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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1908-036 Hydro-Electric Power Plant A PROCLAMATION BY THE city, and the common council of the MAYOR OF ASHLAND, said City of Ashland shall have the power at any time to issue the bends Office of the City Recorder, Ash- of the said city for the sum of $30,- land, Oregon, September 9, 1908. 000 aforesaid or for any part there- WHEREAS, in conformity to the of, and make contracts and grant law in such cases made and provided franchises and contracts for such a special election of the qualified purposes; also to grant fran- electors of the City of Ashland, Ore- chises to light companies, street gon, was held on the Sth day of Sep- railways, telephone and telegraph tember, 1908, at which was submit- companies, and for their use of the eed by the city council the following streets and the alleys of the city, proposed amendment to the charter when the council deems that the of said city, to wit: same may conduce to the best inter- An Act to amend sub-division 12 ests of the city, and on such terms as of Section 1 of Article 7 of the Char- they may deem just, but no franchise ter of the City of Ashland, Oregon, shall be granted for a longer term as amended by an act of the Legis- than twenty-five years: Provided, lative Assembly of Oregon, approved that no franchise for any public util- January 30th, 1903, filed in the of- ity, public easement, or right of way, fice of the Secretary of State, Jan- shall be granted to any person, per- nary 31st, 1903, so as to authorize sons or corporation for a longer per- the common council to issue the iod than ten years, without first sub- bonds of said city to the amount of mitting the proposition for , such Thirty Thousand Dollars for the put-franchise to a popular vct~2 of the pose of purchasing or constructing leg'.~1 voters resident within the lim- and operating an electric light and is of said City of Ashland, nor until power plant to be owned and oper- a majority of said legal voters shall ated by said city, which said Thirty have approved the same." Thousand Dollars shall be in addi- AND WHEREAS, the common tion to the Fifty Thousand Dollars council of said City of Ashland has bond issue heretofore authorized for on this date duly canvassed the re- such purpose. turns of said special election and as- Be it enacted by the people of the certained the result to be as follows: City of Ashland: In favor of said charter amend- Section I. ment, First Ward 125 votes; second ward 119 votes; third ward 139 That sub-division 12 of Section I votes; total 383 votes. of Article 7 of an Act entitled "An Against said charter amendment, Act to amend an act entitled `An Act First Ward 2 votes, second ward 3 to incorporate the City of Ashland, votes; third ward 2 votes; total 7 Oregon, and define the powers there- votes. Total votes cast 390 votes. of,' filed in the office of the Secretary I, therefore, W. F. Loomis, mayor of State February 21st, 1889, and the of Ashland hereby declare the result acts approved February 25th, 1895, of such special election to be as deter- amending the same," filed in the