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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-05

Kaai's musicians and the pineapples,
the people are attracted as they are
nowhere else in the grounds. The Ha-
wall exhibit is one of the big sue
cesses
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-05

Mayor Fern was one OF the assem-
blage which witnessed the launching Of
the barge California yesterday,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02

works, for the purpose of supplying
johnson City and the inhabitants there
of and adjacent territory with water for
domestic, manufacturing and other cor.
porate purposes.
I'd Whether or not the city shall
construct new water works system or
plant upon the basis of the contribution
by the city of such system from such
sources of water supply for domestic,
manufacturing and other purposes as
the city may be able to acquire by pur-
chase or condemnation, or by both pur-
chase and condemnation, at the cost, as
shown by the plans, specification and
estimates of the city engineer, showing
the probable cost to the city of the COM
plete system so constructed upon this
basis to be S375,00
Sec. 2. BE it further resolved, That
said election be held by the authorities
and in the manner set forth in said acts
of 1909, chapter l2i.
Dated at Johnson City, Tennessee,
this 7th day of August, 1909.
n. C. REEVES,
GUS FREDERICK,
A. B. BOWMAN,
9-4t Election Commissioners.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02

Water Works." and those who oppose
the construction of new water works
shall place Il cross (X) mark opposite
the words Against the Construction of
New Water Works"
The resolution of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Johnson
rCity, Tennessee, under which this cleo
tion is called, is as follows, to-wit:
Water Resolution No. 2, Passed Aug. 6, 1909
On motion of Barron, seconded by
Richardson, it. is resolved by the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Johnson City:
Whereas, the Watauga Water Compa-
ny and the johnson City Water Compa-
ny, both and each have been asked by
the board to submit propositions of Of
fers of sale to the city of johnson City,
Of their respective plants, and said com
panies have failed to make an offer, or
offers, to sell deemed by the board to be
sufficient or reasonable, which failure
on the part of said companies, therefore,
renders it impossible or impractical BILE
to submit to the qualified voters of said
city the question of the acquisition of
said plant, or plants; therefore, be it
resolved,
Section l. That, in pursuace of the
acts of Tennessee of 1909, chapter 121,
an election shall be, and is hereby or
dered to be, held in the city of Johnson
City on Saturday. September IL, 1909,
for the purpose of ascertaining the will
of the legal voters of said city upon the
following propositions to be submitted
to the vote u the people at said cleo
ton, to-wit
LIST. Whether or not the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
johnson City shall be authorized and
empowered, for the purposes named in
section one ID Of the aforesaid acts OF
1909, chapter 12l, to issue an amount of
interest-bearing coupon bonds not ex-
ceeding 1915, 900 in amount. or a sufii-
Client portion thereof. bearing interest
at rate not exceeding 81 per ceptum
per annum, payable semi-annually; said
amount of $685. 200 being shown by the
plans and specifications of the city en-
gineer to necessary to enable the city
of Johnson City to acquire, own and put
in operation its own system Of water
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02

For sale, desirable farms in large OF
small tracts. Also truck gardens near
the city. W. A. Kite & Co., Ne. 127
Spring street. est
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
FACTS ABOUT
JOHNSON C|TY'S
WATER SUPPLY
Continued from first page.

Q.-Please state what you meant by
the expression, 1--WE have themoney. y
Awe were TO hold back. the mon
ey after the payment we made her of
$50 and paying judgment and costs
against the nine-acre tract, which
amounted, think, to about $76. We
were to hold the balance of the money
until her brothers made deeds for their
interests, or ratified the deed that was
made.
Q.-How long have you known
Sinking creek?
A.-Eight or nine years
Q.--How long have you known the
Lilly mill, now owned by Mrs. Clay?
A.-About the same length of time
Eight or nine years.
Q.-Has sinking creek ever been dry
during those eight or nine years, as
high up as the Harvey springs just be-
low the mile
A.--No, sir.
Q.--Ffom the big Horse coyespring,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02

