The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-02
Notice Of Special City Election

Notice Is hereby given pursuant to Ordi-
nance NO. 3Si of the city OF Hood River,
duly and regularly passed that a special elee-
tion Will be held in the City OF Hood River,
Oregon, on the 1th day OF May, 1912, at the
ity Hail on 4th street between state and Oak
Street on said date. The polls will be opened
at the hour OF O'Clock a. m. on said day,
and will be closed at the hour OF p m, ON
said day. The judges appointed by the Com
mon Council 10 conduct said election are A.
G. Buck, Chairman, John A. Wilson aud o.
II Byker and the clerks are George Dlmmick
and +, A. Baker
The purposes for which said election is
called and held are to submit TO the qualified
electors OF the City Of Hood River the follow.
ing amendments 10 the charter thereof An
| amendment to Section s. of the charter OF
said city which, II approved by the legal
electors of said city, will read as follows
Section 81. The council shall not in any
way create or contract any Indebtedness
which shall singly n in the aggregate exceed
the sum OF $4,000, except as in This act
otherwise especially provided
An amendment 10 Section 4s, paragraph
| thereof which If approved by the legal elect
ors OF said city, win read as follows
Section ~. " To levy taxes not 10 exceed
| 30 per cent, except as otherwise provided In
| this act, upon all the property both real aud
| personal within the corporate limits of said
| city, and upon all goods, wares and merchan-
| disc kept for sal In the city. and upon ali
| capital and machinery emplO ed In any
| branch oI manufacture or other business,
within the city, owned by any corporation
par lneTship. or other person, whether resd
ing within or without said city, aud upon all
| notes, accounts debts or bills receivable
| due or to become ldue, on account OF The
| sale O. such toots, wares or merchan ndise or
the conducting of sal manu- actures or otner
| business.
An amendment to Se'tion l02 of the Charter
| of the city Of Hood kiver, TO be known Ms
| section l02-a, which, II approved by the legal
etc ors therof will read as fol ows;
Section lUs-a. For the plrpose of acquiring
by purchase or otherwise of any water works
| IN and Tor the supply OF the city OF HOOD
| River now in operation. tile Common Coun-
ell shall have power and is hereby authorized
To incur an Indebtedness for that purpose OF
not TO exceed $4,000 ia addition to the iodebt
| edneSs provided for in Section 81 and Para
| graph a of Section Is of the charter OF the
city of Hood River, and to loan the faith and
credit OF the City therefor, and the Common
Council of the city is hereby authorized ans
empowered To tund such indebted ness not ex
ceedng said sum by Issuing and disposins
of the bonds OF said city upon the terms ano
conditions, and in accordance with thi
requirements of Section l02 of the charter of
said city, except that the question of th'
issuance Of said bonds for the purpose set ont
In this section shall not be required TO be sub
mit'ed TO vote OF the legal voters OF said cit!
before their issua ce; provided, however, tina
such bonds shall not draw interest To exceed
six per centum per annum.
| An amendment TO section l03 OF I lie charter
of the City OF Hood River, which, II approved
| by lne lesdi eleCtois bheieoit wiz iNah "s iOi
| lows
Section 1903. Before disposing of any of Tn
| bonds provided for In this act, the cOuncl
shall require the recorder TO advertise Tor
, days In al least one newspaper OF this state 70
sealed proposals TO purchase said bonds, o
any part thereof, which said sdvertisemen
hall state the amount Of the bonds 10 be sod
the time the same Will become due, the date q
which proposals will be opened and consld
| cred, and that u bonds are issued and dis
posed OF under the ovision OF TINS act
| An amendment to Section l06 of the charter o
the City of Hood River which, if approved by tn
legal electors thereof will read as follows;
Section LOG. The council shall at the same tim
the tax for general expenses is levied, and at leas
once in each year, after the issuance of sucl
bonds. as provided for in Sections 1902 and l02-a o
this act levy and collect a special tax on all taxa
BILE sroperty within said city sufficient to rails
money enough TO pay the interest on all bond
issued under this act and to provide sinking
fund with which to pay the principal OF sa'
bonds at maturity Said tax may be included il
the other taxes of said city and considered "a par
thereof for the purpose of levying and collecting
| the same As the taxes are collected its pfopol
tien to the other taxes collected with or include
in the sum collected shall be set apart from tn
other taxes as a special fund for the purpose am
| to be used in the manner and for the purpos
hereinbefore provided, and shall not be used fo
any other purpose than that for which the sam
was levied and collected
An amendment to Paragraph A. of Section a
Of the charter of the City Of Hood River, which
if approved by the legal electors thereof wall rea
Section as. (44 To borrow money on the fait
and credit of the city to loan the credit there
! Of or both. not to exceed the sum of $4,000, eN
cept as in this act otherwise especially pre-
, | vided.
Dated and first published this 25th day Of Apri
1912. II. l.. HOWE.
a25m2 City Recorder.