Hickory Increases Bond Issue To Pave More Streets, Make Other Improvements, Feb. 23, 1921

So many additional petitions for permanent street work are in circulation or have been presented to the city that council last night decided to make the bond issue $175,000 instead of $150,000, in order to provide permanent streets wherever desired by citizens and property owners. Bids will be advertised for at once and opened Tuesday, March 29, at 2 o’clock p.m.

Last night’s session of council was mostly about streets to be improved is on Tenth avenue between Twelfth street and Lenoir College, nearly a mile, and a delegation of citizens laid the proposition before the board last night. Among those in the delegation were Dr. John C. Peery, president of Lenoir College; Dr. John B. Peery, pastor of St. Andrews Lutheran church; Ol.C. Cloninger, Rev. S.B. Stroup, W.H. Little and others. The advantages to Hickory will be great as a result of bithulithic, it was pointed out, and will give a first class street to Lenoir College. The property owners will pay a third of the cost and the city will pay a third, collecting the remainder from the railroad.

Mr. Albert L. Deal presented a petition asking for the laying of a cement sidewalk on the south side of Eleventh avenue from Twelfth street to Tenth street, and the work was ordered done.

A light was ordered placed at the intersection of Eleventh street and Thirteenth avenue.

Mayor Parks Robinson of Highland appeared before council and asked for permission to lay a water main connecting with the Hickory system so as to reach the proposed new school building in Highland. Permission was granted.

Capt. Wade V. Bowman, commander of the Hickory cavalry troop, appeared before the board to urge an annual appropriation for his organization, and council instructed Alderman Lyerly to report back at the next meeting. The city and county contributed to the support of the military company before the war.

Mr. Jos. L. Murphy apprised the board that the local post of the American Legion planned to have another carnival here during the week beginning Monday, March 28.

Mayor Elliott was authorized to appear before the Community Club at its next meeting and explain the status of the library matter so that the could would be in position to take any action it thought advisable. As the matter now stands, the city is levying a library tax, has no lot available and is faced with the early withdrawal of the $11,000 voted by the Carnegie foundation--unless prompt action is taken to meet the conditions.

From the front page of the Hickory Daily Record, Feb. 23, 1921