Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10
CITY OF MILFORD, DELAWARE
NOTICE OK SPECIAL ELECTION

I PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a
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
uIlle 81 OF the Laws Of Delaware. in
Order to permit the qualified voters
OF the City to vote for or against
proposed loan of SS4O, 1000 to be
made by the City to finance the con-
structlon of the sewers and sewage
uIsposaI equipment hereinafter de-
I sCFlDed, the said sum to be borrow
eu Dy the issuance of bonds of the
CITY OF Milford Of the aggregate
principal amount of S34O.O0O. to he
secured by a pledge of the full
Iaith and credit of said City. and
70 consist of three hundred and
LofLy bonds Of the denomination of
$1'OOO each, dated January I. 1855.
bearing interest at the rate of 9oL
per annum, payable on January /
ana July /, and comprising an is
sue OF bonds payable in annual in
stallments on January I in each
year as follows, viz: $4,000 in
each of the years 1856 to 1880 in
elusive, $4,000 in each of the wears
1860 to 1862, inclusive, 500. 900 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 disDosaI |
equipment, the construction Of |
which is to be financed by the bor- /
rowing of such sum are intended |
to alleviate undesirable drainaoe +.
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 Sani-
tary Engineering, on September 2
1854, and being in compliance with
the special order of the Water pol
luton Commission of the State of
Delaware dated July 1. 1854 CON
sist of the following:
la) the replacement of the ex-
listing sewer line on Marshall
Street from Gilchrist Street to
pump station No. located on Fish
er Street, at an estimated cost of
$4,000, 0'' u
OBJ the enlargement and i'm
provement of pump station No. 2
on Fisher Street, at an estimated
cost Of $4,000, l
Cc) the construction of a new
.orce main from pump station No.
2 TO the sewage treatment plant.
&C an estimated cost of $4,000. 9
Cd) the acquisition and instalIa-
ION or pumps, controls, mechanical
BAR screen and other euuipment B
needed for the proper operation of
ne existing main pump station No. 1
b at an estimated cost of $4,000, n
md 1
(e) the enlargement and i'm I
'roYement of the existing sewage I
reaCment plant by the addition of /
new grit chamber, two new sedi- f
nentation basins and new sludge S
DIGESTION and sludge driving and c
landling facilities, at an estimated +,
Ost of 100000. n
Inc Council estimates that it
vii be necessary to expend $4,000
or engineering and other expenses r.
equired to effect the making of n
aid improvements. H
Said election will be held at e,
range Hall, N. E. Corner of s. 3 =.
econd Street and Pearl Alley. in
aid City, being the place where
lty elections are usually held in J'
aid City, and the polls for such =
lection will be opened at u o'clock
. M. and will remain open until
nd be closed at 6 o'clock P. M. on
le day of said election.
The ballots provided for the use
the voters at said election shall
ave printed thereon "FOR BOND
SSUE" and AGAINST BOND
'SUE". Said election will be con-
lcted by a Board of Elections des-
mated for such purpose.
AT said special election everv
9rson who had a right to vote at
-e Annual City Election held on
1nuary Is, 1854, shall have one
Ite FOR every dollar and fractional
lrt OF dollar of tax paid by him or
er respectively during the year
'eced1ng said election, and everv
Vner Of property, whether indi-
dual, partnership or corporation.
lall have one vote for every dol
r or part Of dollar Of tax paid bv
I'D owner during the year pre-
ding said election.
BY order Of the City Council of
ne City of Milford, Delaware.
James c. DOwnham, Secretary
ated November 8, 1854.
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