor president of the South Florida Press association joins the Eustis Lake Region editorial and news staff after leaving Dade City where his work drew wide attention. County agent Hiatt seeks ideas from the South Florida Fair for the Lake county display at Orlando Expo. The Florida Public Service Corporation offers attractive electric rates. Lake County Poultry Association gains new members as monthly meetings focus on industry issues. Local chambers of commerce prepare bus matter for Clermont board.
General Motors engineers seek new ideas to boost motoring utility safety and pleasure. The company’s answers improve design beauty performance riding comfort and distinct style across price classes from Cadillac to Chevrolet for owner satisfaction year after year.
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