Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, July i f , 1946
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City of Ashlanc
JU LY 30th , 1946
POLLS OPEN 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
VOTING PLACES:
public library
CITY HALL
Two Separate Measures to be Pre'
seated for Approval or Rejection by
Ashland Voters:
FIRST: $750,000 WATER BOND ISSUE
VOTE 100 YES
This charter amendment authorizes the Council to issue $750,000.00 in Water Bonds for the purpose of irn
proving the quality and increasing the quantity of water for Ashland.
It is a recognized fact that we NEED BETTER WATER and that we NEED MORE WATER.
The Mayor and Council propose to follow expert engineering advice, and expend approximately $350.000 f< r
the purpose of:
(a) Installing a filtration plant to improve the present water supply.
(b) Covering the present Crowson Hill reservoir.
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(c) Building a new distribution reservoir in the canyon adjacent to the present lotver reservoir, and
covering same.
(d) Building one, and perhaps two distribution reservoirs properly covered. Thesd distribution reser
voirs will eliminate excessive water pressures, and increase fire protection. The Balance of the mon
ies realized from the bond issue will be spent for the purpose of increasing the water supply, and
any plan for this purpose will be submitted to the people BEFORE any expenditures therefor will
be made.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS, to provide the money NOW, while interest rates are low. W’e expect to sell the
bonds at a rate of interest not in excess of D/2 per cent, whereas city bonds have heretofore been issued at
rates up to 6 per cent and our former water bonds bore interest at 4 % per cent. Expert advice tells us to
take advantage of the money market NOW, even though plans for increasing the water supply are n*u
complete.
SECOND: $50,000 MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BOND ISSUE. VOTE 102 YES.
This proposed charter amendment authorizes the Council to issue $50,000.0(1 in Municipal Airport Bonds to
MATCH federal funds when made available for the acquisition and construction of an Ashland municipal
airport.
Towns who were left off the railroad in the early days failed to grow and develop. Cities which do not havn
a municipal airport will suffer the same fate.
The money derived from the issue will be used ONLY TO MATCH FEDERAL FUNDS WHEN MAP1'
AVAILABLE IN THE PROPORTION REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL AGENCY. At the present time tlv
government defrays 25 per cent of the cost of the site, and 56 per cent of the cost of construction. This may
be increased later so the United
a still greater proportion.
• States Government • may contribute
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Argument as to low interest rates, and necessity to procure money in present money market, apply to this
issue the same as to the water bond issue.
IF ASHLAND IS TO KEEP PACE WITH THE TIMES, AND PROVIDE ITS GROWING POPULA I ibA
WITH ESSENTIAL FACILITIES, WE MUST APPROVE THESE CHARTER AMENDMENTS
T. S. Wiley, Mayor
J. P. Daugherty, Councilman
Harold Merrill, Councilman
J. M. Putman, Councilman
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Walter Redford, Councilman
Lloyd Selby, Councilmari
Jacob Weitzel, Councilman
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