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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1914-058 Transcript of Records - Auxiliary Water Bonds 14-58 y Transcript of Records Auxiliary Water Bonds CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON Issue $175,000 Qim= i i c Transcrio'pt of Records CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON Insofar as they relate to the matter of issuing $175,000 in Auxiliary Water Bonds Ashland, Oregon, May 22, 1914. Meeting called to order at 8 o'clock on above date pursuant to adjourn- ment, mayor presiding. Roll call. Present, Councilmen Cunningham, Ashcraft, Werth, Beaver, Ware and Cornelius. Under the head of Petitions the following petition was presented: Petition of legal voters of the City of Ashland presented, asking that a bond election be called for the purpose of voting the sum of $175,000 for the purpose of providing money to construct, build and install an auxiliary water system to be owned by the City of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by said city, or by any board or boards of commissioners that may hereafter be created for the purpose; to extend pipe lines from any spring or springs, or other water supply, either within or without the incorporated limits of said city and to any points or places in or about said city, and to purchase all water rights, rights of way, lands, equipment, material, labor and supplies necessary thereto, was presented and read, together with a verification by the Recorder certifying to the genuineness of the signatures in the number of 373, being a sufficient and legal num- ber thereto, as follows: WARNING. It is a felony for anyone to sign any initiative or referendum petition with any name other than his own, or to knowingly sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to sign such petition when he is not a legal voter. INITIATIVE PETITION. To C. H. Gillette, City Recorder of Ashland, Oregon: We, the undersigned citizens and legal voters of the City of Ashland, respectfully demand that the following proposed o-dinance shall be sub- mitted to the legal voters of the City of Ashland, Oregon, for their ap- proval or their rejection at a special city election to be held on the 9th day of June, 1914, and each for himself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a voter of the State of Oregon, and the City of Ash- land; and that my residence and street number are correctly written after nny name. ORDINANCE NO. An ordinance providing for the issuance of auxiliary water bonds of the City of Ashland, Oregon, in the sum of one hundred and seventy-five thousand ($175,000.00) dollars, for the purpose of constructing, building and installing an auxiliary municipal water system to be owned by the City of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by said city or by any board or boards of commissioners that may hereafter be created for such purpose; to extend pipe lines from any spring or springs or other water supply, either within or without the incor- porate limits of said city and to any points or places in or about said city, and to purchase all water rights, rights of way, land, equipment, material, labor and supplies necessary thereto. The People of the City of Ashland do Ordain as Follows: SECTION 1. That there are hereby authorized to be issued the bonds of the City of Ashland, Oregon, to the amount of one hundred and seventy-five thou- sand ($175,000.00) dollars, in denominations of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, numbered consecutively from one to one hundred and seventy-five, loth inclusive, and to be known as "Auxiliary Water Bonds." Said bonds shall be dated the first day of July, 1914, and shall be signed by the Mayow and countersigned by the Recorder, and shall bear interest evidenced by coupons attached thereto at the rate of five (5) per cent per annum, pay- able semi-annually, and both principal and interest of said bonds shall be paid at the City Treasurer's office in the City of Ashland, Oregon. SECTION 2. Such auxiliary water bonds shall mature in forty-five years from the date thereof; provided, that the first twenty-five of such bonds, numbered from one to twenty-five, both inclusive, shall each be redeemable at the option of the City of Ashland, upon the payment of the face value thereof with accrued interest to date of payment at any semi-annual coupon-paying period, at or after ten years from the date thereof; that the next twenty- five of said bonds numbered from twenty-six to fifty, both inclusive, shall each be redeemable at the option of the City of Ashland, upon the payment of the face value thereof with accrued interest to date of payment at any 1 semi-annual coupon-paying period, at or after fifteen years from the date thereof; that the next twenty-five of said bonds, numbered from fifty-one to seventy-five, both inclusive, shall each be redeemable at the option of the City of Ashland, upon the payment of the face value thereof with accrued interest at the date of payment at any semi-annual coupon-paying period, at or after twenty years from the date thereof; that the next twenty- five of said bonds numbered from seventy-six to one hundred, both inclu- sive, shall