The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-22
Notice OF Special Election.

June, A. D. 1906. adopt the following
preamble and resolutions
"Whereas, the village of Paw Paw,
county of Van Buren, and state of Mich
igan, now own and are operating an cleo
trio plant for the purpose OF supplying
such village and the inhabitants thereof
electric lights;
"And whereas the power now available
and in use for that purpose is sufficient
on account of the increase II population
and the increased demand for electric
lights within said village and on on the
part OF the inhabitants thereof to sup
ply and meet such increased demand;
"And whereas the dynamos and ma
chinery now in use by said village are so
worn and incapacitated by use. that it is
necessary TO replace them by others vt
greater capacity, efficiency aud of more
modern and improved make IN order to
meet the demands for more lights on the
part of the said village and the inhabi'
tants thereof;
"And whereas the said village OF Paw
Faw now own and operate a system OF
waterworks for the eXtinguishment OF
fires, the ordinary and extraordinary uses
of the inhabitants thereof, and for such
other purposes as may be within the
purview of the counsel of said village,
which said system OF waterworks are
now and have been operated by steam
power at very great cost for fuel;
"And whereas it is feasible to con-
struct a dam across the Paw Paw river
below said village at point shown by a
survey on file with the clerk Of said viii
lege, which when built will collect
sufficient head Of water to furnish power
not only to supply the said village and
the inhabitants thereof with electric
lights, but to run and operate the said
system OF waterworks for years to come;
"And whereas by operating the said
system OF waterworks and the said sys-
tenn OF electric lighting through and by
the same power as contemplated, there
will be saved to the taxpayers of said
village large amount of taxes each
year;
Therefore be it resolved by the coun-
Gil of said village at regular meeting
thereof held at the council rooms in
said village on the 18th day of June, A.
ID. 1906 that it will be expedient for the
said village to construct the said dam
and acquire the right of tiowage resulting
therefrom from the several owners of
land flowed on account of the construc-
ton of said dam, to purchase new dyna-
mos and machinery for lighting said vii
lage and for supplying the inhabitants
thereof with electric lights, to so increase
the power of said reconstructed electric
light plant or system as will operate the
said waterworks system by electricity,
in addition to the supplying of said vii
lage and the inhabitants thereof with
electric lights.
ut Is therefore ordained and ordered
by the council of said village of Paw Paw
that special election be held at the
council rooms in the village of Paw Paw,
IN said county of Van Buren, and state
of Michigan, on the 18th day of June, A.
d. 1906 for the purpose OF determining
in pursuance to law whether the quail
fed electors Of said village shall author
ize the council of said village to raise
the sum of $4,000 by the issue aud sale
of its bonds for the purpose of construct
ing said dam, cquirng the right OF flow
age, the purchase of new dynamos and
equipments for lighting the said village
and for supplying the inhabitants there
of with electric lights. to so increase the
power of saiu reconstructed electric
light system as will operate the said
waterworks system by electricity, in adj
dition to supplying the said village and
the inhabitants thereof with electric
lights.
ut is further ordained that said cleo
ton shall be by printed ballot. The
form of one shall contain the words:
Shall the council of the village of Paw
Paw be authorized to bond said village
IN the sum of $4,000? Yes" The other
form shall contain the words: Shall
the council of the village of Paw Paw be
authorized to bond said village in the
sum of $4,000? No" That every ballot
on which the word Eyes" is found shall
be counted in favor of such bonding, and
every ballot on which the word mo is
contained shall be counted against such
bonding. That the law defining the
qualifications of electors, the canvass and
disposition of the ballots, the declaring
the result of such election, the time when
the polls shall open and close and every
thing governing the legal holding OF
such election shall be such as are now
provided by general statute of this state
so far as they are applicable.
"rhe following named trustees are
hereby appointed as election inspectors
to hold, conduct and make return of the
result of said election to the council OF
said village at its next regular meeting
after said election shall be held, viz
President M. l.. Decker, Clerk w. II
Mason, Trustees A. w. Showerman and
Il. A. Shoesmith.
1.-THE purpose OF raising the aforesaid
sum Of money being to provide power
for the electric lighting of said village
and to supply electric lights to the in.
habitants thereof, as we'll as to operate
the said waterworks system by electri
cal power, it is ordered and ordained
that IN that in the event said bonds are
authorized to be issued by the electors
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