The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-17
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
Ordinance no. I4e

An ordinance providing for and calling 'pec'
ial election TO submit % ih' inni.hed eiec-
tors of the Town oi riorcnee, 1-orado, the
question OF approving prora .-a to erect
water works for said town.
Be IL ordained by the Board u trustees of the
Town OF Florence:
Section 1. That the Town Of Florence is
without a healthfnl supry Of water for do
nestle use, and without wf'cr for protection
against fires that the beaitil of the people and
the protection OF their propepty asainst hres III
said town aud the general public good requires
a special election as provided for herein to
facilitate the mattor of providing adequate and
suitable water works for said town.
Sec 2. That as competent hydrostauc av- !
ihority as could be procured in the United
States has been employed, and has investigated
and officially reported that by the use OF sde-
quate systems of reservoirs, snid town, up to
population of 10000 inhabitants, r'oro than We
may anticipate for many years TO cone, can le
supplied with pure mountain water foi a. the I
purposes enumerated herein. ir'sin Nowim
creek south Of said town, twelve months in I..e /
year at a cost not TO exceed slso fo1. hat ~ a |
| precaution against any possible or unluoEn'
] for contingency the same authority has IKE
wise ii7ea::i 4 ed ard reported tiiat az
| .splng plant from 'i'''
be aided to said proposition ready Tor use,
should there ever be a tea,porary scarcity Of
water from said othor sources, at a cost not to
exceed $4,000. That full ID comrlete pians
and speci fcations of said en- System shall be
and are left at the office OF the Clerk and Hc-
corder of said town for the inspection OF voters
from this date up to and including tho dale OF
the said special election called hereby.
| Sec g. 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
slss00o bearing interest at the rate OF 9 per
cent per annum, and payable in not less than
ten nor more than fifteen years from the date
thereof
See L. That there be, and hereby is, called in
and for said Town of Florence special cleo
tion to be held on THURSDAy.THE 2srH DAY
OF DECEMBER, A. D., 1898, at which shall be
submitted to the electors of said town who are
qualified as tax payers under tho law the
question of aid approval (or dipapprovap OF
said proposition to erect such water works by
said town Ia accordance with the plan herein
before 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 No. IN. +. Clark, w. L. Wiibar,
. and Ira l.. Todd
Precinct No. 2-Rosetta Brown, Geo. d.
johnson, and W. F. Mcdonald.
I Precinct No. 81. C. McCrecry, Mrs. Jennie
Gordon and A. Mooney.
Sec. 8. That said election in Precinct No.
in said town shall be held in the building or
Main street, known as the Florence Hotc
6 Sample room; that said election in Precinct No
shall be held in the building on Main street
= known as Town hall; that said election II
Precinct No. 3 shall be held in the building OF
:, Main street known the Cripple Greek hense
- Co. 7 THAT said infces of election shall i'm
residents of said incorporated Town of Flor
d ence who are otherwise qualified electors o
: said town, and who tax payers in said towr
and shall post the same required by law
Said judges shall moot on the Tuesday of the
week next preceding said day of election, tant
also on the Monday next preceding said cleo
tion,l as required by law, TO make, complete
, and revise said registry list of qualified elcctor.
! who are tax payers under the law and entitlec
2 70 veta at said election.
Sec. S. That said election shall be by ballot
g 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, shnl vote tho 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.
See. .; That this ordinance with an addi.
iional heading, Notice of Special Election y
be printed in the Florence Refner, Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in each issue OF
said papers beginning Tuesday, December ls
1888, and continuing up to the date of said
election, as notice to said voters of the holding
OF said election.
Adopted December ", 1895
PIT. MCGUIRE,
Attest; Gro. krLLIAN Mayor.
Recorder.