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HomeMy WebLinkAbout021 - 08/28/1954 - CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, THE OCTOBER 5, 1954, AND FOR THE ORDINANCE NO 21, 1954 BEING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, ON TUESDAY, THE 5th DAY OF OCTOBER, A D 1954, AND FOR TEE SUBMISSION TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS THE QUESTION OF ADOPTING THE PROPOSED CHARTER SUBMITTED BY THE CHARTFR CON— VENTION, AND AN INITIATED ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE ADDITION OF FDUO&NE 00MPOUNDS TO THE WATER SUPPLY, AND FOR THE SUBMISSION TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED TAXPAYING ELECTORS THE QUESTION OF AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $509000 009 AND PROVIDING FOR THE FORM OF SUBMISSION OF THE SAME. WHEREAS, under the provisions of Ordinance No 9, 19549 the Charter Convention has submitted a proposed new Charter for the approval or rejection thereof by the qualified electors of the City of Fort Collins, and WHEREAS, the question of the adoption of such proposed Charter must be submitted by the City Council to a vote of the qualified electors at a special election therefor, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Collins deems it advisable to submit to a vote of the qualified electors at such special election an initiated ordinance pertaining to the addition of fluorine com- pounds to the water supply, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Collins further deems it advisable to submit to a vote of the qualified taxpaying electors at such special election the question of authorizing the issuance of airport bonds of said City in the princiTal amount of $50,000 00, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 That the date for a special election providing for the submission to a vote of the qualified electors the proposed Charter submitted by the Charter Convention of the City of Fort Collins under the provisions of Section 4 of Ordinance No 9, 1954, is hereby vacated Section 2 That a special election be and the same is hereby called as provided by law to be held in the several precincts of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, on Tuesday, the 5th day of October, A. D. 1954, at which election there shall be submitted to the qualified electors the proposed Charter submitted by the Charter Convention of the City of Fort Collins, and an initiated ordinance pertaining to the addition of Fluorine compounds to the water supply of the City of Fort Collins, and at which election there shall further be submitteCto the qualified taxpaying electors the question of authorizing the issuance of airport bonds of said City in the principal amount of $50,000.00, all of which is under and pursuant to Sections 4. 5 and 6 of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. Section 3 _ The said election shall be held at the following places in said precincts in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, to-wit Precinct A-1 - City Hall Precinct B-1 - Rees and Schwitters Precinct B-2 - Laporte Avenue School Precinct B-3 - Community^House_at City Park Precinct C-1 - Court House Precinct C-2 - Lincoln Junior High School Precinct C-3 - Presbyterian Church Precinct C-4 - Washington School Precinct C-5 - A. H. Dunn School Precinct D-1 - Remington School Precinct f)-2 - Bethlehem Lutheran Church Precinct D-3 � Laurel School Precinct E-1 - State Armory Precinct E-2 - Dame R. Harris School Section 4 The polls shall be opened at the hour of 7 00 otelook A. M. r and shall remain open continuously until and be closed at 7 00 otclock P. M. of said day Section 5 The said election shall be held and conducted as nearly as may be in the manner prescribed by law in the case of elections for municipal officers. Each elector offering to vote in the said election must be a qualified elector and must be registered under the provisions of the Colorado Session Laws ..2. of 1939, page 355, Section 19. Section 6 -The City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins is hereby constituted supply clerk-for said special election, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase and furnish stationery, ballots, ballot boxes, poll books and all other supplies necessary for said special election. Section 7 Upon the passage and adoption of this Ordinance the City Clerk shall publish notice and call said special election as herein authorized in accordance with Section 5 of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. Section 8 The initiated Ordinance and the question of adoption of the proposed City Charter submitted hereby to the qualified electors by the City Council for an^election shall be placed upon the same ballot, the ballots for which shall be uniform in size and color, and shall contain printed thereon in legible type the initiated ordinance and the question of the adoption of the proposed City Charter, Which ballots shall be arranged substantially as follows SPECIAL CITY ELECTION Fort Collins, Colorado October 5, 1954 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS Voters desiring to vote for the initiated ordinance or proposed City Charter shall mark a cross X in ink in the blank space to the right and opposite the word "Yes", voters desiring to vote against the initiated ordinance or proposed ¢ity Charter shall mark a cross X in the blank space to the right and opposite the word "No". If you wrongly mark, tear or deface this ballot, return it to the^Judges of Election and obtain another. NO 1 INITIATED ORDINANCE N0. 