some two miles down to the Harvey
springs, on the w. S. Harvey farm,
has said creek been dry at any point
betwixt the two named, during those
eight or nine years?
A.-No, sir, not to my knowledge,
Estate whether or not, during the
summer or fall, if as much as 100000
gallons of water daily should be piped
from said creek above the mill, there
would be sufficient water left to oper
ate said mill?
Al don't think they would evsl
get 100000 to take out l don't think
that much comes down the creek in 6
fall like last fall was.
Q.-How much of the waters of sale
creek, during the dry season, is neces
sary to operate said mill?
Al don't know. | can only say
that there did not enough come dowr
there this summer to run the mill
just barely would turn the wheel.
Q.-Were you in the mill at the time
to see just how fast it did grind?
Ayes, sir.
estate whether or not grinding
was going on.
Ayes, sir-slowly.
Q.-State whether or not this was
when the water was at its lowest?
Ayes, / guess it was as low as il
got.
Q.-When the waters are fuller,
what kind of work does the mill do?
Alt seems to do pretty good work
when they've go water. They grind
and saw, but | never seen them dc
both at the same time. When they
were grinding they were not saving,
and when they were saving they were
not grinding.
Q.-EXcept in very dry weather
state whether or not the mill could dc
considerable work.
Excepted to as leading).
Ayes, sir, it can.
Q.-It is stated in the answer thai
the Watauga Water Company put in
bid of $4,000 to furnish the Soldiers
Home per year; is that correct?
A.-No, sir. | put in the bid as
president of the Watauga Water Com
pany.
Q.-What was the bid?
ASS, 400 per year for 500,0O gal
Ions every twenty-four hours, with ;
pressure of forty pounds at the highes
point. kept copy of the offer anC
have it now in the waterworks office
that is, it is in the Watauga Waite
Company's office.
Q.-How did that compare as t
price paid by managers for the othe
Soldiers Homes in the United States
A.-Lower than any home that
got answers from, which, | think, wa
five or six. | think there are eigh
homes besides the one here. This i
the ninth, | believe.
Q.-At the time you submitted thi
bid, was there any competition propos
ing to furnish water to the Soldiers
Aome
A.-No, sir
Q.-What time of the year was it?
Al think it was January, 1901. l
was either just before Christmas o
just after.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
BOB SHARP FOR GOVERNOR
Nashville Writer Says He is Choice
of All State Widers and Will
Have Coalition Support

A Nashville letter to the Sullivan
County Developer contains some brand
new 'dOpe' alleging that Bullock and
his followers are for r. S. Sharp for
governor. Here it is:
"The political pot is beginning to
boil. The Jackson conference and the
announcement of Gen. McCam ON the
same day, followed by the announce
ment of Gen. Hannah; the Nashville
conference and the calling of mass con-
ventions in all the ninety-six counties
of the state and the state convention of
the political state-widers at Nashville
on Sept q did the work.
"The political state widers claim that
the action taken is necessary for the
preservation of our temperance laws
and their enforcement.
"The Temperance people, who are not
seeking office and with no Interior mo.
tive, say that they regard the action
taken in calling conventions prema-
ture. That ~ candidate has announc-
cd advocatil9 4 repeal or modification
of the Temperance laws. That their
enforcement is a local question left to
the criminal courts,
"The temperance people who still
believe in the supremacy of the demo
cratic party, and it is said a majority
of them do, claim that the conventions
for September are called in the interest
of the coalition formed last winter, and
not in the interest Of temperance or the
democratic party.
at has leaked out that the demo.
cratic wing of the coalilionists will moi
seek to nominate a candidate for gov.
ernor, but will leave an open field tC
Collector r.. S. Sharp, who is to be the
republican candidate for governor with
democratic coalition support, and that
the Bullock wing is to have the legisla.
ture and send a coalition democrat &c
the United States senate.
"The praise of Mr.. Sharp is on the
lips of every coalition democrat and
the coalition press here is giving him
more political boosting than to any
other man in the state. Mr.. Sharp is
/
a shrewd politician and 1t is said thai
he will have the Endorsement of the
Taft administration for governor.
Treasurer Folk has not yet an
nounced and it is said that he NAV moi
do so. While Mr.. Folk is identified
with the state-widers, he is a Iowa
democrat and his friends claim he will
not be a candidate for governor unless
the cOalitionists abandon the scheme
of supporting Sharp for governor anC
sending a coaitionist democrat to the
! United States senate.
! "The reports received here from Mid
die and West Tennessee are to the effect
that a large per cent of the state widers
are dissatisfied with the effort to per
petuate the coalition of last winter anC
that an open revolt is imminent
at is believed that with Mr.. Sharr
as the republican coalition candidate
for governor, backed by the powerful
influence of the national administra
ton, there is danger ahead for the reg
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
FIVE CITIZENS ON
ADVISORY BOARD
TO ASSIST COMMISSIONER
In Making All Contracts Relative
to Expenditures Necessary for
the New Water Plant

