The Florence daily tribune., 1898-09-28


approving proposition to erect water
works.
Be it ordained by the Board OF Trustees of the
Town of Florence:
Section 1. That the town of Florence is with
out a supply OF healthful water for domestic
use and Without water for protection against
fires; that the health of the people and the
protection of their property against fires in
special election provided for herein To fa.
cilitate the matter OF providing adequate and
suitable water works for said town;
Sec. p That competent hydrostatic au.
thority as could be procured in the United
States has been employed and has Investigated
and officially reported that by use of adequate
systems of reservoirs said town, up to "A popula-
tion of 20OD inhabitants, more than wc may
anticipate for many years to come, can be sup
piled with pure mountain water for all the
purposes enumerated herein, from Ncwlaud
creek, south of said town. twelve months in the
year at cost not to exceed SlSo,ooo.Vc. That
as Precaution against any possible or un-
looked for cont ingency the same authority has
likewise investigated and reported that an aux
Hilary pumping plant from the Arkansas river
can be added to sniu proposition ready for use
should there over be n temporary scarcity of
water from said other source, at a cost not to
exceed Sl3,0Oo0O, That full and complete
plans and specifications of said entire system
shall be and are left at the office of the clerk
ond recorder 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. B. 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
Sl3o0oO.OO, bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, and payable in not less than
ten nor more than fifteen years from the date
thereof.
Sec. 4. That there be, and hereby is, called
in and for said town u special election to be
hold on Tuesday the llth day of October, a. ID.
1898 at which shall be submitted to the electors
of said town who qualified as taxpayers
under the law, the question of the approval
Tor disapprova) of said proposition to erect
said water works in accordance with the plan
hereinbefore set out.
Sec. .. That for the purpose of said election
the following named persons shall act as clec-
tioR Judges thereof, to-wit: Precinct number /,
\. r. CLARK, Henry Schmazen and F, W; Nix
on; precinct number ., Wm. Eynon, Fred Go
BILE and Maud Morrison; precinct number 3,
J. G. McCrecry, Mrs. Ellina Stewart and
Sec G. That said election in Precinct number
in said town shall be held in the building op
Main street known as the Florence hotel sam
pie room; I'm; n ,hat said election in precinct nun. NUN
street known as the Town Hall; that said cleo
uon in precinct number shall be held in the
building on Main street known the Cripple
Creek House.
Sec. l., That said jndges of election shall inn
mediately procure from the treasurer OF Ere
mont county certified list of the names of all
residents of said Incorporated town of Flor
ence who are otherwise qualified electors of
said town and who arc taxpayers in said town,
and shall post the required by law.
Said Judges shall meet the Tuesday next
preceding said election, and also on the Mondiy
next preceding said day OF election as required
by law TO make, complete and revise said regis.
try list OF qualified electors who are Taxpayers
under the law and entitled to vote at said cleo
ton.
Sec s. That said election shall be by ballot,
printed on suitable paper, which said ballots
shall read For the Erection of Water Works, y
and Against the Erection of Water Works. -
and any person wishing TO vote in favor of said
proposition shall vote the ballot For the Erec.
tion of Water Works" and any person wishing
to vote against said proposition shall vote the
ballot Against tho Erection of Water Works.
Sec. Q. That this ordinance with an addi-
tN.f frn. al
be printed in the Florence Retiner, Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in the issues of
said papers beginning Tuesday, September 20,
1898, and continuing up to the date OF said elec.
tion, as notice to said voters of the holding OF
said election.
Adopted and passed September 10. A. D. 1898
p. T. MCGUIRE
Attest: GEO. krLLrAS, Mayor.
Recorder.