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CITY ORDINANCE NO. 408.
An ordinance providing for submission to the legal voters of
the City of Ashland the question of determining a suitable site
I for the proposed Carnegie Library building.
` WHEREAS, Mr. tindrew Carnegie has offered to donate the sum
I of Fifteen Thousand Dollars for the erection of a free public library
building in the City of Ashland, provided said City shall furnish
a site for the same,
AND 4VHRMAS, a joint committee of the common council of said
City and of the Di.rectors of the Ashland Free Public Library have
reported that they are unable to agree as to a suitable site for
such building and recommend that two sites suggested to-.vit:
the City Park mmd lot 1 and the west three-tenths of lot
Pracht's Addition at tho.corner of Gresham Street and the Boulevard
known as the Lottie Pracht Wilkins lot, be submitted to the legal
voters of said city to determine the selection thereof for such
site, now therefore,
THL; PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS1
Section
That a special election of the legal voters of the City of
Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, is hereby called to be held
Monday, the 18th day of October, 1909 at which shall be submitted
the selection of one of the sites aforesaid for the proposed Carnegie
building for the Ashland Free Public Library and the City Recorder
is hereby instructed to prepareAsuitable ballot title in accordance
with city ordinance No. 357, which shall comprise a true and impartial
ak%tRmBxk presentation of the two sites proposed ,and offered to the
voters for, eel( Cat" n~" ~ `r
Soction 2.
The record,-:r is hereby directed to publish a notice of said
special election in a newspaper of general circulation in said city
or by conspicuously posting a notice thereof in --each of the three
wards of said city for fifteen days prior to October 18th, 1909.
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Sailnotice shall mention the polling places which are designated
as follows: First Ward, voting place 4th St. Fire Station,
Second Ward,
Third Ward City.Hall, and the following named persons are hereby
appoin ed judges of election:
For the first ward: Judges
fly ~1 p''~ f
For the Second Ward: Judges ~i//~"~!•(J^~"'~
~r.
Third Ward: Ju4ges ~T~/-~(l~/~' G"~Qi~
The two judges last named in each ward shall also act as clerko
of election.
The polls shall be open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 6
o'clock in the afternoon and the election shall be conducted
according to the laws of the State of Oregon, as far as practibable.
Section 3.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force upon the expi-
ration of ten days after its adoptio)A ~y the Wuncil and approval by
the mayor,
The foregoing ordinance was adopted by the common council of
the City of Ashland, Oregon, under a suspensi-n of the rules, two
thirds voting in favor thereof a t a regular meeting held on the
21st day of Sept., 1909, by a vote of y in favor therof and
against the same.
To al of which I hereby certify.
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City ec er.
I hereby approve the foregoing ordinance this the y o _
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1909.,
1.1ayor of Ashland.
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A I'1:0CLAMATION BY THE'. bra''yprovided, such tract shall lie f
MAYOR OF ASHLAND. ~ so selected that said building shall
not obstruct the view to the entrance
Whereas, in conformity to thel of the. e City Vote YES Park or \frovm the City
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law' in such cases 'Wade and provid-' 1 02 "YES..
ed, a. special election of the quali- 103 "YE
fied electors of the City of. Ashland, And whereas, a canvass of the re-
Oregon, was held on the 1. 8th clay turns of said special election was, on
of October, 19(19, at which was sub-the 19th clay of October, 1.909, duly
witted to said electors the selection had in the manner provided by law
of one of the following named sites) and i:he result. Thereof ascertained
for the proposed Carnegie Library ,
building for the Ashland Free Pub-Ito be e in favor follows:
theGresham-Alain Street
lie Library, to-wit: site as aforesaid:
(1). Lot 1 and the west three- First M,ard ....1.7.4 votes
tenths of lot 2, Pracht's Addition,l Second Ward 19 voes
known as the Wilkins lot at the cor-1 Third Ward ....195 votes
ner of Gresham and ;'lain streets. In favor of city park site as afore-
(2). A tract. in the city park said:
grounds being part of the land First R'ard 30 votes
known as the Ashland Flouring, )Till Second Ward . . . I o votes
tract, such land only - as may be Third Ward 11 votes
necessary for a site for said building Total votes cast for Gresham-
to be. selected by the Directors of Main Street tract.: ::18,
the Ashland Free Public Library. Total votes cast for Site in City
The ballot title and number of the Park: 144.
propositions voted on being as (ol- Majority in fa.v'or of Gresham-
lows: Main Street tract, as aforesaid: 174.
