The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
Smith, Aye
Bracken, Aye,
Boiler, Aye,
PARROT. Ave.

passed, adopted and approved and or
dered the proceedings of the regular
meeting of November 18th to be prop
erly published together with the pub
hcation of the proceedings of this
meeting.
Councilman Boiler introduced and
moved the adoption of the following
ordinance, which ordinance was read
in full by the Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. I'll.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE
CITY OF TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, AT
A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON THE Bird DAY OF FEB
RUARY, A. D. 1916, THE QUESTION
OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY
COUNCIL OF SAID CITY TO ISSUE
$4,000. IN BONDS OF SAID CITY,
OPTIONAL AFTER 10 YEARS AND
DUE 20 YEARS FROM DATE, TO
BEAR A RATE OF INTEREST NOT
THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING BY
PURCHASE THE EXISTING WA
TER SYSTEM OPERATING IN
SAID CITY, TO BE OWNED AND
OPERATED BY SAID CITY AND
TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT
OF THE INTEREST AND PRINCI-
PIE THEREOF BY LEVY OF THE
NECESSARY TAX THEREFOR.
WHEREAS, In the opinion of the
City Council of the City of Twin Falls
it is necessary, in order to furnish to
its citizens necessary protection from
fire and for the furnishing of water
for domestic and commercial purposes
that the City should own its system OF
water works, and that it is for the best
interest of said City, that the same
should be owned and operated by said
City, and that the question of the ac-
QUESTION of said water works system
and the issuance of bonds therefor
should be submitted to the qualified
electors of the City of Twin Falls
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council does
deem it advisable at this time and as
approximate to this time as may be
possible, to have the qualified voters
and electors of the City of Twin Falls
determine by election whether such q
waterworks system should be acquir-
ed by said City, by authorizing the is
suance of $4,000. in bonds, to defray
the expense of purchasing and ac-
curing the complete water works sys-
TEN aforesaid for said City, according
to the provisions of a resolution OF
the City Council of said City, passed
on the 4th day of October, A. d. 1915
and approved by the Mayor on the
9Th day of October, A. ID. 1915, and
published in the official paper of said
City on the Goth day of October, A. d
1916, which said resolution and offer
to purchase was duly accepted on the
la nf hu
present owners of said water works
system, the Twin Falls Waterworks
Company, Limited, a corporation or
ganized and existing under the laws
of the State of Utah and authorized tc
do business within the State of Ida
no.
NOW. THEREFORE,, BE 1T OR
DAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TWIN FALLS, IN TWIN FALLS
COUNTY, STATE OF IDAHO:
SECTION l. That special election
of the voters of the City of Twir
Falls, Idaho. for the purposes above
set forth, is hereby called for Thurs
day, the 3rd day of February, A. D
1916
SECTION H. That at said election
the voters qualified to vote on the sale
proposition, shall be; those duly quail
flied electors of said City who are
taxpayers under the law and who have
paid property tax in said City in
the year next preceding said election
said election shall be held on the Bro
day OF February, A. d. 1916, at which
election, there shall be submitted tc
said qualified voters, the question oil
acquiring the existing water works
system within the City of Twin Falls
for said City of Twin Falls, including
all existing and incidental rights
franchises, property and interests
therefor, for the purpose of supplying
said town OF Twin Falls and its IN
habitants water, for fire, domestic and
commercial purposes and to provide
for the payment therefor by the Is
suance and sale Of bonds of said City
IN the aggregate amount of eighty
thousand dollars $3.50, 000.). to be
hereafter issued pursuant to ordinance
To be hereafter passed by the City Coun-
ell of sold City Of Twin Falls. in man.