The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-22
Np1ICE Of ELECTION

BRUNSWICK, Ga, 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 wate-, 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 for said
city of Brunswick, on the 2eth day Of
September. 1908, to determine the
question as to whether or not the
mayor and council of said city shall
enter into a contract with the Mutual
Light and Water company, corpora
tien with It's principal of1ce 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, to-wft:
Water for SO hydrants for fire pur-
poses 80. .S39.75 each per annurn
Water for 10 fountains for drink a
ing purposes .s25 each per annuA
1873 street gas lamps for light
ing purposes .sfS each per annum
SIS arc electric lights of 450 Watts
capacity for lighting streets OF
said city .. SIS each per annum
All OF such amounts and indebted,
ness to be paid as follows:
The amount to be paid annually for
water, gas and electricity is to be d.
vided into twelve equal amounts. and
such amounts are to be paid by said
mayor and 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
ed and in which the bills accrue, and
which will make such monthly pay
ments as follows:
Water for fire hydrants
and fountains .........$ S35.14 71z
Electricity for street light
ing purposes ......... 34375
Gas for street lighting pur-
pneae ........ DOT 90
Making the total amount to be paid
monthly $SS5S9 7,12, 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
total amount to be paid by said mayor
and council during said entire term
of ten years, $106S0750.
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
ulat'ons 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:
"AnthoriZed ballot to be held
at election called ordered by
the mayor and council OF the city
of brunswick. Georgia, to be held
September goth. 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-
iod of ten years from October I,
1909
Zach voter desiring to vote for
the mourning of such indebtedness
must strike the word against"
az 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 10 vote.
The words following the word
afor.~ or the word against" may,
of course. be stricken by the vo-
ter, according as he may desire to
vote)