Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-07
ORDINANCE NO. 1876.

SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
IN THE CITY OF N. CENTRO ON
MONDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
APRIL, 1920, (TOGETHER WITH
THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELEC-
TION PROVIDED BY LAW TO BE
HELD ON SAID DAY IN SAID CITY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING
FOR AND EXCITING MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
SAID CITY,, AND SUBMITTING TO
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID
CITY THE FOLLOWING PROPOSE
T1ONS. TO-WIT:
/. THE PROPOSITION OF IN
CURING A BONDED INDEBTED
NESS IN THE SUM OF ONE HUN
DRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($195,OOO) FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING, CON-
STRUGGLING AND COMPLETING BY
SAID CITY OF Ell CENTRIC OF A
CERTAIN REVENUE-PRODUCING
MUNICIPAL M P YEMEN T,
NAMELY: MUNICIPAL WATER
WORKS AND WATER SYSTEM FOR
THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING
AND SUPPLYING WATER TO THE
CITY OF Ell CENTRO AND THE
INHABINTANTS THEREOF IN
CLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE
THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS,
WATER RIGHTS, RIGHTS OF WAY
AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF
AQUEDUCTS, DITCHES, CANALS,
RESERVOIRES, DISTRIB U I'll N G
SYSTEM, PUMPING AND PURIFI-
CATION PLANTS AND OTHER
WORKS NECESSARY THEREFOR:
2. THE PROPOSITION OF IN
CURING A BONDED INDEBTED
NESS IN THE SUM OF TWENTY
EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2S,OOO) FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING AND
. COMPLETING BY SAID CITY OF
Ell CENTRO OF A CERTAIN MU-
NICIPAL IMPROVEMENT, NAME
LY: A CONCRETE LINING OF THE
SETTLING BASINS OF THE PRES
ENT WATER SYSTEM OF SAID
CITY OF Ell CENTRO:
8. THE PROPOSITION OF IN
CURING A BONDED INDEBTED
NESS IN THE SUM OF FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15 5.000)
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIR-
ING, CONSTRUCTING AND COM
PLETING BY SAID CITY OF Ell
CENTRIC OF A CERTAIN MUNICH
PAL IMPROVEMENT NAMELY: A
MUNICIPAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SIGNAL
ING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
OF SAID CITY WHEN ITS SERV-
ICES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE
REIMBURSEMENT OF FIRE:
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSU ANCE
OF BONDS FOR EACH OF THE
PURPOSES AFORESAID AND FOR
THE LEVY OF A TAX FOR THE
PAYMENT OF SAID BONDS, DE-
SCRIBING AND DESIGNATING
THE ELECTION PRECINCTS AND
POLLING PLACES AND APPOINT
ING ELECTION OFFICERS FOR
SAID ELECTION:
The Board of Trustees of the City
of Ell Centro do ordain as follows:
Section l. Whereas the Board of
Trustees of the City of Ell Centre at
an adjourned regular meeting of said
Board held on the Goth day of March
1920, by vote of two-thirds of all its
members duly passed and adopted a
resolution determining that the public
interest and public necessity Of the
City of Ell Centro and the inhabitants
thereof demand the acquisition, con-
Istruction and completion by said City
,Of Ell Centro of certain revenue
producing municipal improvement,
namely: municipal water works and
lwater system of said City for the
purpose of furnishing and supplying
Iwater to the City of Ell Centro and
ithe inhabitants thereof including for
lsuch purpose the acquisition of lands,
lwater rights, rights Of way and the
lconstruction of aqueducts, bitches,
canals, reservoirs, distributing sys-
item, pumping and publication plants
land other works necessary therefor;
THAT said municipal improvements are
necessary and convenient to carry out
the objects. purposes and powers of
Isaid municipality and that it is the
Intention of said Board of Trustees of
Isaid City of Ell Centro to have said
lwater works and municipal improve
ments connected Herewith, acquired,
Iconstructed and completed. and that
THE cost thereof is and will be too
Igreat to be paid out of the ordinary
annual income and revenue of said
!, city: and said resolution was approved
Iby the executive of said city. to-wit
the President of the Board of Trustees
lof said City, on the Goth day of March,
1920, and was thereafter on the same
Hav dulv published in the Imperial
VALLEY Press. daily newspaper of
General circulation printed and pub
hished in said City of Ell Centre; and
II Whereas the public interest and
public necessity of the City of
IEl Centre and the inhabitants there
,pf demand the acquisition, con-
6truction and completion of said
municipal water works and water
System with the object and purpose of
Supplying said city and it's inhabi-
tants with water for domestic use and
for irrigation purposes. extinguishing
fires, flushing sewers, sprinkling
streets and for other purposes, and it
is the intention of said Board of
Trustees of said City of Ell Centre to
have said water works and water sys-
tep and municipal improvements con-
nected Herewith acquired. constructed
and completed; and
Whereas the estimated cost of the
acquisition, construction and compile
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