each be redeemable at the option of the City of Ashland, upon the payment of the face value thereof with accrued inter-est to date of pay- ment at any semi-annual coupon-paying period, at or after twenty-five years from the date thereof; that the next twenty-five of said bonds num- bered from one hundred and one to one hundred and twenty-five, both inclusive, shall each be redeemable at the option of the City of Ashland, iipon the payment of the face value thereof, with accrued interest to date of payment at any semi-annual coupon-paying period, at or after thirty years; that the next twenty-five of said bonds, numbered from one hundred and twenty-six to one hundred and fifty, both inclusive, shall each be re- deemable at the option of the City of Ashland, upon the payment of the face value thereof, with accrued interest to date of payment at any semi- annual coupon-paying period, at or after thirty-five years; that the next twenty-five of said bonds, numbered from one hundred and fifty-one to one hundred and seventy-five, both inclusive, shall be redeemable at the option of the City of Ashland upon the payment of the face value thereof with accrued interest to date of payment at any semi-annual coupon-paying period at or after forty years and before forty-five years from the date thereof. And notice stating that certain bonds are to be taken up and canceled, and that the interest thereon shall cease at the interest-paying period next following, shall be published in a newspaper printed and pub- lished and of general circulation in Jackson county, Oregon, not less than three times during the month preceding said semi-annual coupon-paying period, and after the said semi-annual coupon-paying period, interest upon the bonds designated in said notice shall cease. SECTION 3. The Common Council shall sell such bonds, or so much thereof as may t.e necessary, at the highest price obtainable, but for not less than par and accrued interest, for the purpose of providing money to construct, build end install an auxiliary municipal water system to be owned by the city of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by said city or by any board or boards of commissioners that may hereafter be created for such purpose; to extend pipe lines from any spring or springs or other water supply, either within or without the incorporate limits of said city and to any points or places in or about said city, and to purchase all water rights, rights of way, land, equipment, material, labor and supplies necessary thereto. SECTION 4. The bonds hereby authorized shall be registered respectively by num- ber and denomination of each in the Bond Register kept by the Recorder of said city, and said bonds shall be in substantially the following form: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF OREGON, CITY OF ASHLAND, AUXILIARY WATER BONDS. No. $1,000.00 Know all men by these presents, That the City of Ashland, in the County of Jackson, State of Oregon, for value received hereby agrees and promises to pay the bea:er the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars in gold coin of the United States of America, on the presentation and sur- render of this obligation on the 1st day of July, 1959, without grace, witil interest thereon from the date hereof until redeemable at the rate of five (5) per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, in like gold coin on the 1st day of July and January of each year on the presentation and surren- der of the proper coupon hereto annexed. Principal and interest payab!,~ at the office of the Treasurer of the City of Ashland, Oregon. This bond is one of a series of one hundred and seventy-five bearing even date herewith and numbered consecutively from one to one hundred and seventy-five, both inclusive, and amounting in the aggregate to the sum of One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand ($175,000.00) Dollars, issued by the City of Ashland, Oregon, for the purpose of providing money to con- :4truct, build and install an auxiliary water system to be owned by the 1 City of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by said city or by any boar., or boards of commissioners that may hereafter be created for such pur- pose; to extend pipe lines from any spring or springs or other water sup- ply, either within or without the incorporate limits of said city and to any point or places in or about said city, and to purchase all water rights, rights of way, land, equipment, material, labor and supplies necessary thereto. The authority for such issue is derived from Section 3 of Article VII of the Charter of said city, and is in compliance with the majority vote of the electors of said city at a special election duly called and held on the 9tb clay of June, 1914. And it is hereby recited and certified that all the acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuing of this bond necessary to make the same legal and valid have been prof erly done, hap- pened and been performed in regular and in due form and tlin,> as required by law, and that the total indebtedness of said City of Ashland, ineludin this issue of bonds, does not exceed the limit prescribed by law. This bond is redeemable at the office of said