Boland v. City of Lasalle

In October, 1937, the electors of the city of LaSalle voted on a single ballot upon three questions of public policy to determine whether the city should acquire and operate a municipal electric light and power plant. The first was to determine whether the city should establish, acquire or construct such public utility; the second, to ascertain whether it should operate a public utility of such character and, third, whether it should issue not to exceed $925,000 of mortgage certificates to pay the cost of constructing and establishing the utility. The election returns showed that the first…