Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-01-25
Proposed
Charter
For the City Of Grants Pass,
Oregon.
The Document to be Presented to the
Legislature Now in Session
at Salem.
ARTICLE /.

NAME, BOUNDARIES, POWERS AND SEAL
SECTION l. The inhabitants OF the
City OF Grants Pass, within the limits
hereinafter set forth shall b. and they
are hereby constituted body polite and
corporate, and declared to be munich
pal Corporation by the name and style
of the "City OF Grants Pass" and by
such name shall lave perpetual sncces'
sion: Shall contract and be contracted
with, sue and be sued, implead and be
impleaded, defend and be defended in
all courts OF justice and in all actions,
suits and proceedings whatsoever; may
purchase, lease, hold and receive prop
erly real and personal within said city
for public buildings, pubic works,
school purposes, streets and city im-
provements; and all other municipal
purposes; may purchase, lease, hold and
receive property, real and personal
within and beyond the city limits Tor
hospitals, prisons, work houses and
houses Of correction and for any other
proper and legitimate purpose, and may
erect necessary public buildings and
work thereon and may enclose, ornament
and improve the same; they may also
purchase, lease, hold and receive prop
erty, real and personal within and be.
yond the limits OF the city for the con-.
strnction and maintenance OF water
works 10 supply the city with water,
and of gas works aud electric works to
supply the city with lights, or for other
municipal purposes and may take
private property within the city limits
for public use and within and beyond
the limits OF the city for the purpose OF
supplying it with water and light, aud
may lease, sell and dispose OF any Of
the above described property for the
benefit of the city; and they shall have
and use a seal
SEC. q. The Boundary lines of the
City of Grants Pass, shal be as follows;
Begin at the center OF Section Eight in
Township SO, South, OF Range West of
the Willamette Meridian, ,running thence
East one quarter Of mile; thence due
South through Section Eight and Seven
teen and along the East boundaries Of
Lots Nine and Two in Section 20 to the
center OF the channel of Rogue River;
thence Westerly along the center Of the
channel OF Rogue River 10 point
opposite the West boundary OF the
Township thence North from said point
and along the West boundary of the
Township to where the center line of
Section Seven intcrsects said Township
line; thence East along said center sec
tion line through Sections Seven and
Eight to the place Of beginning.
SEC 8. The City Of Grants Pass is
hereby divided into four wards desig-
mated and bounded as follows; Ward
No. shall consist of all that portion Of
the city north OF the Oregon and Cal
iiornia Railroad and west OF Fifth street
and Conklin avenue. Ward No. shall
consist Of all that portion Of the city
north OF the Oregon and California Rail
road and east OF Fifth ste~t and Conk'
lin avenue. Ward No. 3 shall consist OF
all that portion of the city south Of the
Oregon ard California Railroad and east
OF Fifth street Ward No. ! shall con-
sist of all that portion OF the city south
OF the Oregon and California Railroad
aud west OF Fifth st rect.