Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-23
CARL r. GALLAGHER.
City Clerk, Alma. Michigan
NOTICE OF ELECTION IN THE CITY OF
ALMA.

To All Qualified Electors in said
City Of Alma
Notice is hereby given that the following
resolution adopted and passed by the
Common Council OF said City of Alma, Mich
gan.
Whereas. the City of Alma. Michigan. did
grant % Marcus Pollasky. and associates
their 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
City Of Alma. County of Gratiot Michigan
under the ordinance known and designated "a
Ordinance Number Sc, which Ordinance was
duly adopted by the Common Council of the
ity OF Alma, on the third day of September
a; d., 1907. more than two-thirds OF all the
Aldermen elect being present and voting in
favor thereof. and whereas the period of
thirty years from the date thereof was named
as the maximum life of the franchise rights
secured Hereunder and less than month
OF ten years 81 the time has now elapsed
and It being mutually DESTROYS that addition
al time be given to the grantees.
Therefore. be II resolved that the PROPOSE
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 secured be extended that thirty
full years shall have elapsed after September
third, A. d., 1917, before the rights under
said ordinance shall have expirei be submit
ted TO the electors at "A 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
hours Of seven o'clock A. NJ. and five o'clock
i. NJ.
Resolved further. that the ballots shall be
OF white paper of equal width and length
and shall read
Ballot on the question of extending the
franchise for street railway upon certain
streets in the City of Alma Michigan.
Shall the extension Of the franchise under
Ordinance Number 66 of the City of Alma
Michigan. for ten years so that the right 70
locate. establish. construct. operate and main
tain n street railway in Alma, Michigan, UNI
der said Ordinance shall he valid for thirty
full years after September third, A. d., 1917.
Shall the extention Of the franchise under
Ordinance Number So Of the City of Alma
Michigan. for ten years SO that the right 10
locate. establish. CONSTRUCT. operate and
maintain a street railway in Alma. Michigan
under said Ordinance shall be valid for thirty
full years after September third. A. ID. 1917.
Resolved further. that this resolution shall
be published IN one or more Of the newspa-
pers in said City Of Alma and copies thereof
be posted in five of the most public places in
each ward Of said City at least two weeks be-
fore the said election at which said vote is 70
IN such newspaper and Of such posting in the
several wards of said city shall be flied in the
office Of the said City Clerk.
In pursuance Of the foregoing resolution
notice = hereby given that special election
viii be held in the several wards Of said City
on Friday the thirty-frst day Of August. A.
D., 1917. in the following places
First Ward-City Hall.
Second Ward-Dodge Motor Car Salesroom.
one-half block south Of Superior street
Gratiot avenue. formerly occupied by Jas.
Redman Wholesale Grocery.
Third Ward-Hotel Arcadia.
Fourth Ward-Edson- Moore Co. Sample
Room. No. fI3 North State street.
That the polls Of said election will remain
open from Z 100 O'Clock A. NJ. until 90
o'clock =. NJ. at which election the question
OF the extension OF said franchise for thirty
full years after September third. A. D., 1917,
will be submitted to the qualified electors Of
said City Of Alma. in accordance with the
terms and provisions Of the foregoing resolu-
ton.
That the form of ballot at such election
will be a. herein set forth
Dated at Alma. Michigan. August Is, A. ID.
1917.
CARL f. GALLEGHER,
City Clerk. Alma. Michigan