The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-30
commissioners Report.

To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen, of the City of Greenwood,
Mississippi:
We, the undersigned Commissioners
appointed by your honorable body, at a
certain meeting held on the 30th day of
March, 1904, to hold an election for the
purpose Of submitting to the qualified
voters of the City Of Greenwood the
question Of whether or not Il majority
of them would approve the purchase by
said city from the Greenwood Light 4
Water Company Of its w~atcrwOrks, sew
cragc, electric light plant and appurten-
ances thercunto belonging, respectfully
report rs follows, to-wit:
Flrst-That in pursuance of the pre-
vious order Of your honorable body, your
Commissioners had notice published in
THE COMMONWEALTH and the Enterprise,
two weekly newspapers published in
the City Of Greenwood, for three con-
sccutiye weeks, prior to the time of
holding the said election, apprizing all
qualified voters Of the purpose of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen to sub
NIT the above question to them on the
18th day of April, 1904, which said no.
tice was published as above mentioned,
as will appear by the alidavits of the
publishers of said newspapers filed
herewith and attached hereto and
marked EX. "a and Tx. "B," and made
a part hereof, as if copied in full herein.
Sccond-On examination Of the reg
istered voters Of the City of Greenwood,
we find that there are sos qualified cleo
tors of the said city, and there were $50
votes of such qualified electors cast for
and against the proposed purchase by
the said city Of aforesaid property from
the said Greenwood Light q Water Co.
That out Of tho total number of votes
so cast,that there were cast in favor
of the proposed purchase the number
of 23l votes, and that there were cast
against t~heproposed purchase the num-
Der Of % votes and that there we're the
number of 80 qualified electors who did
not vote at all.
Third That your said Commissioners
further report, that out of the number
Of qualified electors of said city. as
shown by the polls and the books of reg
lstratiOn, ont of the number voting, and
those not voting, moro than a majority
Of the qualified electors of the said town
voted in favor of the purchase, by the
City Of Greenwood of the property,
Natcrworks, leverage and electric light
and franchises and appurten-
lnrcs ]thcreunto belonging, from the
Greenwood Light 4 Water Company,
mi your Commissioners report that the
said election was carried by 23l votes
n favor Of the purchase by said city of
,torcsaid property as against % votes
asst against the same and 40 electors :
lot voting though qualified. ,
FOurth-Gour Commissioners herein (
ppointed submit this, their report, to- !
with all the votes cast for and J
gainst; the poll books, tally lists, list I
t voters. ballot boxes and ballots for !
our recount and supervision. J
A. WELLER, I
A, PETFET,
L. r.. MCSuANE. J
Commissioners of Election. I
Approved this 10th day Of April, 1904. :
Aldermen A. f. Gardner, ID. c. Pcteet, !
Z. I, Fountain voting yea. I
W. S. NARDAMAN, :
of the City of Greenwood, Miss. y
And Whereas, The Mayor and Board \
Aldermen have canvassed the re- 3
rms, counted the vote, examined the &
oll-books and tally sheets, the list and Z
of the voters, and the list Of reg =
tered and qualified voters OF the City &
Greenwood, and find that the report 3
the Commissioners hereinbefore set =
1t to he, in all respects, correct: Y
Therefore, BE il ordained by the 3
ayor and Board Of Aldermen of the !
Ity Of Greenwood, that the election z
I'D for the purpose OF ascertaining (
neither or not a majority of the quail Z
d electors of the City of Greenwood Z
approve the purchase, by the said :
~, from the Greenwood Light and !
alter Company Of its waterworks, sew Z