Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-18

five in sad township and range;
thence East to tho East line of Sec
ton four; thence South on the East
line of Sections four and nine to the
South boundary line of the Oregon
and California right-of-way; thence
! SoutheaGterly along the South boun-
dary line Of said railroad right-of-
way to point four hundred and
forty-one feet South 55 degrees 10
minutes East of the East boundary
line of the county road known as
Welghtnan street; thence South par
allel with and 362 feet distant East
of the East iiue OF Weightman street,
a distance OF six hundred and twenty
five feet; thence East one hundred
and three feet; thence South parallel
with WelghtlHan street LASS feet;
thence East 7i0 16 feet to an inter
section with tho West line of Walker
avenue; thence South, along the West
side line Of Walker avenue 2 distance
Of 1868 feet; thence South Sc de-
grees and 13 minutes East parallel
with and 800 feet distant at right an
giles from the Northerly side line OF
the Boulevard distance of 1864
| iSOI W IhC SSlllcI llu0 Vi CGUUGUpTY
street; thence South three hundred
and fifty-eight feet to the North
boundary line Of the Boulevard;
thence South Sc degrees 13 minutes
East along the North line of the Boul-
evard five hundred and seventy-eight
feet; thence South 780 feet: thence
North Sc degrees 13 minutes West
seven hundred and seventy-two feet;
theme North six hundred and sixty
feet to the South boundary limo of
the Boulevard; thence North Sc de-
greco 13 minutes west along the
South boundary line of the Boule-
ward twenty-five hundred and ten
feet; thence South twelve hundred
and fifteen feet; thence West along
the South boundary of donation land
claim number fcrty-five, township
thirty-nine South of Range one East
of the Willa-lettc Meridian, Jackson
County, Greg IN, slZ hundred and four
and eight-teIths feet to the Southwest
corner OF said donation land claim
number forty-five; thence South elev-
en- hundred and seventy feet; thence
west flfteen hundred and twenty-five
feet to the place or lightning, shall
be and the same is hereby constituted
the City of Ashland, and the present
and future residents of said district
shall be and ere hereby constituted a
municipal corporation by the name of
the CITY OF Ashland" and by that
name may sue and lie sued, plead and
be impleaded, prosecute and defend,
in all courts of justice and in all ac-
tions, suits CT proceedings whatso-
ever; may have and use n common
seal, and may alter tho same at pleas
ure; may purchase or acquire by ex-
ercise of eminent domain, lease, hold
or receive real or personal property
within and syond the limits of the
city, for the construction and main
tenance of watcrworks to supply the
city with water, and for the construc-
ton of gasworks or other works to
supply the city with light; and for
the construction of street railways,
and any and all Other public utilities
which after submission to the people
Of the said corporation shall by them
be deemed advantageous to said cor
poration; and for such purpose or
purposes may take private property
within the limits OF said city for pub
lie use, and within and beyond the
limits of said city for the purpose of
supplying it with water, and may
lease, sell or dispose of any of the
above described property for the ben
eft of the city, provided that any and
all water and waterworks and water
rights now owned or which may here
after be acquired by said city, or any
property now owned or which may
hereafter be acquired by said city for
the purpose OF supply ing the inhabit-
ants thereof with water shall never
| be rented, sold or otherwise disposed
of; nor shall said city ever grant any
: franchise to any person or corpora
tion for the purpose of supplying the
inhabitants of said city with water
; but the right to furnish the inhabit.
: ants thereof with water shall forever
/ be vested in the City of Ashland, with
} full power and authority to condemn
) purchase, appropriate and own the
J water of any stream or spring for the
= purpose of supplying the water sys
, TEN, and to do any and all things nee
& essary, proper or convenient in the
. premises to give the most efficient
5 and e1fectual water service to the sale
q city without in any way impairing 1t!
I TlSHJ W uny eAlollnB WdIeT, water
s power or water right now owned b!
b IL, or which may hereafter be owned
Q by VI, or which may hereafter b,
h owned by the said city; and ma,
3 make any and all arrangements ant
: ordinances deemed by the City Coun
!. Gil of said City OF Ashland pertinen
4 and proper for the preservation ant
/ security of such water and the Of
g fectiveness OF such water SYSTEM pro
: vided the uses and appropriation
Q heretofore made to and by said cit,
: and the water rights heretofore pur
z chased by said CITY shall be and tn,
: same arc hereby vested in said mu
i nicipality. with the right to exact an,
Il collect compensation Of the users o
L water from such water system; pro
n vided, further, that all revenues aris