The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-01
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.,crTcE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
yat;ce is hereby given that pursu-
Mo- ~ ordinance No. 228 of the City
svSrnewick, Washington, a special
1..s;on of the qualified electors OF
IA city will be held in said City on
nth day of December, 1921, for
u rrrpose of ratifying or rejecting
" y, Pprdinance providing for said City
~ ooyrow the sum of Seven Thousand
Hundred dollars for the purpose
~ eeurchasing a fire truck and equip
for use by said City, and to is
,reootiable coupon bonds of said
~ * therefor, which ordinance is as
BLOWS: ,;.o No 900
A. Ordinance providing for the City
Y Tannewick, Benton County, Wash
ton to Borrow the Sum of Seven
,s"asand Five Hundred Dollars for
- purpose of Purchasing a Fire
,,ck and Equipment for Use by said
cty. and to Issue Negotiable Coupon
So Ind of said City therefor, and Pro-
dino for Submitting This Ordinance
Z The Qualified Electors of said City
:, Ratification or Rejection at "a
snecial Election to be Held on the 18th
XIV of December, 1921.
Whereas, the equipment for fire
.rotection for the City of Kennewick
not now adequate; and
/ whereas, it is deemed necessary
nd advisable to purchase a fire truck
nd equipment for the use of said city
~ fire protection; and
Whereas the City does not have suf-
seient funds in its current expense
mud with which to purchase such
nuipment; and
whereas the City Council of said
Cty Of Kennewick deems it advisable
n said city to create an Indebtedness
seven thousand five hundred dollars
n the purchase of fire truck and
smipment, and to issue the negotiable
Ionds Of said City therefor.
Now, therefore, the City Council
the City of Kennewick do ordain as
bnows:
Section THAT for the purpose of
Eoviding funds to be used in pur-
Aasing a fire truck and necessary
nuipment for use by the City of Ken
rwick for fire protection, the City of
Imnewick shall borrow money in the
um Of seven thousand five hundred
pllars ($7,500.00) and issue nego-
liable bonds of said City therefor,
mich bonds shall be known and desig-
nted as "Kennewick Fire Truck
Vnds," and shall be numbered from
1e up, consecutively. Numbers one
) seyenty-five, inclusive, of said bonds
1sll be issued in the denomination of
De Hundred dollars each, and shall
signed by the Mayor, countersigned
the Treasurer, and attested by the
derk of said city and the official seal
said City shall be affixed by the
kity Clerk. Said bonds shall be pay,
Ne twenty years from date, with the
pion of the City of Kennewick to
y the same, or any portion thereof,
the expiration of ten years from
e date thereof, or at any interest
hying date after ten years and prior
twenty years, and shall bear in
nest at the rate of six per cent per
mum, payable semi-annually, and in
nest coupons shall be attached to
Va bonds and both principal and in
rest shall be payable at the office of
h City Treasurer Of the City of
snnewick. Said bonds shall be ex-
BANGED at not less than their par
blue, and the proceeds shall be used
krlusively for the purpose hereinbe-
he designated.
Section 2-This ordinance shall be
lbmitted to the qualified electors of
y City of Kennewick for ratification
rejection at a special election to
held in the City of Kennewick on
Y 18th day of December, 1921, and
e city clerk of said City is hereby
rected to- cause notice of said pro-
Used election to be published in the
snnewick Courier-Reporter, the of
tal newspaper of said City, doing
scity printing, by publication of said
ptce in each issue of said paper dur
y a period of fifteen days immed-
fely prior to said election. Said city
sk is directed to give further notice
said election by printing and post
in each precinct of said city, at
= polling places in each precinct, a
fpy Of said notice and this ordinance
less than fifteen days prior to said
etion. There shall be printed upon
"a official ballot used at said election
words "Shall the City of Kennewick
municipal purposes, borrow seven
ousand five hundred dollars, and is
its negotiable bonds therefor?
ends-Yes; Bonds-No.." Every
'tsr electing to vote for the author
atlon of said Indebtedness shall do
BY striking therefrom the words
Oonds-No," and every voter electing
vote against the authorization of
ca Indebtedness shall do so by strik-
therefrom the words: Bonds
s. so that the remaining portion of
u ballot shall express his vote upon
ID question.
Section 3-If the proposition to in
said indebtedness and issue bonds
efefor be authorized by the electors
said City in the manner provided
Y law, the money arising from the
ue Of such bonds shall be placed in
special fund to be known as the
AennewIcL Fire Tr1IcL EIIud - apd IN,