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RDIN ANC E NO. 1 . S E RIES OF 1923.
AN ORDINA~CE P HO VJ:DI?·TG F O ~ THE SU B MJ~~ I\1 ~! T O 'I'BE VOT r~ OF TH E 0 ULY QUA L IFIED ELECT ORS
OF THE CITY OF ENG LEWOOD, COLORAD::>, \lHO AR E TAXPA?IE RS UN:JER THE LAW, AT A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD :;:n 3AID 8 ITY ON M()~~DAY , THE 29th. r AY OF J .i\NUARY,A.D. 1923.
HE QOESTIO~ OF A O TH OR I ~I NG THE CITY CO UN CT"L :)F THE St.ID CITY TO ERECT WATERWORKS
FOR FIRE AND DONE STI C P UR POS E S , TO Bi. O' ,'J ~ED , MANAG ED AND OPERA TED DY THE CITY THE
ORIG ;JAL COS T OF ;7:nc:r S ~tA! L NO T E):CEED THf-: SUM OF $250 ' 0 0 0 . 00 .
WH ER EAS , t he City o f Eng lew oo d , i n the County of ArapRhoe, and State of
Cp lo r a do , j s a C i t~ ot the S econ •1 c l a s s , o r g Rni ze J and existing und e r and b y
vi ture of th e l Rws o f t'.1e S t ate of C'o lorH.110 , hav i n ~ with i n its c orp o :tm te bounc.lt1.r tes
a large extent of t e e r tt o ry, ~it h a populRt ~o n of 4356, anrl which City is r ap idly
inc!"easine; i n th e mrn.b e r or 1 t s i 11h n bl 1.11.n ts, and
WRt e rworks or s y stem of
WHEREA S , the Cit y has ne ve r o~n ed or c r J8~Rted any/wat erworks for the use of
t h e said Ci ty Rn d i ts n u m e r ~us i n~n b i tants , and doe s not , Rt th i s tim e , own or o perate
its wat e rw or~s Jjst a 1t, R S R cons c 1 u e nce of wh ic h .a la r Be pa r t of th e Ci ty is not
su p plie d with w ~t e r a t al l , and thn t p a ~t which 1 3 su ppll ej wit ~ water does no ~ re-·
ce17e an a d e1 u c:;.tc o r su £'f 1fc ie nt sup p l y of wntAr, and
','lHER!:'A S , t ho st=: pR rts o f t l'lu sai <i Ci t.~' ·vhich are s l tunt e d up on hi g h e;rouDd do
not recei\fe wci.t e r Rt al 1, o r r r·c .: l ve Rn 1 11 ad e '!nr..tri sup p ly of wRter by r e Rson of t he
low p r e~ sur e 1:: Lh c p r e ;, ;;it wci. t 8 r wo r ~rn :::>:,r:~ t e:;:; P..nd
V:!!?'q E A S , R t tlv pr e s cr.t. tir!.e • .. :10 C it ~· r c'C '.·~v 1.:;s p r n c t l c a lly no ~n·o t e ct ion from
fir e , b e c E,i Se of t:1 1 l n Rd e 1ua cy of the pr e s en t waterwor!(s ; and
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WH f R E A ~, t h e o ri3 i n a l ~··11 g atio n for the constru c t ion and e r e c t ion of a s ystem
of waterwor ~s for f ire p~0tcct i n ~ and Jo~e n t ic p ur p o ses to b e o wne d n n d mR nRged and
operated ·by sai d C!t v And the o ~t3 ln'1 ·1ssu ~~or bond s for skid ,pur~ose 'if ·.Ruthorizdd
by a maj or i ty o ~ the ·vot e rs wh o are taxp ayer s und e r th e law votlne on the qu e stion at
•he s 9 ecihl e l ~c t lon _h e r ch y c r l J A l , shall not e x c eed t~e sum o f 1250,000 .00, and
WH ER EAS, in the opinion of th e c tt ~ Council, t he pres e nt Intolerable condition
r e nd e rs n c cc s s~.rv t ... he i r:m 0 d i ate ,:;,w.r.' ... r .cc ·J,;.on a nd e r e ction of a s ~r st e m o f wat e rwo r ks
for fire R ih'. d omesti c pu rp0s c s , t o b e 0·1mcd , ma ne1.g e d a m l o1)e rated b.r th e City,and
TIH EREAS , u nd er the l a ws o f o f Colorado , n o s u ch wa t e rwor k s shall be
erec t e d un t i l a maj o r! ty of t he v o t e r s 1.v!10 a t'f) t,ax p a ye rs u n ct er :.;i e l ~::,·, vet i.n e; on the
ue st lo n a ~ a g eneral or s peo ial ele cti on,b y v ot e , ap ~rov e th e same:
~o~, T nFREFO RE ' ~F r ·r O~D .''.I!U'D ~y T HF C ITY co~::crL OF T HI : CI TY 1 F E NGL EWOOD ,
OLORADO ;
Section l. Th at Rt a s ~ec i a: 0 l ec t lon to b e l1 e ld i n onld City on Mondny,
the 29th. day of Janua r y , A .D . 10 2 3 . th e que stlon ·o f authorizi ng t he Cit ~· Cou n ci l of
t hC; City o f En e l e wo od , to r::r ect ·.va t c !""1rn r :;:s f o r fi r e anJ don estL:~ purpo .·e s , ~o be owned
man a g e d a nd o.era t ~d b~ t:1c C i ~J , be and the a a we is her e b y submi tt eJ t o such v oter s ·,
of s aid Cl t J Rn nr~ t~xpRyors ~nde r t l1 e law for thei~ d e t e r minn t ton.
