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

Notice is nereDy given, LndJ per
suant to resolutions of the common
council OF the city of Ashland, Ore
gon, duly adopted on this, the 9Th
day of December, 1916, and approved
by the Mayor on the same day, the
following proposed amendment to the
Charter OF the city of Ashland, will
be submitted to the legal voters of
said city for their approval or re-
lection, at special election to be
held on Tuesday, the 18th day OF
December, 1916, to-wit:
an ACT
To amund Article Xxx Cf the Char
ter of the city of Ashland, Oregon,
said Charter being that certain Act
of the Legislative Assembly of the
state of Oregon, filed in the office
of the Secretary of State, October
14th, 1898, entitled "An 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 Secretary of State, February
25th, 1895, amending the same" as
amended by all Acts subsequent
thereto, either of the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Oregon, or
by the vote of the qualified electors
of the city of Ashland, Oregon; to
abolish the Springs Water Commits
sion, created by Sections / and 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 become opera
tive upon the proclamation of the
Mayor of said city on the 27th day
of June, 1914, to confer upon the
common council of the city of Ash
land, Oregon, certain powers, and re-
quiring of said council certain duties
heretofore required of and performed
by the said Springs Water Commits
sion, under and by virtue of said
Article Xxx of the Charter, and the
thereof; to require that
the common council levy a tax an
nually of not more than one mill on
the dollar of the taxable property of
the city, at the same time the coun-
Gil makes its levy for general city
purposes, the fund thereby created to
be segregated and known as the Aux
iliary Water Fund, and be expended
in the maintenance of said Auxiliary
water plant; directing that the said
Springs Water Commission make a
full, true and complete report of all
moneys received aud disbursed by it.
as well as all other matters and
things pertaining to the operation,
present condition and equipment OF
said Auxiliary Water Plant, and file
the same with the City Recorder, on
or before the 1st day of January
1917, and at the same time deliver
over to the city council, all books,
contracts, deeds, money or other pub
lie property now in the possession OF
said Springs Water Commission;
and repeating all Charter provisions,
ordinances and resolutions of the
said city of Ashland, in conflict here
with,
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE PEO-
PIE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND,
OREGON:
That Article Xxx as said Article
was added to and made part of the
Charter Of the city of Ashland, be-
coming opel ative by the proclamation
of the Mayor of said city on the 27th
day of June, 1914, be amended to
read as follows:
Section /. That the Springs Wat
er Commission of the city of Ash
land, as created under and by virtue
of Article Xxx of said city Charter of
Ashland, be, and the same is hereby
abolished. Provided, however, that
the members of said Commission. as
now constituted, shall perform their
duties as set out in said Article Xxx,
until the 1st day of January, 1917,
at which time they shall make full,
true and complete report of all mon
eys received and disbursed by the
Commission, as well as all other mat
ters and things pertaining to the op-
Grafton, present condition and equip
ment of said auxiliary Water Plant,
and file the same with the City Re-
corder on or before the 1st day of
January, 1917 and at the same time
the Commission shall deliver over
to the city council all books, con-
tracts, deeds, money or other public
now in the possession of the
of said Commission by vir-
tue of their office.
Section g The common council of
the city of Ashland shall, from and
after the said 1st day of January,
1917, have the entire jurisdiction,
and control of the Aux
fliary Water Plant, and shall repair,
maintain and improve said plant as
occasion may arise.
Section 8. That at the time of
up the annual city budget
for the purposes of taxation, the COM
mon council shall carefully estimate
the amount of funds necessary to re-
pair, maintain, improve and other
wise equip the Auxiliary Water Plant
of the city for the ensuing year, to
the end that the water and gas Sc
cured at the several mineral springs
in which the city has an interest, may
be successfully and continuously pip
ed to the public fountains within the
Il.