The Florence daily tribune., 1898-09-30
Notice of Special Election
ORDINANCE NO. 1871.

An Ordinance Providing for and calling a spe-
cial election to submit to the qualified elcc.
tors of the town of Florence the question OF
approving proposition to erect water
works.
Be 1t ordained by the Board OF Trustees OF the
Town of Florence;
Section 1. That tho town OF Florence Is with
out 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
Il special election as provided for herein to ia.
cilitate the matter of providing adequate and
suita Die water works for said town;
Sec. 2. That AS competent hydrostntic au-
thority ms 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 popula-
tion of 10000 inhabitants, more than we may
anticipate for many years to cone, can be sup
piled with pure mountain water for all the
purposes enumerated hrrcin, fren Newland
creek, south of said town. twelve months In the
year, at II cost not to exceed SlS5,00O.00. That
as a procaution against any possible or un-
looked for contingency the same authority has
likewise investigated and reported that aux
iliary 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 source, at a cost not to
exceed Sl3OO0.0O. That full and complete
plans and specifications of said entire system
shall be and are left Mt the office of the clerk
and 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 3. That the adoption of said'proposition
gold coupon bonds in the sum of not to exceed
sl3S,0OO0o, bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per annun, and payable in not less than
thereof.
Sec. a: That, there be, and hereby is, called
IN and for said town a special election to be
held on Tuesday the llth day OF October, A. ID.
is9s, at which shall be submitted to the electors
OF said town who are qualified as taxpayers
under the law the question of the approval
uiSaDprpyNl1 In rpft
said water works in accordance with the plan
hereinbcfore set out.
the fonowing named persons shall act as cleo
ton Judges thereof, towit: Precinct number /,
\. F. Clark, Henry Schmazen and +. W. Nix
on; precinct number 3 VIM. Eynon, Fred Go
J, g McCreery, Mrs. Eliina Stewart ' and d
Sec. &. That said election in Precinct number
! in said town shall be held in the bs;:lding on
Main street known as the Florence hotel sam,
pie room that said election in precinct num-
ber 2 shall be held in the building on Main
street known as the Town Hall that said cleo
non n precinct number 3 shall be held in the
building on Main street known as the Cripple
Greek House.
Sec l., That said judges OF election shall i'm.
mcdiately 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 are taxpayers in snid town,
and shall post the same as required by law.
said Judges shall meet on the Tuesday next
p1cs'.ihs sniu eiec.oh ana also on the Monday
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 c,ec.
ton.
Sec. 8. That said election shall be by ballot.
printed on suitable paper, which said ballots
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 Ercc
tion of Water Works. and any person wishing
to vote against said proposition shall vote the
ballot Against tho Erection of Water Works, =
Sec; =: That this ordinance with an addi.
be printed in the Florence Refiner, Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in tho issues OF
SAID SAID papers beginning Tuesday. September 20
snid election. VI
Adopted and passed September 10, A. D. 1888.
49,. p. T. MCGUIRE,
Attest' LEO. hILL1AN, Mayor.