The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-01-07
ELECTION NOTICE.

A resolution Providing That the CITY
Council OF the City of Gleenvillo
Texas. shall call an election to be
He'd on the 18th day of February,
1910, at which Election the Ques-
ton Shall be Submitted to the Prop
erty Tax Paying Voters of the CITY
Whether or not the City Council
Shall Issue 100000 in Bonds for the
Purpose of the Permanent Improve
ment of the Fire Department, to.wit;
The Construction and Equipping OF
Two Fire Stations; Providing How
Said Election Shall be Held and
Who Shall Hold the Same.
Whereas, the city council of the
city OF Greenville, Texas. deems it
advisable to issue bonds of said city
for the purpose hereinafter mentioned;
Therefore, it is hereby ordered by
the city council of the city of Green
vile, Texas, that an election be held
on the 18th day of February, 1910, mt
which election the following PROPOSE
ton be submitted:
Shall the city council of the city of
Greenvil.e, Texas, be authorized to is
sue $4,000 in bonds, payable 40 years
after date with the option OF redeem
! ing one $500 bond at any time liter
/ the end of the first year, and the same
| amount at any time after the end ol
each and every other year during the
| life of said bonds, beginning with mum
! Der one and continuing scgiatim, bear
/ ing interest at the rate of not exceed
Liz per cent, per annum payable
| sem annually, and to levy and to col
! lect "A tax sufficient to redeem them al
maturity; for the purpose OF the per
manent Improvement of the fire de
partment, to-wit; the construction and
euuipping of two fire stations in and
for said city
! Said election to be held at 240 w
! Lee street in Ward Number one; al
! 22l w. Washington street in Ward
Number Two and at the City Hall in
Ward Number Three; and the follow
| ing named persons shall be and are
hereby appointed as presiding judges
assistant judges and clerks in the or
der named for each voting box:
Ward No. /, j. \. Phillips, l.. c. Pen
nngton, w. S. Ward and Sam Polk
| Ward No. 2, r. f. Ragsdale, Dan Rob
erston, Alfred Horton and Jack Tisch
macher; Ward No. 3, Arthur Harrison
Frank Hyde, A. l.. Birdsong and jim
Ellis.
said election shall be held under the
provisions of Chapter li9 Acts of the
g,.h Legislature, Laws Of 1899, and
only qualified voters who are property
tax payers Of said city shall be allow
ed to vote, and all voters desiring tt
support the proposition to issue bonds
shall have printed on their ballots the
words, "For the issuance Of bonds
and those opposed to the proposition
shall have printed on their ballots th'
words, Against the issuance o
bonds"
The manner Of holding said election
shall be governed by the laws of The
state regulating general elections
A copy of this order signed by thu
MAYOR of the city of Greenvl!e shal
serve as Il proper notice OF said elec
ton, and the mayor is directed Il
cause said notice to be posted at
public place in each voting precinct 70
thirty days 500 days prior to sat
.. election, and also cause the same Il
be published in the Greenyillo Heral
at least 30 Uhirty) days prior to sat
election -
Attest JOS. f. NICHOLS
fseall Mayor.
w. A. FRAZER, city Clerk.