The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-02-16
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ABOUT HALE OF CITY'S VOTE
CAST ON IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS
OFFICIALS PLAN TO RUSH WORK
BETTER WATER WILL MEAN
MUCH FOR SAUK CENTRE
CITIZENS

In spite Of, the importance of the
question before the people of Sank
Centre at the special bond election
last Friday only about SO per cent
of the citizens used their right of
suffrage. A total vote of SCI was
cast. There were 1873 votes cast in
the First ward of which 70 were wo-
men, In the Second ward there were
378 votes cast of which $50 were
women. The First ward gave the
100000 water works issue a major
ity of 16 there being 81 in favor and
81 against with five blank ballots.
In the Second ward there were 231
votes in favor of the water works
bond issue and 141 against making
a total majority in the city for the
water works bond of LOG.
The $4,000 bond issue for improve
ing the street lighting system was
more favorably received than the
water works issue as the total ma
jority in favdr of the light bonds
was 131. The First wand gave
them a majority of 80 and the Sec
ond a majority of 1O1.
The Herald is confident that if
full. vote of the city had been cast
the majority in favor of the bond is
sues would have been heavier as
those opposed to questions of this
sort usually turn out in force. The
apparent lack of interest in the
question by the. people. before the
election was a pretty fair indication
that. they. favored the bond issue.
This condition is always dangerous
because of the belief that the bonds
will carry anyway and that their
particular vote is not necessary to
the success of the election. The
majority is sufficiently large how
ever for all purposes.
The Herald understands that it is
the purpose of the city, council and
the Water, Light and Power Com
mission to get busy at once and work
out the details of the improvements
and call for bids on the same. The
Herald also understands that it is
the desire of the Water, Light and
Power Commission that the CONNER
cial Club committee who have work.
ed with them in the. past on this inn
portant question will be continued
during the construction period.
The rebuilding and extending Of
the water system of Sank Centre
will do much toward undermining this
city and it is confidently expected
that the money voted for this pur-
pose last Friday will meet all the
requirements to put the system in
condition to meet the needs of the
city for many years to come.
The streets of Sank Centre at the
present time are very inadequetly
lighted. Under the Instructions
given the Light and Power Commits
sion at the last mass meeting of the.
citizens it was voted that this $10,-
600 bond issue be used primarily for
the purpose Of installing a lighting
system from depot to depot. At the
time the electric light bonds were
voted several years ago the people
at that time were given to under
stand that white-way would be
installed il bond issue was passed
but the funds available would not
permit this.
AS near as the Herald can sense
the pulse of the citizens at this time
they are not set on any particular
plan of white-way but they do
want the main thoroughfares of the
city lighted in manner that will
put Sank Centre on par at least
with other towns of the northwest.