Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-23
TWO CENTS
PROCLAMATION.
The Mayor of South Morgan
town Submits a Bond
Ordinance.
To the qualified poters Of South Mor-
gantoma, and all other concerned

To the qualified voters Of South Mor-
gaatotra, and all other concerned.
The common council of the town OF
South Morgantown, Monongalia eoun-
ty, West Virginia, at a regular meeting
thereof, held ut the Mayors office in
said town on Monday, the 21st day
of January, 1901, adopted the following
ordinance:
An ordinance to provide for the issuing
and selling of bonds for semering,
pdglng and naeaddmls@ng streets and
alleys Of the torn Of South Morganio,ga.
Be II ordained by the comm n coun-
Gil of the town of South Morgantown IN
the 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
bred Dollars, said bonds to be of the de-
nomination of One Hundred Dollars,
bearing interest ut the rate of per
centum per annum, the interest pay
able annually and the principal as fol-
lows:
$1,000 thereof In ten years after the
date thereof,
$500 thereof in eleven years from the
date thereof,
5000 thereof in twelve years from the
date thereof,
$500 thereof IN thirteen years from
the date thereof,
$500 thereof In fourteen years from
the date thereof,
5000 thereof III fifteen years from the
date thereof,
$500 thereof in sixteen years from the
date thereof,
1900 thereof In seventeen years from
the date thereof,
$500 thereof In eighteen years from
the date thereof,
$500 thereof in nineteen years from
the date thereof,
$500 thereof in twenty years from the
date thereof,
$500 thereof In twenty years from
the date thereof,
$500 thereof In twenty-five years from
the date thereof,
$500 thereof In twenty-three years
from the date thereof,
$l00 thereof IN twenty-four years :
from the date thereof,
$3.50 thereof in twenty-five years
from the date thereof,
$400 thereof In twenty-si years from
the date thereof.
$400 thereof In twenty-seven years
from the date thereof.
$500 thereof in twenty-eight years
from the date thereof,
$500 thereof in twenty-niDe years
from the date thereof,
$500 thereof III thirty years from thu
date thereof.
$500 thereof In thiity-one years from
the date thereof,
5000 thereof In thirty.two years from
the date thereof.
5000 thereof in thirty -three years from
the date thereof,
5000 thereof in thirty-four years from
the date thereof,
The proceeds Of said bonds when is
sued and sold as aforesaid shall be APP
piled to the payment Of the cost to be
hereinafter incurred by the said town In
sewering, paving and matchmaking
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 mac
adamizing with crushed limestone, and
shall be done at the cost of the town
and shall not be assessed against the
lot owners as it 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 81
years, which tax shall be upon ali 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 80 cents
on the 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.
And it is ordered that said election
shall be held at the Office of. 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 the Mayor is au-
thorized to issue his proclamation ac
cordingly
Now, therefore I, George Hall, Mayor
Of said town, do hereby proclaim that
OH the 9th of February, 1901, at the Of
flee of j. ]. Wharton in said town, an
election 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 wiilratify
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 s'For Ratification and per-
sons voting against ratification shall
have written or printed upon their bal
lots the words "For Rejection
South Morgantown has no indebted
ness issued or authorized at this date.
GEORGE HALL, Mayor.
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