Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-20

deposited with the City Treasurer,
and be subject to the order of said
Board. The funds so created shall
first be economically and judiciously
used in the maintenance, upkeep and
betterment of the said Auxiliary Wa
ter Plant and the public parks of the
city, and any excess Of said fund,
over and above the amount necessary
to so maintain and improve the said
water system and the said parks, and
to protect the growing timber locat-
ed on the parks, from destruction by
beetles, other insects or by fire, may
be expended in the advertising of the
attractions, resources and advan-
tages of the city of Ashland, and
other publicity purposes which from
time to time may arise, including do
nations, which will tend to improve
and stimulate business conditions of
the city. Provided, however, that
so long as the Southern Oregon
Chautauqua Association shall own the
Chautauqua Park in said city, and
the general public shall be permitted
to use the same for public purposes,
as in previous years, the said Miner.
al Springs and Park Commission
shall, in consideration of such use,
annually appropriate from the pro-
ceeds of the levy provided for in this
section, the sum of Three Hundred
($300.00) Dollars, which sum shall
be expended for the maintenance
and beautifying of said Chautauqua
Park.
Section 8. The members of said
Board shall serve without pay, ex-
cept for extraordinary services re-
quired of them, and for expenses nee
essarily incurred in the performance
of their duties. The Board shall
hold regular monthly meetings,
which shall be open to the general
public, and accurate books accounts
and minutes of the Board shall be
kept, all of which shall constitute
public records, and be subject to the
inspection of the general public, un-
der the direction and supervision of
the custodian of the records, at such
times as said inspection will not in
terfere with the official business of
the Board or such custodian. The
members of said Board, before enter
ing upon the discharge of their Off
cial duties, shall give good and suf-
ficient surety bond, in a sum of not
less than Five Hundred (S50000
Dollars, conditioned upon the faith
full performance of their duties as
members of said Board, as herein
provided; and the accounting for all
funds or other property that may
pass into their hands by virtue of
this charter amendment, the premi-
ums of which bonds shall be paid
out of the fund hereby created.
Section 10. No member of the
Board shall, during the term of his
office, be interested in any contract
with the Board and all jobs and con-
tracts for constructing, repairing,
ornamenting or improving any of the
public parks of the city. or the main
tenance, upkeep or repair of the
Auxiliary Water Plant, or the pro-
lection, of the public parks from the
ravages of the pine beetle, other in
sects, or from fire, the probable cost
of which will exceed $4,000, shall
be advertised for ten days, calling
for bids therefor, which work shall
be done according to the plans and
specifications to be furnished and
approved by the Board. Provided,
that the Board shall have the right
to reject any and all bids without in
curing any liability on account Of
such rejection.
Section IL. The powers granted
to and the duties imposed upon the
Ashland Park Commission, by that
certain 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, Oregon,
adopted by the Common Council on
the 18th day of May, 1916, and ap-
proved by the Mayor on the 22nd