Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-25
FULL TEXT
OF WATER
ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING sPE-
CTAL ELECTION ON QUESTION
OF CITY OWNERSHIP OF
WATER SYSTEM is PUBLISHED
HEREWITH IN FULL.

The full text OF the city ordinance,
as enacted by the council calling for
a special election August Is, 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 II Of the charter Of said city
entitled "An act to amend section II
of an act entitled an act to incorDor-
ate 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 incorporate the city OF Salem, ap-
proved February 15, 1898, and to re-
peal all acts and parts of acts in con-
fiict Herewith, approved February
IL, 1899, and declaring an emer-
gency."
Be 1t ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Salem, Oregon:
Section /. 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 Is, 1893. and to repeal all
acts and parts of acts in conflict
Herewith, approved February IT,
1892" 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 $400,-
900 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 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 .
hereto annexed, marked Exhibit A."
and for greater certainty the same 10
made a part of this ordinance) be
and the same is hereby submitted to
tho legal voters of the city Of Salem
at a special election, to be held on
Monday, August 10, 1910. for their
adoption or rejection, and each cleo
tor who votes upon said proposed
amendment shall vote "Yes" or mo"
in answer to the following question:
''Shan section II of the charter Of
the City Of Salem be amended2"
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
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
20 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 to incorporate the I
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 I
acts and parts of acts in conflict
Herewith, approved February II,
1899"
BE II enacted by the people OF the
oiyt OF Salem, Oregon;
Section l. That section II of an
act entitled, "An act to incorporate 4
the city of Salem, and to repeal an !
act entitled An act 10 incorporate '
the city Of Salem. approved October, '
1859, and an act entitled An act TO {
incorporate the city of Salem, ap- 8
proved February 15, 1898. and to
repeal all acts ana parts OF acts In I
conflict Herewith. approved Febru- a
airy ~. 1892" be aud the same Is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: c
Sec. III. The city OF Salem Is I
authorized and empowered to pur. 4
chase and acquire the water plant" a
belonging 70 the Salem Water CON- e
pany, a corporation organized under e
HE laws OF Oregon, which terms o