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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 32 ER43 ORDINANCE CALLING AND PROVIDING FQR A SPECIAL ELECTION SUB- MITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTWS OF TKE CITY 03' LODI THE PROPO- SITION OF INCURRING A WICIPAL I'NDEBTEDNESS OF FIFTY THOUSSm DOLLARS FOR THE ACQUISITIOH, CONSTRUCTION Ah'D COWLETIUN OF A SEWER SYSTEM WITH $EVER PIAk' IN SAID CITY, AND ALSO THE PROPO- SITION OF INCWRRING AX INDEBTEDNESS.03" JEVEm4SIX THOUSAlD MIL- UFiS FOR THE ACQUISITION, COXJSTRUCTION AND CO'%PLETIOE OF A COM- BINED PLA;EsT FOR SUPPLYING SAID CITY ABD TT8 INHABITANX'S WITH WATER ABD ELECTRIC LIGET. Whereas, the Board of Trusteea of the City of Lodi ( a munic- ipal carporatlor, of the sixth class ), at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 16th day of hrch, 19015, -d.uly adopted plans, specifications and eetimtea of cost, made by HI J3. Hen- derrssn, a civil engineer of aucceslaful experience in such work, for each of the two mmicipal improvements hereinafter mentioned, / ,. which plans, specifications and estimates of cost are now on file in the office of the City Clerk, and Whereas, the said Board of Trustees, at an adjourned regular meeting of said Board held on the 23rd day of March, 1908, duly adopted and pm~sed 61 resolution, by a two-thirds vote of all its members, determining that'the public intereat and necessity de- mand the acquisition, construction and completion in 5aid City of Lodl of each of the said hereinafter mentioned municipal in- provements, and that the coat of aaid improvements and of each mf the same, a8 well as the estimated cost of the same, is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual.income and revenue of said City of Lodi, which reaolution was on said 23rd dey of March, 1908, duly approved by the President of said Board Qf Tmrtees ( he being the Executive of said City and I Whereas, the total assessed value of all the real and personal J property of 8Rid City ( that is to say, within the corporate lim- its of said City ) now exceeds the sum of #881,000.08)1, at which said sum said property was asseeimed at the last assessment of raid property for city taxes, and leaid City having no bonded in- bebtedness wha.tever, and having in itm treasary mtanicipal fund8 in excess of all the debts and obligations of said City, now theref ore ; The Board of Trustees af the City of Lodi do Qrddn as followr; % Section 1. That the pablic interest and necessity demand the ac=,uirition, a sewer construction and conpletion in the City of Ladi of ( I system with sewer plant, the estimated cart of which is fifty thousand dollarB, and of 2 1 a combined plant far supplying said City and it@ inhabitants with water and electric light; the estimated c08t of which is seventy-six thousand dollars; that the coat of raid improvements and of each oT?e of the .&me, as well a,s the estimated cost of sa'id improvamenta and of each of the same) is and will be too great to be paid out of the annual income and revenue of said City, and that said improvements re- quire and each of them reqwires an expenditure greater than any allowed for the same by the annual or any ordinary tax levy of the said City. I Jectlon 2. That a special election is hereby called to be held in the City @f Lcrdi on submitting to the qualified raters of said City the proposition the#th day of May, 1908, for the purpose of of incnrring a nnanicipial indebtedness by and of said City in the sum of fifty thowsond dolls.rs for the acquisition, constmction and campletion in said Bity of a sewer system with sewer plant, and the issuance of the bonds of raid City in said stun, one - thirtieth part of said swn to be payable annually a5 principal, together with interest lapon all unpaid principal at the rate of ___ - five per cent per annm to be paid semi-annually. ballot to be used at .aid election the said proposition shall be stabmitted to the vcaters in substantially the form follawing: Upon the PROPOSITION NO. 1. FOR BOMIED IKDEBTEDNESS OF $!iO,OOO.CKl FOR Sm SYSTEM PLANT. To vote upon this proposition the voter must stamp 8 cr01ss ( X in the square at the right of the answer he desires to give. I F5r debt and bands in the stzm of $80 rOOO .00 for sewer system with ,#ewer plant. Said mpecial election is called for the purpose of submitting also to the qualified vetercr ef said City the proposition of in- crrring a mnicipal indebtedness by knd of the City of L@di"in the sum of seventy-six thorusand dollars for the acquisition, con- rrtructian and completion of a combined plant for tmpplying aaid City and its inhabitants with water and electric light, and the issuance of the bonds or 5aid City in said feu, one thirtieth part of said sm to be payable annually as principal, together with interest upan all unpaid principal at the rate of five per h * j. cent per annm to be paid semi-annually. A Upon the ballat to be used at said election the said proposition shall be submitted to the voters in awbstantlelly the form follewingz PROPOSITION NO. 2, l'OR BONDED INDEBTE3DESS Or $74 OOO.00 TOPI A COMBINED PLhmT TOR SUPPLYING THE CITY OP LODI AND iTS INKABITAHTS WITH WATER AM> ELECTRIC LIGHT, Te vote upon thls proposition the voter muet starnp a cross' ( X ) in the square at the right of the on8wer he desires to give. Per debt and bonds in the mzm of #SS, 000.00 for a combined plant for snpplying: the City and it8 inhabitants with water and electric light. 