The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1921-01-28

Whereas, II Ii deemed necessary to
meet the requirements OF the law In
such cases that the making Of said
contract OF purchase OF said water and
light plant be approved by majority
OF the qualified electors Of the City
voting In an election held for that pur.
pose, and;
Whereas 1t ID found to be expedient
that the owners OF property abutting
on streets lately paved be granted in
diligence In making payment for
their pro-rata share Of the cost of paw
ing certain streets Of City for q
period OF eight years on deferred an
nual payments, and that the issue
Of the bonds OF the City for securing
the funds to presently liquidate the
cost OF such paving levied against the
AUDITING propery owners win be neces-
sary, be it therefore,:
Resolved, that it be and is hereby
declared by the City Council OF the
City OF Pascagoula to be the intent and
purpose Of the City Council upon the
approval Of majority OF the qualified
electors Of the City to be expressed
at an election to provide for and issue
$2O, 100000 of Street Paving Aid Bonds
OF the City of Pascagoula. or such an
amount thereof, not exceeding $40 .OOO.-
90 par value, as may be required Tor
| the purpose aforesaid, and;
Whereas certain further construc-
ton and equipment is required on the
City Public Wharf to render the same
available for public use for which the
public funds Of the City are not suf-
! fcient and in the opinion OF the Coun-
| Gil such further construction and
equipment is a public necessity, be 1t
therefore;
| Resolved, that it is hereby declared
| by the City Council of the City OF
| Pascagoula to be the intent and pur-
pose Of said Council in case the same
shall meet with the sanction OF the
electors of the City voting at an cleo
ton to provide for and issue $15,O0O.0O
of the bonds of the City of Pascag0ula
! in accordance with the Statute IN
such eases made and provided, said
bonds to be known as the Wharf Con-
struction & Equipment Bonds of the
lefty OF Pascagoula; Therefore, be it
| further;
| Resolved that for the purpose OF
securing the approval of majority
Of the electors Of the City of the con-
tract negotiated by the Council with
x. j. Ford aforesaid and also the ap-
prevail of the proposed issue Of $780,
900 Of Street Paving Aid Bonds and
$4,000 of Wharf Construction &
Equipment Bonds as herein above pro-
posed and as proposed by separate
and contemporaneous resolution as to
each of said issues SO proposed, that
J an election be held at the several vot-
| ing places in said City within legal
! hours for regular elections on Monday,
~ 14s,h day Of February, 1921, and F.
alndinger, r. J. Johnson and w. w.
Waker, be, and they are hereby ap-
pon.4ed election commissioners for
noIuiag and conducting such election
ana =. .ndinger is designated for
having the ticke furnished and print
ton.
Resolved, further, that a. said
election the ballots to be useu
voted thereon in the form, words anu
figures as follows, to-wit:
Shall the City Council be authorized
to consummate contract with E. ].
Ford for the purchase of the Water
and Electric Light Works and ap-
pliances as per form of contract on
file with the City Clerk.
For authorizing the ontract----------
Against authorizing the contract
Shall the City Council be author
lied to issue the bonds Of the City
to an amount not exceeding $4,000 to
raise funds for the purpose of paying
so much of the cost of improving GER
tain streets of said city as has been
assessed against abutting property
owners.
| For the Bond INSTRUMENTATION
| Against the Bond Issue
| Shall the City Council be authorized
to issue the bonds Of the City to an
amount not exceeding $4,000 to raise
| funds for the further construction and
equipment of the City Wharf as
proposed by the resolution of the said
Council.
| For the Bond Issue
Against the Bond ssue------------
Resolved further that said commits
sioners publish a notice Of such cleo
| ton for three weeks in the Pascagoula-
Chronicle-Star, and that such notice
be in the following form:
Notice OF Special Election.
To vote on the question OF the ap-
proval of contract with Il. j. Ford
for the purchase of the water and light
plant fixtures and appliances as per
contract on file with the City Clerk;
To also vote on the question of author
izing the issue of $4,000 of Street
Paving Aid Bonds as proposed by res
olution of said City Council and also
to vote on the question of authorizing
the issue of $4,000 of Wharf Con-
struction & Equipment Bonds as pro-
posed by resolution of said City Coun-
Gil.
Notice is hereby given that in obed-
fence to and in accordance with a
resolution of the City Council of said
City adopted on the 18th day OF
January 1921, directing the holding of
such election to vote on the said
propositions and appointing the under
signed commissioners for holding such
election, an election will be held at
the several voting places in said City