HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 30Being and Ordinance entitled ~An ORDINA~OE ordering the issuance
of $..;Lf~ ~f~ ~ of Bonds Q! the Oity of Columbia Heights, Miun-
esota, for the purpose ef ~nprQYing an~ extending the present water
works in said Oity and declaring an emergency. ~
~ h · r .e....a s_ the water mains in this Oity are
inadequate i~ si~e ~'o furnish a sufficient flow of water m~i to furnish
sufficient pressure for fire protection and for sanitary purposes, and
~h.~.r e a s__ t~e season is far advauced a~d it
is necessary to proceed immediately ~ extend and improve the present
water works in order that there may be a sufficient flow of water and
sufficient pressure before the grouud freezes a~i makes such improvement
impossible
This COuncil hereby and under this preamble
declares that an emergency exists for the immediate preservation of the
public peace, health and safety in that the present water works iz in-
adequate to furnish a au~ficiemt ft~w of water for fire protection and
for sanit~y purposes and that, there be.~ no money in the treasury of
the City available ~or said purpose, it is necessary in order to proml~ly
meet said emergency to pass said ~rdinance authorizing the issuance o~
honda ~or improving and extending the present water works a~ an emergency
~rtlaan~e.
betn~ put, ~roll c~ the fol~ ~ote was ~ ~d recordS:
3e~e~ foyer ~ers o~ the ~unc~ w~ deel~ duly ~opte~.
t~e ~IOpltiom of ea.~.d Ordiuenc~ No. 'a ~ ~ich motion was seco~
~ ~~~. ~ the motion being put, on roll
call the ~oltowi~g voto was ~em and reoord~:
8,.id Ora~oe w~ then ~ecl~ed duly ~opt~ ~
,~n ~er~;enoy or(~anoeo
~d ~,at ~he uc~o~ evidencing ~hm h~t~re~t upon eM,~ b~d~ sh~ll bo
That ,~hen m~!~.. ~,~"~"~,:..,~ ~. c(n'q,o~
be pi~c~ in ~he c~tody e~ the ~as~rer ~0 bo by h~ d~iLv~r~.d
Oouncil ~ ~ch, b~ ~u~ ~e ~:-:~ ~e B~r~by~ irrevocably pl~g~ ~oZ tho
pro~t pa~a~t O~ ~d bonds ~ p~cip~ ~ in~ores'~ at ~a~rity.
--~.~,~..,-!_ 0 n 4. ~,at thio
wa~orks for ~e ~~ proze~ation of the publ~
-I-
reoolution an~ moved ~ts
offered tho following
of (~olumb~ tteighto, t~innosot~, that tho ~ollowing local
be made:
~:R~? s o Ev ~,_j~_ further tbs2 the ~,it7 Nabs. gar be
instruet~d and directed to advertise for bide by p~Blishing notice
in the offieial paper onto in each week f~r two successive weeks
that fbi, Council will meet e~ the , day O~
~din~ in the ~ty of ~l~mbia HeiSts ~ r~eive s~d consid~ bids
fo~ the m~k~g of s~i~ ~,~ve~nt, the ri~t berg
any and roll bids.
_R F~ 8.0 L V E ..D. further that
Oity Engineers, be directed to C~ASO plans a~d sp.~ciftcation~ for
said improvement to be made smd submitted to this Council ~or approval.
R E S 0 L V E D further that thio Council mmot on
the~ day of September~ 19~5, ~t ~.A-~ o~ctock, __' M.~ a% s~d school
~uilding to reaoive ~d oonsi~er bids for the purch~ze of $
Water works Bonds to provide the money for making sa~d improvement and
that the 0ity Manager be direeted to cause notice thereof to be giwen
By publication for two woeks iu the official paper, the 0euncil reserving
the right t~ Fo jeer amy an~ all bids.
seconded the
motion to adopt said resolution and the roll being calle~ the zamo was
adopted by the ~ollowing vote:
Ayes: ~.D~ [' ~' ~'-'~' ~ ~' ''~ ~ ' '~ ' /
Whereupon sai~ resolution was declared duly adopted.