The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-05-19

WHEREAS, To carry out lhe
object it is expedient that the
town should Issue and sell fits
bonds for money sufficient Tor
that purpose.
THEREFORE,. BE il ordained by
the councillor the Town Of Clarks-
burg:
That the said town do issue its
bonds Of the Denomination of one
hundred dollars and mul.ip)es
thereof, for a sum in the aggte-
gate not exceeding FIVE Thousand
dollars. each bearing date on the
first day Of July, 1893, and pay
able 10 bearer twenty years after
the date thereof. with interest at
the rate of five per centum per
annum. payable annually from
said date, which said bonds shall
contain a provision expressed
therein that they shall not be
liable to taxation by said town;
and that said town shall have the
right at any time after ten years
from the date Of said bonds TO
release and discharge itself from
any further liability arising from
said bonds or any part of them
by the payment thereof of the
principal and interest due there
on. That each Of said bonds shall
be numbered and attested by tine
seal of the town affixed thereto.
and be signed by the Mayor and
Recorder. After said bonds
shall have been so issued no more
of them shall be sold than may
be necessary to realize therefrom
a sum sufficient for the construct
ion of said Filter Plant. and none
shall be sold for less than par.
tits further ordained: That the
payment of the principal and
interest of said bonds shall be
provided for by a special tax
upon the taxable property of said
Town not exempt, until the inter.
est and principal thereof are dis.
charged. The election to decide
whether the qualified voters Of
said Town will ratify or reject
this ordinance, shall be held and.
conducted. and the result thereof
certified. returned and finally de-
termined under the laws in force
in this State on March 18th. 1898.
Provided, however, in the event,
at such election, this ordinance
be ratified, no ordinance authoriz.
ing the issuance of such bonds.
or appointing Commissioners 10.
supervise the erection of such
plant, shall be passed by the
Council of said Town, until after
a majority of a Commission an
pointed by said Council, com.
posed of not less than three citi-
zens of said Town, not mem bers
of the Council thereof, shall exs
anime the various systems of
filtration and report favorably
to said Council. and recommend
a filtration plant or plants, which
can be constructed within tie
sum to be SO appropriated M
secure TO the citizens of "a d
Town, apure and healthful water
supply.
And / further proclaim that
the aggregate amount of indebt-
edness issued and authorized by;
said Town, existing at the date
OF this proclamation is fortysone
thousand five hundred dollars,
with interest thereon from the
first day of October. 1892.
Said election will be conducted
by the Commissioners herein.
after named and be held in the
respective wards in said Town al
the places following:
First Ward-Nutter's Hotel
R. R. Barnett. Lloyd Nutter,
James Price.
Second Ward-Hoff's Tannery
&c. W. Shuttleworth, George.
Wine. 3. L. Stealey.
Third Ward-D. H. Cutright,sl
office-A. Caywood, Harrison
Cork, Matt Ogden.
Fourth Ward-Will Thomp-
son & Co.'S. store-W. e. Hursey.
Will Thompson, Jesse Money.
penny.
Fifth,Ward Mayors Once
A. S. Criss, A. @. Seaton, John
Primm.
Inwitness whereof Ihavehere :
unto set my signature. this the
18th day of May, 1893.
SAMUEL. r. STEEL.
Attest: Mayor.
MARcELLus NJ. THOMPSON,
Recorder.