The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-13
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
Ordinance No. I42

An ordinance providing for aud calling spec.
ial 1 slsstlSa 70 submit tS tbs sagsl8faao ts
question of approving proposition TO erect
water works for said town.
BE it ordained by the Board of Trustees Of the
Town of Florence:
Section L. That the Town of Florence is
without n hcaithfnl supply of water for do
mcstic use and without water for protection
against fires; that the health of the people ani
the protection of their property against fires in
said town and the general public good requires
special electiouas provided for herein to
facilitate the matter of providing adequate and
suitable water works for said town.
See. .. That as competent hydrostatic au-
tiiorIty as could ne procured in the United
States has been EN- mpoycd. and has Investigated
and officially reported that by the use Of ade-
luatc systems OF reservoirs. said town mp to q
population Of 20,0oD inha bitdnts. mora than
may anticipate for many yraIs to come. can be
suppied with pure mountain water for all the
purposes enumerated herein, from Ncwiin
creek. south OF said town, twelve months in the
year, at cost not to exceed SIX, ,0O0 That u
prccaution against any possible or unlocked
'or contingency. the same authority lias like
wise investigated and reported thai an auxil-
iary pumping plant from the Arkansas river can
he added Ia said proposition ready for use
should there ever be n temporary scarcity Of
water from sa id other sources. at cost not to
exceed $1,000. That full and complete plans
and specifications of said entire system shall he
and are left at tho office OF the Clerk and Re-
rorder of said town for the inspection Of voters
from this date up to and including the date of
thc said special election called hereby.
sec.s. That the adoption of said proposition
will involve the issuance by said town of its
sold coupon bonds In the sum Of no, to exceed
,cnt per annum, and payable in not less than
ten nor more than fifteen years from the date
thereo'.
Sec. 1. That there be. and hereby is. allied in
md for said Town OF Florence 4 special cleo
ion 10 he held on THURSDAY THE 29rH DAY
DF DECt MBER, \. D.. 1885 at which shall be
Sub-nitted 10 the electors OF said town who are
iunliti''d as tax payers under the law, the
iness,ion is OF and approval t9r dipnpproyail Of
-aid town in accordance with tho plan hercii,
before set out.
the following named persons shall act as cec.
ton judges Thereof t9,wit;
and Ira l.. Todd
dhnan rrssnc, .5 TS asn Rgfc,,a na,, Brown Geo D.
Precinct No. 3. j. c. McCrccry. Mrs Jennie
Gordon and 4. Mooney.
Sec. 4. That said election in Precinct No. !.
in said town shall be held in the building on
Main street, known as The Florence Hotel
Sample room: that said election in Precinct No.
2 shall be held in the building ON Main street
known as Town hall: that said election in
Precinct No. shall be held in the building on
Main street known,as the Cripplc Greek house.
| Sec. That said Judge of election shall i'm.
mcdiately procure frnm the treasurer Of Ere
mont county a certified list Of names OF all
! residents of said Incorporated Town of Flor
| rifce who are otherwise qualified electors OF
! said town. and who TAX payers in said town
and shall post the same required by law,
I Said judges shall nnet on til" Tuesday next
preceding said day OF election. inn ! also on the
Monday next preceding said clection,) re-
quired by law, 10 make, compleic and revise
said registry list Of qualified electors who are
tax payers under the law snl entitled to vote
\ at said election.
| Sec. 8. That said election shall b. by ballot
printed on suitable pap-r, which said ballo
! shall read: "Tor the Erection of Water Works,
and Against tho Erection of Water Works.
| and any person wishing to vote iu favor of sale
proposition. shall vote the ballot. For the
! Erection of Water Works. and any person
| wishing TO vote against snid proposition shal
| vote tho ballot, Against the Erection of Watc
Works.
Sec,a. That this ordinance with addi
! tionnl heading, Notice OF Special Election,
be printed in the Florence Rcfiner. Florcnc
Citizen and Florence Tribune, in each issue o
| said papers beginning Tuesday. December IL
1898. and continuing mp to the date OF sni'
election, as notice to said voters OF the holdipl
of said election.
Adopted December II, 1StS
p. 7. McGriRg.
Attest: GEO. kfLLIAN, Mayo
Recorder.