The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-10-05
Notice of Special Election
oRDINANCE 70. 1aI. Z

An Ordinance Providing for and calling a spe-
cial election to submit to the qualified clcc
tors OF the town of Florence the question OF
approving proposition TO erect water
works.
Be ii ordained by the Board of Trustees of the
Town of Florence:
Section l. That the town Of Florence il with
out a supply of healthful water for domestic
use and without water for protection against
fires; that the health of the people and tho
| protection OF their property against fires In
said town and the general public good require
a special election provided for herein to ia
cilitate the matter of providing adequate and
suitable water works for said town;
Sec. 2. 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 use of adequate
| systems of reservoirs said town, up to popula.
| 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 a cost not to exceed sl35,00O.Oo. That
as n precaution against any possible or I'M
looked for contingency the same authority has
| likewise investigated and reported that an 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 cost not to
exceed SI3,0Oo.0O. 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 said town for the inspection OF
voters from this date up to and including the
date of the said special election called hereby.
See 3. 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
slS5,0oo0O, bearing interest Mt the rate. of per
cent per annuni, and payable in not less than
ten nor more than fifteen years from the date
thereof.
Sec. a. That there be, and hereby Is, called
in and for said town 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 qualified as Taxpayers
under the law, the question of the approval
Cor disapproyaD of said proposition to erect
said water works in accordance with tho plan
hereinbeforc set out
Sec..5 That for the purpose Of said election
the following named persons shall act as cleo
tion Judges thereof, to-wit; Precinct number L,
N. F. Clark, Henry Schmazen and f. w. Nix
on; precinct number 2, VIM. Eynon, Fred Go
Bile and Maud Morrison; precinct number 3,
J, g, McCreery, Mrs. Ellna Stewart and
A. Mooney
in said town shall To held in the building on
Main street known as the Florence hotel sam
pie room that said election in precinct num-
Der shall be held in the building Main
street known as the Town Hall; that said cleo
ton In precinct number shall bo held in the
building on Main street known MS the Cripple
Greek House.
Sec. I. That said judges of election shall i'm
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 are taxpayers in said town,
and shall post the same 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 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 elcc.
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-
ton of Water Works." and any person wishing
to vote against said proposition shall vote the
ballot Against the Erection of Water Works.
Sec. .. That this ordinance with an addi-
tional heading, Notice OF Special Election"
be printed in the Florence Refner, Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune in tho issues of
said papers beginning Tuesday, September 20
ISIS, 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. 1895
p. T. MCGUIRE,
Attest: GEo. kuLrAN, Mayor.
Recorder.