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TWO MEDFORD fOREGOr) LEGAL NOTICES ORDINANCE NO. 9548 AN ORDINANCE submitting to the legal voter of the City ot Med ford proposed acts of municipal legislation t the Genera! Election to be held November 6, lOM. THE CITY OF MFDFORO DOTH ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section I. That, for the purpose of thii ordinance, the term ''General Election" shall mean the General Election to be held within the State of Oregon on tha 6th day of November, 1&56. Section 2 That there be. and hereby la, submitted to the legal voters of the City of Medford for their approval or rejection at said General Election the following proposed act of munic ipal legislation amending the Charter of said city as ordained by the council of the City of Medford by Ordinance po. eoZ7: CHARTER AMENDMENT REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AN ACT To amend the City Charter of the City of Medford. Oregon, by adding thereto a new Chapter, designated Chapter XVII. authorizing the said City to acquire, construct, and operate Motor Vehicle Off-Street Parking Fa cilities: to issue general obligations bonds In the amount of 1 300. 000 00 and revenue bonds in the amount of $200.0DOOQ for said purposes; to aasess one-third of the cost of acquiring and constructing such facilities to property specially benefited thereby; providing for the payment of said assessments in installments: pledging certain rev enues and receipts to bond sinking funds and a reserve fund for the pur poses hereof: and creating and defining the duties of the City Parking Com mission. 1 BE IT ENACTED by the people of the City of Medford that tne city Charter of the City of Medford be. and the same la hereby amended by adding thereto a new chapter to be known as Chapter VII and to read aa loiiows. to-wit: CHAPTER XVII. Section 1. The City Council of the City of Medford shall have the power and authority to establish and main tain motor vehicle off-street parking facilities within the City of Medford for the use and benefit of tne people of the city, and to acquire property by purchase or be eminent domain pro ceedings for said purposes: to exercise, in furtherance of said purposes, all the powers set forth In Orrgon Re vised Statutes 223 805 to 223 845 aa now enacted or hereafter amended; and to provide funds for the acquisi tion, improvement, construction and operation of said facilities In the manner set forth In this Chapter. The Council shall have the power to Install and operate parking meters In and upon said facilities for revenue and for regulation purposes, and to regulate traffic within said fnrtlltles for the public safety and welfare. Section 2. In addition to the bonds heretofore or otherwise authorized by this Charter, the City Council Is here by authorised to borrow money on the faith of said city and for that purpose Issue general obligation bonds of said city to obtain the necessary funds with which to acquire and im- firove real property construct facilities hereon and equip the same, for motor vehicle off-street parking purposes in the Citar of Medford. The total amount of Indebtedness Incurred and bonds Issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed $300.000 00. and tbe debt - limitations contained in the Charter of the City of Medford shall not apply to the bonds hereby authorized or to the Indebtedness created by the Issuance thereof. The said bonds shall be In such forma and of such denom inations, bear such Interest, not ex ceeding four (4) per cent per annum, mature over such a period of time, not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date of issue, and contain such callable features and provisions and due dates and Interest payment dates, as the City Council may deem de sirable, subject to the laws of the State of Oregon. The expenses of Is suing and selling said bonds may be paid out of the proceeds from the aale thereof. A sinking fund, to be known as the Parking Facility Bond (linking Fund, shall be created and all revenues hereinafter pledged to the Jtayment of said bonds and the in erest thereon, together with the re ceipts of such ad valorem taxes as may be levied for said purpose, shall be paid lno said fund and held for disbursement therefrom to pay said bonds and the interest thereon aa the same become due and payable. , Section 3. For the purposes of this section, the term "pledged revenues shall mean and Include all revenues from parking meters installed In and upon all off-street parking facilities, i all other revenues arising from the I operation of said parking facilities. I twenty-five per cent of all revenues from parking meters Installed on and along the public streets of the city, and all the proceeds from such special assessments as are hereinafter author- : ized. After the issuance and sale of bonds under the authorization of Section 2 hereof, there shall he paid each fiscal year into the Parkins Fa cilities Bond Sinking Fund so much of the pledged revenues received during aid year as the council may deter mine necessary to pay the said bonds and interest thereon payahle during aald vear. The balance of the said pledged revenues shall be used as firovided In Section 6 hereof, or paid ntn a reserve fund to be known as the Off-Street Parking Facility Fund, and the amounts paid Into said reserve fund shall be disbursed therefrom only for the purpose of acquiring, con structing or equipping additional off street parking facilities or for the operation, maintenance ?ind improve ment of existing off-street parking facilities: provided, that the City Council may transfer from said re serve fund to the Parking Facilties Bond Sinking Fund such amounts as. In its Judcment. may appear necessary or advisable- In the event the pledged revenues available for the payment of the bonds authorized in Section 2 shall for any reason be insufficient to pay the bonds and interest thereon, the Citv Council shall levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable property within the City of Medford in an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the said bonds. Section 4. The City Council shall have the power to assess one-third the cost of acquiring, clearing and improving real property for motor vehicle off-street-parking facilities, and of the construction of said facil ities, against each lot or parcel of real property adjacent to or benefited by said facilities in proportion to the benefits derived by said lot or parcel. The Council shall be authorized, for each such facilitv, to establish, and declare the boundaries of. the district wherein real property shall be so, benefited and to adopt such means of apportioning the amount assessed to the properties therein as shall In its Judgment be most equitable, and the. action of the council in determining the boundaries and extent of special assessment districts for the purposes hereof shall be final and conclusive. The special assessment procedure here- , under shall be governed and provided for bv a general ordinance which : shall be enacted by the City Council for said purpose. Section 5 The owner of any prop erty specially assessed as in this chap- 1 ter provided shall have the