The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-04-26


acquiring, and constructing of water
works system for the City of Leaven-
worth, which includes the purchasing of
the system now owned by the Tumwater
Light and Water Company, a Wash
ington corporation, and to provide for
the borrowing Of money to be used in
payment therefor, by Issuing the nego-
table coupon bonds of said City in the
sum of Forty Thousand six hundred Dol
lars (si0GO0.); to provide for the calling
and holding of II special election for sub
hitting the said proposition to the quail
flied voters of said city for ratification
or rejection.
Council of the City of Leavenworth,
County of Ohelan and state of Washing
ton, the said City shall purchase, ac-
Quire, and construct a water works sys-
tenn in and for said City adequate for the
needs of the said City and its inhabit-
ants for the purpose of furnishing said
City and the Inhabitants thereof, and
other persons, with an ample supply of
water for all uses and purposes, public
and private, including water power
and other power derived therefrom, a
part of which system shall include that
portion of the Tumwater Light Il Wa
ter Oompanys system lying within the
corporate limits of the City of Leaven-
worth and within the Darling Land
Company's First Addition to Leaven-
worth. and the portion connecting Leay-
enworth and Darling Land Company's
First Addition.
WHEREAS, plans and specifications COW
ering such water works system prepared
u.
are now on file in the office of the City
Clerk, and the estimated cost OF pur-
chasing. acquiring, and constructing
SAID water MOTIFS system T. Fopt1 so 10
sand Six Hundred Dollars s4O,6OO.), be-
ing Twenty-one thousand six hundred
Dollars &l,6OO? for the portion TO be
ter Company, and Nineteen Thousand
Dollars $4,000 for the portion to be
constructed.
w T1DEAG A. &c naoasSary 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
(3-5) of the qualified voters of the City at
an election to be held for that purpose,
now therefore
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LEAvENwoRTH DO oRDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Sec /. That subject to the ratification OF
the qualified voters of the City of Leaven-
worth at an election hereafter called to be
held in said City of Leavenwortb, there
shall be purchased acquired and con-
structed a system of water works In and for
said CITY of LeayenWorth under plans and
specifications as follows:
The supply is to be purchased from Turn
water Light Il Water Company to be deltv-
cred by 1t through its reservoir to the dis
tributing system hereinafter specified.
The distributing system now owned by
the Tumwater Light water re ro COMPANY H,pn ~
LeavenWorte and within the Darling LAND
Companyis First Addition to Leayenworth
shall be ACQUIRED by purchase 1or the sum OF
1921 600, and extensions and additions snail
be made shown by the plans and specifi-
cations on file with the City Clerk and ad-
opted by the Council OF the Clty OF LeaV-
enworth by Resolution.
The City Council does hereby adopt for
such water works system the plans ana
specifications prepared by Q. II. Green and
now on file in the Office of the City Clerk to
which reference is hereby made for de-
tailed description of the said water works
system.
Sec 2. The estimated cost of said water
works system is hereby found and declared
to be Forty thousand six hundred Dollars
ts40,600.) made up OF two items: TWenty,one
thousand six hundred Dollars ($2l. GOO.) for
the purchase of that portion OF the Tumwa-
ter Light & Water Company's system lying
within the corporate limits of the City OF
Leavenworth, and that portion of its sys-
TEN lying within the Darling Land Com:
pany's First Addition to Leavenworth ana
the portion connecting the City of Leaven-
worth with the Darling Land Company's
First Addition and the extensions and por-
lions constructed will cost Nineteen thou
sand (Sl9,000.) Dollars.
Sec. 3 For the purpose of borrowing
money to be used in the payment OF said
water works system, the City of Leaven-
worth shall issue ot
hundred Dollars (s40.6OO,) payable twenty
years from date thereof with interest at the
rate OF SIX per cent 10 per cenGJ per dHIiuu
payable semiannually. The form, date,
and details of said bonds shall be prescribed
by the City Council after the election here
matter called shall have been held. Said
bonds shall be of the denomination OF One
thousand Dollars tSl0O0) each, bear date OF
their issue, shall be numbered from one
"a upward consecutively, shall be payable
in gold coin or lawful money of the United
States of America at such banking house or
trust company in the city OF New YORK as
shall be designated in 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 cited Ito issue said bonds
in the name of the said City signed by him
self 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 2lst
day of May, 1912, for the purpose OF submit
ting to the qualified voters thereof the
question of the ratification or rejection OF
the said proposed plans and specifications
for said water works system, and that the
issuance of the negotiable coupon bonds OF
the City of Leavenworth In the amount OF
Forty thousand six hundred Dollars (si0,-
6OO) 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 purchase, acquiring, and construction
of the proposed water works system tne
plans and specifications prepared by U. ii:
Green, engineer. which have been approved