Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-10
ORDINANCE NO. 1876.

AN ORDINANCE CALLlNG A
SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
IN THE CITY OF Ell CENTRO ON
MONDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
APRIL, 1920, (TOGETHER WITH
TIE 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
TIONS. TO-WIT:
/. THE PROPOSITION OF IN
CURRING A BONDED INDEBTED
NESS IN THE SUM OF ONE HUN
DRED NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($195,O0O) FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING, CON
STRUGGLING AND COMPLETING BY
SAID CITY OF Ell CENTRIC OF A
CERTAIN REVENUE-PRODUCING
MUNICIPAL M P ROV E M E N T,
NAMELY: MUNICIPAL WATER
WORKS AND WATER SYSTEM FOR
THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING
AND SUPPLYING WATER TO THE
CITY OF Ell CENTRIC 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 A CONCRETE LINING OF THE
SETTLING BASINS OF THE PRES
ENT WATER SYSTEM OF SAID
CITY OF Ell CENTRIC:
8. THE PROPOSITION OF IN
CURRING A BONDED. INDEBTED
NESS IN THE SUM OF FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15. 5.0OO
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIR-
ING, CONSTRUCTING AND COM
PLETING BY SAID CITY OF Ell
CENTRO 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 IT'S SERV-
ICES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE
REIMBURSEMENT OF FIRE:
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE
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 ELECTIONS:
The Board of Trustees of the City
of Ell Centre do ordain as follows:
Section I. Whereas the Board of
Trustees of the City of Ell Centro 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-
struction and completion by said City
of FL Centre of certain revenue
producing municipal improvement,
namely: municipal water works and
water system of said City for the
purpose Of furnishing and supplying
water to the City of Ell Centre and
the inhabitants thereof including for
such purpose the acquisition of lands,
water rights, rights of Way and the
construction of aqueducts, bitches,
canals, reservoirs, distributing sys-
tenn, pumping and purification plants
and other works necessary therefor;
that said municipal improvements are
necessary and convenient to carry out
the objects. purposes and powers of
said municipality and that it is the
intention of said Board of Trustees of
said City of Ell Centre to have said
water works and municipal improve
ments connected Herewith. acquired,
constructed and completed. and that
the cost thereof is and will be too
great to be paid out of the ordinary
annual income and revenue of said
city: and said resolution was approved
nv the executive of said city. to-wit.
tHG EcSiUcuC VI tIC IpOdIu
Of said City, on the Goth day of March,
1920, and was thereafter on the same
day dulv published in the Imperial
Valley Press. daily newspaper of
general circulation printed and pub
lished in said City of Ell Centre; and
Whereas the public interest and
public necessity of the City of
El Centre and the inhabitants there
of demand the acquisition, con-
struction and completion of said
municipal water works and water
system with the bject 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-
tenn and municipal improvements con-
nected Herewith acquired. constructed
and Completed; and
Whereas the estimated cost of the;
ncui,icitiOn construction and com ple-