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FACE SIX Monday, Novemlier 20, 1916 ASHLAND TIDINGS XOTICK OK SPECIAL ELKCTIOX. Notice is hereliy 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 November, 1916, and approved by the Major on the same day, the following proposed amendment to the Charter of the city of Ashland will lie submitted to the legal voters of said city for their approval or rejection, at a special election to be held on Friday, the 24th day of No vember, 1916, to wit: AN ACT To amend Articles XIX and XX of the Charter of the city of Ashland, Oregon, said Charter being that cer tain act of the Legislative Assembly of the stale of Oregon, filed In the office of the Secretary of State, Oc tober Hth, ISStS, 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 fice of the Secretary of State, Feb ruary 25th, 1895. amending the same," as amended by all acts sub sequent thereto, etiher of the Legis lative Assembly of the state of Ore gon, or by vote of the qualified elect ors of the city of Ashland, Oregon, to abolish the Ashland Park Com mission, created by Section 2 of Ar ticle XIX of said Charter, as said Article XIX was added to and made a part of the Charter by an amend ment made effective by the proclam ation of the Kayor of the said city on the 17th day of December, 190S; and also to abolish the Springs Wa-1 ter Commission, created by Sections 1 and 2 of Article XX or tne cnarter of the city of Ashland, Oregon, as said Article XX was added to and, made a part of said Charter, and became operative upon the proclam ation of the Mayor of said city on the 27th day of June, 1914, and re pealing all charter provisions, ordi nances and resolutions of the said city of Aohland in conflict herewith; the creation of a new board to be known and designated as Mineral Springs and Park Commission, fix ing terms of office, defining Its pow ers and duties, and providing for the creatlou of a fund to be expended In publicity and for the maintenance and betterment of the Auxiliary Wa ter Plant and the Public Parks of the city of Ashland; and directing that all public funds, assets or other . property whatsoever, now in the pos session of either the Ashland Park Commission or the Springs Water Commission, he delivered to the suc cessors in office of said Commis sions, and for the leasing, upon a royalty or other consideration, eith er for bathing or other medicinal purposes, all of the surplus waters, over and above that consumed at the public fountains, of the several min eral springs now being piped Into the city of Ashlai'd, and to grant concessions. He It Knacted Hy the People of the City of AaIiIuihI. Oregon. That Articles XIX and XX, as said Articles were added to and made a part of the Charter of the city of Ashland, said Article XIX becoming operative by the proclamation of the Mayor of said city on the 17th day , of December, 1908, as further amended, and proclaimed hy the Mayor on the 11th day of May, 1912, ana tne saiu Arucie aa ueconiing operative by the proclamation of the Mayor of said city, made on the 27th day of June, 1914, be amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. That both the Ashland Park Commission and the Springs "Water Commission be, and they are hereby abolished. Provided, how ever, that the members of both the. Ashland Park Commission and the j Springs Water Commission shall re-1 tain their respective offices, and per-; form all the duties pertaining there-, to, as provided and required by j Charter Amendments and Ordl-: nances of the city of Ashland, until i such time as their successors in of-' flee shall be regularly elected and , qualified, as hereinafter set forth. I Section 2. A Hoard Is hereby cre ated, which shall be known and des ignated ns the Mineral Springs and Park Commission, which Board shall consist of three members, each of whom shall b a resident, a free holder and a legal voter of the city of Ashland, Oregon. Section 3. The first members of said Board shall be elected by the voters of the city of Ashland, at any general city election, or at any spec ial election called for the purpose. One of said members shall serve as such for a term of one year, from the 1st day of January, 1917; one shall serve for a term of two years, from said 1st day of January, and the third member shall serve for a term of three years, from the said 1st day of January. Provided, how ever, that each ot said members shall serve until his successor Is duly elected and qualified. The member elected for the long term shall be the chairman of said Board, during his term of office. It 1b further pro iheSianJard Oil for Nohr Cars Sold by dea!eri everywhere and" it all Service S'.ationi ot (he Standard Oil Company F. L. CAMPS, E. V. JONES, THE PARK GARAGE. vided, that membership to said Board shall be regularly filled every year, as follows: One member shall be elected at the annual city elec tion, to bo held In December, 1917; and overy year thereafter, a member shall be elected at the annual city election. The full term of office of each of said members so elected, af ter the first set of officers, shall be i three years, and they shall each take loffico on the 1st day of January, fol lowing his election, and tho member ' oldest In service on the Board