AT largely attended mass-meeting
of representative citizens at the Hippo
drome last Friday night the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
The election of the commission was de-
ferred until Tuesday night of this week
when another large meeting of citizens
was held and at which time j. Fred
Johnson, Isaac Harr, M. G. Curtis, w.
g. Mathes and S. c. Williams were
unanimously elected. The commission
is truly representative and there is gen.
eral satisfaction in its selection and a
firm belief that Johnson City's best
interests will be properly safeguarded 4:
Whereas, the question of voting the
water-works bonds for an adequate
water system for Johnson City had
been ordered to be submitted to the
legal voters of Johnson City on the II
day Of September, 1909; and,
Whereas, if said bonds are voted for
the purpose called for, the fullest and
greatest assurance is desired to be given
TO all the citizens of Johnson City that
the expenditure of the appropriation
will be made in the most economical
and in the fairest possible way for the
accomplishment of the great purpose
intended; and,
Whereas, the honorable city COM
missioner, recognizing the great I'M
portance and responsibility of the I'M
dertaking and Of the duties involved
and being DESTROYS above all other
things in connection with the matter
to accomplish the end in the most eco
nomical manner and meet the expecta-
tons and wishes of all the property
owners and voters whose right it is to
take part in the great undertaking, has
expressed his willingness and desire
for the appointment of city commits
sion whose judgment in the matter of
eXpending said-appropriation shall be
recognized; therefore, be it
Resolved, That such city commission
consisting of five representative resident
property holders be and the same is
hereby created by this meeting, whose
duty it shall be to aid in the making
and recommendation for approval or
disapproval of all contracts and pur-
chases involving expenditures of any
and all sums of money which shall be
voted and used in the acquisition of
said water works system. 1t shall be
the duty of said commission to pass
upon and approve or disapprove of any
purchase or purchases which may be
proposed by the said city commission
III the requirement OF sad water works
system. 1t is the intention and under
standing that said city commission,
whose duty it is understood to be under
the present charter of Johnson City to
initiate and recommed all contracts
for expenditures involved in the ac-
quirement of said water works system,
consents and agrees with the people Of
johnson City that he will not in any
instance recommend purchases Of any
kind or character involving expendi-
lures of said fund to the board of may.
or and aldermen without having asked
the sense Of said city commission, and
where the approval of said city com
mission has been refused by it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
SEPTEMBER 8, SET
AS LABOR DAY
LEGAL HOLIDAY IN STATE
The Governor Urges All People
to Cease Their Vacations and
Make The Day Memorial

Nashville, Aug. 28.-Gov. Malcolm
r. Patterson has issued the annual la
Dor day proclamation declaring Sep
TENDER 8 a holiday The state offices
will be closed on that day and the gov
ernor urges that as many business
houses as possible close. The proclaim
alton is as follow:
estate of Tennessee, Executive Depart
ment.
"Whereas, by an act of the forty
seventh general assembly of the state
of Tennessee, the first Monday in Sep
tember of each year has be enconstitut-
ed and set apart as Labor Day to be
observed throughout the state as le-
gal holiday.
Therefore, l, Malcolm r. Patterson,
governor of the state of Tennessee, here
by recommend that Monday, Septem-
Der 6, 1909, be recognized and observed
throughout the state as legal holiday.
at is earnestly hoped that on this
day, in recognition of the immense
benefactions which the man who tolls
has conferred upon the country, all our
people will cease usual vocations. Join
in making the event memorable, and
in paying that just tribute to labor
which is its due, and which it has
earned as one of the great contributing
factors in modern civilization.
at is, therefore, recommended and
urged that all state offices be closed,
and that all private businesses, so far
as possible, be suspended that gener-
al observance of the day be had by all
citizens of the state.
sin testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and caused the great
seal of the state to be affixed at Nash
Vile, on this the 9th day of August
1909" M. r. PATTERSON.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
No Taxes Result.

