The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-09
Outside of the City and Only "A Votes
Against in Wilmington.
Registration i'm the Bond Election
Was 749 and Vote Stood 81 for
Bonds and "a AgaiDst-This Means
That IN Permanent Road Work
Will be CoDtinued-Bonds Are to
Run 25 Years at Rate of Interest
Not Exceeding ) Per cent.

On yesterday $4,000 in bonds, the
same to be used IL maintaining the
present reads Of the county and in
building new roads, was voted. There
was not 4 single vote cast against the
bond issue outside of the city and in
Wilmington only - votes were cast
against it. The total registration was
749 and $50 votes were cast for the
bonds and "a against. 1t required 375
votes to carry the election so the ma
jOrity was ia.
The vote by wards and townships
was as follows:
First NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 70, So votes
for bonds and & against.
Second neutrality-suspicious., 81; "a
votes for bonds and 2 against.
Third ward-regfstration, 1865; 1OS
votes for bonds and 5 against.
Fourth ward-registration, III; 81
votes for bonds and ) against.
Fifth ward-registratiOn, ISL; "a
votes for bonds and 6 against.
Federal Point OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ton, II; 10 votes for bonds and none
against.
MasOnbOrO neutrality-suspicious.,
GO, 81 votes for bonds and none
against. :
Observation-Disclosures, 8; 6 for bonds
and none against.
Harnett tOwnship-second precinct,
registration, %; IS for bonds and none
against.
Cape Fear NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
p; 16 votes for bonds and none
against. IL
The registrars and board of coun-
7ty commissioners will meet at the
court house this morning at 10 O'Clock
to declare the result of the election.
1t has been evident from the begin
ming that the people were in favor of
the bond issue for they realized the
= advantage of having good roads and
they knew it could be done in no other
way. Those who were looking out tor
the county's welfare were not afraid
that the measure would be defeated ny
opposition but feared hat it would be
: defeated by those favOring the bond
: issue failing to vote and as it is neces-
"S0AJ ~ SCI q IItdJOlICy vi IHc QudIllSu
elefNOrs to carry an election of this
kind all who failed to vote would have
been really voting against the measure.
The bonds are to be for $4,000 and
to run for % years and are to bear
a rate of interest not exceeding 5 per
cent. They cannot be redeemed until
the end of the % years. The commits
sioners are in hopes that they IN sell
the bonds above par at 4 per cent. and
if that cannot be done a higher rate
of interest will be paid. The bonds
will be sold as sOon as they can be al
vertised the time required. The COM
missioners say they will by no means
take less than the par value Of The
bonds. Five per cent. will not be paid
if it is possible TO dispose of them prof
itably at a lower race.
The people on yesterday placed in
the hands of those looking after the
interests of the county power to con-
tinue the permanent road work. 1t is
the intention of the commissioners to
use better material in the road build
ing thai has formerly been the GUS
tom. The chairman went to Columbia,
S. c., only a few days ago in regard
to learning the prices and seeing what
kind of contract could be secured for
getting crushed granite. Granite Will
probably be used for the road n the
material now used put on top as 4
dressing.