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30 of 1920 - Autorizing election for $3,300,000 Water Bonds ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AND ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION AND SUBMITTIiNG TO THE QUALIFIED TAXPAYING ELECTORS OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AT SUCH SPECIAL EELECTION THE QUESTION OF INCURRING A BONDED INDEBTEDNESS IN CERTAIN AMOUNTS NOT EXCEEDING IN THE AGGREGATE THE SUM OF THREE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOU- SAND DOLLARS (w3,300,000), FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLYING SAID CITY WITH WATER BY MEANS OF SPECIFIED PROJECTS FOR INCREASING, IMPROVING, ENLARGING, EXTEND- ING, PEtFECTING AND ADDING TO THE PRESENT WATER SUPPLY AND WATERWORKS SYS_ TEM OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FOR SUPPLYING AND DISTRIBUTING EATER TO THE IN- HABITANTS OF SAID CITY, BY ACQUIRING BY PURCHASE, EXCHANGE OR OTHERWISE, WATER AND WATER RIGHTS AND BY CONSTRUCTING DAMS AND STORAGE RESERVOIRS, CON- DUITS AND DISTRIBUTING MAINS, THE SAID WATER, WATER RIGHTS AND WATERWORKS TO BE OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SAID CITY. WHEREAS, there is immediate and pressing necessity for increasing, improving, enlarging, extending, perfecting and adding to the present water supply and waterworks system of Salt Lake City for the purpose of supplying and distributing water to the inhabitants thereof for fire and domestic purposes; and WHEREAS, the said city is without funds in its treasury sufficient to provide for the additional water, water rights and waterworks system re- quired in order to properly supply the inhabitants of said city with water for fire and domestic purposes, and it is therefore necessary to issue the negotiable coupon bonds of said city to provide funds therefor; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the said city deem it rut. visable and necessary to submit to the qualified taxpaying electors of the said city the question of authorizing the issuing of the negotiable coupon bonds of the said city in certain amounts not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of Three Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,300,000), for the purpose of supplying said city with water by means of specified projects • -3- PO for supplying and distributing water to the inhabitants of said city, the said additional water, water rights and waterworks to be owned and controll- ed by said municipality; NOV,' THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMIS- SIONERS OF SALT LAKE CITY, 0F THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE, AND STATE OF UTAH: Section 1. That a special election of such qualified electors of Salt Lake City, in the County of Salt Lake, State of Utah, as shall .have paid a. property tax in the year preceding such election, be called, and •said election is hereby ordered and called to be held on Tuesday_ the __27 th day of April, A. D. 1920. Section 2. That at said special election the following questions shall be, and. are hereby submitted to such qualified electors of said city as shall have paid a. property tax in the year preceding said election, towit: ',Shall Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, create an indebtedness by issuing its negotiable coupon bonds in certain amounts not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of Three Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,300,000), for the purpose of supplying said city with water by means of the specified projects herein- after stated for increasing, improving, enlarging, ex- tending, perfecting and adding to the present water sup- ply and waterworks system of Salt Lake City, Utah, and- for supplying said city and the inhabitants thereof with additional water, the said additional water, water rights and the waterworks for supplying such water to be owned and controlled by the said municipality, said bonds to be absolutely due and payable twenty (20) years from their date and bearing interest at the rate of five per cent (5%) per annum payable semi-annually, as follows: QUESTION 1. Bonds to the amount of Five Hundred Fifty- five Thousand Dollars ($555,000), for the construction of additional supply conduits, distribution mains and conduits equalizing storage basins and canal enlargements; QUESTION 2. Bonds to the amount of Three Hundred Thou- sand Dollars ($300,000), for the purpose of acquiring by purchase exchange or otherwise additional water rights in Mill Creek and. Big Cottonwood Creek; QUESTION 3. Bonds to the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), for the purpose of enlarging the Moun- tain Dell Storage Reservoir in Parleys Canyon; II QUESTION 4. Bonds to the amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000), for the purpose of enlarg- ing the