Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-22

| added TO ana made part or the
Charter, and which became operative
by the proclamation of the Mayor Of
said city on the 21st day of Novem-
ber, 1914, be amended to read as fol-
lows
Section 23: The Common Council
shall, at the time of making the an
nual levy for the expenses of the city,
as provided in Section of Article
VII of the city Charter, include in
such levy, for the uses and purposes
hereinafter specified, an amount not
exceeding one-half mill on the dollar
on the assessed valuation of the prop
erty of said city, taxable by law, for
state and county purposes, and the
amount which may be received from
such levy shall only be expended by
the Common Council in such manner
and for such purposes as the council
shall deem best calculated to promote
the interests Of the city in the extern
sion of its trade and business, the
development and exploitation of its
attractions and resources, and the
improvement of conditions affecting
the health, comfort and welfare of
the people of the said city. Provid-
ed, however, that the sum of 100000
of the revenue produced by said
levy, which was heretofore donated
to the Southern Oregon Chautauqua
Association, shall be placed in the
park fund of the city, and shall be
used by the Ashland Park Commits
sion for the upkeep, maintenance and
improvement of the parks of the city.
Provided, further, that the amount
provided for by this section shall not
be included in the annual expense of
the city, but the council is authorized
to levy the amount herein set out,
over and above the fifteen mills on
the dollar of valuation, as limited by
Section Of Article VII of the Char
ter of the City of Ashland, and,
Whereas, a canvass of the returns
OF said special election was had on
the goth day of March, 1917, in the
manner provided by law. and the re-
suit thereof as to the first proposed
charter amendment hereinabove set
out, having for its purpose the
amending of Article VII, by adding
thereto Section 25, thereby empower
ing the mayor and common council
to issue city bonds in the sum of
S15,O0O.00, with which to procure
: certain lands belonging to the South
ern Oregon Chautauqua Association,
,, was ascertained and determined to be
as follows: Whole number of votes
; cast, 1862. In favor of said proposed
charter amendment, as so ascertained
and determined by said canvass, was
1875, and against said proposed char
ter amendment was 337. There be-
| ing a majority of 3SS votes cast in
: favor Of said proposed charter amend
: ment, and,
Whereas, by said canvass il was
, further ascertained and determined
) that the whole number of votes cast
t upon the question of amending Arti-
: Gle VII, by adding thereto a section
| to be known rs Section 26, having for
| its purpose the empowering of the
common council of the city to make
: re-assessments against real property
of the city on which any prior assess
, ment may have been made for pub
lie improvement, and which assess
} ment may, for any cause leading up
: to the making of such public i'm
: provement or levying of such assess
ment, be declared void, illegal or
!, doubtful, by reason of any omission
or defect on the part of the city
council or other officer of the city,
, or for any other cause, was 949; that
, the whole number of votes cast in
favor of said amendment, as so as
certained and determined by said
canvass, was $40, and that the whole
number of votes cast against said
charter amendment was $40. There
being a majority of 200 votes in ia
vor of said proposed charter amend
= ment, and,
: Whereas, by said canvass it was
, further ascertained and determined
} that the whole number of votes cast
: upon the third proposed charter
, amendment hei oinabove mentioned
/ having for it's purpose the amending
l of Section 23 of Article VII as SAID
SeCllOH was duutu W anu UldOc
r part of the charter and which became
: operative by the proclamation of the
! mayor of said city on November 21st
1914, and authorizing the council tC
levy tax of onc-half mill on The
: dollar of the assessable property o.
{ the city for publicity purposes, wa!
d 944. and the whole number of votes
e cast in favor of said amendment, al
I so ascertained and determined b!
: said canvass, w8s SO, and that thu
/, whole number of votes cast agains
I said charter amendment was 434
e There being majority of 76 votes IL
;, favor of said charter amendment.
: Now, therefore, |, c. B. Lamkin
y Mayor of the city of Ashland, Oregon
i, do hereby declare the results of sait
Y special election to be as determined
r by said canvass, and further declare
e the said proposed charter amend
e ments, and each of them, as approved
: by a majority of those voting there
8 on, to be in full force and effect
from and after the date hereof.
9 Dated and published at the city o.
e Ashland, Oregon, this 21st day o
I March. 1917.
c. B. LhMKIN, Mayor.
e Attest. JOHN B. WIMER,
(SeaD City Recorder.