The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20
AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED
RI SEWARD,
Town Clerk.

outstanding and OF improving sara Town oy
establishing system of sanitary sewers,
street paving, water works, storm sewers,
and general street Improvement and ELECTRIC
lighting: and authorizing the Mayor OF said
- Town of Punta Gorda, Florida, to issue a
proclamation calling an election to determ.
inc whether the issuance of said bonds shall
be approved.
Be it ordained by the Town Council of
the Town of Punta GOrda, Florida;
Sec. 1. That the Mayor and Town Council of
the Town of Punta Gorda, Florida. in their cor
porate capacity, and under and by virtue of the
power and authority vested and fixed in them
by the Charter creating said Town and the
amendatory Acts thereto, now deeming Il ad-
visable and necessary that certain public inn
provements in said Town should be made, and
certain bonds of said Town now outstanding
liquidated, hereby authorize the issue OF bonds
OF the Town of Punta Gorda, Florida. to the a
mount OF seventy five thousand dollars for the
purpose of retiring certain Fire and Water
bonds and Public Dock bonds now outstanding.
and for the purpose of improving said Town OF
Punta Gorda by establishing therein a system
of sanitary sewers, adequate water works. street
paving, storm sewers, and general street I'M
provement' and electric lighting, the principal
and interest of said bonds to be payable IN gold
coin or ITS equivalent OF the ud!ted states
and interest, the entire taxable prop
erty of the Town of Punta Gorda, Florida, and
the public utilities that are now or may be ac.
quired and owned by said Town. shall stand
pledged by this ordnance; the said bonds to
run not less Than five normore than thirty years,
to bear interest not to exceed six per centum
per annum, payable substantially and IN de,
nominations to be not less than one hundred
dollars each, provided, however, that none OF
said bonds shall be issued until such issue shall
first have been approved by. two-thirds OF the
votes cast by the qualified electors of said Town
of Punta Gorda, Florida, at special election to
be held in the Town of P1nta Gorda on.the end
day of Dec, 1913, in accordance with this
Ordinance and the procla nation of the Mayor.
I'LL r. no1A fad
annually. in the manner provided by the Char
ter of said Town of Punta Gorda, and the Or
dnances pertaining thereto, such special tax on
the taxable property within the corporate Inn
its of said Town of Punta Gorda as may be
Necessary to pay the interest on said bonds,
and there shall be created by the Town Council
sinking fund to pay off the principal sum of
said bonds at maturity.
Sec. 1. The Mayor of the Town of Punta
Gorda, Elorids, is hereby authorized and direct
ed to issue his proclamation calling an election
to be held in sPunts Gorda on the and day OF
Dec, 1913, to determine whether the issu-
ance of the bonds herein mentioned shall be APP
proved by two-thirds of all the votes cast by
the qualified electors of said Town who also
own real estate in said Town and who shall
have paid taxes thereon for the year when such
taxes were last due, and said proclamation and
this Ordinance shall be published in the Punta
Gorda Herald once week for period not less
than thirty days preceding said election. Sald
proclamation shall also give notice of the cleo
ton. at the same time and place, Of three suit
able persons as bond trustees who shall serve as
a Board Of Public WORKS. and who shall per-
form such services and duties as are provided
by the Charter and ordinances of said Town.
and who shall give bond and qualify in such
names, and receive such compensation as the
Council may by resolution provide.
Sec.A. That the inspectors and clerk OF said
election shall be appointed as is provided by
ordinance, and they shall hold and conduct
said election, make out and certify to the returns
thereof, and attend to all duties in manner and
r.. FL md rdt
Town provide fany inspector or the clerk so
appointed shall fail to attend his place
shall be filled in accordance with the provisions
Of the ordinance governing s Nica Inc ponis
down, with n intermission of half an hour be-
tween and O'Clock.
Sec. s. The Town Council shall prepare and
furnish all necessary blanks and ballots, and
sha all make all necessary preparations for said
election, and shall pay for the<same out OF the
general fund in the treasury. The ballots to be
used in said election shall be, in substance, in
the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Special Election to Determine Whether Bonds
Shall be Issued
and day Of Dec, 1913.
Make cross mark XXI before the word
"For" or the word against" according as
you approve or dissapproye of the issuance
of the bonds proposed.
For bonds for Sanitary Sewers in the
sum of $22,45ooo.V
Against bonds for Sanitary Sewers.
For bonds for Water Works in the
'-'--' sum of saI.soo,oo.
,s.l,. 60 w.,.rw orLs
.--.-.------.----.<As aihs' oonu' i''
bonds for paving Marian avenue
from Nesbit to Harvey street
in the sum of sIs,ooo.oo.
Against bonds for paving Marian
street.
,S, - - -
-.-----.-.for oomas , 10, rrovarnant of Streets
general IMP mem Va e'iee's
IN the sum Oh sS'9oo"o'
..... Against bonds for storm sewers and
general improvement of streets.
For bonds for Improvement of cleo
''-'''-''''-''' trie lights in the sum of$1ooo.oo
;.o,,.
2onas IoI inc Improvement
OF electric hghts'
For bonds to retire S3,s5o.oo Fire and
Water bonds now outstanding.
Aaainst bonds TO retire Sss 5000 Fire
and Water bonds now
outstanding
........... For bonds to retire 100000 Public
DOCK bohos now outstanding