The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-08-20
ghe1smorrat-g Star
TOWN OF SCRANTON.
ORDINANCES.
mo. 1921

VI hSt " y
TEN OF water works for distributing
water throughout the town, TO ex-
tinguish fires and prevent the spread
thereof, and to furnish and sell WA
ter to the Inhabitants pOf the town.
Whereas, At a regular meeting OF
the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen Of
the town of Scranton, held on July
9Th, 1897, a resolution was adopted by
said Board for the purchase, erection
and equipment OF a plant and ap-
pliances, by the town or Scranton.
for the purpose OF maintaining and
distributing throughout said town an
adequate supply OF water, to be used
in extinguishlng fires and preventing
the spread thereof, in accordance with
plans and specifications prepared by
RObt. r. Zell, on file In the Office OF
the CLERK OF said Board; and whereas,
on the same day, to-wit: July 9th,
1897, another resolution was adopted
by said Board ordering an election tn
be held on the 10th day Of July, 1897,
for the purpose OF obtaining from the
qualified electors Of the town OF
Scranton, authority for the erection
and maintenance OF a general system
OF water works for the purpose Of sup
plying to the inhabitants OF the town
water for general purposes at rates to
be fixed by said Board, and providing
for a special meeting OF said BOard on
July 2ist, 1897, for the purpose Of can
wasting the result Of such election;
and whereas, said election was held in
accordance with said resolution and
khc nannrol In INC NJ tho Sfnfn tynvnrn.
ing elections in municipalities, and
resulted, as appears by the action OF
said Board at said meeting held July
2lst, 1897, to canvass the result, in a
majority OF the qualified electors Of
the town OF Scranton voting in favor
Of the making OF a contract for the
purchase, erection, maintenance and
operation of q general system Of water
works, to be owned and operated by
said town, in accordance with the
spirit and provisions OF said rcsolu-
tion. Now, therefore, be it ordained
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
OF the town of Scranton, in regular
meeting assembled, That the said
town OF Scranton do at once proceed
to purchase, erect or construct upon
lots 6 and I, Of the survey Of the es.
tate OF Emile Frederic, upon which
the town holds an option from W. Z.
Frederic, owner thereof, a plant and
the necessary appliances for main.
tanning and distributing throughout
the said town an adequate supply
Of water, to he used In cxtinguishing
fires and preventing the spread there
Of: and also the necessary aDDlilDccS
~ connection tnerewltm lor o'sCrlpuI-
ing' supplying u seli'ng 10 tIe III
napitanCs OF Tue Town wafer Tor gen
eral use; tnaI sald pidhI ana appil,
anccs De erected, constructed ana
EQUIPPED 10 a~cc0ruance WIN Plahs
ano ~speclhcatlohS prepared ny itooI
Ii. zen, n now before TINS board,
anu tilat sa'o water WORKS plahG an1
Appliances oe maintained. oWhcd aho
operated Dy tne Town or scranton
ana that Jne mayor ana Boatd OF al
aermen Jake az necessary steps 10 ac'
qulre by purchase, c~onoemhatioh oi
oInerwlse, IN necessary s.uG an.
rights OF way lor compleI'he saiu wa
yer w0rKs pan! ano system, ana put
ing tNe same iheo SUCCESSFUL opera
ZION. ,u ,o,,
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An Ordinance entitled an ordinance
for the erection, construction ant
equipment by the town of Scranton
Of an electric light plant and appli
ances for lighting the town, ant
selling or hiring lights to the inllab
itants thereof.
Whereas, The Mayor and Board O
Aldermen ~ the town of Scranto,
have this day adopted an ordinabc
Tor erecting, constructing n EQUIP
ping a general system OF water wnrRs
and whereas, SAD town IS sadly i
need OF proper street llehtS, ana III
Board IS advised mat an elcctri
Ilght PAM Il De successfully an
economically opcratcd IN c~onhecIlo
with SAID water works plant. NO"
therefore, ne u ordained by the Mayo
ana Board OF Aldermen OF the town Z
ScranS"n, j.. regular n,ce!,ns assen y
o.eu, "at uno Wv" Io,a''on "
proCeeu Az o,oe " puro.iasi, elcc'
culsCIucG ano o!ulp uPpn .no sun
SUI spcclhea VI Cne san "a.cI Wolk
OIu'nanGe, Iue neGessaty Mlacl!ine.
anu appliances tor lient'hg inc stseet
o ! saiu .own uy elGctricit!, any ~
Selling y. u'Ilug Ilem's w Ine iniia.
!Ihnts ol cl,e saiu CoWn' ~ a:Cotuanc
WIN tne pans any sPecllcal.oi rIs
paleu ny IooC: y; Acil, auu low oc,oI
Un.s noIru oaiu e'eoC.'C ..snv pla,l
anu apP'.aI's VIII e'cOoeu, ~. !.
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'o"u VI '0ra".oa'
mo. lO5.]
An Ordinance entitled an ordinanc
providing for the issuance Of $3.50
VI six per cent (6) twenty-year bond
by the town Of Scranton, for til
sole purpose OF raising funds wit
which to purchase, erect and cor
struct a complete system Of waite
works and electric lights, to |
maintained, owned and operated b
the town Of Scranton.
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