Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-04

issued and delivered to the successful
candidates as provided in Section 7
Of Article w of the charter, and
thereafter such persons shall qualify
by taking the oath of office has pro-
vided in Section 3 of Article w of
the city charter.
Section 3. The first commissioners
elected shall meet Immediately after
qualifying and elect secretary whose
duties and term OF office shall be
such as may be provided by the COM
mission and thereafter at the first
meeting held in each year said COM
missioners shall elect their secretary.
They may also adopt rules and regu-
lations for their government and for
the carrying into effect the objects
and purposes of the creation OF said
Springs Water Commission.
Section 4. The said Springs Water
Commission shall have full control
and management of the auxiliary wa
ter plant. and is hereby given power
to construct, install and maintain the
same and do all things in and about
the premises necessary for its COM
maintenance; to enter upon and use
for such purposes the public grounds,
streets, alleys, parks and ways Of the
said city of Ashland in so far as
necessary for such construction, in
stallation and operation, but when so
used the same shall be restored by
said commission to as good condition
as formerly existed before such use.
Any and all expenses occasioned by
such restoration, and all expenses
which may be incurred by the city in
connection with said auxiliary water
system, either in the matter of hold
ing election or otherwise, shall be
borne by and paid from the auxiliary
water plant fund to be created and
maintained as hereinafter provided.
Section 8. There are hereby ap-
propriated the proceeds which may be
realized from the sale of the $175,-
900 bond issue voted by the people
of Ashland for the purposes of con-
structing, installing and maintaining
said auxiliary water plant and which
shall be used for such purposes only;
the said proceeds shall be deposited
by the said treasurer in a specific
fund, separate and apart from
other city funds; and said funds shall
be paid out by said City Treasurer
only upon special itemized vouchers
of the said Springs Water Commis-
sion, which vouchers shall be issued
under the seal OF said commission
signed by the chairman and Secretary
thereof, and shall show for what Is.
sued, to whom issued and amount
paid for each item thereon enumer-
ated: and the said vouchers shall not
be paid until countersigned by the
payee in such manner that the vouch-
er shall stand for a receipt from said
payee to the Treasurer for the amount
so paid.
Section 6. All contracts entered
into by the Springs Water Commits
sion for material, construction, labor,
supplies and for every other purpose
in carrying out the object of its Gre
alton shall be made in writing under
the seal of the Commission, signed
bv the Chairman and Secretary there
of In four duplicates. one of which
shall be filed with the City Treas
urer, one with the City Council, one
retained by the Commission and one
by the contractor; and no wock under
said contract shall be proceeded with
until the said duplicate contracts
have been so filed.
Section z. The council may exact
good and sufficient bond to be en-
tered into by the commissioners In
such sum as in the judgment OF the
council may be necessary, conditioned
upon the faithful performance OF the
commissioners duties according to the
tenor OF this amendment, and that
they will honestly and promptly ac-
count for all funds passing into their
hands, provided the expenses OF said
bond shall be paid out OF the funds
herein appropriated.
The commissioners shall enter into
no contract or issue any voucher In
excess of the sum hereby appropri-
ated for the construction OF an auxil-
larry water system, and no contract
or other obligation, together with the
total OF all contracts and obligations
previously entered into. shall exceed