Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-27
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
To the Qualified Voters of the
City of MOrgant0wn and All
Others Concerned.


Others Concerned.
The Common Council of the city of
Morgantown, Monongalia county, West
Virginia. at regular meeting thereof,
held at the Mayors Office in said city,
on Monday, the 18th day of May, 1902,
adopted the following ordinance:
An ordinance to provide for the issue
and sale of bonds for sewering the city
and for the payment of existing indebt-
edness due by orders issued in 1900 tor
previous paving and for the paving of
streets and alleys.
Be it ordained by the Common Coun-
ell of the city of Morgantown in the
county of Monongalia and in the State
of West Virginia,
That the bonds of said city be, and
are hereby authorized to be issued and
sold according to law, to the amount Of
thirty thousand dollars, said bonds to
be OF the denomination of five hundred
dollars each, redeemable at any time
after ten (10) years from the date of is
sue thereof, at the option OF the city,
and bearing interest at the rate of five
per centum per annum, which interest
shall be payable annually and the prin-
eipal as follows
$1,000 thereof payable in 10 years af-
ter date thereof.
$1,000 thereof payable in II years af-
ter date thereof.
$4,000 thereof payable in u years af-
ter date thereof.
$4,000 thereof payable in Is years af-
ter date thereof.
$1,000 thereof payable in Ia years af'
ter date thereof.
$4,000 thereof payable in Is years af-
ter date thereof.
$1,000 thereof payable in 16 years af-
ter date thereof.
$1,000 thereof payable in II years af-
ter date thereof
$4,000 thereof payable in IS years af-
ter date thereof.
$1,000 thereof payable in 10 years al
ter date thereof.
$4,000 thereof payable in 20 years af-
ter date thereof.
$1,000 thereof payable in q years af-
ter date thereof.
$1,000 thereof payable in % years af-
ter date thereof.
$1,000 thereof payable in % years af-
ter date thereof.
50, 900 thereof payable in "a years af-
ter date thereof.
The proceeds of said bonds when is
sued and sold shall be applied to the
following purposes:
SIS 900 thereof shall be applied to
the sewering of the city; $8,7l0.62
thereof to the payment of existing in
debtedness due by orders issued in 1906
for previous paving; Sc, 289,3S, the resi-
due thereof, to the paving of streets
and alleys.
There shall be levied and collected
according to law direct annual tax tc
pay annually the interest on said bonds
and the principal thereof within "A
years after the date thereof, which tax
shall be upon all taxable property OF the
city as assessed for the purpose OF taxa
ton, and the rate of said tax for sinking
fund for said purpose is hereby fixed at
ten cents on every one hundred dollars
value of taxable property, which
amount is hereby ordered to be levied
and collected according to law.
But all questions connected with the
issuing of said bonds shall be submit
ted to the qualified voters of the city in
accordance with the statutes OF West
Virginia in such cases made and pro-
vided.
And it is hereby ordered that said
election shall be held at the regular
voting places within said city on Mon
day, June 2, 1902, next, the same to be
held and conducted according to law
and the Mayor is hereby authorized tc
issue and publish his proclamation &C
cordingly.
Now, therefore, /, Geo. G. Steele
Mayor of said city, do hereby proclaim
that on Monday, the End day of June
next, at the regular voting places with.
in said city, an election will be held il
pursuance of said ordinance and in ac
ccrdance with the statute in such cases
made and provided, by the qualified
voters of said city, to decide whether
they will ratify or reject the said ordin
ance.
Persons voting at said election for the
ratification of said ordinance shall have
written or printed upon their ballots the
words "For Ratification and persons
voting against the ratification of sale
| ordinance shall have written or printed
upon their ballots the words "For Re
! lection
There is outstanding and unpaid &
bonded debt of $5S, 800 and an existing
indebtedness due by orders issued in
1900 for previous paving of $S,710.62
making a total Indebtedness of sale
city at this date OF $6z, 0l0.62, but the
aforesaid existing indebtedness of 49,,
! 1902 due by orders issued in 1900 fol
previous paving is to be paid in full gu
Of the proceeds of the bonds proposed
| to be issued as in the ordinance Sc
forth.
Given under my hand this the 10th
day of May, 1902.
GEO. c. STEELE,
Mayor.