The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-14

VemDer 10, 1919, and all previous
affirmative action had and taken by
the City Council, relative to the
proposition of issuing bonds for the
acquisition of a waterworks system
for the City of Twin Falls be ex
Pressly confirmed and ratified"
seconded by Councilman Bracken.
THe Mayor put said motion to the
and vote upon said motion re-
4Tted as follows
Councilman Smith. Aye
Bracken, Aye,
Boiler, Aye,
Parrot, Aye.
The Mayor thereupon declared said |
notion unanimously carried and duly |
passed, adopted and approved and or
aAed the proceedings of the regular |
meeting of November 18th to be prop |
wly published together with the pub
Rhtion of the proceedings of this |
G5eting.
Councilman Boiler introduced and
msved the adoption of the following
s~zsinance, which ordinance was read
In full by the Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. III.
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
KUARY, A. D. 1916, THE QUESTION
OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY
COUNCIL OF SAID CITY TO ISSUE
$50, 900. IN BONDS OF SAID CITY,
OPTIONAL AFTER 10 YEARS AND
: lsUE 20 YEARS FROM DATE, TO
/BEAR A RATE OF INTEREST NOT
EXCEEDING 6 PER CENT, FOR
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
it's citizens necessary protection from
piTe and for the furnishing of water
fer domestic and commercial purposes,
wat the City should own its system Of
water works, and that IL is for the best
ieterest of said City, that the same
/ xsDuld be owned and operated by said
Wy, and that the question OF the &C
~sition of said water works system
- the issuance of bonds therefor
(6uld be submitted to the qualified
{nttors of the City of Twin Falls
AA,
WHEREAS, the City Council does
aSem 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
2etermine by election whether such a
vCterworks system should be acQuir-
u by said City, by authorizing the is
spance of $4,000. in bonds, to defray
tse expense of purchasing and &C
Suiring the complete water works sys-
tem aforesaid for said City, according
TO the provisions of a resolution OF
he City Council of said City, passed
O. the 4th day of October, A. d. 1915
and approved by the Mayor on the
9Th day of October, A. ID. 1915, and
published in the official paper Of said
ely on the 26th day of October, A. ID
@15, which said resolution and Offer
~ purchase was duly accepted on the
AH day of October, A. d. 1915, by the
present owners of said water works
system, the Twin Falls Waterwork'
Company, Limited, corporation or
ganized and existing under the law:
of the State of Utah and authorized t.
do business within the State of Ida
no.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T OR
BANNED BY THE MAYOR AND THU
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TWIN FALLS, IN TWIN FALLS
COUNTY, STATE OF IDAHO:
SECTION /. That a special election
of the voters of the City of TwiI
Falls, Idaho, for the purposes abov'
set forth, is hereby called for Thurs
Ssis. nc ''u Jay % p''' '-''' a.
I SECTION III. That at said election
the voters qualified to vote on the salt
proposition, shall be; those duly quail
flied electors of said City who ar
taxpayers under the law and who hav'
paid a property tax in said City II
the year next preceding said election
said election shall be held on the 3rt
Gay of February. A. d. 1916, at which
election, there shall be submitted Il
said qualified voters, the question o
acquiring the existing water work,
system within the City of Twin Falls
for said City of Twin Falls, including
all existing and incidental rights
franchises, property and interests
therefor, for the purpose of supplying
said town of Twin Falls and its in
habitants water, for fire. domestic ant
commercial purposes and to provide
flor the payment therefor by the is
suance and sale of bonds of said City
IN the aggregate amount OF eighty
thousand dollars ($S0,000), to b.
hereafter issued pursuant to ordinance
to be hereafter passed by the City Coun
ca OF said City of Twin Falls. In man