The Florence daily tribune., 1898-09-26

An Ordinance Providing for and calling spc-
cial election to submit to the qualified cleo.
tors of the town of Florence the question of
approving proposition to erect water
works.
Be 1t ordained by the Board OF Trustees OF the
| Town OF Florence:
Section 1. That the town OF Florence Is with
out supply OF hcalthful water for domestic
use and without water for protection against
fires; thnt the health of the people and the
protection OF their property against fires in
a special election as provided for Herein 10 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 procui cd i'll 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.
tion of 1000 inhabitants, more than may
anticipate for many years TO come, can be sup
piled with pure mountain water for all the
purposes enumerated herein, from Nowland
| creek, south of said town. twelve months in the
year, at a cost not to exceed i35,0uo.OO. Tint
as a precaution against any possible or un-
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 eyer be temporary scarcity of
exceed sl3,00o0o. 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 horehy
Sec. 8. That the adoption of said proposition
viii involve the issuance by said town OF its
gold coupon bonds in the sum of not TO exceed
Sis, 10000, bearing interest at the rate OF per
cent per annum, and payable in not less than
ten nor more than fifteen years from tlfc date
thereof
Sec. 1. That there be- and hereby is, called
held on Tuesday the 1lth day of October, A. D.
lsas, at which shall be submitted to tho electors
OF said h town who are qualified as taspnyerss
Tor disapprovaD of said proposition to erect
said water works in accordance with the plan
hcreinbefore set out.
Sec. 5. That for the purpose of said election
the following named pe.sons shall act as elcc
tion judges thereof, to-wit; Precinct number l.
on; precinct number 9, Wm. Eynon, Fred Go
bic and Maud Morrison; precinct number B.
J. g. McCreery Mrs. Ellina Stewart and
Sec &. That said election in Precinct number
| in said town shall be held in the building on
pie room that said election in precinct mum.
Der shall be held in the bnilding on Main
street known as the Town Hall; that said elec-
;ion in precinct number shall be held in the
building on Main street known as the Cripple
Creek House.
Sec. l.. That said Judges of election shall i'm.
mont county certified list of the names OF all
residents OF said Incorporated town OF Flor
cnce 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 also on 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 taxpay, RS
under the law and entitled to vote at said elec.
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" :"
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.
tion 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.
be printed in the Florence Retiner, Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in tho issues of
1898 and continuing up TO the date of said cleo.
tion, as notice to said voters of the holding OF
said election.
IT. MCGUIRE,
Attest: GRO kiLLIAS, Mayor.
Recorder.