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

Notice is hereby given, that, pur-
suant to a 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 on the same day. the
following proposed amendment TO
the Charter of the city of Ashland
will he submitted to the legal voters
of said city for their approval OF
rejection. at special election to be
held on Friday, the gath day OF NO
vember, 1916, to wit;
AN ACT
To amend Articles XIX and XXX OF
the Charter OF the city of Ashland
Oregon. said Charter being that GER
tain act of the Legislative Assembly
of the state of Oregon, filed in the
office of the Secretary OF State, Oc-
tober 14th, 1898, entitled IAN Act
TO amend an Act, entitled AN Act
TO incorporate the city of Ashland, in
jackson county, Oregon, and define
the power thereof" filed in the Of
flee of the Secretary of State, Feb
ruary 25th, 1885, amending the
same" as amended by all acts sub
sequent thereto, either of the Legis-
lative Assembly of the state of Ore
gon, or by vote of the qualified elect
ors of the city of Ashland, oregon,
to abolish the Ashland Park Com
mission, created by Section 2 OF Ar
ticle XIX of said Charter, as said
Article XIX was added to and made
a part of the Charter by an amend
ment made effective by the proclaim
alton of the Mayor of the said city
on the 18th day of December, 1908;
and also to abolish the Springs Wa
ter Commission, created by Sections
! and 2 of Article Xxx of the Charter
of the city of Ashland, Oregon, as
said Article Xxx was added to and
made part of said Charter, and
became operative upon the proclaim
alton of the Mayor of said city on
the 27th day Of June, 1914, and re-
pealing all charter provisions, ordi-
nances and resolutions of the said
city of Ashland in conflict herewith;
the creation of a new board to be
known and designated as Mineral
Springs and Park Commission, fix
ing terms of office, defining its pow
ers and duties, and providing for the
creation of a fund to be expended in
publicity and for the maintenance
and betterment of the Auxiliary Wa
ter Plant and the Public Parks of
the city of Ashland; and directing
that all public funds, assets or other
property whatsoever now in the pos
session of either the Ashland Park
Commission or the Springs Water
Commission, be delivered to the sue
cessors in office of said Commis-
sions, and for the leasing, upon a
royalty or other consideration, eth
er for bathing or other medicinal
all of the surplus waters,
over and above that consumed at the
public fountains. of the several min
eral springs now being piped into
the city of Ashland, and to grant
concessions.
BE 1t Enacted by the People of the
City of Ashland. Oregon.
That Articles XIX and XXX, as said
were added to and made a
part of the Charter of the city of
Ashland, said Article XIX becoming
operative by the proclamation of the
Mayor of said city on the 18th day
of December. 1908, as further
amended, and proclaimed by the
Mayor on the 18th day of May, 1912,
and the said Article Xxx becoming
operative by the proclamation of the
Mayor of said city, made on the 9th
day of June, 1914, be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section /. That both the Ashland
Park Commission and the Springs
Water Commission be, and they are
hereby abolished. Provided, how
ever, that the members of both the.
Ashland Park Commission and the
Springs Water Commission shall re-
tain their respective offices, and per-
form all the duties pertaining there
to, as provided and required by
Charter Amendments and Ordi-
nances of the city OF Ashland, until
such time as their successors in Of
flee shall be regularly elected and
qualified, as hereinafter set forth.
Section q. A Board is hereby Gre
ated, which shall be known and des
ignated as the Mineral Springs and
Park Commission, which Board shall
consist of three members, each of
whom shall be resident, a free
holder and legal voter of the city
of Ashland Oregon.
Section 3. The first members of
said Board shall be elected by the
voters of the city of Ashland, at any
general city election. or at any spec
ial election called for the purpose.
One of said members shall serve as
such for a term of one year, from
the 1st day of January, 1917; one
shall serve for term of two years,
from said LIST day of January. and
the third member shall serve for
term of three years, from the said
1st day of January. Provided, how
ever, that each of said members
shall serve until his successor is duly
elected and qualified. The member
elected for the long term shall be
the chairman Of said Board, during
his term of office. II Is further pro-