Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-29
Charter Amendment
Election May 3rd
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that, pursu-
ant to a resolution of the Common
Council of the city of Ashland, Ore
gon, duly adopted on the goth day of
April, 1915, and approved by the
Mayor on the 21st day of
April, 1915, the following pro-
posed amendment to the charter
of the city of Ashland will be sub
mitted to the legal voters of said city
for their approval or rejection, at a
special city election to be held on
Monday, the 3rd day of May, 1915,
to-wit:
An act 70 amend Sections 4, 5, z,
s and 10 of Article Xxx of the charter
Of the city of Ashland as the same.
now exists, which Article Xxx was
added to said charter and became op-
erative upon the proclamation of the
Mayor OF said city, made the 27th
day of June, 1914, and to add to said
Article XX a new and additional sec
ton, to-wit, Section II, and by such
amendments to more fully. define the
duties and powers of the Springs Wa
ter Commission and to more definite
ly provide for the expenditure of the
funds on hand arising out of the sale
of the bonds of said city provided for
by its Ordinance No. 572, and the
ratification of said bond issue made
by charter amendment of said city
which became operative by proclama-
ton of the Mayor thereof on the 21st
day of November, 1914, and to direct
the disposition of such of said funds
as may not be required for the in
stallation of the city's auxiliary water
plant, for which said bonds were vot-
ed, and to ratify and confirm the
issuance of said bonds, the sale there
of and such of the acts of said Com
mission as shown by its report filed
with the City Recorder on April goth,
1915, and ratifying and confirming
the contract of said city with Smith,
Emery G. Co., and to fix the liability
of the commissioners composing said
Springs Water Commission, requiring
them to give a bond for the faithful
performance of their duties, defining
the terms of such bonds and repeating
all charter provisions, ordinances and
resolutions in conflict herewith.
Be it enacted by the people of the
city of Ashland, that Sections 4, 5, z
and 10, respectively, of Article Xxx
of the charter of the city of Ashland
as said Article Xxx was added to and
made a part of said charter by an
amendment made effective by the
proclamation of the Mayor of sale
city on the 9th day of June, 1871 4
be amended so as to read as herein
after set forth, and that Section i
be added to and made part of saiC
Article Xxx of said charter, to reat
as hereinafter set forth:
Section 4. The said Springs Wate
Commission shall have full contro
and management of the auxiliary wa
ter plant, and is hereby given powe
to construct, install and maintain tn
same and do all things in and abou
the premises necessary for its com
plete construction, installation an
maintenance; to enter upon and us
for such purposes the public grounds
streets, alleys parks and ways of tn
said city of Ashland in so far as net
essary for such construction, installs
tion and operation, but when so use
the same shall be restored by sal
commission to as good condition a
formerly existed before such ust
Any and all expenses occasioned b
such restoration and all expense
which may be incurred by the city
connection with said auxiliary waite
system, either in the matter of hole
ing election or otherwise, shall b
borne by and paid from the auXiliar
water plant fund to be created an
maintained as hereinafter provided
And il shall be the duty of sal
Springs Water Commission to use a
or so much of the funds derived froI
the sale of the bonds authorized b
Ordinance 572 of said city as sha
be necessary for the complete col
struction and installation of said aul
iliary water plant and of putting tn
same into operation, Whatever
the funds derived from the sale {
the $175 900 in bonds of said cit
and which were authorized by ord
nance of said city, No. 572 and tn
subsequent ratification thereof sha
not be necessary for the full col
struction, installation and putin
into operation of said auxiliary watt
plant, shall be used by said commi
sion for tho purpose o: acquiring sue
additional lands, If any, which saI
commission shall in its discretiC
deem advisable for city purposes an
in improving and beautifying al
such lands so purchased, and al
other lands or public grounds
places of said city and for such 9TH
purposes for the benefit of said ci
and its inhabitants as said commi
sion shall in the exercise of We
broad discretion in said matter
which is hereby granted to said col
mission deem necessary or advisabl
Nothing in this provision shall
construed to divert from the fun
realized from the sale Of said bon
and money necessary for the full al
complete installation and putting
operation of the city's auxiliary W
ter plant, but II Is the intention heI
in to provide that whatever Of sa
funds are not required for said pl
pose shall be used, in the discreet
OF said commission, for the addition
purposes herein specified, all
which, however, shall be for the I
and benefit of said city and its
habitants. And the purposes
which the funds, not necessary
said auxiliary water plant, slall
used shall within the limits her