Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-29
PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR
OF ASHLAND, OREGON Y :

special election of the qualified
electors of the City of Ashland, Ore
gon, was held on the 23rd day of
June, 1914, at which was submitted
to said electors for their approval or
rejection the following proposed
amendment to the Charter of the City
of Ashland, Oregon, to-wit:
AN ACT
to amend an act entitled "An Act to
Amend an Act entitled An Act to
incorporate the city of Ashland, in
Jackson county, Oregon, and define
the power thereof" filed in the
office of the Secretary of State, Octo-
ber 14th, 1898, and the amendment
of said Act as adopted at the annual
city election held on December 18th,
1908, and proclaimed by the Mayor
on December 18th, 1908.
The people of the city of Ashland,
Oregon, do enact as follows:
Section i. That the act entitled
"An Act to amend an act entitled an
Act to incorporate the city of Ash
land, in Jackson county, Oregon, and
define the power thereof" filed in
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October 14th, 1898, and the amend
ment of said Act, as adopted at the
annual city election, held on Decem-
Der 18th, 1908, and proclaimed by the
Mayor on December 18th, 1908, be
and the same is hereby amended by
adding Article Xxx thereto. which
shall read as follows:
ARTICLE Xxx
Section /. A board is hereby Gre
ated which shall be known and desig-
mated as the Springs Water Commits
sion of the city of Ashland, which
shall consist of three citizens, each a
resident householder and legal voter
of the said city of Ashland.
Section .. The first Commission
ers to be elected at the same election
at which this amendment is adopted
shall be elected as follows:
r. A. Minkler, whose term of office
shall expire the 1st day of January,
1915; J. P. Dodge, whose term of Of
flee shall expire the first day of Janu-
ary, 1916; Bert r. Greer, whose term
of office shall expire the 1st day of
January, 1917, each commissioner to
serve until his successor is elected
and qualified; and the commissioner
elected for the long term shall be the
chairman during his term of office.
One Commissioner shall be
elected at each annual city election
for a three-year term, and take office
on the 1st day of the following Janu-
ary, and the Commissioner oldest in
service on the Commission shall be
its chairman. Provided, that in case
of vacancies occurring on said board
the same may be filled by appoint
ment by the Mayor of the city; but
all appointments so made must, be-
fore going into effect, be confirmed
by the City Council. Provided, fur
ther, that all candidates for member
ship on said board shall be nominated
in the manner and within the time
as provided in Section of Article Nv
of the city charter The vote for
members of said commission shall be
canvassed and certificate of election
issued and delivered to the successful
candidates as provided in Section Z
of Article w of the charter, and
thereafter such persons shall qualify
by taking the oath of office as pro-
vided in Section 8 of Article w of
the city charter.
Section 3. The first commissioners
elected shall meet Immediately after
qualifying and elect a 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
plete construction, installation and
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 5. 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 Commits
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.
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