El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-05

, house in the THU ward. VIZ 40 0'''' S0-'0'
: SECOND.
THIRD.
, TO fund certain of its Indebtedness.
Be 1t ordained by the city council of tn
Section l.. That, whereas it was determin
go by the city council Of eaid city of Ell Pasc
expedient and Necessary. for the Welfare
said city and its INHABITANTS to I issue tn N
coupon bonds of said city for the folio win
purposes:
| To erect a school house in the serond ware
pent improveHents on nT the Mesa p schoo
building in the TIL ward of said city.
| SECOND.
To erect a city hall in said city.
| THIRD.
To fund the following indie btedness of said
| CITY: That is to say, the present outstanding
| floating Indebted ness of said CITY, which as
| And, whereas, on the date last mentioned
the said city council, by it's ordinanc es then
passed, and which have been approved, did
| order to be issued the coupon bonds of the
city, ma turing in thirty years and bearing
a. For erecting. said school house in the
second ward and improving the Mesa school
pudding So GOO, 15,Q00 of which is for erecting
tee SCHOOL house In the second ward and the
bala, &c is for improving the Mesa school
b. For erecting city hail. $4,000
g. ana lot funding the aforesaid indebt
edne ea eoo9o TO- In which ordinances provis-
Of said city, and the constitution and laws Of
Texas; 70 provide sinking fund for the re-
oeu1ptlon or said bonds and payment at ma
turity, and for the D" yment of their interest
semi-annuaily as the same may become due;
and. whereas, according to the the term of
said ORDINANCES aud the charter of said city
the said bends cannot be issued until the ac-
ton or said city council, in passing said or
dinances. and drdering the issuance of said
bonds respectively has been ratified by a
VINO ~ 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 it is ordered that an
city on the seventh day of December 1897
for the purpose of submitting to the voters
osi,1nns and questio7s. whether or not such
bonds any or all of Them shall be ISSUE d
and of thereby ratifying or repudia' ing the
aforesaid action of said city council.
Sec. ion2 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
result declared. in like manner as is proyido
ed by the city charter and the law, for the
holding of other city elections in said city.
Sec ion 3. That all qualified voters Of Said
city who pay tai es on property in Id CITY
as shown by the last assessment roll are en-.
titled to vote at said 6 ec,ion. and none 9th
Section 4. That the ballots to be used at |
said election shall contain substantially the |
eX pression of will on the questions voted on:
For the Issuance tsa o Ell faso city bonds IN
a
school housa in the second ward, and to i'm
prove the Mesa school house in the third
he ordinance of october p, 1897, authorizing
the issuance of the same
IA ihs 6he a 90 Of Ell Paso city
Of a school house in the second ward aud to |
ward of said city, a I'D against the Ratification
IF the ordinance authorizing the issuance of |
For the Issuance of Ell Paso city bonds in
the sum OF 900 90 to erect a city hall in
said CT y, and for The ratiti alton Of the ordi-
ISSUANCE of the same -
or "Ag ainst the issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum of Soo,OOo.oO to erect a city
lall in said city, and az dinst the ratification
If the ordinance authorizing the issuance of
Jhe same"
For the issuance of Ell Paso city bonds in
he sum of $4,000 20 TO fund its indeb tedness,
october 2sth 1897, authorizing the issuance
II the same.
OR Against the tss uance Of Ell Paso citv
ponds in the sum of $4,000 90 to fund its in,
ana against the ordinances au-
the issuance of the same"
AL. of said ballots shall be written or print
I'd on p ain white paper and comply in form
with the laws of Texas re at
ng to ballots.
Upon the ascertainiug of the result of said
slec ion the action OF the city council in or
passing the ordinances aforesaid, shall be |
declared ratified, or not ratified. as any or
said election. ana the bonds shall be Issued |
Dr. not issued, as may be determined by SAID
Section o. Shat the mayor shall. forthwith
ssue proclamation to the voters or said
the provisions of this ordinance. in which
shall be forth the substance
be published in at least one of the daily
published in sad city for a Peri
d 81 eecfiSn ssd procamat dS on holdi1s
thu places at which said cleo ZION shall be
held 10 each ward, and the name of the pre-
siding officer who shall preside at said
e lection in the several wards ana election
pre- ,inls OF the city. said election shall i'f be
first ward, AT the city hall; in the second |
W rd, ut the nose house GA Kansas street; in |
the third ward, at Chas PurJeHs shop on
orth stanton strt ct, ana in the fourth ward
at the street Goa missioner's office on North
Section i. This ordinance shall take effect
aud be in force from and after its passage |
Approved October rs. 1891
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN,
Mayor of the lily Of FL Paso. Texas.
Attest: Is. ). CATLIN,
CITY clerk of the City of Ell Paso, Texas.
Now therefore, l, Joseph Magoifin, mayor |
Of the city Of 81 Pas9, Texas, IN pursuance OF
vested in me by law, do hereby give notice |
that an election will be held in each and all |
Of thu wards OF the ci.y of Ell Paso, Texas. |
between the hours of eight in the morning
ant six in the afternoon, on Tuesday the 7IR |
day of December, a. ID 1891, for the purpose |
Of determining the questions in said odd
nance proposed ana submitted, at which
election qualified voters of the city of 81
Paso who pay taxes on property in said city,
As shown by the last assessment ROLL and |
none other are Qualified to vote.
In the ii st ward the election will be held at
the city hall and A Lamour Is hereby ap-
pointed presiding officer.
In the second ward the election will be
held at the hose house on kar sas street, and
y. w. Fassett is hereby appointed presiding
officer.
In the third ward the election will he held
1t Chas. purteiPs shop on North Stanton
,treeo and NJ. y EDWARDS Is hereby appoint
I'd presiding officer.
In the fourth ward the election will be held
II the street commissioners office On North |
oregon st Get, and Adolph Solomon is here |
by appointed presiding officer
Signed this lst day of November, A. D. 1897.
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN, !.
Mayor of the Oity of FL Paso, Texas.
Attest; B. s. CATLIN,