The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-12-14
Call IoT al Election.

4 missioners of the Town OF HENDERSON
vile. North Carolina, held ON this 12tl
day Of December, 1911. with Mayor, r
i H. station. presiding, and Commission
lers j. IA. Stepp, w. G. Rector. +. q.
Morris. M. NJ Shepherd, W. Griffith
/ present, in addition to other business
/ transacted by the board, the f0lolW.
ling Ordinance was passed.
/ i Whereas, petition has been fled
before the board OF commissioners OF
The Town OF HendersonEilIe, I'M the
following language, toWit
ITO the Board of CommissfO Oh
The Town Of Hendersonville, n. G.
we the undersigned citizens being
qualified voters and residents in and
citizens Of the Town Of Hendersonyille
respectfully represent, that, in our
opinion. it ia necessary for that part
OF Main Street I'm said town. between
the Confederate Monumentand the
Ware House, now owned by George
Stephens, and also that part OF Ander-
son Avenue Inow It'll Ave. E.l from
Main 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 be
put in, and the repair that 1T 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
fully pray your honorable board to at
once devise and adopt, II 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 7th Ave, Ed me-
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 health and pleasure resort
and as business community.
And your petitioners further pray
that your honorable board, call, and
cause to be held at a earlier a date
as possible an electfonat 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 Dolalrs; said
bonds to bear interest at rate noe
exceeding six percent per annum, to
rtise money necessary to maize the re-
pairs and improvements On Gaid streets
between the points aforesaid for the,
purpose aforesaid. And If at said cleo
ton q requisite number of the quail
fed voters of said town vote approx
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.
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 dtl1at 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.,
9ndw ,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 ~
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. Ed between the said rock
warehouse and the Southern Railway
Company's tracks, necessary to save
the macadam, which was put down on
said part Of said main street, and said
Anderson Avenue (now 7th Ave E.) |
by said town several years ago, and
to put parts Of said streets I'm the re-
pair and condition they should be put |
AA1 anu LILO ACRd4E budb IL IN 4GCSSDtAIy
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
said petitioners flPther ask In |
tehir said petition, that said board |
Of commissioners, call and cause to |
be held at as early date as possible, |
an election at which shall be submit |
ted to the qualified voters Of said |
town the question as to whether. or /
not the Soard OF commissioners shall |
be authorized to issue and sell inter |
est bearing, coupon bonds. of said, |
own in an amount not exceeding
S22,000.00, and to bear interest at "a |,
rate not exceeding six per cent per-
annum, to raise the money necessary
% make the repairs and improvements |.
IN said parts of said street between
he points aforesaid for the purpose
aforesaid; and whereas, it is neces-
'ary for said town to borrow the mon