1, 1954 BEING AN INITIATED ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ADDITION OF FLUORINE COMPOUNDS TO THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AEDUCING DENTAL CARIES, PROVIDING FOR FUNDS THERETO AM REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. _3- I 1 � Section 1 Definitions. The following definitions shall Yes apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Ordinance. No Water Supply. Water supply is hereby defined as all potable water used for domestic purposes supplied by the legally constituted water authority for the City of Fort Collins. Fluorine Compounds. Fluorine compounds shall be defined as any fluorine containing compound which will release the fluoride ion in sufficient concentration to meet prescribed standards. Section 2 Parpose. It is the consensus of scientific dental and medical opinion and every major national health organi- sation, that the presence of fluoride in the drinking water is a deterrent to tooth decay and that fluoride can be introduced to the same end into water as furnished to the users. Section 3 Enactment Clause. The Manager of Utilities of the City-of Fort Collins is hereby authorized and directed to provide the means-and to proceed with the introduction of approximately one and not more than one and one-half parts of fluoride to every million parts of water being distributed in the water system of the City of Fort Collins. Section b Records. The Manager of Utilities shall keep or cause to be kept an accurate record of the amount of fluorine.. bearing chemical applied, the quantities of water treated and cause such analytical tests to be made for fluorides (in terms of the element F) in the untreated and treated water as he shall be directed to do by the City Council I -4- Section 5 The City Health Officer. The City Health Officer is hereby directed to make periodic reports to the City Council on the fluoridation of the water supply and to seek the cooperation of dducational and scientific institutions to conduct surveys and research as to the beneficial effect of the program and project on the citizens of this community. Section 6 Liability. The City of Fort Collins by herein authorizing fluoridation, however, expressly declares that it in no way assumes any liability for, or on account of, any damage or injury incurred by any user of waters so treated Section 7 Amendment and Rtepeal All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 8 Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordi-lance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of said Ordinance shall not be affected thereby No. 2 Shall the City of Fort Collins adopt the proposed City Charter Yes No Section 9 The question of authorizing the issuance of airport bonds of the City of Fort Collins in the principal amount of $50,000 00 to the qualified taxpaying electors by the City Council for an election shall be placed upon a separate ballot, the ballots for which shall be uniform in size and color and shall contain printed thereon in legible type the question of authorizing such issuance of airport bonds and shall be in substantially the follotring form SPF40IAL CITY ELECTION Fort Collins, Colorado October 5, 1954 gUESTION SUBMITTED Shall the City Council of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado contract an indebtedness on behalf of the City and upon the credit thereof by issuing the negotiable coupon bonds of the City in the aggregate amount of $50,000 00 for the purpose of acquiring and improving an airport site for the City of Fort Collins such bonds to bear interest at a rate not ex- ceeding 3 percent per annum, payable semi—annually, to mature serially within 10 years from their date? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T - - - - - T FOR AIRPORT BONDS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGAINST AIRPORT BONDS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS The voter shall prepare his ballot, indicating his approval or disapproval of the foregoing question by placing a cross W opposite the group of words above which expresses his choice on said question, and shall then deposit his ballot in the ballot box provided for such purpose. Section 10 The City Clerk shall make publication and give such notice and do all acts and things in such manner Pnd form and at such times are prescribed by the applicable provisions of the constitution and laws of the State of Colorado, and by the Charter of the City of Fort Collins The ballots cast at said election shall be canvassed and the results ascertained, determined and certified in accordance with the requirements of the applicable provisions of the constitution and laws of the State of Colorado. and the Charter of the City of Fort Collins Section 11. In the opinion of the City Council an emergency exists for the preservation of the public health, peace and safety and this Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication under and by virtue of the authority contained in Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter. Introduced, read at length and adopted by the unanimous vote of all the members of the City Council at an adjourned meeting thereof held this 28th day of August, A. D. 7954. r � o ss oner o Safety an c o ATTEST City "eric w 7w STATE OF COLORADO) ) ss COUNTY OF L&RI ) I, MILES F. HOUSE, City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby certify and declare that the aforesaid Ordinance, consisting of eleven sections, was duly proposed and read at length at an adjourned meeting of the City Council, held on the 28th day of August, A. D. 1954, and was duly adopted and ordered published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan, a daily newspaper and 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 Section 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter, and thereafter and on, to..wit the 31st day of August A. D. 1954, said Ordinance No. ?_1 was duly published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan, 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 - 31st day Df August , A. D. 1954. y caeric -8-