The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-19
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
Ordinance No. I41

An ordinance providing for and calling n spec
ial election to submit the qualified cleo
tors of the Town OF tloren'" -oiorado, the
question of approving a PROPOSITION to erect
water works for said town.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Trustees OF the
Town OF Florence:
Section /. That the Town II Florence is /
without a healthful Supply OF wnter for do |
nestle use, md without water for protection !
against fires that the health OF the people and
the protection of their property against hres In
said town and the general public good requires
| a special election provided for herein 10
facilitate the matter of providing adequate and
suitable water works for said town.
Sec q 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 oi ade-
duate systems of reservoirs said town, up to n
| population of ZOO inhabitants, more than We
may anticipate for many ysarS to come, can be
| supplied wish pure mountain wafer Ter az! i.te
purposes enumerated herein, from Newlin
crock south of said town, twelve months in the
| year at n cost not to exceed $3.50 That as
| precaution against any possible or unlocked
| for contingency, tho same authority has ike
yrisn inves stigated and reported that an auxil-
| iary pumping plant from the Arkansas river can
| be added to said proposition ready for use
| should there over be n temporary scarcity ol
| water from said other sources, at a cost not to
| exceed $1,000. That full aaa complete plans
| and specifications OF said en.ire system shall be
| and are left at the office OF the Clerk and he-
corder ot said town for the inspection of voters
from this date up to and including the date oi
the said special election called hereby.
Sec. 8. 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
$685. 900, bearing interest at the rate of 8 per
cont per annum, and payable In not less than
ton nor more than fifteen years from the date
thereof.
Sec 4. That there be, and hereby is, called in
and for said Town OF Florence special cleo
.ion to be held on THURSDAY.THE 18th DAY
Of DECEMBER, A. D., 1898, at which shall be
submitted 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.
Soc. 5. That for tho purpose OF said election,
the following named persons shall act as oiec-
| tion judges thereof to-wit:
Precinct No. IN. F. Clark, W. p. Wilbar,
I
| and Ira L. Todd.
, Precinct No. 2-Rosetta Brown, Geo. ID,
Johnson, and W. E. Mcdonald
Precinct No. 81. c. McCreery, Mrs. jennie
Gordon and A. Mooney.
Sec g. That said election in Precinct No. I,
| in said town shall bo held in the building or
| Main street, known the Florence Hotel
Sample room that said election in Precinct No
shall bc held in the building on Main street
, known as Town hall; that said election in
precinct No. 5 shall be held in tho building or
Main street known as the Cripple Greek house
Sec THAT said judges of election shall i'm
ncciately procure from the treasurer OF Ere
"nce who arc otherwise qualified electors oi
? said town, and who are tax payers in said town
. and shall post the required by law.
Said Judges shall meet the TUESDAY OF the
week next preceding said day OF election, tand
+ also on the Monday next preceding said cleo
tion,) required by law to make, complete
and revise said registry list of qualified electors
vino sro tex payers under the law and entitled
10 vote at said election.
Sec, s. That srid 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,
and any person wishing TO vote In favor of said
proposition, shhu vote the paiiot, FOR the
Erection OF Water Works and any person
--'sislt.ss- s:.teaGsicst said prnnosition shall
vote the ballot, Against the Erection of Water
Works"
Sec. Q. That this ordinance with an addi-
tional heading, Notice of Special Election"
be printed in the Florence Rehner, Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune in each issue of
said papers beginning Tuesday, December IS,
fSsS, and continuing up to the date OF said
election, notice to said voters OF the holding
of said election.
Adopted December H. 1898.
| IT. MCGUIRE,
Attest: GEO. kILLIAs, Mayor.
] Recorder.