Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-08-28
NO46.
NOTICE.

Boone was held on the 4th day of
August 1919, when and where were
present |. &. Greer, M. B. Blackburn
and f. a. Linney, commissioners ard
II. b. Moore, Mayor. when and where
the following proceedings were had:
That petitions having been filed
with the clerk asking for street i'm
provements to be made by local as
sessments, to wit: asking that side
walk of concrete be constructed along
the South side of King Street from
Blackburn's property beginning at
the branch, vest of said property and
continuing to the Baptist church,
thence on the east side of the street
leading from said church to L. L.
Critcher's store pussing to the east
side of said store to the public school
house lot: and on the North side of
King street from the east corner of
the court house lot to the west corner
of DR.. j. w. Jones' lot: and on east
side of the street from King Street to
the depot, and on south side of the
street from King Street to the town
limit at DR.. Bingham's, and the said
petition further showing that the alb
ulting property owners desired that
the town pay for one half the cost of
the said side walk construction and
the property owners one half the cost
thereof and the clerk having investi-
gated the sutliciency of the said peti-
ton and the extent of the property cf-
icctcd thereby, and having submitted
lhc same to the said commissioners,
who find, First, that the said petition
IS sufficient; Second, that the said pc
tition is signed by more than .ma-
jorty in number of the owners of all
the ]incal feet of frontage of the land
abutting upon the streets proposed to
be improvcd:
Therefore be it resolved by the board
of commissioners of the town of Boone
that concrete side walks be cOnStruc-
ted along the streets as above set
, forth according to the plans and spec
iIications set forth by our engineer
that the said walks be built on four
. inch rock base, and from four to six
feet wide. and that the work be done
by contract under the supervision of
! our engineer, and that the town pay
for one half of the cost of construc-
tion and that the abutting land own
erS be- and are hereby assessed one
half of the cost thereof the said
assessment to be made out when the
! work is completed, as provided by
law.
BE it further resolved that coupon
bonds in the sum of five thousand dol
lars he issued by the said commission.
er for the town of Boone and sold as
q the law directs to defray the said ex.
penSe incurred by the said town in
1 building the said side walks, and that
I said bonds bear a rate of interest not
, exceeding six per centum, per annum.
l =. That the said bonds be issued in
denominations of 81 10000 each and
due and payable as follows. First
d bond payable Jan. l, 1890 and Ont
= bond of one thousand dollars each
= year on Jan. until the year 1885.
= 3. That tax sufficient TO pay the
!. interest and to provide for u sinking
fund he annually levied and collected
I 1. That u statement of the present
Il Indebtedness Of the town and the as
sesScd valuation of the property sub
n icct to taxation by the municipality
/. Tor the three fiscal years in which tax
=, rs we're last LOWED, be filed with the
|, board and sworn to by the treasurer
u Of the town.
.. That the bond shall be a cou.
e pom bond, each in the sum of one
= thousand dollars, signed by the may
or of the said town and the secretary
i hereof. and sealed with the corpo.
q rate seal thereof; the coupons 10 bc
signed by the may1r.
l. This ordinance shal! take effect up.
!. on its passage. Passed in regular
meeting by unahimous vote OF tht
; commissioners on this ith day of Aug
t ust 1919.
!. +. A. LINNEY,
NJ. B. BLACKBURN
!. q. GREER
). Commissioners
4 Il. B. MOORE, Mayor.
d The commissioner having let tn,
y contract for the building of the sait
y side walks, before sale of said bond
e and it being necessary to borrow mon
F. cy ior said work until said bonds ar
, | .nll tho trno s,Irnr iS lirpctnd and on,