Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-23
NOTICE OF ELECTION IN CITY OF ALMA
To All Qualified Electors in
sa.L IL

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
ean on the 10th day OF August. A. D.. 1917 /:
Resolution of sewer bonds and calling An
election.
The following resolution was presented by
Alderman Lake. who moves it, adoption, sup
ported hy Alderman Ward
Whereas the Common Council Of the City
of Alma Michigan. having caused 10 be made
and recorded in the Office of the City Clerk
of said city an estimate of the amount neces-
sary to be borrowed by said City Of Alma to
nay said city's share Of the costs of construct
ing certain public sewers IN certain pubic
streets in the said City of Alma appears
hy the Records and the report and estimate Of
the City Engineer. now on file and OF record
in said Clerks office. and.
Whereas the said Common Council OF said
city having heretofore given notice of its in
tention &c construct sa.d public sewers in such
public streets. the said Common Council hereby
deems the construction of such public sewers
rs aforesaid. 10 be public necessity and i'm
provement and for the public health, con-
yenience and welfare. and.
Whereas according TO the estimate Of said
City Engineer. the share Of the said City Of
Alma Of the costs Of the construction Of said
upbic sewers is the sum Of $40 900. the said sum
"a be used exclusively for the payment of the
said city's share of the cost Of the construc-
ton of such public sewers. and whereas the
said Common Council Of said city hereby deems
the expenditure Of said sum of $4,000 to be a
public necessity, and for the public con-
venience health and welfare: and that the
question Of the raising of said sum Of $4,000
hy loan required for such purpose rs aforc-
said. shall be submitted to the electors OF said
City of Alma. AZ q special election hereinafter
called for that purpose. and to he determined
as two-thirds of the electors voting at such
election by ballot shall decide,
Now therefore. IL is hereby resolved 10y said
Common Council that IL Is necessary 10 raise
the said sum of SiO.O for the purpose of
I ffYts tai
public streets within certain sewer districts,
IA established by the records of the said
Common Council a aforesaid. and that .
spccial election Of tho qualified voters OF SAID
CITY of Nina be. and the same Is hereby
called 10 be held i'm the several wards of soid
city on the 3lst day of August. a. D. 1917,
between the hours of o'clock a. NJ and p
o'clock r. NJ. for the purpose of submitting
10 said electors the proposition OF the SAID
City Of Alma borrowing the said sum Of Sio.-
600 and issuing the bond. Of said city there
for for the purpose Of paving the said city
share of the costs Of said public sewers a.
aforesaid and payable follows two thous-
and dollars on September lst Of each year.
beginning 1918 until paid.
And said bonds 10 bear interest at the rate
Of not 20 exceed 81 per annum. payable semi
annually. and 70 mature within 20 years from
the date Of issue and that such bonds shail
not be sold for less than the' pa value and
that at such election the form OF ballot snail
bc as follows viz;
STALL the CITY Of Alma. Michigan. borrow
the sum Of $40 900. and issue its bonds thcre-
Tor in said sum- said bonds 20 mature within
20 wears from the date Of issue. and 70 bear
interest ~ the rate of not 10 cNceed o., per
arnum payable Scmiannually, said sum oil
money % be used exclusively for the purpose
- paving the said city's share 81 the CO. 9
Of construction Of public sewers in said city
Yes II
shall the CITY Of Alma. MICHIGAN. borrow
Tho sum or $40 600. and issue its bonds there
for in said sum saii bonds 10 mature within
20 wears from the date Of issue, and 70 near
interest at the rate Of not to exceed ~. per
aunum. payable semi-annuaNy. sara sum ol
rnorcv 10 be used exclusively for the purpose
of having the said cty's share OF the costs OF
construction Of public sewers IN SAID CITY,
No {
And. resolved that this resolution shall be
pubiishcd In one or more Of the newspapers OF
laid City Of Alma, and comics thereof be
posted in FIVE Of the most public places IN each
uard of said city. at least two weeks before
the said election at which said vote is 10 be
taken and that proof Of such publication in
such newspaper. and 81 such posting in the
several wards Of said city. shall be filed in the
Office OF the said City Clerk
Adopted August 10. 1917.
In pursuance Of the foregoing Resolution.
Notice j. hereby given that special election
will be- held in the several wards Of said City
on Friday. the 3lst day Of August. a. D..
1917. in the following places
First Ward-City Hall.
second ward-Dodge Motor Car SaIesroom.
one-haif block south Of Superior street on
Cratiot avenue. formerly occupied by Jas.
Redman Wholesale Grocery.
Third Ward-Ho'el Arcadia.
Fourth Wsrd-Edsor-Moore Go. sample
Room. No. ti3 North state street
That the polls Of said Election will remain
open from O'Clock A. NJ. 10 ; o'clock =. Nj.
A. which election the question Of borrowing
the sum Of s40.0oO.O0 and issuing the bonds
Of the said City Of Alma. in such sum, for the
purpose OF constructing Public Sewers In