Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-09-04
NO47.
NOTICE.,

and f. A. Linney commissioners and
T. 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 a side
walk of concrete be constructed along
the South side of King Street from
Blackburn's property beginning at
the branch, west 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 all
uttiDg 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 suiiiciency of the said petit
tion and the extent of the property e!-
fccted thereby, and having submitted
the same to the said commissioners,
who find, First, that the said petite n
is sufficient; Second, that the said pc
tition is signed by moro than u ms
jority in number of the owners of all
the lineal feet of frontage OF the land
abuttinS upon the streets proposed to
be improved:
Therefore be it resolved by the board
of commissioners of thetown of Boone
that concrete side walks be construe-
ted along the streets as above set
forth according to the plans and spec
ilications set forth by our engineer
that the said walks be built on u fosr
inch rock base, and from four to six
feet wide, and that the work be dOrc
by contract under the supervision of
our engineer, and that the town pay
for one hal of the cost of cOnstrH-
tion and that the abutting land own
crs he, and are hereby assessed ono
half of the cost thereof, the said
assessment to be made out when tho
work is completed, as provided by
law.
BE it further resolved that coupon
bonds in tho sum of five thousand dol
lars be issued by the said commission
: cr for the town of Boone and sold as
the law directs to defray the said ex-
pcnsc incurred by the said town in
I building the said side walks, and that
, said bonds bear a rate of interest not
exceeding SIX per centum, per annum.
,. That the said bonds be issued in
I denominations of 100000 each and
' due and payable as follows. First
: bond payable Jan. /, 1880 and one
bond of one thousand dollars each
year on Jan. until the year 1885
. ;. That Il tax sufficient to pay the
, interest and to provide for q sinking
fund be annually levied and collected.
l 4. That a statement of the present
, indebtedness of the town and the as
Scssed valuation of the property sub
: jet to taxation by the municipality
for the three fiscal years in which tax
IS were last lowed, be filed with the
: board and sworn to by the treasurer
of the town.
}. That the bond shall be cOu-
5 pom bond, each in the sum of one
, thousand dollars, signed by the may
or of the said town and The secretary
| thcrcoi and scaled with the corpo-
rate seal thereof; the coupons to be
signed by the mayor.
l This ordinance shal! take effect up
on its passage. Passed in regular
meeting by unanimous vote of the
o commissioners on this 4th day OF Aug
!. ust 1919.
+. A. LINNEY,
NJ. b. BLACKBURN
n |. G.. GREER
Commissioners.
l. T. B. MOORE, Mayor.
,. The commissioner having let the
CONTRACT for the building of tho said
e sidewalks, before sale of said bonds
c and it being necessary to borrow mon.
# cy lor said work until said bonds are
~ sold. the trca surer Is directed and en-.
V powered to borrow an amount not OK,
cccding Sl000.O0 for said work, for 81
10 days or longer IL necessary, not eX.
,o cccding 60 days from the Watauga
~ County Bank or elsewhere and have
u the towns note executed therefor. On
Sc motion it is ordered by the board thai
q. a concrete culvert be constructed by
=, our contractor across the street at tho
~ branch near'the depot, and that the
,e work be done according to the plans
ID ard specifications of our engineer and
if under his supervision. 1t Is further
= ordered, on motion, that the work or
> ,he side walks begin at the bcancl
ST west Of Blackbnr on the south side
re of King Street.
n. Ii is further ordered on motion tina
~ the county teams be employed and tht
y county work force be employed tt
n do the grading on the streets and sid
eS walks at such places as the engines
IN. may direct. That u rock culvcrt b,
n constructed across the street at til,
~ branch below the jail and that sait
ry street be graded by the county roat
force, If Il can he employed.
70 II is further ordered on motion tha
~ copy OF the resolution above set ou
=" be published in the Watauga Demo
is era, for 80 days. On motion the NEE,
is ing adjourned. This Aug. 1, 1919.
OF F. A. LINNEY.
Sc NJ. b. BLACKhU iN
air |. G.. GREER,
of Con miss orers.