The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-04-08
DA WSON WILL VOTE ON
STREET PA WING BONDS
Extension of Dawson's Water
System Is Also Proposed.
Total Issue Would Be Sew
enty Thousand Dollars.

A bond election to determine upon
the question of paving the business
section of Dawson and of improving
and extending the water works sys-
tenn has been ordered for Wednes
day, May 18th, by the city council.
This action was taken by that body
by the adoption of proper resolutions
at its regular monthly meeting Tues
day afternoon, and legal notice of
such election appear in this issue of
The News. 1t is proposed to issue
bonds in the sum Of $4,000 as the
clty's part of the paving expense and
$4,000 to lay new mains and extend
the water works system to parts of
the city not now served.
This step by the city council fol-
lows the agitation for a number of
months past of the question of street
paving on the part of the Dawson
Chamber of Commerce. Soon after
the organization of the trade BODY
It's members went on record as favor
ing the paving of the streets in the
business section of the town, but on
account OF war conditions it was fl
nally decided that it would be advis-
able to postpone the matter of bring
ing 1t to popular vote of the citizens.
At the termination of the war the
question was again taken up, and at
the same time the Chamber of Com
merce pledged It's support of a pro-
posal to improve and extend the wa
ter works system.
Vote Separately on Proposals.
Under the law it will be necessary
to vote separately on the water
works and paving bond issues. but
one ballot will set forth both of these
propositions, and the advocates of
one are apparently the advocates of
both. 1t is believed they will stand
or fall together.
1t IS estimated that it will cost
about $4,000 to do the paving pro-
posed, and of this sum each AUDITING
property owner is taxable with one
third of the cost. The city will have
to pay one-third, with the exception
OF street intersections, the cost Of
paving which will fall entirely on the
city. This will make the amount
necessary for the city to raise be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. 1t is
proposed to pave Main street from
the Central of Georgia railroad to
HILLS warehouse, and Lee street from
Vine street to Stonewall street.
The water works improvements
look to the laying of new and larger
mains along the streets to be paved
and the putting down of mains on
Vine street from Shield-G eise Lum-
Der Companys plant to johnson
street, along johnson street to Pecan
avenue, on Crawford street from
johnson to Lee street and from Col
lege street to the Sardis colored
church, from that point through the
Paschal addition and across the Sea-
board Air Line railway to Main
street; also an extension from John
son street to a point near the colored
school building. This will give practi
cally every part of the town an ade-
quate water supply and fire protec-
ton, and will eliminate every dead
end in the system, with the excep-
ton Of the one which will be called
for near the colored school It will
also make possible the putting on of
a direct pressure in the business and
factory sections of the town in the
event of serious fires.
Two Thirds Necessary.
Under a constitutional amendment
submitted by the last legislature and
ratified by the voters, in order to
carry the bond election it will be
necessary that two-thirds of those
voting shall favor the issuance of
the bonds and that such two-thirds
must be majority Of the voters reg
istered. This law also prohibits the
having of any special registration
for bond elections.
While some opposition has been ex-
pressed against the issuance of bonds
by the city for these purposes there
is every indication that public senti-
ment is almost overwhelmingly in ia
vor of these improvements, and the
bond advocates are sanguine about
the outcome of the election.