Alma record., 1917-08-30
NOTICE OF ELECTION IN THE CITY OF
ALMA
, ~ Qualified Electors in said
CitV Of Alma

To All Qualified Electors in said
City Of Alma:
Notice is hereby given that the following
resolution was adopted and passed by the
Common Council OF said City of Alma. Mich
gan. "' '''Vi'-
Whereas the City of Alma. Michigan. did
grant TO Marcus Pollasky and associate
thelr successors and assigns permission
consent and authority to locate, establish
construct, operate and maintain a street rail
way upon and along certain streets within the
Oty of Alma, County of Gratiot Michigan
uhuef the ordinance known and designated As
Otalnance Number 66. which Ordinance was
uuy ADOPTED by the Common Council Of th,
NY OF Alma. on the third day of September
=; ~, 1907, more than two-thirds of all the
s siuermeh elect being present and voting in
favor thereof. and whereas the period ~
thirty years from the date thereof was named
as the maximum life of the franchise rights
secured hereunder and less than one month
OF ten years of the time has now elapsed
and II being mutually desirous that addition
al u. time be given to the grantees.
therefore, be IT resolved that the proposi-
Ton that the time limit named in Ordinance
Number 66 be extended for a period Of ten
years; that Is TO say, that the life of the
franchise fi.a secured be extended so that thirty
third. A. d.. 1917. before the rights under
said ordinance shall have expired be submit
ted TO the electors at special election OF the
qualified voters of said City of Alma, and the
same is hereby called TO be held in the sew
eral wards of said city, on the thirty-frst
day of August. A. D.. 1917. between the
p NJ. 'O'" a. y" anu nVe O'Clock
Resolved further. that the ballots shall be
OF whlte paper of equal width and length
Ballot on the question Of extending the
lranehise Tor a street railway upon certain
streets IN the City of Alma. Michigan.
snail the extension of the franchise under
Ordinance Number Sc of the City OF Alma.
Michigan, for ten years so that the right 10
locate. establish. construct, operate and main
tain street railway in Alma Michigan un-
der said Ordinance shall be valid for thirty
tuil years after September third. A. D.. 1917,
Ordinance Number So of the City of Alma
Mlchigan, Tor ten years that the right to
locate, establish. CONSTRUCT. operate and
MAINTAIN street railway in Alma, Michigan
under said Ordinance shall be valid for thirty
ia ,uli years after September third. A. d. 1917.
be published in one more of the newspa-
pers in said City OF Alma and comics thereof
De posted IN hve OF the most public places in
each ward Of said City at least two weeks be-
Tore the said election at which said vote is ~
De taken and that proof of such publication
IN such newspaper and OF such posting in the
several wards of said city shall be filed in the
office OF the said City Clerk.
IN pursuance of the foregoing resolution
notice Is hereby given that special election
will be held in the several wards of said City
on Friday, the thirty first day of August. A.
D.: 1917. in the following places:
second wsrdoDodae Motor Car saIesroom.
one-half block south of Superior street on
iratiot avenue. formerly occupied by Jas.
Redman Wholesale Grocery.
Third Ward-Hotel Arcadia.
Fourth Ward-Edson- Moore Go. Sample
Room. No. ala North State street.
That the polls Of said election will remain
,pen from 100 o'clock A. NJ. until 100
,'clock +. NJ. at which election the question
" the extension of said franchise for thirty
ull years after September third. A. d., 1917.
will be submitted 10 the qualified electors Of
aid City Of Alma. in accordance with the
erms and provisions OF the foregoing resolu-
ion.
That the form Of ballot at such election
will be as herein set forth.
Dated at Alma. Michigan. August f5. A. d.
si7.
CARL f. GALLEGHER.
City Clerk. Alma Michigan