shall i be its chairman. Provided, further, I that in case of vacancies occurring on said Board, the same may bo I filled by appointment by the Mayor I of the city, which appointee shall ;liolil office until the next annual city : election, or until a successor is elected and qualified. Appointments so made must, before going into ef ifect, be confirmed by the City Coun jcll. Provided, further, that all can jdldutcs for membership on said Board shall be nominated in the 'same manner and within the time as provided in Section 3 of Article IV of the City Charter. The vote for membership of said Board shall be canvassed and a certificate of elec tion issued and delivered to the suc cessful candidates, as provided in Section 7 of said article IV, and thereafter such person shall qualify by taking tho oath of office, as pro vided In Section 9 of Article IV of the City Charter. Section 4. Whenever the member of said Mineral Springs and Park Commission have been elected and qualified, as hereinabove provided, the Springs Water Commission and the Ashland Park Commission shall each, immediately after such qualifi cation, deliver to the said Mineral Springs and Park Commission all public records, money and other pub lic property In the possession of either of said Commissions, by virtue of their respective offices, together with the possession of the mineral springs plant, and the possession of all the park lands of the city, here inafter particularly described, and that thereafter the operation, man agement and control of said mineral springs water plant and the parks and the park lands of the city of Ashland shall devolve upon said Min eral Springs and Park Commission Board, and the said Springs Water Commission and the said Ashland Part Commission shall be relieved of further management, control or,! responsibility on account of said parks and said water plant. " Section 5. The members of the said Mineral Springs and Park Com mission, after qualifying as afore said, shall Immediately meet and elect one of their number as secre tary, and shall then, or as soon thereafter as practical, formulate and adopt rules and regulations for their government, and for the pur pose of carrying into effect the pur poses of their creation, as a commis sion, under the provisions of this amendment. The said Board shall also appoint a Superintendent of Parks and a Superintendent of the Mineral Springs Water Plant, and shall fix the compensation to be paid to each of said Superintendents, who shall each have the power's of police men within the city limits. The Board shall have power to discharge either or both of such Superintend ents whenever. In the Judgment of the Board, such discharge will be for the best interests of the city, and the Board may employ additional la borers to assist In the necessary up keep and maintenance of said water plant and the public parks of the city. But all such additional labor ers shall be under the immediate su pervision and direction of the re spective Superintendent of Parks or the Superintendent of the Mineral Snrings Plant, as the case may be, either of which Superintendents shall have authority to discharge any such subordinate employe who falls, neglects or refuses to render good and efficient service In the line of his employment. Section 6. That the lands now owned by the city of Asfliland (ex cept its streets, alleys and plaza, and excepting also such lands as are now owned by It for the purpose of tak ing rock for street purposes, city pound, hitching grounds, reservoir sites, septic tanks, public market sites and such lands as have been taken over by the city on account of public assessments), and all lands owned by said city bordering upon or adjacent to Ashland creek, and described as follows, to wit: Begin ning at the point of Intersection of Main street and South Pioneer av enue; thence southerly along said South Pioneer avenue to Its Intersec tion with the south line of D. L. C. No, 40; thence east on said D. L. C. line to Glenvlew Drive; thence southerly along said Glenvlew Drive to its Intersection with the south line of the NV.'K of the NV of Section 16, township 39 south, range 1 east, W. M., Oregon; thence west along said line to Granite street; thence northerly along Granite street to Less Carbon because Zerolene is made from Asphalt-base crude. It burns up clean, and goes out with the exhaust. i 3 Main street; thence southeasterly along Main street to place ot begin ning. And all lands acquired by the city during the year 1915, abutting on either Mill street or Granite street In said city, and also all park lands In the center of the Boul jevurd and the center of the Plaza, 'are hereby reserved and forever ded icated by the people of the city of Ashland for park purposes, and shall never be sold, encumbered or used for any other purpose inconsistent therewith; provided, however, that 'such public buildings ns may en jhance the beauty of said parks or I which shall not detract therefrom may be erected and maintained therein, with the approval and under 1 the direction of the said Board. Pro jvlded, further, that nothing con tained In this act shall be construed so as to Impair or interfere with the 'proper maintenance or operation of the city's light, power or water sys