The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04

AyG--LOItOL, T1cIuMy, IliShCy.
ED s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council took recess until August 20,
1919, 9 a. m.
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
August 20, 1919, a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding
Resolution No. 878.
Whereas, There has been filed with
the City Council of the City OF Keo-
kuk the following petition:
Petition For Memorial Building For
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
missioners of the City Of Keokuk,
Iowa:
We, whose signatures are hereto
affixed, each being a qualified voter
and resident of the City of Keokuk,
Lee County, Iowa, do hereby respect
fully petition your honorable body to
call a special election of the voters
of the City Of Keokuk, Iowa, for the
purpose of submitting to the voters
Of said city the question of the erec-
ton and equipment OF a Liberty Me-
mortal Building, as provided in
Chapter 10 of the laws of the Thirty
eighth General Assembly, to be used
in general for the following pur-
poses: To provide accommodations
for soldiers, sailors, marines and
nurses who are or have been In the
military or naval service OF the
United States, city court. council
room, city offices, police headquar-
tiers, central fire department, assem-
bly, hall and rest rooms; and
Whereas, The City Council has
made a personal canvass Of said Pc
tition and has found that it contains
more than Is per cent OF the legal
voters of the City of Keokuk, Iowa,
who have signed their names there
to; and
Whereas, Under the provisions OF
Chapter ITO of the laws OF the
Thirty-eighth General Assembly of
the State of Iowa, it becomes the
duty of the City Council Of the City
of Keokuk to call special election
to submit to the voters the question
of the erection and equipment OF
Liberty Memorial Building and the
issuance of bonds therefor; and
Whereas, The City Council, acting
upon information it has received as
to the cost to purchase OF condemn
site and construct a suitable LIB
erty Memorial Building, believes that
s225. 100000 will be necessary for the
purposes set forth in the petition,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, By the
CITY Council of the City Of Keokuk:
That a special election be held on
the twentieth day of September, A D.
1919. for the purpose Of submitting
to the voters Of said city the follow
ing question:
Shall the City OF Keokuk
erect and equip Liberty Me-
mortal Building as provided in
Chapter 10 of the laws OF the
Thirty-eighth General Assembly,
and issue bonds therefor in the
amount of two hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars?"
and that notice of said special elec-
ton and the question to be voted
upon be given as by law required by
publishing in The Daily Gate City
and acknowledgements, which is
the only newspaper published IN the
City Of Keokuk, Iowa, on August 20,
1918: August 81, 1919; September 3.
1919, and September 10, 1919, the
following notice:
Notice ofSpeciaI Election.
Under the provisions of Chapter
ITO of the Thirty eighth General AS
sembly of Iowa, cities are required.
upon a petition Of 15 per cent OF the
legal voters of the city, to submit TO
the voters of the city the following
proposition:
'Shall the City of Keokuk erect
and equip Liberty Memorial Build
ing as provided in Chapter ITO OF the
laws of the Thirty-eighth General
Assembly, and issue bonds therefor
in the amount of two hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars?'
there has been filed with the City
Council a petition asking the City
Council to submit such proposition
at a special election to a vote of the
legal voters of said city, and said
petition has been found by the City
Council to be sufficient, and notice
is hereby given that the special cleo
ton to vote on said proposition will
he held on the twentieth day of Sep
TENDER A. D. 1919.
ED 8. LOTION,
Mayor.
Passed by the City Council OF the
CITY of Keokuk this twentieth day OF
August. A. d. 1919.
ED s. LOTION.
Mayor.
Vote:
Aye-Bd S. Lotion, D. J. Hemmy,
T. J. Hickey.
Attest:
o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
There being no further BUSINESS,
Council took recess until August 26,
ED S. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
August &c, 1919, a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion