The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-10-12
Special Bond Election
To Be Held Oct. %
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plicated set-up required by the
Government to ATTAIN this money.
Engineer Nodland will have fin
iShed complete plans, specifications
and blue prints ready for the
Councils approval the latter part
of this week.
He has filed an estimate of cost
approximately $4,000 for every
thing including site, $1,000, plant
complete, $4,000. building sewer ad-
dition from the intersection OF
Fourth and Ash street to the inter
section Of Second and Birch, $1,000;
engineering fees, $500; superin-
tendent Of construction, $1,000; in
terest, $500; miscellaneous, 5000.
II the plant is built entirely with
out Federal Aid 5000 can be re-
duced from the estimate of $4,000.
The reason for that is that under
private contract common labor can
probably be employed for 80 cents
per- hour. Under the Federal plan
no one can be employed more than
30 hours each week; the minimum
price for common labor is so cents
per hour; skilled labor, S1.20 per
hour. =: 49,, .-....- .,.....
There will be an advantage in
securing the Federal money, if pos
sible amounting the $14,40O on $48,-
900. as it would put that much more
money in circulation with the Sank
Centre business men.
When bids are received the
bidders will be required to submit
the prices separately; one for pri-
vate labor and one for labor paid
on the Federal schedule.
However, the securing the 80 per
cent from the Government is con-
tingency, the percentage may not
reach so per cent, and there is moth
ing certain as to when the money
will be available.
In the employing of local men, if
money is received from the Govern
ment, Mr.. Hollenbeck, head of the
Federal Labor agency, in a letter
to City Attorney Kells received Oct.
9, states that, in his opinion, there
won't be any conflict with the gov
used. The Federal Act specifies,
and rightly, that World War veter-
ans with dependents, should have
the preference. In this connection
the City Council feels that they
should be allowed to care for the
Veterans in this city and employ
such other men as they may need.
1or &c q
ex-service man. Should the gov
eminent loan 80 per cent of the
cost of construction, even though
the opinion of Mr.. Hollenbeck is
contrary to the strict wording of
the law, there is a chance for con-
The State of Minnesota enters the
picture in connection with the con-
struction of the sewerage disposal
plant. The Home School for Girls
is connected with the city sewers
at present.
The State should bear it's share
of the construction of the plant
There isn't any money available. It
will require special act of the
Minnesota Legislature which con-
venes in 1885 to secure the states
share, which is based on a popula-
ton basis would be about $780,
With the money borrowed from the
state the money appropriated by
the legislature for this purpose
could be Immediately turned into
the State Investment board and the
bonded Indebtedness reduced.
The City Council have called a
special election to vote on the bond
issue to be held Monday, Oct. %,
1888. The voters of the First Ward
will cast their ballots on the ground
of the Armory building, corner Of
Third and Elm streets; the voters
of the Second Ward will cast their
ballots on the first floor of the City
Hall, Third and Pine streets. The
polls will be open from $50 A. M,
until 500 o'clock P. NJ.
The following resolution unani-
mously passed by the Council calls
for the special election Oct. %:
Resolved by the governing body
of the City of Sank Centre in the
County of Stearns, State of Min
nesota, at a duly called meeting
thereof, legally held on the 4th day
of October, 1888. a quorum being
present, that in its opinion it is
expedient to issue to the State of
Minnesota the bonds of said City of
Sank Centre to the aggregate sum
of $4,000 for the following pur-
pose; for acquiring a sit and con-
structing a City sewage disposal or
treatment plant thereon with the
necessary sewer conduits and right
of way to connect the Citys sewer
system thereto, to bear interest at
the rate Of four and one-quarter
per centum per annum, to mature
and to be of the respective numb
er and amounts as hereafter set
forth:
1. One Bond for the sum of
$4,000 payable July 1, 1889.
2. One Bond for the sum of
$4,000, payable July 1, 1910.
3. One Bond for the sum of
$4,000, payable July I, 1911.
4. One Bond for the sum of
$4,000, payable July 1, 1912.
8. One Bond for the sum Of
$4,000, payable Juy 1, 1913.
6. One Bond for the sum of
$4,000, payable July 1, 1914.
z. One Bond for the sum Of $4,000,
payable July 1, 1915.
8. One Bond for the sum Of $4,000,
PAYABLE july / 1916.