tem, or the right to protect tne water of said creek from contamination, nor to prevent the City Council from making street connections between Mill street and Granite street or any I pave or otherwise improve such street or streets. Section 7. The said Mineral Springs and Park Commission shall I have control and management of all me liiiiUB so ueuicuieu iur mm pur poses, and all other lands that may hereafter be acquired by the city for such purposes. - And the right to con- finl Bnrl mnnnpn rafllri nark Iflnria j shall Include and empower said 'Board to improve and beautify the same, and to grant concessions to individuals, companies or corpora tions to conduct places of amusement and business of a temporary nature, such as confectionery and ice cream stands, etc., within the boundaries of said park, and to charge and col lect a reasonable fee for such con cessions, but no concessions shall be granted for a longer period than ten years, without the Board having first been authorized so to do by a major ity vote of the electors of the city of Ashland. Provided, further, that concessions shall in no event be granted by said Board for the con ducting, operating or playing of any game of chance or other form of amusement in which the element of chance enters, or the playing or op erating of which is in violation of the laws of the state of Oregon, or the Charter, or any of the Ordinances of the city of Ashland, uor shall per-' mission be granted, licensing or al lowing improper or immoral conduct on any of the parks of the city. Said Board is further authorized and em powered, at Us discretion, to either lease or charge a royalty for a term not exceeding twenty-five years, for the use of the city's Interest in any of the mineral waters flowing Into said park, over and above that drank or otherwise consumed at the public fountains. The Board 'shall have control and direct the expenditure of all the park funds, and funds created or received for the maintenance of the Auxiliary Water Plant, the pub lic parks and for publicity purposes, as hereinafter set out, whether said funds are obtained by taxation, do nation or otherwise. Said Board shall also have power, and It shall be its duty to employ such means as may be necessary to prevent the ravages of the pine bee tle, now working on the growing timber now located on any of the park lands hereinabove described, and to protect said timber from de struction by said beetles or other in sects, or by fire, and the Board Is further empowered to expend from the funds hereinafter created such amounts as are reasonably necessary In the protection of said growing timber; the Board is also authorized and empowered to sell and dispose of, at the best price obtainable, all dead timber, and all fully matured trees which may show signs of decay, found on uny of the said park lands, and to deposit the proceeds of such sales in the aforesaid fund, but none other of the growing timber on said lands shall ever be sold or otherwise disposed of. It shall be the duty of said Board, and it shall, on the first of each month, file with the City Recorder, for the Information of the Council and the public, a complete report of its doings for the preceding month, which report shall specify all funds on hand, and the source from whence obtained, and it shall carry a clear statement of all moneys ex pended and for what purpose, includ ing all purchases made and all labor performed, together with the cost thereof. Said report shall also con tain a full and complete statement of all improvements made in and about said park, as well as improve ments made In connection with the said Auxiliary Water Plant. Said Board Bhall on or before the first day of November of each year file with the City Recorder, for the in formation of the Council, a full and complete estimate of the amounts to be expended and the nature of such expenditures in the operation, im provement and repairs of the said public parks and said Auxiliary Wa ter Plant for the succeeding year. Section 8. The Common Council of the city of Ashland is hereby em powered and directed to levy a tax of not less than three and one-half mills nor more than five mills on the dollar on all of the taxable property of the city, at the time of making the general levy for other expenses of the city, us provided In Section 2 of Article VII of the City' Charter, which levy shall be in lieu of the one-half mill levy provided for in Section 23 of said Article VII; the two-mill levy provided for in Section 3 of Article XIX, and the one mill levy provided for in Section 9 of Ar ticle XX,. all of the Charter of the city of Ashland, which levy shall be made annually for a period of five years, beginning with the 1916 levy. And thereafter the Council may levy a sufficient sum each year, not ex ceeding five mills on the dollar of the taxable property of the city,. to defray the jiecessnry maintenance and improvement of said parks and Auxiliary Water System, and for publicity purposes. Whenever .any money is collected on account of said levy, or Is re cti red from any other source, for the aforesaid purposes, the same shall be deposited with the City Treasurer, and be subject to the order of said Board. The funds so created shall first be economically