The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-12-31

Street Railway & Power COMPANY. Fl
clud1ng poles, wires, street light fl
lures, transformers, brackets, meter!
one constant current transformer an
two switch board panels, the three las
named articles being situated at tn
power house now occupied by tn
Pascagoula Ice Company, but not IL
cluding the three large transformers
the A. G. Generating Unit, the u. {
Generating Unit, a Rotary COnverte
and switch board connections, sal,
last named articles being excepte,
from this conveyance.
(c) All and singular the trolley pole
and guy wires now standing In the cor
porate limits of the City of Pascagoul;
and formerly used in connection witt
the Pascagoula Street Railway & Powe
Company.
(d) The franchise granted by tn,
City Of Scranton to l.. S. Anderson ant
later assigned by him or his assign.
to the PascagOula Street Railway
Power Company.
(e) The franchise granted by the
Town of South Pascagoula to L. S
Anderson and by him or his assigns
assigned to the Pascagoula Street Rail
way & Power Company, said franchise
conveying the right to operate street
railway and electric light and water
works system in the City of Scranton
and the town of South Pascagoula.
All of the above described property
having been purchased by the seller
from Geo. p Money, Special Com
missioner appointed in the cause of
hia o. T,,,,c >xv
VS.. Pascagoula Street Railway G.
Power Company.
(2) AS a part of the consideration,
the City agrees to pay and discharge
all the State, County and municipal
taxes due and owing on the above de-
scribed property for the fiscal year
1920.
(3) 1t is understood that prior to the
3rd day of April, 1920 that the Seller
expended approximately the sum of
100000 in lowering the watermains
of said water works system so as to
permit paving, and that after the 3rd
day of April, 1920, the City completed
the lowering of said mains ana paid
therefor AS to all expenditures by the
City for lowering the water-mains
after the 3rd day of April, 1920, the
City as part of the consideration of
this conveyance, agrees to assume,
pay and discharge all such costs, but
not including the expenditures made
by the Seller prior to said date.
(4) The purchase price together
with six per cent interest thereon
from now until the date of payment |
shall be paid in cash, within thirty |
days after the approval of this con-
tract by majority of the qualified
electors voting at an election to be
called by the City, provided that the
time of payment may be extended by
mutual agreement of the parties.
(5) 1t is understood that on the
3rd day of April, 1920, a contract for
The purchase of the above described
was entered into between
,hese parties, and later extended by
he Seller. This contract now made,
while in effect and substance the
same as that heretofore made, shall
said former contract and
constitute the present agreement be-
ween the parties.
In witness whereof, we have here
into set our hands on the day and
,ear first above written.
CITY OF PASCAGOULA,
BY f. H. LEWIS, Mayor
]. HIGGINBOTHAM,
----~ M. L. VALVERDE, Councilmen 4
e. j. FORD, Seller.
Whereas, it is deemed necessary to 1
meet the requirements of the law in 4
uch cases that the making Of said
ontract of purchase of said water and
light plant be approved by a majority
# the qualified electors Of the City
'oting in an election held for that pur-
ose, therefore be it
Resolved, that for the purpose OF
ecuring the approval of majority
f the electors of the City the contract
egotiated by he Council with E. j.
ord aforesaid that an election be held
t the several voting places In said
'ity within legal hours for regular !
lections on MONDAY THE cath DAY ,
)F JANUARY, 1921, and F.. L. Lin /
niger, F. j. Johnson and w. w. Walk ,
r be and they are hereby appointed :
lection commissioners for holding and
onductilg such election and F. l..
indinger is designated for having the
ckets furnished and printed foe use
l the conduct of such election.
Resolved further, that at the said \
lection the ballots to be used and S
Dted thereon be in the form, words n
nd figures as follows, to-wit:
Shall the City Council be authoriz-
| to consumate contract with
]. Ford for the purchase OF the
later and Electric Light Works and
opliances as per form Of contract on
lie with the City Clerk. q
or authorizing the contract !,
gainst authorizing the contract------ !,
Resolved further that said COM u
issioners publish a notice OF such r
ection for three weeks in the Pas Il
lgoula- -Chronicle-Sta and that such "
,tice be in the following form: :,
Office OF SPECIAL ELECTION. ~
To vote on the question of the ap-
oval of contract with E. ]. Ford
r the purchase of the water and
,ht plant fixtures and appliances
per contract on file with the City
ERIK. F
Notice is hereby given that in ;,
'edience to and i'm accordance with a
solution of the City Council OF said II
ty adopted on the 22nd day OF De. S
mber, 1920, directing the holding OF N
ch election to vote on the said prop =
ition and appointing the under =
yned commissioners for holding such n
ection, an election will be held at the
all in