The Glenwood post., 1904-12-31
LEGAL
An Ordinance

To provide for submitting to IA vote tn,
question of extending or renewing the pres
ent water and electric light franchises from
The Town of Glenwood Springs, under whicf
The GlcnwOod Light and Water Company o
said town is now operating.
BE IL ordained by the Board of Trustees OF
the Town OF Glenwood Springs, Colorado:
Section l. That special election be held
. in the Town of GlcnwOOd Springs, Colorado
on the Third day of January, 1906, at which
there shall be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors OF said town who are tax
payers under the law, the question of eX.
tending or renewing the present water and
electric light franchises from the town OF
Glcnwood springs, under which The Glen
wood Light and Water Company of said
/ town is now operating, for the period OF
twenty years from and after the date of the
expiration thereof; provided, that said fran
chises are to be renewed for said period OF
time subject to the approval of the qualified
voters OF said town who are taxpayers there.
in, and also upon the condition that the
present water and light rates shall be re.
duced in accordance with the proposition
presented by The Glcnwood Light and Water
Company to the Board of Trustees of the
town OF Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on the
Fifth day OF December, A, ID. 1904, and that
said company shall enter into n contract
with the said town, at the time of granting a
renewal of said franchises, conditioned, that
the said rcduct ions of water and light rates
mentioned in said proposition shall be kept
and performed from and after the date OF
contract, and that said company, its success
the duties, obligations and reservations
contained in the several ordinances and
agreements now in force and effect and
heretofore entered into between said town
and said company ana its grantors concern.
ing the water and light supply to said town
and the inhabitants thereof
section g That the county treasurer of Gar
ncld county, Colorado be Instructed to
make and cause to be delivered to the Judges
of said special election, who shall be APP
pointed for said special election IA certified
list of the taxpayers of the town of Glen
wood springs, Colorado, who have paid a
properly tax therein during the year next
preceding said special election; and no per.
son shall be entitled to vote ut said special
election unless he or She shall have paid "A
property tax in the town Of GIcnwood
springs, Colorado, in the year next prcced-
ing said special election, and be otherwise
qualified as provided by law.
Section B. That the judges of said special
election, who shall be appointed by the
Board of Trustees of the town of Glcnwood
springs, Colorado, shall act as the Judges of
said special election. All persons voting
upon the said question shall vote by ballot,
and all such ballots shall be printed accord
ing to law, and shall be deposited in II ballot
box in charge OF said election judges On
said ballots shall be printed the words,
"For granting the franchises" or the words,
| against granting the franchises" The
said special election shall be conducted in
the manner as near as may be to the regular
annual town election, and the votes cast
shall be counted substantially in the same
manner as the votes for town officers. and
/ the result thereof shall be certified by said
! Judges of said special election to the town
recorder OF said town, in the same manner
as the result of the regular election of the
municipal officers OF said town is certified
and the same shall he CauvuSsrd in the same
| manner as the vote Tor municipal officers is
/ canvasscd. The judges OF said special clcc.
tiOn shall make out and certify to the town
recorder Il list of the names OF the electors
] voting upon the question of granting said
/ franchises, in the order in which it was re.
Ceivcd, and each ballot shall be numbered in
the order in which it was received, and the
number recorded on the said list Of voters
opposite the name OF the voter who pre-
sented the ballot. The list certified by the
county treasurer shall also be returned by
said judges OF said special election to the
town recorder.
section I. That if it shall appear that Il
hereby submitted are for granting said
franchises, the Board of Trustees of said
town shall be authorized to pass AN ordi.
nance or ordinances granting to said The
GlcnwoOd Light and Water Company fran.
chiscs to supply water and electric light as
provided in section one of this ordinance,
to the town of Glenwood Springs and
| tc the inhabitants thereof, for the period OF
| twenty (2O) years from and after the date OF
| the expiration of the present water and
electric light franchises.
Section B. That the town recorder be, and
he is hereby authorized and directed to
cause notice of said special election to be
published and notices posted as provided by
law.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage, approval
and publication according to law,
Passed, approved and adopted this 18th
WM. DoUGAN,
tsEAI.. Mayor
Attest:
A. j. DICKSON,
Clerk and Recorder.
| Published in the Glenwood Post at Glen.