The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-05-04
IMPORTANT TOWN ELECTION
TO BE HELD friday

IMPORTANT TOWN ELECTION
TO BE HELD friday
Electors to Pass on Extension of Wa.
ter, Lights and Sewerage-Mak-
ing Street improvements.
The electors of Newberry are to
pass on five very important questions
affecting the progress of the city at
the election ordered to be held on
Friday of this week. Three Of them
relate to the extension of the water,
light and sewerage privileges granted
the people, Of the town under the
plant which is owned by the town.
The other two relate to the improve
ment of the streets and sidewalks Of
the town. Certainly there is no citi-
zen of the town who is not interested
in all of these things and certainly
there can scarcely be one so selfish
as to desire that these public nesessi-
ties should be denied another citizen
even if he has them himself. That
| is to say if you have water and lights
and sewerage or have the opportun-
ity to have them because the water
and sewer lines and the light poles
comes by your residence you would
] not be willing to deny this opportuni-
ty to your fleighbor who may live be-
yond the Sewer line and the light
poles and the water mains. If you
vote against any one of thes propo-
sails it will be virtually saying to your
neighbor that you have these con-
veniences and you are not willing to
let him have the same opportunity,
though he is paying his tax to give
them to you. Every citizen Of the
town should have the same rights of
every other citizen.
One of these bond issues provides
for $4,000 for electric light exten-
sion, the bonds payable in ten years.
One is for an issue of $4,000 ip
bonds payable in Is years for the pex-
tension of the sewerage system.
One is for $4,000 issue of bonds
to extend the water works system Of
the town payable in s25 years..
Every one must realize the import
ance of the water works states that if
something is, not done we may have
water famine. The spending of the
| money from these bonds will be in
the hands }of the commissioners of
public works.
The other two questions relate to
streets. One is the issuing Of $780,
900 in bonds payable in 80 years to
! pave and improve the streets. The
other is to give the city the right to
assess abutting property to pay one
| half the cost of improving the streets
along the property. That is to say
i that the property on either side is to
vision and should be voted. Of course,
pay one fourth. This is a wise pro-
every one realizes the actual neces-
sity or better streets and as the
streets can not all be paved the
property along those that are will be
benefited and should pay part Of the
cost. Every citizen of course will be
benefited by street Improvement,
whether the improvement happens to
be right along by his property or not.
There will be polling place in each
ward\ and separate box for each
question to be voted on.
Ward 1 at the opera house. Man.
agersJ. W. Earhardt, C. F. Werts,
H. B. Wells.
Ward 2 supervisors Office court
house. Managers-F. N. Martin, W.
j. Swittenberg, R. H. Wright.
Ward 3 at Geo. Hipp's store (up
stairs). Managers-P. E. Anderson,
J. w. Johnson, R. L. Tarrant.
Ward 4 at j. W. Whites store.
Managers-E. H. Aull, A. q, Dickert.
Jr., C: T. Paysinger.
Ward at Corley's barber shop.
Managers-E:: J. Bradley, J. E.
Franklin, NJ. N. Padgett.
Only those who are registered will
be allowed t ovote. Voters will have
to exhibit their registration certif-
cate and tax receipts.
The polls open at 8 o'clock in the
morning and close at o'clock in the
afternoon.
There has developed so far as we
have heard practically no opposition
to any Of these bond issues, but every
voter should go to the polls, and the
pity is that more of those who should
be interested did not register so as
to be able to vote on these import
ant question.
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