The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-09
Proclamation Of the Mayor

C9UulG VI w GoU bUA
an election to be held on Thursday.
the 10Th day of March, 1900, for
authority 10 issue bonds for the
construction Of sewerage and paving.
WHEREAS, At a regular meeting OF
the Council the City Of Clarksburg,
West Virginia, the following ordi-
nance was adopted 4.
An ordinance for the issuing of
bonds for Reconstruction and laying
of system OF sewerage and street
paving.
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary and ex..
pedient for the health, comfort and
well-being 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 paying of its streets, ana,
WHEREAS, To carry out this object
1t is necessary and expedient that said
city shall issue and sell its bonds for
money sufficient to sewer and pave the
following streets: Pike, Main and
Oak streets: Pike street between Nut
ter's hotel andthe two bridges at the
mouth of Elk creek: Main street be-
tween its intersection with Pike street
to its intersection with Oak street:
Oak street, between Main and Pike
streets, Therefore,
Be it ordained by the Council of the
City of Clarksburg:
First :--Thatthe said city do issue
its bonds OF the denomination Of one
hundred dollars, and multiples there
of, for Il sum in the aggregate OF hfty
thousand dollars, that is to say fifteen
Thousand dollars for sewerage and
thirty-iive thousand dollars for paving
said streets, provided that If there IS
any surplus in either of said funds
after the completion of 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-
Gil 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 centum per annum, payable an,
nually from said date, which said
bonds shall contain provision en-
pressed therein, that they shall not be
liable to taxation by said city, ana 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, ny
the payment OF the principal and IN
tereSt due thereon.
second THAT each of said bonds
shall be Numbered and attested 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-
yided and collected a direct annual
tax sufficient TO pay annually the in.
terest on such bonds and the principal
thereof within and not exceeding
twenty-five years, by a special tax
upon the taxable property OF SAID city
not exempt, and to be known as Sew
erage 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 thouSdnddollarso of the annual
revenues of the city for Il period of five
years, in Sewcring and paying such
other streets of said city as may be
deemed most eXpedient by the Coun-
ell.
Fifth That this ordinance be sub
mitted to the qualified voters oil the
city of ClarkSburg, Harrison county,
West Virginia, at special election 10
be held on Thursday, the 10Th day of
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cation or rejection and the ballots to
he voted at said election shall have
written or printed thereon For isst-
ing bonds for Sewerage and street
PAVING and against issuing bonds
for Sewerage and Street Paving.
Sixth THAT in the event three
| lfthS OF all the votes cast at SAID cleo
ton shall be in favor OF ratitying this
ordinance and thcSSuing of said bonds,
the Council of said city shall enact
such further ordinances as may be
necessary to carry out the object and
purpose of this ordinance.
/ Sevcnth:-Thatt the Council of said
city shall make all necessary. provis,;
ions for the holding. conducting ana
certifying the result of said election,
and the Mayor Of said city shall give
notice OF said election by a prociama-
ton. in which this ordinance shall be
embodied. which proclamation shall
be published in all the newspapers
published in said city for two weeks
prior To said election.
Now. therefore, |, ThomaSS. SpateS,
Mayor of the City Of Clarksburg, coun-
ty of Harrison, State OF. West Virginia,
do ms directed by the order OF the
Council of the City of ClarksburI,
issue this my proclamation that an
election be held in the several wards
Of the said City atthe places hereafter
named, on Thursday, the. 10Th day of
March, 1900, of the qualified voters of
said City for the ratification or rejec-
| tiun of said ordinance for issuing of
bonds, amounting to Fifty Thousand
dollars (S50,oO0l, bearing 1 per cent.
interest from date of bond, for the
purpose of sewerage and paving rs
aforesaid. The total bonded indebted
ness of theCity outstanding isl5 ,322.79l
fity-one thousand three hundred and
Twenty-Five dollars and seventy-niae
cents, including interest up to July l,
| 1900.
The qualified voters of the City Of
Chrksburg are requested To meet In
their respective wards on the 18th day
Of March. 1900, To vote for the ratitica-
tion or rejection OF the foregoing ordi-
nance and the Council of the said City
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