Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-03-29
ORDINANCE NO. $50.

AND DOLLARS AND TO Exc
CUTE A NOTE OR NOTES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ERECTING
A SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT
AS A PART OF AND TO CONNECT
WITH THE PUBLIC SEWERS IN
THE CITY OF MEXICO AND PRO-
VIDING FOR AN ANNUAL TAX
LEVY OF NOT TO EXCEED
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ON THE
ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR VAL
UATION TO PAY THEREFOR.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE COUN-
GIL OF THE CITY OF MEXICO,
MO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Mayor be au-
thorized, in behalf of the said City of
Mexico, to borrow from a compe-
tent person, firm or corporation,
sum not to exceed Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ($15000.00) fer a period of
three years, and to execute a note
therefor for the purpose of erecting
sewage disposal plant consisting of
two units, or septic tanks, one to be
located at the outlet of the City sew
er known as the North Side Main
Sewer and to be connected with the
Central Main Sewer, and one to be To-
Gated at the outlet of the City sewer
known as the South Side Main Sewer,
and said septic tanks and connect
ions to be a part of the public sewer
system of the City Of Mexico: that
the City Council shall receive bids
for the construction of said sewage
disposal plant and award the con-
tract therefor to the lowest and best
bidder therefor and thereafter enter
into a contract for the erection OF
the said sewage disposal plant; said
construction to be under the super
vision of a competent engineer. Sc
lected by the City Council and be
completed on or before Dec. 1, 1917;
and the total cost of said plant shall
! not exceed the sum of Fifteen Thous-
and Dollars. and shall be within the
estimate made therefor by the engin-
eer selected as aforesaid.
selected as aforesaid.
Section 2. That for the purpose
! of paying the amount to be borrowed
as provided in Section l of this Or
dinance there shall be levied and col
Ilected annually for a period of three
years a special public sewer tax not
/ to exceed twenty-five cents on the
one hundred dollar valuation, on all
taxable property in the City. Said
levy of said sum to be made during
the years 1917, 1918, 1919, suffi-
cient to pay said amount not to eN-
coed Fifteen Thousand Dollars. with
interest thereon. within said period of
three years. Said tax shall be levied
and collected at the same time and
in the same manner as are taxes for
general revenue purposes and. when
collected, the same shall be set apart
in a special fund for the specific pur-
pose Of paying said sum not exceed
ing Fifteen Thousand Dollars, with
interest accrued thereon, and shall
not be appropriated to any other
purpose whatsoever.
Section 8. That this ordinance
: shall be submitted to the qualified
: voters of the City of Mexico and shall
take effect upon it's ratification and
approval by a vote of two-thirds Of
the voters, voting at an election held
for that purpose.
Section 4. 1t is hereby ordered
! that a special election be held in the
, City of Mexico, Missouri, on the thirt
day of April, 1917, and that the poll
ing places be designated and located
= as follows:
First Ward, at the Circuit Clerk
office in the Audrain County Cour
House, Second Ward, at D. w. Dear
r inger's Blacksmith Shop. Love stree
= near Clark Ave: Third Ward, at thu
, City Clerks office, at the City Hal
of the City of Mexico; Fourth Ward
at Fox building, corner Liberty anC
= Jefferson street. Said special election
= to be held for the purpose of submit
r ting to the legal voters of the City o
. Mexico, the ratification and passagt
of this ordinance, and the levying o
: said annual tax for said levying pc
= Rod, of twenty-five cents on the on
= hundred dollars valuation on all tax
, able property in the City.
The ballots to be used at salt
special election shall be printed a
f follows:
SPECIAL ELECTION
r For the erection of sewage dispose
G plant mourning Indebtedness ant
= tax levy.
I Against the erection of sewage dis
D posal plant mourning indebtedness
!, and tax levy.
, Scratch the one you do not want.
Section s. If this ordinance shall
4 the voters at said election then with
e in sixty days thereafter the Cit
, Council shall let the Contract and tn
City shall enter into Contract for tn
1 construction of said sewage Aisposa
e plant and the City thereafter by AM
s through the Mayor shall borrow
. sum not 10 exceed Fifteen ThousaH
Dollars and execute note or note
therefor, the fHnds so borrowed to b
= FUSED to pay the contract price o
said sewage disposal plant as furthe
provided for in Section 1. OF this ordi
nance.
: Section 6. Ten days notice eiRl
: be given of said election by the May
: or by publication in the Mexico Mis-
< sour Message, the paper dding tn
City printing it being weekly news
paper published in Audrain Count
e and circulated in the City of Mexico
= said notice to be published in the las
il issue prior to said election.
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