The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-14
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
Ordinance No. I4a


An ordinance providi.s loF and rr',ng spec
ial election to submit to the = a4!ed cleo
tors of the Town of Florenr Colorado tue
question OF approving propv.'ion TO erect
water works for said town.
BE II ordained by the Boars Of Trustees ofthe
Town of Florenccs
Section l. That the Tow Of Florence is
withuut a hcalthful supply of water for do
nestle use, and without water for protection
| against fires that the health of the people and
She protection OF their property against hres IN
said town and the general public good requires
a special election as provided for herein to
facilitate the matter of providing adequate and
! suitable water works for said town
| Sec . Tint as competent hydfostat ia au-
thority as could be procGr,.d in tie United
States has been EN- poycci, and has investigated
and officially reported that b. tho nsc OF ade-
| ai,ate systems of reservoirs. said town' mp TO a
population of 20,OC0 inhabitants, more than we
may anticipate for many years 10 come. can oe
| supplied with pure mountain water Tor al tll'
purposes enumerated herein. froui afcwlin
creek, south of said town. twelve months in thrs
year. at a cost not to exceed Sisi,oo1 Tint as
prccaution against any possible unlocked
! for cont tinsency, tho same authority has HE
wise investigated and reported that mn auxii-
iary pumping plant flom the ltrknnsas river can
be added To said proposition ready ior use,
should there ever b' temporary scarcity OF
water from said other source. at a cost not t"
exceed $500. That full and complete plans
and spec .Gcations OF said entire -Sstem snail be
and are lcit at tho office of the Clerk AMI lie
cor,lcr of said town for the inspect N of votcr-
from this date up To and including tie cate "'
the said special election called hereby
Sec 3. That tho adoption of said proposition
will involve the issuance by said town of itS
gold coupon bonds in the sum of not to exceed
sis5OoO bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per nnnum, and payable in not less than
ten nor more than fifteen years from the date
thereof.
Sec. I. That there be, and hereby is, called in
and for said Town of Florence II special clcc-
tion to be held on THURS DAY THE 2rn DAY
OF DEC EMBER, \. D., 1873, 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 dipapprovap OF
said proposition to erect such water works by
said town in accordance with the plan herein
before set out.
/ Sec :. That for the purpose of said election
the following named persons shall act as cleo
; tion judges thereof to-wit
4 Prccinci No. ~ r. Nihi"i ~ =
and Iru l.. Todd
r Precinct No. 2-Rosctta Brown, Gee. d
johnson, and w. T. Mcdonald.
q Precinct No. 81. c. McCrecry, Mrs. jennie
| iordon and \, Mooney.
Sec 6. That said election in Precinct No.
in -,,id town shall be held in the building OF
Main street, known the Florence Hotc
SAMPLE room that said election in Precinct No
shall be held in the building ON Main street
known as Town hall; thnt said election il
Precinct No. 3 shall be held in the building of
u Ma in street known MS the Cripple Creek house
n,,urr,,,,i, PROCURE rruru trr rrrusurrr or rrc
mont county certified list OF names of nj
u residents of snid incorporated Town of Flor
encc who are otherwise qualified electors o
said town, and who are tax payers in said town
and shall post the required by law
Y Said Judges shall meet on the Tuesday next
preceding suid day of election. tand also on the
Monday next preceding said elcction,l re-
quircd by law, to make. complete, and revise
said registry list of qualified electors who are
! tax payers under the law and entitled to vote
5 at said election.
Sec. S. That said election shall be by ballot
4 printed on suitable paper, which said bal lot
shall read For the Erection OF Water Works,
and Against the Erection of Wa ter Works.
and any person wishing to vote in favor of said
proposition shall vote the ballot, For tho
Erection of Water Works. and any person
Wishing to vote against said proposition shall
vote the b,rilot, Against the Erection of Water
Works.
Sec, ., That this ordinance with an addi-
tional heading, Notice Of Special Election, 4"
he printed in the Florence Rciiner Florence
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in each issue oil
said papers beginning Tuesday, December 49,
iss and continuing up to the date OF said
election, notice to said voters Of the liol,iin,
of said election.
Adopted December IL, isas
T. T. MCGUIRE,
Attest; GEo. kILLiiN, Mayor,
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