pumping plant at the head of the Borden River on Utah Lake and for additional pumping plants in con- nection with the canal system; QUESTION 5. Bonds to the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), for the construction of additional storage reservoirs in City Greek Canyon; QUESTION 6. Bonds to the amount of Seven Hundred Twenty- five Thousand Dollars ($725,000), for the construction of storage reservoirs in Big Cottonwood Canyon; QUESTION 7. Bonds to the amount of One Hundred Seventy- five Thousand Dollars ($175,000), for the construction of storage reservoir in Mill Creek Canyon; QUESTION 8. Bonds to the amount of One Hundred Twenty- five Thousand Dollars ($125,000), for the construction of storage reservoir in :emigration Canyon; QUESTION 9. Bonds to the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), for the purpose of acquiring water rights in Little Cottonwood Creek; QUESTION 10. Bonds to the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000), for the construction of conduit from the mouth of Little Cottonwood. Canyon to connect with the Big Cottonwood conduit; QUESTION 11. Bonds to the amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000), for the constretion of storage reser- voir in Little Cottonwood Canyon?" Section 3. That the said additional water, water rights and water- works system to be acquired and constructed with the proceeds of said bonds shall be owned and controlled. by said city. Section 4. That the questions so submitted shall be voted on at said election by the voters qualified as aforesaid, at the respective polling places in the respective voting districts and wards of said city, as provided by the ordinances and resolutions of said city. The vote shall be by ballot of the form hereinafter provided, and. said election shall be held and conducted in all respects as nearly as possible in confortaity with the general election laws of the state. -5- I � Section 5. The ballots to be used in voting upon the cuestions above submitted shall be prepared and furnished by the City Recorder to the judges of election, to be by them furnished to the voters, and shall be in substantially the following printed form; _5_ ' I � I SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SPECIAL WATER SUED ELECTION APRIL 27 t1 1920. OFFICIAL BALLOT Questions Submitted_ Shall Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, create an indebtedness by issuing its negotiable coupon bonds in certain amounts not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of Three Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,3Oo,000), for the purpose of supplying said city with water by means of the specified projects hereinafter stated for increas- ing, improving, enlarging, extending, perfecting and. add- ing to the present water supply and waterworks system of Salt Lake City, Utah, and for supplying said city and the inhabitants thereof with additional water, the said addi- tional water, water rights and the waterworks for supply- ing such water to be owned and controlled by the said municipality, said. bonds to be absolutely due and payable twenty (20) years from their date and bearing interest at the rate of five per cent (5%) per annum payable semi-an- nually, as follows: QUESTION 1. Bonds to the amount of Five Hundred Fifty- five Thousand Dollars ($555,000), for the construction of additional supply conduits, distribution mains end con- duits equalizing storage basins and canal enlargements: • YLS FOR THE ISSUE OF BONDS NO • qUESTION 2. Bonds to the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000), for the purpose of acquiring by purchase, exchange or otherwise additional water rights in Hill Creek and Big Cottonwood Creek: YES • FOR THE ISSUE Or BONDS • NB • -7- � I I t QUESTION 3. Bonds to the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), for the purpose of enlarging the Moun- tain Dell Storage Reservoir in Parleys Canyon: YES . FOR THE ISSUE OP BONDS NO . QUESTION 4. Bonds to the amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($l20,000), for the purpose of enlarg- ing the pumping plant at the head of the Jordan River on Utah Lake end for additional pumping ilants in con- nection with the canal system: YES . FOR THE ISSUE Ow BONDS • • NO QUESTION 5. Bonds to the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), for the construction of additional storage reservoirs in City Creek Canyon: YES FOR THE ISSUE OF BONDS NO QUESTION 6. Bonds to the amount of Seven Hundred Twenty- five Thousand Dollars ($725,000), for the construction of storage reservoirs in Rig Cottonwood Canyon: YES . FOR THE. ISSUE OF BONDS NO • -g- CQUESTION 7. Bonds to the amount of One Hundred Seventy- five Thousand Dollars (:p175,000), for the construction of storage reservoir in Mill Creek Canyon: YES . FOR THE ISSUE OF BONDS -- NO . QUESTION 8. Bonds to the amount of One Hundred Twenty- five Thousand Dollars {$125,000), for the construction of storage reservoir in Emigration Canyon: • YES . FOR.THE ISSUE OF BONDS • NO . QUESTION 9. Bonds to the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), for the purpose of acquiring water rights in Little Cottonwood Creek; • YES : FOR THE ISSUE OF BONDS NO QUESTION 10. Bonds to the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars f$300,000), for the construction of conduit from the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon to connect with the Big Cottonwood conduit: YES . FOR THE ISSUE OF BONDS NO • � I QUESTION 11. Bonds to the amount of Four Hundred Thou- sand Dollars ($400,000), for the construction of stor- age reservoir in Little Cottonwood Canyon: • YES . FOR THE ISSUE OF BONDS • NO. . • (Each voter shall prepare his ballot by marking a cross (X) in the square opposite the word "YES" or "NO" which expresses his answer to each question submitted, and shall then deposit his ballot in the ballot box provided for such purpose.) On the reverse side of said ballots there should be the form: • "Official ballot for Districts Nos. (Designation of district or political division.), Salt Lake City, April 27th, 1920. W. A. LEATHPM, (fan simile signature of Recorder), City Recorder". Said ballots to be per- forated and the stubs numbered consecutively, as provided by law. -10- I ' I I Section 6. No ballot answering said questions "Yes" or "No", as the case may be, shall be received by the judges of election unless the per- son offering the same shall be a qualified elector in Salt Lake City, and shall have paid a property tax in the year preceding said election. Section 7. The City Recorder is hereby directed forthwith to eight proceed to select and make arrangements for not more than tiEe suitable vot- ing places in each municipal ward in Salt Lake City and make contract for the same; also to select and submit to the Board of Commissioners for appoint- ment a list of names of at least three suitable persons of proper political belief for each voting place to act as judges of election therein, each of said persons to be a resident of one of the voting districts in the municipal ward. in which he is to act as judge. The City Recorder is directed to make such report to the Board of Commissioners as soon as he can conveniently do so. Section 8. The City Recorder is hereby instructed to secure copies of registration books, sample ballots, notices of election, stationery, tables, chairs and such other things as may be necessary for such election for each voting place, and is hereby instructed to incur the expense for so doing and to employ the neceo-s,aa7 help for holding said election in accord- ance sith the provision of lam. Section 9. The vote cast at said election on the luestions sub- mitted ehall be canvassed and returned and the return made and the result de- clared in the same manner, as nearly as possible, as is provided by law for the canvass, return and declaring the result of votes cast at an election for municipal officers. Section 10. The Mayor end City Recorder of Salt Lake City are hereby directed and required to make proclamation and give notice of the time and place of said election by publication of such notice in four daily news- -1$- papers published and circulated in said city daily for Pour successive weeks 1 prior to the date of seid election, the- first publication to be not lase than thirty days prior to said election, and also by posting copies of such notice at each polling•place in each ward in said city which notice shall be so posted at least ten days prior to said election. Said notice and procla.me.tion shall be in substantially the f011ow- ing fora: _lv_ I i I I I, k i I t!qq; it I I SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SPECIAL WATER BOND ELECTION, APRIL ��t� , 1920. l I PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to Ordinance No. of Salt Lake City, Utah, adopted and approved on the 221•day of March, A. D. 1920, public notice is hereby given that a special election will be held in the respective polling places in each ward in said city on Tuesday ._, the 27th_ day of April, A. D. 1920. At said election there will be submitted to a vote of such quali- fied registered electors of Salt Lake City as shall have paid a property tax therein in the year preceding such election, the following questions: "Shall Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, create an indebtedness by issuing its negotiable coupon bonds in certain amounts not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of Three Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,300,000), for the purpose of supplying said city with water by means of the specified projects herein- after stated for increasing, improving, enlarging, ex- tending, perfecting