The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-06-24
CITY PROCEEDS
IN FINAL TOUCH
ON BOND issue
Ordinance Confirming Election OF
Last Saturday Introduced
On First Reading.
SPECIAL MONDAY MEETING
ADJOURNED OVER TUESDAY
Ordinance Introduced Stabilizing
Sidewalk Procedure; Insist
On Certain Walks.

Monday night the city council met
In adjourned session for the purpose
of receiving the certified report OF
the election commissioners on the
election of Saturday, involving the
bond issue of a quarter million dol
lars for public improvements, and to
consider other details. The mem
bers of the council present included
Mayor j. r. Rison, Jr., and Alder
men. c. B. Alden, l.. c. Humphreys,
w. T. Warren, Jr., Jno. Fl. Arnett-
Aldermen Leach and Love being alb
sent.
The return of the election com
mission not being ready, the same
was not acted upon, making 1T
necessary to adjourn the session
over until Tuesday night, when the
report was received in due form,
signed by Commissioners Kirk and
. Ewing. The ordinance predicated
thereupon is published in full in
this paper in another column.
The council will meet again Fri
day night of this week, when com
mittee will be appointed for the
purpose of selling the bonds and
making the preliminary arrange
ments in connection herewith, al
though 1t will not be possible to
negotiate the sale until after the
expiration of 80 days from the final
passage of the ordinance on second
reading, and which will be on Fri
day night.
In connection with the develop.
ment of the work authorized in the
bond issue program, it is stated at
the city hall that it will probably
be three months before all the plans
can be completed and the work
gotten under way The tentative
program, however, seems to be cen
tering upon the work of rebuilding
Dunlap street first and the negro
school building. The first essential
detail in the street work program
is the procuring of big IL ton
steam or gasoline street roller, which
will be perpetual asset to the city
in the building, rebuilding, and main
tenance of streets. Contract will
be let for the curb and gutter on
this important street and thorough
fare, and which is in worse condi-
ton than any street in the city.
When this portion of the street
program is completed the gang and
outfit will be moved to the west
portion of the city, where there is
much heavy work to be done. And,
it is possible the work of grading
and filling in this area will even
start before the Dunlap street pro
ject, although the curb and gutter
will necessarily have to follow the
Dunlap street work.
The board of public works will
have immediate charge of all the
work to be done in connection with
the bond issue, and this board is
already arranging to advertise for
bids for completion OF the negro
school building, where the city has
already over $4,000 invested. Local
contractors will of course be given
preference in this work, which will
include the completion of the build
ing throughout, including heating
and water plants and sewerage.
Monday night the finance COM
mittee of the council was instructed
to negotiate for the loan of the
$4,000 as permitted by the city
charter for operating and mainte
nance expense-the city treasury now
being practically exhausted, and
some obligations maturing July first
1t is not the idea, however, to draw
the entire $4,000 at one time, but
merely to negotiate for the loan or
short term notes or bonds. How
ever, it is the purpose to use
portion of this money to proceea
with the negro school so as to ge
it ready for the fall school term
and charge it back against thu
S15O,000 bond issue, and portion
of 1t may also be used for the new
road roller and for starting on tbs
Dunlap street project
Al the meeting next Friday nigh