Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-29

| by the terms hereof, and such per-
Torrance by the Grantee, its success
sors and assigns, shall be in lieu OF
all license fees and charges OF every
name and nature, except taxes upon
the physical property belonging to
said Grantee, its SUCCESSORS and as
signs.
Section II. The City OF Alma here
by reserves the right to make such
further reasonable rules and regula-
tons, except as to rates, as may at
any time be deemed necessary for the
interest, welfare or accommodation of
the public in relation TO the conduct
of the public business of said Gran
tee, its successors and assigns, and
the extension OF its lines in the
streets, avenues, and alleys of said
City. All the terms of the ordinance
are made binding upon the success
sors and assigns OF said Grantee.
Section ID. 1t is expressly under
stood that the rights and privileges
conferred by this ordinance upon said
Grantee, its successors and assigns,
are in no way to be construed as ex-
elusive in their nature, and as pro-
hibiting the City of Alma from grant
ing rights and privileges to other
light, heat and power companies dur
ing the life of this ordinance.
Section a. In the event of the fail
ure of the said Grantee. its sue
cessors and assigns, to comply with
the provisions of this ordinance, the
Common Council of said City shall
have the right to serve upon said
Grantee, its successors and assigns.
a written notice calling the attention
OF said Grantee, its successors and as
signs, to the particulars in which said
Grantee, its successors and assigns,
has failed to comply with this ordi-
nance, and notifying said Grantee, its
successors and assigns, to cease violat
| ing the terms of this ordinance, and
If after the expiration OF sixty days
| from the time of service of such writ
ten notice, the said Grantee, its sue
cessors and assigns, persists in vio-
lating the terms of this ordinance,
then the Common Council of said City
shall have the right by a two-thirds
vote of all members elect of said
Council, TO pass a resolution declar-
ing this ordinance forfeited.
And be it further
Resolved, That the form of ballot
to be used in voting upon the said
ordinance be as follows:
For an ordinance granting the Chip
pewa River Power Company, a cor
poration organized and existing under
the laws OF the State of Michigan, its
successors and assigns, the right,
power, and authority, TO construct,
acquire, maintain, and use electric
lines, consisting of towers, masts,
| poles, cross arms, guys, braces, feed
ers, transmission wires, transformers,
lconduits, and other electrical appli-
ances, on, along, across, and under,
| the avenues, streets, alleys, highways,
and other public places in the City of
Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan, sub
ject to certain limitations, conditions,
and restrictions, and to transact a
local business in said City, by furn-
ishing to the inhabitants thereof cleo
trio current for light, heat, and power,
for period of thirty years from and
after the time the said ordinance shall
be approved by a vote of three-fifths
of the electors of said City voting
thereon, and its final adoption by the
Common Council of said City.
YES
NO
If you approve of the ordinance
above referred to put an "X' in the
square opposite the word YES"
If you do not approve of the ordi
nance above referred to put an tx"
in the square opposite the word NO"
And be it further
Resolved, That the polling places in
the several wards of the said City of
Alma, for said special election, shall
be as follows:
First ward-City Hall.
Second ward-Second floor Yer
meulen Block.
Third ward-Second floor Record
office
Fourth ward-Case Photograph Stu
did,
AnS be it further
Resolved, That the City Clerk
shall give at least ten days no
tice of such election by posting no
tees in three public places in each of
the wards in the said City of Alma,
and by publishing copy of such no
tice in the Alma Record. a newspaper
published and circulated in the said
City of Alma.
And be it further
Resolved, That the several boards
of registration of the said City of AL
ma shall be in session from eight
o'clock in the morning until eight
o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday,
the seventh day of August, 1909, for
the purpose of allowing the
registration of the electors of the said
City who are not already registered,
and of all women taxpayers in said
City having the qualifications of male