HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 238ORDINANCE NO. z38
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF 73EAUMONT,
CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING, AND
PROVIDING FOR AT.: -,D GIVING NOTICE OF A
SPECIAL mL -LOTION TO BE HELD IN SAM
CITY ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1947, FOR
THE 2URPOSE OF SU 3MITTI13G TO THE
,UALIF I_M VOT-ERS OF SAID CITY TWO
PROPOSIT'IOi1S TO INCUR -:30-11DID I TD',EBTED-
NESS BY SAID CITY FOR C_I1RTAIIv 1';iUT`1ICI-
PAL Ir; PI.' OV MJ.ENTS .
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont,
California, did on the 3rd day of September, 1947, by a vote
of more than two-thirds of the members of said City Council,
adopt Resolution No. (7.5� entitled "resolution of the City
Council of the City of Beaumont, California, determining; and
declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the
acquisition and construction of certain municipal improvements,
and making findings relating thereto," which said resolution
was duly signed and approved by the Mayor of said City and
attested and certified by the City Clerk of said City;
NON, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
Beaumont DOES ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. That a special election be held, and
the same is hereby called to be held, in the City of Beaumont,
California, on the 7th day of October, 1947, for the purpose
of submitting to the qualified voters of said City two proposi-
tions of incurring indebtedness and issuing bonds of said City
tr-erefor., in the amounts hereinafter set forth, and for the
objects and purposes set forth in said resolution and herein-
after stated.
Section 2. That the objects and purposes for
which said indebtednesses are proposed to be incurred and
bonds issued therefor are as follows:
BOND PROPOSITION NO. 1:
The acquisition and construction by the
City of Beaumont of a certain municipal improve-
ment, to wit: a drainage system for the drainage
of storm and surface waters from the property used
as a public park in 'Blocks 31, 40 and 55, City of
Beaumont, and from other lands, property and streets
near or adjacent thereto, including the acquisition
of all pipe, culverts, manholes, material, equipment,
apparatus, and Property necessary therefor.
BOND PROPOSITION NO. 2:
The acquisition and construction by the City
of Beaumont of a certain municipal improvement,
to wit: additions to and extensions of the municipal
sanitary sewer system, consisting of the construction
of trunk sewers, the reconstruction of portions of
the sewage treatment plant, and the construction of
additions thereto, and including the acquisition of
all lands, rights of way, pipe, equipment, apparatus,
and property necessary therefor.
Section 3. That the estimated cost of the proposed
municipal improvement described in Bond Proposition No. 1 of
Section 2 hereof is the sum of eighteen thousand dollars
(,48,000.00); that the amount of the principal of the
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indebtedness to be incurred therefor is the sum of
eighteen thousand dollars (13,000.00); and that the
maximum rate of interest to be paid on said indebtedness
shall not exceed four per cent (40) per annum, payable
semiannually.
That the estimated cost of the proposed muni-
cipal improvement described in 7ond Proposition Tro. 2 of
Section 2 hereof is the sum of sixty-five thousand dollars
L65,000.00); that the amount of the principal of the
indebtedness to be incurred therefor is the sum of forty-
six thousand dollars (?46,000.00); and that the maximum
rate of interest to be paid on said indebtedness shall not
exceed four per cent (4A per annum, payable semiannually.
That if any proposition for the incurring of
bonded indebtedness so submitted receives the requisite
number of votes, to wit, two-thirds of the votes of the
qualified voters voting on said proposition, bonds of said
City, in not exceeding the Principal amount stated in such
proposition, shall be issued and sold for the objects and
purposes set forth in said proposition.
Section 4. That the rolls for said election
shall be opened et seven o'clock, A.., of the day of said
election, and shall remain open continuously from said time
until seven o'clock, P.-., of the same day, when said Polls
be closed, except as provided in Section 5734 of the
Llections Code of the State of California.
That on the ballots to be used at said special
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election, in addition to any other matters required by law,
there shall be printed substantially the following:
Mark crosses (x) on ballot ONLY '','vITH RUBBER STAMP;
never with pen or pencil.
(A,.DS12IT EE BALLOTS may be marked with PEN AlD INK
OR PENCIL.)
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.
