The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
PROCEEDINGS
OF MayOr and Board of Aldermen
Regular Meeting Mayors Of
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Regular Meeting Mayors Of
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sissippi, May 5th. 1920.
Present: j. M. Acker. Mayor; 8.
Schwab. J. l.. Shell, Frank Ran
son. w. 8. Carlton and j. p.
Brewer, Aldermen Absent.
none.
At regular meeting held on the
9Th day of May. 1920. of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Aberdeen. Miss begun and held at
the City Hall in the said city of Alb
erdeen, after the minutes of the pre-
ceding meeting of said Board had
been read and approved, the follow
ing ordinance, having been previous
ly reduced to writing, was read and
considered by sections. and on motion
of Mr.. w. 8. Carlton. alderman, Sec
onded by Mr.. j. l.. Shell, said Ordi-
nance was unanimously passed, the
vote upon the final passage which was
lows: J. M. Acker. Mayor; 8. Schwab.
J.. L. Shell. Frank Ransom. w. 8. CARL
ton and j. p. Brewer, aldermen. all
voting yea.
Ordinance as to the sale of $685.
10000 of the bonds OF said city.
which were authorized to be is
sued by ordinance of said Mayor
and Board of Aldermen at their
regular meeting on April 7th, 1920.
to pay of and refund other bonds
and obligations of said city.
Whereas. on April 7th. 1920. the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of said
city instructed said mayor to adver-
tlse the sale of the following bonds Of
said city, to-wit: 1875 200. 90 OF bonds
in denominations of $500 90 each and
maturing as shown by the ordinance
of said Mayor and Board of Alder
men authorizing their issuance passed
on April Eth, 1920, said bonds being
issued to take up. pay OF. and dis
charge other bonds and obligations of
said city then outstanding which had
heretofore been issued for the pur-
pose of raising money to pay for and
improving a suitable lot and erecting
and furnishing public school build
ing within ito corporate limits. for
white pupils; and instructed that said
advertisement should call for bids to
be filed with said mayor up to $3.50
O'Clock p. M, of May 9Th. 1920.
And whereas. it was also provided
in said ordinance of April 7th. 1920,
aforesaid, that notice of the intention
of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
to issue said bonds should be publish
ed "a required by law; and said no.
tice of intention has been duly pub |
lished in the manner required by law |
and no petition having been present
ed protesting against the issuance of |
said bonds.
And whereas. said mayor made due |
advertisement for bids for said bonds |
as required by law, and said ordinance |
of the board now at $3.50 O'Clock p. m,
on May 5th, 1920. in the City Hall at |
the regular meeting of said board.
1t appearing to said Mayor and
Board that no bids have been filed or
made for the purchase of any OF said
bonds.
Section /: Therefore. be it ordained.
and it IL hereby ordained. by said May
or and Board of Aldermen that the
Mayor of said City Is hereby author
ICED and instructed to re-advertise for !,
the sale of said refunding bOnds. the
sale of same to take place on We'd
nesday June 2nd. 1920 at $3.50 O'Clock
.. m. at the Mayors office in the City
Hall OF Aberdeen. Mississippi. with
the right upon the part of said Mayor
and Board of Aldermen to reject any
and all bids made for said bonds; that
ali bids 60 made shall be accompanied
by deposit with said Mayor Of cer-
titled check of ten per cent. OF the
amount of their bids. respectively.
Section 2: The City Clerk IL hereby
and directed to publish =
notice Of the intention OF the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen to issue said
bonds In the Aberdeen Weekly. nows-
paper OF general circulation In the City
81 Aberdeen. Mississippi-sai notice
,hall be published once week tor
three consecutive weeks. including
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