The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-05-07
LARGEST TAXPAYERS ENTHUSl-
AsTICALLY BEHIND ELECTION
FOR BOND ISSUE.

The board of supervisors of Gre.
nada County at it's May meeting or
dered the election commissioners OF
the County to hold special election
on Wednesday, June 2, 1920 at the
various voting precincts in Beats /,
q, 8 and to determine whether OF
not bonds should be issued in an
amount to not exceed ten per centum
of the assessed valuation of the tax
able property in these districts, for
he purpose of grading. constructing
and maintaining such hard-surfaced
highways in these districts as the
board shall determine and designate
to be hard surfaced highways.
This puts the issue squarely up to
the taxpayer. We have talked OF
good roads. almost prayed for good
roads. dreamed of good roads, we
have had one good roads convention
after another and NOW WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING
GOOD ROADS. This action on the
part of the board of supervisors n
the result of a movement that has
been under way for some time and
that has been advocated by many OF
the far-sighted and level headed cltl-
zens in every walk of life.
On Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
the business men of Grenada closed
their doors to attend a meeting OF
good roads advocates at the Grenada
Opera House. Hon. D. w. Robins,
Mayor Of Tupelo, who is also one OF
the State Highway Commissioners,
and Mr.. T. B. King, the Good Roads
man of the Memphis Chamber OF
Commerce, were the speakers. A
large number of representative citi-
zens were present and convincing
facts and figures were presented to
show that a system of good roads
was the best investment that COULD
be made.
On Wednesday evening at 8 O'Clock,
a meeting was held in the directors
room of the Grenada Bank to devise
means and formulate plans for try
ing to show The taxpayers that the
bond issue should carry. The meet
ing was called by Mr.. K. Mattingly,
recently elected Supervisor from beat
/ and one of the strongest advocates
of good roads in the county. Mr..
A G. Roane was appointed Chair
man. Short talks were made by
Messrs. Cowles Horton, w. B. Hoffa,
K. Mattingly, j. T. Thomas and Or.
J. R. Countiss. It was pointed out
that Grenada County is in better
shape financially to issue bonds than
almost any county in the State, the
bonded Indebtedness being around
5000 900, to meet which a sinking
fund has already accumulated $685.
600, leaving only $145,0OO net IN
debtedness. 1t was also stated that
the road system of Grenada County
is properly laid out already which Will
do away with the expense OF con-
structing new beds and laying out
new roads. Mr.. Thomas stated what
well informed road advocates knew
that THE UNITED STATES Gov
WILL GIVE DOLLAR
FOR DOLLAR FOR ANY AMOUNT
RAISED BY THE COUNTY FOR
ROAD CONSTRUCTION and this
should enable the County to com
plete one of the best systems OF hard
surfaced roads in the entire State.
One of the important facs that
should be borne in mind and which
was brought out at this meeting was
that THE RAILROADS AND THE
OF GRENADA TO-
GETHER WITH THE CITIZENS OF
WHO OWN PROPERTY
IN THE COUNTY ON A BASIS OF
VALUES, PAY $3.50 OF THE To-
TAIL AMOUNT OF TAXES PAID
INTO THE COUNTY TREASURY.