The water rents from city-owned
plant will provide funds sufficient to
pay the interest on the bonds and pro-
vide sinking fund for their retirement
in the future. The net revenue that
is after paying all expenses) of the
Watauga Water Company is above
$4,000. If 100000 of bonds draw in
terest at 6 per cent. this $4,000 would
pay the interest. But the bonds, under
the act, cannot bear in excess of 5 10
per cent. This margin between per
cent. and IL per cent. and the in
crease in revenue from water rents as
the city grows will enable the city to
retire the bonds before their maturity,
is believed. Then the city would own
plant debt free. In fact, the gross
revenue of the Watauga Water Com
pany is $26, 900, as the city would run
the business with small if any salary
to officials, $4,000 may be taken as the
true figure for the city's net earnings
at the present time-increasing as the
city grows.
Further: The National Soldiers
Home is in a position to contract for
100000 gallons daily for $500 per an
nun. This revenue, alone, in the hands
of the city would pay IL per cent.
interest on $136,OO0 of bonds-nearly
one-half of the engineers estimate of
cost In other words, one customer
alone would pay the equivalent of the
interest on nearly one-half Of the bond
issue.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02

Viie hJuIaht eIed, tile saving III lnSuf-
ance would amount to 20 per cent.
AS bearing upon the matter of fire
protection we call attention to the fact
that the pressure on the water mains
on the Public Square is about S.
pounds. Under the new system it
will be 10 pounds.
The pressure of the old system denies
to many parts of the city any water for
any purpose at all, to other parts al
most none is afforded. Under the new
system the pressure will give water to
the highest ridges useable for residence
sites. This fact means that the reve.
nues will Immediately increase for
that reason, future growth in popula-
ton not considered.
The city now pays for the eighty-one
hydrants the sum of $50 each every
year.
In fact, instead of the bonds increas.
ing taxes, it means that the taxes now
paid to the extent of $2,430 per year
for hydrants will be saved.
Water for Streets and Sewers.
The supply of water will be ample
enough to permit of free use of water
in flushing sewers, cleaning of streets,
|
flushing of hydrants at all seasons.
The present supply is inadequate for
these purposes. AT present there is no
flushing of sewers or streets.
Public Schools.
At present the city pays about 1910
for water used in The public schools; if
the city owns its own water works
these and other like institutions can be
furnished free.
Water Rents.
There will be no increase in water
rents above those now charged by the
Watauga Water Company. On the
contrary, the rents will be reduced as
the bonds are retired by application of
thu, sinking fund.
Water Question Committee.
The committee for compilation and
distribution of information on the wa
ter question is:
Rev. John T. Brown, Chm,
j. W. Crumley,
J.. Fred johnson,
Cy II. Lyle,
Oliver Cutler,
George Hurlbut,
John w. Hunter,
w. F. Jones,
Frank Taylor;
D. X. Tranum,
J. H. Pierce,
J. w. Cloyd,
Il. B. Hensley,
Gus Bowers,
w. b. Harrison,
Solomon Pardue,
S. R. Taylor,
George r. Brown,
w. G. Mathes,
James A. Martin,
]. b. Cox,
J. M. Martin,
Harry Gump,
S. G. Williams,
f. {. Reeves.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
ELECTION NOTICE,

In pursuance Of the authority vested
in us, by an act of the legislature of the
state of Tennessee, passed February is,
1909, and approved February 10, 1909,
and by an order of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Johnson
City, Tennessee, passed at meeting of
said board on August 6, 1909, we, the
undersigned Election Commissioners for
Washington county, Tennessee, hereby
give notice that we will open and hold,
in each of the two wards Of the city of
Johnson City, Tennessee, en- the
nth DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1909,
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 Il ma.
iority of the legal votes cast, whether
or not the Board of Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Johnson City shall
issue S375,00O Water Works Bonds of
the city Of johnson City, to run for a
period not exceeding thirty years, and
to bear interest at rate not exceeding
five and one-half per cent (5R 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
Vote for One" followed by For Wa
ter Works Bonds Against Water
Works Bonds" Second, "Vote for One, "
followed by . For Construction of New
Water Works, Against Construction
of New Water Works." At said cleo
ton those who favor the issuance Of
bonds shall place cross * mark op-
posite the words i" For Water Works
Bonds" and those who oppose the issu-
ance OF bonds shall place cross (X)
mark opposite the words Against Wa
ter Works Bonds" Those who favor
the construction of new water works
shall place q cross lX) mark opposite
the words " For Construction OF New
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
The Issue.


