The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01

members anu OllCldl6 were
ound to be present:
Mayor: e. M. Sweeley, j
c. M. Smith,
f. F. Bracken, {
r. E. Boiler,
r. A. PARROT,
r. M. Williams,
City Clerk.
the entire City Council.
Also present:
George Herriott, City Attorney.
II. e. Rounds, City Treasurer,
w. f. Porter, Street Commissioner
j. NJ. 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 10, 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
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, 900. 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
| PURCHASE THE EXISTING WA
TER SYSTEM OPERATING IN
SAID CITY, TO BE OWNED AMI
OPERATED BY SAID CITY AMI
TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT
OF THE INTEREST AND PRINCE
PIE THEREOF BY LEVY OF THE
NECESSARY TAX THEREFOR.
WHEREAS, In the opinion of tbs
City Council of the City of Twin Falls
it is necessary, in order to furnish K
it's citizens necessary protection from
fire and for the furnishing of waite
for domestic and commercial purposes
that the City should own It's system o
water works, and that it is for the bes
interest of said City, that the sam
should be owned and operated by sal
City, and that the question of the &C
QUESTION of said water works syster
and the issuance of bonds therefor
should be submitted to the qualifie
electors of the City OF Twin Fails
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council doe
deem it advisable at this time and a
approximate to this time as may b
possible, to have the qualified voter
and electors of the City of Twin Fall
determine by election whether such
waterworks system should be acQuil
ed by said City, by authorizing the ii
suance of $4,000. in bonds, to defra
the expense of purchasing and az
curing the complete water works syi
tenn aforesaid for said City. accordin
to the provisions of a resolution {
the City Council of said City, passe
on the 4th day of October, A. d. 191
and approved by the Mayor on II
9th day of October, A. d. 1915, an
published in the official paper of sa-
City on the Goth day of October, A.
1915, which said resolution and Off
to purchase was duly accepted on Il
9Th day of October, A d. 1915, by Il
- present owners of said water worl
!. system, the Twin Falls Waterworl
Company, Limited, corporation o
ganized and existing under the Law
l of the State of Utah and authorized
do business within the State of Id
no.
II NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T OF
II DAMNED BY THE MAYOR AND TIL
Il CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
i TWIN FALLS, IN TWIN FALL
I COUNTY, STATE OF IDAHO:
i SECTION 1. That special Eclectic
of the voters of the City of Tw
Falls, Idaho, for the purposes abo
set forth, is hereby called for Thur
day, the 3rd day Of February, A
] 1916.
= SECTION II. That at said electio
the voters qualified to vote on the sa
= proposition, shall be; those duly qua
flied electors of said City who q
taxpayers under the law and who ha
paid a property tax in said City
S. the year next preceding said election
o. said election shall be held on the 3
day of February, A. d. 1916, at viii
ID election, there shall be submitted
10 said qualified voters, the question
| III fC4f TOR OF
4, system within the City of Twin Fal
h, for said City of Twin Falls, includil
Is all existing and incidental riga
al franchises. property and interes