Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-07


pair or in any way interfere with
the proper installation, maintenance
or operation of the city's light, power
or water system. or the right to
protect the water of said creek from
contamination, nor to prevent the
city council from making street con
nections or street improvement across
or within said public parks, nor to
prevent the council from grading,
paving or otherwise improving any
such street or streets.
Section 4. That at the time of
making up the annual city budget
for the purpose of taxation, the com
mon council shall carefully estimate
the amount of funds necessary to
protect the growing timber, shrubs,
plants or other improvements on any
of said park lands from injury or
destruction, from fire or otherwise;
to maintain, improve and beautify
said public parks of the city for the
ensuing year, and shall thereafter levy
tax of not more than two mills
on the dollar of the taxable property
of the city, at the same time the
council makes its levy for general
city purposes, and the fund thereby
created, or any other funds acquired
by donation or otherwise, for the
protection and maintenance of said
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 5. The powers granted to
and the duties imposed upon the Ash
land Park Commission, by that GER
tain ordinance No. 626, entitled IAN
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, 1916, and
approved by the Mayor on the 22nd
day of May, 1916, 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effect until the same is repealed, or
therwise 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same is hereby repealed.
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 Article XIX of the
now existing Charter of the city of
Ashland, thereby abolishing the Ash
land Park Commission, and placing
the entire jurisdiction, management
and control of all the public parks
of the city in the hands of the com
mon council Vote YES or NO. !
102 Yes.
1OS No.
Notice is further 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 December 1916, and approved by
the Mayor of said city on the same
day, the following proposed amend
ment to the Charter of the city of
Ashland will be submitted to the legal
voters of said city for their approval
or rejection, at special election to
be held on the said 18th day OF De-
cember, 1916, to-wit:
AN ACT
To amend Article Z of the exist
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 IT. ENACTED BY THE PEO-
PIE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND,
OREGON:
That Article VII, of the present
hor nj nf ~ nf Ach
gon, be amended, by adding thereto
s, 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 two-thirds vote of the
council, is hereby authorized and en-
powered to lease for a 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
sanitarium for bathing, drinking
and other medicinal purposes only.
The ballot title and number of such
Charter amendment shall be as FOL
lows
MEASURE SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS BY THE COMMON COUN-