S e ction 2 . Th e ~U C!::Jt ~o n so subrn i t t e J shal l be v o t ed o n at s~id e lection by
th v oters 1ualif t ect f!.s a f o r e sa t I Et• h e f ollowin~ po l llne r lnces in t he various ward ~
\Or preci n ct s ) ln t~e s a id City :
WA RD (OR PRECii'JC'r) P OL LING PLACES;
NUMBt:R,
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Th e v ote s hnll be
I1ia~1 f lowe r Con e;r •e ti i o .'1 al Chur c h , Cor . Corne 11 &:
South Ac omR St ree t .,
i ty Hal l, 34 8 2 So u th Br o n dw Ry, Str e et ,,
Sou th En~l e .,·1 0 od ·c ommunit y Ch u rch, 3901 South
Aco ma Street
El. 1 l o f U1e f o rn: he r c inflfter provi de d , a nd said
e lection sha l l be in R :.l lf s rccts , C\S r.c;Rcl~· n;; mn y be, h t:..l d n nJ c on du c te cl in the
ma n n e r prescrib e d by law ln CR$8 S o f electi:i ns for nmn icljRl offi cers . Th d ballo ts
s hal l be d epo s i 'l!··l .!.:i n b a :1 .lo t !Jo x wh i ch slw.11 ~e p r :i vid e .; for such pu r .;os u b y th e
1 t\1 Clerk.
Sec ti o "''·. Th e ballots to b e used in vo t ing u p on the quest ion Rbove sub-
mitted shal c prepa r e .; nnd furnished b y the Ci t y Clerk ~~ t he Judges or E l e ction ,
to be b y the ir;· furn is h ed t .:) t h e voters, Rnd shall be in the following pr inted form:
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Au'.ii'Cl"HZING· VT AT E RV!OR l{S AT A SP ECIAL ELECT IO N
TO BE HELD IN THE CI TY 8 F ENGL EvVOOD , ON
MO ND.i;Y THE 29th• DAY OF JANUARY , A .D . 1923.
Question ;:)ubm ltted:
ShR ll the Ci~y Council of the City of En g l e wood be
fl.u+,.,hori~c ;:' ~.0 e re ct and const r uct a system of water
w.:>rks f o r fire and do me stlc pu r po ses, to b e owned,
manag e d a n d O)erated by the c i ~M ·. the ori gina l c ost
of wn i cl 1 shR.11 not ex c ee d t h e swr. of ~2 50 , 000 . 00 .
Fo r the e rection and c onstruc tlon of a system of waterworks
fo r f i r e an d domesti c purpo ses to be owned,
~a na ~a d and op erated by the City. the ori gina l
cost of wh ich sh al l no t exc ee d the sum of $250 ,000 ,00 .
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A:ain~ '.10 ~r e ct l on and con st!'."uctlon o!' a wfl.te rwor'i<S for
fire and domestic ~u rposes to be owned , managei
and o~era ted by the City, the ori g i nal ~ost of
wh i Jh shall no t exc t:c d th e s um of '~250 ,000 .00 .
Each el ec tor sha l l pr e p Rre h is ballot , i n di cating hi s approval
or ul 3a opro vRl o r th e pro1)os l t i on subm itt e d by p lacinc; a .cro ss {X) opposit e
he eroup of Nor 1s on his ba 1 1 ol wh ich e xpresses his choice, Rnd shall then
depo s l ~ h is bal l ot in the ballot box provided for such purpos e ~
Se ction 4. ~o bRllot f~r o c n e ainst th e said ~uest :o n shall be rec e ived by
the J u dc es , unless ~he pe rs on o ff c r :ne the same shall be a q ualifi e d voter of the City
of En ·1 c wood , a nd a taxpayer under t :rn law.
