Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-11-17
MOST IMPORTANT AUTHORIZES
IMPROVEMENT BOND ISSUE.
ELECTION ON DECEMBER A
Commission Form Must Be Accept
ed or Rejected i'm Full--Amend-
ments By Section.

Qualified voters of the city are
now digesting the two proposed
charters, which are to be voted on
at the city election December 4. The
commission form is new in toto, and
the' voter must accept or reject it
as a whole. The amended charter,
or the present charter with amend
ments, must be treated by the voter
amendment by amendment. He can
accept all or part or none. The most
salient changes made in the old char
ter are as follows:
Page 54, section 5S provides a
salary not to exceed s1,5O0 year
for the auditor and police judge in
stead of the present salary which
reads not to exceed $50 per month.
Page Sc, section 60 provides that
the auditor and police Judge shall
file bond in the sum of $4,000. The
bond under, the present charter is
81, 900.
Page SIS, section 65 is changed to
read that the salary of the city
treasurer of $3.50 per year shall
hereafter be not to exceed $500 a
year.
Page ga; in section 9S the follow
ing is added to paragraph 20:
That the jurisdiction of the
county court of Josephine county is
hereby excepted out of the corporate
limits of the City of Grants Pass for
the purpose of granting liquor lie
ense and controlling such traffic un-
der the provisions of this charter.
Provided. this subdivision does not
empower the said city to declare a
trade employment or business dan
gerous or offensive, contrary to the
common understanding OF the sub
ject nor to authorize anyone to dc
any act, or engage in any business
contrary to the laws Of the land"
Page Sc; In section 93, paragraph
33 Is changed to read that the city
shall not at any time allow the war
rant indebtedness to exceed $25, 900
In the old charter the limit is $685.
900.
Page &c, section SO, paragraph "a;
the old charter provides that bonded
Indebtedness shall not exceed $780,
900. New charter provides that
bonded indebtedness shall not ex'
ceed s125, 900; and in the aggregate
(lncludlng warrants) shall not ex
ceed $150,000. While the old char
ter provides that the aggregate In
debtedness shall not exceed $135, ,0OC
the amendment increases the bond
ing indebtedness, but cuts down the
warrant indebtedness
In the same paragraph occurs
change which is considered the mos
vital of the entire instrument,
clause giving the city council powel
and authority TO Issue refundInl
bonds without the question OF hay
ing frst been submitted TO a vo.,
OF the people. To be more explicit
II this amendment Is adopted !
does not empower the council to Is
sue bonds to create new Indebted
ness, but only gives II power TO Is
sue bonds 20 take care OF the presen
Indebtedness: and the principal OBJ
feet IS TO give the council power Z
issue bonds for the purpose OF TAX
ing up outstanding warrant indebt
edness OF the city and thereby pm
the city on a cash basis. For w
stance: II a sewer ls con7tructe'
the contractor Is pAld ia city var
rants drawing per cent per an
mum. and al the present time he ho
, 10 cash that warrant OF discount .
& per cent. and as a result the con
J tractor adds s per cent to his BIZ
which equals II per cent that tn
, city pays. AZ the present time III
+ charter provides that not more ,haI
} 6 per cent can be paid, consequent
the council could no, Iseuo bond
, drawing more than .ht charter pro
yldes so tbs, the peoplc are protect