Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-10
[FE CHARTER
PROPOSED FOR
CITY Or SALEM
as REEN PREPARED WITH
opE.T CARE BY COMMITTEE
'rn SHOULD BE STUDIED
aa,pEFULLY BY EVERY CITI-
ZEN.

AND SllOC
CAREFULLY BY EVERY Olll'
ZEN.
,..-,orate the City of Salem, oregon,
b lleylp W Change the present form OF
lnd " NJ government Of said CITY OF
qellV1t q,liC to what is commonly known as the
sAi, -siDu IOum ut tlly 'oN ~ j.
IOIIii IOI a., nrescribe and deIlne the Elshls,
anu " and liabilities Of SAID CITY OF
powers ,DJ " nrrscribe the rights, powers
saleII IrIiss ot said Board OF Commission
anu bs manner and time Of their elec-
en- rsnnrt of office; and TO repeal An
uo1' emitted An Act to incorporate
Az Avt City Of Salem" approved beDruary
tae ~iiSg3: also An Act to incorporate
l1ln,c ~ If Salem. approved -. 1862.
tls w. an Act entitled an Act to Incorpor-
alsO .5s Nity of Salem. approved FEBRUARY
aye 'H' iS63: also An Act entitled
iS'H i, Act to incorporate the CITY
q 300 also An Act entitled AN
!ee0 Nmend Section No. >, Subdivision
and Ia of Section NJ. 9, ana sections
5S5 ". 81, II, I'll, and "a OF the
CTarter of salem, oregon, approved
SnSrnHrv 18th, 1901. Also An Act
an,'rnyed February 18th, l9O3 and all
I,IPipsndlaents thereto, and to repeal all
snrA and parts of Acts to Incorporate
tba said city Of Salem under its orig
mai form of government by Aldermen or
City COuncilmen, and substitute in lieu
thereof the Commission Form of Govern
ment, as defined and set out herein.
ARTICLE l.
NANE BOUNDARIES, POWERS, RIGHTS
AND LIABILITIES.
Section l. Name-The corporate name
oil IA "a
See .. BOundaries-The boundaries Of
the City OF Salem shall be as follows,
tOWit
street, in Highland Avenue addition to the
Tity of Salem, oregon, ii extended west
-ry would strike the middle of the VIII
Iulette river; thence easterly along the
Ws,tprly extension OF the south line UI saiu
Locust street and along the south line OF
said Locust street, and along the easterly
extension thereof TO the east lne of the
rIghtOf-Way of the Southern Pacific rail
road thence sOutherly along the east line
Of the right.Ofwa Of the Southern Pacific
railroad to the southwest CUrn.r of the
westerly extension of the State Fair
grounds thence east along the south line
u the westerly extension of the State Fair
grounds to the inner angle thereof thence
southery along the west line of the State
Fair grounds to the southwest corner
thereof thence eaSterly along the south
line Of the State Fair grounds to a point
due north OF the most uUrtherly northeast
corner Of the donation land claim of A. f.
Waller and wife, In township south,
range west Of the Willamette meridian
thence south to the most northerly north
east corner of the said donation land
claim thence sOutherly along the east line
Of said donation land clam ana along tnt
east line of simpsons addition to the City
Of Salem TO the center of Salem and Turner
County road; thence sOutheasterly along
the center Of said road to the nUrtncdsl
corner Of lot in Aliller's Mill Creek Rural
Home tracts; thence sOutherly along the
east line Of lots and s, in said MIiller's
Mill Greek Rural Home tracts, to the line
running east and west through the center
Of section 30, In township Z south, range
3 west Of willamette Meridian; thence
westerly along said line through the center
Of sections 80 and "a to the east line of
South Commercial street; thence sOutherly
along the east line Of South Commercial
street to the eASterly extension OF the sOutn
line of City View cemetery; thence west
.rly to the southwest corner of City View
emetery thence due north to the middle
u the willamette slough; thence down the
middle Of the Willamette slough to the
middle Of the Willamette river; thence
lOwn the middle of the Willamette river,
. the place of beginning.
ADDED BY POPULAR
VOTE, MARCH 2S, 1910.
Beginning at a point where the east
boundary line Of the City of Salem inter
ecls the hOrth boundary line OF Glen Oak
lddltloh TO the city OF Salem thence east
Hy on an eostefly extension OF SAID north
oannary ilhe oi sal1 Glen Oak addition to
point where If said north boundary line
4 Glen Oak addition were extended east
ry it would interseCt with a line running
iOrth ana s0uth through the center OF sec
IONS "a ana 20 Oh towhshlp I south, range
west; thence sOutherly along said center
me TO point where the same intersects
WIN the hotth ilhe OF road commonly
.hOWh as the Penltentiary road thence
,slerly along salu nOfth line OF Sald Pen
iehllary road to the east boundary line of
ne 'lty OF salem thence northerly along
alG east boundary line to the point Of