The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-10-31
ELECTION NOTICE


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 spaci-
fications 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 SchouI
building is to be l49 feet in length and
Ill feet in depth. 1t will contain in the
basement three domestic science rooms
one manual training room or gamma
stun. three lunbh rooms. one class
room, Il storage loom. boiler ana fuet
room and toilet ROOMS. The first floor
will contain six class rooms. an Office
for the superintendent and one tUr The
principal, an auditorium 90 feet by a.:
feet and toilet rooms. The second floor
will contain len class rooms, a library
| room. a teachers rest room and tpilr
rooms. All the floors above the base
ment are to be reinforced cunclt t''.anC
are to be overlAid with wood floors. eX.
| cept in the corridors and toilet rooms
| All beams aud corridors are to hr rein.
| forced concrete, The building is OF
classic design aud the runf will hr re-.
lnforced concrete cOvrrt d with The hes
grade of gravel roofing First class
material is specified for said bmildinP
throughout. The best grade ul Kings
port brick is specified. The lonl,ngS az
are TO be concrete or hard brick and all
brick in the outside walls are to be laid
in cement mortar. The basement il
almost above grade, which will give the
bniding the appearance of IL three
story structure, For further particu-
lars see detail plans aud specifications
on file with the building commit e.
"Wheras, Section of said acts pro-
vides thatan itemized estimate Of the
cost of any improvements made under
this act and the purpose and the place
of such expenditures within the curpor-
ate limits of the city Of Johnson City
be determined.
Therefore, be it resolved by the board
Of mayor and alderman Of tie city OF
Johnson t'ity, Tennessee. ia accordance
with said provisions Of said act Of 100
that the following itemized estimate o,
the cost Of such expenditure Of the pro.
creds of said bond issue be adopted ant
spread of record by this board the pro
ccedS to be used exclusively for tho
purpose as indicated, to-wit:
TENTED ESTIMATE
/. Cost Of hii,ting ............ ST.. $50 90
,. Painting and var,ishmg.. Il, 600 On
3. Plumbing .......... ....... 60. l.SO0. II
Steam heating. 2.100. 90 |
:. BIuckhoardS .................. $50. |
Total estimate q cost 10000. 90 !
'ReSOlyrd further. that the tickets to
be voted many election called under |
this resolution shall have printed the |
word "BunGs" ard he words mo |
bonds" that the voters shall put an X |
opposite the word "Isonds or the words |
"NO bonds
THE BONDS
The said bonds to be in denomina-
tions of $500. 90 each aud to bear inter |
est at 5 per cent. per annum, payable |
Semi-annually, represented by coupons
to the bonds, the same to run
for a p 'riod Of 0years from date there
of.
"Res lived further, that the election
commits 'inners of Washington county
are hereby requested 10 call an election
within thirty days from the passage Of |
this res Ilution in the city of Johnson |
City, agreeable to said act of the gener- |
al asse nhiy Of the State Of Tennessee. |
to determine whether said bonds shall |
be issued.
Thereupon in persuanccof the fore
going request and authority, the un-
dersigned, commissioners of election
for Wa ,hington county, Tenn, on
Nov 2lst 1912 will hold an
election IN the first and second wards |
in johnson City, at the usual voting
places t, enable the qualified voters
within the city limits to vote
for or az inst the issuance of fifty
thousand dollars of city bonds m r.
described in the foregoing
resoluti III, and tor the purposes tn 'irin
set out said resolution being adopted
by us a a part of this notice.
Each ballot to be voted will have
printed thereon, first, the word.
Bonds and next below, the words
mo Bonds, and the voter will MAXI
a cross mark after The word "B ,ndS'
If he de ,irts to vote for the issuance nt
The bond: tul if against the bond issue
will make his cross mark opposi.e lie
words "No Bonds" In holding said
election, in the first ward, we appoint
he following:
officer of Election.
J. }. Lawrance,
Judges,
J. j. McCorkle,
J. l.. Allen,
Jerks.
s. w. Wilson
w. I. Ray. II
For second Ward:
officer of Election,
w. M. Hyder,
Judges,
L. G. Hoss,
r. r. Bayless,
j. f. Strain
Jerks r. ]. Lusk,
Rcbt. S. Collins,
f. e. Reeves.
A. B. Bowman.
s. r. Taylor.
Com. of Election. Nov. 18th 1912,
FOUR TENNESSEANS FILE
CAMPAIGN EXPENSE BILLS.