The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-07
LECTION NOTICE

In Pursuance OF the authority vested
in us by an Act of the Legislature of
the State of Tennessee, passed March
10, 1908, and approved March 20, 1908,
and by an order of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the Town of johnson
City, Tennessee, passed at a meeting
of said Board on April 90, 1903, We the
undersigned Election Commissioners
for Washington County, Tennessee.
hereby give notice, that we will open
and hold, in each of the four wards of
the town of Johnson City, Tennessee,
On Tuesday, May d, 1903,
an election according to the laws regu-
lating such elections existing in the
State of Tennessee; said election to be
held for the purpose of determining, by
q majority of the legal votes cast,
whether or not the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Johnson CITY
shall issue 1926, 000 90 Public Improve
ment Bonds, to run for twenty (2O)
years, and to bear interest at the rate
of five per cent. per annum, payable
semi-annually in lawful currency of
the United States.
At said election, tickets shall be used
upon which shall be printed: First,
Bonds" and Second, Immediately be-
low, mo Bonds, and persons voting
for the issuance of bonds shall mark
their tickets with a cross opposite the
word Bonds, and those voting against
the issue of bonds, shall in like manner
mark their tickets opposite the words
"No Bonds"
The said bonds, or the proceeds
thereof, to be used exclusively for the
purpose of making public municipal
improvements within the corporate
limits Of the town of johnson City, as
per an itemized estimate showing in
detail the proposed expenditures of the
proceeds of said bonds which estimate
is embodied in the following resolution
passed by the Board of Mayor and AL
dermen, of the Town of johnson CITY,
at q meeting of said Board, held on
April 20, 1908, and which resolution is
spread on the records of that body.
and in the words and figures following,
to-wit:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, Under an Act of the Ten
nessee Legislature entitled "An Act
to authorize the Town of johnson City,
Tennessee, to issue coupon bonds to
the amount of one hundred thousand
dollars ($10O, 900. 00) the proceeds to be
used in public improvements, APP
proved March rs, 1908, in Section 5
thereof, it is provided that "before any
issue of bonds is made under this Act.
an itimized estimate, showing in detail
the proposed expenditures of the said
bonds or proceeds and showing the
purpose of expenditure, place of expen4
diture within the Town, and the
amounts to be expended for such pur-
poses and at such places, shall be made
| by the board of Mayor and Aldermen in
the form of resolution spread on the
record of that body, etc. F."
Now, Therefore, in accordance with
the said provision it is by the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of
johnson City,
Resolved, That the following esti-
mate or budget of expenditures of the
proceeds Of q proposed issue of Twenty
| five Thousand Dollars 1926, 900. 00) of
bonds under said Act be SO adopted
and spread of record by this body, to-
wit:
STREET EXPENDITURES.
STREETS LEADING TOWARD MOUNTAIN
BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL HOME,
D. V. SOLDIERS.
ID For grading, matchmaking, ETC.,
of Buffalo Street from Public Square
to Walnut Street, and Walnut Street
to Corporate line as follows:
Grading and matchmaking Buffalo
Street full width (4O) forty feet; and
placing necessary drain, bridging and