The Florence daily tribune., 1898-10-07
Be it ordained by the Board OF Trustees of Il
Town of Florence:


Be it ordained by the Board OF Trustees OF the
Town of Florence:
Section /. That the town OF Florence is with
out supply of healthful water for domestic
use ana WHOM waier ior % aspi te
protection of their property against fires in
said town and the general public good require
n special election as provided for herein to ia;
cilitate the matter of providing adequate and
suitable water works for said town;
Sec 2. That as competent hydrnstate an;
States has been employed and has investigated
and officially reported that by use of adequate
systems of reservoirs said town, up to a populn.
ton of 10000 inhabitants, more than We may
anticipate for many years to come, can be sup
Piled with pure mountain water FOR all the
purposes enumerated herein, from Newland
creek, south of said town. twelve months in the
year, at n cost not to exceed sl35.OoOO That
as precaution against any possible or un-
looked for contingency the same authority has
likewise investigated and reported that an aux
iiiary pumping plant from the Arkansas river
can be added to said proposition ready Tor use
should there ever be a temporary scarcity OF
water from said other source, at a cost not to
exceed Sl3,0O0.00, That full and complete
plans and specifications OF said entire system
shall be and are left at the office OF the clerk
and recorder Of s9id 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
gold coupon bonds in the sum of not to exceed
S135, oo00O bearing interest at the rate OF 6 per
cent per annum, and payable IN not less tnnn
thereof.
Sec. 4. That. therc be, and hereby Is, called
in and for said town n special election to be
held on Tuesday the 18th day of October, A. D..
1898, at which shall be submitted to the electors
OF said town who are qualified as taxpayers
under the law, the question of tho approval
Tor disapprovaD of said proposition to erect
said water works in accordance with the plan
hereinbefore set out. ~,
Soc. 5. That for the purpose of said election
the following named persons shall act as cleo
ton judges thereof, to.wit: Precinct number l.,
arE H..rx Sol, and Nv
on; precinct number ., VIM. Eynou, Fred Go
BILE and Maud Morrsoni precinct number 3,
J. g. McCrccry, Mrs. Ellina Stewart and
Sec. 6, That said election in Precinct number
in said town shall be held in the building on
pie room; that said election in precinct num-
Der shall DO held IN ting building on Main
aS IN presn s be- held in he
building on Main street known as the Cripple
| Creek House.
Sec. I. That said judges of election shall inn
mediately procure from the treasurer OF Fro
mont county certified list of the names of all
residents or said Incorporated town OF Flor.
ence who are otherwise qualified electors of
said town and who are taxpayers in said town,
and shall post the same as required by law.
Said Judges shall meet on the Tuesday next
preceding said election, and alsoon the Monday
next preceding said day of election, as required
by lnw to MAXI eampie.e AND revise sad regis,
under the law and entitled to vote at said cleo
ton.
sec. O. Ihat saia erection shall pc by baLiot,
printed on suitable. paper, which said ballots
shall read For the Erection OF Water Works, "
and Against the Erection of Water Works, y
and any person wishing. to vote in favor of said
proposition shall vote the ballot For the Ersc-
tion of Water Works. and any person wishing
to vote against said proposition shall vote the
Sec; .; That this ordinance with an add;
tional heading, "Notice of Special Election"
be printed in the Florence Rcfiner Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in the issues of
said papers beginning Tuesday. September 20,
1928, and continuing up to the date of said cleo
ton as notice to said voters of the holding of
said election.
Adopted and passed September 10, A. d. 1898.
P. 7. MCGUIRE,
Attest: GEo. krILrAN, Mayor.
Recorder.