Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-13

flict with this amendment, especial
ly those charter provisions of Arti-
cles XIX and XXX, are hereby re-
pealed. Except, however, the amend
men to Section 1 of Article XIX,
adopted by the people of the city of
Ashland, Oregon, on the 9Th day of
May, 1912, in so far as said amend
ment granted certain rights and priv
ileges and imposed certain exactions
and burdens on the Southern Oregon
Chautauqua Association, it being the
intention that all such rights and
privileges, so granted, and all Of the
burdens placed upon and required of
said association, by virtue of said
amendment, as set out in said Sec
tion /, shall be and remain in full
force and effect.
The ballot title and number of
such Charter Amendment shall be as
follows:
Measure Submitted TO the Voters by
the Common Council.
An act to amend Articles XIX and
Xxx of the now existing Charter,
thereby abolishing both the Ashland
Park Commission and the Springs
Water Commission of said city; Gre
ating new Board, to be known as
the Mineral Springs and Park Com
mission; defining the powers and
duties of said Board, designating the
park lands of the city, and the crea-
tion of fund for the improvement
and maintenance of the Auxiliary
Water Plant and the parks of the
city and the protection of the grow
ing timber on any of said parks from
injury or destruction by insects or
fire. Vote YES or NO
100 YES
101 NO
Notice is further given that pursu
ant to resolution of the Common
Council Of the city of Ashland, Ore
gon, duly adopted on the 9th day of
November, 1916, and approved by
the Mayor of said city on the said
9Th day of November, the following
proposed 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
special election to be held on the
cath day Of November;
1916, to wit:
Title.
An Act to amend Article VII of
the existing Charter of the city of
Oregon, by adding thereto a
section to be known as Section "a,
authorizing and empowering the
Common Council of said city to
make re-assessments against any real
property of the city, on which any
prior assessment may have been
made for public improvement, and
which assessment may, for any cause
leading up to the making of such
public improvement or levying of
any such assessment, be declared
void, illegal or doubtful, by reason
Of any omission or defect on the part |
Of the City Council or other officer /
Of the city, or for any other cause.
BE 1t Enacted by the People of the |
City of Ashland:
That Article VII of the present |
Charter of the city of Ashland. Ore
son, be amended by adding thereto a
section to be known as Section "a. to
cad as follows:
Section "a. Whenever heretofore
,r hereafter the Council has caused
'r may cause any street or alley to
)e improved. or has caused any sew
IF main, sidewalk, curb or gutter to
)e laid, and has or may hereafter
lssess or attempt to assess upon the
adjacent thereto or bene-
ited thereby, the cost of such i'm
and said assessment, by
'eason of any failure to give any
'equisite notice or by reason of any
,ther defect in the proceedings lead
ng up to the making of such i'm
,rovement or the levying of such as
essment, shall be declared void by |
my court. or If the Council shall be
If the opinion that said assessment
S Illegal or doubtful, by reason of
my such omission or defect, said
Council may cause the cost of said
to be re-assessed
against the property adjacent to said
or benefited thereby in
he following manner: The Council
hall declare, by resolution, its in
ention to make such re-assessment,
which resolution shall briefly de-
cribe the improvement, and shall
leclare the intention of the Council
o assess the cost thereof upon the
adjacent to said improve
nent or benefited thereby, describ-
ng in said resolution each parcel of