Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-10-29
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO
ISSUE $4,000 or BONDS

NhoOLuIION OF INTENTION TO
ISSUE $4,000 OF BONDS
resolution and Notice to the Qualified
electors of the City of Macon. Miss
ssippl of the Intention of the Ma.
or and Board OF Aldermen of said
tlty to Issue Bonds of said CITY for
me improvement and Repairs Of
The Light and Water plants of said
City;
Whereas, the Light and Water
plants are in bad condition. verv much
IN need of improvement and renairs
and p''' D
Whereas, the Mayor and Board of
&Idermer Of said City have been adj
ylsed by H. A. Kroeze, State Sanitary
Engineer of the very unsatisfactory
condition the city water supply is in"
the water delivered to the city in its
Hraent condition being absolutely I'M
q TOR drinking purposes without first
B ling it" and that "such condition
should not and cannot be tolerated"
ard
Whereas, The said State Sanitary
engineer, by way of CORRECTING tbe
evils complained of in said water SIM
ply, and the giving Of plenty of water
of good quality, fit for public con-
sumption, has recommended the eva
deep wells and abandoning the pres
ert source Of supply; and
Whereas, The CITY is without the
funds available to make such Inn
repairs and the drilling
of deen wen or wells. and such frrde
can only be had by The issuance Of
bonds IF said citv as DrovidaJ NV
mn Of the laws Of 1914 and
pier FOG Of the Laws of 1920; and
Whereas. Sal. A55.ar and RI -
Aldermen ale without authority ton
issue bonds o the City unless author
yea BY a majority vote Of the quail
ned electors Of said city, who shall
vote ln am election ordered for that
purpose;
First; BE it, therefore resolved and
ordered by the Mayor and Board Of
Aldyrmen Of the City of Macon. Miss
hat it is the INTENTION of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen to is
Ia bonds of said city, fixing the max
.dum amount of such issue at TWEEN
y-hve thousand dollars, for the pur-
'ose Of the improvement, repairs and
ruling OF deep well or wells, which
UNI or issue added to the outstanding
onded OF floating debt Of said city
VIII rot amount to more than fifteen
er cent OF the assessed value of the
aAaDle properly m SAID city as shown
y Jhe assessment rolls OF the year
w.
second mat an election IS hereby
roerea TO De held IN SAID City OF Ma
On OF
lohday' the 18th day Of November,
920, at the Mayors office, the usual
lace for holding municipal eIections
t which election shall be submitted
b the qualified electors Of said CITY
Macon, Miss, the question whether
r not they will vote to authorize The
layor and Board Of Aldermen Of said
,ty to issue bonds of said city in the
Maximum amount Of twenty-five
lousand dollars, for the purpose Of
Improvement, repairs, and drilling
aop well or wells Of the said light
nd water works plant
Third: That the city election com
.iasioners are directed TO hold said
eeJion on Monday, the 18th day Of
oNemDer, 1920, and they shall give
llLce d SAID election to the qualified
ectors Of said city, by publication
The Macon Beacon, a weekly news
lper published in Macon, Miss, "once
week for three weeks preceding"
zen election, and at said election all
lalitied electors may vote and the
'lIots used shall have thereon brief
atement of the amount and purpose
the proposed bond issue ard the
o1ds Tor the bond issue" and the
ords against the bond issue" and
e voters shall vote by placing
oss l& opposite his choice of the
opositlon.
ourth: That after said election
all be held. the civ election
shall forthwith make
port Of the election so held, ard the
turns uhefeot to the Mayor and .
n Miss Of tbe nav+ roo,I .s % ~ , sdo
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