The herald., 1898-10-22
|EH1 PROPOSED CRY cHAnr1R

ments therein made are true. and tha
each signature to the paper appended !!
tho genuine signature OF the persoi
! whose name purports to be thereto SUD
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be filed and subject 10 public inspsctlor
In the office Of the City Clerk, not les:
than eight months prior to the said gen
Sec. SIS, After sucn plans and estimate.
shall have been procured and filed, the
Council shall, at as early a date as they
shall deem for the best interest OF tht
city. enter into nesotiations for the
original construction, condemnation OF
purchase OF the public utility or utilities
referred to In the petition, and formulate
and submit to the electors OF the city a,
for the permanent acquisition and owner.
ship thereof.
| Sec. 3s4. Before submitting propositions
to the electors for the acquisition by
public utilities. the Council must solicit
| and cons.uer offers for the sale to the
city OF like existing utilities in order that
the electors shall have the benefit OF
acquiring the same at the lowest possible
cost thereof.
1t shall be the duty OF the Council to
Immediately take such steps or enter into
such negotiations as will enable II to
formulate such proposition or propositions
for submission to the electors as afore-
said: Such proposition or propositions
shall be So formulated and completed not
later than two months before the next
general election.
Sec. 365. The Mayor shall also have the
right to formulate and submit to the elect
ors separate proposition or PROPOSITIONS
hat tat hNyf ha fr,r
the acquisition of the utility or utilities
named In said petition.
Sec. 1866. At the next general municipal
election such proposition or propositions
shall be submitted to the electors, OF the
city. so that they may be voted upon sep
arately. Any proposition receiving ma
jority Of all the votes cast at such cleo
tion shall be adopted.
Sec. 367. In the submission of the Ques-
tion to vote Of the people. the City
Council shall provide the form of the ball
lot. so that the elector can vote for or
against the proposition or propositions.
Sec. s6s. Nothing in this article con-
tanned shall be construed as prohibiting
the Council from acquiring such, or any
other, public utility in the manner pre-
scribed by law or this charter.
Sec. S69. In submitting such proposition
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acquisition, the City Council shall specify
the cost of the public utility or utilities
the proposed method and manner of pay
ment therefor. and submit to the electors
the question whether the same shall be
acquired upon such terms.
Sec. $40. In the event such proposition
Or propositions be adopted and the cost
thereof can be paid out of the annual rev.
enues of the city after paying other ex-
pensss Of the municipality. then 1t shall
be the duty Of the City Council to pur-
chase or cause to be constructed the pub
lie utility or utilities provided for in said
propositions so adopted by the people.
Sec. 81. In case. however. the cost OF
such public utility or utilities author
lied by the vote Of the people shall so far
exceed the annual revenues of the city
In addition to the other annual expend-
iturcs thereof as to render It necessary
to incur municipal bonded indebtedness
for such purpose, then the Council shall
forthwith take the proper proceedings
and submit to the people the question OF
a municipal bonded Indebted
ness for the purpose Of the construction
or acquisition of such public utility or
utilities