The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-05-17
Election Notice.

In pursuance of the authority vested
in us by an Act of the Legislature of
the State of Tennessee, passed March
49, 1903 and approved March %, 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 April 10, 1906: We,
the undersigned Election Commission
ers 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 the
FIFTH DAY OF JUNE, 1905,
an election according to the laws regu-
latipg 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 ST., 10000 of Public School
I'm provement Bonds and 100000 of
Street Improvement 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 cur
rency of the United States.
At said election tickets shall be used
upon which shall be printed: First.
"School Expenditures" and immedi-
ately below, Bonds" and No Bonds;
and which shall be followed by "Street
Expenditures and Immediately below
"Bonds" and "No Bonds, and per-
sons voting for issuance of bonds shall
mark their tickets with cross (x) OPP
posite the word Bonds, and those
! voting against the issuance of bonds
shall in like manner mark their tickets
opposite the words "No Bonds".
/ The said bonds, or the proceeds there.
of, to be used exclusively for the pur-
pose of making public municipal i'm
provements within The corporote limits
of the town of Johnson City, as per
itemized estimate showing in detail the
proposed expenditures of the proceeds
of said bonds, which estimate is en-
bodied in the following resolution,
passed by the Board Of Mayor and AL
dermen of the town of johnson City
at meeting Of the Board held on April
ID, 1906, and which resolution Is spread
on the records of that body ana in
words and figures following, to-wit;
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, The General Assembly oil
Tennessee, Acts of 1903, Chapter 176,
passed an Act authorizing the Town Of
johnson City to issue Improvement
bonds; and
Whereas, 1t is the purpose of this
= Board to propose to the voters OF sale
town an issue of seventeen Thousand
five hundred dollars $l7,5O0.O0) O
Public School Improvement Bonds ant
ten thousand dollars ($l0,0OO.00) o
q Street improvement Bonds, under sale
4 Act, the proceeds to be used exclusively
for the purpose of making the follow
y ing improvements within the corporat'
limits; and Section 5 of said Acts pro
q vides that an itemized estimate showing
Z IN detail the proposed expenditures o
the proceeds of said bonds. showing
q the purpose and place of expenditure
. " thin the town, etc. now, therefore,
. Be it resolved, by the Board of Mayo
u and Aldermen of the town Of Johnso
o CITY, in accordance with said provision
10 That the following estimate or bulge
of such expenditures of proceeds c
- said proposed bond issue be adopte
u and spread of record by this Board, th
n proceeds to be used exclusively for til
IS purpose as below indicated, to-wit:
TX SCHOOL EXPENDITURES.
a IL. Four lots on southeast cor
ner Of Main and Summer
streets, Johnson City, Ten
nessee ..,...........'. l,VVO.t
81 . For the err ctlon thereon of
10 as room brick school build
1 ins .................... 1900
II l3 Heating apparatus, pipes,
etc ......,..........' OOV
a Seating and chairs. 800. 6O0.(
5. Backbosrds and other fix
l. tnres .....,....-...... IoU.'
~ ne 6 Grading ground and fene
ing ....... ..s...'.s....t. SoV''
L. 7 Water fixtures, closets and