Sec t i on 5 . The f ol lowin g named pe r sons ar e h e reby a p pointed as Judge s and
Cl e rks of s a l d ~l0ction to-wit:
WARD (OR PR EC INCT No . !
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JU DGES.
Mr . Edvw.rd Edom,-
Mr . Ro be rt Wilson,
Mrs . Geo . BRlfour ,
Mr . M.M. St ra i~ht ,
Mrs . ~abel Sinclai r,
Mr s • Cha rl e~ Ta n ~ye ,
Mr s . Ly da Alb e rs,
hl r, H.C .Grant,
Yr s . F.B .Cole,
CLERKS.
Mrs , C.M. Johnson,
Mrs. Edward Edom.
Mr• Wil lis Hamlyn,
Mr. Wm. Lancaster,
Mr, E .O .Bo one,
Mrs. J c. .. mes E. Cullla~n
Secti-Jn • Th e vot e ca st a t said c l o c t i on on the qu est i on aforesaid shall be
canvass ed and returnaJ . and th e retur n ma d e and t~e resul t declared in the same manne~
as nea rl y RS ma:• be , cc S _H''OVid t JV law f or the canvRss, return nnd decl a ring the
r e sult of vote s cPs t a t an e l ection of m unl ~lpal o ffic e rs .
~ection 7. A n o ~l c e of th e ti me n nd p la ce of said election shRll be p ublishe ~
i n THE ~NGLPJJ~D HFRALD
--.----a news pnper of ge n era l circulati o n pr int ed in the city o(
En P:l c woc d , ir. ,ulln t~' of Ar arn hoe , and 3ta te of Co lora do . at lea •t: fift e en days be-
f or>e su ch e l ect l or., [ll: l nls o ;:;_ c ~'.'Y o f such n ot i c e s hall be posted at eRch 1 ·lace of
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voting at leRst fiftoen (15) days befor e su c h e l e c t i on , ann o uncin ~ ~h e tlme ,p lace
and objec t of the elcct l o n , and the Cl e rk of the s aid Ci t y Co un c i l i s h e r eb y charged
with the dut y o f eff e ctuatln ~ t h i s provi~ion .
Such not i ce s h al l b e i n subntan~ial l y th~ following fJrm:
EL E CTIO N tWTICE
Pur suant t o Ordinanc e NJ . l of t b e Ci ty of En Blewood , Colorado , adopted
and a n prov eJ on th e 4t~1 . Da y of Ja nuary , A .D. 19~3. public nol l c c i n hereby g i ve n
that Rt a n ~c cial election to be h e l d in s Ri d Ci ty on Monday the 29th , day of
January,.'• .• D. 1 9':;3 . th c r ~ ... wi ll be su b rr.it~e<.1 t o the v o ters of the City o r Englew o od
who are taxp tt y e rs und ~r t~e law , ~he f o 1lowlnG a uestion:
Shall t he City C·..J unc i l 0 1· the Cit ~ o f En~l c wood b t: au th o r iz ed
o erect and constru ct a syste:!I of wa t e r work s f or fir e Rnd
d offi estic purp os e s , t a be own ed, ~annged a nd o perat e d by the City,
' the ori ~in a l c ost of which s hall no t exce e d t h e sum of $250 ,000 .00 .
The ~uestl o ~ s~ submitt w i ll b ~ voted on a t sR i d e le cti o n by t h e v o te rs
of the Ct ty of Englmvo o d ·.-t ri o are taxpHye rs under the lavv, a t t :1e f o 11 o vr~ n!'; p o l ltn
laces i~ the vari o ~rn wHrds ( or pc r c in c ts) i n + ... he Ci ty o f Enr.;l ew o od , Cc lo r ado
t0-wi t :.
WARD (OR PRi!C IICT)
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POLLING PLACE 1
May f lowe r Congretlonal Chur ch
Co rn er Corne ll & S ou th Acoma S t.
2. Ci ty Ha l l , 3 4 82 ~o ut h Br oadway S t•
:3. S ou t h En~l e \v o od Community Church
3901 S o uth Acoma Stree t •
Ballots to b e us ed in v o~l nG u ~on the 1u estl o n abov e su~m itt eJ will be furn-
!shed :o :he voters b ~' t~e Jud Ges o~ elect ion, to b e d e po s ited ir. n ballot b ox which
wi ll be provide d for thRt purp o s e .
!he p ol ls will b e o pernd Se v e n O'Clo c k in the mo r nin~ and will co 11t inue open
until Seven O' Cloctr ln t h .:; e ve ni ns of said da~1 •
The election wt 1 1-:o ld a n d <~o :idu cte d , as ncRrly a s m?,y be , in the r.1an ~er
p rescri b ed by l~w i n the caG e of el 2 ctlnn s fer municical of f icers.