GRES'HAAI-MAIN STREET TRACT. 1, ,therefore, R. N. Snell. Mayor of
bnall the proposed Carnegie Li.- the City of Ashland, hereby declare
brary Building be located on lot 1, the result of said election to be as
and the west three-tenths of lot 2, determined by said canvass, as here-
Pracl't's Addition, known as the in recited, to-wit:
Wilkins lot, at the corner of Gresh- Whole number of votes cast for
am and Alain streets, conditioned Gresham-Main St, site, as aforesaid:
that the City of Ashland will pay out 3I ti.
of any money not otherwise appro- Whole number of votes cast for
priated from the general fund `site in City Park as aforesaid: 144.
$1,750, being one-half the purchase, And I further declare the Gresh-
price of said lot? Vote YES or NO.' am-Main Street site, to-wit: Lot 1
100 "YES" and the west three-tenths of lot 2,
101 "NO" Pracht's Add., known as the Wilkins
SITE PROPOSED IN CITY PARK. lot, to be the selection for the pro-
Shall the proposed Carnegie Li- posed Carnegie Library building fol•
hrary Building be located in the City the Ashland Free Public Library,
as approved by a majority of those
Park grounds on land known as the
Ashland Flouring A1111 tract, such voting thereon, and such selection of
land only as may he necesary for a site to be in full force and effect.
site for said building to be selected from and after the date hereof.
I Done and dated at Ashland, Ore-
by the Directors of the Ashland Free gon, this the 21st day of October,
Public Library:, the same to be for- 1309.
ever set aside and appropriated from r'i R. N. S\ELL,
the park lands of said city for the Mayor.
particular use, as provided by section I At test:
1 of Article XIX of the City Char- M. F. EGGLESTON,
ter, and the control thereof vested City Recorder.
in the Directors of said Ashland Li- x"
'tate of Oregon
)as.
County of Jackson)
ip M. F. Egglt:ston, RbaPrder- Of Ashland, Oregon,
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the mayor's pro-
Kamation declaring the result of the special pity election held in
Ashland, Oregon, October 18th, 1909, to determine the selection of
site.for a proposed Carnegie Library building.
O ty r:ier.
Dated at Ashland, Oregon, October 22nd, 1909.
STUB STUB
To be torn off by Chairman To be torn off by First Clerk
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Official Ballot For
Third Ward City of Ashland, Oregon
Special City Election October 18th, 1909
MARK BETWEEN THE NUMBER AND ANSWER VOTED FOR
Measures Submitted to the Voters by the Council
GRESHAiVI-MAIN S'T'REET TRACT.
Shall the proposed Carnegie Library Building be
located on lot 1, and the west three-tentbs of lot 2,
Pracht's Addition, known as the Wilkins lot, at the cor-
ner of Gresham and Main Streets, conditioned that the
City of Ashland will pay out of any money not otherwise
appropriated from the general fund $1,750, being one-
half the purchase price of said lot? Vote YES or NO.
100 "YES"
101 "NO"
SITE PROPOSED IN CITY PARK.-
Shall the proposed Carnegie Library Building be
located in the City Pafk grounds on land known as the
Ashland Flouring DIill tract, such land only as may be
necessai.y for a site for said building to be selected by the
Directors of the Ashland Free Public Library, the same
to be forever set aside and appropriated from the park
lands of said city for the particular use, as provided by
section 1 of Article XIX of the City Charter, and the con-
trol thereof vested in the Directors of said-Ashland Li' "
brary, provided, such tract shall be so selected that said
building shall, not obstruct the view to t1fe entrance of
the City Park from the City Plaza? Vote YES or NO.
102 "YES"
10 "NO"