North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-09-08
Election Notice.

To the Electors of Clayton county, State of Iowa
Whereas, At the June session. 1869, of the Board
of Supervisors, OF said county, the following preau
BILE and resolutions were adopted by said Board, to-
wit:
Whereas, We deem it necessary to erect a good
substantial brisge across the Turkey river, on the
State road, from Dubuque to Gutenberg and
Whereas, Tho bridge fund of this county is insult
cient at this time to erect good substantial bridge
at that place, therefore be it
Resolved, BY tho Board of Supervisors of Clayton
county, Iowa, that proposition shall be submitted
to the legal voters of said county, to be voted upon
the next general election, to be held the second
Tuesday OF October, in the year 1862 whether rot
Substantial bridge shall be erected across Turkey
river, on the State road from Dubuque to Gutten.
berg, in Millville township, Clayton county, and
whether or not the sum of twelve thousand dollars
shall be raised by tax upon the taxable property OF
said county, in the year 1870, not to exceed per
cent and sufficient rate to raise the of twelve
thousand dollars for the purpose Of erecting good
substantial bridge, tho to be completed within
two years rom the first day Of January, 1870, and
be it
Resolved, That said proposition and provision shall
be voted for in the following form:
These Electors who are in favor of such PROPOSE
ton and provision shall vote the following ballot
"For the erection of bridge and for the levy and
collection of tax in the year 1870 of two mills on
the dollar to pay for the erection of bridge
the turkey river on the State road from Dubuque to
Gutenberg in Millville township"
And the electors who's are opposed to such PROPOSE
ton and provision. shall vote the following ballot:
Against the erection of Bridge, anf against the
levy and collection Of tax ia tho year 1870, of two
mills on the dollar, to pay for the erection of a
Bridge across Turkey river, the State road from
Dubuque to Gutenberg, in Millville Tow nslip."
And be IL further rcS0tred, That the Clerk Of the
Board of Supervisors of this County, be and is here
by authorized and directed to publish in each of the
newspapers in this County sufficient legal notice of
the submission of such proposition and the whole
question. and everything necessary connected there
with at least thirty days previous to the time Of
holding said election.
isthereforc hereby given to the qualified Electors of
said county, that vote will be taken upon the prep
osion and provision hereiLbefore set forth in the
preamble and resolutions of said Board as above sta
ted at the General Election to DO held in said Coun
on the second Tuesday in October A. D. 1869. to-wt
That the sum of twelve thousand dollars shall be
levied and collected upon the taxable property Of
said Clayton County, for the purpose of erecting
bridge across Turkey river, the State road from
Dubuque to Gutenberg, in Millville township, said
Bridge to be completed within two years from the
first day OF January, 1870, and the said sum to be
levied and collected other County taxes and he
rate per cent. not to exceed two mills on the dollar
in the year 1870, upon the taxable property OF said
Clayton County, and that the said question shall be
voted for in the following form:
Those Electors in favor of the above proposition
shall vote the following ballot
For the erection OF Bridge and for the levy and
collection OF tax in the year 1870 Of two mills on
the dollar to pay for the erection of bridge
Turkey river, on the road from Dubuque to Gutten-
berg, in Melville township"
Those Electors who opposed to such proposition
shall vote the following ballot:
against the erection Of 4 Bridge and against the
levy and collection of tax in the year 1870 Of two
mill on the dollar, to pay for tho erection of a
bridge across the Turkey river, the State road
from Dubuque to Gutenberg, in Millvie township"
by Order Of the Board,
Me-. DUFF, Clerk.
Elk ndsr, August oath, 1869.