The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-28
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
Ordinance No. I47

An ordinance providing for and calling spec.
ial election to submit to tho qualified cleo
tors of the Town of Florence, Colorado, the
question of approving proposition to erect
water works for snid town.
Be 1t ordained by the Board of Trustees of the
Town of Florence:
Section 1. That the Town Of Florence Is
without healthful supply Of water for do
nestle use, and without water for protection
against fires; that the health of the people and
the protection of their property against fircs 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 :. That as competent hydrostatic au-
thority as could be procured in the United
States has been employed, and has Investigated
and officially reported that by the use Of ade-
quate systems of reservoirs, said town, UP to
population of a0,000 Inhabitants, more than
may anticipate for 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 a cost not to exceed $i35, 900. That as
procautiop against any possible UNLOCKED
for contingency, the same authority has lik5-
iary pumping plaot from the Arkansas river can
be added to said proposition ready for use,
should there ever be temporary scarcity of
water from said other sources, at cost not to
exceed $13,0C0. That full and complete plans
and specifications of said entire system shall be
and arc left at the office of the Clerk and Re-
corder of said town for the inspection of voters
from this date M to and Including tho date of
tho said special election called hereby.
Sec. 5. That tho adoption of said proposition
will involve the issuance by said town of Its
gold coupon bonds in the sur OF not to exceed
$4,000, boaring interest at the ratio of per
cent per annuin, and payable in not less than
ten nor more than fifteen years from the date
thereof. II
Sec. L. That there be, and hereby is, called in
and for said Town of Florence a special cleo
tion to te hold on THURSDAY.THE 2sTH DAY
OF DECEMBER, A. D., 1898, at which shall be
submitted to the electors OF said town who arc
qualified as tax payers under the law, the
question of and approval Tor dipapprovaD of
said proposition to erect such water works by
said town in accordance with the plan herein
before set out
Sec. 8. That for the purpose Of said election,
the following named persons shall act a. olec-
tion judges thereof to-wit:
Precinct No. IN F. Clark, W. P. wilbar,
and Ira l.. Todd
Precinct No. 2-Rosetta Brown, Geo. d.
Johns1n, and W. E. Mcdonald.
Precinct No. S-J. c. McCreery, Mrs. Jennie
Cocoon and A. Mooney.
sec.s. That said election in Precinct No. /.
in said town shall be held in tho building on
Main street, known as the Florence Hotel
Sample room; that said election in Precinct No.
9 shall be held in the building on Main street
known as Town hall; that said election in
Precinct No. shall be held in tho building on
Main street known the Cripple Greek house.
Sec THAT said judges OF election shall i'm
mediately procure from the treasurer of Ere
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 required by law. |
Said judges shall meet on the Tuesday of the |
week ne1t preceding said day of election, land |
also on the Monday next preceding said cleo
tion,) as required by law, to make, com plete, |
and revise said registry list Of qualified electors
who are tax payers under the law end entitled |
to vote at said election.
Scc g. That said election shall bo 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 |
proposition, shall vote the 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"
Sec. O.. That this ordinance with an addi-
..Nesise- -cs Special .Eses.;eo, :.
be printed in the Florence Rehner, Flore,Sce !
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in each issue of
'sid papers beginning Tuesday, December 13, |
fses, and continuing up to tho date OF said |
siection, as notice to ssid voters of the holding
II said election.
Adopted December IL. 1898.
PIT. MoauIRx.