The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-16
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 o. clock P. NJ, the ques-
ton 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 tine cost and exFsire
If extending the mains of the water
works of said city and to call spec
isl election to submit the question of
issuing ouch bonds to the electors of
saiducity at which meeting there were
present the mayor and all Of the
members of said City Council. to-wit:
the Mayor, Robert Jaeman, Aldermen
Albert Reindl, Emanuel Hermann.
Frank Wanek, Uenry Mianich and
Henry Ser, they continuing 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
ko,s, 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 it's negotiable bonds therefor;
and s--ssi .
Be 1t Further Resolved that spec
ial election be, and the fame hereby
is called to be held in said City on
the 18th day of September 1920, at
which special election there shall be,
and there hereby is submitted, to the
electore of aaid city. the question of
whether or not Forty.fve Thousand
Dollars IN bends of said city in de-
nominations of Five Hundred Dollars
$500 OO) or One Thoqsend Dollars
Isl, 900 OO) 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 defrayinE
the costs and expenses of extending
the mains of the water works OF ssid
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 that euch 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 Bonds. -
! and against the issuing of Bonds, =
, each of which phrases shall be prece'
ded by square or circle. Any cleo
+ tor desiring to vote in favor of isau.
, ing such bonds ehall mark an "X' ir
5 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 thu
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 tn
question being put, "Shall the resolu
> ton, introduced by Alderman Reind
declaring the necessity of extending
. the water maine of the water work
, of said city and borrowing money o.
= the credit of said city, and issuin
II the bonds of said city therefor, an
'e calling a special election for submit
ting the question of the issuance
. such bonds to the electors of said cit
,. be adopted?" Those voting yea wer
- Aldermen Albert Reindl. Emanue
~ Hermann, Frank Wanek. Henry Mir