Arizona republican., 1913-11-22
RESOLUTION NO. 643

ponds Tor funding the IIOdInS m
 debtedness of the City of Phoenix
 up to July 1, 1913; for purchasing
 two tracts of land for park purposes,
 for street Improvements; for the
 enlargement and improvement of the
 Fire Department of the City of
 Phoenix and for Street Lighting
 Bonds.
 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
 PHoENIX DO RESOLVE AS
 FOLLOWS
 First: That the following propo-
 sitiOns be, and the same are hereby
 submitted to the qualified electors
 and property taxpayers subject to
 taxation within the corporate limits
 within the City of Phoenix, County
 of Maricopa, State of Arizona, to be
 voted upon by them at election
 called for the purpose to be held on
 the 26th day of November. A. D.
 1913, in said City, County and State,
 viz:
 The incurring of the indebtedness
 hereby proposed to be created by the
 Common Council of the City of
 Phoenix in the County and State
 aforesaid, together with the existing
 indebtedness of said City would ex- ceed four per centum (496) of the value of the taxable property in said
 City, as ascertained by the last as
 sessment of taxable property in said City for city purposes made previous to the mourning of the indebtedness contemplated by this Resolution, shall the Common Council of the City of Phoenix. in said County and State issue the following bonds of the City of Phoenix for the following purposes and in the following amounts:
 FUNDING Bonds, City of Phoenix, for the purposes of funding the floating indebtedness of the City of Phoenix up to July 1st, 1913, amount ing to approximately One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125, 5,OOO.OO).
 PARK Bonds, City of Phoenix, for the purpose of providing a fund for the purchase of two or more tracts of land 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; said bonds to be issued to the amount of Twenty-Five Thous- and Dollars ($25,OOO.OO).
 STREET IMPROVEMENT Bonds, for the purpose of street improve ments and particularly the widening of Van Buren Street by cOndemna- ton or otherwise from the West line of Central Avenue to the East line of Second Avenue in said City of Phoenix, to an approximate width of fifty-seven feet (57D, said Van Buren Street when so widened to be for the use of the public, said bonds to be issued to the amount of TWen- l tw-five Thousand Dollars ($25,OOO,- oO).
 FIRE DEPARTMENT IMPROVE l MENT Bonds for the purpose of enlarging the Fire Department of the City of Phoenix, increasing it's equipment, extending it's fire alarm | system and the establishment of | sub stations for said Fire Depart | ment, said bonds to be in the amount | of Seventy five Thousand Dollars | ($75, ,OOO-OO).
 STREET LIGHTING Bonds for the l purpose of installing light standards | for lighting and beautifying the | streets of the City of Phoenix, said | bonds te be issued to the amount | of Twenty five Thousand Dollars | ($25, ,OOO.OO).
 All said bonds shall be in denomin- 1 ations of Five Hundred Dollars | ($50O.OO) each, shall bear the date l of their issuance and be numbered | from One upwards, the | principal to be due in forty (40) | years from date hereof, provided that The Common Council of the City of l Phoenix reserves the right to pay off | such bonds in their numerical order | at the rate of Thirteen Thousand | Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars l CS13, 3,75O.0O) thereof per annum from ir1f nf (2O) years from their date, all of said bonds to bear interest at the rate of five per cent per annum, interest thereon shall be paid semi-annually on the first day of January and July of each year af- ter their issuance. Principal and in terest shall te paid in lawful money of the United States of America in the office of the City Treasurer of the City oe Phoenix, Maricopa Coun- ty, State of Arizona, or at such Bank in the City of Phoenlx, in said State and County, 0r in the City of New York, in the State of New York, or such place as maybe designated by the Common Council of the City of Phoenix, 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 attested by the City Recorder thereof, and have the sea, of the said City of Phoenix attach.d q thereto, and each ond shall have interest coupons at .ached thereto so that the same may be removed therefrom without mu- tilating the bonds, for the semi annual interest to accrue thereon, which coupons shall have a fac-si- mile of the signatures of the Mayor md Recorder of said City of Phoe- nix Autographed or printed thereon. provided that it shall not be neces- sary to impress upon such coupons he seal of said City of Phoenix. Said bonds shall be sold by The Common Council of the City of Phoe