El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-04
NOTICE:

Texas, enacted three certain ordinances au,
money upon fhe credit Of said city for the
following purposes:
| FIRST
To e, erect school house house in ths second wsrd
third ward of said city.
| SECOND.
| To erect city hall in said city.
THIRD.
floating Indebtedness Of said city which has
not been heretofore funded or bonded,
Wheh SO enacted
Proyyiding for the erection Of a school house
1ad and for the
Of bonds for that purpose IAN rdinane e
EI 1as9, Texas: and for the issuance Of tonds
Of the City Of yaso e aaS Ter the issa-
ss Of wRcR
shown in he hereinafter set out copy of an
no ding OF an election TO deter mine whether
or not said city shall issue said bonds
ISL sne da OF an
ordinance as follows, to-wtt:
and hodns Of an eection in the CITY OF
said city shall issue its bonds for the follow
se For the erecti ZIG Of school house in the
house in the third ward,
SECOND.
To erect a city hall
To fund certain of its indebtedness.
Be it ordained by the city council of the
ssc 81 raS Shat whereas it was determin-
Texas, on the 18th day OF october. Yss7. to i be-
expedient and necessary, for the welfare Of
Coupon bonds Of said city tor the foi iS Ing
purposes:
OF said city, and to make necessary perma-
nent improvements on the Ness school
building In the third ward of said city.
SECOND.
To erect city hall in said city.
THIRD.
To fund the following Indebtedness of said
city: That is to say, the present. outstanding
floating Indebtedness of said city, which has
And. whereas. on the date last mentioned
the said city council. by its ordinances then
order to be issued the coupon bonds of the
city. maturing In thirty years and bearing
a. For erecting said school house in the
second ward and improving the Mesa school
building $40 600. 1900 of which is for erecting
balarce is for improv ng the Mesa school
house.
b. For erecting a city hall, $4,000
c. And for funding the aforesaid indebt-
edness 500 90, in which ordinances provis-
OF said city. and the constitution 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 dues
said ordinances and the charter of said city,
the said bonds cannot be issued until the ac-
dinances. and Ordering the fssaapee Of said
bonds respectively. has been ratified by a
who pay taxes on property In said city as
shown by the last assessment roll, voting at
hed tor sSs Of
ed; be it therefore and it is ordered that an
city on on the seventh day Of December. 1891
for the purpose OF submitting to the voters
s1a cs q%a aaeo as a. me met
bonds any or all of them, shall be issued,
and Of thereby ratifying or repudia'ing the
Section : That the polls shall be opened
and the election held in the several wards of
and the votes shall be counted. and the re-
turns shall be made and canvassed and the
ed by the city charter and the law, for the
holding of other city elections in said city.
city. who pay ta~ es on property In said city
as shown by the last assessment roll, are en-
titled to vote at said election. and none 9th
Section i. That the ballots to be used at
Sa alH words na according to the voters
of will on the questions voted on:
the sum H no Of sso.ooo.oo for the erection Of a
school house in the second ward. and to i'm
ward of said city, and Il F the ratification cf
the ordinance of October q, 1897. authorizing
the issuance of the same"
bonds in the sum o. $50 600. 90 for the erection
Of a school house in the second ward aud to
improve the Mesa 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
the sum of $50 900 90 60 erect city hall in
n ance Of october 18th; 1897. authorizing the
Or. Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum of 500, 10000 to erect q city
hall in said city, and against the ratification
Of the ordin ance authorizing the issuance OF
For the issuance of Ell Paso city bonds In
the sum 1nr Of 90 f11d It's
october 9Th 1897. authorizing the issuance
or Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum of s3O.0 900 90 to fund its in
ana agalns IT the ne oIdinsnce au
ALI of said ballots shall be written or print
ed on p ain white paper ape and c3mply in form
Upon the ascertainiug of the result OF said
derlng the Issuance Of said bonds, and in
passing the ordinances aforesaid. shall be
QeClaroQ ratlnSO, OE uOt raul cu 10 70 any OF
all Of said bonds, according to the result of
said election, and the bonds shall be issued,
or not issued, 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 substance
of this ordinance. Said proclamation shall
be published in q least one of the daily
published In said city for q peri
cd of thirty days prior to the day of holding
said election. Said proclamation shall state
the places at which said election shall be
held in each ward, and the name Of the pre-
siding officer who shall preside at said
election in the several wards and election
precints of the city. Said election shall be
held at the following places, to-wtt; In the
first ward, at the city hall; in the second
ward, at the hose house on Kansas street; in
the third ward at Chas Purtefrs shop on
North Stanton street, and in the fourth ward
at the street commissioners Office on North
Oregon street.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect
aud be in force from and after its passage
and approval"
Approved November I, 1897.
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN,
Mayor of the Iity of Ell Paso Texas.