The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-27
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
Ordinance No. I47

An ordinance providing for and calling spec.
ial election to submit to the qualified cleo
tors of the Town OF Florence, Colorado the
question of approving proposition to erect
water works for said town.
BE It ordained by the Board of Trustees OF the
Town Of Florence:
Section 1. That the Town of Florence is
without a healthful supply Of water for do
nestle 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 the general public good requires
a special election us provided for herein to
facilitate the matter OF providing adequate and
suitable water works for said town.
Sec g 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-
ouate systems OF reservoirs, said town, up to q
population of 20,OO0 inhabitants, more than We
may anticipate for many years to come, can be
supplied with pure mountain water for all the
purposes enumerated herein, from Newlin
year. at a cost NOT TO exceed Si3a, COO That as a
precaution against any possible or unlocked
for contingency, the same authority has like
wise investigated and reported that an auxil-
iary 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 sources, at cost not to
exceed $4,000. That full and complete plans
and specifications of said entire system shall be
and arc left at the office OF tho 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. 5. 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
sl35 900, 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. 1. That there be, and hereby is, called in
and for said Town of Florence a special cleo
tion to bo held on THuRSDAYTHE 18th DAY
OF DECEMBER, A. d., 1898, at which shall be
subpitted to the electors of said town who are
qualified as tax payers under the law, the
question of and approval Tor dipapprovaD of
said proposition to erect such water works by
said town In accordance with the plan herein
before set out
sec S. That for tho purpose of said election,
the following named persons shall act as cleo
tion Judges thereof to-wit:
Precinct No. IN. f. Clark, W. P. wilbar,
and Ira L. Todd.
Precinct No. 2-Rosetta Brown, Geo. d.
Johnson and W. E. Mcdonald.
Precinct No. 81. C. McCreery, Mrs. Jennie
Gordon and A. Mooney.
Sec. g. That said election in Precinct No. l.
in said town shall be held in the building on
Main street, known as the Florence Hotel
c.. a i'll
shall be held in the building on Main street
Precinct No. 3 shall be held in the building on
Main street known as the Cripple Creek house.
Sec. THAT said Judges oi election shall i'm
mediately procure from tho treasurer OF Fre-
mont county certified list OF names of all
residents tf said Incorporated Town OF Flor
encc who otherwise qualified electors of
said town, and who are tax payers in said 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 be by ballot,
printed on suitable paper, which said ballot
shall read ''For the Erection OF Water Works.
and Against the Erection Of Water Works."
aud any person wishing to vote in favor OF said
shall vote the ballot, For the
Erection OF Water Works" and any person
wishing to vote against said proposition shall
vote the ballot, Against the Erection OF Water
Works"
Sec. g. That this ordinance with addi-
tional heading, Notice OF Special Election"
10 printed in the Fiorvnce Reiner, Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in each issue OF
said papers beginning Tuesday, December Is,
fs9s, and continuing up to the date of said
election, as notice TO said voters Of the holding
Of said election.
Adopted December l2. 1925.
P. T. MCGUIRE.
Attest: GEO. KILLIAN, Mayor.