Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-26
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,
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 Xxx new and additional sec
tiOn, to-wit, Section IL, 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-
tion 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 & 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, 7,
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 said
city on the 9th day of June, 1914,
be amended so as to read as herein
after set forth, and that Section Ii
hn anhpH IN and m ri Of iI
Article Xxx of said charter, to read
as hereinafter set forth
Section 4. The said Springs Water
Commission shall have full control
and management of the auxiliary wa
ter plant, and is hereby given power
to construct, install and maintain the
same and do all things in and about
the premises necessary for it's COM
plete construction, installation and
maintenance; to enter upon and use
for such purposes the public grounds,
streets, alleys, parks and ways of the
said city of Ashland in so far as nec-
essary for such construction, installa-
- ton and operation, but when so used
the same shall be restored by said
commission to as good condition as
formerly existed before such use.
Any and all expenses occasioned by
such restoration, and all expenses
which may be incurred by the city in
connection with said auxiliary water
system, either In the matter of hold
ing election or otherwise, shall be
borne by and paid from the auxiliary
water plant fund to be created and
maintained as hereinafter provided.
And it shall be the duty of said
Springs Water Commission to use all
or so much of the funds derived from
Nthe sale Of the bonds authorized by
Ordinance h7s cs said city as shall
Ue necessary for the complete con-
struction and installation of said aux
iliary water plant and of putting the
same into operation. Whatever Of
the funds derived from the sale of
the $175, 900 in bonds of said city,
and which were authorized by ordi-
nance of said city, No. 572, and the
subsequent ratification thereof shall
not be necessary for the full con-
struction, installation and putting
into operation of said auxiliary water
plant, shall be used by said commits
sion for the purpose OF acquiring such
additional lands. If any, which said
commission shall in its discretion
deem advisable for city purposes and
in improving and beautifying any
such lands so purchased, and any
other lands or public grounds or
places of said city and for such other
purposes for the benefit of said city
and its inhabitants as said commits
sion shall in the exercise of very
broad discretion in said matters,
which is hereby granted to said COM
mission, deem necessary OF advisable
Nothing in this provision shall be
construed to divert from the funds
realized from the sale of said bonds
and money necessary for the full and
complete installation and putting II
operation of the city's auxiliary wa
ter plant, but II is the intention here
in to provide that whatever of sait
funds are not required for said pur
pose shall be used, In the discretion
of said commission, for the additiona
purposes herein specified, all o
which, however, shall be for the JUS
and benefit of said city and its In
habitants. And the purposes 10
which the funds, not necessary TO
said auxiliary water plant, shall b
used shall, within the limits here
prescribed, be determined by the dis
cretion herein granted to said con