1 Sectisn 3, Fsr the pmrpose of holding said special election the entire City af Lmii shall constitute o single election precinct, of which the voting place shall be at the building known as the City Hall end Jail on Sacramento street between Lackefard and L~cust streets. The polls shall be opened at six o'clock A. K, and be clesed at su o'clock P. Pee 1, I, b Said election shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the State of Cal- ifornia SB far as the same are applicable, and in all particulars not recited in thia ordinance shall be held as prewided by law for holding municipal elections in said City af Ledi. The of- ficers caf said election shall be as follows: # .. . and and Ballet Clerks and Section 4. The Board of Trustees of the City of La hereby prescribe that the netice of said special election shall, be no other or further than the notice required by an Act of the Legislature of the State mf CalifornisL, entitled nAn Act authorizing the incurring otf in- aebtedness by cities, tams and rnunicipzl carporations, for mun- icipal improvements, a.nd regnlshng the acquisition, construction (fr completion thereof", which became a lay without the Gmernsr's approva1,February 25, 1901, that is to say, said notice shall consiat ef this Qrdinance published once a week by one insertion each week for two sacceeding weeks in THE LODI SENTINEL, a nevmpaper published and circwlated in szid City af Lodi, and being a newspaper published lerrs than six days a week in such municipality, but there shall be the full period ef two. weeks after the firet sf said publications or insertions and before the said day of said election. Section 5. The proceedings, indebtedness and bonds contemplated by this erdinance are thesee authorized and previded far in the Act of the , Legislature mentioned in sectian 4 aforesaid 5f thi5 ordinance, and if said propeeitions 1 and 2 are, er if either af then is as- sented to and atzthbrized by the twethirdg veite required by the said Act and by the Constitutisn ef the Jtate af California, bands af said City ef Ladl will be issaed under the provisiernci ef said Act, repreeentin& the amount ef the indebtedness SB artssented to and authorized. If b&h said prepositions &re assented to and au- thorized the principal of said bonds will be $126,000.00; if only propaazitian 1 be assented to and authorized said principal Will be $50,000.00; if only proposition 2 be assented to and aUtkOri2;- ed 5aid principal will be $76,000.00. coyer o periad of thirty years front and after the 1st day ef Jmly 1908. One thirtieth port of the authorized indebtedness will be made payable annually as principal, and all unpaid principal will be made to bear interest at the rate of five per cent per ,a Said bond issue will annum ptayab 1s a emi .. annually. The amount Qf money necessary to . be rairsed annually by taxatitm, for an interest and sinking fund fsr the payment of ene-thirtieth part of said proposed in- debtednesa and of the annual interest upon all unpaid principal its, fsr each of said propositions, 88 follsw: Year. Propositien 1. Propasition 2. , 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 191s 1916 1917 $4166.67 I 4083 33 4000.00 3919.67 3133 e 34 3750.03. 3666*67 3583.33 3600.00 3416.67 $6333.33 / 6206.67 608@,08 L953*34 5826 . 67 5 700.00 5573.34 8446.6T I, 5320.01 Bi93.34 1918 1919 192Q ‘1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1938 1936 1937 3333.34 &20OeOO 5166.67 3083.33 3000 . 09 2916.67 2833.34 27 50 . 01 2666.6.0 2583.38 6066.67 4940 01 4813.34 4616e.67 4 !ii60.01 4433.34 430li. 67 4180 . 01 4053.34 3926.68 2500.02 3800 01 2416.68 2333e38 2210.02 2166.67 2083.34 2000.01 1916 a 68 1833.34 1710.00 3673. 35 3546.63 3420.02 3293.35 3166.68 3040 o 02 2913.35 2’786,68 2460.02 section 6; Bar the purpose af the publication required by section 863 of the charter of the City of Ladi, this ordinance shall be publish- sd once in TKE LODI SENTINEL . , a newxipaper published in said City, but by this it 15 not meant that there shall be insertion or insertions in eraid newspaper distinct from these directed te be made by section 4 aforesaid of this srdin- ance, and this srdinance shall take effect immediately upon its pub 11 c L t i on. ___ The foregoing ordinance was introduced for passage at a reg- wlar meeting ef the Board sf Trustees of the City of Lodi held on the 6th day of April, 1906, and more than five days after its said introductim, was at an @owned regular meeting of seid Board held on the 13th day rf April, 1908, duly passed by the f sllewing vote: On this 13th day of April, 1908, I hereby sign, approve and :. G".ij! .