Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-08-18
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.
Resolution.

Whereas, under and by virtue of the
provisions of subdivision S of section
2678, of article 4, of chapter 30, OF
the Revised Codes of North Dakota,
1905, the CITY of Bismarck, North Da'
kota, when authorized by majority
vote at any general or special election
at which election the question Is sub
mitted to the legal voters, may Dor
row money on the credit of the city
for corporation purposes and issue its
bonds therefor, in such amount and
form, and on such conditions as it
shall prescribe, not exceeding five (5)
per cent Of the taxable property
therein, as determined by the last
preceding assessment, including ex
listing Indebtedness; and,
! Whereas, the bond issue herein pro
posed for corporation purposes, to
wit: 10 provide for the erection of a
public building necessary for the use
of the city to be known as the Fire
Hail. is within the five 60 Ter cent
limit on the value of the taxable prop
erty in the said city, as shown by the
city assessment of 1909, the last rre
ceding assessment; Therefore be it
Resolved by the board of city com
missioners of the city of Bismarck
North Dakota, that special election
be called to be held Monday, he goth
day Of August, A. D., 1910, at which
special election there shall be sub.
mited to the legal voters of the city
of Bismarck the question whether or
not fifteen thousand ($15,O00) dollars
OF the bonds of the ely of Bismarck
shall be issued for corporation pur
poses aforesaid, viz, to provide for
the erection of public building nee
essary for the use of the city to be
known as he Fire Hall, said bonds to
be in the denomination of one thous-
and Isl ,000) dollars each, bearing in
terest at the rate of four (4) per cent
per annum, payable annually, and to
mature as follows, to-wit: Five
thousand ($5,O00) dollars in five years
from the date Of issue thereof; five
thousand ($5,O00) dollars in ten years
from the date of issue thereof, and
five thousand ($5.OOO) dollars in fl.
teen years from the date of the issue
thereof.
Such proposed public building to
be located on Thayer street, between
Fifth and Sixth streets in said city.
The following polling places for
said election are hereby named: 1st.
ward, High school building; End ward,
Boyle building, east side Of Fourth
street, north Of Broadway; Bird ward,
Residence Of NJ. A. Edberg, sol 7th
street; 4th ward, Robidou building,
S. w. corner Front and 9Th streets;
5th ward, City Hall, over French &
WEIGH hardware store, north side Of
Main street, between 3rd and 4th
streets; 9Th ward, Jones paint shop,
east side of 7th street north of Broad
way.
The ballot to be used shall be in the
following form:
"Shall the city of Bismarck issue
bonds in the sum of fifteen thousand
($15,000) dollars, in the denomination
of one thousand ($1,000)O dollars each,
bearing interest at the rate of four
a. per cent per annum, payable an
nually, for the erection of necessary
public building to be known as the
fire hall.
YES
NO
The polls shall be open from 8
o'clock in the morning until o'clock
in the afternoon.
That the city auditor be and he
hereby is instructed to give legal no
tice of such special election by tho
publication of a certified copy of this
resolution for twenty coy days next
preceding the day Of such special
election, as provided by law"
Resolution introduced by Commits
sioner Marquett.
Passed by the board Of city commits
sioners, August l, 1910, majority of
said board voting AYE" on roll call
State Of North Dakota, County Of
Burleigh, City of Bismarck, IS.
l, F. F.. Young, auditor of the city
of Bismarck, in said county and
state, do hereby certify that the above
resolution is a true and correct copy
of the resolution introduced by Com.
missioner Marquett and passed by the
board Of city. commissioners of the
city of Bismarck, North Dakota, on
the 1st day of August, A. D., 1910.
n (SEAL.)
F. E. YOUNG,
City Auditor.
Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota,