Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-14

prove and beautify said public parks.
Section 3. All lands now owned
by the city of Ashland, (excepting
its streets, alleys and plaza, and also
excepting such land as are now own
ed by it for the purpose of taking
rock for street purposes, city pound,
hitching grounds, reservoir sites, sep
tic tanks, public market sites and
such lands as have been taken over
by the city on account of public as
sessment) and all lands owned by
said city bordering upon or adjacent
to Ashland Creek, and extending into
the Ashland Forest Reserve, and all
lands acquired by the city during the
year 1915, abutting on either Mill
street or Granite street, and included
in what is known as the Lithia Park,
and also all park lands in the cen
ter of the Boulevard and the center
of the Plaza, are hereby reserved
and forever dedicated by the people
of the city of Ashland for park pur-
poses, and shall never be sold, en-
numbered or used for any other pur-
rose inconsistent herewith; provided,
however, that such public buildings,
as may enhance the beauty of said
parks, or which shall not detraGt
therefrom, may be erected and main
tanned therein, with the approval and
under the direction of the common
council of the city. Provided, fur
ther, that nothing contained in this
Act shall be construed so as to inn
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 A. 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
nsuing 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 he 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 3. 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
! tice 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.
1903 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 a 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, sec
tion to be known as Section "a,
authorizing and empowering the May
or and common council Of said city
to lease for term of not exceed
ing twenty-five years, the use of all
the citys right, title and interest
in and to its surplus mineral waters
and gas, over and above that now
consumed, or which may hereafter he
consumed by the general public, for
such price and upon such terms and
conditions as the common council
may, in its discretion, determine.
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