Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-04-20
To the Citizens of Macon.

10 Inc GlllLeilS OF Macon.
In this issue of THE BEACON will be
seen notice that, unless otherwise pre-
vented, the Board Of Mayor and Alder
men will Issue $40, 900 more bonds TO
complete the new school building. and
in justice to ourselves and by way Of
explaining why this issue is necessary
| take this occasion to state a few Il
the facts concerning the former issue
and as WIZ as this prospective one. in
view, that understand instrumentation
of the cost Of the building has gotten
into the public mind. The original
contract for the construction of the osw
school building with common brick was
Sll, 800 The old Board after the con
trac was let, decided to make certain
changes which were necessar, and
tender to beautify the structure, and
among other things, pressed salmon
brick were used, which made the build.
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the foundation and some part of the
building had been constructed the con.
tractors had such inferior workmen and
the workmanship was of such charac-
- - IN - '''0' ''' o'eu el'iieF TO &c
Wv y "''o" pay Heu' therefor unless
''I 00i.i 'O'o'a "oula repair VhiS char
'o''' " WIN ~ "eooru"hce WIN tneir
eoi'' "G'' in,s was H. l thlhk'
iN"Yeiioei a'u tue CONTRACTORS declined
~ 20 lut'ier WORK uu1il payment Oh
95ioV ""S maze oy the Board ana
''a'iiaSes P"'' lheln' TINS was their
pV'Po'''''u ~ Decehoer' winch the
Do'iu Plolhp'y rejected put 20 Set the
'''''.''5 "5''" ""lo' u9aa"ay we maze
NA'i ''Ail. wy ~ ~ 1ho CONTRACTORS oY
way p' S'''l'''l'e'l'' li'At 'he woFk lhat
''''' o''' "o''7 "o"I" uoV 'ulLer more
lof Hou '"'1P'el'oni 'pis proposition Ihe
e"h''"e'ol' I'JEc'eP anu Hle0 sun vs.
'he '""u ]" 'pe F''eru Court Tor 9lo'
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apahuoueu Wy continuous qlo. 'oo'Vo'
tne oI,S'h'' 'SSUe was I0f 90, wv lea ~,
ing pa.'nce 0" 'I"u0 oi Pl'' '' l"e
acIioh "oo,''09S, u 'i'' oo'i'i "D'oi' was
such '.'a' 'ne o'u oo"r', NOV Nno"inS
Vho u'V'ln"V"'n' l"l0o w 'eFJ V"A "
hquloa'e Tue all mum oue '''S' Ian vi 'n'
oo'la issue VI o. '00' l MS pay Ni'uO VI
o. ooo "he'l h'"'''ie' "'"'O NC pau VI
the crealr Oh our Town greatly i'lla'ieo
on account Oh hon'payinen'' Nonse
qnently' we VIII DC loFceu 10 pay ,ni
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ing not a sufficient amount TO pay Il
from the common luhu) winch VIII
leaye the town, from The original lssu'
minus $3.50, aside from the expenses o
repairing the work. the character o
which could not be accepted by 'h'
Board and continue the building as th'
defective work was IN the 1ouhoa''oi
and near the base of the building.
Now the town spiritually out OF fund
, to complete the building, there benign,
: funds to either grade the lot or to fenc
e it. furnish the building or pay fees Il
- litigation pending against the town
] None Of these exigences were contem
plated or included in the original Issue
3 The let should be graded water pro
yided, house properly furnished out
houses built and lot fenced. There
4 no alternative, as it appears TO tn
Board, but to issue these additions
bonds,
When he building is completed tn
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