The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-02-24
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
Notice of Election

10 dH persons WHOm ~ may concern
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the
town OF Morgantown, at a regular meet
Ing thereof, held Mt the Mayors office in
said town on Monday, the 19ih day of
February, in the year 1894 passed tho
following ordinance;
AN ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE
ISSUING AND SALE or BONDS FOR THE coz
sTRueToS or 4 SYSTEM or SEWERS WITH
IN THE TOWN;
BE il ordained By the Common Council
Of the 7'o,cn Of Morganfopn.
l. That the bonds OF said town, OF the
denomination of one hundred dollars,
bearing interest at the rate of six per
centum per annum, are hereby author
lied to be issued and sold according 10
law to the amount OF Eleven Thousand
Dollars, the interest payable annually
and the principal thereof as follows;
100000 thereof payable in twelve
years from the date thereof.
100000 thereof payable in thirteen
years from the date thereof.
100000 thereof payable in fourteen
years from the date thereof.
100000 thereof payable in fifteen years
from the date thereof.
100000 thereof payable in sixteen
years from the date thereof.
100000 thereof payable in seventeen
years from the date thereof.
100000 thereof payable in eighteen
years from the date thereof.
100000 thereof payable in nineteen
years from the date thereof.
100000 thereof payable in twenty
ypnrs from the date thereof
100000 thereof payable in twenty-oDe
years from the date thereof.
100000 thereof payable in twenty-five
years from the date thereof.
2. That there be levied by the Com
mon Council of said town direct annual
tax Of ten cents on every one hundred
dollars valuation OF property within the
town, as ascertained by the last assess
ment thereof for state and county pur-
poses for the year 1898, over and above
the regular annual levy for current ex
penses, from the year 1894 to and includ-
ing the year 1914, being an amount suf-
ficient to pay annually the interest on
said bonds and the principal thereof
within twenty-five years as required by
the statute.
8. That after the expiration OF the
period of twelve years from the date Of
issue any or all OF said bonds may be
called in and paid or refunded by order
of the Council, and il part thereof are
called in at any time, the ones so called
in for payment shall be designated by
lot under direction of Council.
4. That the proceeds Of said bonds
when issued and sold, or so much there
OF as may be necessary therefor, shall
be applied to the expenses attending
the construction OF system OF sewers
for the said town.
5. But all questions connected with
the issuing and sale OF said bonds shall
be submitted to the qualified voters Of
the town, in accordance with the statute
in such case made and provided, at
special election to be held for that pur-
pose on the 10th day of March 1904, at
the Mayors Office in said town, and
that the Mayor be authorized to issue
his proclamation accordingly, as pre-
scribed by law.
G. This ordinance shall take effect
when it shall have received three-fifths
OF all the legal votes cast for and against
the same at the election mentioned in
the preceding section.
Now therefore, !, r. L. Fast, Mayor
OF the town OF Morgantown, do hereby
Proclaim tlidb OIl bilt AVth Qdy VI 4fl0itif,
1891, at the Mayors office in said town,
an election will be held in pursuance of
the foregoing ordinance, by the qualified
voters Of the town, to decide whether
thev will ratify or reject said ordinance.
ANY person voting for the ratification o.
such ordinance shall have written or
printed on his ballot the words, "For
Ratification, and any person voting
against ratification shall have written or
printed on his ballot the words, "For
Rejection"
The aggregate amount of Indebtedness,
issued and authorized, of said town, at
the date of this proclamation, is Eleven
Thousand Dollars, bearing interest at
six per centum per annum, for which
bonds amounting to Six Thousand Dol
lars were sold on the 23rd day of Decem-
Der 1885, their amounts and dates when
due being as follows:
81 900 thereof becoming due and pay
able in ten years after date thereof.
81 900 thereof becoming due and pay
able eleven years after date thereof.
81 900 thereof becoming due and pay
able twelve years after date thereof.
ST 900 thereof becoming due and pay
able in thirteen years after date thereof.
81 900 thereof becoming due and pay
able in fourteen years after date thereof.
$1,000 thereof becoming due and pay
able in fifteen years after date thereof
And bonds amounting to Five Thous-
and Dollars, bearing date June l, 1892,
were sold ON the 9th day OF June, 1892.
their amounts and dates when due be-
ing as follows:
100000 thereof payable in ten years
after the date thereof