The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-11-17

Council Chambers Oct. Is, 1920.
Meeting called to order by Aid:
Benedict. appointed pro tenn. Roll
call: present. Aid. Benedict, 0lds,
McCue and Smith. Present az. Alb
sent, Aid. Friedly. Kane. Absent
Minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Moved by Aid. Benedict, seconded
by Aid. McCue that the Treasurer's
report be accepted.
Yeas: Aid. Benedict, Olds. McCue
Smith; Yeas az. Nays (0).
Moved by Aid. Benedict, seconded
by Aid McCue that the Bridge street
bridge be accepted according to
guarantee.
Yeas: Aid. Benedict, Olds, McCue
Smith; Yeas az. Nays (0).
Mr.. McCue offered the following
resolutions:
WHEREAS A Charter Commission
was duly elected at the regular City
Election held on the 9Th day of April
A. ID. 1920 to draft new charter for
the said city Of Belding, which Com
mission thereafter drafted new
charter in accordance with the pur-
poses for which it was elected and
also provided that said charter be
submitted to the electors of said city
for their approval or rejection at
special election to be held on Tues
day the End day of November A. d.
1920
Now THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED. That special election in
all of the wards of the city of Bel
ding be called to be held on Tues
day, the End day of November, A. ID.
1920 at the same hour as is provided
for holding the General Election and
to be conducted at the same time
and in all respects, so far as possible
as the Regular City Election is con-
Quoted, at which election the ques-
ton of adopting or rejecting the
charter, as drafted, proposed and
submitted by the said Charter Com
mission, shall be submitted to the
electors of the city.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the City Clerk cause a sufficient
number OF ballots to be printed with
IN the Tune and in the manner provid-
ed by law, to submit the aforesaid
proposition of adopting or rejecting
the said charter, to the electors Of
said city at the special election to
be held on the date aforesaid: which
ballots shall be in substantially the
following form;
Official Ballot
Instructions:
A cross XXI in the square T I be-
lore the word Eyes" is in favor of
the proposed charter and before the
charter.
Shall the proposed charter. drafted
py the charter commission elected on
April 7th, 1920, be adopted?
Shall the proposed charter. draft
ed by the charter commission, elected
on April 7th. 1920 be adopted
No.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
That the City Clerk cause the follow
ing notice to be published in the Bel
DING Banned News, newspaper pub
Ilshed and circulating in the city of
Beidlng, at least eight days before
the End day of November, A. d. 1920
ana copies thereof to be posted in at
ieast. three OF the most public places
each ward of said city at least
November A. d. 1920 and the said
Clerk shall also cause a copv Of said
notice to be delivered to the election
board in each ward of said citv as
provided by the charter of the CITY.
Notice
A special election for all of the
wards and precincts of the CITY of
Belding, will be held on Tuesday
the End day of November A. d. 1920.
The polling places will be the same
as the polling places for the General
Election held on the aforesaid date
4 Inc polls will be opened and the cleo
ton will be conducted in all respects
as is provided by the charter of the
city for regular city elections. The
proposition Of approving or rejecting
the charter as drafted and proposed
: by the charter commission elected
on the 9th day Of April, A. d. 1920
Will be submitted to the electors at
said special election. The proposed
charter Is now on file with the city
clerk and has been on file in said
Office for period of ninety days and
more last past.
1920.
c. S. HOOVER.
City Clerk.
Yeas: Aid. Benedict, Odds, McCue
Smith; Yeas a.. Nays (0).
Mr.. Olds offered Their esolution for
the adoption of form for Sewer bond
for $21 100000 of the city of Bedding.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COUNTY OF IONA
CITY OF BELDING
SEWER BOND
No. ...... $1,000.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, That the city of Bedding
Ionia County, Michigan, acknow-
lodges itself to owe. and for value
received hereby promises to pay to
the bearer the sum of One Thousand
Dollars, lawful money of the United
States Of America, on the first day of
October A. ID. H.. with interest
thereon from the date hereof until