The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-25
Councilman


found to be present;
Mayor: e. M. Sweeley,
Councilman C. NJ. Smith,
r. f. Bracken,
r. E. Boiler,
" r. A. PARROT,
R. NJ Williams,
City Clerk
Constituting the entire City Council.
Also present:
George Herriott, City Attorney
H. E. Rounds, City Treasurer,
w. f. Porter Street Commissioner
J. M. Chambers Plumbing Inspec-
tor.
The following, among other proceed
ings were duly had and taken, pursu-
ant to law.
Thereupon Councilman Smith NOV
ed; that
"All proceedings of a regular
meeting of the Council, held on No
vember Is, 1915, 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
Council, and vote upon said motion re-
suited as follows:
Councilman Smith, Aye
" Bracken, Aye,
Boiler, Aye,
Parrot, Aye.
The Mayor thereupon declared said
motion unanimously carried and duly
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
LEGATION 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. 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 3rd DAY OF FEB
RUARY, A. D. 1916, THE QUESTION
OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY
COUNCIL OF SAID CITY TO ISSUE
$50 1000. IN BONDS OF SAID CITY
OPTIONAL AFTER 10 YEARS AND
DUE 20 YEARS FROM DATE, TO
BEAR A RATE OF INTEREST NOT
EXCEEDING 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
- 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 hest
interest of said City, that the same
should be owned and operated by sale
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 Fails
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council doe.
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 FAILS
determine by election whether such
- waterwOrks system should be acquir
. ed by said City, by authorizing the is
suance of $4,000. in bonds, to defra.
the expense of purchasing and &C
curing the complete water works sys
tenn aforesaid for said City, according
to the provisions of a resolution o
the City Council of said City, passe
on the 4th day of October, A. d. 1915
and approved by the Mayor on tn
9Th day Of October, A. d. 1915, an
published in the official paper of sal
City on the Goth day of October, A. /
1915, which said resolution and offe
to purchase was duly accepted on til
9Th day of October A. d. 1915, by tn
present owners of said water work
system, the Twin Falls Waterwork
Company, Limited, a corporation OF
ganized and existing under the law
of the State of Utah and authorized
do business within the State of Ida
no.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T OR
DAMNED BY THE MAYOR AND TIL
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY O.
TWIN FALLS, IN TWIN FALL
COUNTY, STATE OF IDAHO:
SECTION l. That a special electio
of the voters of the City OF Twi
Falls, Idaho, for the purposes abov
set forth, is hereby called for Thurs
uu day, the 3rd day Of February, A.
1916
SECTION II. That at said election
the voters qualified to vote on the sal
\ proposition, shall be; those duly qua
\ flied electors of said City who ar
4 taxpayers under the law and who hav
I paid a property tax in said City i
1 the year next preceding said election
I said election shall be held on the 3r
l day Of February, A. d. 1916, at whic
l election, there shall be submitted
! said qualified voters, the question c
\ acquiring the existing water work
4 system within the City of Twin Fall,
! for said City of Twin Falls, includin
L III nrintino and incidental ripA Il