The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-03-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
State Of Colorado.
County Of Rio Blanco, IS.
Town OF Meeker,

Meeker, Colorado, March I. 1922.
The Board of Trustees of the Town
of Meeker, Colorado, met in adjourn
ed regular meeting, In full conformi-
ty with law and the ordinances and
rules OF the said Town, at the County
Court Room In said Town, being the
regular place Of meeting of said
Board, on Tuesday. the 7th day OF
March, A. ID. 1922, at eight clock p.
M, at which meeting there were pres
ent and answering Mt roll call:
Mayor e. p. Rigby.
Trustees q. b. Stephenson, J. h.
Legg, Ira Durham, A. Il. McWil-
iiams, V. e. Moulton and c. p. Ma
thes.
Absent, none.
Also present, Herbert Gordon, town
clerk
Thereupon the following proceed
ings, among others, were had and
done, to wit:
Trustee J. b. Legg introduced an
ordinance entitled,
An ordinance providing for the sub
mission to vote Of the duly quail
fled electors OF the town Of Meekcr
at the General Municipal Election
Of Municipal Officers to be held in
said town on Tuesday, the 4,h day
Of April, A. D. 1922, the question Of
authorizing the Board Of Trustees Of
said town to contract an indebted
ness on behalf ofthc town and up.
on the credit thereof BY issuing the
bonds Of the town in the aggregate
amount Of twenty-four thousand,
two hundred dollars 1924 200 for
the purpose ofpurchasing a plant to
supply electric light.
which ordinance was thereupon read
In full and is as follows, o-wit:
(Which Ordinance was published
at length in the regular Issue of the
Meeker Herald of March llth, 1922. J
1t was then moved by Trustee V.
G. Moulton and seconded by Trustee
Ira Durham that all rules of this
Board which might prevent, unless
suspended. the final passage aud ad-
option OF this ordinance at this meet
Ing, be and the same hereby are sus-
pended for tho purpose of permitting
the final passage and adoption Of
said ordinance at this meeting.
The question being upon the adop-
tion OF said motion. and the suspension
of the rules, the roll was called with
the following result:
Those voting Aye: j. b. Legg, A.
b. McWilliams, V. G. Moulton, G.
p. Mathes, Ira Durham and q. b.
Stephenson.
All members Of the Board of Trus-
tees having voted in favor Of said
motion, the presiding officer declared
said motion carried and the rules
suspended.
Trustee j. b. Legy then moved that
said ordinance, entitled:
An Ordinance providing for the
submission to vote OF the duly
qualified electors OF the Town of
Meeker at the general municipal
election of municipal officers to
be held in said Town on Tuesday,
the 4th day of April, A. d. 1922,
the question of authorizing the
Board Of Trustees of said Town
to contract an Indebtedness on
behalf of the Town and upon the
credit thereof by issuing the
bonds of the Town in the aggre-
gate amount of twenty-four thou
sand two hundred dollars (s2l.-
20O) for the purpose Of purchasing
aplant to supply electric light,
heretofore introduced and read IL
full at this meeting, be now placed
upon Its passage. Trustee G. Il
Stephenson seconded the motion
and the question being upon the pla,
ing of said ordinance upon it's pas.
sage, the roll was called with the
following result:
Those voting Aye: Trustees, A. B.
McWilliams, v. c. Moulton, J. B.
Legg, Ira Durham, c. p. Mathes and
G. B. Stephenson.
Those voting Nay: None.
The presiding officer declared the
motion carried and the ordinance
placed upon its passage.
Trustee J. b. Legg then moved thai
said ordinance be passed and adopt.
ed as read. Trustee A. b. McWil-
liAms seconded the motion.
The question being upon the pass
ing and adopting of said ordinance,