The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-02-12
MASS MEETING ACTS.
Asks Council to Issue Bonds for
$4,000.

At the mass Meeting called fol
Monday night at the Mayors office
for the purpose OF discussing the is
suar &c OF bonds to enlarge the public
school building and other purposes
quite q representative number Of citi.
Gems were present, among them some
Of the largest taxpayers Of the town.
No doubt there would have been mor
present had it not been a generally
accepted sentiment OF the community
that the bonds were absolutely nec-
"ssary. The meeting was called to
order by Mayor 5 1.s Tatum who
called upon Or. Whitaker to state
the purpose Of the meeting. DR.
Whitaker stated that the city council
had requested the meeting for the
purpose Of getting an indication of the
sentiment III the town towards the
issuing Il bonds for enlarging the
school building and certain other i'm
prnvementS at the power house. The
Dr.. also urged upon the meeting the
ad visibility OF bonds for the purpose
OF erecting a city hall commensurate
with the growth Ut the town and
other marked city improvements. DR..
4. j, Brown, a member Of the bard
or trustees OF the city schools, pre-
Sente1 a rough diagram uf the addi-
ions The trustees regarded imperative
at the school and gave a very lucid
and satisfactory statement OF the rea-
sonS that pr mpted the trustees to
ask for the additions. Prof. Hall.
Superintendent at the school, was also
present and made a few remarks re-
inforcing the urgent demands made by
Or. Brown.
Mr.. w. f. Martin was next heard
from. He stated that while he had 10
children to send te school that as one
Of the taxpayers and citizens inter
eSted in those things that would pre-
mote the highest and best icterestS
OF Grenada he gave his hearty ell
dorsement to the proposed bund Issue
for the school. lie also urged The
necessity for the issuance OF bonds for
the extension III the sewer lines OF the
town. Mr.. Martin stated that il Gre
NADIA expected to continue to invite
other families to move into her midst
that sewer lines and other necessary
Accommodations must be provided for
them such as are enjoyed now by a
large per cent OF the people Of the
town. Mr.. Martin urged sewers for
hygeinic reasons and he claimed that
there was only building room now On
thoSe streets not provided with sewer
lines. DR.. Bfoadstreet also made q
few remarks, SO also did MI. r. Doak.
experimenting what Mt. Martin had
utterrd. There was not q diScorjant
note in the meeting relative to enlarR-
Ing the school building. AS a result
Ut the meeting the two following res
UlutiOnS were adopted:
Resolved that it is the sense OF this
meeting that an enlarged public school
building IS a necessity and that the
Mayor and board OF Aldermen be re.
quested to take the necessary Steps to
issue $l2, 500, IN bonds for the purpose
OF eniarging said building"
The second resolution read as fol- |
lows: Resolved that it is the sense Of
this meeting that the improvement
OF the power plant and the extension
Of the sewer and electric light lines Of
the city Of Grenada are imperative,
and that the Mayor and board Of
Aldermen be requested to take the
necessary steps to issue S12, 500. in
bonds for these purpose" There was
a very strong and decided sentiment
manifested ia the meeting so issue
$1,000 in bonds for the purpose Of
building a city hall. However, the
hour had grown late and several were
necessarily called away which pre-
the consideration OF any futher
matters. The board Of Mayor and
Aldermen held a short session after
the meeting and then adjourned to
meet on FEBRUARY 10 for the purpose
Of taking the necessary legal steps to
issue such bonds they deemed advisa-
BILE and no a. will be surprised, il
in calling the election, the board