Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-03-22
ORDINANCE NO. asp.

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THE PURPOSE OF ERECTING
| 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 IT 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, a
sum not to exceed Fifteen Thousand
Dollars (S15OOO.OO) for 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
err 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
Iestimate 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 1 of this Or
dinance there shall be levied and col
lected annually for 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. suffl-
cient to pay said amount not to ex-
, 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 special fund for the specific pur-
pose of paying said SUN not exceed
ing Fifteen Thousand Dollars, with
} interest accrued thereon, and shall
not be appropriated to any other
l purpose whatsoever.
Section 3. That this ordinance
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of the City of Mexico and shall
, take effect upon it's ratification and
J 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 Mexie6, Missouri, on the third
l day of April, 1917, and that the poll
ing places be designated and located
as follows:
First Ward, at the Circuit Clerks
; office in the Audrain County Court
House, Second Ward, at D. w. Dear
inger's Blacksmith Shop, Love street
near Clark Ave; Third Ward, at the
City Clerks office, at the City Hall
J of the City of Mexico; Fourth Ward
at Fox building, corner Liberty an6
! Jefferson street. Said special election
to be held for the purpose of submit
ting to the legal voters of the City OF
Mexico, the ratification and passage
of this ordinance, and the levying OF
said annual tax for said levying pc
riod, of twenty-five cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation on all tax
able property in the City.
J The ballots to be used at said
special election shall be printed as
follows:
SPECIAL ELECTION
For the erection of sewage disposal
plant mourning Indebtedness and
tax levy.
Against the erection Of sewage dis
posal plant mourning indebtedness
and tax levy.
Scratch the one you do not want"
Section, 5. If this ordinance shall
be approved by vote of two-thirds of
the voters at said election then with
in sixty days thereafter the City
Council shall let the Contract and the
City shall enter into Contract for the
construction of said sewage disposal
plant and the City thereafter by and
through the Mayor shall borrow a
sum not to exceed Fifteen Thousand
Dollars and execute a note or notes
therefor, the funds so borrowed to be
used to pay the contract price of
said sewage disposal plant as further
provided for in Section l, of this ordi-
nance.
Section 6. Ten days, notice chall
be given of said election by the May
or by publication in the Mexico Mis-
sour Message, the paper dding the
City printing, it being weekly news
paper published in Audrain County
and circulated in the City of Mexico
said notice TO be published in the last
issue prior to said election.
Section 7. This ordinance shall
he in force apd effect from and after
its passage and approval by the May