mined by said common council and as office of the Secretary of State Oct. herein recited to wit: Whole num- 14th, 1898, and also the act of the ber of votes cast for said charter Legislative Assembly of Oregon, ap- amendment 383. Whole number of q proved January 30th, 1903, amending votes cast against said charter am- the same, filed in the office of the endment 7. Secretary of State, January 1~)lst, And I further declare the said 1903, be and the same is hereby vin- charter amendment as approved by a ended so as to read as follows: majority of those voting thereon to "12. To provide the city with be in full force and effect as the law water and lights and for the erection of the City of Ashland, Oregon, from of such water and light works wi-:hiii the date hereof. and without the city limits as may be By the Mayor, necessary and convenient, and for W. F. LOOMIS. that purpose the common council Attest: M. F. Eggleston, City Re- shall have power to borrow id corder. pledge the faith and credit of the said City of Ashland therefor the [Adopted by the people of the sum of $30,000 which said $30,000 City of Ashland, Oregon, at a special shall be in addition to the $50,000 election held September 8, 1908, by voted by the people of said city July- a vote of 383 for and 7 against the 11th, 1905, for the purpose of pr,r- same. Mayor's proclamation de- chasing or constructing and operat- claring this act to have been approv- ing an electric light and power plant ed by the people, published Monday, to be owned and operated by the :;aid September 14, 1908.] v_-.. -"a_ ~iIJU~. ..l .r v.__. .4'` J:. ~.V LJ '..J •alii t ..c•... 7 1', ?J:? ir..~.J.'•1' i.% t~3.) ♦ 7 :N .•.i c'iY V:: V14 '.~~1V.L i-t:L ova: .~t~ ....,.`LL C'UTi• f 5:-_e '::].mer.t of a;' i c.,,l li' of _,rti'c;ie 7 of tai: of ± 1E3 '.i:'-t:~ of =y T-,ac-i._..! a•Wr: ' _ul2.r :-f on .n 1~?O y 1' ~.'',Z 1, T2 k r rff1C3 of 1411e, 'Caav t any J of A to }rU^.rti- lit.,;,y l: ~5• ~ U±,j,~,z':i., to "borrov, -led1re , credit of t e said "it of to 1& -rd tr e z e? r o the "Un se cf p, .as ,or:st rct d c,x .~rutint _3r- etric iiL'r.t arid power oiat,,t +o be o'. red a.:nd ,)p~.a u`i UM 'i..i.~.:.~ lei u • e varlouis 01)01.8 leroinabovz, ;?rov? ded for rali use=; ;.:ol, ,s :~-ar..YOS:,.~ _Aar.. ,,iii ,xpr: s: oly statcd ,ord', a_r no otle -p°_1rpv3e, cs << fol' t'lo Tur-..)0- e of carrYin; . t're e ir!tac offcct • -ZE i:OY::"IOrI l of Ile m,id ',;J ty of sh-, an ,?hall have ?,1 e ` ov,5 3 ~ :?r ti,- title bOT1:~,~ 4 F'or the t r-. iE of y'oi' u)),, T• z_r t o f ullr or try _-<;..L. ;~~t~'sf ,~r•n 71 -~(.N.re, _.1 r ~tJi - aG r,. ~ 1 c.~, V itx.:tj' V.i. EJI;. for the pur-o e of .alt)a'"in +"-,o i 1 f faith and sr,3dit -f t.l _li saki t_ty 1,11 C3i.`-3.7'Z'''-"_t oU`_ I 1' J1s orm c t_.__. '~'t rl Ui' i'Clr • y E'. !Ur"ICl , ! O F'' t t *r vei'1 to a voZ.- of the- elect.crs of t IIe sv,: d city n.t a _s •ci electi on to 'fie c-a-I '.ed, fur .iuci c'. :liTTE: 1 ~Of al! t_l. 'loi,cs of,, t ra t, F3UC%h w., el-0- r, tier!; f-x'avi .zed f urt-her, Lhat no ro :,iu,n i .;r of ands s}-tall embrace or_ than, on:a of ~.