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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1929
Page
6
A three part Carlton Tax program explainer states the gross Florida county and municipal indebtedness totals 590 million dollars with 35 million annual interest. It notes per family share would be 1405 dollars and cites 1928 figures for county debt 240.1 million and municipalities 282.1 million while 1929 city government costs reach 38.5 million.
Through Charles R Maybury of the Department of Game and Fisheries the Boy Scouts of Washington will gain a complete aquarium at Camp Parsons Hood Canal Seattle summers home. A museum and a nature study library are planned as part of the project with Prof John N Cobb and local business leaders aiding. About 1300 boys will be instructed there each summer in conservation and nature study using tanks for fresh and salt water life and a library of specimens.
Classified for sale items listed include a Rome folding cot and mattress a child iron crib and mattress and a three quarter bed with springs. The notice requires restaurants and lodging houses to file a description and address and obtain a state hotel license in Tallahassee with penalties for late or unpaid fees.
Washington hosts about 500 horses used for riding with 300 privately owned. Seventy miles of bridle paths wind through Rock Creek Park as 1,000 riders daily enjoy horseback recreation. demand for saddle horses exceeds supply this year.
Town of Mount Dora Florida invites sealed bids for labor and materials to build the Public Community Building on Baker Street at Sixth Avenue. Bid dates, deposit requirements, certified checks, and bond options detailed. Bids may be submitted for general construction or separate divisions for heating plumbing electrical, with right to reject any bid.
The Observer suggests the Council appoint Mr. Andrews to arrange stage equipment for the Community Building. The note also mentions winter residents arriving to escape heat, with one person seen in the park early last week.
An expert from Warren Brothers notes the old macadam roads cannot withstand heavy automotive loads. Warrenite bitulithic pavement, developed in 1900, now covers thousands of miles in the United States and abroad. Cities like Portland, St. Louis, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Boston, Dallas, El Paso, and Fort Worth report multi hundred thousand to over two million square yards laid.
Grape crops perform best in Montverde where natural drainage and air flow on the high slopes support superior growth and fruitage. Ripe grapes come earlier on the slopes than on lower flat land due to the geography.
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