The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-05-27
RESOLUTION.

Whereas, there is an urgent neces-
sity and demand for adequate ways
and means to enable certain physi-
cal accomplishments in the City OF
Paris, including the reconstruction
of streets and providing curb and
cutters for same together with the
widening, grading, rebuilding, and
extension of the streets in the west
ern area and the Peden Hill area
of the city; the rehabilitation OF the
court house yard and surroundings
and the transformation of same into
a neat little city park; the providing
Of curbing, driveways and drainage
in the two city cemeteries; the con-
struction of fire escapes on the
school buildings; the, providing OF
community toilets in the eolored
areas; the extension of the electric
street lighting system; the recon-
struction of a portion of the electric
light pole lines; the necessary addi-
lions to public school buildings, In
Guiding some $4,000 needed for the
Atkins-Porter school building extern
sion, and for the colored school; and,
Whereas That the burden of this
expense may not be heaped upon the
immediate property tax, which would
determine an abnormal rate of taxa
ton, and burden that could not
well be borne by many, and espe-
cially by those in moderate circum-
!. stances but instead be. spread in
installments over period of years;
and,
Whereas, The four members of the
city council recently elected by the
direct vote of the people, advocated
in the platform upon which they
were elected, the issuance of bonds
for the purpose of obtaining sums
OF money to be used for expenses
other than current operating ex-
penses, i. e. for reconstruction, addi-
tions and betterments; this, in lieu
of direct tax burden; and,
Whereas, An ordinance has been
introduced in the city council and
passed first reading, which provides
fer the calling of an election to de-
termine the wishes of the qualified
voters on the issuance of bonds to
the extent of $25o,OOO
BE IT RESOLVED: That, it is
the declared purpose and intention
of the city council in offering said
bond issue. that there shall be ex-
pended in the near future towards
the above details of construction, as
enumerated, not to exceed $15O,O00,
and that the remainder of the autho-
rized bond issue, or 100000 be not
issued and sold at this time, nor in
the future until the exegencies of
the situation should develop the
same to be expedient,
FURTHER: That, in issuing at
this time $4,000 in bonds, there
shall be first sold only 100000,
reserving the other $4,000 for sale
only when the money can be wisely,
economically and judiciously dis
bursed towards completing the pro-
gram as herein before outlined, and
for no other purpose.
FURTHER: That the remaining
100000 of the authorized $250,000
bond issue, (and which is not to be
sold until occasioned as previously
outlined), is necessary to be determ-
ined upon on the occasion of the
election which is to be called, that
there may be some future recourse
in the protection of water and light
extension, future street extensions to
permit of the city's normal growth
expansion In years to come, and any
emergency or extraordinary class of
expenditure of proportions that
should or might develop, unforeseen
at this time, and which could not
at such future time be taken care
OF out of current revenues
Approved and adopted May 10th.
1921
(Certified)
FRED d. BRYANT,