Treasurer at the option 2 o,m J f r • r I I 1 of the City of Ashland, upon the payment of the face value thereof, with accrued interest to date of payment at any semi-annual coupon-paying period, as provided in Section 2 of Ordinance 572, special reference being made thereto and the said section being made a part hereof. For the fulfillment of the conditions of this obligation the faith and credit of the City of Ashland are hereby pledged. In witness whereof, this bond has been signed by the Mayor and attested by the Recorder of said City of Ashland, and the corporate seal of the City of Ashland hereto affixed, as of the 1st day of July, 1914. Mayor. Attest: Recorder of the City of Ashland. COUPON. No. $25.00 The City of Ashland will pay to the bearer Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars in gold coin of the United States of America, at the office of the Treasurer of said city, on the 1st day of July-January, 19. being six months' interest on Auxiliary Water Bond No. , unless said bond is sooner redeemed as herein provided, which redemption will render this coupon void. Mayor. City Recorder of Ashland. SECTION 5. The Mayor and Recorder of the City of Ashland. Oregon, are hereby authorized and required to snake and execute in behalf of said city, the Auxiliary Water Bonds specified in this ordinance to the amount of One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand ($175,000.00) Dollars, and the Recorder shall advertise such bonds for sale, and the same shall be sold for the aighest price obtainable, but for not less than par and accrued interest at five (5) per cent per annum from July 1st, 1914, said advertising to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Jackson county. Oregon, and in such other publication or publications as in the judgment of the City Recorder will secure the best results, inviting sealed bids for said bonds. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after the date of issuance of the proclamation of the Mayor of said city, declar- ing the result of the special election held thereon as provided by law. [Here follows 22 pages of names of petitioners, no page containing more than 20 names, and certified to by persons circulating same as follows.] State of Oregon, County of Jackson. I, Bert R. Greer, being first duly sworn, depose and say that Julia K. McQuilkin, John R. Casey, Donald M. Spencer, Russell D. Riley, Gwin S. Butler, James P. Sayle, George Whelpley and W. J. Moore signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. BERT R. GREER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. G. F. BILLINGS, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, County of Jackson. ss. I, Bert R. Greer, being first duly sworn, depose and say that W. H. McNair, Bert R. Greer, Berley M. Shoudy, T. K. Bolton, Pearl M. John- son, G. C. Jenkins, Louis J. Orres, Wm. O. Dickerson, Elsie Dickerson, Ora E. Deibert, W. B. Holmes, H. P. Holmes, Stuart Saunders, Mrs. A. H. Russell, John R. Wick, Robert P. Neil, H. G. Gilmore, W. H. Day, Thomas H. Simpson and G. G. Eubanks signed this sheet of the foregoing letition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number cor- ,ectly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. BERT R GREER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. G. F. BILLINGS, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, 1,11ounty of Jackson. as. . I, Bert R. Greer, being first duly sworn, depose and say that W. M. Barber, H. L. Norwood, S. C. Gunters, Emil Peil, C. E. Sams, A. L. Strick- land, Herbert G. Eastman, Helene S. Casey, William Greenfield, Thos. E. Hadfield, Mrs. Walter Everton, Floyd Dickey, Simon R. Morris, Mrs. Alice Applegate Peil, Mrs. Louise Perozzi, D. Perozzi, George H. Ganiere, Julian P. Johnson, Frank Jordan and W. B. Penniston signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street 3 s..rw+ 1~~r number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ash- land. BERT R. GREER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. G. F. BILLINGS, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. 1, J. P. Dodge, being first duly sworn, depose and say that John S. Parson, William H. Smith, Ellen S. Smith, John M. Beaver, Geo. T. Wat- son, G. W. Mathes, Howard Ewer, W. Newell Wright, Mrs. W. Newell Wright, S. S. Dories, E. A. Hildreth Jr., Geo. N. Hile, Raleigh C. Goodman, F. G. Allard, Chas. Van Buskirk, G. A. Culy, C. H. Blaker, John F. Blair, Roy S. Hale and G. F. Billings signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. 1 believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number corretly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. J. P. DODGE. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. ETHEL L. DAVENPORT, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. 1, J. P. Dodge, being first duly sworn, depose and say that E. T. Mer- rill, Mary E. Merrill, W. M. Poley, H. Hosler, Julius Hart, G. H. Billings, Louise W. Conner, W. W. Ussher, Louis Dodge, Will Al. Dodge, Chas. P. Rose, T. W. Acklin, Delia M. Acklin, N. Maude Halley, L. S. Brown, H. S. Palmerlee, James R. Croxall, Minnie Lane, B. E. Whitmore and C. L. Loomis signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. J. P. DODGE. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. ETHEL L. DAVENPORT, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. I, J. P. Dodge, being first duly sworn, depose and say that Mary S. Dodge, Elizabeth Galbraith, James Galbraith, Geo. A. Briscoe, Florence A. Briscoe, Grace Engle, Angie L. Engle, J. B. Saunders, Wm. Alvin Schwimley, Nora 1. Schwimley, J. D. Mars, W. W. Wilson, H. A. Barney, J. S. Espey, F. H. Walker, Herman Mattern, Henry J. Boyd, Carl E. Hilty, M. Abbott and W. M. Van Dyke signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. J. P. DODGE. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. ETHEL L. DAVENPORT, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. 1, Ray A. Minkler, being first duly sworn, depose and say that Mary E. C. Butler, A. Butler, Ray A. Minkler, Alice E. Stubbs, I. E. Vining, Chas. P. Christenson, Leslie Ray Phillips, Edna G. Hadley, Lettie Allen, V%alter Hash, Laura Farmer, Edith G. Rasor, Edwin Thornton, H. E. 1llorthland, Carrie R. Minkler, D. L. Minkler, M. S. Van Lear, Geo. W. Seager, J. H. Cooke and H. O. Frohbach signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I )eli,eve that each has stated his name, residence and street number cor- rectly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. RAY A. MINKLER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. F. S. ENGLE, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ~ ss. County of Jackson. I. J. H. Provost, being first duly sworn, depose and say that J. H. _T'rovost, P. S. Provost, T. T. Provost, L. A. Provost, E. G. Embree and William H. Flagg signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each :signer is a legal voter of the city of Ashland. J. H. PROVOST. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. G G. H. BILLINGS, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. I, Clark Bush, being first duly sworn, depose and say that J. W. Mc- Coy, A. J. McCallen, Clark Bush, E. V. Carter, Mrs. S. F. Mills, H. C. Emery, J. T. Sayle and J. E. Steele signed this sheet of the foregoing ietition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. 1 y believe that each has stated his name, residence and street numbr cor- rectly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. CLARK BUSH. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. J. W. McCOY, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. 1, Moor C. Edgington, being firts duly sworn, depose and say that Mrs. Agnes Herndon, Mrs. Nancy J. Smith, Mrs. Geo. M. Kramer, Mrs. John huger, Mrs. Etta Lamkin, Mrs. Elizabeth Bush, Winnie A. Embree, Ida B. Veghte, Mrs. Lere Beach, Mrs. L. A. Mashburn, Miles B. Pinian, H. S. Evens, Augusta F. Bagley, Mrs. O. H. Johnson, Mary E. Drew, Minnie Sei- bert, Minda DeWitt, Pauline Settles, Maggie Beagle and Tola Poxiston signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. MOOR C. EDGINGTON. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. O. L. YOUNG, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, 1 ss. County of Jackson. I, Moor C. Edgington, being first duly sworn, depose and say that (a. W. Crews, R. H. Drew, C. W. Chesnut, C. W. Banta, F. G. McWilliams, :Moor C. Edgington, R. P. Edgington, J. W. Abbott, G. W. Benedict, M. Morgan, F. L. Putman, Mrs. P. H. Hargadine, Mrs. Mary F. Casey, James L. Gault, Mrs. H. H. Gellett, Mrs. Dora Gault, A. Belle Anderson, F. D. Wagner and J. E. Gowland signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. MOOR C. EDGINGTON, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. O. L. YOUNG, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, County of Jackson. ~ ss. I, Moor C. Edgington, being first duly sworn, depose and say that W. R. Yockey, Chas. B. Wolf, Mary L. Whitney, Margaret N. Hamaker, Earl Roach, W. E. Pierson, Chas. Spindler, Levi N. Stevens, Bessie M. Harrington, D. D. Norris, A. C. Briggs, Lo: ena A. McNair, J. L. Harner, Mrs. J. L. Harner, Elsie B. Harner, T. T. Reader, J. B. Fellow, Gertrude Biede, Helene Biede and F. B. Sanger signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number cor- rectly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. MOOR C. EDGINGTON, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. O. L. YOUNG, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss County of Jackson. I, Moor C. Edgington, being first duly sworn, depose and say that W. H. Gowdy, O. L. Young, Clyde R. Dean, D. A. Applegate, C. F. Bates, D. D. Good, Miss M. Wenner, Mrs. S. E. Cox, Millie Lowe, Mrs. B. R. Greer, Mrs. Isa Thornton, Elizabeth Wagner, Anna A. Wagner, Bay L. Sherwin, Eugene A. Sherwin, E. J. Van Sant, L. L. Angle, Jas. Archibald, F. H. C. Mikelson and Mrs. May Austin signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. :MOOR C. EDGINGTON. