The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-05-17
CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
To Be Voted On in City Election Mon.
day-Various Measures Involved

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To Be Voted On in City Election Mon
day-Various Measures Involved.
The Council has by resolution
submitted to the legal voters of the
City Of Corvallis for their approval
or rejection at the city election to
be held Monday, May goth, one,
amendment to the Charter of the
City of Corvallis and three proposed
amendments to the act under the
authority of which our city water:
works, was installed and Is oper-
ated. -
Ali of these proposed amend
ments will appear on the ballot by
a ballot title prescribed by the
Council and there will be. an ap-
propriate place on the ballot for
the voter to signify his approval
or disapproval OF the amendments.
| The ballot title IS intended to give
the voter an idea, of the purpose
and nature of the amendment. :.
Each amendment itself may be
found at the Office of the Police
Judge.
The ballot title of the amend !
ment to the. charter is as follows
IAN Amendment to the Charter Of
the City of Corvallis providing for
the calling and holding of special
elections in said City of Corvallis
for voting upon charter amend
men $ or new or supplem .nta' char
ter acts referred to the legal vot rs
of said city by the Common Coun-
Gil"
I This amendment is designed to
enable th= Council to submit pro-
posed charter amendments to the
pu5lic at a special electi N called fcx
tnat purpose without waiting for
the regular annual election.
| One of the proposed amendments
to the Corvallis Water Bill''
makes The Water Committee"
elective after January I, 1908, pro-
vides for the regular retirement of
two members of the Committee
each year, and for the election of
two members thereof at the regular
1908 city election and two members
thereof each year thereafter. AS
the Committeelis composed of ten
members the term of each commit
teeman elected under the provis-
ions cf the proposed amendment
wonld be five years. This amend
ment also repeals the requirement
of the original act that not more
than five members of the Commit
tee shall belong to the same poll
tical party but re-enacts and con-
| tinues in effect the requirement
that not more than two members Of
the Commission consisting Of four
members and elected by the Com
mittee] shall belong to the same
political party. The title of this
proposed amendment is as follows:
AN Amendment 10 the "Cor-
wallis Water Bill'' making the
,-"Water Committee" elective after
January 1st, 1908, providing for
! fixing the terms of Office of the
memb ers of said committee then in
Office by lot, and repeating the pro-
visions of said act requiring that
no more than FIVE of said committee
shall belong to the same political
party"
| Ano'her amendment authorizes
"The Water Commission" to pur'
chase or construct pumping sta.
ton and to make necessary exten'
sions and purchase necessary waite,
| rights for the said system and fol
that purpose to issue the bonds o
the city in the aggregatesssum of moi
more than FIVE thousand. payable
six years after date with in teres
at not exceeding Eve per cent. pei
annum, payable semi-annually. ant
requires the creation of a sinking
fund after the first year from tn,
collection Of water rents to pay of
the bonds at maturity. This pro
posed amendment also authorize
d the committee to condemn by &C
+ ton in the circuit court any needed
]. water rights and the pumping sta
Z ton and plant or other works o
franchises of the Corvallis Wate
E company. The ballot title of tn
: act is as follows: 'An Act author
iizing the Corvallis Water Commis
J. sion to purchase, construct or 9th
erwise acquire pumping station
or to purchase or condemn th
pumping plant or other works o
franchises of the Corvallis, Waite
: Company; to extend the city waite
system and purchase or condemn
: water rights, and to issue the bond
of said city for such purposes nc
exceeding$ IS, ooo.. Ar 4.og +
The remaining amendment to tn
"Corvallis Water Bilr's authorize