Cañon City record., 1903-01-01
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
RESOLUTION.


WHEREAS. II. A. Black has applied to the
city council Of the City Of Canon City for
franchise granting to the said II. A. Black his
heirs. successors and assigns. for a period of
twenty years. the right. privilege and franchise
TO construct. operate aud maintain within the
city of Canon City. in the state of Colorado, a
gas works for the manufacture and distribution
of gas for fuel and illuminating purposes and
to furnish the same to the said city and its In
hahitauts: and
WHEREAS. The said city council of the city
of Canon City has passed an ordinance. the
same having been regularly introduced read
and published and approved by ]. II. Peabody.
mayor of said city. provided by law. grant
ing the said franchise. said ordinance being or
dinaDce No. 23e and entitled An Ordinance
Granting 10 II. A. Black. His Heirs Success
ors and Assigns. Franchise for the Operation
of Gas Works. and
WHEREAS. The sand city of Canon City
and its inhabitants are without gas for lig hi and
fuel and there is no present source from which
the same can be obtained and the general pub
lie good requires special election as provided
for herein to facilitate the matter of providing
an adequate and suitable supply Of gas to said
city Of Canon City and its inhabitants. for fuel
and Illuminating purposes.
RESoLVED, By the city council of the city
of Canon City. Colorado. that there bs. and
hereby j. called in and for said city a su,.cfz
election to be held on Monday the nth day of
January. a. ID. 1903. at which shall be submit
ted To the voters of said city Who are tax paw
ers under the Law, for their approval OF siisap-
proval. the question of granting to- the said H
a BLACK. his heirs snccessers and assigns for
the period of twenty year. the right privilege
and franchise To construct. operate and main
tzin within the city Of Canon City. in th,. state
of Cniuradgk
and distribution Of gas for fuel and illurrinai-
ing purposes and to furnish the same to the
said city and its inhabitants.
hat for the purIsoSe ,tf said election tbs. fol-
lowing named persons shall act and are here
by appointed to act, a. election Judges thereof
to-Wfit: Firs; ward. D. j. Houston. James Pen,
nington and Carne A Barton. Second
wand. Anson ;. R1dd. Mzr.e \. Duncan and j.
r Brown. Third ~afd. tdth b. Smith. John
NJ Wagner and Katie J. Moore: thar the. poll
ing place of said election in the Firs. ward
shall be held inithe salvation Army barracks
at No 2es Main street. in the second ward in
the Maupin block at No. ia North Fifth
street. and in the Third ward in the hose house
of said CITY. that the polls Of said election shall
be opened at : O'Clock .. IN. and shall remain
open until seven O'Clock p m. Of said day
That the city clerk OF said city shall imme-
d.Rirly procure frpin the county treasurer Of
Fremont county certified list of names Of all
the residents uf said city of Canon City. Who
are tax payers under the law thereof ane. who
are otherwise qualified electors of said CITY.
and shall furnish the same to said election
judges for their at said election.
That said election shall be bv tallo; t,rirt,.d
on suitable white paper with black ink. and
each voter who shall desire to approve and rati-
fy and vote for said franchise and to authorize
the granting thereof, shall deposit in the bal.
lot box to be provided for its reception BY the
city clerk a hSllo; upon which shall bs. printed
the words:
For the granting to II. A. Black his
heirs. SUCCESSORS and assigns. for the
period uf twenty years. the right. privi-
iegr and franchise to cunstrnCr. operate
and maintain, within the city of Canon
City, in the state of Colorado. a gas
works for the manufacture and distribu
ton of gas for fuel and Illuminating
purposes. and to furnish the same to th..
said city ana its inhabitants.
And each voter who shall desire to disap-
prove and vote agaius; said franchise and the
granting thereof. shall deposi, therein BALLOT
upon which shall be printed the words.
Against granting to II. A. Black. his
heirs. successors and assigns. ftt the
period Of twenty years the right, privi-
and maintain. within the city of Canon
City. in the state of Colorado. a gas
works for the manufacture and distribu
ton OF gas for fuel and Illuminating
purposes, and to furnish the same tothr
said city and its inhabitants.
That said election shall be eolduc,s,l ..,.,,
Judges who shall. in all respects. cou,irlc, ,h,
same, count the votes east, a. above. spsri6,ti
and make return thereof as.provids,,i bv laN.
That this resolution, with an additional 49,,
ing namely; NOTICE OF SPECIAL. 81 &c
TioN, shah be published in aneUspatrr hay.
ing general circulation and published il, ssid
city. and copies thereof furnished to the iudres
OF said election. to be posted in each Of said
wards at the place of voting, at leSs, Is dsys
before the date of such election. As ,,o,i,t ~
the said voters OF the holding thereof.
ADOPTED and approved this 18th day OF De
cember, A. II. 1909.
tssAIl JH pS.nonx,
Attest: ~,
Ed MINOR.
City Clerk.