-r s ?tai': a.bcV,. set out at 'anyT one special elect. r;.." Or. Jirr„'21st, 1 O5 Vne ; om,,"or. ommoii .ar?d ?IEL1Ui' ra.y~; rJ v o u Jit;' yrdi._nnca aL s1e-t ior. on t:e vri: "i x"' i )e vo'".-or r_ c of 1,shl i.nd it Jac;kson uoux + , ite of JreFon, for the purpose of purchasing and instalirt2: , od'ern electric li{~11t and power plant to be o%mad and operated by said city, issue ti-io ri,aeoti able bonds of the said city to ti_e a_nount in l f T'• Cis R?`:i, " or so ,';'.1 ?2 t ae_-oof as -may be required; trie said bon,-Is tc be dated on- the date when the same shall be issued in t- ours of X4;500 each, With iriter',3 s+, ai-tac1-ed t". er•oto, 47t"3.YTabl e to the <1!t, rnr r 'v or C)Ul"C.,a6er :3 'O _0'IV3: ;5 O:l sn.idl T:ord;'; of y''u0;1 each and tli_o sa',ia, j?OndF3 ,off. ~5~7,~ each z:ayabl~. r r. lst of =eac . ye<z.r 1-horoafter t'ie' 4?rinoi-pal there. o_' irator t)s altF. - a, n per lt': ate at. t `-o 3 ra4e of 1/2 en ~ cent _ Wnn.ar:, semi.-aniiuall y. And 61, 11 tl e co°~r c r (_,ourcil of the said u_ ,y of shland ~;l )i,vo~~i uney ojz toe said bonds b.- sel_tim- or iisl?os ~tre; o t~ 1z tha _.orr,:Al nu-,, -rovicie and aappm- pr:i at:e ':,'r1:,' the c,(o , _-ia #-to exi-)end the :flame in the rur- cha se . r~ , t la ion o_* .-cudurn :,•luotrlc power z- n.-i, i i r-t:t r=lane wRic.'`1 s-a-Ad ~.l C`.riG oia,3r ;ivid 1 ,-Iit plant, ~t?pj co pvrcriaseu and b t_ie i2a a 6 Lt. V, aid 01ect'on ve.s o,,t17_ied to be held or T,i?O 1L' h d` of LUly, 1 ' CUi ll^,l__ oj d<k y tt ! . ~.1 .L G:''#✓l.: y o.. J1i- .14 i ~ .LX,)~l G:.r~i~ till ;,01-mui as o1 0,':s: -`or e1@0tr1`1 c 11~h't t)o:ncts 161. votas . ilL,,ainS+; olect-ric; lik:ht bonds 61 votes. ' !-0"41 n t'Ii 3 FJ'r, tie..; tC~t.-hl t f Ti L, Ci ! Li 'e ..T ~r.er.s].J l 1-`Jd.sse c. to t< e isriyctz ICOVrer L:o., ,,r~....f:. _a,7 of t}-s ; -wCir:~_ of olectri.c line 7-clew in tt-e City :-nd an ex' 'z9, was macro bey C_-o C.Lt,y 1.±.ri der tr,1.~ or:1in',knce t0 (,'u d r pow:3r C)iin--ing,, its er lie into t'~.a city under the privile e Conferred can the ::ut of ~1 ; rrl,,;o a s«it in ch a rf'Ctra in, _~,?1` .7C t1`3t: s,'?L:i 1k? 3U" T the Cir^ li , . ~ .,lt=. Jourt ~ r;ruv~_r.k.in.f_ tr:o City from proceadin , a `ainst the -=r.-:rl=.en ermloye in setting poles, under the rovizions of City Ordinance ~o. ^49 above referred to. finder . th's injunction tie po~;er cor.,pany proceeded 'to ca-cry their line into the city, in tl:e latter part of 1905, with a a,•~ View t'-ASettle-'ent of the jiffy culties with the A. _l. the city n+. i t,. G. .r y Por the chase ,~f t? ei> :lluant. ~Xtar ~onsida-ab.~O inv sti~',L1ti..-3~ -ti -d several 1) rv confo-. nce- c )tweoer e, an wl anti the az'_ _ci_ la of cu - , . ~~e~% c1o.33 of y;,s-,e yi3a.L 1~ _5. ` _ 1•^° ja_.',.Ary, 3, '3d;aliii:iS r ti0i1 ~WaB inaw-c'I- i. as n,ayGr. ~.ai'`a t i o n socr tU lr mu i`t`.'r of wit "l-, tho out l4?cr 'i v___^.pzinj ?Ci i~lziic3d the ne otiatiom r)nnany a a i..l •;iCS J T 3 Oi.iT'tiE3 of ripai,'ar on ,Tat ,I h _ vrz t..n J~ s;,L:, i us t0 buy -n t --I ~Y~ U(~Yy~ pa Ja,...i.4-ry .J:.!_.w:-AtJt-, J .JYwr lU 11t o V17 l lir G'~r tl J. Y d 1 Jh 3. ill l.ti U'_ V ited • *-1 • a U dna riv _.~ni Li i,i : ; i L .'~i v u , . 