right, if the assessment exceeds the sum of i $25 00 but is not in excess of the assessed valuation of said property for property tax purposes, at any time within 20 days after notice of such assessment is first published, to file with the City Recorder a written ap- ilication to pay the assessment in : installments. The application shall state that the applicant and property owner thereby waives all Irregular ities or defects, jurisdictional or other wise, in the. proceedings to acquire the property, or construct and equip the facility for which the assessment is levied, and in the apportionment of the cost thereof. The application shall provide that the applicant and proper! v owner agrees to pay the as sessment in twenty 20 semi-annual liistallments. with interest at six per I cent i6S per annum on all the as sessments which have not been paid The application shall also contain a statement bv lots or blocks, or other convenient description of the property of the applicant assessed for the cost of said facility. At the time of filing the same, the applicant shall tender and pav an amount equal to one twentieth of the total amount assessed to the prbperty for which the applica tion is made. When such application Is so filed and the initial installment I is so paid the assessment lien shall be docketed, payable, enforced and j collected in the same manner, and ahall bear the same rate of interest, j aa provided ia tne Bancroft Bondms MAIL TRIBUNE Act for the payment of street and sewer assessments in installments; pro vided, that the proceeds of install ments so paid shall be credited to the Bond Sinking Funds and Reserve Fund as provided in this chapter. Section 6. In order to provide funds with which to acquire real property and construct and equip facilities thereon for motor vehicle off-street Karkmg purposes, the City Council is ereby further authorized to issue revenue bonds of the City of Med ford in the total amount not to ex ceed $200,000 00. payable as to prin cipal and interest solely from certain revenues and receipts as provided in this section. In the event that the City Council shall issue any revenue bonds under the authorization of this ertton then notwithstanding the pro visions of Sections 2 and 3 of this Chapter, the Council shall have the power to pledge to the payment of sucn revenue oonas aii or any poniun of the "pledged revenues," as defined in Section 3 of this chapter, received after the Issuance of such revenue bonds; and. if less than the whole of said revenues are so pledged under this section, then the balance of said revenues each year shall be paid into the funds aeseribea in sections z ana 3 of this Chapter as in said sections provided. Tne revenue oonas author ized in this section shall be in such denominations, bear such a rate or rates of interest, and mature aerially over such a period of time as the City Council may by ordinance de termine, subject to the limitations im posed by the statutes oi tne btate oi Oregon. Section 7. There ia hereby created a City Parking Commission, which shall consist of five members, who shall be citizens of, and owners of real property within, the City of Med ford. and who shall serve without compensation. Said Commissioners snail be appointed by the Mayor. Dy ana witn tne consent or ine city coun cil, and shall, before assuming office, suhscribe and file with the City Re corder an oath to perform faithfully the duties of their said office. The first Commissioner shall be appointed to take office on January 1, 1057, and their terms ahall expire in 1. 2. 3. 4 and S years, respectively, after taking office, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. They shall determine Dy lot at tneir first meeting the term of office to he assumed bv each, and on or before the first day of January of each year thereafter there shall be appointed for a term of five years a successor for each commissioner whose term then expires. Vacancies occurring in the commis sion for any cause shall be filled in iixe manner for the unexpired term The Commission shall hold not less than one regular meeting each month and mav call and hold special meet ings in me same manner as prescribed for the Citv Council. A majority of the Commissioners present shall con stitute a quorum, and the Commis sion shall adopt such rules of pro cedure as shall be necessary and con ducive to the orderly conduct of its business. On its first regular meeting of each calendar year the Commission shall elect from its members a Chair man and a Secretarv. It shall be the duty of the Commission to make rec ommendations to the City Council con cerning the location. Acquisition, im provement, operation and regulation of facilities, and the location and ex tent of districts to be served thereby. in. and as a part of. the motor vehicle orr-street parking program contem plated in this chapter. The City Coun cil shall have the authority to grant bv ordinance to the Commission such administrative powers relative to the said program and the facilities devel oped thereunder as shall not be incon sistent with this Charter or contrary to law. Section 8. If any portion of this Chapter Is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not af fect the validity or constitutionality of any of the remaining portions hereof; and the provisions of Section 138 of this Charter relating to reassessments hall apply to all assessments made or attempted to be made under the provisions of this Chapter. section 3. The ballot title for the measure provided to be submitted to the legal voters By said Ordinance No. 6527. as aforesaid, and returned to the City Recorder by the City Attorney is adopted as hereinafter set forth, and the following is the number, ballot title and form in which said measure shall appear on the ballot: CHARTER AMENDMENT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD VOTE YES OR NO. MARK "X" IN THE SQUARE FOR THE ANSWER VOTED FOR. SUBMITTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD. OREGON AND REFERRED TO THE LEGAL VOTERS OF SAID CITY MOTOR VEHICLE OFF-STREET PARKING AMENDMENT 51 Purpose: Amend Medford City Charter to authorize City to provide motor vehicle off-street parking facilities: assess one-third of cost thereof YES n to property benefited: issue not exceeding $300. 