Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-28

OF the qualified electors OF tne CITY
of Ashland, Oregon, to abolish the
Ashland Park Commission. created
by Section of Article XIX of the
Charter, as said Article XIX was
added to and made a part of the
Charter, by an amendment, made ef-
fective by the proclamation of the
Mayor of said city, on the 18th day
of December, 1908; to confer upon
the common council of the city OF
Ashland, Oregon, certain powers, and
requiring of said council certain
duties. heretofore required of and
performed by the said Ashland Park
Commission, under and by virtue OF
said Article XIX of the Charter, and
| the amendment thereof; to require
I that the common council levy a tax
annually, 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, the fund thereby Gre
ated to he segregated and known as
the Ashland Park Fund, and to be
expended only in the protection,
maintenance, beautifying and improv-
/ ing of the public parks of the city,
and the growing timber and other
Improvements thereon, and the pay
ment of any present Indebtedness
now existing against the said Ashland
Park Commission; directing that the
said Ashland Park Commission make
full true and complete report of
all moneys received and disbursed
by it during the past year, as well
as all other matters and things per-
| tanning to the operation, present con-
dition and equipment Of said public
parks, 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 public property now
in the possession of said Ashland
Park Commission, and repeating all
Charter provisions, ordinances and
resolutions of the said city of Ash
land in conflict herewith.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE PEO-
PIE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND,
OREGON:
That Article XIX, as said Article
was added to and made part of the
Charter of the city of Ashland, be-
coming operative by the proclama-
tion of the Mayor of the said city on
the 18th day of December, 1908, be
amended to read as follows:
Section l. That the Ashland Park
Commission of the city of Ashland,
as created under and by virtue Of
Article XIX of said Charter of Ash
land, 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 XIX,
until the 1st day of January, 1871
at which time they shall make full,
true and complete report of all mon
eys received and disbursed by the
Commission during the past year, as
we'll as all other matters and things
pertaining to the operation, present
condition and equipment of said pub
lie parks, and filo the same with
the City Recorder on or before the
1st day of January, 1917, and at the
same time the Commission shall de-
liver over to the city council all
books, contracts, deeds, money or
other public property, now in the
possession of the members of said
Commission by virtue of their office.
Section 2. The common council Of
the city of Ashland shall, from and
after the 1st day Of January, 1917,
have the entire jurisdiction, manage
ment and control of all the public
park lands now owned by the city of
Ashland, or which 1t may hereafter
acquire for park purposes, and shall
employ such means as may be neces-
sary to protect the growing timber,
shrubs, flowers, plants or other i'm
provements on any of said park
lands, from injury or destruction by
fire or otherwise, and shall maintain,
improve 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-
pose inconsistent Herewith; provid-
ed, however, that such public build
ings as may enhance the beauty OF
said parks, or which shall not detract
therefrom, may be erected and main
tained 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 i'm
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-