Boynton

We concur in the judgment and in all that is said by the presiding justice referring to the bonds proposed to be issued to secure money with which to build a new pier, i. e., the $50,000 issue. As to the bond issue proposed to be made for the purpose of securing $75,000 to cover cost of repairs on the pier already constructed by the city of Long Beach, we are of the opinion that the provisions of the charter do not expressly, or by any reasonable implication, authorize the municipality to issue bonds for such a purpose; and that any necessity which may render the making of such repairs imperative is immaterial and cannot be considered. Where it is provided that a bonded indebtedness may be created for specified purposes the permission and authority so given is exclusive of every purpose not expressly so named. The municipality of Long Beach may lawfully issue bonds to obtain funds with which to construct a wharf or pier, but when such wharf or pier is once constructed the cost of maintenance thereof and repairs thereon must be paid from the ordinary revenue of the city, which is the revenue obtained by the exercise of the power to raise funds for general municipal purposes by…

It appears from the petition that Long Beach is, and was at all times mentioned in the petition, a charter city; that in February of 1910 the council of such city duly adopted resolutions determining that the public interest and necessity demanded the acquisition, construction and completion by the city of the following named public improvements: First, the acquisition, construction and completion of certain repairs upon a double-deck, cylinder pier belonging to the city; and second, the acquisition, construction and completion of a new pier one thousand feet in length at a point designated in said city; that at a subsequent meeting of the council an ordinance was duly adopted giving notice of a special election to be held in said city, submitting to the qualified voters the proposition of incurring an indebtedness in the amount of $75,000 for the first and $50,000 for the second improvement named, and further that both of the issues did not exceed fifteen per cent of the assessed value of the real and personal property in said city, and that the cost of the acquisition, construction and completion of said public improvements is and will be too great to he paid out of the ordinary…