The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-12-11
WATER WORKS
ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE TO SUBMIT TO 4 VOTE OF THE
ELECTORS OF THE VILLAGE OF hANESNA,
COUNCIL OF SAID VILLAGE To SUPPLY SAID
CORPORATION WITH WATER.
Be it ordained by the Council of the Village
OF Ravcnna, Ohio:
of the electors of the corporation OF the Viii
lage of Rayenna, Ohio, proposition to author
ize the Council of said Village 10 erect water
thousand dollars. for the purpose OF supplying
said Village and its citizens with water.
SECTION 2. That there be also at the same
time. submitted to Il vote OF said electors q
propositon to authorize the Council of said
Village To contract with the owner or owners
of any water works that may be constructed
within said corporation, whether said water
works are owned by an Incorporated company
said corporation with water for a term not ex-
cceding eight years. at au annua. cost not ex-
cceding four thousand dollars.
| SECTION 3. That Tor the purpose of submit
| ting said proposition to vote of the electors
of said corporation an election shall be held at
| Citizens Hall in said Village, on Monday, jan
nary T. 1885, and said election shall be conduct
| cd in The manner pointed out for conducting
| and holding the ordinary corporation elections.
| tion shall have placed on their ballots the words
| ssTax for water wOr rks-Gcs, or Tax foi
water WORKSHOP and upon the same ballot
| the words Tax for supplying town, by CON
| tract with water eight years cs. ur Tax for
| supplying town, by contract, with water eight
| y,,,is-NO," and may vote for one proposition
| and against the other or for or against both.
| SECTION ). If "A majority of all the votes cast
at said election is in favor of the first of said
| nrOpostjonS then said first proposition shall bt
| regarded as adopted and in that case the COun
Il ell of said Village shall have power and author
ity to go forward and construct said watel
works and for that purpose may issue bond
| of the corporation to an amount not eXcedin:
seycnty-ivc thousand dollars for the construc
| ton of : hid water works, which bonds Shallbe u
| denominations not less than fifty dollars, bear
!, ing interest at@ rate not exceeding six pc
r ccntum per annuIn, none of which shalls b
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| drawn that one twentieth oT the entire amoun
shall fall due each year after expiration of tel
years, until all are due, the first twentiet
falling due ten years from their date, the sec
| ond twentieth eleven years from their date
, and so on until they all fall due the lasttwent
= eth falling due thirty years from their datt
l and said bonds shall be signed by the MayC
and Clerk of the Corporation. And the adoI
ton of said first proposition shall be taken an
held to be authority to levy a tax upon all tn
taxable property of said Village to pay sal
0 bonds and interest.
;, If a majority of all votes cast at said electio
is in favor of the said second proposition the
said second proposition shall be regarded
adopted and in that case the Council OF sa
Village shall have the power and authority
contract with any company, owner OF owne
. of water works, who may construct wat
70 works in said corporation, for supplying sst
In town with water for fire purposes, street
squares, and other public places within the CO
d porate limits of said Village, for any term n
rs exceeding elght years ana at cost not excee
rs ing four thousand dollars per year. and /
~ Council of said Village shall FROM year to We
. levy a tax upon all the taxable property
n said corporation sufficient to pay for the wat
a furnished under said contract,
vi If majority of all the votes cast at said el6
tion is in favor of both of said prOpOsitir
then and in that case the Council of said V
lage shall have the power and authority tn {
termine whether said town shall be suppl
ne with water by issuing bonds aud erect
- water works or by contracting for a supply
%, water with any company, person or persC
lv who may have built water works in said c.
poration.
RS SECTION 9. This ordinance shall take eff
IA and be in force from and after its passage q
au proper publication.
ve Passed December G, 1884.
ATTEST: w.. N, H. SMITH, Mayo
a A. E. SEATON, Clerk.