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CRO:ke I/8/58 (5)
RESOLUTION NO,/<£>£>
A RESOLUTION of the Council of the City of
Moses Lake,Washington,retaining coun
sel for certain services in connection
with the issuance and sale of an issue
of general obligation bonds of the city.
WHEREAS,the City of Moses Lake is contemplating the
rebuilding,widening and raising of the Alder Street causeway
across Parker Horn with all necessary facilities,and the con
struction of connections to existing roads at each end thereof;
and
WHEREAS,in order to provide funds to pay the cost of
such causeway,facilities and connections, it has been determined
that the city shall issue and sell its unlimited tax levy general
obligation bonds in the principal sum of $230,000;and
WHEREAS,the Constitution and Laws of the State of Wash
ington require that the question of whether or not said bonds may
be issued for such purposes must be submitted to the qualified
electors of the city for their ratification or rejection; and
WHEREAS,it is deemed necessary and advisable that mun
icipal bond counsel skilled in such matters be retained to draw
the ordinances, resolutions, notices and other documents necessary
for said election and the issuance and sale of said bonds,and to
give their opinion as to the validity of said bonds at the time
of their sale;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the
City of Moses Lake,Washington,as follows:
That Preston,Thorgrimson &Horowitz,attorneys at law
of Seattle,Washington,be and they hereby are retained to perform
the services above set forth, and as compensation therefor the city
agrees to pay them the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600)and
further agrees to reimburse said counsel for all out-of-pocket
expenses, such as long distance telephone calls,which they may
incur in the performance of said services.In the event said
election fails to carry, the city agrees to pay said counsel
the sum of One Hundred Fifty ($150)Dollars,
In addition to the above, the city agrees to furnish
said counsel at their office in Seattle,Washington,with a com
plete certified transcript of all proceedings taken in the matter
of the issuance of said bonds.
PASSED by the Council of the City of Moses Lake,Wash
ington,and approved by its Mayor at a regular meeting of said
Council held this l4th day of January,1958.
CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON
ATTEST:
By J^^^f^/^/'j^&&?.*?^
s ^Mayor
City Clerk
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