- President of the Board of Trustees af the City @f Lodi, and as the Executive Wity Clerk @f the City ef Lodi, - 4,- . State ef California, Cmnty of San Joaquin. /I *s. I --I.-- S3iL - , being duly sworn, cleposes and says : I am, and at all t'ne tirnes herein mentioned was, a citizen ef the united States, Qver the age of eighteen years, a resident of said County of dan Joaquin, and the principal clerk sf the printer and publisher of THE LODI SEBTIlm, ra newspaper of general circulation printed and publish- ed three, and only three, times a week, to-wit, en Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings of each and every week, in the City of Lsdi, County af San Joaquin, State of California. Said THE UZ\DI SENTIXEC is, and at all the times herein men- tioned was, a newspaper of general circulation, as that terrn is defined by Section 4460 of the Political Cede, end , as provided by that section, is and was pnblished Por the dissemination of local and telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character, having a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers, and ia and "as not devoted to the interests, $r published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular class, prsfession, trade, calling, race or denomination, or for the entertain- mnt and instruction 0f any number (Df such classes, professions, trades, callinp, races br denominations: At all the times herein mentioned the said newspaper was and had been established, printed and published in said City of Ledi, Ceunty of San Jeaquin, State of California, at regular intervals for mere than one year preceding the first publication of the ordinance and notice herein nentioned. nexed, was printed and published in said newspaper, THE LQDI SEITTINEL, awe than once a week, and by more than me insertion each week for two succeeding weeks, and the first csf said publicatims was more than twa weeks before the &h day of Nay, 1908, the day of the special election mentioned in said Qrdinance; that is te say, said ordinance was printed and published in said newspaper, THE LODI SEICPINEL, in seven successive issues of the same, te wit, en April. 16, IS, 21, 23, 25, 28 and 30, 1908, beiag as often as said newspaper was published during said period begin- ning April 16,1908 and ending April 30, 1901, both days inclusive. Ordinance Need%, to which this affidavit is an- The said ordinance , inclusive af the notice of special election con- tained therein, a8 s~ as aforesaid printed and published, was set in type net smaller than nonpareil, and was preceded with words printed in black face type not smaller than nonpareil, describing and expressing in gener- al tern the purport and character ef the piblication and sf the notice intended te be given, to wit, the words "Publication of Ordinance - Natiee sf Special Elect ian" ., , The printed slip hereuntia annexed and marked "Bxhibit A", is an ex- act copy, caunterpart and nultiplicate of said Ordinance NQ, 3g, as the same was so as aforesaid printed and published in said THE LODI SEWINEL, preceded by the words lTublication of Ordinance -Netice of Special Elect- ion", AS the said words were so as aforesaid printed an& published. In ether words, the ordinance of which the annexed printed slip is a CSPY ( preceded by the headin8 "Publication of Ordinance -N@tice of Spec- ial Election") was printed and published in said THE LODI SENTINEL, in seven successlive issues caf the said to wit, on April 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, and 30, 1908, in the manner,fsrm and type described aforesaid and as appears frsm said "&hibit A" which is hereiinte annexed and made part of this affidavit; said THE LODI SEETINEL being a newspaper of general circu- lation, printed and published in said City sf Lodi, and said publications 0f said ordinance being a8 sften as said newspaper was published durin8 a period beginning April 16, 1908 and endine; April 30, 1908, beth said dates inclusive. __ ~- -______. II )I SENTINEL' THREE LEGAL I LEGAL LEGAL - - lb€ ice ice ice .ce ce ce ce 3e :e :e re !n lC€ 1ca .C€ ,a 1- tP .h w -1 t; t; t; t; t; t; . t; it; it; t; t; t; t; t; t; t; to It; Section 6. For the Purpose of the pubxcation fF_u,iyed by seetion 863 of the charter City of Lodi, this'ordinance > published once in THE LODI VEL, a newspaper published in sition of incurring a mumciphl in- Prblicatioo of Ordinance=== --- .. ty, but by this it i$ not meant .ere shall be insertion or in- 3 in said newspaper distinct hose directed to be' made by 4 aforesaid of this ordinance i I f .