The Delta independent., 1903-09-11
ORDINANCE NO.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUB
MISSION OF The QUESTION OF THE EREC-
TIoN OF A SYSTEM OF WATER WORKS
FOR THE TOWN OF DELTA, COLORADO
TO THE VOTE OF THE VOTERS OF SAID
TOWN. WHO ARE TAXPAYERS UNDER
THE LAW. AND CALLING AN ELECTION
THEREFOR
BE It ordained by the Board Of Trustees of
the 7ssrn Of Delta Colorado:
sECrIoN !. That special election is hereby
ordered and called to be held at the Old Town
Hall in the Town Of Delta, Colorado, on
Tuesday the 9Th day of October, A. D., 1903, be-
ginning at the hour Of seven o'clock A. NJ. and
closing at the hour Of seven O'Clock, p. NJ, for
the purpose of taking the vote OF the voters Of
the said town, who are taxpayers under the law.
upon the following question. which Is hereby
submitted to the said voters for their determine
tiOn at said election. as follows, namely
Shall the voters Of the Town Of Delta, Colo
radio, approve the erection, by the Board Of
Trustees. Of the Town Of Delta. of gravity sys-
TEN of waterworks for supplying the said town
with water for fire and domestic purposes and all
other municipal purposes, to be forever owned,
maintained and operated by the said town. the
funds for which are to be raisrd by the issu-
ance of the negotiable coupon bonds Of the said
town in an amount not exceeding Eighty Thou
sand Dollars.
SFcrIoN 2. The proposed. system Of water
works Is to construct the necessary condu.ts,
pipeline, structures and reservoirs for the con-
veyance of water from the Donghspoon In Delta
county, Colorado. and for the storage of said wa
ter and the distribution thereof to said town, and
the purchase of a water right In said waters of
Doughspoon of priority Number 1. according
to the decree Of the District Court of said Delta
County. In the matter Of the adjudication Of pri-
critics of water rights in water district No 10.
sEcrI0N 3. The persons. who. at the time
of the said election, are voters Of the town Of
Delta, Colorado, and arc tax payers under the
law. and no Others, shall be qualified to vote at
said election, and all Of said qualified voters
who approve the erection Of said waterworks.
shall vote by ballot, wlIereon is written or
printed the words FOR the Erection of Water
Works. and those opposed thereto shall vote by
ballot whcreOn Is written or printed the words
Against the Erection OF Water Works'
sEcrIoN4 The Town Clerk and Recorder shall
give notice Of hespecial electicn provided for In
section ofthis ordinance. by causing notice 70
bc published IN newspaper, Published in said
town and having general circulation therein
at least fifteen davs before the said election and
by causing notices TO be posted In at least three
conspicuous places In said town, one Of which
shall bo at the polling place hereinbefore pro-
vided. at least fifteen days before the said cleo
tion.
SEt rioN5. Returns Of the said election shall
be ma,le to the said Clerk and Recorder by tho
Judges thereof, and the said Clerk and Recorder
Oh the third day after the said election. in tile
presence of the Mayor ofsaid town, shall opeu
and canvass said returns and make an abstract
thereof. showing tile result oi said erection, and
certify to the correctness Of tile said abstract
and deliver the same tothe board of Trustees at
Its next meeting thereafter, and at the said meet
ing the Board of Trustees shall declare and enter
Of record tile result Of tile said election
sEtTIoS g. The following are hereby ap-
pointed to act as judges Of the said election, to
wit: l. NJ. Copklin, A. 4. Ansbary and C!ar-
encc Nelson.
SECrIoN7. All ordinances and resolutions in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed
Passed September stli. A. u. lou3.
Signed and approved this 5th day OF scptem.
ber. 1908.
R. A. JOHNSON.
Mayor and Presiding OiIicer
Of the Board Of Trustees.
AFh'' J.-E. BsscxIEY.
Town Clerk and Recorder.