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. O. L. YOUNG, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. County of Jackson. t ss. State of Oregon, S 1, W. W. Ussher, being first duly sworn, depose and say that J. E. Weaver, W. C. Sanderson, C. F. Shepherd, H. V. Richardson, E. N. Butler, F. F. Whittle. A. E. Kinney, W. B. Beebe, E. T. Staples, G. W. Stephen- son, G. O, Jarvis, W. A. Freeburg, W. E. Newcombe, H. W. Barron, W. E. Blake, Lydia McCall, F. Roy Davis, G. M. Grainger, A. L. Irwin and John M. Miller signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated ':is name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. W. W. USSHER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. G. H. BILLINGS, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss County of Jackson. I, W. W. Ussher, being first duly sworn, depose and say that Charles 5 F. Harrington, J. A. Kohagen, Mrs. F. F. Whittle, W. C. Mitchell, H. L. Whited, Henry J. Carter, Mrs. I. Jenkins, Mrs. T. W. Sanford, R. R. Had- field, S. B. McNair, Anna E. Hargrove, Mattie Woodward, A. H. Pracht, Mrs. E. J. Sexsmith, Frank J. Shinn, J. M. Wagner, Clyde Costolo, G. B. Skeen, C. B. Watson and W. H. Mowat signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number cor- rectly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. W. W. USSHER, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. G. H. BILLINGS, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, County of Jackson. ss• I, C. H. Vaupel, being first duly sworn, depose and say that N. G. Bates, C. H. Chaney, Nels Thompson, T. M. Lynch, A. C. Nininger, O. J. Stone, N. B. Emery, Lula Johnson, H. O. Butterfield, A. L. Lamb, C. H. Vaupel, E. L. Swinson, G. M. Lowe, Chas. Robertson, F. L. Camps, J. G. Hurt, E. J. Sexsmith, Wm. Sowerby, J. K. Reader and J. L. Barnthouse signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter cf the City of Ashland. C. H. VAUPEL. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. J. W. McCOY, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. I, C. L. Cunningham, being first duly sworn, depose and say that •i. H. McGee, S. F. Songer, Robert Casey, J. N. Dennis, F. G. Swedenburg, C. D. Wood, J. A. Lemery, H. P. Wilcox, C. E. Lane, F. W. Moore, Edith N. Moore, Bessie Wilcox, Mary U. Wood, R. E. Barney, Mrs. H. A. Bar- ney, Mrs. F. G. Swedenburg, Mrs. Mabel Cunningham, Mrs. Effie P. Brown, Mrs. Lettie M. Trask and C. L. Cunningham signed this sheet of the fore- going petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number cor- °ectly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. C. L. CUNNINGHAM. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. F. S. ENGLE, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. I, B. E. Whitmore, being first duly sworn. depose and say that Thomas W. Hudson, C. Ganiere, Amy Ramsay, Celia F. Wright, Ezra Finley, Alice Finley, Melissa C. Asheraft, Alfred H. Tracy, Virginia C. Shaw, Anna E. Tracy, Fred B. Tracy, Villa A. Seager, Lorena E. Choate, Josephine F. Whitmore, Emily B. Farrar, G. W. Pellett, J. H. Farrar, Bertha Barnhill, O• H. Barnhill and Matilda J. Barnhill signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number cor- rectly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. B. E. WHITMORE. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. G. F. BILLINGS, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. 1. C. L. Loomis, being first duly sworn, depose and say that J. P. Dodge, Harry Van Dyke, Nellie L. Loomis, Ina H. Dodge, Ella S. Merrill, Frank R. Merrill, P. Fowles, Felix E. Moore, Mrs. S. T. Gregg, J. M. Dens- more, E. N. Smith, Jas. C. Beagle, G. H. Milam, Nellie Morton, Wm. Nel- son, O. F. Carson, Blanche E. Hicks, Florence T. Gordon, :firs. W. E. Da- huff and Mrs. Ruth L. Parish signed this sheet of the foi egoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ashland. C. L. LOOMIS. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. ETHEL L. DAVENPORT, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. I, V. O. N. Smith, being first duly sworn, depose and say that V. O. N. Smith, F. S. Engle, Ethel L. Davenport, A. B. Peeves, S. Penniston, .G. W. Gregg, O. A. Pohland, H. F. Pohland, Ruth Van Dyke, D. S. Powell, W. E. Moor, J. O. Rigg, J. N. Nisbet, J. S. Jordan, H. R. Lamkin, F. E. Walters, Fredericka Mattern, J. C. Baughman, Lottie L. Pelton and Hattie J. Smith signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is 6 a legal voter of the City of Ashland. V. O• N. SMITH. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. ETHEL L. DAVENPORT, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. I, David M. Brower, being first duly qualified by affirmation, depose and say that David M. Brower, Delia Brower, Nellie Brittson, Joshua Young, Artesia C. Owen, Sadie J. Irwin, Charles Stennett, Tabitha S. Sten- nett, Manly M. Brower, Bertha D- Brower, L. J. Trefren, George H. Yeo, %7. E. Johnson, Fred E. Rosecrans, Wm. E. Kelsey, Maud Rocho, J. F. Rocho, Abraham S. Moyer, John H. Baron and F. H. Hall signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Ash- land. DAVID M. BROWER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of May, 1914. L. J. TREFREN, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. I, Jas. E. Martin, being first duly sworn, depose and say that Geo. M. Roberson, F. F. Rogers, H. G. Butterfield, D. T. McKercher, Chas. C. Crouch, M. J. V. Taverner, M. E. Taverner, Mrs. Lydia Lamb, Mrs. E. P. Hughes, Augusta C. Pohland, Jas. E. Martin, Jas. Fewer, John E. Martin, F. M. Decker, Geo. Taverner, J. E. Crowson, Mrs. J. E. Crowson, Mrs. Lucy W. Wilson, Jessie E. Dodge and R. M. Shepherd signed this sheet of the foregoing petition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name, residence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter of the City of Asu- land. J. E. MIARTIN. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of May, 1914. L. J. TREFREN, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. Recorder's Office, Ashland, Oregon, May 22, 1914. This is to certify that I, C. H. Gillette, the duly elected, qualified and acting Recorder of the City of Ashland, County of Jackson, State of Ore- gon, have examined the foregoing petitions and have verified each and every name thereon, that I find thereon legal registered voters of the City of Ashland aforesaid in the number of 373, and other names to the number of 29, some of whom I know to be legal voters of said city. 1 further certify that there is a sufficient number of legal voters to justify action by the City Council of said city in acting thereon. Given under my hand and the official seal of the City of Ashland this 22nd day of May, A. D. 1914. C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. Mr. Ware offered the following resolution: "A resolution providing for a special election of the qualified electors of the City of Ashland, Oregon, to be held on the 9th day of June, 1914. "Whereas, Under authority granted to the City Council by and under Section C. of Ordinance 357, which was duly approved on the 18th day of August, 1908, authorizing the Council of the City of Ashland to call special elections, and "Whereas, There is filed with the City Recorder a petition praying that an ordinance providing for the issuance of Auxiliary Water Bonds of the City of Ashland, Oregon, in the sum of $175,000.00 for the purpose of raising money to be expended in the manner and for the purposes in said ordinance set out, be submitted to the electors of said city for approval or rejection, as in said petition prayed in manner and form as follows, to-wit: [Here read Ordinance appearing on pages 1, 2 and 3 of this trans- cript. ] Now, therefore, it is resolved that a special election of the qualified electors of the City of Ashland is hereby called and appointed to be held on Tuesday, the 9th day of June, 1914, for the purpose of voting upon the foregoing ordinance and for their approval or rejection. The following are designated as the voting places of each of the wards of the said city for said special election: FIRST WARD-Voting place, Fourth street fire station building. SECOND WARD-Voting place, McCarthy Hall, corner Granite and Main streets. THIRD WARD-Voting place, City Hall. And the following named persons are hereby appointed judges of election: FIRST WARD-Judges, G. W. Benedict, Manly Brower, W. S. Sten- nett. SECOND WARD-Judges, Ira Shoudy, Guy C. Prescott, O. C. Tiffany. THIRD WARD-Judges, W. H. Gowd.y, E. J. Arant, Blanche Hicks. The two judges last named in each of said wards shall also act as clerks of election. The polls shall be open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 6 o'clock 7 in the afternoon and said election will be conducted in accordance with City Ordinance No. 357, and Article 4 of the Charter of said city, and the General Laws of Oregon as far as practicable. The City Recorder is hereby directed to give notice of such special election and to appoint all judges of election by publication in a newspaper published in the City of Ashland and of the proposed ordinance to be voted upon and by posting such notices in each of the wards of said city at least ten days prior to said election, as required by laws and ordinances governing in the premises. Whereas, in consequence of the limited time allowed in which to make such publication of said proposed ordinance and the necessity of supplying the inhabitants of the City of Ashland with additional water at the earli- est time possible, it is the judgment of the Common Council that an emer- gency exists and that it is necessary for the public safety, peace and health of the people of the City of Ashland that this resolution shall become im- mediately operative, after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. Mr. Wara moved that the rules be suspended and the resolution adopted. Roll call: Ayes, Cunningham, Asheraft, Werth, Beaver, Ware and Cornelius. Against, none. Thereupon, the Mayor declared the reso- lution adopted. To all of which I hereby certify, C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. I hereby approve the foregoing resolution this 23rd day of May, 1914. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor of Ashland. NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY ELECTION. Recorder's Office, Ashland, Oregon, May 25, 1914. Notice is hereby given that on the 22nd day of May, 1914, an Initia- tive Petition was regularly filed with the City Recorder of Ashland, Ore- gon, demanding that there be submitted to the legal voters of said city, for their approval or rejection, the hereinbelow proposed ordinance, and the Recorder has duly verified the number and genuineness of the signa- tures to said petition and found the same to be in proper form and to con- tain more than 15 per cent of the votes cast for Mayor at the city election held December 17, 1912. Said petition was duly presented to the Common Council of the City of Ashland, Oregon, at a regular adjourned meeting, held on the 22nd day of May, 1914, and there was then duly passed a resolution in pursuance of said Initiative Petition and call and in pursu- ance of the ordinances of the City of Ashland and the General Laws of the State of Oregon, whereby said City Council did by unanimous vote, with the approval of the Mayor, call a special election to be held on the 9th day of June, 1914, for the purpose of submitting to the legal voters of the City of Ashland, Oregon, for their approval or rejection on the 9th day of June, 1914, the hereby proposed ordinance. And notice is hereby given in pursuance of the foregoing premises that a special election will be held for the purpose of submitting to the legal voters of the City of Ashland for their approval or rejection, on the 9th day of June, 1914, the following proposed ordinance: [Here read Ordinance appearing on pages 1, 2 and 3 of this trans- cript. ] The ballot title and number of such measure will be as follows: PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION. An ordinance providing for the issuance of Auxiliary Water Bonds of the City of Ashland, Oregon, in the sum of One Hundred and Seventy-five Thousand ($175,000.00) Dollars, for the purpose of constructing, building ~,nd installing an auxiliary municipal water system, to be owned and oper- ated by the City of Ashland, Oregon, or by any board or boards that may hereafter be created for such purpose. VOTE YES OR NO. 100 Yes. 101 No. For the said special city election of June 9, 1914, for the submission to the legal voters of the City of Ashland, Oregon, of the foregoing ordinance, the following voting places and judges of election have been appointed by the Common Council of said city: FIRST WARD-Voting place, Fourth street fire station building. FIRST WARD-Judges, G. W. Benedict, Manly Brower, W. S. Sten- nett. SECOND WARD-Voting place, McCarthy Hall, corner Granite and plain streets. SECOND WARD-Judges, Ira Shoudy, Guy C. Prescott, O. C. Tiffany. THIRD WARD-Voting place, City Hall. THIRD WARD Judges, W. H. Gowdy, E. J. Arant, Blanche Hicks. The two judges last named in each ward shall also act as clerks of election. The polls will be open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 6 o'clock in the afternoon. C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. State or Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. I, Chas. F. Greer, being first duly sworn, say that I a:u the manager ~3 of the Ashland Tidings; that said Ashland Tidings is a semi-weekly news- paper, published and issued semi-weekly and regularly at Ashland, in Jackson County, State of Oregon, and is of general circulation in said county and state. That the notice of election, which the one above attached is a true and correct copy, was published in said paper once a week for three weeks, being published three times; the first on the 25th day of May, 1914, and the last on the 8th day of June, 1914. That said notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said paper during the said period and times of publica- tion, and that the said notice was published in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement. CHAS. F. GREER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of June, 1914. G. F. BILLINGS, Notary Public for Oregon. In the matter of an ordinance for the purpose of creating a fund of $175,- 000.00 to build, construct, install and operate an Auxiliary Water System. State of Oregon, County of Jackson, ~ ss' I, C. H. Gillette, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am and at all times herein mentioned have been the duly elected, qualified and acting recorder of the City of Ashland, Oregon; that ten days imme- diately preceding the election held on the 9th day of June, 1914, in the above entitled matter I posted an election notice, a copy of which is hereto attached, on the bulletin board at the city hall; another copy of said notice I posted on the front of the Fourth street fire station, and a third copy I posted at the entrance of the McCarthy building on Granite street, each of which notices were posted in public places at the designated voting places in the City of Ashland, Oregon, and were so posted that all passers- by could read the same. [Notices here referred to being a copy of "Notice of Special Election" appearing on page 8 and copy of ordinance appearing on pages 1, 2 and 3 of this transcript.] I also caused to be distributed eight days immediately preceding said election, two thousand copies of said notice to the voters of said city, which notices were so distributed as to give the greatest publicity to each and every voter of said city of said election. C. H_ GILLETTE. