Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-05-25
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

COUNCIL OF Ine CITY OF ASnland, Ore
gon, duly adopted the 22nd day of
May, 1914, and approved by the
Mayor the 23rd day of May, 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 approy-
al or rejection, at a special city ecc-
ton, to be held June 8, 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 powers thereof, filed in the
office of the Secretary of State, Octo-
ber 14th, 1898.
The people of the city of Ashland,
Oregon, do ordain as follows:
Section L. 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 4th, 1898, and the subse-
quent amendments thereto, be and
the same is hereby amended by add
ing thereto Article Xxx, 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 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: One COM
missioner, whose term of office shall
expire the 1st day of January, 1915;
one Commissioner, whose term of Of
flee shall expire the 1st day Of Janu-
airy, 1916; one Commissioner, whose
term of office shall expire the 1st day
of January, 1917, and the Commits
sioner elected for the long term shall
! be the chairman during his term OF
office.
Thereafter one Commissioner shall
| be elected at each annual city election
for three-year term, and take office
on the 1st day of the following Janu-
airy, 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.
Section 3. The Commissioners
shall elect Secretary at the frs
meeting held in each year. The!
may adopt rules and regulations fol
their government and for the carry
ing into effect the purposes of the
creation Of said Springs Water Com
mission.
Section 4. The said Springs Water
Commission shall have control anC
management of the auxiliary wateI
plant, and is hereby given power t
construct and maintain the same, anC
/ do all things necessary for it's con
struction and maintenance; to ente
upon and use for the purpose of con
struction and maintenance any publ
grounds, streets, alleys, parks an,
3 ways of the said city of Ashland il
q so far as necessary for such construc
ton, and when used by the SAT-
Springs Water Commission the sam
shall be restored by said Commission
: to as good condition as formerly eX
listed when so used.
Any expenses which may be in
Cured by the city in connection wit
said Auxiliary Water system shall b
: borne by the said Auxiliary Wate
plant fund.
Section 5. There is hereby appro
priated the proceeds which may b
realized from the sale of the On
y Hundred and Seventy-five Thousan
D ($175, 5,000.00) Dollars of bonds vote
by the people of Ashland, for the pur
pose of constructing and maintainin
said auxiliary water plant for sue
r construction and maintenance; whic
: sum shall be deposited by the cit
o treasurer in specific fund for tn
purpose, separate and apart froI
5 other city funds; and said funds shal
e be paid out by said City Treasure
$ only upon special itemized voucher
. of the said Springs Water Commis
sion, which vouchers shall be issue
: under the seal of said commission
!. signed by the chairman and Secretar
S thereof, and shall show for what Is
! sued, to whom issued and amoun
paid for each item thereon enumel
! ated; and said voucher shall not b
paid until countersigned by the pave
r in such manner that the vouche
shall stand as receipt from sal
payee to the Treasurer for said sun
Section 6. All contracts entere
into by the Springs Water Commi'
sion for material, construction, labol
supplies and for every other purpos
; in carrying out the object of its ere
alton shall be made in writing unde
the seal of the Commission, signe
, hv the Chairman and Secretary there
of in four duplicates, one of whic
( shall be filed with the City Treas
urer, one with the City Council, on
retained by the Commission and on
by the contractor; and no work unde
} said contract shall be proceeded wit
until the said duplicate contract
have been so filed.
= Section Z. During the constructio
, of said plant the said Springs Watt
Commission shall file with the Cit
Council on the first Tuesday OF eaC
month thereof an itemized statemeI
of all expenditures made by the con
mission during the preceding irontl
showing for what the eXpenGitul
was made, and each item thereof, III
total amount and to whom pai