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Ordinance No. 260 260 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECT ION TO BE HELD IN r~1lli ~ITY OF Vl!lliNON, CALIFOHlJIA. ON r.eRB 10TH DAY 0]1 MA.Y f 1923, AND sUBMITTING 'rc 'fHl; WALll'llill vO'r.i!RSOF .;;ATIl CITY THE .l'IlO.l'OSIT IONS 0., INCUHRING A BOllDED DEB'. IN ~H" FOLLOWIIlG AMOUNTS AND FOlt ~'H," ]'OLLOWING .l'U.U?OSES, TO-WIT: 110. ORDIlIAlIC," FIRST: *500,OOQ. FOR 'i:HE AOQUISl'l'IOll OF LlllIDS AND THE CONSTRUCTION, IIlSTALLA1'ION AND COMPLE~'ION OF A WATER WORKS SYS'i:EM ~O SUULY AND DIS'i:llIBUTE, AliD PLANTS AIID liACHINERY Iro APPLY l'iATEH. !i'OR .2HOfI'i!:C- TIOll AGAIIlST FI.iE III ~HB CITY OF V~1I01l INS1'ALLA- 7HE FOH TUB COIlSTRUCTIOll, A ]' IRE ALA..1lli SYSTEM IN S0COND: ~26,OOO. TIOIl ,urD COMPLETIOIl OF CI1'Y 0]' VhllliON; / PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BOllDS THE:1EFOR. AND FOR 1'HE LEVY OF A TAX FOR 'flllJ P AYlllJW; OF SAID BONDS: DESIGlIA'nIlG THE ELl!:CTIOIl PRECINCT A]W POLLING ?LAC," AlID A220INTING TF.E ELECTION OFF ICieRS FOR SAID ELECT lOll. Vernon do ordain ---0---000---0--- the City of 1'rustees of The Board of as follows Y~S, the Board of Trustees of the City of ,srnon, California, at a regular weeting thereof held on the 2~th day of March, 1~23, by a vote of two-thirds of all its members, duly passsd and aaopted a Hesolution determining that the public interest and neo8SBlty demand the aoquisition. construction and oompletion by the said City of Vernon of certain municipal im- provements, to-wit: First: The acquisition of lands and the digGing, drilling, construotion and completion of wells, reeervoirs, stand-pipes, tanke, mains, pipe linea, pumping stations, pumping plants, maclunery and equipment, fire houses and fire engines and equipment, and all other works, property or structures neoessary or proper for a water works system for aup~lying. aistributing and applying water for the protection of aaid oity and its inhabitants from fire, and the incurring of other expenses incidental thereto or arising therefrom; and, Seoond: The aCQu1siton. construotion and completion of a fire alarm system and all works. property or struotures necessary or proper therefor, and the inourring of other expenses inoidental thereto or arising therefrom; and, municipal impr~- said of WH~R.EAS, the estimated 00 st menta is as follows, to-wit: ---------- th e digging reservoirs, stations, pumping First: For the aoquisiton of lands and drilling, conetruction and completion of wells, stand-pipes, tanka, maine, pipe 11nes, pumping \ plEJ.nts, machInery unl] equipment., fire houses und fire engines al1(1 e-!uipr,lent I und all other v; arks , p l'Opert~r or stru cturee nec- eSeD.r~l or l)roP er ,201: a water wQri<.e !;;J-'stem for sup_plying, dis- tributing nrJ.\1 applying water :for the. :n!"oteotion of' usid clty and its inhabitants from fire, and the inourring of other expenses inoidental thereto or arising therefrom, the sum five hundred thousand dollars (~500,OOO.); of Seoond: For the aoquisition, construction and com- pletion of a fire alarm system and all works, property or struotures neoessary or proper therefor, and the inourring of other expenses inoidental thereto or urislng therefrom, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ~25,OOO.)i und, WHJiliEAS, such estimated 00 ete Of said municipal improvements. and eaoh of them, are and will be too great to be flaid out of' the ordinnrJ' annual ine ome une'! revenue of said oity NOW. TH~ORE, a special eleotion is hereby called to be held in the said City of Vernon, California, on tJ~ lOth day of May, 1923, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said City the following propositions set forth in sffid resolution; Flr~~: The proposition of inCUrring a bonded debt in the sum of ~500.000. ,for the aoquisition of land and the drilling, construction and completion of wells, reservoirs, atand-pipes, tanks, mains, :pipe linea, pwnping stations I pumpi plante, machinery and equipment, fire houses and fire ell8'inee and equipment, and all other works, property or structures neces_ sary or proper for a water works system for SDp2lying, distri_ buting and applying water for the proteotion of saili city and its inhabitants from fire, and the inourring of other expenses incidental thereto or arising therefrom and, ng 3econd: The Proposition of incurring n bonded in the sum of .;25,000. for the a.cquisition, c.:onstruction coml)letion of a fire alarm system and all \'.'orks, pl'oper'ty or structures necessary 0 r DroP er therefor, and the incurring of other expenses incidental t.hereto or arising the:refrom. debt and mid indebtedness 'l'he objeots and lm;::.posea for .',hich is proposed tObe inourred are as rollowe Firt:3ti J..'he acquisition o:f." lond and the drillinG, construction