Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22


Tuesday of each month thereof an
| itemized statement of all expendi-
lures made by the commission during
the preceding month, showing for
what the expenditure was made, and
each item thereof, the total amount
and to whom paid, which itemized
statement shall be published by the
commission for the information of
the public; and when required by the
council the Springs Water Commits
sion shall make a detailed statement
of all amounts expended in said con-
struction and of all properties ac-
quired for said purpose, for the in
formation of the council and the pub
lie, and such statement shall be
spread upon the permanent records
of the city; and thereafter monthly
reports shall be made.
! AS such reports and itemized state
ments are from time to time filed by
said commission with said city coun-
Gil said council shall audit and pass
upon the same, but neither said COM
mission nor said commissioners nor
their bondsmen, respectively, shall be
I liable for any of said funds honestly
expended in carrying out the pro-
visions of said Sections and 5, as
herein amended. When all of said
fund so appropriated by said bond
issue shall have been expended in ac-
cordance with said Sections and 5,
as amended herein, said commission
shall make it's final report to said
council, which shall approve such of
such expenditures as have been hon
estly made in the carrying out of the
purposes expressed in said Sections
4 and 5, as so amended. When adj
of said funds appropriated by said
Sections and 5, as so amended here
in, shall have been expended and the
report showing such expenditures
has been filed by said commission,
the city council shall have power by
resolution or ordinance to approve
the expenditure of all or any part of
the funds handled by said commission
hereunder and to eXonerate said COM
missioners and their bondsmen, re-
spectively, but the failure of such
council so to act shall not be con-
strued to make such commissioners
or their sureties liable if they other
wise would not be liable under the
provisions hereof
ers shall serve without compensation; !;
: provided, that upon the expenditure
| of all funds appropriated in Sections
and 5, as amended herein, and the
filing of the report hereinabove pro-
, vided, the city council may, in it's
discretion, audit and recommend the
, payment of such compensation to
/. each commissioner as it may deem
) reasonable for the services rendered,
the same to be paid out of any money
{ unexpended of the proceeds of the
said $175,00O bond issue.
, Section II. The Springs Water
Commission having heretofore filed
with the city council its account of
the disbursements of so much of the
funds in its hands as have already
, been expended as shown by it's report
| filed with the City Recorder on April
= goth, 1915, the city of Ashland does
r hereby ratify and confirm such eX-
= penditures as being within the pro-
visions and intent hereof, and the
5 city of Ashland does hereby ratify
and confirm that certain contract eX-
3 ecuted in said city's name by said
= commission with Smith, Emery & Co
= of San Francisco, California, dated
D March 4, 1915. The city of Ashland
: does hereby further ratify and con
/ firm the issue and sale of $175,90C
e bonds of said city, provided by, its
Ordinance No. 572 in so far as il is
8 necessary to bind said city by the OBJ
legation of said bonds and for the
e payment thereof according to the
i terms and tenor thereof but no fur
= ther. And so much of said Ordinance
), No 572 of the city of Ashland and
: so much of Article Xxx of the charter
of said city and so much of any Other
e charter provision, ordinance or reso
k luton of said city as is in direct con
t flict with the provisions hereof be
d and the same hereby is repealed.
n The ballot title and number of the
It foregoing measure shall be as fol
II lows:
: Measure Submitted to the Voters By
the Common Council.
/ Act to amend Sections 4, 8, Z,
s. and / 0 of and add Section II to Arti
5 Gle Xxx of charter of the city of Ash
d land and to prescribe duties and pow
d ers of Springs Water Commission
e fixing liability of such commission