The western sentinel., 1890-06-12
WHY THE BONDS SHOULD BE VOTED.

In order that the people OF winston
may vote intelligently on the question
of issuing 100000 worth of bonds on
June 18th, it is necessary that they
should understand exactly what the
money is to be used for.
According to our laws, the money
to be derived from these bonds can be
used only for the purposes set forth in
the petition asking the commissioners
to call this election. This petition
asked that the bonds be issued and
sold "for the Improvement of streets,
building a market house, Mayors S
Office and town prison, for providing
sufficient and more extended water
supply and for other necessary public
Improvements of the town to preserve
the health of its citizens and promote
its growth and prosperity"
Now the commissioners are bound,
by law, to Use the money for these
purposes and no other, SO let us see
exactly what the words "for the i'm
provement of streets etc." mean.
They mean that the streets which
ought to be opened in north and east
Winston will be opened; that others
will be widened; that streets shall be
laid off wherever they are needed and
that as far as possible belgian blocks
shal! be laid on the streets on which
there is the heaviest travel.
The people Of the third ward will
certainly have the streets that they
have been wanting for some time.
This was provided for at recent
meeting of the board of commissioners
when a resolution was adoped which
provides for the opening and grading
of Fifth street eastward to the corpo-
ration line, and for the laying off,
widening and adoption of such streets
as are needed in north and northeast
Winston sas soon as there are funds
available for the purpose. That reso-
luton guarantees the people of the
third ward that they shall have fair
and equitable pertson of the street i'm
provements.
Now let us come to the subject of a
market house, Mayors office and town
prison. 1t is the purpose of the COM
missioners to place these on the lot on
Main and Fourth Street, which was
bought last year for this special pur-
pose. There is scarcely man in this
city who will question the necessity of
market house. 1t is a necessity to
our town. Besides that, it is a good
investment. The rents from its stalls
will probably pay the interest on the
money necessary to build a market
house, Mayors Office and town prison.
The Mayors Office and town prison
that hescity Of 7-inston owns to-day
is disgrace. 1t is SO filthy tt at the
Board Of Commissioners have to meet
IN Col; Alspaugh's private Office. It
is SO badly ventilated and 80 small
that our present Board of Commiss-
toner's decided that it would be shame
on the christian people of Winston to
keep. the prisoners IN such hole and
they have moved them to the county
Jail. Surely there can be no doubt of
the fact that we need Mayors Office
and . town prison.
Now for the subject OF providing a
sufficient and more extended water
slpply These words mean that the
Commisaioners are going to buy the
Wntsn1oiks, (Which are now ls1csly
ovnea ~ indiyidaals) II they Ssp Be
eot als fair price. The owners have
erez y III It price which does
/ ~ e1ceed III frst cost Of the prop
|5ij5 - = - eRo whom property
- = - ~ intsserton their money.