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HomeMy WebLinkAbout002 - 03/09/1934 - PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO A VOTE OF THE DULY QUALIFIED TAXPAYING ELECTORS AT THE GENERAL ELECT ORDINANCE NO 2 , 19349 BEING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO A VOTE OF THE DULY QUALIFIED TAXPAYING ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AT THE GENERAL ELECTION OF A CITY COMMISSIONER TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, THE 3rd DAY OF APRIL, A D. 19343 THE QUESTION OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY TO CONTRACT AN INDEBTEDNESS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND UPON THE CREDIT THEREOF, BY ISSUING THE NEGOTIABLE COUPON BONDS OF THE CITY IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $ 86 000 007 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING A CONDUIT FOR THE CITY r WHEREAS , in the opinion of the City Council of the City of Fort Collins , provision should now be made to raise funds for the purpose of constructing a concrete conduit for carrying the waters of the Arthur Irrigation Company within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Collins , now carried by means of an open ditch and WHEREAS , the City of Fort Collins is unable to proviae funds for the construction of such conduit out of its current revenues and WHEREAS , in the opinion of the City Council of said City, an indebtedness should be contracted on behalf of the City and upon the credit thereof, by issuing the negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City, for the purpose of construct- ing such conduit NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 That at the general election of a City Commissioner to be held in the City of Fort Collins on Tuesday, the 3rd day of April, A D 1934, the question of authorizing the City Council of said City to contract an in- debtedness on behalf of the City and upon the credit thereof, by issuing the negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City in -1- an aggregate amount not exceeding $ 86,000 00 , for the purpose of constructing a conduit for the City, be and the same is IV hereby submitted to a vote of such qualified electors of the City as shall in the year next preceding said election have paid a property tax therein, for their determination Section 2 The question so submitted shall be voted on at said election by the voters qualified as afore- said, at the several precincts of said City as hereinafter set forth in the notice of the election Section 3 The voting shall be by ballot of the form hereinafter provided, and said election shall be in all respects , as nearly as may be , held and conducted in the manner prescribed by law and the charter of the City of Fort Collins in cases of elections for City Commissioners Section 4 The ballots to be used in voting upon the question submitted shall be prepared and furnished by the City Clerk to the judges of election, to be by them fur- nished to the voters , and shall be in the following printed form, and shall be deposited in a separate ballot box provided by the City Clerk for such purpose CONDUIT BONDS O F F I C I A L B A L L O T FOR THE ELECTION TO BE NELD IN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS , ON JESDAY THE 3RD OF MPRIL A D 1934 Question submitted Shall the City Council of the City of Fort Collins be authorized to contract an indebtedness on behalf of the city, and upon the credit thereof , by issuing the negotiable interest bearing bonds of the city in an aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $ 86 ,000,00 , for the purpose of construct- ing a conduit in and for the City of Fort Collins? -2- INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS-- A voter wishing to vote in favor of the adoption of the question submitted, shall place a cross (X) mark in the space opposite the words 'For Conduit Bonds" A voter wishing to vote against the adoption of the question submitted, shall place a cross (1) mark in the space opposite the words "Against Conduit Bonds " If you wrongly mark, tear or deface this ballot, return it to the Judge of election and obtain another When your ballot has been properly marked, deposit it in the separate ballot box provided for such purpose For Conduit Bonds Against Conduit Bonds A vote in favor of the question submitted will authorize the City Council to issue negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City, not to exceed $ 86,000 00 principal, at such rate of interest as is determined by the City Council and the proceeds to be used for constructing a conduit in and for the City of Fort Collins through which the water of the Arthur Irrigation Company (commonly known as ' Town Ditch ') shall be conducted A vote against the question submitted means that the voter does not wish the City to issue the above bonds Section 5 No ballots for or against said question shall be received by the Judges unless the person offering the same shall be a qualified elector of the City of Fort Collins , and shall in the year next preceding said election, have paid a property tax therein Section 6 The Judges who shall act at the general municipal election in said City are hereby appointed as Judges of said election upon the question so submitted -3- Section 7 The vote at said election on the question aforesaid shall be canvassed and returned, and the return made and the result declared in the same manner, as nearly as may be , as provided by the charter of the City of Fort Collins for the canvass, return and declaring of the result of the votes cast at an election of a City Commissioner Section 8 A notice of the time and place of said election shall be published in the Fort Collins Express- Courier, a daily newspaper and the official newspaper of the City of Fort Collins, at least fifteen days before such election, and also a copy of such notice shall be posted at the place of voting in each precinct , at least fifteen days before such election, announcing the time , place and object of the election, which notice may be included in and made a part of the general election notice of said election, and the Clerk of the City of Fort Collins is hereby charged with the duty of effectuating this provision Said notice shall be in substantially the following form ELECTION NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Section I of Article XIV