The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-07
ELECTION NOTICE

u
dermen of the city of johnson City
Tennessee, on the 10th day of October
t1912, passed the following preamble anC
resolutions:
Whereas, the general assembly o.
the state of Tennessee, acts of 1903
chapter 176, passed an act authorizing
the city of johnson City, Tennessee, tC
Issue improvement bonds and,
Whereas, 1t is the purpose of this
board of mayor and aldermen to propose
to the voters of said city an issue of $780,
10000 OF public school Improvement
bonds under said act, the proceeds of
which are to be used exclusively for the
erection of high school bnilding of fire
proof construction throughout. The
said high school building is to be located
on what is known as Science hill on
Roam street between Water street and
an alley on the south, and adjoining the
BurrOw property on the rear, and being
entirely within the corporate limits of
said city. The detail plans and speci-
! ticatiOns of said building have been
drawn by Bauman Bros, architects.
| Knoxville, Tenn, in accordance with
the genefal plans adopted by this board
on July 9, 1912, now on file with the
building committee appointed by this
board, and they are hereby made part
of this resolution. The said high school
building is to be 142 feet in length and
III feet in depth. 1t will contain in the
basement three domestic science rooms,
one manual training room or gymna-
stun, three lunbh rooms, one class
room, storage room, Il boiler and fuel
room and toilet rooms. The first floor
will contain six class rooms, an Office
for the superintendent and one for the
principal, an auditorium so feet by 64.5
feet and toilet rooms. The second floor
Will contain ten class rooms, library
room, teachers rest room aud toilet
rooms. All the floors above the base
ment are TO be reinforced concrete and
are to be overlaid with wood floors. ex-
cept In the corridors and toilet rooms.
All beams and corridors are to be REIN
forced concrete. The building IL of
classic design and the roof will be re-
inforced concrete covered with the best
grade OF gravel roofing. First class
material is specified for said building
throughout. The best grade of Kings
port brick is specified. The footings are
are TO be concrete or hard brick and all
brick in the outside walls are to be laid
In cement mortar, The basement is
almost above grade, which will give the
building the appearance Of three
story structure, For further particu-
lars see detail plans and specifications
on file with the building committee.
"Wheras, Section of said acts pro-
Vides thatan itemized estimate of the |
cost of any improvements made under |
n a m MI
OF such expenditures within the corpor-
ate limits of the city of Johnson City,
be determined.
Therefore, be it resolved by the board
of mayor and alderman of the city of /
johnson City, Tennessee, in accordance,
with said provisions of said act of 1903
that the following itemiZed estimate of
the cost of such expenditure of the pro-
ceeds of said bond Issue be adopted and
spread OF record by this board, the pro-
ceeds to be used exclusively for the
purpose as indicated, to-wit:
ITEMIZED ESTIMATE
!. Cost of building ............ S44 $4,000
.. Painting and vanishing L, 900 90
3. Plumbing ........................ 800. 90
A. Steam heating. 100000
3. Blackboards..... $4,000
Total estimated cost S0.O00.O0
'ReSolved further, that the tickets to
De voted in any election called under
his resolution shall have printed the
word "Bonds" and the words mo
JOnds," that the voters shall put an X
opposite the word Bonds or the words
No bonds"
THE BONDS.
The said bonds to be in denomina-
ions Of $4,000 each and to bear inter
st at per cent. per annum, payable
emi-annually, represented by coupons
to the bonds, the same to run
or a period of 20 years from date there
Il.
Resolved further, that the election
of Washington county
Ire hereby requested to call an election
within thirty days from the passage of
his resolution in the city of Johnson
lily, agreeable to said act of the gener-
j assembly Of the State Of Tennessee.
o determine whether said bonds shall
10 issued.
Thereupon in persuanceof the fore
,oing request and authority, the un-
ersigned, commissioners of election
vi w doAAlllSbOh COuhtJJ 1cuH.y VII
Nov 2lst 1912 will hold an
lection in the first and second wards
n johnson City, at the usual voting I
'laces to enable the qualified voters
esiding within the city limits to vote
Or or against the issuance of fifty
dollars of city bonds more
described in the foregoing I
and tor the purposes theirin z
ct out, said resolution being adopted q
y US as "a part of this notice. 3
Each ballot to be voted will have I
rinted thereon, first, The word,
Bonds" and next below, the words
No Bonds,'' and the voter will make
cross mark after the word "Bonds" !,
he desires to vote for the issuance of
lie bond: but if against the bond issue =
ill make his cross mark opposite the 4
ords mo Bonds" In holding said
ectiOn, in the first ward, we appoint
lie following: Il
fficer of Election.
j, J. Lawrance,
ldges, Il
]. J. McCorkle,
j. l.. Allen,
s. w. Wilson IA