The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09
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In pursuance OF The authority veSted
In us, by IN act of the legislature of the
state of Tennessee, passed February Ii,
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 ut 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, on the
llth DAY on SEPTEMBER, 1903,
an election according to the laws regu-
lating such elections existing III the state
OF Tennessee, said election to be held
for the purpose of determining by ma.
jority of the legal votes cast, whether
or not the Board of Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Johnson City shall
issue 1915 900 Water Works Bonds OF
the city Of Johnson City, TO run for II
period not exceeding thirty years, and
10 bear interest at Il rate not exceeding
I'VE and 0ne-half per cent (54 DER cent?
per annum, payable Scmi-anntUlly, in
lawful currency of the linked States.
At said election tickets shall he 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" F." Against Construction
of New Water Works" At said cleo
tiun those who favor the issuance OF
bonds shall place cross * mark OPP
posite the words 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 "a cross tx mark opposite
| the words " For Construction of New
Water Works." and those who oppose
| the construction of new water works
shall place a 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
City, Tennessee, under which this cleo
| ton is called, is as follows, t0-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 GEM
panies have failed to make an offer, or
| offers, to sell deemed by the board To be
sufficient or reasonable, which failuEe
on the part Of said companies, therefore,
renders it impossible or imprac tisa BILE
| to submit to the qualified voters of said
city the question of the acquisition OF
said plant, or plants; therefore, be Il
resolved,
Section l. That, in pursuace of the
acts of Tennessee of 1909, chapter l2l
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 of the people at said cleo
ton, to-Wlt:
1St. Whether or not the Board Of
Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of
Johnson City shall be authorized anC
empowered, for the purposes named il
section one )Af the aforesaid acts Of
1909, chapter l2l, to issue an amount Of
interest-bearing coupon bonds not ex
ceeding 1915 900 in amount. or suffi
Gent portion thereof, bearing interes
at rate not exceeding 81 per centun
per annum, payable semi-annually; saiC
amount of $375.0O being shown by thu
plans and specifications of the city en-
gineer to necessary to enable the cit!
of Johnson City to acquire, own and pu
in operation its own system of waite
| WORKS, lOT LHb purpose Vi ShpplyIns
, johnson City and the inhabitants there
of and adjacent territory with water 70
domestic manufacturing and other cor
porate purposes.
I'd. Whether or not the city shall
construct n new water works system o
plant upon the basis of the contribution
} by the city of such system from sue
, sources of water supply for domestic
manufacturing and other purposes IA
the city may be able TO acquire by pun
7 chase or condemnation, or by both pun
q chase and condemnation, at the cost, a
shown by the plans, specitica ton an
estimates of the city engineer, shown
Ike prubabl" cost to the city of the con
/ plele system SO constructed upon thl
basis to be S375. 900.
Sec. >. he it further resolved, Tha
said election be held by the authorize
and in the manner set forth in said ACT
: Of 1908, chapter l2l.
I Dated at johnson City, TENNESSEE
/. this 18th day of August, 1909.
T.. G. REEVES,
GUS BRODERICK,
a. b. BOWMAN,
g-4t Election Commissioners