000.00 general obligation NO Q bonds and not exceeding $200,000.00 revenue for said purposes: pledge certain revenues for bond payment and other pur poses hereof: creating City Parking Commis sion. "Section 4. That there be. and hereby la, submitted to the legal voters of the City of Medford for their approval or rejection at said General Election the following proposed act of munic ipal legislation amending the Charter of said citv as ordained bv the Coun cil of the Citv of Medford by Ordi nance No. 6526: CHARTER AMENDMENT REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AN ACT To amend the City Charter of the City of Medford, Oregon, by adding thereto a new section, designated Section 90A. authorizing the city to acquire property for. establish, ex tend, widen, construct, equip and maintain public streets in and as a part of an arterial street system in said city, and, for said purposes, to issue general obligation bonds in the amount of $220,000.00. and to levy a tax of $143,600.00 each year for ten vears not subject to the limitations of this Charter or of Article XI. Section 11 of the Constitution of Oregon. BE IT ENACTED by the people of the City of Medford that the City Charter of the City of Medford be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated as Section 90 A. said section to read as follows: Section 90A. 1. The City Council of the City of Medford shall have the authority to establish a system of arterial streets in the City of Medford. to designate, open up. widen, extend or improve such streets as, in the judgment of the council, are necessary in. and as a part of. said arterial street system, to acquire such real property, and interest therein, as may be necessary for said purposes, to maintain said streets, and. in connection with the foregoing, to construct such bridges and other structures and acquire and install such signs and traffic control devices as may be deemed necessary or convenient. 2. In addition to the bonds hereto fore or otherwise authorized by this Charter, the City Council of the City of Medford is hereby authorized to borrow money on the faith of the said city and for that purpose issue general obligation bonds of the City of Medford in the amount of $220. 000 00 to obtain funds with which to establish and construct said system of arterial streets in the City of Med ford and. in connection therewith, to acquire such real property, and In terest therein, as shall be necessary to establish, widen and extend public streets in. and as part of, said arterial street system. The said bonds shall be in such form and of such denom inations, bear such interest, not ex- I ceeding four per cent per annum, ma- 1 ture over such a period of time, not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date of issue, and contain such call able features and provisions and due dates and interest payment dates, as the City Council may deem desirable, subject to the laws of the State of Oregon. The expenses of issuing and selling said bonds may be paid out of the proceeds from the sale thereof. The City Council is hereby authorized to levy taxes upon the taxable prop- i erty within the City of Medford. in i addition to all other taxes, in an j amount sufficient to pay the prin- j cipai ajid interest on, Uie bonds hereby Thursday October II, 1956 1 authorized The debt limitations eon- tamed in the Charter of the City of Medford shall not apply to the bonds hereby authorized or to the indebted ness created by the issuance of said bonds. 3. The City Council of the City of Medford is hereby further authorized to levy, in addition to all other taxes, an ad valorem tax not to exceed $143.600 00 each year for each of the ten consecutive tiscai years imme diately following the 30th day of June. 1957. upon all taxable real and personal property within the City of Medford. in order to provide funds with which to extend, widen, con struct, -improve and safely maintain public streets in. and as a part of. said system of arterial streets within the City of Medford, and. in connec tion therewith, to acquire such real property, and interest therein, con struct such bridges and other struc tures, acquire and install such signs and other traffic control devices, as may be deemed necessary or con venient. The taxes herein provided for shall not be deemed to be within any limitation of taxation now pro vided by the Charter of the City of Medford. and shall not be subject to. but shall be in excess of the limi tation on taxation imposed by Article xi. section li, oi the constitution ox Oregon. Section 3. The ballot title for the measure provided to be submitted to the legal voters by said Ordinance No. 6526. as aioresaid. and returned to the City Recorder bv the Citv At torney is adopted as hereinafter set tortn, and tne following is tne number, ballot title and form in which said measure shall appear on the ballot: CHARTER AMENDMENT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD VOTE YES OR NO. MARK "X" IN THE SQUARE FOR THE ANSWER VOTED FOR. SUBMITTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD. OREGON AND REFERRED TO THIE LEGAL VOTERS OF SAID CITY ARTERIAL STREET AMENDMENT 32 Purpose: Amend Med ford City Charter to authorize City to desig nate, establish, con struct and maintain arterial public streets; YES rj poses to Issue not ex ceeding $220,000.00 Gen eral Obligation bonds NO rj ana levy an xniniai mia of $143,600.00 for 10 years not subject to limitations of Article XI. Section 11. Constitution of Oregon. Section 6. That there be. and hereby is, submitted to the legal voters of the Citv of Medford for their approval or rejection at said General Election the following proposed act of munic ipal legislation amending the Charter of said city as ordained by the Coun cil of tne city of Meaiora by ordi nance no. volts: CHARTER AMENDMENT REFERRED 1U Itlt rlj(JrlE. Bl 1Mb CITY COUNCIL AN ACT To amend the Citv Charter of the City of Medford, Oregon, by adding mereio a new section, designated Section 71A. authorizing the said city to construct and maintain storm sewers within the said city, to extend and construct the same outside the cor porate limits of the said city for the purpose of providing adequate outlets therefor, and to acquire such real property, or interest therein, as may be required in connection therewith: and, for said purposes, to issue general obligation bonds in the amount o'f $95,000.00. and to levy a tax of $.47. 500 .00 each year for six years not subject to the limitations of Charter or of Articie XI. Section 11 of the Constitution of Oregon. BE IT ENACTED bv the people of the City of Medford that the City Charter of the City of Medford, Ore gon, be. and the same is hereby. amended by adding thereto a new section, designated Section 71A, said section to read as follows: Section 71 A. Medford shall have the authority to construct and maintain storm sewers within the said citv. to extend and construct the same outside the cor porate limits of said city lor the pur pose of providing adequate outlets therefor, and to acquire such real property, or interest therein, as may be required in connection therewith. 2. In addition to the bonds hereto fore or otherwise authorized by this Charter, the City Council of the City of Medford is hereby authorized to borrow money on the faith of said city and for that purpose Issue gen eral obligation bonds of the City of Medford in the amount of $95,000.00 to obtain funds with which to con struct and maintain storm sewers within the said city, to extend and construct the same outside the corpor ate limits of said city for the purpose of providing adequate outlets therefor. and to acquire such real property, or interests therein, as may be required in connection therewith. The said bonds shall be in such form and of such denominations, bear such inter est, not exceeding four percent per an num, mature over such a period of time, not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date of issue, and contain such callable features and provisions and due dates and Interest payment dates, as the City Council may deem desirable, subject to the laws of the State of Oregon. The expenses of issu ing and selling said bonds may be paid out of the proceeds of the sale thereof. The City Council is hereby authorized to levy taxes upon the tax able property witnin tne city of Med ford. In addition to all other taxes, in amounts sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds hereby authorized. The debt limitations con tained in the Charter of the City of Medford shall not apply to the bonds hereby authorized or to the Indebt edness created by the issuance of such bonds. 