El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-12

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no ding Of an eections 10 determine whseths he
: And: whereas, on the 18th day Of October
8 A D 1897, the said city council enacted al
r Ord1 nance as follows, tO-wit:
IAN ordinance providing for tho callins
> and holding of an election in the, city Of e
said city sha issue its bonds for the follow
E ing purposes:
For the cree lon of school house in the
: second ward and t. improve the Mesa school
: house in the thif ward.
SECOND.
To erect a city hall
| THIRD.
To fund certain of it's indebtedness.
Be 1t ordained by tho city council of the
Section 1. That, whereas it was determin-
ey t6e 5 o. Ssy 9f ~ to
exnediens and neeess,ry, fcr the welfare Of
coupon bonds Of said city for the following
| purposes:
To erect school house in the Second ward
of said city, and to make necessary perma-
nent 1mproveu ents on the Mesa 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
not been heretofore funoed or bonded.
| And, whereas, on the date last mentioned
| the said city council, by it's ordinances then
passed, and which have been approved, did
order TO be issued the coupon bonds Of the
| city, maturing in thirty years and bearing
six per cent per annum int rest as follows:
second ward and improving the Mesa school
uilding. $4,000. 1900 of which is for erecting
bala0ce is for improving the MESA school
b. For erecting a city hall, $4,000
c. And for funding the aforesaid fndebt
edness SO, 600 90, in which ordinances provis- |
Of said city, and the CONSTITUTION and laws OF
Texas, TO provide a sinking fund for the re- |
turity, and for the payment Of their interest
semi-annually as the same may become due;
said ordinances aud the charter of said city. |
the said bonds cannot be issued until the ac |
dinances. and ordering the Issuance 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
ing whether or not such bonds shall be issu-
ed; be it there fore and 1t is ordered that an
city on the siventh day Of December. 1897 5
for the purpose Of submitting to the voters
osiiions and questio-s whether or not such
bonds any or all Of them. shall be issued.
Aforesaid action of said City councii Ing the
Sec ion 2 That the pc Is shall be opened
the oity and 1t shall be holden conduc ed,
and the votes shall be counted, and the re-
resu declared, in like mann er as is provid-
ed by the city charter and the law for the
Sec ion g. That all qualified voters of Sad
city who pay ia, es on property in It'd city
titled to vote at said e ection, and none 9TH
ers vote
Section i. That the ballots to be used at
said election shall contain substantially the |
following words according TO the voters
Of will on the s, questions voted on:
the sum of 100000 for the erection Of a
school housA in the second ward. and to i'm
ba Ma |
1S aaa shf fss
Or, Against the issuance Of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum O. $50 0Oo. 90 for the erection
improve the NJ esa school house in the third
ward of said city, and against the ratification
the same"
For the issuance of Ell Paso city bonds in
the sum of $4,000 90 TO erect city hall fnI
: ance Of October 18th; 1897. AUTHORIZING the
Or Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum of $4,000 90 to erect city
IF the ordi ance authorizing the issuance OF
For the issuance of Ell Paso city bonds in
Jhe sum of $4,000 % TO fund its indeb' edness
md for the ratification of the ordinance OF I
OCTOBER 2sth, 1891 authorizing the issuance
Or Against the ISSUANCE Of E! Paso city
lie otedness. and again t the ordinance au-
'horizing the issuance Of the same"
with the laws of Texas at
Upon the ascertainiug of the result of said
elec ion the action OF the city council in or
passing the ordinances aforesaid, shall be
declared ratified, or not rati ed. as to any or Z
Ill of said bonds, according to the result of I
laid election and the bonds shall be issued,
'r not Issued, as may be determined by said f
Section 8. That the mayor shall! forthwith 8
ssue proclamation to the v,ters of said
oil
he provisions of this ordinance. in which
proclamation shall be set forth the substance I
'e pn blished in at least one Of the daily daily
published in sa d city for peri
aid election said procIamation shall state n
he places at which said eieccio shall be b
siding officer who shalt preside at said
election in the several wards and election o
,eld at the following p aces, to-wit: In the y
irst wa!d at the city hall; in the second
,he third ward at Chas. Purtell's shop on t
North stanton street, and in the fourth ward r
It the street CON missioner's office on North !.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect v
lud be in force from and after its passage +
Approved November l. 1897. l.
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN,
Mayor of the ity of Ell Paso, Texas. {
Attest: b. CATLIN, r
City Clerl of the City of Ell Paso, Texas
# t6s iiv of Ell paso TeSas In or
said rdinance and by virtue of the powers &
hat an election will be held in each and all [
IF thu wards OF the ci'y.of Ell Paso. Texas. t
oetween the hours or eight In the morning 8
lay of December. A. d 1884, for the purpose !.
heS 9uss1oas In said 0d
election qualified voters of the city of Ell q
PaSO, who pay taxes on property in said city,
Is shown by the last assessment roll, and =
lone other are qualified vote.
In the first ward the election will be held at =
a "A =
pointed presiding officer.
In the second ;rd the election will be O
leld at the hose house on Kansas street. and =
J w. Fassett is hereby appointed presiding :
officer II
In the third ward the election will be held
1t ChaS. PurtelPs shop On North Stanton
stree &. ard NJ - Efwardsis herebJ appoint
I'd presiding officer. :. =
In the fourth ward the election will be held
1t the street commissioners office on North
Oregon street, and Adolph Solomon Is here.
)y appointed presiding officer r
Signed this LIST day OF November, A. d. 1897.
JOSEPH MAGOEE,rN