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Ordinance 0352ORDINANCE No. 352 New Series AN ORDINANCE ORDERING, CALLING NOTICE; OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN. THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1927, FOR THE PUR- POSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED: ELECTORS OF SAID CITY PROPOSITIONS TO INCUR BONDED DEBTS BY SAID CITY FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS THEREIN WHEREAS, on September 27, 1997 ., the Council of the City of Alameda; interest e acquisi= ments in and for said city, towit: First, ;street work, Sevoini, .public Barks, and Third, a firehouse, ; the cost of ;which, ;severally or collec- tively, would be too gieat to be paid out of tho oldie .pry annul "iii- come and revenue of said city, Now therefore Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Alameda as follows: Scetionl. 1. A "special election- is Hereby called and ordered to be ­­­U, oil i:uesuay,:. iyuvem- 1, 1927, for the purpose of sub- ting,to the qualified'' electors of I city propositions to incur bond - debts by said city for the "fol ing 'objects or purposes, to -wit: €rst, "street work, including the of public of a nrenouse on Pacific Avenue near Webster Street. The estimated cost of the first ob- ject or purpose hereinbefore stated, to-wit: , street work, including the improvement of Park Street, Web - ster Street, Alameda Avenue, Bay Island Avenue and Bay Shore Drive, and the - amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor is TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($215,000), and the rate of interest to be paid on said. indebtedness shall not exceed five per cent (5%) per annum, payable semi - annually. The estimated- cost of the second object or purpose hereinbefore' stat- e d, to -wit: the acquisition;. con- struction and - completion -of .public parks, and the amount -of - the prin- cipal of the indebtedness tobein- curred therefor is ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOL- LARS (.M5,000); and the rate of in- terest to be paid on said indebted- ness shall not exceed five per cent (5 %) per .annum, payable semi -an- nually. The estimated cost of the third ,,bject or purpose hereinbefore-stat- cd, to -wit: the ; construction of a firehouse on Pacific Avenue near Webster Street and the amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be incurred' therefor' is TWEN- TY -TWO THOUSAND - DOLLARS ($22,000), and the rate of 'inter- est to be paid on said indebted- ness shall not exceed five per cent (5, /c) per annum, payable semi-an nually. Sec. 2. The special election here- 1)y called and ordered to be s1:a11 lie held and conducted and the votes thereat received and can gassed, and the returns thereof made, a,ad the result thereof aseer- t.ained, determined and declared as herein provided and in all particu. tars not recited herein, according to the laws of the State of Cali - 1'orma providing for and governing cteetions in the ' of A:lameda;. and the polls for such election shii_ll be and remain opendUriiig time required by said laws. The ballots to be used at said special election shall be such as m ay be required by law to be used thereat, and in addition to any other matter required by law to be 'print- (d thereon, shall appear - thereon the following: Jvf NTCIPAT, TICKET To vote for a proposition, and thereby authorize the incurring of a bonded indebtedness to the amount of, and for the purpose stated there in, stamp a cross (x) in the voting square after the word "YES." To vote against a proposition, and thereby refuse to authorize the ':iii- curving of a bonded indebtedness to the .amount of, and for the purpose stated therein, stamp a cross (x) in the voting square after the word , .NO," Also, said ballots shall have printed thereon: the 'following:- Alameda i ° 1Or 1 '', New Series (Continued front preceeding page) PROPOSITION NO _ �� Shall the City of Ala - ( meda incur a Bond -) ed debt to the amount of TWO HUNDRED AND T13SRTEEN{ YES � T If O U S AND DOL- LARS ($213,000), gold coin of the United j States, for street work, including the i of Park Street, Webster) Street, et, Alameda Ave- nue, Bay Island Ave -' one and Bay Shore Drive., said b o n d e d debt to bear interest No at a rate not to ex- coed five per Cent (5 per a n nu m, payable semi -an I orally? I { PROPOSITION NO. 2 Shall the City ofAla meda, incur a bonded ! I debt to the amount F of ONE HUNDI' H I-) 4 AND F FTEI N `1' it 0 17 S AND DOL.- i LARS ($1.15,000); gold coin of the United States, for the ac- quisition, c o a strue tion and completion ' of public parks ' said Bonded debt to bear in.el'estat It rate not \O to exceed five per j cent (51/, per an- , j non payable semi- 1 annually? P ROI'OSTTI ON NO: 3. Shall the City of Ala- meda incur a bonded ! ' debt to the. amount f i of T WE N TY -TWO I'I, 't` A O U S AND DOL- LARS ($22,000), gold coin of the United States, for the con-, struction of a fire- house oil P a c i f i c ' j veono near Webster �... I Street, said bonded debt to bear interest) at a rate not to ex- 1 O coed five per .