3. The Citv Council of the Citv of Medford is hereby authorized to levy, in addition to all other taxes, an ad valorem tax not to exceed $47,500.00 each year for each of the six conse cutive fiscal years following the 30th day of June. 1957, upon all taxable personal and real property within the City of Medford, in order to provide funds with which to construct and maintain storm sewers within the said city, to extend and cG.istruct the same outside tne corporate limits of said city for the purpose of providing ade quate outlets therefor, and to acouire such real property or interests therein as may oe required in connection therewith. The taxes herein provided for shall not be- deemed to be within anv limitation taxation now nrovided "by this Charter, and shall not be sub ject to. but snail be in excess of. the limitation on taxation imposed by Article XI. Section 11, of the Consti tution of Oregon. Section 7. The ballot title for the measure provided to be submitted to the legal voters by said Ordinance No. 6520, as aforesaid, and returned to tne city Recorder by the City Attor ney is adopted as hereinafter set forth, and the following is the number, ballot title and form in which said measure shall appear on the ballot: CHARTER AMENDMENT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS Of f M E CITY OF MEDFOR D VOTE YES OR NO. MARK MX" IN THE SQUARE FOR THE ANSWER VOTED FOR. SUBMITTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD. OREGON AAD ntr ERRED TO THE LEGAL VOTERS OF SAID CITY STORM SEWER AMENDMENT 53 Purpose: Amend Medford City Charter to author ize City to construct and maintain storm sewers and provide outlets YES rj therefore; and, for said purposes, to issue not ceeding $95,000.00 Gen eral Obligation bonds and NO Q levy a n annual tax of $47.500 00 for six years not subject to limitations of Articie XI, Section 11. Constitution of Oregon. Section 8. That there be. and here by is. submitted to the legal voters of the City of Medford for their appro val or rejection at said General Elec tion the following proposed act of municipal legislation amending the Charter of said city as ordained by the Council of the City of Medford by ordinance No. 6o29: For Action, Use Tribune Want Ads CHARTER AMENDMENT REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AN ACT To amend the City Charter of the City of Medford by adding thereto a new section, designated Section boA, authorizing the said city to levy a tax of $19.000 00 each year for six years not subject to the limitations of Char ter or of Article XI. Section 11. oi the Constitution of Oregon, to provide furrts to replace, enlarge or supple ment existing sanitary sewers and to construct sanitary sewer iruntu oui side the said city for service to areas within the said city. BE IT ENACTED by the people of the City of Medford that the City Charter of the City of Medford be amended bv adding thereto a new Section, designated as Section 65A, said section tc read as follows: Section 65A The City Council of the City of Medford is hereby authorized to levy, in addition to all other taxes, an ad valorem tax not to exceed $19,- 000.00 each year lor each of the six consecutive fiscal years immediately following the 3uth day of June, 1957, upon all taxable personal and real property within the City of Medford. in order to provide funds with which to replace, enlarge or supplement in- adequate existing sanitary sewers, to construct outside tne city sanitary trunk sewers for service to areas in side the city, and to acquire such ease ments as shall be necessary in con nection therewith. The tax herein pro vided for shall not be deemed to be within any limitation on taxation now provided by the Charter of the City of Medford, and shall not be sub ject to. but shall be in excess ot. tne limitation on taxation imposed by Article XI. section li, oi tne consti tution of Oregon. Section 9. The ballot title for the measure provided to be submitted to the legal voters by said ordinance ro. 6o29. as aforesaid, and returned to the Citv Recorder bv the Citv Attorney is adopted as hereinafter set forth, and the following is the number, ballot title and form in which said measure shall appear on the ballot: CHARTER AMENDMENT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD VOTE YES OR NO. MARK "X" IN IN THE SQUARE FOR THE ANSWER VOTED FOR SUBMITTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD. OREGON AND REFERRED TO THE LEGAL VOTERS OF SAID CITY SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENT 54 Purpose: Amend Medford City Charter to authorize the city to levy an annual tax of $19,000.00 tor six years not subject to the YES Q Section 1L Constitution of Oregon, to provide funds to replace or sub- NO rj jjicmciii iiiaucuau; acw ers and construct trunk sewers outside city serv-, areas within city Section 10. That there be, and here by is, submitted to the legal voters of the City of Medford for their ap proval or rejection at said General Election the following proposed act of municipal legislation amending the Charter of said city as ordained by the Council of the City, of Medford by ordinance No. 6547: CHARTER AMENDMENT REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AN ACT To amend the City Charter of the city oi Meaiora oy adding thereto new section, designated Section 2A. providing for the annexation to the Citv of Medford of territory whollv surrounded by the corporate limits oi tne said city and situated in Blocks 7 and 10, and portions of Blocks 8 and 9, Extension of Siskiyou Heights Addition to tne city ot xweoioro. ana portions of streets adjacent thereto. BE IT ENACTED by the people of tne city oi Medtord that the City Charter of the City of Medford be, and the same is hereby amended bv adding thereto a new section, desig nated section za, to read as follows: section 2 A. The following described territory is nereoy annexed to ana incorporated within, the City of Medford, Oregon, to-wit: Beginning at the intersection of the east boundary of the corporate limits of the City of Medford, in Jackson County, Oregon, and the center line of Keene Drive in the Extension of Siskiyou Heights Addition: thence easterly along the center line of said Keene Drive to the center line of Groveland Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Groveland Avenue to the center line of Wood lawn Drive; thence easterly along the center line of said Woodlawn Drive to a point opposite the most easterly line oi ciocK d, rjt tension oi siski you Heights Addition to the City of Medford. said point being the inter section of the most easterly line of said Block 6, extended southerly, with the center line of said Wood lawn Drive; thence