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U a _^ton oaqct to 1itl.ai '.'r'iti~ ~ sel-ies w' stE3rl of 1 nc'?,s Gr GUYlt 11 } iY,; f'3T p , ~'iti +t of i'i Vey t;cit'fi i'rU'^ J r ~`.`r a. rJa vt' }vt ,al..L3t? n of tiib ~_'.A ay ztca • y~:a. :i wtF Y'.:a ;:,1_T?f Y~i 'rt's LacC',`'31F~- J-.a 11 Ud ~y ±1 t' ti_Lty ; uic,; i '..nn, t ne 6r -11 Jl"a;); J) ire are no ri1,Y1~ E's ',.s to thn m 'etin at 1r 3kra -w l,-en this Y=.i 3r" t• ,an dravm- other than the of 2ici is o..' t:-:o el:~ : `ric coy m-,.n; !tnd the city Cyff'iVialw ahOV r+1-G • --T'• _7:''s S, t1"?E: city e i,tU2^T'eY, T'E')I" 93T11 3 th, t t!.~ C:}&'lrEu,d ±c, 14U in i .aL----Ht'ment clause rl-ich ,vould prohibit tho city f--r m installinj, a r,uili.cipai z)oWE)r -;:~lwnt duY'ing t."f life of the contract. 'they said trey= could no do that, !ut if the ;ornpany v7ould not raia,j th.ct rates to domestic users of light, they, th=at is this cosy ittee, would usca their inflo once to :his cormittee pr-v nt z city E,oinr iY.to t ~;lip-:itin)=. business. _ Z n }her: t1, y culd not raise the, . t"ely :O a+zcfcc_-, r~~t~.,~, ~ , r~ ~ . + .alr : . c had been 1 1+e t a rd t-*,,v- inhabitants V-d -t ~ I': L a.7 'Y slnca h?zt 'mate :rit, ou4* II,,,jc' 1'r io- tt:JYi, v3'.Oi'i: Ciir'lawrto 1); ti 'v ' k lE: CAL ")OO! ;3.rG A2 t 1!.ot bo'`'lt vutl.Sf.GtOr' s ur to R,cou+. `.G22I'1:i ag© rlE?^ t.} .'.e?',panj% rad1E-'. ;i. heavy Y": se T'._.t'S n5 -:S}'tViS'.. lic' ftLD}-~:: t fi-11 Y _.."J 4V rY. + v _ 1 L. :i .«.Y. • .i t `.i i x s. ive . ; IIT ~i l c ~1 v i i t i:.n In) J 'his c- our .ian,d r.0,:.._ Gouncil ado~,tea _c. -r,7 am, E'.n(IiIiz jrrA~n :3.T'tCE> _ : so t ,,at tL~a coi.'.ni;il. :+ould, bo su,--Ie to call ..cis" ::l tl Ci 0Yt 01, i~,iLo .:lectors to vo4,a, or). all I (D-. al liC,"C: i. uo G' 'o 1.d r or t'. ':1L1Y 1 r lam.'' C . rdi?'"iu ce z i -C _ L l u l• : u 1. i c;, • ,i. 1 i V ..",i. s -1 c~, 1 _ 1c:-- of an li .L<v '1 i4 p+V t~J bo o'"n d "a-mu Ui+ ' ~ d A'~' t, ^t_rv c., ?nd 1 ,n~-,it J,. o f -c+ d uvl ziv~) , r _ ci tti.: , i3-7,u..nnco of v +Jv t.~il,~~'} !1 .~/,J1 1.,0114„1.IJ L4 iAt :.V 1'1 CL..1. V; Y,DV o.i. 4 ~VDF)lE3 ju.d?' 1st- , 5. r. 1' 1olUt Uii <3S St,ilCi t.E3a T)T'opcwi an c~?"? r .C iE;rit to stb-d ,':_U+. Dr. 1' of r.;ecti,-;n 1 Cf 1`.rticle ` of 1, lEi J-,art:%r Vitt. `'.I •..1 :r'!OC1a :'.A.0C;~ioi« tic`.,.' viii at. i'r ;r.:Lt to be s-,,*1-omitted, sp,;3cia.i to held ,3-n tjtL .;t . day of yntertt: r', 1~..~ 1'he r:cord.. published notice of 0-. , - ~ n, r• - , --,~h ~ snecia ti Li ,t1011 =Ci1t3LYali1 ~.o"'sjr C. 7 n-nt in w d ~ yE39?~e , _-ulbl i shet? +'e t1 ilo "tu ust "(?t1' Arj 1" p'.11,lished ~n trE' sar..Iap:;r -11 t mes "tf-ereafter, y last tire on t'-,.e 3rd J 'ay of ..e-~temnba,r. . ucl= n.Jtic3 ?9<.i.~ E3._ s• also pub- Iis~ cd n the Valle 'Record, a ne,rspaper publi:;hed in the City of i~shl- nd, on the 26t L-I du;, (if August, 1,08. uch notice w,-,s also posta.d by t-.:u Jl-'_i?: ' ;)f on(-Copy in each of tla1) three 'wards of t, :.id lrit7', ci, th,e; ::'lst f loUrr B ;,_,c, c~ or was held in -4- ac, ordamce with. the prov-f.s icrl- ~ .,rticle 4 of t',.e G arter cf t,al@ City df A ch.lard, and con, uc tdd in acaor ,-:nc : t_ 1 , 3 of the Ltate T rercr, an far pr,ctn.cal- i votc of c-o'. special _ rle„+,; -r i;;-lf , -nva:-so by ti,r: council < d It an ad"oarned ro -t,I =?r nr tU"^b33 i x,C7 N.o L1 t Firct ' and Trot' '-~cond and 13'. voter; ird s ar:a vot~a. 1' ±a1 'j 7Ot,-y. 4 iYzat Giid ~;h ^+•ci' a. t n drent: ±i+c+ :,mod vot<es ^,Ur d '!,,-rd 3 votc-c 7 FT t3 ..;:i • 1 1he^,(7';.?