The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-05
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

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70 the qualified rotefs Of ,hs Tosen 81 Nor
gantoten, and all others concerned,
The Common Council OF the town of
Morgantown, In Monongalia county,
West Virginia, at q regular meeting
thereof held at the Mayors office in said
town, on Monday, the sd day of No
vember, 1896, adopted the following or
dinances
An ordinance to provide for the issu-
ing anu safe OF bonds for the purpose Of
paying the Indebtedness against the
town.
Be it fdained by the Common Coun-
Gil of the town OF Morgantown:
That the bonds OF said town are here
| by authorized to be issued and sold ac-
coriins to law to the amount of Six
Thousand Dollars, said bonds to be Of
the denomination OF one hundred dol
lars, bearing interest at the rate Of six
per centum, the interest payable snnu-
ally and the principal as follows:
steoe thereof payable in II years after
date.
$1,000 thereof paysbis in IL years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in 10 years after
date,
1900 thereof payable in IA years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in 10 years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in 10 years after
date.
The proceeds of said bonds when is
sued and sold as aforesaid shall be APP
| piled to the payment of the present in
| debtedness against the town due and
unpaid sonsisting OF outstanding orders,
and judgments Of she Circuit Court OF
Monongalia county.
But all questions connected with the
issuing Of said bonds shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of the town in ac-
cordance with the statute in such case
made and provided. said election shall
be held on
Tuesday the sth Day of December,
1896, next and the Mayor is authorized
and directed to issue his proclamation
accordingly.
Now therefore |, Joseph Mcreland,
Mayor OF said town do hereby proclaim,
that ON the Sth day OF December, 1896,
next at the Mayors office in said town,
by my appointment, an election will be
hello in pursuance of said ordinance, and
in accordance with the statute in such
case, BY the qualified voters of said town
to decide whether they will ratify or re-
| ject said ordinance.
Persons voting at said election for the
ratification OF said ordinance shall have
written or printed upon their ballots the
words "For Ratification" end persons
voting against ratification of said ordi-
nance shall have written or printed upon
their ballots the words For Rejection
/ submit tire following as specifying
the aggregate amount Of all Indebtedness,
issued and authorized of the said town
existing at this date
As appears from Report OF a Com
mittee Of the Council made and filed on
..s4 day of...n...., 1896, the COM
mencement of the term OF office OF the
present council, the indebtedness OF
sid town was then ns follows.
Bonds of the town overdue and
unpaid .....,,.4..,....,.- ..t,. $oe0 w
Interest coupons unpaid and
outstanding ........s...... 366 90
Tewn orders outstanding 49,. 4,l6l OF
Total ......asIs.a44s..ae. IS, OPT OF
Most OF said orders are interest bear.
ing.
Since the above report judgments have
been rendered in the Circuit Court
against said town as follows:
June %, 1895, il favor OF John
ii. Hoffman's adm .for dam
ages NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50 90
Interest thereon till paid $500.
Costs, taxed at .....4.s...4. 224 oil
Town against Mary R.A.Kiger
and others for land taken for
street .........s............ 200 90
Interest from October 5th, 1895
till paid .. ......4t544...
Costs taxed at ..=......... "A 10
There is outstanding and unpaid u
bonded debt OF $40, 900, of which $500
are dated January LIST, 1896, being those
of the series OF 100000 issued on that
date still remaining unpaid, this series
being made payable as follows. Sle00
in ten years after date and $1,000 in each
succeeding year until all are paid. And
the remaining are dated June l., 1892,
being the whole of the series OF 100000
issued on said last named date, this Ser
les being made payable as follows;-
100000 in ten years after date thereof,
and 100000 in each succeeding year
until all are paid.
The levy for the present current year
was estimated to be sufficient to deira,
the current expenditures of the year i,,-
GLIDING interest on bonded debt and
principal of bonded debt overdue aud
will about meet the same, after making
allowance for delinquent taxes, etc So
that the outstanding indebtedness ex-
elusive OF bonds will be about tie
amount Of the orders and judgments
above recited, including interest and
costs, and for the payment of same about
$4,000. 90 is required
JOSEPH MoRELAND, Mayor
Morgantown, w. Va Nov "a, 1896