northerly along the most easterly line of said Block 6. Extension of Siskiyou Heights Addi tion, and its southerly extension, to the southerly line of said Block thence westerly along the southerly line at said Block 6, Extension of Sis kiyou Heights Addition, to the west erly line of said Block 6; thence north erly along the westerly line of said Block 6. Extension of Siskiyou Heights Addition, to the southerly line of Oan- wood Drive; thence along the existing city J-imiLs line as iouows: westerly along the southerly line of Oakwood Drive to its intersection with the east erly line of Barneburg Road: fhence southerly along the existing corporate limits tnrougn hiock u and iiiocK u, Extension of Siskiyou Heights Addi tion, to the point of beginning. Section 11. The ballot title for the measure provided to be submitted to the legal voters by said Ordinance fto. 6o4i. as aforesaid, ana returned to the City Recorder by the City Attorney is adopted as hereinafter set forth, and the following, is the number, ballot title and form in which said measure ahall appear on the ballot; CHARTER AMENDMENT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD VOTE YES OR NO. MARK "X" IN THE SQUARE FOR THE ANSWER -VOTED FOR. SUBMITTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD, OREGON AND REFERRED TO THE LEGAL VOTERS OF SAID CITY AMENDMENT ANNEXING TERRI TORY SURROUNDED BY CITY 55 Purpose: Amend Medford City Charter by annex ing to the City territory wholly surrounded there by, being Blocks 7 and YES Q 10. portions of Blocks 8 and 9, and portions of of streets adjacent there to, all in the Extension NO rj of Siskiyou Heights Ad dition to the City of Medford, Jackson Coun ty. Oregon Section 12. That the precincts and polling places, judges and clerks, and hours of and for the election at which the foregoing measures shall be sub mitted, shall be the same as those des ignated, appointed and set within the City of Medford. Oregon, for the State General Election to be held on Novem ber 6. 1956. Section 13. Notice of said election shall be given by the City Recorder by publication of a full copy of this Ordinance in three issues of the Med ford Mail Tribune, a newspaper pub lished and of general circulation in the City of Medford. Oregon, two of which publications shall be not less than 10 days prior to such election, and by causing a full copy of this ordinance to be posted at each of the places for holding said election and at three pub lic places within the City of Medford not less than two weeks prior to such election. Section 14. The Citv Recorder Is hereby directed to certify the above mentioned proposed Charter amend ments to the County Clerk of Jackson County. Oregon, within the time and as mav be provided by law for the submission of municipal measures at General Elections, and to further pro vide such ballots and supplies for the conduct of such election as may be re quired to be supplied by the City of Meaiora in connection tnerewitn. Passed by the Council and waned by me in open session in authentication of its passage this 21st day of August. 195b. Earl M. Miller Mayor ATTEST: D. F. Huson Recorder Approved by me this zist day of August, 1956. can m. aimer Mayor Mrs. Roberts, Jones Named to McKay Group Mrs. George Roberts, Medford, and Ken Jones, Ashland, have been appointed to McKay for Senator committees, it was an nounced today. Mrs. Roberts will be co-chairman of the Jackson county Mc Kay committee and Jones will be chairman of the Ashland Mc Kay committee. Approximately 5,000 volun ers througnout the state are working on the campaign for McKay, former secretary of the interior and governor of Ore gon, who is seeking the sen atorial position as a Republican. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT DM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR JACK SON COUNTY. In the Matter of the Estate of WILL A. THATCHER. Deceased. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has filed her final ac count in the above estate, and that the Court has- fixed October 22. 1956 at 1:30 o'clock P.M., in the Circuit Court Room of the Jackson County Courthouse as the time and place for hearing of objections to such final account. All persons interested are re quired to make or file their objections to said final account, if any they have, at or before said time. Oated and first published this 20 day of Septem ber. 1956. Verna M. Thatcher, Administratrix UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Bureau of Land Management, Land Office, Portland 14, Oregon, September 10, 1956. Notice is herebv civen that on January 20 1956. John S. and Mary P. Day, Blue Moon Ranch. Medford. Oreeon. filed application Oregon 04864 under sec tion 8 of the Tai lor Grazing Act as amended to select the bt'iawu sec 7. T 36 S.. R. 2 W' W.M.. Oreeon. containing 40 acres, in exchange for NWUSWVi sec. 17, 1. 35 S.. K. Z fc., W.M., Oregon, containing 40 acres. This notice is for the purpose of allow ing all persons having bona fide ob jections to tne proposea exenange an opportunity to file their objections in this office together with evidence that a codv thereof has been served on the applicants within 30 days from date of first publication. Pierce M. Rice. Manager First publication September 20. 1956. NOTICE OF FILING FINAL ACCOUNT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR JACK SON COUNTY PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of Estate of ELLA M. BUNCE. deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has filed her Final Account and Report in the above en titled estate, and that by order of the Circuit Court in and for Jackson County. Oregon. Probate Department, a hearing upon the same has been set for Monday, October 22. 1956, in the Circuit Court Room at the Court House in Medford. Jackson County. Oregon, at the hour of bidu o clock, A.M. All persons having objections there to are hereby notified to present the same on or beiore sucn time. Date of first publication of this no tice is &eptember zu, lase. Grace L. Phillips Executrix Roberts, Kellineton & Branchfield Attorneys for Executrix ORDINANCE NO. 6524 AN ORDINANCE submitting to the legal voters of the City of Medford, a proposed act of municipal legislation at tne (general Election to De neia within the State of Oregon, November e. iyot THE CITY OF MEDFORD DOTH OR DAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That there be. and here by is. submitted to the legal voters ot tne t-ity ot iweaiora ior tneir ap proval or rejection at the General Election to be held within the State of Oregon on the 6th day of November. 