Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-21

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
i906, of public measure.
Whereas, BY resolution adopted by the
City Council of the City of DEBORAH, Winnie
18th day of February, 1906, it was ordered that
a I the said general, annual, municipal election
Of March 1906 there shall be submitted to the
public measure and question, namely: "Shall
the City Council of the City OF DEBORAH, Win
neshiek county, Iowa, grant TO the Upper
Iowa Power Company for itself, its associates
or assigns, permission, privilege and the right.
power and authority TO erect. maintain and
operate in the said City OF DEBORAH, Iowa. for
a period of twenty-five years an electric light
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
acquired, and the privilege, right, power and
authority to erect and maintain in, through,
bridges and other public places of the said
City OF Decoiah, including such as may here
after be laid out or acquired. all necessary
poles, wiresand other appliances and appara
tus, for the purpose of producing and distri-
buting electricity for light heat and power
for municipal, commercial, domestic and
manuf 'cturing uses. and TO bring electric cur
rent from without the limits of said city into
said city to sad plant or for distribution for
the purposes aforesaid
No,c 7Rerelore, You Are Hereby Notified,
That at said general, annual, municipal cleo
ton of the City of DEBORAH, Iowa, for March
1905. the following public measure and ques-
ton will be submitted TO the vote OF said elec-
tors, namely: shall the City Council of the
City OF DEBORAH, Winneshiek county, Iowa.
grant to the Upper Iowa Power Company for
itself, its associates or assigns, permission
privilege and the right, power and authority
TO erect, maintain and operate in the said
,1ty of DEBORAH, Iowa, for period of twenty
five years an electric light and power plant
and for that purpose the privilege. right, pow
er and authority to use the streets, avenues
alleys bridges and other public places of the
said City of DEBORAH, including such as may
shiek county, lowe, at a meeting of the City
Council, specially called by the Mayor for
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
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
ght, heat and powerf for municipal. CONNER
cial, domestic and ma nufacturing 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 tho
Form Of the Ballot Shall Do. Shall the Fol-
lowing Public Measure be Aoopted7
"Shall the City Council of the City OF Decor
all, Winneshiek county, Iowa. grant to the
| Upper Iowa Power Company for itself, its as
sociates or assigns permission, privilege and
| the right, power and authority u erect. main
tain and operate in the said City of DEBORAH,
| Iowa, for period of twenty-five ears an cleo
! pose the privilege. right, power and authority
to use the streets. avenues, alleys, bridges and
other public places of the said City of Decor
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 Decorah 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
/ tributing 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"