The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-10-13
ORDINANCE NO. 81

An Ordinance providing for the construc-
tion of n water works system for the city
OF Leavenworth, specifying the system
or plan proposed and to declare the eSti-
mated cost of said system and to provide
for borrowing money to be used in pay
ment therefor by issuing the negotiable
coupon bonds of said city in the sum OF
$4,000 and to provide for the calling and
holding OF special election for submit
ting the said propositions to the quail
fed voters of the said City for ratifica-
tion or rejection.
Council of the City of Leavenworth,
County of Ohelan, State of Washington,
the said City shall construct a water
works system in and for said city ade-
quate for the needs OF said City and its
Inhabitants for the purpose of furnish
ing such city and the inhabitants there
of and other persons with an ample
supply of water for all uses and purposes,
public and private, including water
power and other power derived there
from.
WHEREAS, plans and specifications COW
ering such water works system, pre-
pared by o. Fl. Green, a competent en-
gineer, are now on file in the office OF
the City Clerk, and the estimated cost
OF the construction of such water works
system according to the plans and speci-
fications is Forty-four Thousand Dollars
t$44000l, and
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary that the said
proposed plans and specifications for
said water works system and the incur
ring of the Indebtedness to pay for the
same shall be approved by three fifths
of the qualified voters of the City at an
election held for that purpose, now
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL
lof the City Or OF THE TOWN OF LEA
VENWORTH, as follows:
Section |. That subject to the ratification
of the qualified voters of the Town of Lea
venworth ut an election hereafter called to
be held, there shall be constructed system
of water works in and for said Town of Lea
venworth under plans and specifications as
follows:
Greek Water Company to be delivered by
them to a reservoir to be built by the Town
of Leavenworth according to plans on file,
and located on the e@ of the seq of section
u, township "a, north range II, east of Will
lamette Meridian, at an elevation of APP
proximately 40 feet above the level Of the
intersection of Front and Sth streets. The
supply will then be conducted through n
pipe line from said reservoir to the distribu-
ton system as shown on the plans. The
distribution system is to be constructed in
accordance with said plans and specifica-
tions.
And the City Council does hereby adopt
for such water works system the plans and
specifications prepared by O. II. Green, and
now on file In the office of the City Clerk,
to which reference is hereby made for a de-
tailed description of the said improvement.
Sec. 2. The estimated cost of said water
works system is hereby found and declared
to be Forty-four Thousand Dollars ts440OO).
Sec. 8. For the purpose of borrowing
money to be used in payment for such water
works system, the City of Leavenworth
snail issue ltS negOUlaDle coupon bonds FOR
the sum of Forty-four Thousand Dollars
| (S4400O) payable twenty (20l years from date
thereof, with interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually, the
| form, date, and details of which shall be
prescribed by the City Council after the
election hereinafter called shall have been
held.
Said bonds shall be of the denomination
| of $1,000 each, bear date of their issue, shall
be numbered from one upward, consecu-
lively, shall be payable in gold toin or law
| full money of the United States of America
| at such banking house or trust company in
| in the said bonds
| That the mayor is hereby authorized and
directed in case of the ratification by the
qualified voters of said city of said PROPOSE
| ton as hereinafter provided to issue said
bonds in the name of said city, signed by
himself as mayor and attested by the city
clerk, under the seal of the city.
| Sec. 4. A special election is hereby called
| to be held in and for said city on the 4thday
| ting to the qualified voters thereof the ques-
| ton of the ratification or rejection of the
| said proposed plans and specifications for
said water works system and that the issu-
ance of the negotiable coupon bonds of the
city in the amount of forty-four thousand
dollars t$4400O.i to obtain money for that
| purpose
| Sec. 5. The form of ballots to be used at
| the special election shall be as follows:
Shall the City of Leavenworth adopt for
| the construction of the proposed water
works system the plans and specifications
prepared by o. II. Green, engineer, which
have been approved by ordinance of the
| city council and are now on file with the
| City Clerk?