Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-08

AND REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given that at the
Second day. of November. A, D. 1920.
there will be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the state OF Colorado.
for their approval or rejection, the fol-
lowing proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the state of Colorado.
tive and referendum, which initiated
petition contained the signatures of
more than the required number. (to-
wit: So of the legal voters of the
state Of Colorado. duly verified. in
accordance with the law. and filed in
tho office of the Secretary of State on
the Thirtieth day of June. A. ID. 1920,
at 10:o5 a. m.
proposed amendment to the Constitu--
tion is found in Section OF Article V
Of the. Constitution of the state Of
and Referendum.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO;
That an amendment to the Constitu-
tion OF the State is hereby adopted, to
be known as Article XI-A, Sections La
are in words and figures as follows:
Section La: There shall be con-
structed contemporaneously, under the
direction of the State Railroad Com
mission. three tunnels. namely:
l. A transportation tunnel. to be
known as The Moffet Tunnel. to be OF
a size suffieient and Of H. such grads dade ras as
gauge railroad for passage of freight
and passenger trains and for the pass.
standard United States Army mo-
tor trucks of largest capacity. Said
tunnel to be constructed at an eleva-
tion Of approximately $500 feet above
sea level. The eastern portal Of said
tunnel to be located at the most prac-
ticable site on the eastern slope of the
Continental Divide near the headwaters
of South Boulder Creek; the western
the most practicable point on the west
ern slope OF the Continental Divide
near the headwaters of the Fraser
River.
2. A transportation tunnel. to be
known as The Monarch Tunnel, to be
of size sufficient and OF such grade
gauge railroad for passage of freight
and passenger trains, and for the pass,
ag andardosize andoske United States s Army mo-
tor trucks of largest capacity. Said
tunnel to be e9nstrnetedt toa at feat an so1
sea level. The eastern portal of said
tunnel to be located at the most prac-
Continental Divide near the station OF
Garfield on The Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad. in the drainage basin of the
said tunnel to be located at the most
practicable point on the western slope
town of White Pine, in the drainage
basin of the Gunnison River.
8. A transportation tunnel. to be
known as The San Juan Tunnel to be
of a size sufficient and of such grade
ar to admit of Its use by standard :
gauge railroad for passage Of freight
and passenger trains, and for the pass.
age through It Of automobiles and
tor trucks of largest capacity. Said
tunnel to be constructed through the
San Juan Mountains at what may pc
decided by the State Railroad Commits
sion to be the most feasible and prac-
tioable location at or near Wolf Creek
Meeting the drainage basin of the Rio
Grande River. on the eastern slope OF
the Continental Diyide' With With the Rivar drain, 6n
the western slope of the Continental
Divide.
each of them is hereby declared to be
necessary to the health. safety and wei
fare Of ans the fPe the Of
safety, security ano economy of condi-
tions OF transportation in the State OF
Each Of these tunnels shall be so
constructed and equipped as 70 pc
sSe Seiagts tpansportation ISn fH use Of persons and
property. and for the passage through
said tunnels OF automobiles and We
The said tunnels shall be owned per-
petualiy by the state OF Colorado.
.tFaetion ssstion and aa eq1ipment 9 OF Of said tEn-
nels and approaches thereto: there
ha ,b 5s Issued 81 Ss R State ssd Of fos credit
needed, bonds in the amount OF eight
cen million. five hYndreSd atr ID and snS fifty
ing Interest at not to exceed the rate
of five per cent per annum, payable
sen,i-annually. Said bonds shall be
dated when Issued and shall be due and
payable in fifty years from date, but
shall be payable at the option of the
( State after the expiration of ten years
from the date of Issue.
These bonds shall be signed on be-
half of the State of Colorado by the
Chairman and Secretary of ths State
Railroad Commission and by the State
Treasurer. and they shall be Registered
by. the State AUDITOR: they shall be
than par, and the proceeds arising
thsrefTom shall be placed by the State
krsasurer Ia ths special funds as here