The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-05-19
SATURDAY. MAY IL, 1917.
Wanted Proposals for
Purchase Of Bonds.

Sealed proposals will be received in |
accordance with Resolution adopted
BY the Board of Supervisors Of Baraga
County at meeting Of said board held
Nay 9Th. A. d. 1917, which said Reso-
tuition reads as follows:
WHEREAS, the Congress of the
United States by Act 156 of the Public
Acts Of the Sixty-fourth Congress, APP
proved July IL, 1916, has made provi-
sion for the extending of Federal aid
70 the different states Of the Union for
she purpose Of improving highways,
whereby fifty percent. of the cost of
such improvement is to be paid by the
Federal Government; and,
WHEREAS, the State Of Michigan.
by Act No. of the Public Acts for
the year 1917, will contribute an amount
equal to approximately twenty
percent. of this cost on roads improved
ny counties, districts or townships. and
WHEREAS also at an election held
on the 9Th day Of January, A. D. 1917,
the electors Of this County voted in
favor of the proposition OF borrowing
on the faith and credit of Baraga Coun-
~, Michigan, the sum Of ONE HUN
DRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
tsll0, 000.00), to be used for the pur-
pose of raising money to pay the Coun-
tvs proportionate share of building
and completing trunk line roads through |
this County, in accord with the laws of |
the United States and of the State of |
Michigan relating to the improvement
Of Federal and State aided roads, and
WHEREAS, in pursuance of the
election and resolutions authorizing the
ISSUANCE and sale of bonds by Baraga
County for the purpose hereinbefore
design this Board of Supervisors
lid sell on the 3lst day of March A. d.
1917. FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND
DOLLARS (sH, 0oo.oO worth of the
bonds, SO voted in favor of, to the Bar
aga County National Bank of L'Anse,
Michigan. and
WHEREAS. also, it has been repre-
scented to this Board by Mr.. Frank +.
Rogers, State Highway Commissioner,
that it will be necessary for Baraga
County to deposit, as soon as convenient
with the State Treasurer of the State
OF Michigan. the sum Of SIXTY-SIX
THOUSAND DOLLARS 1896, 0O0.0 O),
which amount will be credited to the
specific Federal Aid project through
this County, and that the remaining
bonds authorized for such road building
purposes. as hereinbefore described, be
sold from time to time as Mr.. Frank
r. Rogers, State Highway Commits.
sioner, deems necessary;
THEREFORE, ills Hereby Resolved
that the County Treasurer Of Baraga
County be ordered and directed to
pay to the State Treasurer of the
State of Michigan, upon he written
order of the said State Highway
Commissioner Of the State of
Michigan, upon the approval of the
Federal Aid project through Baraga
County by the Federal Government, the
sum of SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND DOL
LARS 1866, 300. oO), realized from the
sale of the first SIXTY-SIX THOU
SAND DOLLARS 1866, 100000 worth
Of bonds sold for the purpose of raising
money to pay the County's proportion
ate share Of building and completing
trunk line roads through Baraga Coun-
ty;
IT'S HEREBY RESOLVED, fur
ther, that the County Clerk is hereby
directed to advertise in the papers pub
lished in this County, for proposals for
The purchase Of TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS 1872, 900. 00)
worth of the bonds issued for the pur-
pose of raising money to pay the Coun-
ty's proportionate share OF the cost of
building and completing trunk line
roads through this County. in accord
,nce with the laws Of this State and of
che United States relative to the inn
provement of State and Federal Aided
Roads. which bonds were voted upon at
Especial election held in the townships
sud cities of this County on the 9Th day
Of January, A. d. 1917. bonds to bear
interest not to exceed five percent.
IS percent. per annum. Said proposals
to be sealed and delivered, SO sealed, to
Martin voetsch, County Clerk, and
shall so remain sealed until the 5th day
of June, 1917, at one o'clock in the af-
ternoon of said day. when the same
shall be opened in the court room, the
room Of the Board Of Supervisors of
this County, in the courthouse thereof,
in the Village of L'Anse, and in the
presence Of the Board Of Supervisors.
All said parties bidding for such bonds !