Arizona republican., 1919-07-14
Legal Advertising
NOTICE OF CALLING OF SPECIAL
 ELECTION

WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Phoenix did, on the 18th day of June, 1919, pass an ordinance providing for a special election herein after referred to- %hich said ordinance is as follows:
 ORDINANCE NO. 271
 AN ORDNANCE DIRECTING AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION WITHIN THE CITY OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS THEREIN. THE PROP OSITION OF MOURNING AN IN DEBTEDNESS BY THE CITY OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA, IN EXCESS OF FOUR PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF THE TAXABLE PROP ERTY OF THE SAID CITY OF PHOENIX, BUT NOT EXCEEDING FIFTEEN PER CENT THEREOF, BY THE ISSUING OF THE NEGO- TABLE COUPON BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AGGREGATE PRIN- CIPAL SUM OF ONE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING, CONSTRUCT ING AND INSTALLING A WATER WORKS SYSTEM TO SUPPLY SAID CITY WITH WATER, SAID I OWNED AND CONTROLLED FIX CLUSIVELY BY SAID CITY. AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
 WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Commission of the City of Phoenix, a municipal corporation within the Coun- ty of Maricopa, State of Arizona, the public interests demand that bonds of said City be issued for the purpose of acquiring funds for the purchase, construction and installation of a waterworks system for said City, and the inhabitants thereof, to be owned and controlled exclusively by said City Of Phoenix, and that an indebtedness be created therefor by the issuing of bonds in the aggregate principal sum of One Million Three Hundred Thou sand Dollars. for the purpose of pur- chasing, constructing and installing a waterworks system, and
 WHEREAS, it is provided by Chapter 2, Title 52, of the Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1913, (Civil Code) that prior to the creation of said indebtedness and the issuance of bonds therefor the question of whether said indebted ness shall be authorized, shall be sub mitted to the vote of the property taxpayer of the City of Phoenix, who in all other respects shall be qualified electors in said City, for their deter imitation; NOW, THEREFORE
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMIS- SION OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX AS FOLLOWS:
 Section That with the assent oi said property taxpayers, who in al other respects shall be qualified elec- tors of the City of Phoenix as hereinaf- ter provided, bonds of the City of Phoe- vaiz eh ho f,, fha fk sum of 1900 100000, and the proceeds of the sale thereof shall be used fol the purpose of purchasing, construct ing and installing d waterworks sys' tenn to be owned and controlled by sai( City; that said bonds shall bear tht date of their issuance and shall mature January l. 1850; they shall be in the denomination of $1,OG0.00 each anC shall be numbered consecutively from one to thirteen hundred, both inclusive they shall be payable to bearer ant bear interest as evidenced by coupon! attached thereto at the rate of 5 pe cent per annum, payable semi annually on the first days of January and July beginning January l, 1920, at som' bank in the City of New York, Stat of New York; said bonds shall b, signed and attested by the Mayor anC City Clerk and coupons for the interes thereon shall be attached to each O said bonds and each of said coupon! shall bear a fac-simile of the sigma lures of the Mayor and City Clerk al such signatures appear on said bonds Section ?. That a special election b! the property taxpayers of the City O Phoenix, who in all other respects shal be qualified electors of said City, be and the same is, hereby called and di rected to be held in accordance witt law on the 18th day of July, A. D. 1918 for the purpose of determining whethe such indebtedness in such amount shal be authorized.
 Section 3. That at said special cleo ton the following question shall be and is, hereby submitted to the legall, qualified property taxpayers of the Cit, of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona who in all other respects shall be quail fled electors in said City for their de termination, to-wit:
 Shall the Commission of the City o Phoenix, Maricopa County, State o Arizona, be authorized to create an in debtedness for and on behalf of tn said City of Phoenix, and upon tn credit thereof in excess of four pc centum of the value of the taxabl property of said City. but not in exces of fifteen per centum of the value c said taxable property of the City 0 Phoenix. by issuing negotiable coupe bonds of said City in the amount o One Million Three Hundred Thousan Dollars, for the purpose of acquirin funds for the purchase, constructio and installation of a waterworks sys tenn, to be owned and controlled ex clusively by the said City of Phoeni, Said bonds to consist of thirteen hun dred bonds, numbered one to thirtee hundred, both inclusive, in denomina tions of One Thousand Dollars each which bonds shall bear the date C their issuance; shall be payable t bearer, and bear interest as evidence by coupons attached thereto at the rat of 5 per centum per annum, payabl semi annually on the first days of Jan uary and July, beginning January 1920, at some bank in the City of Ne York, State of New York, and sai bonds shall mature January 1, 1850
 Section 4. That said special electio shall be held at the regular votin places within the City of Phoeni; which have been designated by ordi nance No. 270, as follows:
 First Precinct: Adams street schoo
 Second Precinct: Central scho' building.
 Third Precinct: 235 North Centr; avenue.
 Fourth Precinct: Monroe scho building.
 Fifth Precinct: Northwest corn' Second avenue and Madison street.
 Sixth Precinct: City Hall.
 That said election shall be conducte by such election officers as shall hert after be appointed by resolution of u -f@fv, k1n tlA ducted in the manner prescribed law and the vote shall be counted, car vassed and returned and the result a. certained as provided by law.