Monroe City Votes Funding Bond for Indebtedness Payment
A July 1917 Monroe City ordinance authorizes a 35,000 dollar funding bond issue to refinance existing debt. Bonds bear 6 percent interest, mature within ten years, issued as coupons of 500 or 1,000 dollars, with annual principal installments. Taxes will be levied to cover principal and interest, and sealed proposals are required for sale. Publication notice to follow in Monroe Journal.
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Monroe
North Carolina
T Beamt
Alder
Said
City of
City of Monroe
Arid City
See, Jr
Mayer Ace
Fares
Carolina
J.C. Sekes
G. 3. Lee, JR
Monroe to issue 35000 dollar water and light bonds
The City of Monroe seeks bonds of 35000 dollars under Chapter 138 to fund water supply and electric light improvements cost 35000 total. The plan estimates 30 years usefulness per Section 17 and requires public debt disclosure with assessed valuation around 1,181,692 dollars. The ordinance sets interest at six percent.
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Public Laws of
North Carolina
Monroe
Board of Aldermen
Ashown
City of
City of Monroe
Monroe Board approves street paving plan in 1917 meeting
George S Lee Jr clerk certifies that Monroe Aldermen adopted a resolution July 2 1917 to pave Main Street and intersections with Bryan Lancaster Morrow and Hayne streets with sheet asphalt on a concrete base per J B McCrary Co specifications. City to pay one fifth of the cost in front of private property and all intersections with abutting owners covering four fifths by frontage, to be done soon per petition filed with the clerk.
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George S. Lee, Jr
Board of Aldermen
City of
Monroe
Main St
Bryan Street
R. A
Lancaster Avenue
Houston Street
Parker Street
Houston
Hayne Street
Morrow Avenue
J. B. McCrary Company
Board of Alderton
Jana
J.C. Sires
Mayo
Ler
City
Cher
Public sale of Union County lands from 1917 will proceed
A re sale with a 5 percent raised bid is described for two Union County tracts totaling 186 acres. Bidding starts at 2273 dollars 26 cents with terms of one third cash and balance due January 1 1918 secured by endorsed notes and retention of title. Executor W Hosea Thomas signs the notice dated June 25 1917.
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Italy
Union
New Salem Township
Thomas Brewe
Charles Turnes
County of
Little Water Branch
Jacob Gurley
N. C
David Gurley
John R. Thomas
John Beesley
A. D
Gurley
Gale
W. Hosea Thomas
Jacob Thomas
Stack & Parker, Attys
Prevent fires that wreck food as war demands action
A broad call urges insurance agents and the public to assume personal responsibility for fire prevention to protect food supplies. It stresses annihilating waste, securing elevators mills warehouses and grocers, and using automatic extinguishing and sprinkler systems to stop destructive fires amid wartime shortages.
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U.S
Insurance Company
United States
Terves
English Channel
San Francisco Lawyer’s Narrow Escape in Chinese Witness Drill
A renowned San Francisco attorney, famed for sharp questioning, failed to notice a witness’s fine dress and misread responses from Sell Lung. The exchange included the line You savvy God and highlighted the lawyer’s near sightedness, a refrain that followed him to his grave.
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San Francisco
Case
Sell Lung
Christ
Thrice-a-Week World 1917 Subscription Offer
The Thrice-a-Week World emphasizes the value of newspapers at home during wartime and urges readers to subscribe. A combined offer with The Monroe Journal provides one year of both papers for $2.25, vs the regular price of $2 for the two separately.
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Europe
United States
Monroe Journal
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