Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-10-22
OF INTENTION TO
ISSUE $4,000 OF BONDS

ISSUE $4,000 OF BONDS
Il >olution and Notice to the Qualified
lleetors of the City of Macon, Miss
sSippi, Of the Intention of the Ma
o. and Board of Aldermen of said
Ilty to Issue Bonds of said City for
'he improvement and REPAIRS OF
the Light and Water plants of said
City:
Whereas, the Light and Water
plants are in bad condition, very much
in need of improvement and repairs,
a.d
whereas, the Mayor and Board OF
A ,crmer of said City have been ad-
,ylscd by H. A. Kroeze, State Sanitary
Engineer of the very unsatisfactory
condition the city water supply is in, y
tt water delivered to the city in its
preent condition being absolutely I'm
fl for drinking purposes without first
b ling it" and that "such condition
should not and cannot be tolerated"
axd
Whereas, The said State Sanitary
engineer, by way of correcting the
evils complained of in said water sup
ply, and the giving of plenty of water
Of good quality, fit for public con-
sumption, has recommended the wa
deep wells and abandoning the pres
ent source" of supply; and
Whereas, The City is without the
funds available, to make such i'm
provements, repairs and the drilling
of deep well or wells, and such furds
can only be had by the issuance Of
bonds of said city as provided by
Chapter lat ofr.the Laws Of 1914, and
aapter 206 of &e Laws of 1920; and
Whereas, Said Mayor and Board of
Aldermen are without authority to
issue bonds Of the City unless author
lied by majority vote of the quail
fed electors of said city, who shall
vote in an election ordered for that
purpose;
First; Be it, Therefore, resolved and
ordered by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City Of Macon, Miss,
that it is the INTENTION of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen to is
sue bonds of said city, fixing the max
imum amount of such issue at TWEEN
ty-fye thousand dollars, for the pur-
pose Of the improvement, repairs and
drilling Of deep well or wells, which,
sum or issue added to the outstanding
bonded or floating debt of said city
will rot amount to more than fifteen
per cent of the assessed value of the
taxable property in said city as shown
by the assessment rolls of the year
1920.
Second, That an election is hereby
ordered to be held in said City Of Ma
con or
Monday, the 18th day of November,
1920, at the Mayors office, the usuai
place for holding municipal elections,
at which election shall be submitted
to the qualified electors Of SAID City
Of Macon, Miss, the question Waether
)r not thew viii vote to authorize the I
Navor and Board Of Aldermen OF said I
,itv to issue bonds of said city in the
naxjmum amount Of twenty-five /
thousand dollars, for the purpose OF
improvements, repairs, and drilling
laop wen or wells of the said 1g1t
nd ae5r works plant.
Ta I'd. Ieal the city election com
uars ra directed 10 bold sold
n 81 Ioaay the l6.l day 9t
4 a6af. a39 and thag shall give
.g lee 81 ID election 3D. tde qualified .
factors tt said city, by publication
The Mac1n Beacon, weekly news
9aoer published III Macon Miss once
a week for three weeks preceding
such election. and at said election all
qualified electors may vote and the
ballots used shall have thereon brief
statement Of The amount and purpose
of the proposed bond issue ard the
words 'for the bond issue" and The
words against the bond issue ana
the voters shall vote by placing
cross (X) opposite his choice OF the
proposition
Fourth. That after SAID election
shan be held, the city election
Commissioners shall forthwith make
report Of the election 50 held, ard tn9
returns thereof 70 d t me NJ %ay yof Ma
caT MISS. at ghe next regular or reg
g9'' a5foafnsa meeting Immediately
acaedmE said election.
Fifth. Tia said election commits
80 Il have printed sufficient