Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-24
PROCLAMATION.
The Mayor of South Morgan
town Submits a Bond
Ordinance.
To The qualified potcfs Of South Nor
qdat0len, and al other concerned:


The common council OF the town Of
South Morgantown, Monongalia eoun-
~, West Virginia, ut special meeting
thereof called for the purpose, held at
the Mayors office in said town ON
Wednesday, the Dad day Of January,
1901, adopted the following ordinance:
In ordinance 10 propide for The issuifsq
and selling Of bonds for seueriaa,
pairing and maeadamixinq streets and
alleys q the totefa Of South MorgantoWn.
BE it ordained by the common coun-
Gil Of the town of south Morgantow IN
tile county Of Monongalia, in the State of
West Va, that the bonds of the said
town are hereby authorized to be is
sued and sold according to law to the
amount of Nine Thousand, Nine Hun
dred Dollars, said bonds to be of the de-
nomination ofAOne Hundred Dollars.
bearing interest at the rate Of ) per
centum per annum, the interest pay
able annually and the principal as fol-
lows;
5000 thereof in ten years after the
date thereof,
5000 thereof In eleven years from the
date thereof,
5000 thereof in twelve years from the
date thereof
5000 thereof in thirteen years from
the date thereof,
5000 thereof in fourteen years from
the date thereof
5000 thereof in fifteen years from the
date thereof,
5000 thereof in sixteen years from the
date thereof,
5000 thereof in seventeen years from
the date thereof,
5000 thereof in eighteen years from
the date thereof
5000 thereof In nineteen years from
the date thereof,
5000 thereof In twenty years from the
date thereof,
5000 thereof in twenty one years from
the date thereof,
5000 thereof in twenty-five wears from
the date thereof
5000 thereof In twenty three years
from the date thereof,
5000 thereof in twenty-four years
from the date thereof,
5000 thereof in twenty five years
from the date thereof,
The proceeds Of said bonds when is
sued and sold us aforesaid shall be APP
piled to the payment Of the cost to &c
hereinafter incurred by the said town In
sewering, paving and macadamizing
streets and alleys Of the town, or
such parts thereof as council, by res
olution, shall undertake to sewer, pave
aud macadamize. Such paving
shall be with vitrified brick and mae
adamizing with suitable material, and
shall be done at the cost OF the town
and shall not be assessed against the
lot owners as IL might be under the
statutes of West Virginia.
There shall be levied and collected
according TO Law direct annual tax to
pay annually the interest on said bonds
and the principal thereof within rs
years, which tax shall be upon al; tax
able property OF the town as assessed
for the purpose OF taxation. And the
rate Of said tax for sinking fund for
said purpose Is hereby fixed at 40 cents
on every One Hundred: Dollars value Of
taxable property which amount is here
by ordered to be levied and collected
according to law.
But all questions connected with the
issuing of said bonds shall be submitted
to the qualified voters OF the town In
accordance with the statutes of West
Virginia in such case.
Auu IL ID ordered tnat SAID election
shall be held at the Office of j. j. Whar-
ton in said town on
Saturday, the 9th day of February.
1901.
the same to be held and conducted &C.
cording to law; and TIE Mayor Is au-
thorized to issue his proclamation ac-
cordingly.
Now, therefore /, George Hall, Mayor
Of said town, do hereby proclaim
that on Saturday, the 9th of Feb
ruary, 1901, at the office of J. j.
Wharton in said town, an elec-
ton will be held in pursuance of
said ordinance and in accordance with
the statutes in such cases made and pro-
vided, by the qualified voters Of said
town, to decide whether they will ratify
or reject the said ordinance.
Persons voting at said election for the
ratification of said ordinance shall have
written or printed upon their ballots
the words For Ratification and per
sons voting against ratification shall
have written or printed upon their bal
lots the words For Rejection 2
South Morgantown has no indebted
ness issued or authorized at this date.
GEORGE HALL, Mayor.
South Morgantown, w. Va, January
ed, 1901.
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