Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-21

n special election August Is, to vot
upon the question of municipal owl
ership Of the city water system TO
lows:
A bill for an ordinance calling
special election for the purpose Q
submitting to the legal voters of tn
city Of Salem, an amendment to sec
tion II of the charter of said cit
entitled "An act to amend section 1
of an act entitled an act to incorpor
ate the city Of Salem and to repea
an act entitled an act to incorporate
the city Of Salem, approved October
-, 1862, and an act entitled an &C
to incorporate the city of Salem, ap
proved February Is, 1893, and to re
peal all acts and parts of acts in con
fiict Herewith, approved February
II, 1899, and declaring an emer.
gency."
Be it ordained by the Common Coun.
ell Of the City of Salem, Oregon:
Section 1. That an act entitled
can 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 -, 1862,
and an act entitled an act to incor-
porate the City Of Salem, approved
February Is, 1898, 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 prope--
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 $4OO,-
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 in
debtedness against said plant, and to
provide manner of paying the prin-
cipal and interest upon all OF the
bonds therein mentioned, and declar-
ing an emergency. Ia true and correct
copy of said charter amendment !.
hereto annexed, marked Exhibit A"
and for greater certainty the same is
made a part of this ordinance) be
and the same is hereby submitted to
tho legal voters Of the city of Salem
1T a special election, to be held on
Monday, August 15, 1910, for their
adoption or rejection, and each cleo
tor who votes upon said proposed |
shall vote Eyes" or mo"
In answer to the following question
'shall section II of the charter CT
the { ity 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 it is hereby ordained
and declared that the provisions OF
This ordinance are necessary for the
Immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, and an
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
TO Section ~ Of the Charter OF the
City of Salem,
An act 10 amend section II OF an
act entitled "an act TO incorporate
The city OF Salem, and to repeal an act
entitled an act 70 Incorporate the
city of Salem approved October -,
1862. and an Nct entitled an act to in
corporate the city OF Salem. approved
February IS, 1898. and to repeal all
acts and parts of acts in conflict
approved February IT,
1899"
Be It enacted by the people of the
'iyt of Salem, Oregon:
Section 1, That section n OF an
act entitled, IAN act to incorporate
he city of Salem, and to repeal an
act entitled An act to incorporate
he city OF Salem. approved October,
1869, and an act entitled An act 70
the city OF Salem, APP
proved February Is, 1898, and to
repeal all acts ana parts OF acts in
conflict Herewith. approved Febru'
ary II, 1892" be ana the same 4
hereby amended 50 as to read as fol-
Ows;
Sec. 17-1. The city OF Salem is
and empowered to pur.
,hase and acquire the water plant"
TO the Salem Water COM
Dany, corporation organized under
he laws OF oregon, VIII eh terms
hail include rs franchise, pumping
tation, distribution system, hllra-
ion plant. reservoirs. gates, pipes.
opduits. adueducts, engines, boil