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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1910
Page
8
Reports from multiple wards detail increased bond backing as rallies address the question at Primitive Baptist Church Battle Hill and Caldwell hall. The second ward campaign divides into districts while ministers and the First Congregational church pledge sermons and a special musical program to boost turnout and support.
The representative women of Atlanta pledged themselves at the Woman's Club House to cooperate with forces for the bond issue. They passed resolutions, set a campaign plan, and will operate from a campaign headquarters in the Woman's Club building. The meeting, called by Mrs Woods White, included mayoral and Chamber of Commerce observers and endorsed the bonds with a push for civic improvements including water works and sanitation.
A long Atlanta Chamber of Commerce study prompts women to back a municipal bond plan to improve water supply sewers schools and fire protection. Speakers urge registration voting and organized civic effort led by women, highlighting health and sanitation stakes for families.
Voters fill the school house in Oakland City as Alderman Ragsdale presides over a rally for the tenth ward bond campaign. The standing vote record shows strong support and women among the attendees express enthusiasm for the coming bond election.
Lucien J Harris from the Tax Collector and Stewart's office registered voters after a city meeting endorsing the proposed bond for Atlanta. The women’s board of visitors urged all Atlanta women to join the campaign to raise funds for new school rooms and improved facilities, distributing literature and rallying support citywide. A next meeting and campaign committee were announced.
January 15 19xx City Attorney A F Stewart advises that once a name is entered it cannot be stricken by the voter or the registrar after the vote has been cast. removal only on official action. The issue arose amid a bond campaign asking about purging names of those who had died moved away or not qualified to vote. The opinion states that the name remains until legally wiped off.
A midtown rally presided by Aide Ragsdale heard Mayor Maddox outline the bond issue for a long running project. He urged registration and voting to secure a two thirds approval. Alderman Brovies praised campaign vigor and called for absentee canvassing as the meeting closed.
Hollis A Boynton campaigns for tax assessor citing past service on the Common Council and as chairman of the electric central board. He denies immediate plans for active candidacy, aiming to serve until next January while facing competition from Councilman van Lenton who says he may pursue the post.
In Macon Ge January 18 the funeral of C Arnold a well to do farmer aged 74 at his Crawford County home. Survived by his wife, daughters and seven sons. He had resided many years in the communes and was well known over a wide region.
A shoe maker over six feet tall named T J Robinson was lodged in the county jail by Sheriff Crowe and Deputy Fulmer to prevent a lynching. Prisoners were moved from St Clair County Jail in a buggy while a large crowd gathered near the jail. He is accused of crimes against a four year old child.
The meeting saw the Isiadorsnd hold last night and discuss the bond issue. The union pledged support with the Federation of States as part of the matter. Numerous speeches argued the bond is essential to the city's welfare, and the motion to endorse the issue was carried.
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