The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-05-11
Resolution Authorizing Special
Election in the Village Of
8rooten

Whereas on the 10th day of April,
1905, the petition was duly made and
filed in the office of the Village
Recorder of the Village of Brooten,
Stearns County, Minnesota, on the
25th day of April, 1905, signed by more
than twenty-five (25) voters and free
holders residing in said Village, which
said petition so made and filed was in
words and figures as follows, to-wit;
PETITION.
To the Honorable Village Council of
the Village of Brooten, Stearns
County. Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned, legal voters
and free holders residing within said
Village of Brooten, Stearns County,
Minnesota, hereby respectfully petit
ton your Honorable body that it is
the desire of your petitioner.
That said village of Brooten shall
enlarge, extend and improve its system
of water works in said Village, the cost
whereof shall not exceed the sum of
$45OO.OO to be raised by issuing and
negotiating the bonds of said Village
for the purposes aforesaid.
II.
That said Village of Brooten shall
issue and negotiate the bonds of said
Village in the sum of Two Thousand
$4,000 Dollars, for the purpose to re-
fund and take up unpaid and out
standing bonded Indebtedness, bonds
of said Village heretofore issued as
duly authorized by law, constituting
a valid and existing Indebtedness
against said Village, the bonds afore-
said and for the purposes aforesaid to
be made payable in Twenty years from
date of issuance with interest thereon
at five per cent per annum payable
annually.
We further petition that you cause
the propositions expressed in this
petition to be submitted to the electors
of said Village of Brooten at such
special election as your Honorable
body shall by resolution designate.
Dated April 10th, 1902
Therefore, at regular meeting OF
the Village Council of the Village Of
Brooten, Minnesota, duly called and
duly held on the Fourth day of May,
1905, it was on motion resolved that
the said Village of Brooten, in the
County of Stearns and State of Mime
sofa, shall enlarge, extend and i'm
prove it's system OF water works in said
Village at a cost not exceeding the
sum of Four Thousand Five Hundred
($45O0) Dollars, and that the said
Village of Brooten raise the sum of
Four Thousand Five Hundred (S45OO)
Dollars for the purpose of charging,
extending, and improving its system
of water works in said Village, by
issuing and negotiating its bonds for
said sum payable in twenty (20) years
from date of issuance, bearing interest
at five 81 per cent, per annum, pay
able annually. And it was on motion
further resolved that the said Village
of Brooten, in the County of Stearns,
and State of Minnesota shall issue and
negotiate the bonds of said Village in
the sum of Two Thousand $4,000
Dollars, for the purpose to refund and
take up due, unpaid and outstanding
bonded Indebtedness, bonds of said
Village heretofore issued as authorized
by law, constituting valid and exist
ing Indebtedness against said Village
said bonds so to be issued and
negotiated to be payable in twenty COY
years from date of issuance, bearing
interest at five (5) per cent, per
annum, payable annually.
That the question of extending and
the system of water works
of said Village and the question OF
issuing and negotiating the bonds of
said Village for that purpose in the
sum of Four Thousand Five Hundred
($45OOO Dollars and the question of
issuing and negotiating the bonds of
said Village for the further sum OF
Two Thousand $4,000 Dollars for the
purpose of refunding and paying due,
unpaid and outstanding bonded in
debtedness of said Village heretofore
issued be submitted to the voters of
said Village of Brooten at a special
election for that purpose to be held at
the Village Hall in said Village of
Brooten on Monday, the 22nd day of
May, 1905, the polls of said election to
be opened at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. and to
be closed at O'Clock P. NJ. of said
day.
And be it further resolved, that the
Village Recorder of said village is
hereby directed and ordered to give
notice of said special election to be
held, as aforesaid, by giving notice
thereof, as required by law, and be it
further resolved that, whereas the
statutes of the State of Minnesota