Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-28

parks, shall be segregated and known
as the Ashland Park Fund, and shall
only be expended by the city council
in the way of protecting, improving
and maintaining the said parks and
park lands.
Section S. The powers granted to
and the duties imposed upon the Ash
land Park Commission, by that GER
tain ordinance No. 626, entitled "An
Ordinance defining the meaning of
the words Park and Parks and
to regulate the use of the public
parks Of the city of Ashland, Ore
gon, adopted by the common council
on the 18th day of May, 1915, and
approved by the Mayor on the 22nd
day of May, 1915, are hereby ex-
tended to and shall be exercised by.
and required Of the common council
of the city of Ashland, and all of
the provisions of said ordinance are
hereby approved and confirmed,
which shall remain in full force and
effect until the same is repealed, or
otherwise modified.
Section 6. That so much Of Ar
ticle XIX of the Charter of said city,
and so much Of any other Charter
provision, ordinance or resolution OF
said city as is in direct conflict with
the provisions hereof, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
AN ACT
oOoo01 hrtio1a y Of tho ayfcf-
ing Charter of the city of Ashland,
Oregon, by adding thereto, a sec
tion to be known as Section "a,
authorizing and empowering the May
or and common council of said city
to lease for a term Of not exceed
ing twenty-five years, the use Of all
the city's right, title and interest
in and to its surplus mineral waters
and gas, over and above that now
consumed, or which may hereafter be
consumed by the general public, for
such price and upon such terms and
conditions as the common council
may, in its discretion, determine.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE PEO-
PIE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND,
OREGON:
That Article VII, Of the present
Charter of the city of Ashland, Ore
gon, be amended, by adding thereto
a section to be known as Section "a
which shall read as follows:
Section "a. The common council
at any regular or adjourned meeting
thereof, by a two-thirds vote of the
council, is hereby authorized and en-
powered to lease for term Of not
exceeding twenty-five years, the use
of all the city's right, title and In
terest in and to its surplus mineral
waters and gas now being piped into
the city Of Ashland, or which may
hereafter be so piped, over and above
that now consumed, or which may
hereafter be consumed by the general
public, and the citizens OF Ashland,
at the city's public fountains, for
such price, and upon such terms and
conditions as the common council
may. in its discretion, determine.
Provided, however, that the waters
and gas so leased shall be used in a
for bathing, drinking and
other medicinal purposes only; ana
whereas, a canvass of the returns OF
said special election was had on the
goth day of December, 1916, in the
manner provided by law, and the re-
suit thereof ascertained to be as fol-
lows:
In favor of amendment to amend
Article Xxx of the Charter of the city
of Ashland, Oregon, 795; against said
amendment, 524, there be-
ing a majority in favor Of said pro-
posed amendment of 271.
In favor of amendment to amend
Article XIX of the Charter of the
city of Ashland, Oregon, 56S; against
said proposed amendment, 715, there
being a majority of 147 against said
amendment.
In favor of the amendment to-
amend Article VII of the existing
Charter of the city Of Ashland, Ore
gon, by adding thereto section to-
be known as Section "a, was 749,-
and against said amendment 523,
there being a majority Of 226 in
favor of said amendment.
Now, therefore, I, o. H. Johnson.
Mayor of the city of Ashland, Ore
gon, hereby declare the result of SAID
special eelction to be as determined
by said canvass, and I further de-
clare the said proposed Charter
as approved by ma
jority of those voting thereon, to be
in full force and effect from and
after date hereof.
Dated at Ashland, Oregon, this
9th day of December, 1916.
o. H. JOHNSON, Mayor.
c. H. GILLETTE, Recorder.