Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-25
RESOLUTION NO. 622

. inc lily OF fHO6nX up 10 july l.
1913; for purchasing two tracts of
land for park purposes; for street
improvements; and for the extension
and improvement of the fire depart
ment of the City of Phoenix
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
PHOENIX DO RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
First: That the following propo-
sitiOn be, and the same is hereby sub
mitted to the qualified electors and
property tax payers subject to taxa
ton within the corporate limits with
IN the City Of Phoenix, County OF
Maricopa, State of Arizona, to be
voted upon by them at an election
called for the purpose to be held
on the 11th day of October. a. D,
1913, in said city, county and state
viz:
The aggregate amount of Indebted
ness of the City OF Phoenix, in the
County of MaricOpa, State of Ari-
IONA, now being in excess of four
percentum of the value of the taxa
bic prOptrty in said city, as is ascer-
tanned by the last assessment of
taxable property in said City for City
purposes, made previous to mourning
Of the Indebtedness contemplated by
this resolution, shall The Common
Council of the City of Phoenix, in
said County and State issue bonds
of the City of Phoenix, in the amount
Of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250. 600 00), for the purpose
Of funding its floating Indebtedness
mp to July l, 1913, amounting to APP
EroXimately One Hundred and Twen-
ty-five Thousand Dollars ($125, 100000
to provide funds to the amount OF
Twenty five Thousand Dollars for the
purpose of purchasing two or more
tracts of land to be hereafter select
ed by the Common Council of the
City of Phoenix, said land to be used
by said City of Phoenix and the
inhabitants thereof as public parks
and further to provide funds to the
amount of Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($25, 100000 for the purpose
Of street improvements. and particu-
larly the widening of Van Buren,
street by condemnation, or otherwise
from the west line of Central Avenue
to the east line of Second avenue. il
said City to an approximate width
of fifty-seven (5O feet; said Van
Buren, Street when so widened to be
for public use: and to provide funds
TO the amount of Seventy-five Thous-
and Dollars ($75, 100000 for the pur-
pose of charging the fire depart
ment of the City of Phoenix and in
creasing its equipment, by extending
the fire alarm system, by the pur-
chase of additional fire fighting APP
paratus and the establishment of |
sub-statiOns for the said fire depart |
ment. Said bonds shall be in de- |
nominations of Five Hundred Dollars |
($500.00) each, shall bear the date of |
tI,oi-
secutiveIy from One upwards, the !
principal to be due in twenty (20) |
years from date thereof provided |
that The Common Council of the |
City of Phoenix reserves the right to |
pay off such bonds in their numeri- |
cal order at the rate of Twenty-Five !
Thousand Dollars 25,0O0.O0) thereof /
per annum from and after the eX-
piratiOn of ten (10) years from their |
date. all of said bonds to bear interest |
al the rate of five per cent per an
mum; interest thereon shall be paid !
semi-annually on the first day of |
January and July of each year after |
their issuance. Principal and interest |
shall be paid in gold coin of the |
United States of America in the of !
flee Of the City Treasurer of the City /
of Phoenix. Maricopa County, State |
City of Phoenix. in said state and
county. or in the City of New York.
in the State of New York or such |
place as may be designated by the
Common Council of the City of Phoe-
nix, at the option of the holder of
said bonds: place of payment to be
mentioned in said bonds and shall be
made payable to bearer, and said
bonds are to be signed by the Mayor
of said City of Phoenix and at
tested by the City Recorder thereof
ard to have the seal of the said City
of Phoenix attached thereto, and each
bond shall have interest coupons at
tached thereto so that the same may
10 removed therefrOm without mutt
lating the bonds for the semi-annual /
interest to accrue thereon, which
coupons shall have q fac-simile of the
signatures of the Mayor and Re
corder of said City of Phoenix litho-
graphed or printed thereon. provided,
that it shall not be necessary to i'm
press upon such coupons the seal
OF said City of Phoenix. Said bonds
shall be sold by the Common Council l.
Of the City of Phoenix at a regular /,
or special meeting called for that
purpose after causing to be entered |,
upon the record of said The Common
Council of the City of Phoenix an
order directing the sale of said bonds
and the date and hour of said sale
and shall cause copy of said order
to be published for at least four
consecutive weeks before said sale in l.
such daily or weekly newspaper or
rewspa pers as may be designated by
said The Common Council of the City
of Phoenix, together with a notice
that sealed proposals will be received
by it for the purchase Of said bonds
en- the date and hour named in said
order. Said The Common Council OF l.
the City of Phoenix shall at said time,
and at a meeting to be held for such
purpose, open all sealed proposals re-
caiNad tharrn and Shan va I'd the