Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-08
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

SUM- uuiS duOpISu IHS Auu udS VI
June, 1914, and approved by the
Mayor the 3rd day of June, 1914, the
following proposed amendment to the
Charter of the city of Ashland will
be submitted to the legal voters of
the city of Ashland, for their approv-
al or rejection, at special city elec-
ton, to be held June %, 1914, 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
the power thereof, filed in the
office of the Secretary of State, Octo-
Der 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 /. 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
the office of the Secretary of State,
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 2. 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-
airy, 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
foF three-year term, and take office
on the 1st day of the following Janu-
In ice oil n,
service on the Commission shall be
it's 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 saing 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 "
of the city charter. The vote fol
members of said commission shall be
canvassed and certificate of election
issued and delivered to the successful
candidates as provided in Section I
of Article w of the charter, ant
| thereafter such persons shall qualify
/ by taking the oath of office has pro.
vided in Section 8 of Article w oi
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 bC
such as may be provided by the com
mission and thereafter at the frs
meeting held in each year said com
missioners shall elect their secretary
They may also adopt rules and regu
! lations for their government and foI
the carrying into effect the objects
and purposes of the creation of sale
Springs Water Commission.
Section 4. The said Springs Watel
Commission shall have full contro
and management of the auxiliary wa
ter plant, and is hereby given powe
to construct install and maintain tn,
same and do all things in and abou
the premises necessary for its com
plete construction, installation an,
maintenance; to enter upon and us
for such purposes the public grounds
streets, alleys, parks and ways of tn
said city of Ashland in so far a
necessary for such construction, in
stallation and operation, but when S,
used the same shall be restored b.
said commission to as good condition
as formerly existed before such use
Any and all expenses occasioned b.
such restoration, and all expense
which may be incurred by the city II
connection with said auxiliary waite
system, either in the matter of hold
ing election or otherwise, shall b
borne by and paid from the auxiliar
water plant fund to be created an
maintained as hereinafter provided
Section 8. There are hereby ar
propriated the proceeds which may b
realized from the sale of the $175
600 bond issue voted by the peopl
; OF Ashland for the purposes OF con
structing, installing and maintainin
said auxiliary water plant and whic
shall be used for such purposes only
the said proceeds shall be deposite
by the said treasurer in a specifi
fund, separate and apart froi
other city funds; and said funds shal
be paid out by said City Treasure
. only upon special itemized voucher
of the said Springs Water Commits
sion, which vouchers shall be issue
under tho seal OF said commission
signed by the chairman and Secretar
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