of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, a general election will be held in the and wards several precincts/within the corporate limits of said City, on the 3rd day of April, A D 1934, for the purpose of electing one Commissioner of Finance and Supplies to serve for a period of six (6) years from the first Tuesday after the second Monday of April, 1934, and that said election will be held at the following places in said City, to-wit -4- Precinct 10 Ward 1 , City Hall, Precinct 19 Ward 2j 218 West Mountain Avenue Precinct 29 Ward. 29 Laporte Avenue School, Precinct 19 Ward 31 Court House , Precinct 2 , Ward 3 , Junior High School, Precinct 31 Ward 3 , Washington School , Precinct 1, Ward 41 First Christian Church, Precinct 2, Ward 41 Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran '� Church, 300 Whedbee Street , Precinct 19 Ward 51 State Armory, Precinct 29 Ward 52 Lincoln, School And also , pursuant to Ordinance No _ 2 of the City of Fort Collins , Colorado , adopted and approved on the day of Alamo/ , A D 1934, public notice is hereby given that at the aforesaid election of a City Commissioner of the City of Fort Collins , to be held in said City on 'Tuesday, the 3rd day of April, 1934, there will be submitted to a vote of such qualified electors of the City of Fort Collins as shall, in the year next preceding said election, have paid a property tax therein, the following question Shall the City Council of the City of Fort Collins be authorized to contract an indebtedness on behalf of the city, and upon the credit thereof, by issuing the negotiable interest bearing bonds of the city in an aggregate principal amount of not exceeding 861000 00 , for the purpose of constructing a conduit in and for the City of Fort Collins9 The form of the separate ballot for the sub- mission of the above question shall be substantially as follows CONDUIT BONDS O F F I C I A L B A L L O T FOR THE EEECTION TO BE HELD IR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS , ON TUESDAY THE 3RD OF APRIL, A D 1934 Question submitted Shall the City Council of the City of , Fort Collins be authorized to contract an indebtedness on behalf of the city, and upon the credit thereof, by issuing the negotiable interest bearing bonds of the city in an aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $ 869000 00 , for the purpose of construct- ing a conduit in and for the City of Fort Collins9 -5- i INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS-- A voter wishing to vote in favor of the adoption of the question submitted, shall place a cross (X) mark in the space opposite the words "For Conduit Bonds ' A voter wishing to vote against the adoption of the question submitted , shall place a cross (X) mark in the space opposite the words 'Against Conduit Bonds " If you wrongly mark, tear or deface this ballot , return it to the Judge of Election and obtain another when your ballot has been properly marked , deposit it in the separate ballot box provided for such purpose For Conduit Bonds Against Conduit Bonds A vote in favor of the question submitted will authorize the City Council to issue negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City, not to exceed $ 66,000 00 princinal, at such rate of interest as is determined by the City Council and the proceeds to be used for constructing a conduit in and for the City of Fort Collins through which the water of the Arthur Irrigation Company (commonly known as 'Town Ditch") shall be conducted A vote against the question submitted means that the voter does not wish the City to issue the above bonds No ballots for or against said question shall be received by the Judges uzjless the person offering the same shall be a qualified elector of the City of Fort Collins , and who shall, in the year next preceding such election, have paid a property tax therein -6- The question above submitted will be voted upon during the hours and at the voting places in the several pre- cincts of said city hereinbefore designated as the time and places of voting at the said regular election for municipal officers The ballots to be used in voting upon the question above submitted, will be furnished to the voters by the Judges of Election, to be deposited in a separate ballot box which will be provided for that purpose (Inserted in the above notice will be notice of the election of a Commissioner of Finance for the six year term and certain provisions thereof Also notice of all other matters to be voted upon by the electors at said election) The polls for said general election shall be opened at the hour of seven o'clock A M and shall remain opan continually and be closed at seven o'clock P M of said day, and said election shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Citv Charter and the law of the State of Colorado appli- cable thereto IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City, this 14th day of March, A D 1934 A J Rosenow City Clerk Section 9. In the opinion of the City Council an emergency exists for the preservation of the pi}blic health, peace and safety, and this ordinance shall take effect upon its passage under and by virtue of the authority contained in Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter -7- Introduced, read at length and adopted by the unanimous vote of all members of the City Council at a regular meeting held this 9th day of March, A D 1934 Commissioner of Safety and Ex-Officio ATTEST Mayor City Clerk STATE OF COLORADO ) ss County of Larimer ) I, A J ROSENOW, City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins , do hereby certify and declare that the foregoing Ordinance , consisting of nine (9) sections , was duly proposed and read at length at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 9th day of March , A D 1934 , and was duly adopted and ordered pub- lished in the Fort Collins Express-Courier, a daily newspaper and the official newspaper of the City of Fort Collins , by the unanimous vote of all members of the City Council, as an emergency ordinance , in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of Article 17 of the City Charter , and thereafter and on to-wit the 14th day of March, A D 1934, said Ordinance No 2 was duly published in The Fort Collins Express-Courier, a daily newspaper published in the City of Fort Collins , Colorado IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City, this 14th day of March, A D 1934 City Clerk