The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-26
NOTICE Of ELECTION

BRUNSWICK, Ca, Aug. a. 1908.
Notice of election to be held in
the city of Brunswick, Georgia,
on the 26th day of September,
1908, to determine the question OF
authorizing the mayor and council
of the city of Brunswick, Georgia,
to enter into a contract with the
Mutual Light and Water company
for the furnishing of water, gas
and electricity to said city.
To the Qualified Voters Of the City of
Brunswick, Georgia:
You are hereby notified that an
election will be held in and fer said
city of Brunswick, on the 26th day of
September, 1908, to determine the
question as to whether or not the
1 ,yor and council of said city shall
enter into a contract with the Mutual
Light and Water company, corpora
ton with its principal office and
place of business in said city by the
terms of which said mayor and coun-
Gil shall take from said Light and
Water company, and said company
shall furnish to said city, water, gas
and electricity for municipal purposes
for a term of ten years from October
list. 1908. in quantities and for prices
as follows, tc-wit:
Water for SO hydrants for fire pur-
poses .$3975 each per annum
Water for IS fountains for drink
ing purposes .$25 each per annum
1913 street gas lamps for light
ing purposes sis each per ahnum
IS arc electric lights of $50 Watts
capacity for lighting streets If
said city ....$75 each per ahnum
All of such amounts and indebted
ness to be paid as fellows:
The amount to be paid annually for
water, gas and electricity is to be d.
yided into twelve equal amounts, and
suciT> amounts are to be paid by said
mayor aSd council to said Light and
Water company monthly on the goth
day of the month subsequent to the
month in which the service is render
which will make such monthly pay
ments as follows:
Water for fire hydrants
and fountains ......$335.14 7-12
Electricity for street light
ing purposes .......... $3.50
Gas for street lighting pur-
oo7 m
Making the total amount to be paid
monthly $885S9 712, and making the
total amount to be paid by said mayor
and council to said company each
year during the term of said ten-year
contract $10,63075, and making the
I 3tal amount to be paid by said mayor
q, and council during said entire term
Of ten years, $1O6,307.5O.
All Of said Indebtedness to be paid
off and discharged within ten years
from the. goth day of November, 1908.
Said election will be held at the city
hall in said city in the same manner
and under the same rules and reg
ulations as provided by law for the
election of mayor and aldermen for
said city, and as provided by law for
the election to be so held.
The form of the ballot to be used in
said election shall be as follows:
Authorized ballot to be held
at election called and ordered by
the mayor and council of the city
of Brunswick, Georgia, to be held
September 26th, 1908. to deter
mine whether said municipal cor
poration shall incur an indebted
ness for water, gas and electricity
as set out in proposed contract
with the Mutual Light and Water
company, to be in force for per-
fod of ten years from October l,
1908"
Zach voter desiring to vote for
the mourning of such Indebtedness
must strike the word against"
as to each item for which he de-
sires to vote, and the voter desir-
ing to vote against the mourning
of such Indebtedness must strike
the word "for," as to each item
against which he desires to vote.
The words following the word
"for," or the word against" may,
of course, be stricken by the vo-
ter, according as he may desire to
vote)