The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
act of the General Assembly of North

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| Sec. 2. That the election herein called
shall be conducted under the supervision
| of the city clerk, who shall appoint the
| registrars and judges of election for eact
| election district hereinafter named, on OF
before the 10th day of May, 1901 anG
| cause notice of said appointment to be
served on each registrar and judge Of
| election, and publish a list of such APP
| pointment in front of the City Hall, and
he shall provide the registrars with prop
er registration books, and shall provide
| sufficient ballot boxes for each election
district hereinafter named That said cleo
| ton shall be held and the returns thereof
made as provided by an Act of the General
Assembly of North Carolina ratified the
| 18th day of March. 1901, entitled "An
| act to provide for the holding of town and
| city elections and special elections in
counties and townships" That the Board
of Canvassers after canvassing the vote
shall, under their hands, certify the result
of said vote, to the city clerk who shall
post the same in front of the City Hall,
and also publish the same in two news
papers published in the City of Raj
eigh
Sec 9. The registrars herein provided
for. after being furnished with the reg
istration books, and having been sworn
by some person authorized to administer
oatEs, to faithfully discharge the duties
of registrar as prescribed by law, shall
between the hours of 8 a. NJ. and o'clock
D. M on each day, Sunday excepted, for
ten days preceding the day for closing
the registration books as hereinafter pro-
vided, attend their respective election dis
tricts for which they are appointed regis
trars and register such electors as shall
present themselves for registration and
who are duly qualified according to law.
That said book shall be open until 8
o'clock p. m. of each Saturday during such
registration period; that said book shall
be closed for registration on the second
Saturday before each election; the reg
istration books to be open on June 10,
1901, and close June 30, 1901.
''Sec. 4. That the city clerk shall pro-
vide a ballot box for each of said cleo
ton districts, in which the ballots of the
qualified electors shall be deposited as
provided in Section of the aforesaid Act
authorizing the issuance of said bonds,
ratified the 7th day of March, 1901.
"Sec. 5.-That said ballots shall be
printed on white book paper, in weight
forty pounds to the ream, a sample of
which shall be deposited in the office
of the mayor, and in size IL inches wide
and inches long, without device, orna-
mentation or symbol; all printing thereon
shall be in plain long primer type.
Sec, 6. That for the purpose of holding
said election the following places are Sc
lected as polling places:
FIRST WARD, or Election District:
Polling Place, Lee & Broughtons Store,
corner of Lane and Bloodworth streets.
SECOND WARD, or Election District;
Polling Place, Lee & Broghton's Store,
corner of Lane and Blooduworth streets.
THIRD WARD, or Election District:
Polling Place, Jones Warehouse, corner
of Blount and Davie streets.
FOURTH WARD, or Election District:
Polling Place, City Lot, corner of Sails
bury and Davie streets.
Section Z. That the mayor and city
clerk shall cause notice to be published
in two newspapers published in the City
of Raleigh as required in said act au-
thorizing the issuance OF said bonds, rati-
fled the 18th day of March, 1901, which
shall designate the time and place on
which such registratio shall be had and
the time and place where the said cleo
tior shall be held; also a copy of synopsis
of Sections / and of the aforesaid Act
ratified the 9TH day of March, 1901. also
of the meets and bounds of the ward or
election precincts provided for in Section
of the aforesaid Act ratified the 7th day
of March, 1901, describing the same with
sufficient particularly for Identification
which notice shall be published for thirty
days prior to the day for opening said
book for registration"
That all IS not pleasant sailing before
the present proposition for another bond
issue for street improvements is appar-
emit The indications are that it will
meet with considerable opposition, and
from sources that may prove quite for
midable. Business interests that here
tofore were strong supporters of bond is
sues are now declaring themselves
against It.
Mr.. ALI A. Thompson, a large cotton
merchant and one of the most progressive
mayors the city ever had, said yester
day that he thought there would be,
great opposition to the proposed bond is
sue, and the discussion of the question
would be a live issue. He added:
THE city has spert on the streets du-
ring the past four years about $165, 900.
being the proceeds of $150000 of bonds
voted by the people for street improve
ments In addition to this, individuals
have contributed as much more, as the
property pays on each side of the street
one fourth OF the expense and the paving
of the side walks. The total expense
therefore, amount to $4,000. For this
expenditure we have macadamized seven
miles of streets, (see Committee ReporD
which is less than one-fourth of the total
mileage in the city. II it is proposed to
treat the whole city alike regardless of
the location of the streets, whether they
are thoroughfares or not, it will be APP
parent to every one that a total expendi-
ture of 81, 5000 900 will be required, if the
amount already expended is any criterion
upon which to base a calculation Such
a proposition is simply absurd; the prop
erty holders of less valuable property do
not want to incur this expense, nor would
the advocates of the bond issue dare to
propse it, Beautiful streets are not