Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-18
PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
State of Colorado.
County OF otero. )ss
City OF Rocky Ford,
The following proposed ordinance
was introduced and read at the resu-
lar meeting of the City Council OF the
City of Rocky Ford in said County
and State duly held on the 18th day OF
May, 1906. and. on motion duly sec
onded and carried. was ordered pup
lished according to law.
CsRAL1 +. l.. McKELVEY.
City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance TO contract an In.
debtedness on behalf of the city OF
Rocky Ford. Colorado. and upon the
credit thereof by issuing bonds OF said
City to the aggregate amount OF one
Hundred Thousand Dollars FOR me
construction. Of water works soIor,,Ine Ior m,e
and domestic purposes prescribing
the form of said bonds and providing
for the levying of taxes to pay the
same.
whereas the City of Rocky Ford Is
obtaining It's water supply at present
mainly from one surface well and IN
part from artesian wells and the pres
ent supply of water therefrom is
menace TO the health OF the COM
munity, because the water Is impure
and Is 80 impregnated with nlkali thar
Il is UNIT for domestic use. and one
artesian well used for filling cisterns
for drinking purposes has faileu 10
such an extent that drinking water Is
being hauled In tanks five miles: and.
Whereas, from Investigations made
by this Council this Council deems II
necessary to the health OF the inhnbi-
tants OF the City that better and In
creased water supplies and the neces-
sary facilities therefor should be I'M
mediately furnished for fire and do
nestle purposes within said city and
the said Council deems II for the best
Interest OF the City that large artesian
wells should be sunk and improved
pumping machinery should be OBJ
taincd and the present water works
system in part reconstructed FOR the
furnishing of nm adequate and suit
able supply of water to the City and
Its Inhabitants for fire and domestic
purposes Now. therefore.
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCKY FORD:
Section I. That for the purpose of
constructing water works for fire and
domestic purposes within and for said
City Of Rocky Ford by tho sinking
OF new wells and supplying the same
with new pumping machinery and re-.
constructing some OF tho pipes and the
laying OF now pipes connecsins the
said City IN order to procure sup
ply Of pure water suitable to the
needs OF the City and It's inhabi-
tants for hre and domestic purposes.
there shall be contracted and II II
hereby 10 ordered and directed an In.
dsbtednsss on behalf Of said City and
upon the credit thereof By issuing the
v4Anp.ftahlA e0n60n h0Raa NJ the nald
City 10 the aegreGato amount Of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars Said
honda shal1 b known and Designated
a. water WORKS Bonds OF 1901. shall
b one hundred IN number. numbered
from One to One Hundred both incius.
I've and cs the Reorganization Of one
thousand Dollars each. shall bear date
June .. iees. shall become due and
payable flftecn years AFTER their date
and redesmabls At the option OF the
City ten yeafs AFTER their date. shall
bear interest AZ the ratio Of avc PER
esntum per annum. payable ssmi.an.
nuaiiy on the Fsfth day Of June and
year. which interest payments shall
Be evidenced BY proper coupons al.
tarhed 10 each bond: both principal
and interest shall b payable In eoid
coin Of tho United etasea OF America
Of or equal to the present standard oi
wsisht and ancness At the once oi
the City Treasurer Of said City or Al
the banning house of Kount1s Brothers
IN the City and State Of New York
as the option Of the holders Of said
bonds and coupons respectively.
Section 3. That each Of said bonds
and each Of the interest coupons
thereto attached shall b IN substan.
tally the following forms respectively.
to.wtt:
(Form Of Bond.)
UNITED 0TATHO OF AMERICA
CrTY OF ROCKY FORD
WATER WORKS BOND OF lsss
ei.oeA. $1,000
The City Of Rocky Ford IN ths