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ELECTION 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 25, 1908, and
by an order of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town Of johnson City,
Tennessee, passed at meeting Of said
Board on July 20, 1903, We, the I'M
dersigned Election Commissioners for
Washington County, Tennessee, here
by give notice, that we will open and
hold, in each Of the Four Wards of the
Town Of johnson City, Tennessee,
On Thursday, Sept. u, 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 majority of the legal votes cast,
whether or not the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, of the Town of Johnson
City, shall issue $28, 100000 Public I'M
provement Bonds, to run for twenty
(20) years, and to bear interest at the
rate of five per cent. per annum, paya-
BILE 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, "No Bonds" and persons voting
for the issuance of bonds shall mark
their tickets with cross opposite the
word "Bonds," and those voting
against the issuance of bonds shall in
like manner mark their tickets oppo-
site 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
a meeting of said Board, held on July
90, 1903, and which resolution is
spread on the records of that body, and
in words and figures following, to-wit:
DnCOT TrnTnNr
Whereas, the General Assembly of
Tennessee, at it's last session, Acts 1903,
Chapter 176, passed an act authorizing
the Town of johnson City to issue I'm
proyement Bonds as therein;
And, Whereas, it is the purpose of
this Board to propose to the voters of
said town an issue of 1923, 10000 Gwen
ty-eight thousand dollars) of bonds un-
der said Act, the proceeds to be used
exclusively for the purpose of making
the following public improvements
within the corporate limits; and Sec
ton of said Act providing that an
itemized estimate showing in detail the
proposed expenditures of the proceeds
of said bonds, showing the purpose and
place of expenditure within the town,
ETC.;
Now, Therefore, That it be by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the
Town of johnson City, in accordance
with said provision,
Resolved, That the following esti-
mate or budget Of such expenditures OF
proceeds Of said proposed bond issue
be adopted and spread Of record by
this Board, the proceeds to be used ex-
clusively for the purposes as below in
dictated, to-wit:
STREET EXPENDITURES.
DRIvEwAYs LEADING TOWARD MOUNTAIN
BRANCH OF NATIONAL HOME
FOR D. V. S.
1. For the grading, matchmaking,
ETC., of driveway from Public Square
by way Of Buffalo and Walnut streets
to corporation line, as follows:
Grading ESTIMATED $4,000 and mac.
adamizing ESTIMATED $G00.00) Buffalo
street full width forty (4O) feet (total
estimate $4,000, and grading Walnut
street from Buffalo street to corporate
line forty (40) feet wide ESTIMATED
$500.00) and matchmaking same six.
teen (1o9 feet wide ($4, $50. 00), and nee.
essary culyerts and thing $500, 00), 6
grand total proposed expenditure fol
said driveway. ........-..,..S6 So, 600. 90,
But no part of this sum shall be used
for paying for rights of way.
2. For the construction of a drive
way from Public Square by way Of
West Main, Summer and Lamont
streets to corporate line.
For matchmaking unmacadamized
portion of West Main street total width
sixteen (l6) feet mot including Trac
tion Company's portion) from Public
Square to Summer street ESTIMATED
| 81, 100 COY, and grading Summer street
40 feet wide from West Main to Lamont
/ ESTIMATED $S50.00) and Lamont to cor.
porate line 40 feet wide ESTIMATED
81, 000 COZ, and merchandising Summer
to Lamont Is feet wide ESTIMATED
$G50.00) and Lamont to corporate line
/ 16 feet wide ESTIMATED So, $50 O), ant
/ for necessary drain materials for SAID
driveway estimated $4,000, a tota
expenditure of. SO, 900. co.
3. For the purchase of right of way
ESTIMATED S350.OO) and grading (esti
mate $50 00) of an extension of Boone
street fifty 600 feet wide from Wes
Market to West Main street near Pres
byterian church, estimated total O.
..,...,....,,..... $400. CO.
A. For the grading full width les
timated 100000 and macadamizing Il
feet wide ESTIMATED S6OO.00) of Wa
tauga avenue from Boone street tC
West Main street, and CONSTRUCTING
wooden bridge over Brush Greek les