The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-12-24

OFFICIAL.

in the clerks Office in the town hall
Friday, Dec. l6, 1910, at 3 o'clock p.
M, there were present Sup. j. O.
Maxey, Justices of the Peace Selden
and Shea and Clerk Smith.
On motion of Smith supported by
Shea, that the petition of the freehold
ers of L'Anse township, praying that
we borrow $25, 900 on the credit Of the
credit of the Township for the building
of roads be accepted and placed on file.
Ayes, Maxey, Selden, Shea and
Smith. Nays, none.
Cory OF PETITION.
L'Anse, Michigan, Dec. 18th, 1910.
To the Township Board, L'Anse
Township, Michigan:
Gentlemen, We, undersigned free
holders of the Township of L'Anse,
Michigan, respectfully make and file
application, that you do borrow the
sum of Twenty-Five thousand dollars
($25, ,OOO) on the faith and credit of the
Township of L'Anse, Michigan, and is
sue bonds therefore, the money so bor-
rowed to be used for the purpose of
graveling, macadamizing, building
stone roads, building or repairing
bridges or in any other way in the dis
cretion of the township board providing
for the better construction, improve
ment and care of the highways in said
township.
Yours respectfully,
Signed,
w. L. Mason, John o. Maxey,
Octave Sicotte, George Sanre-
gret. ]. B. Smith, August Men
ge, w. M. Peterson, H. j. Sci
fert, Oscar Sanregret, Harvey
Selden, Matt Hansen, Mrs.
Elizabeth Smith, w. 7. Menge,
John Campbell, c. d. Shea,
Anseline Boivin, Noise 7. Des-
chaine, Andrew Wahl, Mrs.
Elizabeth McKindles, Joseph j.
O'Connor, o. H. Sengebusch,
L. Menard, F. Collins, Geo. M.
r. R. Reynolds, John Sands,
August Boldly, M. 0. Seavoy,
Ed. Seavoy, Martin Voetsch.
Whereas, there has been made and
filed with this Township Board an APP
plication signed by 80 freeholders of
the Township of L'Anse, praying that
this Township Board borrow the sum
of twenty-five thousand dollars, on the
faith and credit of L'Anse Township,
and issue the bonds of said Township
therefor, the money SO borrowed to be
used for the purpose of graveling,
macadamizing, building stone roads,
building or repairing bridges, or in any
other way in the discretion of the
township board providing for the bet
ter construction. Improvement and care
of the highways in such township:
Therefore; on motion of Shea, sup
ported by Selden, be it Resolved, that
a special election of the legal voters of
said Township of L'Anse, at town
ship meeting shall be held January 9th,
A. D. 1911, for the purpose of voting
upon the proposition to borrow the sum
Of twenty-five thousand dollars, on the
faith and credit of L'Anse Township,
and issue the bonds Nof said Township
therefor, the money so borrowed to be
used. for the purpose of graveling,
macadamizing, building stone roads,
building or repairing bridges, or in any
other ssway in the discretion of the
township board providing for the bet
ter construction, improvement and care
of the highways in such township.
Yeas, Maxey, Selden, Shea and
Smith. Nays, none.
Whereas a petition has been filed
with this board praying that L'Anse
Township borrow $4,000 for highway
improvement purposes. ana whereas
this Board has by due motion, ordered
q special election thet the people of
this township may determine the ne
cessity of borrowing such sum, and
which improvement is aimed at the
building ofia road from L'Anse to Mes
toria and from Covington township line
to Nestoria, and whereas this Board
realizes the necessity of building such
roads and also the necessity of careful
economy and best results, it is the de-
claration of this board that such mon
ey, when borrowed, shall be expended
for such highways only on contracts
for all work, based on carefully pre-
pared specifications. with the expecta-
tion Of obtaining state aid. This Board
invites the cooperation of the public,
The expenditure of such large
amount of money warrants the closest
economy, and also the greatest care in
letting all contracts.
On motion and support board ad-
10 armed.
HARRIS G. SMITH, Clerk.
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