Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-08

purchase, appropriate and own the
water of any stream or spring for the
purpose of supplying the water sys-
tenn, and to do any and all things nee
essary, proper or convenient in the
premises to give the most efficient
and eifectual water service to the said
city without in any way impairing it's
right to any existing water, water
power or water right now owned by
1t, or which may hereafter be owned
by It, or which may hereafter be
owned by the said city; and may
ordinances deemed by the City Coun-
Gil of said City OF Ashland pertinent
and proper for the preservation and
security of such water and the eff
fectiveness OF such water system; pro-
vided the uses and appropriations
heretofore made to and by said city
anj the water rights heretofore pur-
chased. by said city shall be and the
same arc hereby vested in said mu-
nicipality, with the right to exact and
collect compensation of the users OF
water from such water system; pro-
vided, further, that all revenues aris-
ing from tho sale OF water, water
power, or the collections of rent shall
be set apart as 2 fund from which to
pay, first, all needful expenses in re-
pairing, renewing and extending said
water system as necessity therefor
shall arise and for the payment of the
interest on the water bonds of the
City of Ashland, rs the same shall ac-
crue; and second, of the residue of
such water rents and revenues a sink
Ing fund shall be created to be kept
inviolate and to be applied to the dis
charge Of the water bonds of said
city when the same shall become due
and said water funds shall be used for
no other purpose. The City Council
shall, at it's first regular meeting after
the adoption of this provision, enact
suitable ordinances for the purpose
of carrying the same into effect The
said City of Ashland shall have all
the general powers possessed by mu-
nfcipal corporations under the statute
laws OF this state and of common law
not inconsistent will the state law,
and In addition thereto shall possess
all powers hereinafter specifically
granted, and all the authority thereof
shall have perpetual succession.
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 Section of Arti-
Gle | of the Charter of the City OF
Ashland, Oregon, changing the
Northwesterly boundary line of said
city to conform to the Southerly line
of the Pacific Highway on the route
marked Line A" as delineated and
designated on the map as surveyed,
staked and plated by the State High
way Engineer from where said survey
enters the present city limits, South
easterly to and along the North line
OF the city pavement as laid in 1912,
to point on the Northerly side
thereof as indicated by said survey;
thence North 81 degrees 453minutes
East to the present North boundary.
Vote YES or NO
100 Yes.
101 No.
For this special election to be held
on the 18th day of February, 1915,
for the submission to the legal voters
of the City Of Ashland, Oregon, of the
foregoing charter amendment the fol-
lowing judges OF election and the fol-
lowing voting places have been duly
appointed and designated by the Com
mon Council:
FIRST WARD-Votlng place,
Fourth street Fire Station.
SECOND WARD-Voting place,
Mccarthy Hall, corner Main and
Granite streets.
THIRD WARD-Voting place, City
Hall. w.. ~
And the following named persons
are hereby appointed judges of said
election:
FIRST WAPD-G. w. Benedict.
Manley Brewer and w. A. Bibby.
SECOND WARD-W. A. Patrick.
Mrs. Carl Murphy and Nellie Briggs.
THIRD WARp-B. ]. Arant, C. s.
Johnson and Blanche Hicks.
The last named in each ward shall
also act as clerks of said election.
The polls shall be- opened at the
several voting places aforesaid from
3 o'clock in the forenoon until 6
o'clock in the afternoon, on the said
18th day Of February. 1915.
G.. III. GILLETTE,
City Recorder.
Date of first publication, January
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