Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-20

the city Of Salem, approved october
1862, and an act entitled An act &
incorporate the city of Salem, ap
proved February is, 1898, and 4
repeal all acts ana parts of acts II
conflict Herewith, approved Febru
airy IL, 1892" be and the same l.
hereby amended so as to read as fol
lows:
Sec. 17-1. The city of Salem I.
authorized and empowered to pur
chase and acquire the water plant
belonging to the Salem Water com.
pany, a corporation organized under
the laws of oregon, which terms
shall include it's franchise, pumping
station, distribution system, fltra-
ton plant, reservoirs, gates, pipes,
conduits, aqueducts, engines, boil
ers, power plant, water rights, real
estate, consisting Of property among
other things in block twenty-five
(25), westerly halves of lots one Cd
two (2) ana three (3), in block
twenty-seven (27), in Fairmount
Park addition to Salem; fraction
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 so much Of
said plant and property as may be
deemed necessary, subject to an in
debtedness against said water plant
amounting to $125,000, such in
debtedness consisting of ~, $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
per cent interest and secured by u
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 5 per cent interest,
the same being the bonds now out
standing of an authorized issue Of
$150,OOO bonds executed under date
of July 1, 1903, and secured by !
mortgage or deed of trust recorded
on August /, 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 to maintain, conduct
and operate said plant, and to fur
nish to public and private consum-
ers, either within or without the linn
it's of the city, water for domestic,
commercial and public purposes,
and to charge 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.
3. There shall be a water board,
to 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-
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
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 a two-thirds vote, remove any of
the four members of the water !
board elected by 1t 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 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
a member of said board unless he Is
Or has been for at least five years
next preceding his election an elec-
tor in said city.
8. Said board shall have the
charge and management of the wa
Ter plant of the city of Salem. Said
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