and judiciously used in the maintenance, upkeep and betterment of the said Auxiliary Wa ter Plant and the public parks of the city, and any excess of said fund, over and above the amount necessary to so maintain and improve the said water system and the said parks, and to protect the growing timber locat ed on the parks, from destruction by beetles, other Insects or by fire, may be expended in the advertising of the attractions, resources and advan tages of the city of Ashland, and other puullclty purposes, which from time to time may arise, including do nations, which will tend to Improve and stimulate business conditions ot the city. Provided, however, that so long as the Southern Oregon Chautauqua Association shall own the Chautauqua Park( in said city, and the general public1 shall be permitted to use the same for public purposes, as in previous years, the said Miner I al Springs and Park Commission snau, in consiueraiion or sucn use, annually appropriate from the pro ceeds of the levy provided for in this section, the sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars, which sum shall be expended for the maintenance and beautifying of said Chautauqua Park. Section 9. The members of said Board shall serve without pay, ex cept for extraordinary services re quired of them, and for expenses nec essarily Incurred in the performance of their duties. The Board shall hold regular monthly meetings, which shall "be open to the general public, and accurate books accounts and minutes of the Board shall be kept, all of which shall constitute public records, and be subject to the inspection of the general public, un der the direction and supervision of the custodian of the records, at such .times as f-aid inspection will not in terfere with the official business of the Board or such custodian. The members of said Board, before enter ing upon the discharge of their offi cial duties, shall give a good and suf ficient surety bond, In a sum of not less than Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, conditioned upon the faith ful performance of their duties as members of said Board, as herein provided; and the accounting for all funds or other property that may pass into their hands by virtue of this charter amendment, the premi ums of which bonds shall be paid out of the fund hereby created. Section 10. No member of the Board shall, during the term of his office, be interested in any contract with the Board, and all jobs and con tracts for constructing, repairing, ornamenting or improving any of the puhlic parks of the city, or the main tenance, upkeep or repair of the Auxiliary Water Plant, or the pro- jtectlon.of the public parks from the ravages of the pine beetle, other in sects, or from fire, the probable cost of which wlH exceed $500.00, shall be advertised for ten days, calling for bids therefor, which work shall be done according to the plans and specifications to be furnished and approved by the Board. Provided, that the Board shall have the right to reject any and all bids without in curring any liability on account of such rejection. Section 11. The powers granted to and the duties Imposed upon the Ashland Park Commission, by that certain ordinance No, 626, entitled '.'An ordinance defining the meaning of the words 'Park' and 'Parks,' and to regulate the use of the public! parks of the city of Ashland, Oregon, adopted by the Common Council on the 18th day of May;, 1916, and ap proved by the Mayor on the 22nd TN OUR 'great-great-grandfathers' time many New England families had a cask of rum in the cellar. It was freely offered to guests (except chil- -dren) and freel partaken of, even as coffee is today. This old-time custom gradually passed out of existence, for our forefathers recognized it was harmful. Another old-time custom coffee drinking is slowly passing in the same fashion and for the same reason. The abandonment of coffee drinking is made 'easy nowadays by the use of Instant Postum, the pure cereal beverage with the coffee-like taste. Unlike coffee, this purely American table drink contains no "caffeine" or other harmful substance. Postum is now used daily in tens of thou sands of the best of American homes where rea son rules and health is valued. day ot May, 1916, are hereby ex tended to, and shall be exercised by, and required of the said Mineral Springs and Park Commission, here inabove created, and all ot the pro-' visions of said ordinance are hereby approved and confirmed. 1 Section 12. That all Charter pro visions, ordinances and resolutions of the city of Ashland, Oregon, in con-! f lict with this amendment, especial-' ly those charter provisions of Arti cles XIX and XX, are hereby re pealed. Except, however, the amend- i men to Section 1 of Article XIX, adopted by the people of the city of , Ashland, Oregon, on the 6th day of; May, 1912, in so far as said amend-! I ment granted certain rights and priv-1 j lieges and imposed certain exactions I and burdens on the Southern Oregon I Chautauqua Association, it being the j Intention that all such rights and privileges, so granted, and all of the burdens placed upon and required of ' said association, by virtue of said j amendment, as set out in said Sec-j tibn 1, shall be and remain In full ; force and effect. j The