The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1920-02-20
RESOLUTION.

wbereas the city of Pascagoula ana
its inhabitants are now being furhisieu
with water and lights under temper
airy and inadequate system anu 'he
council has been unable. so lar "
make a contract satisfactory to the
oIectors of the city for the IMAM
tenance and operation OF water"orAs
and electric light plant ana system
fer supplying such water and iish'S,
And whereas it is thought to De ao'
yisable for the city to purchase Vi
oroo+ and maintain waterworks ana
electric light plant and system WIFI
the use of such part OF the present
nlant formerly of the the Pascasouia
st. Ry. & Power Co. as shall be louio
suitable to be used therein if the same
can he purchased at a reasonable price
not exceeding the prices at Whlch 'he
same has been offered to the city ana
the purchase and installation OF the
necessary machinery, or the purchase
and installation of an entire new plant
as NAV be found advisable for the CON
struction of good modern electric
light plant and waterworks for sup
plving electric lights and water to the
city and its inhabitants i'll ample guam
titles for fire protection and general
consumption, be it therefore,
Resolved, That for the purpose OF
securing the approval of the majority
of the electors of the city of such pro-
posed contract for the material and
equipment for the erection and opera
ton of combined electric light and
waterworks system that an election be
held at the several voting places in
the said city within legal hours for
regular elections on the 22nd day OF
March, 1920, and that V. p. DeJean
and w. w. Walker and f. J. Johnson
be and they are hereby appointed
election commissioners, for the hold
ing and conduct of such election and
V. P. DeJean is designated for having
tickets printed therefor
Resolved further that at said cleo
ton the ballots to be used shall be
substantially in words and figures as
follows:
Shall the city council be au-
thorized to contract for the Yes.
material, site and equipment
and erect a municipal light
and water plant and system
as proposed by resolution of
said council at the expense of No.
the city.
Resolved further, That said com
missioners cause to be published
in the Pascagoula Chronicle notice
of such election not less than ten
days prior thereto which notice shall
be substantially in the following form,
to-wit:
Notice Special Election.
To vote on the question of authoriz
ing the purchase of material and
and the erection of NUM-
cipal water and light plant and system
for the city Of Pascagoula at the eX-
pense of the city as proposed by reso-
luton of the city council, notice is
hereby given that in accordance with
such resolution of said city council a
special election will be held in said
city and at the several voting places
during legal hours provided for gene
raj elections on the 22nd day of
March, 1920 at which time the polling
places will be open for the time as
provided by law as aforesaid, such
places being at the City Hall and at
Fireman's Hall in South Pascagoula
Approved this the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1920.
f. II. LEWIS, Mayor
!, M. l.. Valverde, hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the city council of the
city of Pascagoula at a regular meet
ing of said council on the 18th day of
February, 1920.
This the 18th day of February, 1920.
M. L. VALVERDE, Clerk.