The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-05-13
Notice of Special Election.
To the Qualified Electors and Vote
of the CifY of nnn InMa.

Notice of Special Election.
TO the Qualified Electors and Voters
of the City of Leon. Iowa:
Notice of the calling Of Special
Election for the submission to the
qualified electors and voters the ques-
tion of the Procuring, Purchasing,
Erecting, Building and Furnishing of
Waterworks System in and for the
City of Leon, Iowa, and for the issu-
ing of the Bonds of said City of Leon
in payment therefor.
You are hereby notified that on the
9th day of May A. D. 1909, it being at
regular meeting of the City Council
of the City Of Leon, Iowa, in due and
legal course Of business there came
up for hearing and consideration by
said Council, a Petition which had
been duly and legally filed with the
City Clerk, and City Council, of the
said City of Leon, on the 9Th day of
upon examination was found to con-
tain the names and signatures of the
majority of the qualified electors of
the said City of Leon: that said Pc
tition asks that the said City Council
call a Special Election for the purpose
of submitting to the qualified electors
and voters Of said City of Leon the
question Of the issuance of the Bonds
of the City of Leon in the sum of not
to exceed s35, 100000. to be used for the
purpose of building, erecting, estab-
fishing and procuring a System of
Waterworks for the City of Leon,
with all necessary appliances and APP
paratus thereto pertaining and for
obtaining and constructing the neces-
sary water supply for the same, and
that said Waterworks System with
water supply could not be procured,
erected, built and established within
the limit of one and one-quarter per
centum of the actual value of the
taxable property of the said City of
Leon
That in pursuance of the filing of
said petition aforesaid, and the law in
such cases made and provided, the
said City Council of the City of Leon
(baving said petition under due and
meeting thereof. to-Wit: on the 9Th
day of May, A. d. 1909 passed in due
and legal form the following Resolu-
ton:
, BE it Resolved by the City Council OF the
, City OF Leon Iowa. that Special Election
,, be. and the same is hereby called, to be held
, wards thereof to-wit Wards Numbers One.
Two and Three, on the 10th day of June. A. D..
9 ee 5ns OF Of 2 gdn on on the CITY
Leon. Iowa. in the sum OF $4,000; said Bonds
to run for the term of twenty COZ years and
to draw A.. per cent interest: said Bonds TO
lie used for the purpose OF building. purchas-
: ing, procuring, constructing and furnishing
System OF Waterworks for said City OF Leon;
and for procuring. purchasing. building and
constructing the necessary water supply for
the same.
Passed and adopted this 9th day of May,
y a, D, 1909,
Signed: S. A. GATES.
e Attest: 5. G. MITCHELL ~ y ~'A w.
t Clerk of said City of Leon
That in compliance with the pro.
t visions of said Resolution and the
Acts of said City Council, and the
0 law in such cases made and provided,
6 the qualified electors and voters oil
o said City of Leon, Iowa, are
Therefore, Notified that said Spe
e cial Election of the City of Leon
Iowa, for said purpose aforesaid, vii
1t be held in said City of Leon, Iowa
If in Wards Numbers One, Two anG
Three thereof, on the 10th day o.
e June, A. ID. 1909, between the hour.
of 8 a. m. and p. m. of said day, tht
is same to be held at the usual voting
places in said Wards, to-wit; Ii
s. Ward No. l. at basement of Presby
terrain church. In Ward No. 2, q
S w. II. Filical's shop. In Ward No.
at Ballew Lumber Co. office.
ID Said proposition of the issuance o
said Bonds for the building, purchas
vs. ing erecting procuring and furnish
lie ing of said Waterworks System, witt
water supply, will be submitted t,
said electors and voters of the sal,
City of Leon, Iowa, at said Specia
Election in substantially the follow
'n ing form, to-wit:
OF For the issuance of A. per cent
20 year Bonds Of the City of
"a Leon, Iowa. in the sum of
s35 5000, for Waterworks Sys-
ee TEN, and water supply for
Against the issuance of Al per
ed cent 20 year Bonds of the City
ID of Leon, Iowa, in the sum of
$4,000, for Waterworks Sys- -
~ TEN, and water supply for
same. -
To all of which take due notice.
sy BY Order and Resolution of tn
City Council of the City of Leon, Dt
an catur County, Iowa, and provision
of the laws Of the State of Iowa, !
ar such cases made and provided.
*. Dated at the City of Leon, low
IS this 9th day of May A. ID. 1909.
S. A. GATES,
Mayor of the City of Leon, Iowa.
by S. G. MITCHELL.