The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
BALLOT ON
 COUNTY BONDS Election Is to Be Held
 Today. CALLS FOR $15o,000 ISSUE Voting of Today Caused by Fault
 in Former Election. The Money is Needed For the Con- tinuation of the Work on the
 Bonds of the

Today, at the twenty-two polling places of Montgomery county the vot- CTS will, by their ballots. express their opinion relative to the proposed $150.- 900 bond Issue of the county.
 In the face of the proportion of about 1-2 to l. by which the bond issue was endorsed at the election on January 4, 1t is but theSplsuslble con- clusion that the election of today will result in a second victory for the ad- herents of the issue.
 The former election came to naught as is known, because of discrepancies In the drafting of the ballots, dis crepancies which were violative of the constitutional provision. as con strued subsequent to the election, re- garding the form of ballots.
 As soon as the Board of Revenue realized that the election was without This time careful perusal of the constitutional requirements has brought the selection of what Is thought to be a model ballot, and there Is no fear of invalidating the election on this score--nor on any other, in view of the care which Is being exer- cised In regard to the legal phases of the days work.
 The 3I50.o00 Is necessary. according " thC fACW OL tuC 0OdTQ Ol ISGNcnut and other county authorities, to con- tinue the work on the roads. to for ward the construction of new roads, and to repair and keep in good con dition the roads already built. that they may not lapse. by disrepalr, from the present high standard which has been attained at so much expense. and at the cost of Q period of financial stringency to the county.
 It is agreed that to discontinue road work at the present would be the most false economy. and would result In an intrinsic loss to the country.
 Immediate work on the roads is im- perative, according to the road-build- CTS, as the rains of the past month has 80 torn the thoroughfares that unless the breaks are repaired at pres- ent, worse will result.
 For immediate work. the money that will be- derived from the bond issue is needed. as the county Is possessed of no other funds of such extent which could be devoted to work on the roads. which Is now essential to give to the Montgomery county bonds their full value, and that Is thata full quota of the voters cast their ballots today. A slim vote indicates indifference, and any taint of indifference will bring about a difficulty in the sale of the bonds. say those who are versed in financial matters. N
 All arrangements have been made for the election, with the appointmen nt of officers, the distribution of the boxes and the ballots. and the designation of polling places. The balloting will be done at the usual voting places of the various precincts.
 In order that the bonds may be fioated and the value realized as ex- peditiously as possible. the result of the election will probably be declared by the Board of Revenue at its meet ing Saturday. when all preliminary arrangements will be made, as to the amount to be fioated, the interest and time of the bonds, etc, and advertise ments placed for bids for the bonds.
 The polling places as set for today's election are:
 Beat 1-Durr's Stables.
 Beat 2-Loeb's Stables. Catoms street
 Beat a-County jail
 Beat 4-Dawsett's Hall, Dexter ave- nue.
 Beat 5-Perry and stough's Stables. Monroe street.
 Beat 6-Police Headquarters.
 Beat 7-Bullockss Store Highland Park