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

the amount of funds herein appropri-
ated for the purpose, 1t being the in
tent hereof to keep the expenditures
made by said commission entirely
within the said appropriation, and
any contracts entered into or any
voucher issued therefor in excess of
said appropriation shall not be
charge against said fund or the city
of Ashland, but may be recovered
upon the bond of said commissioners
by proper civil procedure.
All contracts shall be made in the
name OF the city OF Ashland and all
contractors shall be required to fur
nish good and sufficient surety bonds.
conditioned upon the faithful per-
formance of their contracts.
Payments to contractors may be
made from time to time as the work
progresses on the estimates, but at no
time shall such payments exceed the
| work actually performed, and in no
case shall more than S5 per cent of
the contract price be paid until the
work is fully completed and accepted.
Section s. During the construction
of said plant the said Springs Water
| Commission shall file with the City
! Council on the first Tuesday OF each
month thereof an itemized statement
of all expenditures made by the COM
mission during the preceding month,
showing for what the expenditure
was made, and each item thereof, the
total amount and to whom paid,
which itemized statement shall be
| h1ighnl hty fhn mi iCpip f,,r. n n
information of the public; and when
the construction of said plant is COM
pleted the Springs Water Commission
shall make detailed statement of all
amounts expended in said construc-
tion and Of all properties &C
Quired for said purpose, for the in
formation OF the Council and the pub
lie, and such statement shall he
spread upon the permanent records
of the city; and thereafter monthly
reports shall be made.
Section 8. At the time for making
the tax levy for general city purposes
in each year, the said commission
shall cause a careful estimate to be
made of the money required for aux
iliary water purposes for the ensuing
] year, anu lIlt Inb Sdlllt Wllu lut SlIg
Recorder, whereupon the City Coun-
Gil shall include in the said general
levy not to exceed one mill on the
dollar of the taxable property of the
city to meet the necessary require
ments, which, when collected, shall be
deposited with the city treasurer to
be placed to the credit of the auxiliary
water plant fund and subject to the
order of said commission.
Section 10. The said Commission
ers shall serve without compensation;
provided, that upon the completion
of the construction and installation
of said auxiliary water plant and the
filing of the report hereinaboye pro-
vided, the City Council may, in its dis
erection, audit and recommend the
payment OF such compensation to
each Commissioner as it may deem
reasonable for the services rendered,
the same to be paid out of any money
unexpended OF the proceeds Of the
proposed Ohe Hundred Seventy-five
Thousand ($175, ,000.00) Dollar bond
issue.
The ballot title and number Of
such measure shall be as follows:
Measure Submitted to the Voters by
the Common Council.
An act to amend the Charter OF
the city OF Ashland. Oregon, by add
ing Article Xxx thereto, whereby q
board OF three Commissioners Is ere
ated, to be known as the Springs Wa
ter Commission. OF the city OF Ash
land, naming the commissioners. pre-
scribing their duties, their compensa-
tion, their powers and duration oi
office.
VOTE YES OR NO.
100 Yes.
| 101 No.
For this special election, to be held
on the 23rd .dav OF June, 1914. for
the submission to the legal voters OF
ths city OF Ashland, Oregon, of the
foregoing measure. the following
Judges OF election and rthe-followinS