The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-20
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
Ordinance No. l47

An ordinance providing for and calling spec
ial election to submit Ia tl.c qaaiiiied cleo |
tors of the Town OF tioreuc'. .oiorado, the
question of approving a prorosl.iOn to erect
water works for said town.
Be it ordained by the Board u Trustees OF the
Town of Florence;
Section 1. That the Towr of Florence is
without healthful Supply OF water for do
nestle use, and without voter for protection
against fires; that the health of the people and
the protection of their property against fires in
said town and the general public good requires |
a special election provided for herein to
facilitate the matter of providing adequate and
suitable water works for said town.
Sec. 2. That as competent hydrostatic au-
thority as could be procured in the United
States has been employed, and has investigated
and officially reported that by the use OF ade-
quate systems of reservoirs, said town, up to
population OF 20,0o0 inhabitants, more than we
may anticipate for many yeas to come, can DO
supplied with pure mountain water for I'll the
purposes enumerated herein. from Newlin
creek. south of said town, twelve months In the
year, at a cost not to exceed sl35,Oco. That as a
precaution against any possible or uniookee
for contingency, The same authority has like
larry pumping plant from the Arkansas river can
be added to said proposition ready for use
should there ever be temporary scarcity OF
water from said other sour ces, at a cost not to
exceed $1,000. That full ;nd complete plans
and specifications OF aid entire system shall be
and are left at the cf!cc of the Clerk and Re
corder of said town for the inspection OF voters
from this date up to and including the date OF
the said special election called hereby.
Sec. g. That the adoption of said proposition
will involve the issuance by said town of its
gold coupon bonds in the sum of not to exceed
si35 600, bearing interest at the rate of per
cont per annum, and payable In not less than
ten nor moro than fifteen years from the date
thereof.
Sec. 4. That thoro be- and hereby is, called in
and for said Town of Florence n special cleo
ton to be held on THURSDAY THE 2srH DAY
OF DECEMBER, A. D., 1895, at which shall be
submitted to the electors of said town who are
qualified as tax payers under the law, the
question of and approval (or dipapprovap oil
said proposition to erect such water works by
said town in accordance with the plan herein
before set out
Sec. 3. That for the purpose of said election,
the following named persons shall act as olec-
ton judges thereof to-wit
Precinct No. IN. f. Clark, W. p. Wilbar,
and Ira l.. Todd.
Precinct No. Rosetta Brown, Geo. ID.
johnson, and W. E. Mcdonald.
Precinct No. 81. C. McCrcery, Mrs Jennie
Gordon and A. Mooney.
Sec. G. That said election in Precinct No. !,
in said town shall he 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
Precinct No. shall be held in the building on
Main street known as the Cripple Creek house
Sec 7.-That said judges of election shall i'm
mediatcly procure from the treasurer of FIRE.
| residents OF snid Incorporated Town of Flor
ence who are otherwise qualified electors OF
said town. and who are tax payers in snid town
| and shall post the 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,
and revise said registry list Of qualified electors
who are tax payers under the law and entitled
to vote at said election.
Sec. s. That said election shall DO by ballot,
printed on suitable paper, which said ballot
shall read "For the Erection of Water Works."
and Against the Erection OF Water Works,
and any person wishing to vote in favor OF said
proposition, shall vote the ballot, For the
Erection of Water Works" and any person
wishing to vote against said proposition shall
vote ths 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 Refiner, Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in each issue OF
said papers beginning Tuesday, December IS,
1888, and continuing up to the date of said
election, as notice to said voters of the holding
of said election.
Adopted December 12, 1925.
p. T. MCGUIRE,
Attest: GEO. KILLIAN. Mayor.
Recorder.