The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-09
Council Proceedings

Council Proceedings
The following resolution was read
and submitted to the City Council:
At an adjourned regular meeting of
the City Council of the City Ct Scot
land. held at the City Hall in said
city, on the 7th day Of September.
1920 at z 80 clock P. M, the ques-
tion of exercising the powers con
ferred by Section 6413 Of Volume 2,
Revised Code Of South Dakota of the
year 1919. to borrow money on the
credit of said city and to issue its ne.
gotiable bonds therefor. for the pur.
pose of defraying the cost and expense
If extending the mains of the water
works of said city and to call spec
isl election to submit the question of
issuing euch bonds to the electors of
said city at which meeting there were
present the mayor and ell of the
members of said City Council, to-wit:
the Mayor, Robert Jasman, Aldermen
Albert Reindl, Emanuel Hermann,
Frank Wanek, Henry Mi:nich and
Henry Ser, they constituting the full
membership of the City Council of
said city, former Alderman Frank
Zolnowsky having resigned and his
resignation having been accepted,
coming on for consideration the fol.
lowing resolution was offered by AL
bert Reindl:
Be 1t Resolved. by the City of Scot
land. Bon Homme County. South Da.
kota, that it is necessary to extend
the mains of the water works of said
city for the purpose Of preserving the
health of the residents thereof and
for the public welfare of said city
and for protecting the property of
said city and the residents thereof
from fire; and
Be 1t Further Resolved That for
the purpose of extending said water
mains, it is necessary to borrow mon.
ey on the credit of said city and to
issue its negotiable bonds therefor :.
and
Be 1t Further Resolved that spec
ial election be. and the same hereby
is called to be held in said City on
the 18th day of September 1920, at
which special election there snail be,
and there hereby is submitted, to the
electore of said city. the question of
whether or not Forty-five Thousand
Dollars IN bends of said city in de-
nominations of Five Hundred Dollars
$500 OO) or One Thousand Dollars
ISL, 900 O0) each, to mature in TWEEN.
ty years from date Of issuance, and to
bear interest at the rate of six per
cent per annum, payable semi.annual-
ly, shall be issued by said City of
Scotland for the purpose of defraying
the costs and expenses Of extending
the mains of the water works of sold
city; and
Be 1t Further Resolved that the
said auditor be, and he is hereby d.
rected to give legal notice of such
special election, and tina. ouch ques-
ton will be submitted to the legal
voters of said City of Scotland, at
said special election, by publication
of this resolution at least ten days
prior to such election in the Scotland
Journal, and in the Citizen. Republi.
can. two legal newspapers. printed
and published in said city, and the
said City Auditor is herebv directed
to have ballots printed containing the
phrases, "For the issuing of Bonda."
and against the issuing of Bonds.
each Of which phrases shall be prece.
ded by a square or circle. Any cleo.
tor desiring to vote in favor of issu-
ing such bonds ehall mark an "X" in
the square or circle preceding the
phrase. ''For the Issuing of Bonds,
and any elector desiring to vote
against the Issuing of said bonds shall
mark an "X" in the square or circle
preceding the phrase, Against the
Issuing of Bonds.
After the reading of said resolution,
Alderman Wanek moved the adoption
Of the same. which motion was Sec
onded by Alderman Reindl, and the
question being put, Shall the resolu.
tion, introduced by Alderman Reindl
declaring the necessity of extending
the water mains of the water works
of said city and borrowing money on
the credit of said city, and issuing
the bonds of said city therefor, and
calling special election for submit
ting the question of the issuance of
such bonds to the electors of said city
be adopted?" Those voting yea were
Aldermen Albert Reindl. Emanuel
Harnann Frank Wanek Henry Min.