1956. the following proposed act oi municipal legislation amending the Charter of said city as ordained by the council of the City of Medford by Ordinance No. 6523: CHARTER AMENDMENT REFER RED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AN ACT To amend the City Charter of the City of Medford. Oregon, by adding thereto a new section, designated Sec tion 175A, authorizing the City Water Commission to add flourides to the municipal water supply of the City of Aieaiord. BE IT ENACTED by the people of the City of Medlord. that the City Charter of the City of Medford, Ore gon, oe. ana tne same is nereoy. amended by adding thereto a new section, designated Section 175 A, to read as iouows: Section 175A. The Water Commission is hereby authorized to provide the means for and proceed with the addition of appropriate amounts of fluorides to the municipal water supply of the city ot Meaiora conducive to better dental health. The equipment to be used for said purposes and the methods of distribution of fluorides shall at all times be subject to the regulations of the Oregon State Board of Health. Section 2. The ballot title for the measure provided to be submitted to the legal voters by said Ordinance Nq. 6523. as aforesaid, and returned to the City Recorder by the City Attorney is adopted as hereinafter set forth, and the following is the number, ballot title, and form in which said measure shall appear on the ballot: CHARTER AMENDMENT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF Trie. CITY OF MEDFORD VOTE YES OR NO. MARK "X" IN THE SQUARE FOR THE ANSWER VOTED FOR SUBMITTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDFORD, OREGON AND REFERRED TO THE LEGAL VOTERS OF SAID CITY WATER FLOURIDATION FOR DENTAL HEALTH PURPOSES 56 Purpose: Amending the Medford City Charter by authorizing the Water YES Commission to add flu orides conducive to den tal health to the munici pal water supply of the City of Medford, Oregon, NO Q and for that purpose to use equipment and meth ods meeting the regula tions of the Oregon State Board of Health. Section 3. That the precincts and Soiling places, judges and clerks, and ours of and for the election at which the foregoing measure shall be sub mitted, shall be the same as those designated, appointed and set within the City of Medford. Oregon, for the State General Elections to be held on November 6. 1956. Section 4. Notice of said election shall be given by the City Recorder by publication of a full copy of this ordinance in three issues of the Med ford Mail Tribune, a newspaper pub lished and of general circulation in the City of Medford. Oregon, two of which publications. shall be not less than 10 days prior to such election, and by causing a full copy of this or dinance to be posted at each of the places for holding said election and at three public places within the City of Medford not less than two weeks prior to such election. Section 5. The City Recorder is here by directed to certify the above pro posed charter amendment to the Coun ty Clerk of Jackson Coifnty. Oregon, within the time and as may be pro vided by law for the submission of municipal measures at General Elec tions, and to further provide such bal lots and supplies for the conduct of such election as may be required to be supplied by the City of Medford in connection therewith. PASSED BY the Council and signed by me in open session in authentica tion of its passage tms nin aay oi August, 1956. x.an miner Mayor ATTEST: D. F. Huson Recorder Approved by me this zisx aay oi August. 1956. Earl M. Miller Mayor , 4-H Club News Gold Hill Sewing club The Busy Bees Sewing club was called to order by our teach er Mrs. Jones. The purpose was to elect new officers. Linda Walker was elected president, Nancy Meister, vice president; Shirley A n d e rs o n, secretary; Doris Caldwell, song leader; and Peggy Dye, news reporter Mrs. Jones showed us how to thread our needle and she showed us how to knot our thread. Mrs. Jones served re freshments. Peggy Dye Reporter When discovered, aluminum was the lightest metal then known. LEGAL NOTICES ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS No. 56-660 L IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF JACK. SUN M. D. DAVIS, dba INVESTIGATORS, Plaintiff, vs CHARLES L. MAYES. Defendant. The above entitled matter coming on for hearing Dei ore tne aoove en titled Court upon affidavit and motion of the Diamtiff ior an oraer autnonz- ing and directing the service of sum mons upon the defendant dv puDiica- tion thereof; and it appearing to the Court from the affidavit on file herein that the defendant cannot be found in the state of Oreeon: that the sum mons duly and regularly issued have been returned by the Constable of Jackson County. Orogon. with the notation thereon that after due and diligent search and inquiry the de fendant cannot oe xouna in me ouiic of nrepon! AND IT FURTHER APPEARING that after issuance of summons herein and an attachment and garnishment upon wages of the defendant, the defendant, Charles L. Mayes, in order to avoid service of summons, moved from Route 2, Central Point. Oregon to parts unknown in the State of California: AND IT FURTHER APPEARING that the plaintiff has a good cause of action against the defendant and holds under attachment certain monies belonging to the defendant, and that defendant should be served with summons by publication, and the Court being fully advised in the premises: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that sum mons in the above entitled action be (rvwl nnnn the defendant. Charles L. Mayes, by publication thereof for four consecutive weeks in the Med ford Mail Tribune, a newspaper of eeneral circulation m JacKson county, Drounn nnri that a codv of said com plaint and summons be sent, by reg istered mail to me aeienaani, v,nu L. Mayes, at his last known address. ROUte 2, Central f oint, uregun. Rawles Moore Judge VOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that there shall be a Special Election held on November 6. 1956, at the same time as the General Election, for the pur pose of submitting to the registered voters residing within that certain territory contiguous to the City of Medford, Oregon, and particularly des cribed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the exist ing city Dounaary oi me -hj MerffnrH in Jackson County. Ore gon, which point is at the inter section oi me wi "ire 19. in T 37 S. R 1 W W M and the center line of McAndrews Road: thence easterly along said city boundary line to a point 66 feet east of the east bank of Bear Creek; thence southerly along said city boundary line, paranei witn, and 66 feet east of, the east bank of Bear Creek to a point on the north line of the tract described in Vol. 355. Page 363 of the deed THnrdt of Jackson Countv. Oregon; thence easterly along said north line to the easterly right of way line of Biddie ifoaa; tnence u 30' E. a distance of 939 feet more or less to a point 200 feet south of th. conior lino of McAndrews Road: thence easterly parallel to the center line of McAndrews Road to a Ioint 300 feet west of the center ine of the old Crater Lake Highway, thence south to the present city boundary, on the center line of the old Crater Lake Highway at a dis tance of 150 feet north of the north " line of Gregory Avenue, now known as Stevens Street; thence along the present city boundary easterly and parallel to, the north line of said Gregory Avenue, now known as Stevens Street, to the east line of said Section 19; thence continuing along said city oounaary s u w, alone said section line to the north west corner pf the Eastwood Sub division; thence along saia crty boundary easterly along the north line of said Eastwood Subdivision for a distance of 369.75 feet; thence N 0 21' W. parallel to the section line between sections iw ana u. to