Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-10-10
GREATER G0LDSB0R0.
A CRISIS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR
BEAUTIFUL CITY.
The Fist Clean Of Light That Will Shed It's Resplen-
dent RAYS Over Our ToWn When the
Desired improvements Are
Consumated.

Alderman George G Royall touched the key note in the nesting
of the B sard OF Aldermen last nght y hen he NOV d to cal an cleo
or bull "A system # water works in G'fd'horo. His motion simply
pressed the hu ton, IS it we're, which will put IN mtoa toe vtst
mach necy. which will manufacture II e w r for G ldsbrro- Al
ready to day the grey light of dawn is str aiming over the municipal
hor zon and will eventually b lrst forth with the brightness OF the
no n day sun and cause those who r now proud Of Gollsboro to
bless te day when the initiative ws taken and be still more proud
of the Gem City of the Plains.
of Goldsb Dro which the step taken last night will stimulate Can al
ready be felt and seen and anew epoch in the history ofthe city Is at
hand. Tee time for the awakening his arrived and the .lotbfui sleep
OF letbargy will fnd no subjects a s votaries here and will SEEK ne"
victims IN another community.
There is no calculating the results that will follow he very i'm
portant action of the Board of Aldermen last night. Not only right
here in Goldsboro among our people wilt the opinion prevail that we
have a busting town, but the idea will go abroad and strangers may
be attracted within our gates. ANY town o city thet votes several
thousand dollars for public improvements is a desir cable place for
residence and investment and any town Or city given al opportunity
to do sc and neelects the opportunity will never be crowded with
Icalitalists and imposing mansions.
Alderman Royal made the motion to vote on bonds in the sum of
$50 900 to purchase the water works, and there we're amendments
adopted which include the purchase of the electric light plant, to pave
the straets and to build a market and city hall. The motion as
amended ard adopted says that the people of Goldsboro shall be given
an opportunity to approve bonds in the sum of $50, 900 for the pur-
pose of buying or building a system of water works. $4,000 for
street improvements. S15 900 for a city hall and market. and 25 600
to buy or build an electric light plant. These propositions will be
voted on separately. There will be f ur BIKES at the polls in which
are to be deposited the votes on the different propositions. A voter
can either approve one or more, or all of the propositions.
That the election will be carried no one doubts. The people of
Goldsboro have been anxious for the city to own the water works and
ownership of the water works means a big decrease in the city's ex-
penses and a corresponding decrease in the tax rate The people are
they possess will nc. let them oppose the measures that r sub
mited for approval. The necessity for a city hall and market
improvement has been discussed by all and is familiar to everybody
The bad condition OF the streets mas been the suoJ Ct Of much IN.
the Board of Aldermen have suggested for the approval OF the
people.
The board will meet again t tonight % arrange the details OF the
election. There will be a new registration. The campaigni is already
on aud let every man, woman aud child, who haze the good of their
town at heart and who have the least spark of city pride, go to
work for the bond issue and cease not from their lAbora until the
cured in favor of the measure.