ballot title and number of j such Charter Amendment shall be as follows: Me-usure Submitted to the Voters By the Common Council. An act to amend Articles XIX and XX of the now existing Charter, thereby abolishing both the Ashland Park Commission and the Springs Water Commission of said city; cre ating a new Board, to be known as the Mineral Springs and. Park Com mission; defining the powers and duties of said Board, designating the park lands of the city, and the crea tion of a fund for the improvement and maintenance of the Auxiliary Water Plant and the parks of the city and the protection of the grow ing timber on any of said parks from injury or destruction by Insects or fire. Vote YES or NO 100 YES 101 NO Notice is further given that pursu ant to a resolution of the Common Council of the city of Ashland, Ore gon, duly adopted on the 9th day of November, 1916, and approved by the Mayor of said city on the said 9th day of November, the following proposed Amendment to the Charter of the city of Ashland will be sub mitted to the legal voters of said city for their approval or rejection, at a special election to be held on the aforesaid 24th day of November, 1916, to wit: Title. An Act to amend Article VII of the existing Charter of the city of Ashland, Oregon, by adding thereto a section to be known as Section 24, authorizing and empowering the Common Council of said city to make re-assessments against any real property of the city, on which any prior assessment may have been made for a public Improvement, and which assessment may, for any cause leading up to the making of such public improvement or levying of any such assessment, 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. Be It Enacted by the People of the City of Ashland: That Article VII of the present Charter of the city of Ashland, Oregon-, be amended by adding thereto a section to be known as Section 24, to read as follows: Section 24. Whenever heretofore or hereafter the Council has caused or may cause any street or alley to be Improved, or has caused any sew er main, sidewalk, curb or gutter to be laid, and has or may hereafter assess or attempt to assess upon the property adjacent thereto or bene fited thereby, the cost of such Im provement, and said assessment, by reason of any failure to give any requisite notice or by reason of any other defect In the proceedings lead ing up to the making of such im provement or thi levying of such as sessment, shall be declared void by any court, or if the Council shall be of the opinion that said assessment is illegal or doubtful, by reason of any such omission or defect, said Council may cause the cost of said improvement to be re-assessed against the property adjacent to said improvement or benefited thereby In the following manner: The Council shall declare, by resolution, its In tention to make such re-assessment, which resolution shall briefly de scribe the improvement, and shall declare the Intention of the Council to assess the cost thereof upon the property adjacent to said Improve ment or benefited thereby, describ ing in said resolution each parcel of property which it Intends to so re assess, and the amount it Intends to assess against each parcel. Said res olution shall fix the time and place for holdiag a meeting of the Council, at which all protests against re-assessing the cost of said improvement . against adjacent property, or proper ty benefited thereby, shall be heard. Said resolution shall be published three times In a newspaper published and of general circulation in said city, and shall be posted in three public places in said city, at least tea days before the date of said meet ing. 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 VII of the existing Charter of the city ot Ashland, Oregon, by adding thereto a section to be known as Section 24, authorizing and empowering the Common Council of said city to make re-assessments against real property of the city cm which prior assess ments may have been made or at tempted to be made for public im provement, and which assessment may, for any cause, 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. Vote YES or NO 102 YES 103 NO For tho said special election to be held on the 24th day of November, 1916, for the submission to the legal voters of the city of Ashland, for their approval or rejection of the foregoing Charter amendments, the following voting places and judges and clerks of election have been duly appointed and designated by the Common Council: FIRST WARD Voting place, Fourth street fire station building. SECOND WARD Voting place, McCarthy Hall, corner of Main and Granite streets. THIRD WARD Voting place, City Hall. FIRST WARD Judges, G. W. Benedict, P. S. Provost, J. W. Fln nell. SECOND WARD Judges, W. A. Patrick, Mrs. Alice Murphy, Mrs. Hathaway. THIRD WARD Judges, C. L. Cunningham, Mrs. O. G. Howard, J. M. Beaver. The last two named judges in each ward shall also act as clerks of said special election. The polls shall be open at the sev eral voting places aforesaid from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 6 o'clock In the afternoon ot said 24th day of November, 1916. C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. Date of first publication, Novem ber 13th, 1916. 50-2t-Mon.
