Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-29

until the said duplicate contracts
have been so filed.
Section Z. The council may exact
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 the 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 appropri-
ated for the construction of an auXil-
iary 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, it 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 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 S5 per cent of
the contract price be paid until the
work Is fully completed and accepted.
Section 8. 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 itemize6 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 detailed statement Of all
amounts expended in said construc-
ton and of all properties &C
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 3. 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 Commissions
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
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 One Hundred Seventy-five
Thousand ($175, 5,OOO.O0) Dollar bond
issue.
And whereas, canvass of the re-
turns of said special election was had
on the gath day of June, 1914, in
the manner provided by law, and the
result thereof ascertained to be as
follows: In favor of said proposed
Charter amendment as determined by
said canvass was S14 Against said
proposed Charter amendment 251.
There being a majority of 563 in fa-
vor of said proposed Charter amend
ment
Now, therefore, I, o. II. Johnson,
Mayor Of the City of Ashland, Ore
gon. hereby declare the result of said
special election to be as determined
by said canvass, and further declare
the said proposed Charter amend
ment approved by majority of those
voting thereon to be in full force and
effect from and after date hereof.
Dated at Ashland, Oregon, this
9th day of June. A. d. 1914.
Q. II. JOHNSON, Mayor.