`cent'. ' (5 %,) per a it n a m, p a y a b l e semi' -an' nually? Sample oaIlots containing the above matter required to be printed thereon, : also a card stating , loca- tion of the precinct polling place of each elector, shall be supplied to the electors of said city by the city -" clerk, but a, failure oil the part of any elector to receive such sample ballot or such notice shall not be held to invalidate the election or a.f- feet in any manner the legality of any bonds that may be author- ized thereat. Sec. 3. Any qualified elector of the City of Alameda may vote at said special election for or against any or all of the propositions herewith submitted. To vote in favor of, and to - authorize < the ,incurring, of a bonded debt for the purpose set forth in a proposition, he or she shall stamp a cross (x) in the vot- ing square to the right of the word "YES" .printed opposite such propo- sition, and to vote against and re- fuse to authorize the incurring of a bonded debt for the purpose set forth ill a proposition, he or she shall stamp a' cross (x) in the vot- ing square to the right of the word "NO" printed opposite such propo- sition. A cross (x) stamped in the voting s care after the printed word "YES" shall be counted as a vote in favor of such proposition, and to authorize the incurring of a bond- ed debt to the amount of and for the purpose specified therein; and a dross (x) stamped in the voting square after the printed word "NO" shall be counted as a vote against such proposition, and a re- fusal to authorize the incurring of abonded debt for the purpose speci- fied therein. Sec. 4. There shall be fifty -eight (58) election precincts for the pur- pose of holding said special election, which said precincts shall be the same and have the same boundaries, respectively, as those established by the Board of ` Supervisors of the County of Alameda, pursuant to the provisions of Part 3, Title 2, . Chap- er 11r of the Political 'Code of the State of California, and the location of the respective Dolling places therein and names of the officers hereby appointed to conduct said special election 'shall be the same as those appointed by the Board of Directors of the Fast Bay Muni- cipal Utility District for the 'put- Dose of holding and conducting an- other special election in said city on the same day... See, 5. At said special election the polls shall be opened at six o'clock it- m, of the day of said election, and be kept open until seven o'clock p. m. of the same day, when the polls shall be closed except as pro- vided in Section 1164 of the Politi- cal Code of the State of Califor- nia. The City Clerk is hereby directed to procure all supplies that may be necessary to properly and lawfully conduct said election. When the polls are closed the offi- cers of 'election shall count the bal- lots cast at such election, and can - vass the votes cast respectively for and against the propositions here- in stated, and make return thereof to the city council in time, form and manner required for the count- Ordinances Or t 1 . n t l Alameda City (Continued on ing, canvassing` and returning of votes cast at other municipal elec- tions held in said City of Alameda. See, 6, If, at said special election, it shall appear that two- thirds of Lill the votes cast thereat were in favor of and authorized the incur- ring of a, bonded debt for any of the purposes set forth -inthe proposi- tions hereinbefore stated, then such proposition or propositions, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been accepted by the electors, and bonds will be issued to defray the cost of the improvements there- in specified and to the amount stat- ed therein. Such bonds shall be of the form and character known as "Serials" and at least one - fortieth part of the principal sum of said indebtedness will be paid each a,nd every year in gold coin of the United States until all of said bonds are paid. Sec. 7. This ordinance shall be published once a day for seven days prior to said day of election in the Alameda Times -Star, a daily news- paper of general circulation, printed and published at least six days a, meek in said city, and this ordi- nance and such publication there- of shall constitute the notice of next, page) said election. Sec. S. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. Adopted and passed by the Coun- cil of the City of Alameda this 4th day of October, 1927. FRANK OTIS, Presiding Officer of the Council. I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting as- sembled on the 4th day of October, 1927, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Calcutt, Lat- ham, Neiss, Noble and President Otis, (5). NOES: None. ABSENT: None. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said city this 5th day of October, 1927. W. E. VARCOE, City Clerk of the City of Alameda (Seal). Publish October 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 1927.