At sa irt el ec t i on . o nly s 1 1 ~h ~ot c r : of th e Ci t y of En ~lewood an arc taxpayer s
und er the law wl~l be ~r e oitt c d t o v o t e upo n the q uestion ~ubrnitte1 , The t Arm " Tax-
pap er " ocans and !~e ludes o nly those p e r 2 ons w h~ are ~unli fi e d e l ectors un d e r th e
r c g!stration n nd c l c~t i on l~~s 0 ~ the nt a l e , Dnd who , in the cRlender year la st
precedin3 t he sa~i cl e clion , s h a ll hnve pAid a tax , o r b e liab l e f o r the pnyment o f
such tax, u::o !1 real ~r )e rs o n a l :;1·o_t;f'r ty RssesG e d t o ther.: an d owne d by th e m i n the
Ci ty of En gl ewo ~d, whore su c h vo te in offe r e d . ( S ee CHapt e r 21 3 o f tho Sess i o n Laws
of Co lorado 18 0 9 . )
IN "17!T i ~ES:J WriE q EO F , th e Ct t~1 Cou.nc i l o f the City o f E n ~lewo 0 d hn s cau s ed th i s
-~ notice to_ b e publis he j and p ost r:;d as re q · . .i.i red b j law, th .:.s ,1 da y of Ja.ntlii :J"-
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S 0~tton 8 . Th i s ordi nance, a tt ~r ltn introduction a nd raedin ~, shnll be
ubl ished in ~he ZNGL EW JO~_ H?RALJ ._ a new opaper of gen e ral circulation oub-
li shed in th e Ci ty of Engl (;w 0o d , 1 n its is s ue of the ~·. dny 0£' DC; cemb e r, 19 2 2.
and after :!. ts final oa ss:i.z u , s h al l be re c o :·d e d i :i P. book kept fo r th.., t purpose ,
be ~.uthenticn :::.d b.1 the ;;iri:n atn res of the Mayor ar:d Ci ty Cl e rk, and shall be finally
published in the EN l1 LEW'.)JD Ht:R ALD .a newspaper published with :n t~e limits of the
1 tv of Bn 3lewo .·d , and ~h a l l ta~e effect and be in force upon the ex p iration or Five
(5) days after it ha s been fi n ally published .
Introduced , read nnd ordei'ed p ub lished this 21st· day of De c ember , A.D. 1922.
Adooted a~d ~nnr oved th t s 4th " day of JanuRry, A.D.1983 .
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C uUNTY C..i:1 A.~.AP.,.HOE ) S . S .
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I,~iES T ~. i.NDEB.!:30 N, City Cler ~~ and .d ecord e r of the City pf
~glewoo d, County o f .~r apaho e, S tat e of Go l orado. do hereby certif~ that the above
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and fore go i ng u rdinan ce was i nt r ouuced and read in full a nd o n resolution wae ord~ ···
o red publisho li as a p r opose d Or d i nance for :.he C i ty of 3nglewood ,Colo rado, and same 1 tl
was o rcl e red pub ., ished at an ~·~dj il>ur 11e d !~cg 1.ila r me eting of the Gi ty Council held on l
e cember 21st. 1922 . held by the City Council on ~aid J..Ja.te , and sa.1c v1e.s publ ished
in the .::.!n glewoo d, ::erald a wc e J:ly nowspa 1"o r of general circulation in the Oi ty of Engle-
wo 0 d, Colo r a do. i n it ~ is c ue o~· December, 22nd .1922. for more thun 10 days thereafter
o.nd a t a s ub sequ ent Sp ecial Cal l .. ,eeting , of so.id City Council held January, 4th, 1923.
'An Ord i na.n c e p r ov .id in5 fo r trie submi su ion to t he duly quali f ied electors of 1;;he City
of ~1 6 le wood. Jolo r ado . wh o ar e taxpaye rs un der the Law, at a Spe cial clec t iob t o be
held in said ~ity on _ .. ond~, the 29 th, Da y of J anuE'.ry,A.D.192 3 . :.L'he questi 1..n of author -
izing the 1 .. a ty Couucil of the .:>ai a Cijy t o er e ct v:ate rwor ::s, for fire a n d domest ic
p ur p oses, to u e owneu ,r:iun at_;ed a rn! oper ate d by t :he City t i1e original cost of which shall
no t ·e xc eed t he sw.1 o f v 250 ,000 .00, was du ly pa ssed and ado p ted and published in the
Snglew oo d,~er ald in its i s8ue o f J anuary,5th ,1V23 . as re qu ired by the statutes of the
2 tate of Oolo r cd o.
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