the east and west center line of Block 2 in College Hill Addition: thence S 89" 53' E. along the east and west center lines oi biocks i and 2 in said College Hill Addition and the projection thereof to the boundary of the Grandview Water District at a distance of 660 feet west of the center line of Spring brook Road; thence southerly par allel to the center line oi spring brook Road for a distance of 128.22 feet to a point 300 feet south of the center line of Buckshot Hill Road: thence easterly parallel to . Buckshot Hill Road, a distance of 4.400 feet more or less to a point 300 feet east of the center line of Brookdale Road; thence northerly parallel to the center line of Brook dale Road 2.100 feet more or less . to a point 200 feet north of the center line of Lone Pine Road: thence westerly parallel to the said center line of Lone Pine Road to a fioint 1.724 feet east of the center ine of Springbrook Road; thence north to a point 200 feet north of the center line of Roberts Road; thence westerly parallel to the center line of Roberts Road for a distance of 1.724 feet to the east line of the Springbrook Subdivision; thence northerly along said east line of Springbrook Subdivision and the projection thereof to a point 200 feet north of the center line of Delta Waters Road; thence westerly parallel to the center line of said Delta Waters Road to a point 200 feet east of the center line of the old Crater Lake Highway; thence north parallel to the center line of the old Crater Lake Highway for a distance cf 500 feet; thence west to the westerly right of way line of the Crater Lake Highway; thence southwesterly along the said west erly right of way line to the wester ly right of way line of Biddie Road; thence southerly along the projec tion of said westerly right of way line of Biddie Road to its intersec tion with the easterly right of way line of the Crater Lake Highway: thence northeasterly along said right of way line to the easterly right of way line of Biddie Road; thence southerly along said easterly right of way line of Biddie Road to the intersection with the north line of D. L. C. No. 40. T 37 S. R 1 W W M; ; thence westerly along said north line of said D. L. C. No. 40. to the west line of Section 18 in said Township and Range; thence south-: erly along said west line of Section ; 18 to the point of beginning. the Question of annexing the said territory to the said City of Medford, and the said registered voters are ; herebv invited to vote upon said an- i nexation. The polls for said election shall be open between the hours of eight o'clock A.M. and eight o'clock ; P.M. on the date above specified, and the polling places for said election i shall be the same as those designated j for the said General Election for each of the election precincts duly estab lished -for said General Election situ ated wholly or partly within the tear ritory hereinabove described, and the registered voters residing in that por tion of each such precinct lying within the said territory shall cast their votes at the polling place so designated for said precinct. Bv direction of the Citv Council of the City of Medford. Oregon. . C . iiufiOA, City Recorder 'Radar Rulers' for Surveyors Developed Fort Monmouth, N.J. U.R) Radar, used to detect airplanes, speeding automobiles and ocean vessels, now is hitting the over land trail. The "radar rulers" has been developed for the surveyor, who previously had to measure off long distances in numerous hops requiring meticulous sighting. According to Army Signal corps researchers who developed the system here, the radar yard sticks can measure up to 50 miles with accuracy within a few feet. And it is not hampered by bad visibility. The system utilizes two jeep portable radar stations, one at each end of the distance to be measured. The electronic rangefinder is designed particularly to replace standard surveying equipment when long-range and speed are essential. The entire radar station, a 25 foot collapsible antenna mast and three metal suitcases filled with electronic equipment, weighs 200 pounds. Besides its uses in surveying and mapping, it is expected to be valuable to the military at quickly pinpointing friendly bat tlefield installations from sta tions far back of the lines. Read and Use Classlfled Ada . The Commumty'a Biggeat Marketplace LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF HEARING ON FIRST AND FINAL ACCOUNT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF JACKSON PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of HARVEY SEELEY MUDD. also known as Harvey S. Mudd and H. S. Mudd, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has filed his First and Final Account and Report in the above entitled estate, and that by Order of the Circuit Court in and for Jackson County, Oregon. Probate Department, a hearing upon the same has been set for Monday. October 22nd. 1956. in the Circuit Court Room at the Court House in Medford. Jackson County. Oregon, at the hour of 830 o'clock, AM. All persons having objections there to are hereby notified to present the same on or before such time. Dated this 20th day of September. 1956. Martin Luther. Sr. Administrator with tha Will Annexed Roberts. Kellington & Branchfield Attorneys for Administrator with the Will Annexed NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given that there shall be a Special Election held on November 6. 1956, at the same time as the General Election, for tbe pur pose of submitting to the registered voters residing within that certain territory contiguous to the City of Medford. Oregon, and particularly des cribed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the present city limit . boundary of the City of Medford. Jackson County. Oregon on the center line of Court Street at the most northerly corner of the Wort-man-Gore Subdivision, said point being N Oe2' W. 066.24 feet north of the southwest corner of Donation Land Claim No. 61. in T 37 S. R 2 W W M; thence S 53 30' E along the city limit boundary to its inter section with the westerly right of way line of the Pacific Highway; thence northwesterly along the said westerly right of way line to the southerly line of Gore Street in Berrydale Addition; thence along the aaid north boun dary line of Gore Street projected westerly to its intersection with the easterly right of way line of the Southern Pacific Railway; thence northerly along said easterly right of way line to a point that is 300 feet northerly (when measured at rifiht angles to) the center line of Beall Avenue; thence easterly along a line parallel to, and 300 feet north of, the center line of Beall Lane and Merriman Road to a point approxi mately 2,909 feet east of the west line of D. L. C. No. 58 in T 37 S, R 2 W W M; thence southeasterly parallel to, and 400 feet easterly of. the center line of Merriman Road to the northerly line of the Midway Subdivision; thence easterly along the said north line of the Midway Subdivision to a point 230 feet west erly of the center line of the Table Rock Road; thence northerly par allel to the center line oi said TaDie Rock Road a distance of 1,600 feet; thence east a distance of 616.7 feet; thence S 0 11' E along the easterly line of