The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-12-28
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At meeting of the Board of com
lnlssloners Of the Town of Henderson,
VILE. North Carolina, held on this 18th.
DAY OF December, 1911. with Mayor r
q station. presiding. and Commission
erstJs N. Stepp. w. G. Rector. f. y.
Morris. M. M. Shepherd. w.aGrihnth
present, in addition to other business
Transacted T s by the board. the fololW-.
ing Ordinance was passed. - =, s.. s..
whereas petition has been fled
De1oEe the board OF commissioners of
Inc Town OF HendersoRvilIe.t in--the
following Language. toWits 49, -
10 the Board OF commissioners Of
Inc. Town OF HendeEsOnYille. n &
I'VE the undersigned, citizens being.
Qualified voters and residents i'm and
cictxenS or the Town Of HendersonyilIe
respectfully represent, that, inz-our;
opinion, 1t is necessary for that part
:ot Main Street In said town, between.
the confederate Monumentand the
ware House, now owned by George
Stepnens, and also that part OF Ander-
son Avenue (now 7th Ave. FL from
NAM street at said rock ware house
to the tracks of the Southern Rail-.
way Company near, the PASSENGER sta
ton, In said town, to be repaired in
order to save the macadam which was
put down on said parts OF said streets
by said town several years ago. and
to put said parts of said streets In the
repair and condition they should he
put In, and the repair that it Is nee
essary for them to be put in to be
keeping with the other parts of said
main street, and to promote the growth
and development of said town.
Therefore, your petitioners respect
IulIy pray your honorable board to at
once devise and adopt, if you have, not
already done SO. plan or scheme for
making the repairs and improvements
on said parts Of Main street and An
derson Avenue NOV 9TH Ave, E. ne
essary to put said parts Of said streets
IN the condition and repair that they
must be put in in order to save the
macadam thereon, and to promote the
growth and development of said town,
both as a health and pleasure resort
and as a business community.
And your petitioners further pray
that your honorable board, call, and
cause to be held at q earlier a date
as possible an electionat which shall
be submitted to the qualified voters of
said town the question as to whether
or not the said board of commissioners
shall be authorized to issue and sell
interest bearing, coupon bonds of said
town in an amount not exceeding
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars; said
bonds to bear interest at rate moe
exceeding six percent per annum, to
Re Use money necessary to make the re-
airs and improvement on said streets
between the points aforesaid for the
'urpose afor esaid. And. If at said cleo
ton a requisite number OF the quail
fled voters of said town vote. approv-
ingly of said bond issue to authorize
your honorable board to issue said
bonds, your petitioners would respect
fully ask that you proceed to sell said
bonds, and make said repairs and i'm
proVements on said parts of said
streets as soon as practicable.
q, "For all of which your petitioners
will, in duty bound, ever pray"
And whereas, it has been found by
the board, upon a careful examination
thereof, that more than one-fourth of
the qualified voters OF the said town
have signed the said petition, and that
more than twelve of said number Of
said qualified voters who signed said
petition are free holders and owners
in their own names, of real estate
situated in said town, an dthat said
petition, in all respects, complies with
the law regulating the calling of cleo
tons for the purpose of giving the
qualified voters of said town the OPP
portunity of voting upon the question
of issuing bonds for the purpose of
making public improvements, etc.,
sndw hereas, said petitioners, through
and by said petition, ask the board
to devise and adopt scheme or plan
for making the re pairs and improve
ments on that part Of main street ly-
ing and being between the Confeder-
ate Monument and the Rock War
ehouse now owned by George Stephens
and the repairs and improvements on
that part of Anderson Avenue (now
7th Ave. E) between the said rock
warehouse and the Southern Railway
Company's tracks, necessary to save
the nacadam,r which was put down on
said part of said main street, and said
Anderson Avenue (now Tth5 Ave E.t
by said town several years ago, and
to put parts of said streets in the re-
pair and condition they should be put
in, and the repair that it is necessary
for them to be put in to be in keep
ing with the other parts Of said Main
street, and to promote the growth and
development of said town; and where
7aid petitioners further ask in
tehir said petition, that said board
of commissioners, call and cause to
be held at as early a date as possible,
an election at which shall be submit
ted to the o'ra11fe1- voters of said
town the question as to whether! or
not the board of commissioners shall
be authorized to Issue and sell inter-
est bearing, coupon bonds of said
town In an amount not exceeding
$22, 100000, and to bear interest at q
rate not exceeding six per cent per