The Arizona sentinel., 1903-05-20
COTTON COUNCIL.
OFFICE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL ]
 OF YUMA, A. T., May Is, 1903.

OF UNA, A. T., May Is, l9O3.
 Council met pursuant to adjournment Roll called. Present: Mayor R. s. Pat terson, Councilmen F. L. Ewing, Johl Dunne, and R. Tapia; Councilman J. E Devine, absent.
 Upon motion seconded and carried the following resolution was passed: | Resolved: That the town sewer bt extended from it's western terminus or 2nd street to Madison Avenue, on Mad ison Avenue south to Third street, or Third street west to First Avenue, and on First Avenue south to Orange Ave. nue and the Clerk is hereby directed tC advertise in the Arizona Sentinel in two issues call for bids for the construction of said sewer and bids to be received on the 2nd day of June, 1903, at 3 o'clock p. m.
 Upon motion ofF L. Ewing, seconded by John Dunne, the following resolu- tion was introduced, to-wit:
 Whereas: the town of Yuma Gin Yuma county, Arizona Territory, is char tered municipal corporation having 8 bona fide population of not less than one thousand persons, as shown by the last school census taken in said town of Yuma, before the election to be held as hereinafter provided; and  Whereas, it is to the best interest of the said town of Yuma and of the in habitants thereof, and it is also neces- sary that said town of Yuma construct system of public water works for said town of Yuma; and
 Whereas, in order to construct said water works, it will be necessary for said town of Yuma to provide the neces- sary funds therefor by an issue and sale of its bonds in the sum of forty thousand dollars; now, therefore, it is hereby -.-7--
 Resolved, by the Mayor and Common Council of the town of Yuma that an election of the qualified voters of said town of Yuma be held in said town of Yuma on Thursday, the 23rd day of June, A. D., 1903, to determine whether or not the said town of Yuma shall is- sue and sell its bonds in the sum of forty thousand dollars, said bonds to bear interest at per cent per annum and to be payable as follows: $10,O00 payable in fifteen years, SlO,000 payable in twenty years, S1O,OOO payable in twenty-five years and $10,OOO payable in thirty years, for the construction of water works for said town of Yuma. The election herein provided to be held shall be held at the public school house in said town of Yuma between the hours of 8 o'clock a. no. and o'clock p. m., on said 23rd day of June, A. D., 1903, and at such election all qualified electors who are owners of real or personal property subject to taxation, in said town of Yuma shall be permitted to vote at such election. The form of ballots and the manner of voting shall be the same as provided by law for general elections held in the territory of Arizona.
 Notice of the time and place of hold ing such election shall be given by publication for thirty days in the Ari- zona Sentinel, weekly newspaper of general circulation published in said town of Yuma, said notice to be signed by the mayor and attested by the clerk and shall have the town seal affixed thereto.
 The officers of said election shall be one inspector, two judges, two poll clerks, two ballot clerks and one mar shal. The town marshal shall be ex- officio election marshal and the other election officer shall be appointed by the town council at it's regular meeting on June End, 1903. If any of the cleo tion officers fail to attend at the open ing of the polls such vacancies shall be filled as at general elections in the ter ritory of Arizona.
 A vote being taken the above and foregoing resolution was passed by tne following vote: Mayor, R. 5. Patter- son; Councilmen, P L. Ewing, John Duune and R. Tapia, all voting aye
 There being no further business, council adjourned until June 20d 1903, al three o'clock ?. n.
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