The daily sentinel., 1907-09-25
and Calling ar Election Therefor

tenn of water works taking water
!. from the Gunnison river by means of
a pumping plant and distributing the
same through the city by means of
proper conduits, and
Whereas the said water works
have become worn out and obsolete
and wholly Inadequate to the needs
of the city and its Inhabitants. and
Whereas the City Council deems
1t imperatively necessary that a new
! system of water works for fire and
domestic purposes adequate to the
needs of the city and its inhabitants
should be constructed at once and
. to that end proposes to erect such
system of water works as will have
its source in a mountain stream and
as will bring to the city and distrib-
ute therein an adequate supply of
pure mountain water suitable to the
/, city's needs, and
/ Whereas the erection of such a
new system of water works will cost
= about Four Hundred Thousand Dol
. lars and II erected will necessitate
the issuance of bonds of the city to
that amount to provUe funds there
, for,
Now therefore in order to ascer.
| tain whether or not the voters of the
! said city who are taxpayers under
) the law viii approve the erection by
the City Council of such a system of
water works,
BE 1T ORDAINED by the City
!, Council of the City of Grand juno
tion:
Section 1. That pursuant to Chap
ter 1853 of the Session Laws of 1899
there be and hereby is submitted to
the vote of the voters of the City of
: Grand Junction who are Taxpayers
a h.. Ian far hot 1ata Ina
J tion at the election hereinafter called
: the following question:
"Will the voters of the City
of Grand Junction who are tax
payers under the law approve
the erection by the City Council
of said city of a new system of
water works for supplying the
said city with water for fire and
domestic purposes to be forever
owned maintained aid operat-
; ed by the said city and to cost
: in the neighborhood of Four
+ Hundred Thousand Dollars
} and gthe funds for which
erection II the vote here
on be in the affirmative
are to be raised by the is
suanoe OF the water bonds of
the city?"
The proposed system of water
works is as aforesaid to construct
the necessary works to bring to the
city and distribute therein an ade-
quate supply of pure mountain water
for fire and domestic purposes in
said city.
Section 2. That for the purpose of
, taking the said vote upon said ques-
tion a special election be and the
: same is hereby ordered and called
to be held in said city on Saturday,
the second day of November, 1907,
beginning at the hour of seven
O'Clock A. NJ. and closing at the hour
of seven O'Clock p. NJ.
Section 3. That the following be
and they hereby are appointed as the
polling places for said election:
In the First ward at the Western
Hotel at Second street and Colorado
avenue.
In the Second ward at the Turner
Hall, number One Hundred Thirty
East Main street.
In the East Third ward at S. NJ
Dowden's marble shop, at the north
east corner of Main street and Sew
enth street.
In the West Third ward at number
Five Hundred Thirty-Eight East
Main street.
In the Fourth ward at the City
Hall, at Sixth street and Colorado
avenue.
And that the following be and they
hereby are appointed to act as judg-
es of the said election, to-wit
In the First ward. ]. S. Whitsell.
II. B. Tyler, w. f. Pittman.
In the Second ward, Peter Chel-
ius. S. B. Eskridge. NJ. C. Kinsley.
In the East Third ward, Fred Hal
bour, S. NJ. Dowden, G. w. Caldwell.
In the West Third ward, A. A.
Miller, Thomas Ryan, t. S. Ramey.
J, In the Fourth ward, James
Woods. f. NJ. welch, c. L. Dyke.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall
give notice in writing of the special
election hereby called in which shall
be stated the tine when and the
places where said election is to be
held and the question to be voted
upon by causing the said notice to be
published in a newspaper published
in said city and having general circu-
lation therein at least fifteen days
before the said election and by caus-
ing like notices to be posted at each
polling place hereinbefore provided
also fifteen days before the said cleo
tion.
Section 5. The said election shall
be conducted as nearly as may be in
the manner provided by law for the
conducting of general city elections
and at the close of the polls the judg-
es shall count and tally the votes
cast and make due return thereof
to the City Clerk and the City Clerk
shall on the third day after said
election in the presence of the mayor
of said city open and canvass said
returns and make an abstract there
of showing the result of said election
, and certify to the correctness of said
abstract and deliver the same to the
City Council at its next meeting
thereafter and the City Council shall
declare and enter of record the re-
suit of the said election.
Section G. That the persons who
Mt the time OF said election are voters
of the City OF Granl Junction and
/ are Taxpayers under the law and no
others are quallfied to vote at thh
said election and all such voters who
annrova the erection of said water
works shall vote by ballot, For the
; ! Erection OF the Water Works" and