Lots 3 to 15 inclusive in Garden Acres to the southeast cor ner of said Lot 15; thence westerly a distance of 72.7 feet; thence southerly to the south right of way line of Midway Road at a point 321.1 feet from the center line of Table Rock Road; thence easterly along the said south right of way line a distance of 101.5 feet; thence southerly a distance of 543.4 feet: thence easterly a distance of 160 feet; thence southerly 777.3 feet to the north line of D. L. C. No. 60, T 37 S. R 2 W W M: thence easterly along the said north fine of said D. L. C. No. 60. to the westerly right of way line of Biddie Road; thence southerly along said westerly right of wav line and its projection across the Crater Lake Highway to its intersection with the easterly ' right of way line of the Crater Lake Highway; thence northeaster ly along said easterly right of way line to its intersection with the easterly line of Biddie Road; thence southerly along said easterly line of Biddie Road to the intersection with the north line of D. L. C. No. 40. T 37 S. R 1 W W M; thence westerly along said north line of said D. L. C. No. -40, to the west line of Section 18. in said Township and Range; thence southerly along the west lines of said Section 18 and of Section 19 in said Township and Range to the present city boundary of said City of Medford, being on the center line of McAn drews Road; thence along the said city limit boundary as follows; east along the center line of McAndrews Road to a point 914.5 feet east of the southwest corner of said D. L. C. No. 61; thence N 26 40' W. 311.1 feet; tnence west, for a distance of 125 feet to the east line of Riverside Avenue; thence S 26 40' E, along the said east line of Riverside Ave nue a distance of 311.1 feet to the center line of McAndrews Road; ! thence westerly along the center 1 line of McAndrews Road across ; Riverside Avenue to the westerly ! line of said Riverside Avenue; i thence northerly along the westerly ' line of Riverside Avenue to the northerly line of Ohio Street; thence westerly along the northerly line of Ohio Street to the west line of said D. L. C. No. 61; thence northerly along the said west line of said D. L. C. to the point of beginning. the Question of annexing the said I territory to the said City of Medford,. and the said registered voters are hereby invited to vote upon aaid an nexation. The polls for said election shall be open between the hours of eight o'clock A. M. and eight o'clock P.M. on the date above specified, and the polling places for said election shall he the same as those designated for the said General Election for each of the election precincts duly estab lished for said General Election situ ated wholly or partly within the ter ritory hereinabove described, and the registered voters residing in that por tion of each such precinct lying within the said territory shall cast their votes at the polling place so desig nated for said precinct. Bv direction of the City council oi the City of Medford. Oregon. John and Jane Doe Fast Disappearing Hoboken, N.J. (U.R) A cou ple of well-known characters, John and Jane Doe, are fast dis appearing from the police blot ters in New Jersey. Hoboken Police Chief John F. Reynolds thinks the develop ment stems from the increased number of persons driving autos and carrying union and social security cards. The cards make it a lot easier to identify them. Joseph B. Foley, acting police chief of Jersey City, said he thinks the Does are going out of style because "people are getting more educated." "They know it's for their own good to be able to tell the polica everything they can about some one they want arrested, so they make it their business to find out all they can," he said. The Doe designations are used to label unknown persons in warrants and other police actions. City Annexations Largest in History Chicago U.R) Cities made more annexations in 1955 than ever before, according to the Municipal Year Book for 1956. , The book, a publication of the International City Manager's as sociation, listed 526 cities ot more than 5,000 population which annexed territory last year. This compared with 410 such cities in 1954, and the previous high of 434 in 1953. The largest annexation last year, counting both territory and population, was reported by El Paso, Tex. The city took over 34.5 square miles and gained 40,000 population. In 1954 and 1953, El Paso re ported the second and fourth largest annexations in the coun try, making a total of 73.6 square miles annexed in three years. Second largest annexation of territory last year was 21.5 square miles by Fort Worth, Tex. Dallas, Tex., was third with 12.4 square miles, and Colum bus, Ohio, was fourth with 10.2 square miles. Seven cities besides El Paso took in more than 10,000 new population during 1955. They were Tucson, Ariz.; Tulsa, Okla.; Long Beach and Santa Rosa, Calif.; Columbia, S.C., and Kala mazoo, Mich. Altogether, the 528 cities an nexing territory last year ab sorbed 348 square miles, anoth er all-time high. Spanish Moss May Be Stuffing In Old Furniture Napoleonville, La. (U.R) That old "horse-hair" sofa in your living room might be stuff ed with romantic Spanish moss from Louisiana rather than hair of an equine. The dried, cured Inside part of the ghostly gray plant that drapes itself around trees all across the South was once the source of a more than million- dollar annual income for a few handlers in southwestern Louis iana. Today, synthetics and the cheaper imported palm fibers are taking the place of moss as furn iture padding. But the business of gathering and preparing the moss Is still carried on around here by a few oldsters who have been doing it too long to get Into another bus iness. It is also the part-time job of many a padding citizen who gathers a little each day on his trips along the water routes of the area. Gathering the moss from pi rogues or bateaux during high water is the most common way of getting the air plant from the" trees around here. Spanish moss, by the way, is not a parasite, but lives off the air rather than the tree to which it clings. One New Us In other parts of the state, the moss is gathered by climbing the trees and tossing it down or by following logging operations and getting it from felled trees. From two to four months of curing, or retting, are necessary to prepare the moss for ginning. It is kept wet and turned con stantly during this period to make certain the wiry black fi bers separate properly from the outer covering. This process is usually carried on by the person who gathered the moss. Then it is sold to one of the few gins still in the area where it is cleaned and baled for ship ment to furniture factories. With the loss of much of the padding business, researchers have tried to find other uses for the plant which the Indians call ed Itlaokla, or tree hair." The only other commercially sucessful use of moss was dev eloped here in Napoleonville by L. M. Joffrion who now does a good-sized business selling the gray outerbark residue as a plant mulch. Several hundred tons of the mulch are shipped yearly to nurserymen. Dead line bundav CUullied is jit noon Saturday: 10 a.ra Monday for Mryirtiy, otbu days SiZO prevloui day.
