The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-01
SPECIAL ELECTION JULY 6.
DON'T FORGET 1T, AND DON'T FAIL
TO VOTE. IT rs IMPORTANT.
The Ballot and How 10 Mark Il.

Tuesday in the Town of Bloomsbury
on the question ofincreasing the public
debt of the town, seems to be receiv-
ing but little attention, and unless the
voters awaken to the importance of
this matter, there will be light vote
cast, and there is no telling which way
the result may be. This is no trivial
matter. Every citizen of the town is
interested in it.
This town has large floating debt,
and no money with which to pay it.
No more bonds can be issued without
the consent Of the voters, and there
are bur two ways to provide for this
debt. One is by getting the consent
of voters to issue more bonds, and the
other is by special tax. The former
is the method adopted by the council,
and an election will be held on Tues
day, July 6, for that purpose.
Should the voters decide against
this issue of bonds what will be the
result Those who hold claims against
the town will sue, hundreds of dollars
of costs will be made, and an applica
tion will be made to the court to order
the levy of special tax, and every
property owner in the town may have
to pay twice the amount of town tax
that he is now paying. Surely, no
one wants to do that during these
hard times. If it is to be avoided,
every taxpayer should 60 to the polls
next Tuesday and vote in favor Of
each proposition. If carried, bonds
will be issued to the amount specified,
and the money will be used for the
payment of current expenses for the
year ending April I, 1898, and the
money raised on the tax duplicate of
this year will be applied to the pay
ment of the floating debt, SO that at
the end of the fiscal year we shall be
no more in debt than we are now,
Notwithstanding the new bond issue.
In fact, the issue of these bonds will
not be an increase of the debt, as the
bonds simply take the place of the
floating debt.
Another reason why this measure
should carry is that the town is now
paying six per cent interest on the
floating debt, while the bonds will
bear lower rate.
THE BALLOT.
The following is the form of the
ballot to be used:
Town OF BLOOMSBURY, PA.
Special Election for or against an
Increase of the public debt of said
Town. Held Tuesday July 9th, 1897.
Instructions: The voter will erase
from each numbered division of this
ticket, the affirmative or negative pro-
position for which he does not vote.
Erase the proposition for which you do not vote
1. "Debt may be increased, moi
exceeding $43s5.oo, for construction
and extension of sewers"
"No increase of debt for construction
and extension of sewers"
Erase the proposition for which you do not vote
2. "Debt may be increased, mo-
exceeding $7ooo.oo. for opening ano
maintaining streets, and damages there
for"
"No increase of debt for opening an(
maintaining streets, ,and damages there
for.
Erase the proposition orwhich you do not vote
8. "Debt may be increased, no
exceeding $Iaoo.oo, for water suppl
for one year from April Ist., 1897"
"Noincrease of debt for water supply.
Erase the proposition for which you do not vote
a. "Debt may be increased, no
exceeding $4,000, for police ant
fire protection for one year from Apri
Ist., 1897"
"No increase of debt for police an
fire protection"
Erase the proposition for which you do moi vot
S. "Debt may be increased, nc
exceeding $4,000, for electric ligh
for the year ending April Ist, 1898.
'No increase of debt for electric light.
Erase the proposition for which you do not vot
6. "Debt may be increased, nc
exceeding $47s.oo, for salaries for tn
year ending April Ist., 1893"
"No increase of debt for salaries"
These ballots are tor general dl
tribution, as under the old law, an
each voter should get one and mar
it before going to the polls, in ordt