Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-11
Notice of Election


said contract shall be proceeded with
until the said duplicate contracts
have been so filed.
Section Z. The council may exact
a 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 ne 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 apDropri-
ated for the construction of an auxil-
lary water system, and no contract
or other obligation, together with the
total of all contracts and obligations
previously entered into, shall exceed
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
NiO poih anu
any contracts entered into or any
voucher issued therefor in excess of
said appropriation shall not be a
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 So 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-
published by the commission for the
information of the public; and when
the construction of said plant Is com
pleted the Springs Water Commission
shall make a detailed statement of all
amounts expended in said construc-
tion and of all properties ac-
quired for said purpose, for the in
formation of the Council and the pub
lie, and such statement shall be
spread upon the permanent records
of the city; and thereafter monthly
reports shall be made.
Section g. 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, and file the same with the City
! 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 hereinabove pro-
vided, the City Council may. in its dis
cretion, audit and recommend the
payment of such compensation to
each Commissioner as 1t may deem
reasonable for the services rendered.
the same to be paid out of any money
unexpended of the proceeds of the
proposed One Hundred Seyenty-five
Thousand ($175, ,0O0.00) 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 a
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 OF
office.
VOTE YES OR NO.
100 Yes.
101 No.
For this special election, to be held
on the 23rd day of June, 1914, for
the submission to the legal voters OF
the city of Ashland, Oregon, Of the
foregoing measure, the following
judges OF election and the following
voting places have been duly appoint
ed and designated by the Common
Council
First Ward-Voting place, Fourth
street fire station building.
Second Ward-Voting place, Nc
Carthy Hall, corner Main and Granite
streets.
Third Ward-voting place, City
Hall.
And the following named persons
are hereby appointed judges OF such
special election:
First Ward-Judges, G.. w. Bene-
dict, Manly Brewer and w. S. Stem
nett. .O,
Second Ward-Judges, Ira Shoudy,
Guy C. Prescott and o. c. Tiffany.
Third Ward-Judges, w. II. Cow
dy, E. ]. Arant and Blanche Hicks.