HomeMy WebLinkAbout007 - 04/14/1936 - AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REGISTERED WARRANTS IN THE SUM OF $750, BEARING INTEREST AT THE RATE OF ORDINANCE NO 7 , 1936 )
BEING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
REGISTERED WARRANTS IN THE SUM OF $750 00, BEARING INTEREST AT
THE RATE OF 4% PER ANNUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF SETTLING THE CASE OF
TEMPLE vs CITY OF FORT COLLINS, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LARIMER
COUNTY, COLORADO
WHEREAS, heretofore there has been pending in
the District Court of Larimer County, Colorado , case No 7113,
entitled L R Temple , plaintiff vs City of Fort Collins , a
Municipal Corporation, defendant, and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney had heretofore given
his opinion that there was no liability in respect to said suit,
but upon further examination is of the opinion that there is a
probable liability of a substantial amount due to certain facts
unknown to the City Attorney at the time of the bringing of said
case , and
WHEREAS , it now seems desirable to settle said
litigation at this time , and that an offer of settlement has been
made in the sum of $750 00 by plaintiff, and
WHEREAS , the City Attorney has recommended said
settlement , and that it would be for the best interests of the
City to make said settlement, and
WHEREAS, by reason of the foregoing, an emergency
and unforeseen contingency has arisen whereby it has become nec-
essary to expend the sum of $750 00 in settlement of the above
case
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
Section 1 That there be and is hereby appro-
priated out of the general revenues of the City of Fort Collins
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for the year 1936 and subsequent years unless taken up prior
thereto , the sum of $750 00 to be used in the settlement of the
above case , which said sum shall be credited on the books of the
City Clerxc and City Treasurer to Special Town Ditch Removal Fund,
and a registered warrant , bearing interest at the rate of 4%
per annum, shall be issued by the City to cover said amount
Section 2 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 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 members of the City Council, at a regular
adjourned meeting of the Cit3 Council, held this 14th day of
April , A D 1936
Mayor
Attest
lty Clerk
STATE OF COLORADO , )
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County of Larimer )
I , J D McINTYRE City Clerk
of the City of Fort Collins , do hereby certify and aeclare that
the aforesaid Ordinance consisting of two (2) sections , was duly
adjourned
proposed and read at length at a regular/meeting of the City
Council, held on the 14th day of April A D 1936 , and was
duly adopted and ordered published 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 IV of the City
Charter, and thereafter and on to-wit the 16th day of April,
A D 1936 , said Ordinance No 7 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 16th day of
April , A D 1936
City Clerk