^:i j T'i^.r l"c;'_ '3^o;. 1,1,. 1 ti, : -and t_- ---r O.y ✓J 1.iC LL•t 1 7, me 7 row.; i,.. • -Ile 1 i''% Gj PJ 'Ju jivinr 'hhf' T'i::.st aY enarter Ftr- _,r_cLnen and .•t o t Al a a•ovod i by uz t,"Or vOt; thereon t_`. be in full r'OT'ce an:a c _'i'~Ct c: ' fro" Of said (4) ",-,e advertis'i7an a o , ? bond is-sue, the 'hirin to on t'O:f ~E O OCR' p•`" • • d^ Ot)eile'a car i,'r:O. O]. E: by tJ' oi' c Ci • 1 t3 [3 3.rd c of e i d bon%joo WICI 'Cid Of UY'r?_`~ ~'O3 • i'O3 t``..^. z:U1E 1:3su a at C?1 premier. iw of ::.orris. Droo. r ct~:c as t~:~ yr did not t ci,ryorn o (.1 terms of the advertiser,-_r • tici of a t;; "or Oi' bonds accepted .zndl `;`icr',1'rw2^it> 7"tn 7 I'' ~ (:T or tY e tE?T' iUnY , f 01' tlI.clt a C71.7rt. tl,.e fronds havin: be-en p'.-'rG'hu3Ld f'-C: 12iT`.' t lent Of Gity atsr funds ~ Reoo~ ~r dire; ~ ~ r. s -ed to r~~dr. r~•if:~e, :fc,r ogle of t I- 47,500 balance of bons of tha 4 v0,Go() issue Sand -iso for the sale of tl e °1,79000 e,i ectric 11.ght bonds authorized 'ray vote of the people on the 3t.-__ inst., these bonds to :tear interest at 4 1/2 per cent and to run for a period of twenty years. Oct. 15t~! next was set as the time for openin , of the bids for t _ bords. -5- i f s "16 vU ti'i_ orris L` ,"-r=. .AV+ ' -Lon" ~%v a 4 ~i r~ of f v v -Lon" 3 Y~~3 Ti ~ ' 1'1 I C` T-) n ic)rs A.'or LJ 144o of ti.iES Vr0):ion: d ?"iy_:.r'U-x.leo.tof c pa-z -r nlan voi! e t ' ap,oroved by the council Doceri zer n;i 1 ~ ro.,crd r ct- vU. LU 'n.,,.lvfj .t' •1s"v :sY, ~-1 "'O~.rtiUati for i.1T"". ,,.5... j. r,. lJ.+. i~j'i rr~. .~liE~ iJ..TIC?! ,w l l___ s, r _ ~ :>>-gin i~.:'~ r• .3 o ~ ~ tmi,, ,rir t and ._.i.1,:, oil t'.ES lrnichiw o.L" --'or tno ?i4. ~.'.1 1, . %3Lr for- c: n f"i,^,:. be)an orr, ,it ed t,,-) rOGE'. ? fi±th t', of prep , r zr-: -round pr•:,par"tor y c• 1 in a hs= p f-pe l .e our^-vt-ys and all t e plans :gin:t vJLnyto 'I ire ' lt.k ul iJE T= r:lYi%' tom r?i R nt +tT nn i Cal , a~iti cz't r~C:...,1 in S )-.r~: t:lid; z n t %C Tv 1.? iri i' 4; t iic> t), k-j-Y1? 'r in i t".1 ~r oli^4>. t~rT Ir. ,fir sU•_t ` ic)n c) ti )L' a V t,' ;i t Aril '.r 07.''.1 cLt`3~: .'.c:rl _ c i-n ln-• ` ? J_r^ Z'1,<corous or nit:: t%',Ur; all tf?E' Tir '11? inCt'"; ~C F)6c'I2^," and ~ labor as TnuGh as possible ir. order to take advartta~-e of the Pc'_;._. :~~;atl-ior prior to tho beL;xnr:ing of . 1_nter ar_;i theroby ef'i'oot ; ;rent Saving Ci.T:Q, te t I i z he ..survey si-lovis thia' t'-,e "oronosed -lant il" 1'."Je _.n ° + j head of 40- feet. it-j:: ..LLnir,1:n. flcj,s of t?iG o-" :'dti?1C;''- there io aY1y Oc;uzie - In i,;"s about f sec;Cin - feed. h I S rout a i vu iiccord ~ to _r ur. r: t of the. water last weeti there 4yaa 7.26 secor 4 feet , oul l vilo t 2tri ~ horsv-power. ':stIll t:lc; ~L'lo-v.7 ".-~.tuar ciurin, t: _e ,-f,;-otic)n of ar w,- vxpej; to Dave ,,bout -370 c &-i11-"ble horse -pcw -or. 6