The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-02
Proclamation OF the Mayor

| an election 10 be held on TnurSday,
the 10th day OF March, 1900, for
authority to issue bonds for the
constructions sewerage and paving.
WHEREAS, At a regular meeting Of
the CouncIlof the City Of Clarksburg,
West Virginia, the following ordi-
nance was adopted: !.
An ordinance for the Issuing OF
bonds for the construction and laying
of a 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 observer
age and the paving Of its streets, and,
WHEREAS, To carry out this object
it 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 and the two bridgcsat the
mouth OF Elk creek; Main street be-
tween its intersection with Pike street
to its intersection with Oak street
streets, therefore,
| DC OtudiiCNi ny bhS SNAAANI u
City of Clarksburg:
First THAT the said city do issue
it's bonds of the denomination Of one
hundred dollars, and multiplcs there
of, for a sum In the aggregate o. nIty
thousand dollars, that is To say fifteen
Thousand dollars for sewerage and
thirty-fve thousand dollars for paving
said streets, provided that II there is
any surplus In either of said funds
after the completion of said sewerage
or paving herein provided for, sucn
surplus shall be used to sewer ana
pave such other streets as may be
deemed most cxpedient by the Coun-
Ii Gil, said bonds each bearing date on
the LIST day OF July, 1900, and payable
to bearer twenty-five years after GATE
thereof, with interest at the rate OF
per centum per annum, payable an,
nually from said date, which SAID
bonds shall contain a 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, ny
the payment Of the principal and in
terest due thereon.
Second That each of said bonds
shall be numbered and atteSted by tne
seal of said cityatfiXed thereto, and be
signed by It's 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 direct annual
tax sufficient topay annually the in.
terest on such bonds and the principal
thereof within and not exceeding
TWENTY-FIVE years, by Il 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 ishereby authorized ana
directed to eXpcnd annually the sum
Of eight Thousand dollars of the annual
revenues of the city for Il perlOdo OF hNe
years, in sewerlng and paying Such
other streets OF said city as may pe
deemed most expedient by the C0un-
Gil.
Fifth: That this ordinance beSub-
mitted to the qualified voters Of the
CITY of ClarkSbllrg, Harrison county,
West Virginia, at IA special election TO
be held on Thursday, the 18th day OF
March, 1900, for the purpose OF ratiti-
cation or rejection and the ballots to
be voted at said election shall nave
written or printed thereon "For iSSu-
inc bonds for Sewerage and Street
FLYING" and against issuing bonds
for Sewerage and Street Paving"
Sixth THAT in the event three
hfthS of all the votes cast at said cleo
ton shall be in favor of ratifying this
ordinanceand thcissuing said bonds,
lhe Council OF said city shall enact
such further ordinances as may be
necessary to carry out the obJectand
purpose OF this ordinance.
enth:-TMt the Council ofSaid
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 a proclama-
ton, in which this ord mango shalI De
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, conn
| ty Of Harrison, State of West Virginia,
do rs directed by the order OF the
Council OF the City of Clarksbur2,
issue this my Proclamation that an
election be held in the several wards
Of the said City at the places hereafter
named, on Thursday, the 18th day of
March, 1900, Of the qualified voters of
said City for the ratification or rcjec-
tim Of said ordinance for issuing of
bonds, amounting to Fifty Thousand
dollars tS50.0O0l, bearing per cent.
interest from date of bond, for the
purpose OF sewerage and paving as
aforesaid. The total bonded indebted
ness Of theCity outstanding is(5 ], 322I9l
hny-one Thousand three hundred and
Twenty-Five dollars and scventy-nEie
cents, including interest up to July l,
1900.
The qualified voters of the City Of
Carksburg are requested 10 meet in
their respective wards on the 18th day
ofMarch, 1900, tovote for the ratitica-
tion or rejection OF the foregoing. ordi-
nance and the Council of the said City
appointed the persons named below to
IMrommissionerS to hold said election
and certify to the result thereof:
First Ward Nutter H1use-R. r.
Barnett, James Price and Silas Ash.
Second Ward-Gas House - James