The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-26
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
Ordinance No. LA

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 /. That the Town OF Florence is
without a 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 the general public good requires
a special election provided for herein to
facilitate the matter of providing adequate and
suitable water works for said town.
Sec. g. That competent hydrostatic au-
thority as could be procured in the United
States has been inployed, and hes Investigated
and officially reported thilt by the use OF ade-
population of Zu;,uoc 'nyHfbdalaG tGYp 9R TO- -a
may anticipate foi many years to come, can be
| supplied with pure mountain water for all the
purposes enumerated herein. from Newlin
creek south of said town, twelve months in the
year, at cost not to exceed Sl35 900. That as
precaution against any possible OF unlocked
for contingency, the same authority has like
wise investigated and reported that an auxiI-
be added to said proposition ready for use,
should there ever be temporary scarcity of
water from said other sources, at a cost not to
exceed $1,000. 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
the said special election called hereby.
Sec. s. 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
S13j000, bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, and payable in not less than
ten nor more thnn fifteen years from the date
thereof.
Sec. 4. That there be, and hereby is, called in
and for said Town of Florence a special elcc-
tion to be held on THURSDAY THE 10Th DAY
OF DECEMBER, A. D., 1898, at which shall be
submitted to the electors of said town who
qualified us tax payers under the law, the
question of and approval Tor dipapprovap of
said proposition to erect such water works by
said town in accordance with the plan herein
before set out.
Soc. ). That for the purpose OF said election,
the following named persons shall act as cleo
tion judges thereof to-wit:
TTcClnCt No l--N.r SiaTk, w.
and Ira l.. Todd
Precinct No. 2-Rosetta Brown, Geo. d.
johnson, and W. Y. Mcdonald.
Precinct No. 81. C. McCrecry, Mrs. Jennie
Gordon and A. Mooney.
Sec 6. That said election in Precinct No. 1,
in said town shall be held in the building on
Main street, known the Florence Hotel
Sample room that said election in Precinct No.
q L.. L
known as Town hall; that said election in
Precinct No. shall he held in the building on
Main street known as the Cripple Creek house.
Sec. THAT said judges OF election shall i'm
mediately procure from the treasurer of FIRE.
mont county a certified list of names of all
residents of said Incorporated Town of Flor
ence who are otherwise qualified electors of
said town, and who are tax payers in said town
and shall post the same required by law.
Said judges shall meet the Tuesday OF the
week next preceding said day of election, land
also on the Monday next preceding said cleo
tion,l as required by law, to make, complete,
and revise said registry list of qualified electors
who are tax payers under the law snd 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 tho Erection of Water Works."
and any person wishing to vote in favor OF said
shall vote the ballot, For the
Erection of Water Works. and any person
wishing 10 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 Refner, Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in each issue OF
said papers beginning Tuesday, December IS,
1888, aud continuing up to the date Of said
election, as notice to said voters OF the holding
of said election.
Adopted December i2 1895
P.T. NcGurHE,
Attest: GEO. KrLLlAs, Mayor.