The record-union., 1896-08-08
DRAINAGE PLANT ELECTION.
An Explanation Of the Form Of the Ballot
to be Used.
Something Every Voter Should Under
stand in Order That He May
Vote Intelligently.

At the special drainage election to be
held next Tuesday the ballots, samples
Of which have been sent out to electors
and may be had on application, are OF
a character somewhat tending to con-
fuse the intelligence. But this could
not be avoided, says the Corporation
Counsel, because the City Charter re-
quires that the question OF bonds or
taxation must be submitted separately,
and the question of the character or
the bonds shall be submitted separately.
Indeed, for time it was thought that
two separate elections would have to
be held, but of that the mind of the
Counsel has been cleared.
Every voter will find at the head OF
his ballot these questions:
For the proposed plan of sewerage
or drainage-Yes."
For the proposed plan OF sewerage
or drainage-No"
Having voted 'yes" or no." he finds
next on his ballot these propositions:
For raising money to carry out the
plan of drainage or sewerage by issu-
ance of bonds.''
For raising money to carry out the
plan of drainage or sewerage by direct
taxation"
If he has voted against the drainage
plan it is thought he may still have
choice on the hypothesis that his wish
is beaten, as to the method" by which
the money shall be raised, SO that he
may still vote on that proposition for
bonds or for direct taxation. But the
safe way is, If one has voted against
the drainage plan, to make no other ex-
preston upon his ballot. But if he has
voted for the drainage plan, then he
must by all means say whether the
Indebtedness shall be met by bond is
sue or by direct taxation, and this he
does by stamping *" opposite one or
other of the two sentences above
quoted.
Now at the foot of the ballot the
voter will find still another proposition,
as follows:
Issuance Of bonds, If money to be
raised by bonds-To vote for issuance
Of bonds, of the description set forth
in Election Proclamation, stamp cross
CD in the square to the right Of the
word Yes.
ITO vote against issuance of bonds,
of the description set forth In Election
Proclamation, stamp a cross (X) in the
square to the right of the word No"
For the issuance of bonds to pay
for sewerage and drainage plan-Yes."
For the issuance of bonds to pay
for sewerage and drainage plan-No. J"
This was put in because Of the con-
fusion in the charter regarding two
separate elections. In one place 1t Is
provided that the proposition as to in
curing the Indebtedness at all shall
be voted upon yes or no, and In an
other place it is required that the ques-
ton of Issuance" of bonds for the in
debtedness according to specified plan
shall be submitted. Now the Trustees
have set out in their proclamation that
il the bonds are ordered to issue they
shall be twenty-year bonds at AZ per
cent. interest. 1t has been thought
wise, therefore, to put the question on
the ballot referring specifically first to
bonds" or taxation alone; second, as
to issuance of bonds or not, on the
plan set forth in the proclamation.
1t is, therefore to be understood that
the voter who votes for bonds yes"
should also vote on the second bond
proposition yes" but If he votes for
direct taxation he need vote no fur
Their.
To recapitulate: If one votes for the
drainage plan yes" he Is to vote on the
method" of the Indebtedness, and if
he votes for direct taxation" that is
enough, and he should make no other
marking on his ballot or he may neu-
tralize his vote. But if he votes for the
drainage plan, and for paying for it by
bond issue YES" he should also vote
yes" in the third place on the ballot;
that is to say, for bonds" according to
the specification in the proclamation
twenty years at AZ per cent.