and adding to the present water sup- ply and waterworks system of Salt Lake City, Utah, and for supplying said city and the inhabitants thereof with additional water, the said additional water, water rights and the waterworks for supplying such water to be owned and controlled by the said municipality, said bonds to be absolutely due and payable twenty (20) years from their date and bearing interest at the rate of five per cent (5%) per annum payable semi-annually, as follows: QUESTION 1. Bonds to the amount of Five Hundred Fifty- five Thousand Dollars (y555,000), for the construction of additional supply conduits, distribution mains and conduits equalizing storage basins and canal enlargements; QUESTION 2. Bonds to the amount of Three Hundred Thou- sand Dollars ($300,000), for the purpose of acquiring by purchase exohange or otherwise additional water rights in Mill Creek and. Big Cottonwood Creek; -13- • QUESTION 3. Bonds to the amount of Two Hundred Thousand. Dollars ($200,000), for the purpose of enlarging the Moun- tain Doll. Storage Reservoir in Parleys Canyon; QUESTION 4. Bonds to the amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000), for the purpose of enlarg- ing the pumping plant at the head of the Jordan River on Utah Lake and for additional pumping plants in con- nection with the canal system; QUESTION 5. Bonds to the smount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars )$200,000), for the construction of additional storage reservoirs in City Creek Canyon; QUESTION 6. Bonds to the amount of Seven Hundred Twenty- five Thousand Dollars 4725,000), for the construction of storage reservoirs in Big Cottonwood Canyon; QUESTION 7. Bonds to the amount of One Hundred Seventy- five Thousand Dollars (4175,000), for the construction of storage reservoir in !ill Creek Canyon; QUESTION 8. Bonds to the Amount of One Hundred Twenty- five Thousand Dollars ($125,000), for the construction of storage reservoir in Emigration Canyon; QUESTION 9. Bonds to the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), for the purpose of acquiring water rights in Little Cottonwood Creek; QUESTION 10. Bonds to the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars (4300,000), for the construction of conduit from the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon to connect with the Big Cottonwood conduit; QUESTION 11.. Bonds to the amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ( 400,000), for the construction or storage reser- voir in Little Cottonwood Canyon?" The polls will he opened at seven o"clock A. M. and continue open until seven o'clock P. i. of the same day, and will be closed at that hour. There shall be no special registration of voter6 for the said elec- tion, but the "official register" last made or revised shall constitute the "official register" for such election. _14_ ' I The ballots to be used in voting on the questions submitted will be prepared and furnished by the City Recorder to the judges of election, to be by them furnished to the voters. The election will be held and con- ducted in all respects, as nearly as possible, in conformity with the gen- eral election laws of the state. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,'the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, in the State of Utah, have caused this notice to be published end posted as re,;uired by law, this 22d, day of March, A. D. 1920. E. A. BOCK______._-.� Mayor. ATTEST: W. A. LEATH_AM _ City Recorder. -- 1 -15- 1 1 II Section 11. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, the water supply for the city is inadequate for fire and domestic purposes, and there is a pressing necessity for supplying said city with additional water. It is, therefore, necessary for the health, peace and safety of said city that this ordinance become operative immediately so that the election provided for herein may be held on the date specified and the bonds issued as soon as possible. Conse:uently an emergency is hereby declared, and this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon this publication. Section 12. This ordinance, immediately upon its pa.-.sage, shall be recorded in the book of ordinances of said city kept for that purpose, authenticated and approved by the Mayor, attested by the City Recorder, and shall be published in the Salt Lake Herald, official newspaper published in Salt Lake City, and shall take effect and be in force immediately upon such publication. ADOPTED by,the Board. of Commissioners or Salt Lake City, Utah, this 22d day of March, A. D. 1920. APPROVE::P: (SEAL) ATTEST: City Recorder. -15- I I I I I , [ r •.'"'•- ., i tesog. . ...: w _.\,..\ ..„...k '-- n . e ; ,,,.%• z--6 -,E1 rs ( . . 0 i • c'al h 0 ti - I. (7 E;'. g: i . . C.,t' 0 '. 0 I 't i 0 Ci , ,, k• ' . , ..., . . ... . . . [ • ' 1 . 1 1 .. ., ' • ... --_