The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-12-21
Call for an Election.

AT q meeting OF the Board of Com
missioners OF the Town of Henderson
vile. North Carolina, held on this 18th
day OF December. 1911, with Mayor. r.
H. Station, presiding, and Commission
ers J. IA. Stepp. w. C. Rector. F. z.
Norris, n. II. Shepherd, w. Grifith
present in addition to other business
transacted by the board, the fololw-
ing ordinance was passed
Whereas. q petition has been -fiIed
before the board of commissioners of
The Town Of HendersOnville. in the
following language, towit.
To the Board of COMMISSIONER Of
The Town of HendersonVille, N. c.
We the undersigned citizens being
qualified voters and residents in and
citizens of the Town OF Hendersonyille
respectfully represent, that, in our
opinion, it is necessary for that part
of Main Street in said town, between
the Confederate Monumentand the
Ware House, now owned by George
Stephens, and also that part OF Ander-
son Avenue (nOw 7th Ave. Ell from
Main Street at said rock ware house
to the tracks of the Southern Rail-
way Company near the passenger sta
,tion, 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 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
fully 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 7th 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 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 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 Dolalrs; said
bonds to bear interest at a rate NOS
exceeding six percent per annum, to
raise money necessary to make the re-
airs and improvements on said streets
between the points aforesaid for the
purpose aforesaid. And if at said cleo
ton 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 dthRt said
petition, in all respects, complies with
the law regulating the calling OF cleo
lions for the purpose OF giving the
qualified voters OF said town the op-
portunity Of voting upon the question
Of issuing bonds for the purpose Of
making public improvements, etc.,
DndW 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
m0nts on that part of main street ly-
ing and being between the Confed0r-
ate Monument and the Rock War
Ohouso now owned by George Stephens
and the repairs and improvements on
that part OF Anderson Avenue (RoW
7th Ave. E) between the said rock
warehouse and the Southern Railway
CompaHy's tracks, necessary to save
the macadam, which was put down on
sid part of said main street, and said
Anderson Avenue (now 7th Ave H.
by said town several years ago, and
to put parts OF said streets in the re-
pair and condition they should Do 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
said petitioners further 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 board Of commissioners shall
be authorized to issue and sell inter
est bearing. coupon bonds Of said
town in an amount not exceeding
81, 100000, and to bear interest at .
rate not exceeding six per cent per
annum, to raise the money necessary
to make the repairs and Improvements
on said parts of said street between
the points aforesaid for the purpose