El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-18

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| To fund certain of its indebtedness.
| Be it ordained by the city council of the
Section 1. That, whereas it was determin-
ed by the city council OF said city Of Ell Paso.
| Texas, on the 2Sth day of October, 1897, to be
cisy an ah its to issue the
| coupon bonds of said city for the following
| purposes:
To erect a school house in the se"ond ward
| Of said city, and to make necessary perma,
hent impr9weT en NJ on me Mesa et schooi
SECOND.
To erect city hal! in said city.
| THIRD.
| To fund the following indebtedn ess of said
floating Indebtedness Of Said city. which has
not besn heretofore famed or bonded.
passed, and which have been approved. did
city, maturing in thirty years and bearing
| Elk per cent per annum interest, as follows:
second ward and improving the Mesa school DOL
suilding $40 COO. $4,000 of which is for erecting
balance is for improving the Mesa school
house.
| b. For erecting city hall, $4,000
edness $4,000 co. in which ordinances provis-
Of said CITY. and the eonstitution and laws Of
Texas, TO provide a sinking fund for the re-
tnrity. and for the payment Of their interest
semi-annually as the same may become due;
said ordinances and the charter Of said city, y,
| the said bonds cannot be issued until the ac-
| dinances. and ordering the issuance OF said
| bonds respectively, has been ratified by
Who pay Ia es on properly In said city as
| shown by the last assessment roll, voting at
ing whether or not such bonds shall f be issn
| ed; be it therefore and it is ordered that an
city on the seventh day of December, 1897,
| for the purpose Of submitting to the voters
ositions and questiocs, whether or not such
bonds any or all of them, shall be issued,
a afsa action Of said City conncil lug 'ne
Sec ,ions That the polls shall be opened
| the city, and it shall be holden conduc ed,
| and the votes shall be counted. and the re-
| resu declared, in like manner as is provid-
| ed by the city charter and the law, for the
Sec ion g. That all qualified voters of said
city who pay tales on propesty In I'D city
titled to to vote 1T said SECTION, and none 9th
Section l. That the ballots to be used at
said election shall contain substantially the
| following words according to the voters
bs Of M on fhs oy 6nds ON
the sum of SO 10000 for the erection of
school house in the second ward, and to inn
prove the Me a school house in the third
Tie 1s 81 s p p 1887 aasho1sins
bonds in the sum OF go ooO 90 for The erection
improve the M esa school house in the third
ward of said city, and against the ratification
Of the ordinance authorizing the Issuance of
For the issuance of Ell Paso city bonds in
said CT y, and for The ratiti alton OF the ordi-
n ance of october 18th: 1897, authorizing the
Or Against the Issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum of Sao,ooo.eo to erect city
of the ordinAnc authorizing the issuance of
the same"
the sum of $40. 600 90 to fund its indebtedness
and for The ratifcation.of the ordinance of
October 9th, 1897, authorizing the issuance
of the same"
or,"Against the issuance Of E! Paso city
deDtedness and again It the ordinances au-
thorizing the issuance of the same"
ed on p ain white paper and comply in form
su bstantially with the laws of Texas re- at
Upon the ascertainiug Of the result of said
cleo ion the acton OF the city council In Or
the he SHAH b e
declared ratified, or not rati ed. as to any or
said election ana the bonds shall be Issued,
or not tssu ed, as may be determined by said
election.
Section 8. That the mayor shall forthwith
issue a proclamation to the voters of said
city calling said election. in accordance with
the provisions of this ordinance, in which
proclamation shall be set forth the su distance
of this ordinances. Said proclamation shall
Cd Of thirty days prior to the day of holding
the places at which said election shall be
held in each ward, and the name of the pre-
election IN the several wards and election
pre- ints Of the city. Said election shall be
ass d city IN the
ward, at the hose house on Kansas street; in
and IN 1apd
| at the street CON missioner's Office on North
| Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect
aud be 10 force from and after its passage
Approved November l. 1897.
| JOSEPH MAGOFFIN,
Mayor of the City Of 81 P p Texas.
city CLERK of the City of Ell Paso, Texas.
Now, therefore. L, Joseph Magoffin, mayor
| of the city of Ell PasO. Texas, in pursuance OF
| vested IN me by law. do hereby give notice
that an election will be held in each and all
| between the hours Of eight in the morning
and six in the afternc on, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of December. A. D 1897, for the purpose
| Of determining the questions in said ordi-
nance proposal and submitted. at which
as shown by the last assessment roll and
| In the fl rst ward the election will be held at
the city hall. and Lamour is hereby ap-
In the Second ward the election will be
held at the hose house on Kansas street, and
G.; w. Fassett is hereby appointed presiding
officer.
In the third ward the election will be held
at Chas. Purtell's shop on Forth Stanton
street, ard M. q Edwardsts hereby appoint
| ed presiding officer.
In the fourth ward the election will be held
| at the street commissioners office on North
Oregon street. and Adolph Solomon is here.
by appointed presiding officer.
Signed this LIST day of November, A. d. 1897
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN,
Mayor of the City of Ell Paso Texas,