and completion of wells, reservoirs, stand-pipes t tanks, mains, pipe lines, l}Ulliping stati0L. .)l..unping plants, machinerJ? ~~ll,i -,-' f.:.iplii'2:1d: J fire houees and fire ellgines e.nll eliuipment, arlel all other "vorks, propert~ or structures neces- sary or proper for a water works system for supplying, distri_ -buting and a,:pi:iljr1ng water for the protection of said city end its inhabitants from fire, and the incurring of other eXIJenses incidental thereto or arir::ing therefrom. The estimated 00 at of such proposed public ilnprove_ lllent is ~600tOOO.; the amount of the 'princ:Ip~l of the indebt- edness to be incurred therefor is the sum of ~500,OOO.. arm the maximum rate of int~re~t to be paid on aaid indebtedness is six pe!" Dent per annum; if thO;;! proposition of incurring said in- debtednees for said purpose eo submitted to :-.;aid electors 1'8- cCllvea the requ1ai ts number of votes, to-wit I the votee 01' tvlO_ thirds of a.ll the Totere voting at .ouch special election, bonde -2- ,. of' 6& d city to the DJIlount of itf500.000. uhall be issued and aold Lox said purpose. said. bonds slw.ll be six hundred in number; foux hungxed of said bonds "I~ll be iesued in the denomination of ,,1,000. eMh and two hundred of sa1d bonde shall be iS8ued in the denomination of ,;500. eachi the principal and intereet thereon shell be payable in lawful money of the United states of Amerioa. Said bonds shall be dated July 1, 1923, and bear interest at the rute to be epeoified therein which shall net exceed eix per cent per annum, pay- able .emi-Bnrt\lally, on the lst day of January =d the 1st day of July of each year, and said eix hundred bonde elmll be payable in the following manner Ten of said bonds of the denomin.e.tion of :-~l.OOO. und five of said bOnds of the denomination of i500. shall be poid on the 1st day of July, 1924, and ten of said bonds of the denomina- ~ion of ~l,OOO. and five of said bonds of the denomination of ~500. on the same day and date of eaoh ,md every year thereafter at the offioe of the City Treasurer of eaid City of vernon until all of said bonds have been paid, together with interest thereon to satd date. Second, ~he ao~uieition, construotion and oOmpletion of a fire alarm syetem and all works, property or etruotures necessary or proper therefor, and the in~UIring of other expenees inoidental thereto or arising therefrom. , ~he estimated cost of SUCII proposed publio improvement is ~25,OOO.; the amount of the grindipal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor ie the sum of $25,000., and the maximum rate of interest to be paid on said indebtedness is not to excesd six per cent per annumi if the proposition of inourring said indebtednese for eaid purpoees, sO .ubmitte~ at said eleotion, reoeives the requisite number of votes, to-wit, the votes of two- third. of all the votere voting at such special election. bonds of said oity to the an~unt of ~25,OOO. shall be iseuea and sola for said purpose. Said bonds shall be eighty in number; forty of said bonds shall be issued in the aenominution of $500. eaoh and forty of said bonds shall be issued in the denominotion of $125. each; the 9rincipul anQ interest thereon ohall be payable in lawful money c1 the United states 01 America. They shall be dated July 1, 1923, end bear interest "t the rate tc be epeoified therein which shall nO t exceed six per cent per annum. payable semi-annually on the let day of January and the 1st day of July of eaoh year, and oaid eighty bonds shall be pay- able in the manner followin~: One of said bonds of the denomination of ;;500. and Qne of said bonds of the nenom1natlon of Q125. shall be paid on the 1st day Of July, Iv24. and one of said bonds of the denomination of ~500. and one of said bond. of the denomination of $125. an the same duy and date of each and every year there- after, ot the offioe of the City ~reaeurer of said City of Vernon. until all of said bonds huve been paid, together with the interest thereon to ,said date. I For the purpoie of paying the principal and int...st on such bonds the Board of Trustees of said city shall at the time of fixing the general tax levy I and in the manner I.or such general tux levy provided, levy and colleot annually, eaoh ;'y'ear, until such. bonds are paid, or until there shall be a sum in the ~reasury of suld city, set 8part for thut purpose sufficient to meet all sums cominu due for principal and interest on ~uch -3- _tt; ~ltLl.L next general tax Said tax shall be in a([dit ion to all other taxes levied for municipal purposes, and shall be collected at the same time a.nd in the same manner as 0 tiler municipal tuxes are collected, ana be used for no other purpose "\ban the pa.yment of said bonds and acoruing interest. the fixing for time the 'H.J;;--';; before ,M become due levy. The polls for said elaotion must be opened at 6 o'clock a. m. of the day of election, and must be kept open until 7 o'clock p. m. of the same day, when the polle ahall be closed; except and provided, however. that if at the hour of closing there are any other voters in the polling place or in line at the door, who are qualified to vote and have not been able to do ao sinoe appearing, the polls shall be kept opan a suf~lcient time to enable them to vote. But no one who shall arrive at ths polling place after 7 o'olock in the afternoon shall be entitled to vote, although the pOlle may be open when he arrives. shall be to be used at suoh election in the fOllowing form The ballots printed eubstantially MA.