Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-20
FULL TEXT
OF WATER
ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING sPE-
CIAL ELECTION ON QUESTION
OF CITY OWNERSHIP OF
WATER SYSTEM Is PUBLISHED
HEREWITH IN FULL.

HEREWITH IN FULL.
The full text of the city ordinance
as enacted by the council calling fol-
a special election August 8, to vote
upon the question Of municipal own.
ership Of the city water system fol
lows:
A bill for an ordinance calling a
special election for the purpose OF
submitting to the legal voters Of the
city Of Salem, an amendment to sec
tion IL Of the charter of said city
entitled IAN act to amend section II
Of an act entitled an act to incorpor-
ate the city of Salem and to repeal
an act entitled an act to incorporate
the city Of Salem, approved October
~, 1862, and an act entitled an act
to incorporate the city of Salem, ap-
proved February Is, 1898, and to re-
peal all acts and parts Of acts in con-
fict Herewith, approved February
II, 1899, and declaring an emer-
gency"
Be 1t ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil Of the City Of Salem, Oregon:
Section 1. That an act entitled
"an act to amend section II of an
act entitled an act to incorporate the
City of Salem, and to repeal an act
entitled an act to incorporate the city
Of Salem approved October ~, 1852,
and an act entitled an act to incor-
porate the City Of Salem, approved
February 15, 1893, and to repeal all
acts and parts of acts in conflict
Herewith, approved February II,
1899," authorizing and empowering
said city to purchase, lease and ac-
quire the water plant and property
belonging to the Salem Water Com
pany; to purchase additional proper
ties; to maintain and operate said
plant; to provide for a water board
to have charge and management of
said plant; to provide for the election
and qualification of the members
thereof, and to authorize said city
to issue bonds not exceeding $400,-
600 to be used for the purpose of pur-
chasing and acquiring said plant; to
make extensions and betterments to
the same; to pay the principal and
interest," on the existing bonded I'm
debtedness against said plant, and to
provide a manner of paying the prin-
cipal and interest upon all of the
bonds therein mentioned, and declar-
ing an emergency, Ca true and correct
copy of said charter amendment is
hereto annexed, marked Exhibit Az
and for greater certainty the same is
made a part Of this ordinance) be-
and the same is hereby submitted to
the legal voters Of the city of Salem
At special election, to be held on
Monday, August Is, 1910, for their
adoption or rejection, and each cleo
tor who votes upon said proposed
amendment shall vote Eyes" or "No"
in answer TO the following question,
"shall section II OF the charter CT
the City OF Salem be amended?"
Section 2, Whereas the present
water supply Of the city Of Salem,
Oregon, is such as to endanger the
health Of the consumers thereof,
Therefore, 1t is hereby ordained
aud declared that the provisions of
this ordinance are necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety. and an
emergency is hereby ordained and
declared to exist. and this act shall
be in full force and effect from and
after its approval by the mayor,
Exhibit "A"--Proposed Amendment
60 Section IA Of the Charter of the
City of Salem;
An act to amend section II OF an
act entitled IAN act TO incorporate ]
the city Of Salem, and to repeal an act /
entitled an act 10 incorporate the
city OF Salem approved October ~,
1862, and an act entitled an act to in
corporate the city Of SALEM approved |
February 10, 1898, and to repeal all .
acts and parts Of acts in conflict
Herewith, approved February H.
lS99."
Be It enacted by the people OF the
ciyt Of Salem, Oregon;
Section L. That section n Of an
act entitled, "An act to incorporate
the city OF Salem, and to repeal an