The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-06-28
COUNCIL SETTLES
CHURCH ST. PAVING
To Use Kentucky Asphalt
TO Beaufort St.
BOND ISSUES
PUT TO VOTE

O99lYD 1SSOES
PUT TO VOTE
City Council Orders Election on Three
Bond Issues for WaterwOrks, Street
Improvement and Rcfunding Of
FLOATING Indebtedness. Election
July 25.
Church street from West Main tt
Beaufort street will be paved with
Kentucky rock asphalt, it was finally
decided upon by the City Council at its
meeting held Monday night
This street had been the subject Of
discussion at almost every meeting OF
the council since last January and
once before the council decided upon
plan of improving the thoroughfarc
with Augusta gravel. Part Of the
street, from Beaufort to the bridge on
the far end of Church street, had been
surfaced with Augusta gravel when
the work was suspended. The work
now planned Is for all Of Church street
excepting that portion. The material
to dc used on the new work is known
as Kentucky rock asphalt and is a
natural, hard surfacing asphalt. This
will be spread on 5-inch base Of con
crete.
According to the plans that were
adopted at recent meeting Of the
council, a space five feet wide, from
West Main street to IIaurcns street,
will be reserved on Church street work
for the planting OF trees, shrubbcry
and flowers. 1t was currently report.
ed on the streets yesterday that the
Civic League Is planning to boaatify
the reserved space on Church street
in the same manner as thoy have
cared for the court house sQuarc.
Bond Election 0rG>rttl
Another matter Of Importance that
was decided upon at the council
meeting was the ordering cf an cleo
tion OH the pending bond issues, for
which u majority Of taxpayers have
petitioncd. A report from Mayor
Dial showed that there are SIS tax
payers on the city books ci ION l29
have signed the petition.
The election has been ordered to be
held Tuesday, July 25th, On that day
citizens will be asked to vote on three
bond issues totaling $l70,000. One OF
the bond Issues is for the Water and
Light Commissions use and is for the
amount OF SG5,OOO. Another for the
same amount will be used by the Coun-
ell to wipe out it's present floating in
debtcdness. The third issuc, amount
ing to $4,000 is to be used for perman-
ent street improvements.
The present bonded Indebtedness OF
tho city, according to statement Of
Alderman Dial at recent meeting of
the council, amounts to $126,000,
Should the three Of the bond issues to
be voted upon In July be passed the
total bonded Indebtedness OF the city
will be $296,000, but the increase In
the city's Indebtedness will amount to
only $1G5,000 since one of the issues
for $65,000 is to transfer a floating
debt into bonded debt.
The only other matter taken up at
Monday nights meeting Of the council
was the passage OF an ordinance to
protect the Iaurens Baseball Club
from those who would park their cars
or loiter in them In the neighborhoDd
OF the ball field and refuse to pay the
price Of admission.
The ordinance imposes o fine OF not
more than $500 on those who have no
tickets to the ball game and who park
their cars tor more than two minutes
anywhere on South Harper street
from the Henderson home to the Dun
n lap home. Instructions have been or
dered to be issued to the police officers
to strictly enforce this ordinance.
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