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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC 126 e_ ee RT HF 10-18-50 3 RESOLUTION NO. C-=-! ~ b A RESOLUTION of the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, Washington, employing counsel for certain services in connection with the issuance and sale of $150,000 of general obligation bonds of the County. WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and advisable that Jefferson County, Washington, issue its general obligation bonds in the principal sum of $150,OOO for the purpose of providing part of the funds to construct a bridge to connect Indian and Marrowstone Islands to the mainland; and WHEREAS, the Constitution and Laws of the State of Washington provide that the question of whether or not said bonds may be issued for such purpose must be submitted to the qualified electors of the county for their ratification or rejection; and WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and advisable that bond counsel skilled in such matters be retained to draw the resolutions, notices and other documents necessary for the issuance and sale of said bonds and to give their opinion as to the validity thereof at the time of their sale; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commis- sioners of Jefferson County, Washington, as follows: That Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz, attorneys at law of Seattle, Washington, be and they are hereby employed to perform the services above set forth, and as compensation therefor the county agrees to pay them the sum of Five Hundred Fifty Dollars ($550) and, in addition thereto, agrees to reimburse said counsel for any out-of-pocket expenses such as telephone tolls which they may incur in the per- formance of said services; provided, however, that in the event the ......;~."'-.,...".j " ,. e_ e_ .... RT HF Oct 50 4 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON * * * * * * * WHEREAS, by Chapter 182, 1947 Session Laws of the State of Washington, the undersigned, as the duly elected, qualified and acting Auditor of Jefferson County, Washington, is made the ex officio supervisor of all county elections; and WHEREAS, Jefferson County, by Resolution No.~~ of its Board of Commissioners, has found and declared that an emergency exists requiring the calling of a special election to be held within the county on November 7, 1950, for the purpose of submitting a pro- position to the qualified electors of the county of whether or not it should issue its general obligation bonds in the principal amount of $150,OOO for the purpose of providing funds to pay part of the cost of constructing a bridge connecting Marrowstone and Indian Islands with the mainland; and WHEREAS, by.,said resolution the Board of Commissioners of said county requested the undersigned to also find the existence of said emergency and to call and conduct said special election to be held on said date in conjunction with and at the same precincts and polling places within the county and with the same election officials for each precinct as for the general county and state election to be held on said date; NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby FINDS, ORDERS and DIREOTS as follows: That an emergency does exist requiring the calling of the above described special election for the County of Jefferson, Washington, and said special election shall be held on November 7, 1950, at the ,. I. ~',..;.l,;;..._{_~ '-A e_ e_ same precincts and polling places within the county and with the same election officials for each precinct as those precincts, polling places and election officials fixed for the county and state general election to be held on said date, for the submission of the following proposition to the qualified electors of the county: PROPOSITION Shall Jefferson County, Washington, issue its general obligation serial bonds in the sum of not to exceed $150,000 for the purpose of paying part of the cost of the construction of a bridge connecting Indian and Marrowstone Island~ in said county with the mainland at a point approximately 500 feet from the northwesterly end of the Portage Canal, said bonds to bear interest at a rate of not to exceed 6% per annum, to mature in from 2 to not to exceed 15 years from date of issue, and to be payable out of county road funds, all as more specifically prOVided in Resolution NO.~'/~ of the Board of County Commissioners adopted October~, 1950? BONDS, YES . . . . . . D . . L.-.I BONDS, NO The polls at said special election shall be open from 8:00 o'clock a. m. to 8:00 o'clock p. m. , --- / official seal this ~~ day of October, 1950. \'\ \;y/ f) './ HELEN- J E and ex of .~"-t1~ WITNESS my hand and Jefferson County Auditor Supervisor of Elections - / ~- :- 2. ee ee proposition for the issuance of said bonds shall fail to carry, said counsel shall be paid the sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) only, which shall be compensation in full for their services rendered to the date of such election. The county further agrees to furnish ~said counsel at their office in Seattle, Washington, with a complete certified transcript of all proceedings taken in the matter of the issuance and sale of said bonds. ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, Washington, this ~th day of October, 1950. /~ ~hk.~ COnlrnissio ~ ~;J ~ ..~~/~ A /~'-- . . i Co~sioner \~ ATTEST: ~~ i.-~ 'County udi;tor and ex officio Clerk 0 tMe Board of County Commissioners hernaPP~OVed this (f~~aY of 'fu~~~.~ JUDGE of the Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for Jefferson County I, HELEN J. EADS, Jefferson County Auditor and ex officio Clerk of the Board of. County Commissioners, do hereby certify that the fore- going r~solution is a/true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by said Board 'of Goun~/~ommissioners on October 6, 950. ~~ ~(~ The foregoing contract is October, 1950. 2.