The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-16
Proclamation Of the Mayor

CONSTRUCTION OF sewerage anu paNils.
WHEREAS, At a regular meeting OF
the Council Of the City OF Clarksburg,
West Virginia, the following orol-
nance was adopted:
An ordinance for the issuing or
bonds for the construction and laying
of a system OF sewerage and street
paving
WHEREAS, 1t Is necessary ana e%.
pedlcnt for the health, comfort and
well.bcing OF the people of the city OF
Clarksburg, that there should be con-
structed and laid in and through the
streets of said city, a system OF sewer
age and the paving Of its streets, ana,
WHEREAS, To carry out this object
ii Is necessary and expedient that said
city shall issue and sell It's bonds for
money sufficient To sewer and pave the
following streets: Pike, Main and
Oak streets: Pike street between Nut
ter's hotel and the two bridges at the
mouth of Elk creek: Main street be-
tween its intersection with Pike street
to It's intersection with Oak street:
Oak street, between Main and Pike
streets, therefore.
Belt ordained by the Council OF the
City Of Clarksburg:
FiBt:-That the said city do issue
its bonds Of the denomination OF one
hundred dollars. and multiplcs there
of, for a sum in the aggregate OF nfty
Thousand dollars, that is to say fifteen
thousand dollars for sewerage and
thirty-tive Thousand dollars for paving
said streets, provided that II there IS
any surplus in either of said funds
after The completionO said sewerage
or paving herein provided for, such
surplus Shall be used to sewer and
pave such other streets as may be
deemed most eXpedient by the Coun-
ell, said bonds each bearing date on
the LIST day of July, 1900, and payable
to bearer twenty-five years after date
thereof with interest at the rate of
per ccntum per annum, payable an.
nually from said date, which said
bonds shall contain 4 provision ex-
pressed therein, that they shall not be
liable to taxation by said city, and the
said city shall have the right at any
time after ten years from date OF said
bonds, to release and discharge itself
from any further liability arising from
said bonds, or any part of them, by
the payment of the principal and IN
tcreSt due thereon.
Second THAT each of said bonds
shall be numbered andattested by the
seal of said city affixed thereto, and be
signed by its Mayor and City Clerk,
and none of said bonds Shall be sold
for less than par.
Third THAT there shall be pro.
vided and collected a direct annual
tax sufficient to pay annually the In.
terest on such bonds aud the principal
thereof within and not exceeding
twenty-five years, by special tax
upon The taxable property of said city
not exempt, and to be known as Sew
eragc and Paving Tax
Fourth THAT in addition to the
bonds herein provided for the Council
of said city is hereby authorized and
directed to eXpcnd annually the sum
of eight thousand dollars of the annual
revenues of the city fora period of five
years, in sewering and paying such
other streets OF said city as may be
deemed most eXpedient by the Coun-
Gil.
Fifth That this ordnance be sub
mitted to the qualified voters OF the
city Of ClarkSburg, Harrison county,
West Virginia, at a special election To
be held on Thursday. the 10Th day of
March, 1900. for the purpose of ratiti-
cation or rejection and the ballots to
bc NNltu al NlNNllNl SlldilI navy
written or printed thereon "For isSu-
ing bonds for Sewerage and Street
Paving" and against Issuing bonds
for Sewerage and Street Paving"
SiXth:-That in the event three
tifths ofall the votes cast at said cleo
tion shall be in favor Of atifying this
ordinanceand the iSSuingOf said bonds,
the Council of said city shall enact |
such further ordinances us may be
necessary to carry out the object and |
purpose Of this ordinance.
Seventh THAT the Council of said |
city shall make all necessary provis-
ions for the holding. conducting and
certifying the result OF said election,
and the Mayor of said city shall give
notice Of said election by proclama- |
ton. in which this ordinance shall be |
which proclamation shall |
be published in all the newspapers
published in said city for two weeks
prior to said election.
Now, therefore, |, Thomas S. SpateS,
Mayor Of the City ClarkSburg, coun-
ty of Harrison, State of West Virginia,
do us directed by the order of the
Council Of the City of ClarksburI.
issue this my proclamation that an |
be held in the several wards
OF Tie Sdlu lily al Ine places IleTcdl leI |
named, ON Thursday, the 10Th day of
March, 1900, OF the qualified voters Of
said City for the ratification or rejec-
ton of said ordinance for issuing of
bonds, amounting to Fifty Thousand
dollars 100000, bearing I per cent.
interest from date Of bond, for the
purpose Of sewerage and paving rs
aforesaid. The total bonded indebted
ness OF thcCity outstanding sol ,322.79l
tifty-one thousand three hundred and
twenty-five dollars and scventy-niae
cents, including interest up TO July l,
1900.
The qualified voters of the City of
are requested to meet in
their respective wards nthe 10Th day
of March, 1900, to vote for the ratitica-
tion or rejection of the foregoing ordi-
nance and the Council Of the said City
the persons named below TO
be commissioners To hold said election
and certify to the result thereof:
First Ward -Nuttcr HtuSe-R. Il.
Barnett, james Price and SilaS Ash.
Second Ward-AleXandcr's S tore
Room james Anderson, Blackburn
Hickman and II l.. Davis,
Third Ward-Price's Onice-J. Il.
AmiSs, NJ. j. Ogden and w. L.