The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-10-14
EMERGENCY RESOLUTION NO. 1886


Declaring the necessity of bond issue in the
sum of S825, 100000 for the purpose of paying
the city's portion of the cost and expense of
constructing sanitary relief, trunk. main and
intercepting sewers, pumping stations, sew
age disposal and treatment works, and all
structures incidental thereto, and the ex-
pense of tests, preparation of plans and
specifications incidental to the prosecution of
such sewerage program for improving and
developing the sewerage system of the City
of Hamilton, Ohio, and paying the cost of
condemning purchasing the lands, ease
ments or rights-of-way necessary therefor,
and paying damages incidental thereto, and
TO furnish and equip the sewage disposal and
treatment works and structures incidental
thereto and further declaring the necessity
of n levy of taxes outside of the ten-mill
limitation to pay the interest and TO
tire said bonds, and proposing the submission
of the question of the issuance of such bonds
to the electors at the next November election
to be held on the Sth day of November. 1898.
WHEREAS the subject matter herein
tanned constitutes emergency in that it
provides for the Immediate preservation of the
public peace, property health and safety of
the citizens of Hamilton, Ohio, and that in
order to permit the subdivision TO participate
in federal aid and to receive the benefit of
grants from the federal government to
make it possible for the subdivision to provide
work for the unemployed. it is necessary that
this legislation go into immediate effect and
WHEREAS, the Council Of the City of Ham
ilton Ohio, has received petitions from the
Chamber of Commerce. the Woman's City Club,
Izaak Walton League, the Butler County
ment of pollution of the Great Miami River
and
WHEREAS, the Council in response to said
petitions has authorized a comprehensive SAN
itary survey of the city. looking towards the
elimination of stream pollution and the pro-
lection of riparian rights in said river. which
survey has been completed and
WHEREAS the findings of said survey re-
veal the necessity Of constructing sanitary
trunk sewers and sewage disposal and treat
ment works; and
WHEREAS. the above civic groups now
requesting Council to cause said Improvement
to be made; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Ham
ilton cannot at this time finance the necessary
Improvements and participate in federal grants
without submission of said bond issue TO
the electors of said city.
NOW THEREFORE BE TT RESOLVED by
the Council of the City of Hamilton, Ohio:
SECTION & That it is hereby determined
by the Council of the City OF Hamilton, ONO,
| that it is necessary for the purpose oil paying
| the City's portion of the cost and expense OF
constructing sanitary relief. trunk, main and
| intercepting sewers, pumping stations sewage
disposal and treatment works, and all struc-
| lures incidental thereto, and the expense OF
1 tests preparation of plans and specifications
| incidental to the prosecution of such sewerage
| program for improving and developing the
|
and paying the cost of condemning or pur-
| chasing the lands, easements or rights-of-waS
necessary therefor. and paying damages mel
dental thereto, and to furnish and equip the
| sewage disposal and treatment works and struc
lures incidental thereto, and to participate il
| federal aid to issue and sell bonds of the city
| in an amount which this Council estimates
/ at SS25, 100000
i SECTION ii That it is necessary that there
| shall be annually levied on all of the taxable
property in the City of Hamilton, Ohio. dl
rect tax outside of the ten-milI limitation u
pay the interest on and to retire said bonds
and that the question of the issuance OF sale
| bonds and the levy of such tax be submitted
| to the electors of the City OF Hamilton, Ohio
| at the next November election to be held a
the usual voting places within said city on tn
/ sth day of November, 1898.
i SECTION III: That this Council estimates
tnat said bonds will be authorized by resolution
| passed prior to July 49, 1888 that the approx
| mate date of said bonds will be December
| 1888, and that this Council estimates that saIt
/ bonds will be payable in twenty-three annua
installments maturing in substantially equal an
| nual amounts during the period OF twenty
that said bonds will bear interest at the. rat
now estimated at percentum, payable semi
annually.
4 SECTION ": That the Clerk of Council b
i and she is hereby directed to certify cop
of this resolution to the County Auditor Q
Butler County, Ohio, for his calculation OF tn
average annual tax levy required thfoughou
the life of the bonds to pay the interest on an
to retire such bonds, assuming that they ar
all issued in one series and that the amour
Of the tax list of the City of Hamilton re
mains the same throughout the life Of sal
bonds which certifcation shall be made no
less than twenty-five days prior to such Nc
yember election
SECTION ": This resolution is hereby dc
clared to be an emergency measure and sha
go into effect Immediately upon its passage.