Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-19


for Monday, the 25th Day OF
May. 1896, Submitting to the
Qualified Voters of the City of Ell
Centre Propositions Relative to the
Incurring of Bonded Debt for the
Construction of Municipal Build
ing for a City Hall and Municipal
Library, and Also for the Con-
struction of Storm Drain.
The City Council of the City OF
Ell Centro do ordain as follows:
SECTION I: WHEREAS the City
Council of the City of Ell Centro, at
a regular meeting of said City Coun-
Gil held on the 10Th day of Febru-
ary, 1896, by vote of two-thirds (2-3)
of all it's members duly adopted res
olutions numbered 443 and 444 re-
spectively; and whereas said City
Council in and by said resolution
numbered 443 determined, among
other things, that the public inter-
est and necessity demands the ac-
QUESTION, construction and compile
ton of a building for municipal
purposes, to-wit, city hall and
municipal library; and whereas in
and by said resolution numbered 444
it was determined, among other
things, that the public interest and
necessity demands the acquisition,
construction and completion OF a
storm drainage system; and where
as said municipal improvements were
and are in fact necessary and con-
yenient to carry out the objects,
purposes and powers of the munich
pality; and the cost of the same and
of each of them was and will be too
great to be paid out of the ordinary
annual income and revenue of the
municipality; and whereas said facts
were determined in and by said res
olutions respectively.
AND WHEREAS, it is proposed by
said City Council to incur an in
debtedness for the purposes set
forth in said resolutions respective
ly, and for the following objects and
purposes, to-wit: The acquisition,
construction and completion by said
City of certain municipal improve
ment, namely, the construction of
building for municipal uses, to-wit,
a city hall and municipal library;
and the acquisition of all rights,
property and materials, and the do
ing OF all work necessary for the
said acquisition, construction and
completion of said building; and
proposes to incur further indebt-
edness for the additional objects and
| purposes as follows, to-Wit: The
| acquisition and construction by said
| City of a certain municipal i'm
| provement. namely, the acquisition,
construction, installation and COM
| pletion of storm drainage system,
and the doing of all trench work and
other work; and the acquisition of
all rights OF way and property
! necessary for he construction and
completion OF said storm drain.
AND WHEREAS the estimated cost
of the proposed public improvements
is as follows, to-Wit: For said city
hail and municipal library building,
the sum of One Hundred Seventy
five Thousand (S175, ,000) Dollars.
For said storm drain, the sum of
One Hundred Eighteen Thousand
One Hundred Eighty-two ($118,182)
Dollars.
AND WHEREAS it is further pro-
posed by said city to pay part Of
the said cost of said municipal i'm
proyements by money to be obtained
from the United States from relief
funds administered through the Fed
eral Emergency Administration of
Public Works; and whereas appli-
cations have been duly made to the
United States for such relief funds
on behalf of both of said public i'm
| provements; and whereas h e
amounts of the principal of the
bonded Indebtedness to be incurred
for said municipal improvements
are as follows, to-wit:
For said city hall and municipal
library building, the said sum of One
Hundred Thousand 100000 Dol
lars; for said storms drain the
said further sum of Sixty five
Thousand (65,000) Dollars; an d
whereas the interest on said indebt-
edness shall not exceed the rate of
six per cent (6@o) per annum, pay
able semi-annually; and whereas all
and any of said amounts will be too
great to be paid out of the ordinary
annual income and revenue Of the
municipality.
SECTION II: NOW, THERE
FORE, by virtue of the power in
vested in them by law and by the
Act of the Legislature approved
February 25, 1901, the City Council
do further ordain, that an election
be, and the same is hereby ordered
and called, to be held in the said
City of FL Centre on MONDAY, the
25th day of MAY, 1886, for the
purpose of submitting to the quail
fled voters Of said city the said
propositions of incurring bonded
debt for the purposes setforth in
said resolutions numbered 443 and
444 respectively, and hereinbefore
recited. In all particulars not re-
cited in this ordinance, such election
shall be held as provided by law for
holding municipal elections in such
municipality. The polls of said cleo
tion shall be opened at six o'clock a.
m. of said day of said election, and
shall be kept open until seven o'clock
p. m, OF said day, When The polls shall