Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-07
Notice of City Election.

Notice OF submission to the legal voters of
the city of DEBORAH, Iowa, at the general an
nual municipal election Of said city for March
1908, of pubic measure.
Whereas, BY resolution adophd by the
City Council of the City of Deco ah, Winnie
shiek county, lowe, AT meeting the City
Council, specially called by the Mayor for
that purpose, which meeting was held on the
18th day II February, 1906, IL was ordered that
at the said general, annual, municipal election
Of March 1906, there shall be submitted to the
legal electors of the said City of DecoIah this
public measure and question, namely: "-hall
the City Council of the City of DEBORAH, Win
ewa Power Itself Il its tns
or assigns, permission, privilege ana the right,
power and authority 10 erect. maintain and
operate in the said CITY OF Decorah Iowa. u ;d Tor
and power plant, and for that purpose the
privilege, right, power and authority to use
the streets, avenues. alleys. bridges and other
public places OF The said City of DEBORAH, in
Guiding such as may hereafter be laid out or
acquired, and the privilege, right, power and
authority to erect and maintain in, through,
over ana upon the streets, avenues, alleys,
bridges and other public places OF the said
City OF Decoiah, including such as may here
after be laid cut or acquired. all necessary
poles, wiresand other appliances and APP ara
tus, for the purpose of producing and distri-
buting electricity for light, heat and power
for municipal, commercial, domestic and
rent from without the limits of said city into
said city to said plant or for distribution for
the purposes aforesaid"
N0tO Therefore, You Are Hereby Notified,
That at said general, annual. municipal cleo
ton of the City OF DEBORAH, Iowa, for March
1906, the following public measure and ques-
ton will be submitted to the vote of said cleo
tors, namely: 'SEall the City Council of the
City of DEBORAH, Winneshiek county, Iowa,
grant to the Upper Iowa Power Company for
privilege and the right, power and authority
to erect, maintain and operate in the said
City of DEBORAH, Iowa, for period of twenty
hve years an electric light and power plant liant
er and authority to use the streets, avenues,
alleys bridges and other public places OF the
said City Of DEBORAH, including such as may
hereafter be laid out or acquired. aud the priv
ilege, right, power and authority to erect and
maintain in, through, over and upon the
streets, avenues, alleys. bridges and other
public places of said City of DEBORAH, includ-
Ing such as may hereafter be laid out or ac-
quired, all necessary poles, wires and other
appliances and apparatus for the purpose OF
producing and distributing electricity for
light, heat and power for municipal, CONNER
cial, domestic and manufacturing uses, and TO
bring electric current from without the limits
OF said city into said city to said plant or for
distribution for the purposes aforesaid"
And You Are Further Notified That the
Form Of the Ballot Shall Be. Shall the Fol-
lowing Public Measure be Adopted3
'Shall the City Council of the City Of Decor
all, Winneshiek county, Iowa, grant to the
Upper Iowa Power Company for itself, it's as
sociates or assigns, permission, privilege ana
the right, power and authority Z" erect. main
tain and operate in the said City of DEBORAH,
Iowa, for period of twenty-five years an cleo
trio light and power plant, and for that pur-
pose the privilege, right, power and authority
to use the streets, avenues. alleys, bridges and
other public places of the said City OF Decor
all. including such as may hereafter be laid
out or acquired, and the privilege, right, pow
er and authority to erect and maintain in,
through, over and upon the streets, avenues,
alleys, bridges and other public places OF the
said City of DEBORAH. including such as may
hereafter be laid out or acquired, all necessary
poles, wires and other appliances and appara-
tus, for the purpose Of producing and dis
trlbuting electricity for light, heat and power
for municipal, commercial, domestic and
manufacturing uses, and TO bring electric cur
rent from without the limits of said city into
said city to said plant or for distribution for
the purposes aforesaid