To vote on any measure, stamp a cross (X) in the
voting square after the word "Yes" or after the
word "LTc". All marks, except the cross (X), are
forbidden. p11 distinguishing; marks or erasures
are forbidden and make the ballot void.
If you wrongly stamp, tear, or deface this ballot,
return it to the inspector of election and obtain
another.
On absent voterts ballots mark a cross (I) with
pen or pencil.
: BOND P z0POSITICN 110. 1: Shall the : ,•
:City of Beaumont incur a bonded indebt-: ,
:edness in the ,.rincipa.l sum of ,18,000.:y13s
:for the purpose of the acquisition and ,
:construction by said City of a certain : •
:municipal improvement, to wit: a drain;•
:a.. ;e sstem for the dr. ainar.;e of storm :
:and surface waters from the property
NO:
:used as a public park in 'Mocks 31, 40 :
:and 55, City of Beaumont, and from other:
:lands, property ani streets near or ad-
: jaccr.t thereto, including the acquisition: •
:of a1]_ pipe, culverts, manholes, material,:
:e u.ipment, apparatus, and property neces- , • ,
:sary t'nerefor? ,
•• • .
• Bo rb0POSITIO'r ::0. 2: Shall the , .
:City of 'eaumont incur a bonded indebt- • .
:edness in the erincinal sum of ,46,000.:yE5
:for the purpose of the accui.sition by :
:said City of a certain municipal im- ,•
:proverrent, to wit: additions to and ,•
:extensions of the muni_c ioal sanitary
:.ewer system, consis t in"' of the le O On__
:struction of trunk sewers, the recon-
:struction of portions of the seware : N0
:treatment plant, and the construction ,
:of additions t -lereto, e..nd including
:the ac,luisition of all lands, rights of:
:way, ripe, equipment, epinara lus, and • .
:-;property necessary inerefor?
4.
A cross CO stamped in the voting square
after the word "YES" shall be counted in f avor of the
adoption of a question or ;:proposition. A cross (X)
stamped in the voting square after the word "NO" shall
be counted against the adoption of a question or proposi-
tion.
Section 5. That said City shall constitute
one precinct for the purpose of holding said election;
that the polling.; place for said precinct shall be the
place hereinafter designated, and that the persons here-
inafter named, being competent and qualified electors
and residents of said City and precinct, are hereby
appointed officers of election for said precinct and
they shall hold s aid. election and make return thereof in
the manner provided by law.
Polling Place:
City Hall,
500 Grace Street,
'eaumont, California.
Officers:
Inspector: Guy Bogart
Judge: John C. Brown
Clerks: :'Villiam Kilpatrick,
Silas D. Compton.
Section 6. That in all particulars not recited
in this ordinance, said election shall be held and con-
ducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections
in said City.
Section 7. That the City Council of said City
shall meet at its usual place of meeting in the City Hall
on Tuesday, the 14th day of October, 1947, at 7:30 o'clock,
5.
P. M., cf said day, and proceed to canvass the election
returns and declare the result of said election.
Section 8. That the City Clerk shall certify
to the Passage and adoption of this ordinance by a vote
of two-thirds of all of the members of the City Council
of said City at a regular neetinc of said Council, and its
approval by the Mayor of said City, and shall cause said
ordinance to be published once a week for two (2) weeks in
THE EAUMONT GAZETTE, a weekly newspaper of 7eneral circu-
lation in said City. No other notice of such election need
be given.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect
upon its passage.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 10th day of
September, 1947.
Mayor of the City of
ATTEST: Beaumont, California
City Clerk of the City
of Beaumont, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS.
CITY 07 :BEAUMONT )
I, BERNICE CONINE, City Clerk of the City of
Beaumont, California, DO HRi3 ' ERTI
going ordinance was introduced
the City Council of said City, duly
of September, 1947, and thereafter at
that the fore -
lar meeting of
IfilhAale 3rd day
egtilar meeting
of said Council, duly held on the 10th day of September,
1947 was reread, duly passed and adopted by said Council
and signed and approved by the Mayor of said City and
that said ordinance was passed and adopted by a vote of
more t':an two-thirds of the members of said Council, to
wit:
AYES: Councilmen Taylor, Lewis,
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Elan, and J nni s .
NOES:
Councilmen
None
ABSENT: Councilmen Cox.
Oity Clerk of the City of
Beaumont, California.
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