Sentence:  The final step was a vote for a $ 230000 bond <WSD>issue</WSD> for the construction of a sewage system by the 1959 town meeting , later confirmed by a two-thirds vote at a special town meeting June 21 , 1960 . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)