Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-02
First Published in the PhiElipsburg Herald, May
2, 1890, 4w)
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
SPECIAL ELECTION.
The City Of Phillipsburg,
PhilIips Count5y. Sc OF Kanssaag.

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In the matter of the submission of proposition
to vote bonds for the purpose of constructing
system of water works in said city
To the qualified voters of PhiIIipsburg City,
Phillips County, Kansas:
WHEREAS, On the Both day of April. 1890, at a
special meeting of the Council of the City of Phil
lipsburg, Phillips county, Kansas, duly called
for the purpose of considering the matter of call
ing special election of the qualified voters of the
said city Of Philhpsburg, Phillips county, Kan
sas, for the purpose of submitting to them a
proposition to vote bonds for the purpose Of con
structing system of water works in the said
CITY, ana upon CONSIDERATION OF petition present
ed to the MayOrand council praying that a special
election be called and for other reasons, it was
deemed ADVISABLE ana eXpedlenT 10 submit 10 the
qualified electors of the said city of Phillip sburg
for their decision by ballot whether the said city
shall issue bonds of the said city, in an amount
not to exceed Twenty Thousand 10000 O0) Dol
lars, for detFaying the costs of system of water
works, to be constructed in the said CITY of Phil
ipsburg; Now therefore, in pursuance of the
law in such case made and provided, be it Ordain-
ed by the Mayor and Councilman of the city Of
SECTION l, That the prayer of the petitioners
be and the same Is hereby granted and that in ac-
decision OF the Mayor and Council upon the mat
tiers therein stated, and according to the statute
IN such case made and provided, special election
De, anu the same Is hereby Called ordered to be
held at the Office of Mckay IL Mccormick in said
city, on Friday, the 23d day of May $780, at which
election the proposition shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the city of Phllipsburg. for
their decision by voting by ballot thereon, whether
the sajd city, by It's Mayor and Clerk. shall Issue
not to exceed Twenty 600 Bonds of the said citv
bearing interest at a rate not to exceed Six per
cent per annUm. with coupons attached, in the
denomination of One Thousand $1,000 Dollars
each, for the purpose of defFayiug the cost of 8
system of water works to be constructed in the
said city of Phillipsburg. for domestic use, the
eGtlnguIshment OF fires and other purposes
SEC ,. The forms of ballot to be used at s1ch
election shall be as follows: For the Water
Works Bonds and Against the Water-Works
Bonds, upon separate tickets.
SEC 3, The Mayor shall make proclamation of
the time and place of holding the said cleo
ton to the qualified electors of the said CITY by
publishing the same for atleast Twenty days pre-
ceedlng said election, required by law and that
Il copy of this order be embodied in the said
proclamation
SEC. 4 That ames Woods, William Stretton
and \. b. Mccormick, members of tins counfiI
be and are hereby designated as judges of said
election and W ". gill and o. E. Johnston. are
hereby designated as clerks of said election
SEC D That II the majority of the qualified
electors OF the said city, who vote said election
shall vote in favor of the issuance of bonds as
aforesaid, to defray the cost of system Of water
works to be constructed in said city, the Mayor
and Council shall cause such bonds to be issued
by the Mayor and Clerk of said city, attested bv
the seal of said city.
Done by the Mayor and COuncilmen of the CITY
of Philhpsburg, Kansas, on the Both day of April.
A. D. 1880.