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EXTRACT OF MINTUES OF MEETING OF VILLAGE COUNCIL September 8, 1959 A regular meeting was held at the Municipal Building on Sept 8, 1959 at 7:30 P.M. Members present: G.R Bergerson, August Meyer, R.G. Kemper, Trustees; H.A. Briggs, Clerk Resolution determining the necessity and expediency of issuing bonds for construction of sewage treatment plant and calling special election to vote on their issuance Be it resolved by the village council of the Village of Elk River, Minnesota, as follows: 1. This Council deems it necessary and expedient that the Village should construct and equip a new sewage treatment plant, and should provide funds necessary for said purpose by issuing its negotiable coupon general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $110,000.00. 2. The proposition of issuing bonds, as set forth in the form of ballot prescribed below, shall be submitted to the voters at a special election which is hereby called and directed to be held th in and for the Village on the 6 day of October, 1959, between the hours of 4:00 o’clock P.M. and 8:00 o’clock P.M. Said election shall be held at the Municipal Building in said village and the following two persons are herby appointed and shall act as judges of election: Harry Dow and Earl Darrow. They shall appoint one qualified voter of the Village to act as clerk of election. 3. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to post notice of said special election at said polling place and at least three other public and conspicuous places in the Village, at least 10 days before the date of said election, and to publish notice of said election in the Elk River Star News at least 7 days before said date, which notice shall be in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a special village election will be held in and for the Village of Elk River, th Sherburne County, Minnesota on Tuesday, the 6 day of October, 1959, between the hours of 4:00 o’clock P.M. and 8:00 o’clock P.M. at which the following proposition will be submitted to the voters of the Village: Shall the Village of Elk River, Minnesota issue its negotiable coupon general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $110,000 for the purpose of constructing and equipping a new sewage treatment plant? The polling place for said election will be at the Municipal Building in the Village. Dated: September 8, 1959 By order of the Village Council H.A. Briggs, Village Clerk, Village of Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota 4. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause official ballots to be prepared. Said ballots shall be distributed to the election officials at the polling place for use at said election. They shall be printed in black ink on lavender paper, if such color paper is obtainable and the face thereof shall read as follows: