Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-22
SPECIAL ELECTION.
For The Township Of Pine River viii
be Held August 9Th, at Forest Hill.

in accordance with the following notice,
which notice was served upon John Bee
ry, Justice OF the peace; Elmer N. Post,
justice OF the peace Alonzo Phillips,
township clerk. on Wednesday, the 2lst
day of July, 1909, by Cords Smith,
supervisor of said township, who with
said John Berry, justice of the peace;
Elmer n. Post, justice Of the peace, and
Alonzo Phillips, township clerk, consti-
tute the Township Board of said town
ship.
Notice of special meeting of the Town
ship Board of Pine River Township, Ora
tiot county, Michigan.
To John Beery, Justice o. the Peace,
Elmer N. Post, Justice of the Peace,
Alonzo Phillips, Township Clerk,
You are hereby notified that there
will be special meeting of the Town
ship Board Of the Township of Pine Riv-
er, Gratiot County, Michigan, at Town
ship Hall, Forest Hill, ON Wednesday,
the 2lst day of July, 1909, at eight o'clock
i'll the forenoon, for the purpose of or
dering a Special Township Meeting for
the purpose of voting upon an ordinance
or resolution, granting the Chippewa
River Power Company, a corporation
organized and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the state of Michi-
gan, its successors or assigns, the right,
power and authority to construct, ac-
quire, maintain and use electric lines,
consisting of towers. masts. poles, cross
arms. guys, braces, feeders. transmission
wires, transformers, conduits, and other
electrical appliances, on, along, across
and under the highways, bridges and 9TH
er public places in the Township of Pine
River, Gratiot County. Michigan, as
now established, or as may hereafter be
established during the time this ordi-
nance or resolution shall be in force, ard
to transact a local business in said Town
ship by furnishing to the inhabitants of
said township electric current for light,
heat and power, for a period of thirty
years from and after the time this ordi-
nance or resolution shall be approved by
the electors of said township, and its
final adoption by the Township Board of
said Township,
A request that a Special Township
toned above, signed by rs electors of
said Township, has been received by me.
Cords Smith,
Supervisor Pine River Township, Graf
lot County. Michigan
Resolved, That pursuant to a request
signed by l6 qualified electors of the
Township of Pine River, Gratiot County,
Michigan, it is ordered that a special
meeting of said Township be held at
Town Hall, Forest Hill IN said Township,
that being the place where the last an
nual Township Meeting was held, on
Monday, the 9th day of August, 1909 for
the purpose of voting upon an ordinance
or resolution, granting the Chippewa
River Power Company, a corporation
organized and existing under and by vlr-
tue of the laws of the State of Michigan,
its successors and assigns, the right, pow
or and authority TO construct acquire,
maintain and use electric lines consisting
of towers, masts, poles, cross arms, guys
braces, feeders, transmission wires, trans
formers. conduits, and other electrical
appliances, on, along, across and under
the highways, bridges and other public
places in the Township of Pine River
Gratiot County, Michigan. as now estab-
lished or as may hereafter be established
during the time this ordinance or
resolution shall be i'll force, and to trans
act a local business i'll said Township,
by furnishing to the inhabitants OF
said Township electric current for light,
heat and power for period of 80 years
from and after the time this ordinance or
resolution shall be approved by the cleo
tors Of said Township and its final adop-
ton by the Township Board of said
township, copy Of which ordinance or
resolution is as follows:
AN ORDIN ANCE OR RESOLUTION
Granting the Chippewa River Power
Company, corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the laws
Of the State of Michigan, its successors
and assigns the right, power and author
ity TO construct, acquire, maintain and
use electric lines, consisting of towers,
masts, poles, ctoss-arms, guys, braces,
feeders, transmission wires, transform
ers, conduits and other electrical appli-
ances, on, along, across and under the
highways, bridges, and other public
places in the Township of Pine River,
Gratiot County, Michigan, as now es-
tablished, or as may hereafter be estab-
lished, during the time this ordinance or
resolution shall be in force, and to trans
act local business in said Township
by furnishing TO the inhabitants of said
Township, electric current for light,
heat and power, for period of thirty
years from and after the time this ordi-
nance or resolution shall be approved by
the electors of said Township, and
its final adoption by the Township Board
of said Township.
SECTION /. That wherever the word
grantee" appears in this ordinance or
resolution, il shall be held to mean the
Chippewa River Power Company, its
successors and assigns.
SEC. 2. The Township of Pine River,
Gratiot County, State of Michigan, here
by grants the right, power and authority
TO the Chippewa River Power Company.
a corporation organized and existing un-
der and by virtue Of the laws |
of the State of Michigan, its sue |
cessors and assigns, TO construct. |
acquire, maintain and use electric lines, |
consisting Of towers, masts, poles. cross
arms, guys, braces, feeders, transmits |
sion wires, transformers, conduits. and |
other electrical appliances, OH, along,
across and under the highways, bridges |
and other public places in the Township |
of Pine River, Gratiot County, Michigan,
as now established or as may hereafter |
be established during the time this ordi-
nance or resolution shall be in force.
and to transact local business in said
Township by furnishing to the inhabi- |
tants of said Township electric current
for light, heat and power for a period of |
thirty years from and after the time this |
ordinance or resolution shall be approved