Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-23

twenty-seven (27), in Fairmoun
Park addition to Salem; fractioI
block thirty-six (36), Salem; frac
tion block forty-fiye (45), Salem
and all other property, real and per
sonal, belonging to the Salem Watei
company situated within the city o.
Salem or its vicinity or so much o.
said plant and property as may b'
deemed necessary, subject to an in
dehtedness against said water plant
amounting to $125,00O, such in.
debtedness consisting Of ~, $45,.
600 bonds, face amount, now out
standing of an authorized issue OF
$150,000 Of bonds executed under
date of July /, 1892, and drawing G
per cent interest and secured by a
mortgage or deed of trust recorded ir
the mortgage records of Marion
county, Oregon, on August 4, 1899,
and (2), $4,000 bonds, face
amount, drawing per cent interest.
the same being the bonds now out
standing of an authorized issue of
$3.50, 900 bonds executed under date
of July 1, 1908, and secured by
mortgage or deed of trust recorded
on August 1, 1908, in the mortgage
records of Marion county, Oregon.
Said city is further authorized and
empowered for the purpose of ex-
tending the mains, enlarging said
plant of said Salem Water company
so to be purchased, and generally
enable the city to make such neces-
sary extensions and betterments to
said water plant as will be deemed
desireable for it's further beneficial
use and operation; to purchase or
lease, within or without the limits
of the city, additional real estate
and other property, construct reser-
voirs and other works, and do all
things that may be deemed desira
BILE.
Q. The said city is authorized
and empowered TO maintain, conduct
and operate said plant, and to fur
nish to public and private consum-
ers, either within or without the linn
its of the city, water for domestic,
commercial and public purposes,
and to charge a compensation there
for, and to do and perform any and
all acts and things with relation TO
the operation, conduct or malnte-
nance of said water plant the same
as private corporation might or
could do.
3. There shall be water board.
10 consist of the mayor and four
other citizens of said city, to be
elected by the common council. The
mayor shall be chairman, and the re.
,order of said city the clerk of said
board. Upon the taking effect of
his amendment to the charter, the
common council shall elect two
of said board to serve for
.wo years, and two members for
our years. Thereafter all the mem
,ers of the board shall be elected
or four years. The city council may,
~ a two-thirds vote, remove any Of
he four members of the water
BOARD elected by It twenty days af-
er charges of misfeasance or mall
easance in office have been duly
md regularly filed in writing with |
he recorder of the city, and after
he accused member is given a fair
and impartial hearing before the
council.
a. In case or vacancy occurring
IN the water board for any cause the
same shall be filled by an election
by the common council for the un-
expired period of the term OF the
whose place becomes va
can't. No person shall be eligible as
\ member OF said board unless he is
pr has been for at least five years
next preceding his election an cleo
Tor in said city.
8. Said board shall have the
,harge and management of the wa
Ter plant OF the city Of Salem. Said
board shall have power and author
Ity TO enter into contracts, to pur-
chase all necessary material aud sup
plies, and to employ and discharge
such agents, workmen, laborers and
servants as 1t may deem convenient
)r necessary In the conduct, extern
sion, operation or management of
he waterworls. Said board shall
have power and authority to regu-
ate and control the use. sale and
distribution OF water. fix the rates to
DO charged by public and private
consumers and provide the manner
n collecting the same, and to do
my other act in the construction,
operation, extension ana mainte-
nance OF the waterworks of the city
II Salem that may be deemed neees-
iary or advantageous TO said city.
s. For the purpose OF carrying
he provisions OF this charter
amendment relating TO the purchase,
and operation of the
yaterworls belonging TO the Salem
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