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Memorial atiTowns$Soldiers’ Auditorium and Branch Service Halls toGo on Ballot May 4 as Separate Propositionsand Will Be Urged by American LegionUnder “All or None” Policy.lThe Kern county soldiers’ memorial. which is to -provide a memorial auditorium aj. Bakersfield and branch tmr.* JiaiU in the outside eight tow cm *hlch have organized soldiers* will cal! for a bond issue of $8 0,000, to run not more than ten yeirr- and bear 6 per cent interest, it was tentatively. agreed-upon yesterday at the meeting or the boardoi supervisors.The election will expressly •provide for the setting aside of $780,000 for the county auditorium at Bak-tax rate the first year, and dec:ease thereafter annually until the bonds were paid for. This 20 cents is based on last year’s assessment, and Chairman Abel said that it was quite probable the assessment would show a considerable increase this year.The board of supervisors has already purchased for $87,909 the block for the county memorial auditorium.All op None#' in announcing the “all or none” policy, the American Legion :aem-t*era field, and $15,000 each for thelbers feel that the. entire secies of town# of Maricopa, McKlttrick, Kern- buildings should be erected, and that(ville. Delano, Tehachapi, Taft and Fellows.Wasco, I Balters field’s heavy voting strength hThe ^ propositions must be stated separately on the ballot, one for each town, and the Soldiers have decided upon a campaign of “all or none,” so that each community is assured of a building.The board of supervisors was in conference with District Attorney J. It. Dorsey and his deputy, it. B. Lambert. regarding me election call/ which will probably be issued next Monday, and set the dam foi; May. 4, the presidential primary*date, date.With Due Caution.The. hoard„ of supervisors is proceeding with the election call with the utmost circumspection, intending that there shall he no error in the proceedings that would Invalidatethe bonds after they have been voted.- It was reported yesterday that the board might se#k the approval of bond attorney experts to udvine with the district attorney.At the December meeting of%the board District Attorney Dorsev announced to the board that he hud looked into the matter exhaustively ai)g ^assured the board that the bondscoiiit! be voted for for a historicalmuseum, and similarly, for the branchhistorical museums in- the several towns.Cost of Memorial.The proposed bond issue would add about 20 cents per $100 to theshould be mustered unanimously in.lfavor of the several towns of the on this line will be sought from theIcountindorsement of the bondsvarious commercial ana semi-pablic ^ bodies, and a strenuous campaign . will be made throughout the county , for the bonds, according to statements from members of the Ameri- * can Legion yesterday. IThe branch service nail Idea has ] the hearty support of the board of supervisors, and has been urged in j these columns for the past three, months, and indorsement of thetbranch halls has been accorded by Ioutside legion posts and chambers ofcommerce.' Attending tbe memorial discussion '•es erdiiv were: .Jesse Lovejay and f. T. McKinnie of Tehachapi, Kal \Y\ Hall of Reynolds Post end Charles 11. Bigg a r. the architect v ho has been instructed to draw tentative plans for the memorials.The main Kern memorial will be about 290 scum re and will cost some $560,000. with the remaining sum of the $7 2 0,*f00 to be used »u equipment. •The branch service hnlls will be 46x62 feet, and the $15,000 each will provide- the site .as well as thebuilding and its, equipment, i The bond elecDon call will ex-• press!v stipulate the sum of‘money that is to be expended in each district.
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Bakersfield Morning Echo
Bakersfield, California, US
Tue, Mar 16, 1920
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