~ CROSSES (X) ON BALLOT ONLY \;ITH RUBBER STAMP: NEVllli ,a;J.'H iEN OR PENCIL. (Fold Ballot to this ?erforated Line. leaving top margin expossd.) This number is to bs torn off by Inspsotor Perforated line - lllSTEUCTION5 TO VOTERS: To vote on allY proposition of inourring a bondsd debt for the purpose epeoified in suoh proposition, stamp a cross IX) in the voting square after the word "Yea" or after the word "No". All marks exoep t ths cro se (xl are forbiddsn. All distinguishing marks or erasures are forbidden and make the ballot void. "I ) , teer or deface this ba~lot of Eleotion and obtain If you wrongly stamp, return it to the Inspector another. " i! I --I , I I l \ 1"<:5 ~O Shall the City of Vernon inour a bonded debt of $600,OOQ.for the aoquisition of lande and the digging. drilling, oonstruotion and oompletion of wells, reservoirs. stand-pipes. tanks, mains, pipe lines t pumping stations, pumping plants. machinery and equipment, fire nouses and fire engines and equipment, and all other works, prop arty or structures neoessary or proper for a water works system for supplying, distributing and applying water for the proteotion of said oity and its inhabitants from fire, and. the inourring of other expenees inoidental thereto or arising therefrom. -4- '>( .'~ -.... , ,(, - YES NO Shall th" City of Vernon incur a bcnded debt of $25,000. for the acquisition, construotion wld completion of a fire alarm system and all works. property or struotures necessary or prop er therefor, and. the incurring of other expenses inoidental thereto or arising therefrom The voter at suoh election shall vote for or against incurring the indebtedness propo..d to be inourred for either of said purposee by etam~ing in the appropriete voting equare en his ballot a cross (Xl opposite the anSWer he deeires to give as to such preposition. Such crose shall be made only a stamp. with For the holding of such municipal election, said city of Vernon shall be and is hereby oonsolldated into one munici- pal eleotion preoinot, the boundaries of which said precinot shall be and are hereby fixed as the exterior boundarie. of the Ci ty of Vernon, and the palling place .hall be and is hereby looated at City Hall, at the corner of Thirty-eighth aIn Irwin Streets, in said City of Vernon, and the Board of Electors for euch special election i. hereby appcinted as follows: Inspeoto r CARRIE FINN PERALTA MARTINELLI E. R. MYIDlY Judges KATHERINE SMITH NOAH PEILEH C. STANLBY GIBSON Clerks: , '. p arsons are hereby appointed und their oompensation shall be And the above named to suoh offioes reepectively, $10. each for all servioes. In all particulare not recited in this Ordinance, such eleotion shall be held as provided by law for hOlding municipal elections in said city. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the Board of Trustees of said City, and its approval by the l'resident of said Board, and shall cause said Ordinanoe to be posted for two weeks in three publio plaoes in cid City of Vernon, to-wit: In front of the City ITall and at corner of Thirty-seventh Street and Santa ]'e Avenue and at the corner of Thirty-eighth Street and Santa Fe Avenue. Thereupon and thereafter it ehall take effect and be in full force. 1923. of April, 18th dey this ap:pr oved Adop tsd and -5- , er non SS ) ) ) STATB OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS Ai<G1:LES CITY OF VililllON ATTES1' I, T. J. FU:~ONG, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the whole number of membere of the Boar~ of Trustees of the City of Vernon ie Five (6), an~ that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by a vote of two- thirde of all its members an~ approvs~ by the Presi[ent of seia Boar~ et a regular meeting thsreof hel~ on the 18th day of April, 1~23 an~ that the same was pa.s.~ by the following vote, to-wit ~k- K ~/F I ~ /4-t-v. ~ Absent Ayes Noe. I have hereunto set my hand and of Vernon, California, thie , 1923. IN WITNBSS \'IllEREOF, the .eal of tne City ~ay of aff4",," , arnon . ,'"'- \<:, ) SEAL , ~- ~-y ~~ V,A c,/ ..'lnfafjPublic ill ".~ 10~ Ihl ~Q~ftn '" ~o~ ~~<aLU, $lATE of CAL"~"'I"