Milford chronicle., 1954-12-03
CITY OF MILFORD, DELAWARE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
special election will be held in the
City Of Milford, in the State Of
Delaware, on December Is, 1854,
pursuant to and in accordance with
Section % of Chapter 162 of Vol
ume 81 Of the Laws Of Delaware, in
order to permit the qualified voters
Of the City to vote for or against
a proposed loan Of $4,000 to be
made by the City to finance the con-
structiOn Of the sewers and sewage
disposal equipment hereinafter de-
scribed, the said sum to be borrow
ed by the issuance Of bonds of the
City Of Milford Of the aggregate
principal amount Of S340, 600, to be
secured by a pledge Of the full
faith and credit Of said City, and
to consist Of three hundred and
forty bonds of the denomination of
$1,000 each, dated January /, 1855.
bearing interest at the rate Of go
per annum, payable on January
and July i, and comprising an is
sue Of bonds payable in annual in
stallments on January 1 in each
year as follows, viz: $4,000 in
each Of the years 1856 to 1859, in
elusive, $4,000 in each Of the years
1860 to 1862, inclusive, $4,000 in
each Of the years 1868 to 1872, in
elusive, and $4,000 in each of the
years 1878 to 1875, inclusive.
The sewers and sewage disposal
equipment, the. construction OF
which is to be financed by the bOr-
rowing Of such sum are intended
to alleviate undesirable drainage
conditions in the City Of Milford
particularly in the south and south
eastern sections Of the City, the
said proposed Improvements hav.
ing been approved by the State
Board of Health, Division Of SAM.
tary Engineering, on September 8
1854, and being in compliance will
the special order Of the Water Pol
luton Commission of the State o.
Delaware dated July 1, 1854, con
sist Of the following:
(a) the replacement Of the ex
isting sewer line on Marshal
| Street from Gilchrist Street t
pump station No. 2 located on Fish
er Street. at an estimated cost O
| $4,000,
/ (b) the enlargement and i'm
I fprovement Of pump station No.
on Fisher Street, at an estimate,
cost Of $4,000,
/ (c) the construction Of a new
force main from pump station No
/ 2 to the sewage treatment plant
at an estimated cost Of $4,000,
cd the acquisition and instalIa
ton Of pumps, controls, mechanica
bar screen and other equipmen
! needed for the proper operation o
/ the existing main pump station No
/ 1, at an estimated cost Of $4,000
and
(e) the enlargement and i'm
I IprOVement Of the existing seWag
/ treatment plant by the addition o
new grit chamber, two new sedi
mentatiOn basins and new sludg
digestion and sludge drying an
handling facilities, at an estimate
cost Of 100000.
The Council estimates that
I win be necessary to expend $34, 90
I for engineering and other expense
/ required to effect the making O
said Improvements.
( Said election will be held a
4 Grange Hall, N. 3. Corner Of s. i
4 Second Street and Pearl Alley, i
said City, being the place wher
! City elections are usually held i
said City, and the polls for sue
election will be opened at 70 o'cloc
p. NJ. and viii remain open unit
and be closed at 6 o'clock P. M. o
the day Of said election.
The ballots provided for the US
Of the voters at said election sha
have printed thereon FOR BON
ISSUE" and AGAINST BON
ISSUE" Said election viii be cor
Quoted by a Board Of Elections del
ignated for such purpose.
At said special election ever
person who had a right to vote
the Annual City Election held @
January IS, 1854, shall have OF
vote for every dollar and fractions
part Of dollar Of tax paid by him
her respectively during the vel
preceding said election. and evel
owner Of property. whether ind
vidual, partnership or corpOratiO
shall have one vote for every do
lar or part Of dollar Of tax paid /
said owner during the year pr
ceding said election.
BY order Of the City Council
The City Of Milford. Delaware.
James e Downham, Secreta.
Dated November 8, 1854.
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