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REGULAR MEETING
July 5th,1921
THE MEETING 1 JAS' CALLED TO ORDER by the mayor at 8:00 PM.Truste e
Newell was the only member absent.
The minutes of the last meetings were read by the clerk and app-
roved by the chair. The communications were read and discussed.
The following bills having been checked by the Finance Committee
were read:
G A Cloyd 8 7.40 C W Hine P 20.25
S G Adams 2.63 J M Minnis 1.00
W E Harding 85.00 J W Spelman 3.00
R E Parnell 90.00 C T Kirkpatrick 11.25
RR Bowman 90.00 E W Blakesley 69.00
W D Kirby 50.00 The Ault Advertiser 6.72
W D Kirby 1.00 U P R R C o 1.00
I 0 0 F Realty Co 21.50 C F Hoeckel 7.92
The Texas Co 12.00 ':}'yatt Hardware 'o 37.10
B K Sweeney 44.80 C L Syes 7.00
The Ault Garage 7.55 Bessemer Gas Eng Co 4.1.5
Kountze Brothers 1.38 Bessemer Gas Eng ro 16.69
TOTAL 598.34
Gafner moved, seconded byPndrews that the bills be allowed and
warrants drawn on the Treasurer for the amol;nts. All vote YEA.
There being no further business to come before the meeting,
Gaffer moved, seconded by Andrews to adjourn subject to the call
of the mayor. All vote YEt:.
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attest Mayor
Town Clerk
CALLED MEETING
July 7th,1921
THE MEETING l'AS CALLED TO ORDER by the mayor at 8:00 PM
with all members present. The mayor announced that the purpose
of; the meeting was to take action on proposed Bulletin *27 .
The proposed Bulletin was then read,as follows;
Bulletin 27
TO ALL CITI`'.DNS AND TAX PAYERS :
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Ault wish to make the fol-
lowing statements regarding the affairs of the town for the benefit
of the citizens and tax-payers.
We have a bonded indebtedness of -47,000.O0,a debt of approxim-
ately 87 ,700.00 in outstanding warrants,:'3,300.00 in unpaid bills
and $1,000.00 in refunded bonds past due' and unpaid,making a total debt
of : 59,OOO.00.
Several firms to whom the town owes past due accounts for fuel
and supplies are very urgently requesting a settlement. The bond firm
holding the 1,000.00 in refunding bonds due January lst,1921 are ,
thru their attorneys, threetening suit which would reflect very ser-
iously upon the town and the sale of any future issue of bonds would
thereby be on unfavorable terms.
All former End present town officials agree on this one point:
that we cannot continue to operate a light plant without the revenue
from practically all the light and power connections of the town.
At present we have about 100 of the 184 users within the incorporated.
limits. Estimates from reliable firms state that an expenditure of
15 to 20 thousand dollars Till be necessary in order to take care of