The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-22
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
Ordinance No. I42

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 Florenco is
without healthful supply of water for do
mestic 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 tho general public good requires
special election as provided for herein to
facilitate tho matter of providing adequate and
suitable water works for said town.
Sec. .. 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 n
population of 20000 inhabitants, more than VIC
may anticipate for many years 10 come, can be
supplied with pure mountain water for all the
purposes enumerated herein, from Sewln
creek, south of said town, twelve months in tho
year, at cost not to exceed Sl35,0Op. That as n.
precaution against any possible or unlocked
for contingency, the same authority has like
wise investigated and reported that auSil-
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 Si?ocO. That full and complete plans
and specifications of said entire system shall be
and are left at the office OF the Clerk and Re-
corder of said town for the inspection of voters
from this date up to and including tho date of
a.. g,,;d ,i,I ,ln, all lnJ
Sec. 5. That tho adoption of said proposition
will involve the issuance by said town of its
gold coupon bonds in the sum of not to exceed
Sl35,0O0 bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, and payable in not less than
ten more than fifteen years from the date
thereof
Sec. 4. That there be, and hereby is called in
and for said Town of Florence a special cleo
tion TO be held on THURSDAY tn Z 10Th DAY
OF DECEMBER, A. D., 1893. at which shall be
submitted to the electors Of said town who
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 3. That for the purpose of said election,
the following named persons shall act cleo
tion judges thereof to-wit:
Precinct No. IN. F. CLARK, W. p wilLar,
and Ira l.. Todd.
Precinct No. 2Rosetta Brown, Geo. D.
Johnson, and w. E. Mcdonald.
Precinct No. Sd C. McCrcery, Mrs. Jennie
Gordon and A. Mooney.
Sec. O. That said election in Precinct No l.
ii said LOWE shall be held in the building on
Main street, known as the Florence Hotel
Sample room that said election in Precinct No
shall ae held in the building ON Main street
known, as Town hall; ilGt said election in
Precinct No. shall be held in the building ON
Main street known tho Cripple Greek house.
Sec. THAT said Judges u; election shall i'm
mediately procure from the treasurer OF Frc-
mont county a certified list of names of all
residents of said Incorporated Town of Flor
encc who otherwise qualified electors of
said town. and whoaro tax payers in said town
and shnl post the required by law.
Said Judges shall meet on the Tuesday of the
week next preceding said day OF election. (and
also on the Monday next preceding, said ecc-
tion,l 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 ballet |
printed on suitable paper. which said ballot
shall read; For the Erection of Water Works, y
and against the Erection tf 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 the 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. i'll each issue OF
said papers beginning Tuesday. December 13, |
1855, and continuing up to the date of said
election, notice to said voters OF the holding
nj said election.
Adopted December L., 1928
2. T. McGunE.
Attest; GEO. krLLrAS. Mayor.
Recorder.