The last Legislature passed a bill au-
thorizing Johnson City to issue any
part of 100000 water bonds, provided
the voters at the polls, by majority
vote, approved of the issue.
Three provisions were made in this
act to test the popular will:
l. Shall the city own its water sys-
TEN?
2. If so, shall it purchase the old
plant of the Watauga Water Company
or the plants of Watauga Water Com
pany and johnson City Water Com
pany, on an offer to sell same by those
companies, on terms deemed and ap-
proved by the board of mayor and al
dermen to be reasonable?
3. Or, shall the city acquire its own
system?
The board of mayor and aldermen
made earnest efforts to get the old
company to submit a proposition that
the board could deem reasonable enough
to submit to the people at the polls.
The first price named by the Watauga
Water Co., was $299. 600, and the last
and best offer was $245.00O This was
considered unreasonable, so that the
propositions now submitted are the
first and third.
1t is to be hoped that, should the
water bonds be voted at the polls, the
Watauga Water Company may yet see
it to its advantage and interest to offer
to sell its pipe lines or distribution sys-
tenn at a reasonable figure, and another
chance should be given it to do so. Its
water supply is inadequate and out
grown, and the city could make no
permanent use of that.
So that, the issue now confronting
the people of Johnson City is: Shall
the city own its own water system,
and acquire new source of supply
and distribute water through new pipes
Tor through those of Watauga Water
Co., extended) so as to reach and fur
nish water and fire protection more
| ALTERNATELY tn orr neonle?
Cost of New System.
The city commissioner, w. NJ. Dun
lap, who is civil engineer, and w. G.
kirkpatrick, the consulting engineer,
estimate that the cost of a new supply,
installation of a new distribution sys-
TEN and the erection of new reservoir
will be, approximately, S275,OO We
deem it wise that our people should
consider that it may cost not to exceed
100000. This, to allow margin of
safety to cover possible rise in the price
of materials and incidentals, that eX-
perience has taught US all to anticipate.
Only such part of the amount to be
voted on would be used as may be nee
essary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
GREATEST QUESTION JOHNSON CITY
HAS EVER BEEN CONFRONTED WITH
is MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP OF WATER
ELECTION WILL Be HELD ON SATURDAY, SEPT. Il
And There Are Many Reasons Why You Should
Vote for Bonds to Build a New Water
System---Read Them Today

aldermen. Here are two factors OF
safety.
On account of the magnitude of the
contracts involved in the acquisition OF
new water system, the city commits
sioner has asked for the aid and guild
ance of citizens commission, to be
named by the people in mass meeting,
without whose concurrence he will not
make or recommend to the board of
mayor and aldermen any contracts on
purchase. This adds a third factor of
safety.
If the bonds are voted and the work
entered on contracts will be made, first,
by the city commissioner, acting in
conjunction with the citizens commits
sion, and when so made they will be
submitted to the board of mayor and
aldermen for action.
On Tuesday night, August 8lst, a
mass meeting of the voters of the city,
assembled after due call and notice, by
ballot elected the following resident
property-holders as the citizens com.
mission to act without compensation:
j. Fred Johnson,
Isaac Harr,
M. 9. Curtis,
w. G. Mathes,
S. G. Williams.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
Safe.(iuardS in Expenditures.

Under the new city charter, all con-
tracts are initiated and made by the
city commissioner, but before they are
binding upon the city they must be
approved by the board of mayor and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02

ular democratic ticket, and that the
regulars must nominate a strong man
for governor, one upon whom all can
agree without factional fight"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
Hydrants.

The present number of hydrants is
81. Under the plans of the engineers
for the new system there will be PSI.
This means that fire protection will be
afforded to parts of the city now abso-
lutely exposed to fire risk. We esti-
mate that should the city thus enlarge