River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-05-31
NOTICE OF a SPECIAL CITY
ELECTION

To determine the question of bond
ing the city for erection Of an Elec-
trio Lighting Works.
WHEREAS, The Common Council of
the city of River Falls. in the coun-
ties OF Pierce and Saint Croix, in the
state OF Wisconsin, did at special
meeting of the Common Council
held on the 9Th day of May, A. d..
1900, pass the following resolution,
which was duly approved by the May
or and thereafter duly published,
to-wit:
Resolved by the common council of the city
of River Falls, the mayor concurring. j.
That such city council hereby declares It's
purpose to issue the negotiable bonds OF said
city 10 the amount Of eight thousand dollars
(ss GOO OGl for the PURPOSE OF constructing cleo
tric lighting works in said city, such bonds to
issue In denominations OF fiVe hundred dollars
each, and be numbered consecutiyely from 10
16 and to bear interest at the rate OF four per
cent per annum payable semi annually on the
first days of January and July of each year upon
interest coupons which shall be attached
thereto for the payment OF such semi-aDnual
interest; such bonds and coupons to be made
payable at such place as the common council
may hereafter determine.
Such bonds shall fall due and become payable
as follows: number on the first day OF Janu-
airy, A. ID. 1901; number on the first day of
January, A. ID. 1902; number on the first day
:
day of january, A. ID. 1891; number OH the
first day of January, A. ID. 1905; number 6 on
the first day Of January, A. ID. 1906; number
on the first day of January. A. ID. 1907; number
& on the first day OF January, A. D. 1905; num-
Der 9 on the first day Of January A. d. 1909;
number 10 on the first day of January, A. ID.
1910; number IL on the first day OF January, A.
ID. l9il;number II on the first day OF January,
A. ID. 1872 number 10 on the first day OF Jauu-
AIRY, A. ID. 1918; number L on first day of JaDu-
airy, A. d. 1914; number 10 on the first day of
January, A. d. 1915; number 16 on the fret day
of January, A d. 1916.
issue unless the said council shall be duly
authorized to issue the same by a majority OF
the electors of said city voting at special
election Of said city called for that purpose.
And it is further resolved that special cleo
ton in said city OF River Falls shall be and
hereby IS called 70 pc held IN said city at the
Good Templars' Hall, on Elm Street in said city
on the Sth day of June, A. D., 1900, to determine
the following questions:
Resolved, that the common council of the
city of River Falls are hereby authorized to
issue the corporate bonds of said city to the
amount of eight thousand dollars for the pur-
pose OF constructing electric light works in said
city, such bonds 10 bear interest at the rate of
four per cent per annum payable semi annual
ly as stated in the resolution of such common
council passed and approved May, 5, A. ID. 1906.
The form Of the ballot to be used at such
election shall be as follows: Those in favor of
issuing such bonds shall have written or print
issuing of such bonds shall have written or
printed thereon AGAINST BONDS" And it
city is hereby directed to cali such
special election for the purpose OF submitting
the question of bonding said city to the electors
thereof
Passed May 3, 1900.
Approved May 5, 1900.
G. w. CHINNocK, Mayor.
Attest: ALLEN p. WELD, City CLERK.
Now therefore, NOTICE is hereby
given, that Special Election will be
held in and for the city of River Falls
at Good TEN plars' Hall on Elm street,
on the Sth day Of June, A. d. 1900, in
pursuance of the foregoing resolution
and in compliance Herewith, to de-
termine the following question as pro-
vided in such resolution, to-wit:
ResolUed, That the Common Council
Of the city Of River Falls is hereby
authorized to issue the Corporate
Bonds of said city to the amount of
Eight Thousand Dollars, for the pur-
pose Of constructing Electric Light
Works in said city, such bonds to
bear interest at the rate of four per
cent. per annum, payable semi-annu-
ally as stated in the resolution of such
Common Council passed and approved
May 5th, A. d. 1900
The form of the ballot to be used at
such election shall be as follows:
The ballots cast in favor of such
resolution shall have written or print
ed thereon the words "FOR BONDS"
and those cast against such resolution
shall have written or printed thereon
the words AGAINST BONDS"
Polls Of such election will be opened
at ten o'clock in the forenoon and
close at four o'clock in the afternoon.
Dated May 18th, 1900.
ALLEN p. WELD, City Clerk.