ORDINANCE NO. 560

AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY TO DEFRAY THE NECESSARY EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1st, 1937, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1937, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:

SECTION 1. That the following sums of money or so much thereof, as may be necessary, be and the same are hereby appropriated for the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses and liabilities of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, for the fiscal year beginning January 1st, 1937, and ending December 31st, 1937, to-wit:

For General Bonds, Interest & Principal . . . . . .  $12,027.50

For Miscellaneous Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9,007.77

For Special Contingent . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9,674.08

For Engineering Department . . . . . . . . . . . .   4,480.00

For Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16,876.00

Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3,025.00

For Health Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6,375.00

For Lighting Streets & Parks . . . . . . . . . . .   17,519.00

For Park Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   21,733.00

For Cemeteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4,135.00

For Highway Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   20,364.31

For Sewer Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   928.00

For Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   24,282.80

For Public Benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3,410.00

For General Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   13,362.40

For Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5,250.00

For Moyer Pool, Maintenance & Improvement . . . . .   4,612.32

For Force Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15,000.00

For Water Department, Operation & Improvement . . .   54,831.00

For Water Department, - Bonds & Interest . . . . .   60,873.68

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..  306,766.86

SECTION 2. That the amounts hereby appropriated for water bonds and interest and for maintenance, operation and improvement of the water system shall be provided for and paid out of the Water fund.

That the amount appropriated for Moyer Pool maintenance and improvement shall be paid out of the funds on hand in the Moyer Pool Fund and revenue received from Moyer Pool for the year 1937.

That the amount appropriated for all other purposes shall be provided for by funds on hand and income from license fees, franchise tax and other miscellaneous receipts, and by levy upon all property subject to local levy within the corporate limits of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, as hereafter stated.

SECTION 3. The following amounts are hereby levied for the year 1937 to meet the necessary expenditures and liabilities of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, for the year 1937, for the specific purposes indicated.

For General Fund (based on general fund appropriation) 14 and 2864/10000 of one mill              105,118.43

For Library Fund 7135/10000; of one mill       5,250.00

Total 15 mills                 $110,368.43

SECTION 4. By reason of the fact that this ordinance must be in effect on January 1st, 1937, a special emergency is declared to exist and the City Council finds and determines that the passage of this ordinance is immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and that it shall take effect upon its passage.

Adopted and approved this 18th day of December, A. D. 1936.

/s/ G. W. Oates

President of the Council

ATTEST:

/s/ Helen C. Tomlinson

City Clerk

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing emergency ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY TO DEFRAY THE NECESSARY EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1st, 1937, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1937, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY" was introduced, read, passed, numbered 560, and ordered published by the unanimous vote of the members of the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, at a regular adjourned meeting of the City Council held on the 16th day of December, A. D. 1936.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City, this 16th day of December, A. D. 1936.

/s/ Helen C. Tomlinson

City Clerk

Published December 19th, 1936