The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-06
ORDINANCE CALLING
SPECIAL ELECTION

Following is copy of the ordi.
nance passed ut Monday nights com
/ ell meeting, calling for 81 ecl,l ,ieC
tion ON the proposition ol issuing
bonds for a city water system;
ORDINANCE No. 81.
Entitled an ordinance to provide
for special election to vote on the
question of selling bonds to provide
for complete water system,
Whereas, the city OF Hood River
has no water for protection from
| fires; and
Whereas, tho city Of Hood Riy-
er owns certain spring situated
about five and one-fourtn miles from
said city and the right to bring the
water therefrom into said city, and
said spring will furnish a quantity of
water sufficient for ell Emlo,cs CT
said city, and all parts thereof the
said spring being a mountain spring
of pure water, which can never be
contaminated or rendered impure;
and
Whereas, according to surveys and
estimates of a competent engineer the
said spring water can be piped to
and supplied to said city, including
pipes and hydrants, for Il complete
system for fire protection, as well as
! for domestic use, for sum not eX-
ceeding $50, 10000, and
Whereas. the common council of
said city of Hood River deems it
necessary to incur said expense, and
supply said spring water to said city,
for all purposes as aforesaid, and
Whereas, in order to de 80. It will
be necessary to sell bonds Of said city
of Hood River as provided in its
charter to raise money to cover said
expense.
Therefore. the city of Hood River
does ordain as follows; Ssss S%ss - -,
Section l. That special election
shall be held in the city of Hood Riv-
er on Friday the lIth day of July
1905, at which election the qualified
voters of said city shall vote upon the
question whether or not the bords OF
said city of the denomination of 500
to 5000, as the purchaser may desire,
payable in 20 years after date bearr &
interest at the rate of five FER &C! t
per annum, payable semi.Gnnuelly,
with interest coupons attached, such
bonds to be drawn and issued in al
respects as provided by the charter
of said city. and aggregating iDan ouHt
the sum of $50, 10000. or so ml h
thereof as may be necessary, shall he
issued for the purpose Of building
and constructing said water system,
and to raise a fund not exceeding
81, 500 90 to reimburse said city of
Hood River for the purchase price of
said spring and incidental expenses
connected Herewith.
Sec. .. Provided further, that
nothing in this ordinance shall bo
construed to prevent the common
council from purchasing all or any
part of existing water plants or any
other spring, which may be purchased
at price satisfactory to said common
council and approved by their engi-
neer. to he incorporated in said sys-
TEN.
Sec. 3. The Recorder of said city
of Hood River shall post rotices of
said special election in three rublic
places in said city, not less tLan ten
| udN - btlOIt Iub bdlu udl VI Sdlu bleC-
tion, which notice shall be in usual
form of notice of regular city cleo
tion. Shall be signed by the record
er. and shall also contain a brief
statement of the purpose of said cleo
tion. The aggregate amount of bonds
proposed to be issued the purpose of
issuing the same, and the rate of in
terest said bonds are to bear, aud
such other information as the com
mon council may deem necessary to
be included in said election notice.
The said election notice shall also be
published in two successive issues of
the Hood River Glacier, Immediately
preceding the date of said election.
The common council of said city of
Hood River shall appoint judges and
clerks for said special election aud
such officers shall qualify in all re-
spects as required by law, the charter
and ordinances of said city. The
said srecial election shall be held at
the regular polling place in said city
to be specified in said election notice,
the polls shall be kept open from
eight O'Clock in the forenoon until
seven o'clock in the afternoon, and
said election shall be conducted as
near as practicable in accordance
with the general election laws of the
state Of Oregon.
Sec. 3. The recorder of said city
shall prepare and furnish for use at