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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1916-25 Spec Election Abolish Springs Water Commission --R E S 0 L U T I 0 N--- CALLING SPECIAL ELECTION i 1 To aboli3h the Springs Water Commission. c { Filed thi, day of 191 City Recorder. Ok'I+ICN ON w. J. MOORE CITY ATTORNEY ASOLANO,OREGON R E S O L U T I O N----- CALLING SPECIAL ELECTION. WHEREAS, a petition quite generally signed by the citizens of Ashland, has been filed with the City Recorder, praying that a special election be called for the purpose of abolishing the Springs Vdater Commission, and placing the management and control of the Auxiliary Water Plant of said city in the hands of the II common council of the city of Ashland, and II Y,'H^REAS, the common council of Ashland, after due consider- ation of said petition, deem it advisable that a special election II be called for the purpose of amending the City Charter,- as prayed for in said petition, and WHEREAS, under authority granted to the city council, by and under Section six .(6)..of Ordinance, Number 357, which ordinance was duly approved on the 18th day of August,1908, and authorizing the common council of the city of Ashland,Oregon, to call special elections, at any time for the purpose of amending the Charter of said city, upon a resolution proposed by the said common council, which election: shall only be held after due notice thereof,and the appointment of judges of said election, shall have been given by publication in a newspaper, published in the city of Ashland, or by conspiciously posting a notice in each of the wards of said city not less than ten days prior to any such special election. NOT THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the common council of the city of Ashland, Oregon, in regular adjourned session assembled, this 6th day of December, 1916; that a special election of the qualified electors of the city of Ashland, be, and hereby is called and appointed, to be held on Tuesday, the 19th day of I December, 1916, for the ~urpose of submitting to the electors of said city,the following amendment to the Charter of the city for the approval or rejection of said electors, to wit: I i i i AN ACT I` To amend Article XX of the Charter of the city of Ashland, Oregon, said Charter being that certain Act of the Legislative Assembly of the state of Oregon, filed in the office of the Secretary of State, October l4th,1898, entitled " An Act to amend and Act, entitled 'An Act to incorporate the city of Ashland, in Jackson county, Oregon, and define the power thereof' filed in the office of Secretary of State,February 25th,1895 ; amending the same", as amended by all Acts subsequent thereto, either of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, or by the vote of the qualified electors of the city of Ashland,Oregop; to abolish the Springs Water Commission, created by Sections 1 and 2 of Article XX of the Charter of the city of Ashland,Oregon, as said Article XX was added to and made a part of said Charter,and become operative upon the proclamation of the Mayor of said city on the 27th day of June, 1914, to confer upon the common council of the city of Ashland, Oregon, certain powers, and requiring of said council certain duties heretofore required of and performed by the said Springs Water Commission, under and by virtue of said Article XX of the Charter, and the amendment thereof; to require that the common council levy a tax annually of not more than one mill on the dollar of the taxable property of the oity,at the .same time the council makes its levy for general city purposes, the fund thereby created to be segregated and known as the Auxiliary Water Fund, and be expended in the maintenance of said Auxiliary water plant; directing that the said Springs Water Commission make a full, true and complete report of all moneys received and disbursed by it, as well as all other matters and things pertaining to the operation, present condition and equipment of said Auxiliary Water Plant, and file the same with the City Recorder, on or b.bfore the 1st day of January, 1917, and at the same time deliver over to the city council,all books, contracts, deeds, money or other public property now in the I i Possession of said I 1.,Springe^Commission; and repealing all Charter provisions, ordinances and resolutions of the said city of Ashland, in. conflict herewith, BE IT ENACTED BY TI',E PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND,OREGON: I j That Article XX as said Article was added to and made a part of the Charter of the City of Ashland, becoming operative by the proclamation of the Mayor of said city on the 27th day of June, 1914, be amended to read as follows: Section 1.- That the Springs Water Commission of the city of Ashland, as created under and by virtue of Article XX of said Charter of Ashland, be, and the same is hereby abolished, Provided, however, that the members of said Commission, as now constituted, shall perform their duties as set out in said Article XX, until the let day of January, 1917, at which time they shall make a full, true and complete report of all moneys received and disbursed by the Commission, as well as all other matters and things pertaining to the operation, present con- dition and equipment of said Auxiliary Dater Plant, and file the same with the City Recorder on or before the let day of January, 1917, and at the same time the Commission shall deliver over to the city council all books, contracts, deeds, I money or other public property, now in the possession of the members of said Commission by virtue of their office. Section 2.- The common council of the city of Ashland I shall, from and after the said let day of January, 1917, have the entire jurisdiction, management and control of the Auxiliary Water Plant, and shall repair, maintain and improve said plant as occasion may arise. Section 3.- That at the time of making up the annual city budget for the purposes of taxation, the common council shall carefully estimate the amount of funds necessary to repair, main-. tain, improve and otherwise equip the Auxiliary Water Plant of the city for the ensuing year, to the end that the water and gas secured at the several mineral springs in which the city has an -3- interest, may be successfully and continuously piped to the public fountains within the city limits, and shall thereafter levy a tax of not more than one mill on the dollar of the taxable property of the city, at the same time the council makes its levy for general i i city purposes, and the fund thereby created, or any other funds acquired by donation or otherwise, for the maintenance of said ' I plant, shall be segregated and known as the Auxiliary Water Fund, and be expended only in the way of improving and maintaining the said Auxiliary Water Plant. Section 4,- That so much of Article XX.. of the Charter of said City, and so much of any other Charter provision., ordinances. j or resolution. of said city; as is in direct conflict with the, I provisions hereof, be and the same is hereby repealed. f BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the judges and clerks of the general city election to be held on the 19th day of December,1916, be and they are hereby designated as the judges and clerks of this special election, and the poling places for said special election shall be the same as for the said general election. BE.IT FURTHUER RESOLVED, that the City Recorder be, and he is hereby'authorized and directed to give notice of such special election and the appointment of judges of'eleotion by publication thereof, in a newspaper printed and published in the city of`Ashla~nd, and of the proposed amendment to the Charter of said city to be voted upon, at least ten days prior to said election, as required by the laws of the state of Oregon, and the Charter and ordinances of said city, as in such cases made and provided, and said Recorder is further directed to prepare a suitable ballot title and have all necessary ballots printed, as provided by i the general laws of Oregon, and the said Charter and ordinances of the city of Ashland. i i I I - a - The yeas and nays were demanded and taken upon said resolution as follows Yeas fj O Nays /IO7 (O, "f I Approved December 1 316. ayy c e city o Tshland. ATTEST: December 1916. ~V ecor er o the ci ty o s an I I