Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-22

block thirty-six (36), Salem; frac-
ton block forty-five (45), Salem,
and all other property, real and per-
sonal, belonging to the Salem Water
company situated within the city of
Salem or its vicinity or 80 much of
said plant and property as may be
deemed necessary, subject to an in
debtedness against said water plant
amounting to $125,OO0, such in
debtedness consisting of az, $45,-
900 bonds, face amount, now out
standing of an authorized issue Of
$15O,00O Of bonds executed under
date of July 1, 1892, and drawing G
per cent interest and secured by a
mortgage or deed of trust recorded In
the mortgage records of Marion
county, Oregon, on August 4, 1892,
and (2), $4,000 bonds, face
amount, drawing per cent interest,
the same being the bonds now out
standing of an authorized issue Of
$15O,000 bonds executed under date
of July 1, 1908, and secured by
mortgage or deed of trust recorded
on August 1, 1903, 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
desirable for its 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.
2. The said city is authorized
and empowered 10 maintain, conduct
and operate said plant, and to fur
nish to public and private consum-
ers, either within or without the lin
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 mainte-
nance of said water plant the same
as private corporation might or
could do.
8. There shall be water board,
to consist OF the mayor and four
other citizens of said city, 10 be
elected by the common council, The
mayor shall be chairman, and the re-
corder of said city the clerk Of said
board. Upon the taking effect Of
this amendment to the charter, the
common council shall elect two
members of said board to serve for
two years, and two members for
four years. Thereafter all the mem
bers of the board shall be elected
for four years. The city council may,
by two-thirds vote, remove any of
the four members OF the water
board elected by it twenty days af-
ter charges of misfeasance or mall
feasance in office have been duly
and regularly filed in writing with
the recorder OF the city, and after
the accused member is given a fair
and impartial hearing before the
council.
4. In case OF a 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
member whose place becomes va
cant. No person shall be eligible as
a member of said board unless he Is
or has been for at least 1ve years
next preceding his election an cleo
tor in said city.
s. Said board shall have the
charge and management of the wa
ter plant of the city OF Salem. Said
board shall have power and author
fly TO enter into contracts, to pur-
chase all necessary material and sup
plies, and TO employ and discharge
such agents, workmen, laborers ana
servants as II may deem convenient
or necessary In the conduct, extern
sion, operation or management OF
the waterworks. Said board shall
have power and authority TO regu-
late aud control the use, sale and
distribution OF water. fix the rates TO
be charged by public and private
consumers and provide the manner
of collecting tho same, and to do
any other act in the construction,
operation, extension ana mainte-
nance of the waterworks of the city
OF Salem that may be deemed neees-
sary or advantageous TO said city.
6. For the purpose Of carrying
the provisions OF this charter
amendment relating 10 the purchase
main enanoe and operation OF tho
waterworks belonging TO the Salem
Water company in'o effect. he city