Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-29


payee in such manner that the vouch-
er shall stand for a receipt from said |
payee to the treasurer for the amount /
so paid.
Section z. The council shall exact |
from each of the commissioners OF
said Springs Water Commission a
good and sufficient bond in such sum
as the council may deem necessary,
conditioned upon the faithful per-
formance by said commissioners OF
the powers and duties herein con-
ferred and imposed and to the effect
that said commission will honestly
and promptly account for all funds
coming under its control under the
IproYisions hereof The expenses for
obtaining and carrying said bonds
shall be paid out of the funds so ap-
propriated by Sections and of
p said Article Xxx.
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 the other pur-
poses specified in Sections and B
of Article Xxx of the charter of said
city as herein amended, and no con-
tract or other obligation, together
with the total of all contracts and OBJ
legations previously entered into,
shall exceed the amount of funds
herein appropriated for the purpose,
it being the intent hereof to keep the
expenditures made by said commits
sion entirely within the said appropri-
alton, and any contracts entered into
or any voucher issued therefor in eX-
cess 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 ac-
cepted
2 Section s. That during the eXpend-
iture Of the funds from said bond is
I sue, as provided in Sections and 5
, of Article Xxx of the charter of said
city, as herein amended, the said
4 Springs Water Commission shall file
e with the city council on the first
d Tuesday of each month thereof an
B., itemized statement OF all eXpendi-
: lures made by the commission during
1 the preceding month, showing for
d what the expenditure was made, and
d each item thereof, the total amount
and to whom paid, which itemiZed
r statement shall be published by the
ii commission for the information of
l. the public; and when required by the
II council the Springs Water Commits
e sion shall make a detailed statement
1t of all amounts expended in said con-
l. struction and of all properties ac-
ID quired for said purpose, for the in
Sc formation of the council and the pub
S, lie, and such statement shall bC
lie spread upon the permanent records
c. of the city; and thereafter MONTH!
a reports shall be made.
ID AS such reports and itemized state
Id Inents are from time to time filed b.
as said commission with said city coun
e. Gil said council shall audit and pas
~ upon the same, but neither said com
es mission nor said commissioners no
In their bondsmen, respectively, shall b,
er liable for any of said funds honestl.
d. expended in carrying out the pro
De visions of said Sections and D, a
" herein amended. When all of salt
I'd fund so appropriated by said bone
d. issue shall have been expended in &C
Id cordance with said Sections 4 and 3
Ill as amended herein, said commission
m shall make its final report to SAT-
~ council, which shall approve such o
Ill such expenditures as have been hon
n estly made in the carrying out of tn
X purposes expressed in said Section
lie and 5, as so amended. When al
OF of said funds appropriated by SAT
oil Sections and 5, as so amended here
y, in, shall have been expended and tn
IL report showing such expenditure
ne has been filed by said commission
I'll the city council shall have power b
n resolution or ordinance to approx
lg the expenditure of all or any part O
er the funds handled by said commissio
IS hereunder and to eXoncrate said CON
ch missioners and their bondsmen, re
i'd spectlvely, but the failure OF sue
on council so to act shall not be cor
nd strued to make such commissioner
ny or their sureties liable If they Other
ny wise would not be liable under tn
or provisions hereof
er Section 10. The said commission
ty ers shall serve without compensation
is provided, that upon the expenditur
ry Of all funds appropriated in Section
RS, 4 and 5, as amended herein, and tn
M filing of the report hereinaboye pre-
lie. vided. the city council may, In II
be discretion, audit and recommend tn
DIS payment of such compensation
ds each commissioner as 1t may deel
nd reasonable for the services rendered
in the same to be paid out of any none
"a unexpended of the proceeds OF II
re- said $175, 900 bond issue.
nd Section II. The Springs Wat'
nr- Commission having heretofore file
on with the city council its account
nal the disbursements OF so much of Il
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