Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-16
NOTICE OF ELECTION IN CITY OF ALMA
To All Qualified Electors in

Notice is hereby given that the following
Resolution was adopted and passed by the
Common Council of said City of Alma, Mich
iYan. 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 by Alderman Ward:
Whereas. the Common Council of the City
OF Alma. Michigan. having caused To b 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
pay said cty's share of the costs of construct
ing certain public sewers IN certain pubic
streets in the said City of Alma, as appears
by the Records and the report and estimate OF
the City Engineer. now on file and of record
i'm said Clerks office. and.
Whereas the said Common Council OF sara
city having heretofore given notice of its in
tcntiun 20 construct said public sewers in such
public streets, the said Common Council hereby
deems the construction OF such public sewers
as aforesaid to be a public necessity and i'm
provement. and for the public health. con-
venience 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
upblic sewers is the sum of $40. 000 the said sum
10 be used exclusively for the payment of the
said cty'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
by loan. required for such purpose as afore-
said. shall be submitted 10 the electors oil SAID
City Of Alma at a special election hereinafter
called for that purpose and TO be determined
as two-thirds of the electors voting at such
election by ballot shall decide.
Now therefore. il is hereby resolved by said
Common Council that IL is necessary to raise
the said sum of $4,000 for the purpose Of
constructing certain public sewers in certain
as established by the records Of the said
Common Council aforesaid. and that q
special election of the qualified voters of said
City OF Alma be- and the same IL hereby
called, TO be held in the several wards of said
city. on the 3lst day of August. A. ID. 1917.
between the hours of Z o'clock A. NJ. and .
o'clock +. NJ. for the purpose OF submitting
10 said electors the proposition OF the SAID
City OF Alma borrowing the said sum of SiO.-
900 and issuing the bonds Of said city there
for for the purpose of paving the said city
share OF the costs of said public sewers as
aforesaid. and payable as follows: two thous-
and dollars on September LIST OF each year,
beginning 1918 until paid.
And said bonds 10 bear interest at the rate
of not TO exceed sc, per annum, payable semi
annually and 10 mature within 20 years from
the date of issue and that such bonds shall
not be sold for less than thei' pa value and
that az such election the form of ballot shall
be "a follows; viz. -
SHALL the City OF Alma. Michigan, borrow
the sum Of $4,000. and issue its bonds thcre-
for in said sum. said bonds to mature within
90 years from the date of issue. and 20 bear
interest at the rate of not 70 exceed % per
annum payable semi-annuay. said sum OF
money 20 be used exclusively for the purpose
of paving the said citv's share Of the costs
of construction of public sewers in said CITY,
Yes
Shall the City Of Alma. Michigan. borrow
the sum OF $40 900. and issue its bonds there
for in said sum, said bonds TO mature within
20 years from the date OF issue. ana 20 pear
interest NJ the rate OF not ~ exceed 90 per
annum payable semi-annually, said sum OF
money 10 be used exclusively for the purpose
Of paying the said citys share Of the costs OF
construction Of public sewers In said city
No
And. resolved. that this resolution shall be
published in one or more Of the newspapers OF
said City OF Alma, and copies thereof be
posted in five Of the most public places in each
ward Of said city, nj least two weeks before
the said election at which said vote Is to be
taken. and that proof Of such publication IN
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 T. hereby given that special election
win be held in the several wards Of said City
1917 in the following places:
First Ward-City Hall.
Second ward-Dodge Motor Car SaIesroom.
onc-hah block south OF Superior street on
Gratiot avenue. formerly occupied by Jas.
Redman Wholesale Grocery.
Third ward-HoteI Arcadia.
Fourth Nard-Edson- Moore Go. Sample
Room. No. ala North State street.
That the polls ~ said Election viii remain
onen from o'clock a. VI. 70 o'clock 7. NJ.
AZ which election the question Of borrowing
the sum ~ 100000 and issuing the bonds
~ the said CITY Of Alma. in such sum. for the
purroso OF constructing Public Sewers in