The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-28

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Also present:
George Herriott, City Attorney.
H. E. Rounds, City Treasurer,
w. +. 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,
a. 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 will 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 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
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-
PILE 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 it's 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 Fails;
and.
WHEREAS, the City Council does
deem 1t 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 &
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
tenn aforesaid for said City, according
to the provisions of a resolution o
the City Council of said City, passed
on the 4th day of October, A. d. 1916
and approved by the Mayor on tn
9th day of October, A. d. 1915, ant
published in the official paper of salt
City on the Goth day of October, A d
1915, which said resolution and Offe
to purchase was duly accepted on tn
9th day of October, A. d. 1915, by tn
present owners of said water work
system, the Twin Falls Waterwork
Company, Limited, a corporation or
ganized and existing under the law
of the State of Utah and authorized I
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
y day, the Bird day OF FEBRUARY a.
1916.
SECTION H. That at said election
the voters qualified to vote on the sal
proposition, shall be; those duly qua
flied electors of said City who CT
taxpayers under the law and who hay
paid a property tax in said City /
the year next preceding said election
said election shall be held on the 3r
day of February, A. d. 1916, at whic
election, there shall be submitted
said qualified voters, the question
acquiring the existing water worn
system. within the City of Twin Fall
for said City of Twin Falls, includin
all existing and Incidental right
! franchises, property and interest
: therefor, for the purpose Of supplydn
said town of Twin Falls and its IL
J. habitants water, for fire, domestic an
m commercial purposes and to PROVO
q for the payment therefor by the Il
, suance and sale of bonds OF said Cit
Q n the aggregate amount OF eigh'
4 thousand dollars tSSo.OoO). 10
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