The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-04-25
Notice Of Special City Election

Notice is hereby given pursuant 70 Ordi-
nance No. 8ol, Of the city of Hood River,
duly and regularly passed that special cleo
lion VIII be held In the city of Hood River.
Oregon ON the Tth day Of May, 1912, at the
ity Hall on ith street between state and Oak
street ON said date, The polls will be opened
at the hour of 4 O'Clock "a. m. on said day,
and will be closed at the hour OF u. M. ON
said day The Judges appointed by the Com
mon Council To conduct said election are A A.
G, Buck, Chairman, John A. Wilson aud O.
Il Byker and the clerks are George Dimmick
and h. A. Baker.
The purposes for which said election is
called and held are 90 submit to the qualified
electors OF the City OF Hood River the follow
ing amendments TO the charter thereof. An
amendment to Section 81 of the charter of
said city which, f approved by the legal
electors Of said city, viii read as tdiluws.--
section 81 The council shalt not IN any
way create or contract any Indebtedness
which shall siuEly 4 In the aggregate exceed
otherwise especially provided
An amendment TO Section Is, paragraph
thereof which II approved by the legal elect
0rs OF said city, VIII read as follows:
Section iN ~ 70 levy taxes not TO exceed
~ per cent, except as otherwise provided in
tins act upon all the property both real and
personal, within the corporate limits of said
city, nnd upon all goods wares and merChau
disc kept for sals In the city. and upon all
capital and machinery emplo ed In any
branch of manufacture, or any other business,
within the city, owned by any corporation,
partnership, or other person, whether resid
ing within or without said city, ana upon all
notes, accounts debts or bills receivable
due or to become due, on account of such
goods, wares or merchandise or the conduct
of said manufactures or other business.
An amendmeuttO to Section l0l of the Charter
of the city of Hood River, TO be knOwa rs
section lU'-a which, II approved by the legal
electors thrrot Will read as fol ows:
Section l02 a. For the purpose OF acquiring
by purchase or otherwise OF any water works
n and Tor the supply of the Clty OF Hood
hlNer now IN operation the Common GOun-
ell thal have power ana is hereby authorized
20 incur an Indebtedness for that purpose OF
not To- eNCctd $4,000 Ia addition To the indebt-
eduess provided for ln Section 81 and Para.
graph Il OF section Is Of the charter of the
Diiy of Hood River, and to loan the faith ana
credit OF the city therefor, ana the Common
council OF the city iS hereby authorized and
empowered to lund such Indebtedness not eN.
ceedng said sum by issuing aud dispoSing
of the bonds of said city upon the terms and
conditions, aud IN accordance With the
requirements of Section i03 of the charter Of
said city, except that the question OF the
issuance of said bonds for the purpose set out
In this section shall not be required to be sub
mttted 70 avote OF the legal voters OF said city
before their issua &c; provided, however, that
such bonds shall not draw Interest to exceed
six per ceutum per annum.
An amendment 20 section l03 OF the charter
OF the CITY OF Hood River, which, II approved
by the legal electors thereof viii read as tol
lows
Section lO3 Before disposing of any of the
bonds provided for In this act, the council
shall require the recorder TO advertise for 30
days In ai least one newspaper Ot this state for
sealed proposals to purchase said bonds, or
any part thereof which said advertisement
hall state the amount of the bonds to be sold
the time the same Will become due the date at
which proposals will be opened ana consiu-
cred, Hud that the bonds are issued and dis
posed of under the provision OF this act
An amendment to Section l06 of the charter Of
the City of Hood River. winch, If approved by the
legal electors thereof viii read as follows;
Section l06 The council shall at the same time
the tax for general purposes is levied. and at least
once in each year, after the issuance of such
bonds as provided for In Sections l02 and lO2-a Of
this act levy and collect special tax ON all taxa
Bile sroperty within said city sufficient to raise
money enough TO pay the interest on all bonds
issued under this act and 20 provide a sinking
fund with which 90 pay the principal OF said
bonds az maturity sand tax may be included IN
the other taxes OF said city and considered part
thereof for the purpose of lcvying and collecting
he same. AS the taxes are collected its pr0put- I
then tu the other taxes collected with or included
n che sum collected shall he set apart from the I
1tber taxes as a special fund for the purpose and I
10 I've useu ln the manner and for the purpose (
lercmhefoue provided and shall not be used for 4
any other purpose than that for which the same I
vas levied and collected.
An amendment Ca Paragraph a. of Section is /
IF the charter of the City OF Hood River which I
section Is 4O To borrow money on the faith
and credit OF the city on TO loan the credit there
IT. or both not 20 exceed the sum of $lO.000 eN- .
'ept as in this act or otherwise especially pro-
Dated and first published this 25tb day Of April.
9l2 H. L. HOWE.
a25m2 City Recorder.