The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-30
RESOLUTION NO. l4l.

Tie My I1dll Sila Clty OIl tNc AOAil
day of November. 1918, Alderman Gar
lock presented the following resolution
and moved it's adoption.
Whereas, the water and light commit
Council that the waterworks plant in
and for said city Is inadequate and the
source Of the water supply to said plant
insufficient to supply the inhabitants
fire, that the water mains from such
plant must be extended to the Fifth
ward business portion Of and other
dents with water and fire protection,
which extensions should be made as
soon as practicable and ordered by the
City Council.
And whereas, to accomplish such ends
1t is incumbent upon the city to con-
struct, extend. enlarge and improve the
existing municipal WaterWorks plant
and the funds in the treasury Of the
ficient for such purposes and It is neces-
sary to issue bonds Of the City Of Be-
midi in the sum of one hundred twenty
from the sale Of such bonds to obtain
money to pay for such improvements
That from such issue Of said bonds
thirty.fve thousands dollars ls35,000.00)
necessary funds to carry out the con-
struction, extension, enlargement and
improvements~to said waterWorks plant
contemplated and Immediately neces-
y
held and not cashed, to- save the inter-
est thereon, until such time as 1t may
be advisable to construct and complete
the alteration portion of said water
plant; -. 5-
And, whereas, Mr.. F. L. Anders, con-
sulting engineer, and Mr.. w. B. Steven
son, civil engineer of Fargo. North Da-
kota, were heretofore duly employed to
prepare and submit. and have prepared
and submitted complete plans and speci-
fications, with all necessary data, maps,
drawings and forms to complete the
work first to be done as contemplated.
and the plans and drawings for a COM
plete liberation plant to be ultimately
installed In the City of Bemidji, In con-
nection with the existing plant, If de-
sired. but SO adjusting the construction
of such entire plant. that it viii be
necessary only to construct that portion
thereof that will take the supply of
sippi river in Lake Irving. purify and
pump such water into the present water
system, thereby augmenting the pres
ent supply. from wells the present
10 obtain an unlimited supply Of pure
water at all times for all purposes, and
to lay water mains into the Fifth ward
and elsewhere in the city, and that the
tenn with the necessary accessories
thereto may be hereafter constructed If
and when deemed expedient by the City
Resolved, that such constructions. ex-
tension, enlargement and Improvement
Of the municipal water plant and Il water
ns Ga pans ana
therefor presented by said engineers.
adopted and accepted by the city and
iled with the city clerk. That the de-
committee that the cost for the install
alton and completion of such system
will amount. to one hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars t$125.00000) be adopt
ed as the necessary amount TO be raised
by bonded Indebtedness. That the City
Council of the City Of Bemidji authorize
the issuance and sale of one hundred
oo), par value. in and Of the bonds OF the
city, to run twenty-five years and bear
interest not exceeding five 60 per cent
per annum, interest payable semi
authorisation Of CHAP CHAPTER II 5, Section Il
and Chapter s. Section Q, of the Home
Rule Charter of the City Of Beniidji
adopted September rs, 1905. and the laws
clude Chapter 303. Section 8, Laws 1914,
approved April Is, 1919 permitting in
terest not exceeding i've 60 per cehtum
per annum on such bonds. the same to
interest. Chapter 143, Laws 1917. APP
proved March 20. 1917. The proceeds
of said bonds to be used solely for con-
strueting, extending, enlarging and i'm
system owned and operated by said city.
Be it further resolved, that a Special
Election, In and for the City of Befnidjf,
be held on the 21st day Of December,
scribed for municipal elections in such
city, to enable the legal voters, in and
for the said city, to vote upon, VIZ VIZ
bonds, by the city. in the sum of one
hundred twenty-five thousand dollars
125,0o0.00), to draw not exceeding five
go per cent interest payable semi
annually, and to mature on the i st day
Of January. 1914. for the purpose of
constructing, extending, en1arging and
improving the public water plant and
waterworks system owned and operated
voted shall contain the above statement
included in the quotation marks and
underneath same the words; shall the
amount Of one hundred TWENTY-FIVE thou
sand dollars ($125.000.0O) for the .pur-
pose of constructing, extending, enlarg-
ing and improving the public water
and operated by the city be authorized"
and -t. .-%z r..
Issue of Bonds YES. ....-.....
Issue of Bonds NO. ...... ..sra
The. elector desiring to vote in favor
mark thus, *. in the place left opposite
The elector desiring to vote against
the issuing OF said DonQS snail make q
cross mark thus, x, in the place SO left
opposite the word No
That the city clerk shall give due
notice of such election by posting or
causing to be posted notice or notices
thereof in each ward of the city, and
publishing such notice in the Bemidji
Daily Pioneer, giving at least twenty
(20) days notice of such election, such
notices to be posted and given of such
election as the general laws of the State
of Minnesota, relating to elections and
preliminaries thereto require. sss4
Alderman Phillippi seconded the mo-
ton. ~ ls
The motion was then put to vote
upon the call of the Ayes and Nays.
The following named aldermen voted
Aye: Bagley, Garlock, Backus, Smith,
Palmer, Phillippi. Joanis, Benner. Clark
and Groom. and the following named
aldermen voted Nay None. Absent:
Barnell. There having been voted in
favor OF the motion. at least three
I-fourths majority Vote OF all the men,
bers of the City council. the resolution
was duly adopted.
Approved November 30th. 1918.
CHAs. w MEMBERSHIPS,
sE Mayor
Attest. ~.
GEO. STEIN,
City Clerk. 1d1130