The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-16
FLORENCE DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY. DECEMBER 1e
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
Ordinance No. i42

An ordinance proyidi:.s. lor al, So. Ing spec
ial election to submit to thu ~ .tifed cleo
tors of the Town OF Flore ee colorado, the
question OF approving lion to erect
water works for said town.
Be 1t ordained by the Boa ! oi Trustees OF the
Town of Floronco:
\ Section /. That the Ten of Florence is
without healthful supply of water for Dc
nestic use, and without water for protection
against fires that the health of the people and
| the protection of their property against fires in
said town and tho general public good requires
a special election as provided for herein to
facilitate the matter of providing adequate aud
suitable water works for said town.
Sec 2. That as competent hydros.atic au-
thority as could be procured in the United
States has been employed, and haH Investigated
and officially reported that by tho use OF ade-
qunte systems of reservoirs, taid town, up 10 a
population Of 20,0O0 inhabitants, moro .l-.n
may anticipate for many years touom", cun be
supplied wit pure mountain water for all ut
purposes enumerated herein, 'roa Sew,,G
creek south of said town, twe &c months in tx
year, at a cost not 20 exceed 81, 900. That a.
prccaution against any possible unlocked
for contingency, the same authority has HAe
wise investigated aud reported that uuNi'
iary ruinaing plan: from TIE Arl" rsas river can
be ald"l to said proposl ia roais Tor use
should there ever ~ a tci purnIy scarcity Of
water from snid othar ourco at cost not tc
exceed $1,000. That ful and comrlete plans
and spo, ications OF said entire -ysteln shall be
and are lctt at the office of the Clerk and Re
corder of said town for tho inspee m OF voter
from this date up to and including the uate %
the said special election called hereby.
Sec. 3. That the adoption of said proposition
will involve tho issuance by said town OF its
gold coupon bonds in the sum OF not to exceed
s135 900, bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, and payable in not less than
ten more. than fifteen years from the date
thereof.
Sec. 4. That there be, and hereby is, called in
and for said Town of Florence special cleo
tion to be held on THURS DAY, THE 18TH DAY
OF DECEMBER, a. D., 1875 at which shall be
submitted TO The electors of said town who are
qualified as tax payers under the law, the
question of ard approval Tor dipapprovaD of
said proposition to erect such water works by
said town in accordance with the plan herein
before set out.
Sec. .. That for the purpose OF said election,
the following named persons shall act as cleo
tion judges thereof to-wit:
Precinct No. IN. +. Clark, W. P. WilLar,
and Ira J.. Todd
Precinct No. 2-Rosetta Brown, Geo. d.
johnson, and W. L. Mcdonald
Precinct No 81. C. McCrcery Mrs Jennie
Gordon and A. Mooney.
Sec. g. That said election in Precinct No. /,
in said town shall be held in the building on
Main street, known as the Florence Hotel
Sample room; that said election in Precinct No. |
shall be held in the building on Main street |
known as Town hall; that said election in |,
Sec. 7.-ihat said judges of election shall i'm
mediateiy procure from the treasurer of FIRES
mont county u certified list Of names of all
residents of said Incorporated Town OF Flor
ence who are otherwise qualified electors of !
said town, and who are tax payers in said town |
and shall post the same as required by law
Said Judges shall meet on the Tuesday OF the
week next preceding said day of election, land
also on the Monday next preceding said cleo
tion,) as required by law, to make, complete,
ana revise said rcgstr, iist OF qualified
who are tax payers under the law ond entitled
to vote at said election.
Sec. s. That said election shall he by ballot,
printed on suitable paper, which said ballot
shall read: For the Erection of Water Works,
and Against tht Erection of Water Works"
si4si s.ssy pcrssi wishing - f'te III ieN"f'' e"'"
proposition, shall vote tae ballot, For the
Erection of Mater Works. and any person
wishing to vote against said proposition shall
vote the ballot, Against the Erection of Water
Works"
Sec o. That this ordinance with an addi-
tional heading Notice OF Special Election
be printed in the Florence Reiner, Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in each issue of
1f,.,r.
fses. and continuing up to the date of said
election, as notice to said voters OF the holding
of said election.
Adopted December i2, 1895
p. L. MCGUIRE,
Attest: GEO. KILIIAS, Mayor
Recorder.