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of June, 1914. W. J. MOORE, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. Talley sheet of the Special City Election held in the First Ward of the City of Ashland, Oregon, on the 9th day of June, 1914, containing the number and answer of each measure voted on, the ballot title of each measure voted on and the total number of votes cast for and against each measure. An ordinance providing for the issuance of auxiliary water bonds of the City of Ashland, Oregon, in the sum of One Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand. ($175,000.00) Dollars, for the purpose of constructing, build- ing and installing an auxiliary municipal water system to be owned by the City of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by said city or by any board or boards of commissioners that may hereafter be created for such pur- pose; to extend pipe lines from any spring or springs or other water sup- ply, either within or without the incorporate limits of said city and to any points or places in or about said city, and to purchase all water rights, rights of way, land, equipment, material, labor and supplies neces- sary thereto. No. Total Vote Received. 100 YES 372 101 NO 109 State of Oregon, County of Jackson, ss. City of Ashland. We hereby certify that at the foregoing election and polling place, each of the answers received the number of votes set opposite thereto, as above specified. G. W. BENEDICT, Chairman. MANLY M. BROWER, Judge and Clerk. WILL STENNETT, Judge and Clerk. Tally sheet of the Special City Election held in the Second Ward of the City of Ashland, Oregon, on the 9th day of June, 1914, containing the number and answer of each measure voted on, the ballot title of each measure voted on and the total number of votes cast for and against each measure. [Here reads same ballot title as in First Ward.] No. Total Vote Received. 100 YES 382 101 NO 65 State of Oregon, ) County of Jackson, l ss. City of Ashland. We hereby certify that at the foregoing election and polling place, 9 each of the answers received the number of votes set opposite thereto, as above specified. IRA SHOUDY, Chairman. G. C. PRESCOTT, Judge and Clerk. O. C. TIFFANY, Judge and Clerk. Tally sheet of the Special City Election held in the Third Ward of the City of Ashland, Oregon, on the 9th day of June, 1914, containing the number and answer of each measure voted on, the ballot title of each measure voted on and the total number of votes cast for and against each measure. [Here reads same ballot title as in First Ward.] No. Total Vote Received. 100 YES 452 101 NO 134 State of Oregon, County of Jackson, ss. City of Ashland. We hereby certify that at the foregoing election and polling place, each of the answers received the number of votes set opposite thereto, as above specified. W. H. GOWDY, Chai/man. E. J. ARANT, Judge and Clerk. BLANCHE E. HICKS, Judge and Clerk. Recorder's Office, City of Ashland, ss. County of Jackson, State of Oregon. I, C. H. Gillette, the duly elected, qualified and acting Recorder of the City of Ashland, Oregon, hereby certify that on the 10th day of June, A. D. 1914, I duly canvassed the votes cast for and against an ordinance proposed by initiative petition at a special election of the legal electors of said city held on the 9th day of June, A. D. 1914, the ballot title of such proposed ordinance being as follows: "PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION. "An ordinance providing for the issuance of auxiliary water bonds of the City of Ashland, Oregon, in the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand ($175,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of constructing, building and installing an auxiliary municipal water system to be owned by the City of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by said city or by any board or boards of commissioners that may hereafter be created for such pur- pose; to extend pipe lines from any spring or springs or other water sup- ply, either within or without the incorporate limits of said city and to any points or places in or about said city, and to purchase all water rights, rights of way, land, equipment, material, labor and supplies necessary thereto. That such canvass was made in the presence of all members of the Council, Chairman Cunningham presiding (in the absence of the Mayor), of said City of Ashland, Oregon, and that I found the votes cast for and against said ordinance proposed by initiative petition, to be as set forth on the sheet following and attached hereto; that said canvass of returns of said special election was duly made in compliance with the general laws of the State of Oregon. Charter and ordinances of the City of Ashland, as in such case made and provided. [SEAL] C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. ABSTRACT OF THE VOTES CAST AT A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON, ON THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 1914, IN THE THREE WARDS OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE BY THE INITIATIVE PETITION OF WHICH THE BALLOT TITTLE WAS AS HEREIN SET FORTH: "BALLOT TITLE "PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION. "An ordinance providing for the issuance of auxiliary water bonds of the City of Ashland, Oregon, in the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand ($175,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of constructing, building and installing an auxiliary municipal water system to be owned by the City of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by said city or by any board cr boards of commissioners that may hereafter be created for such pur nose; to extend pipe lines from any spring or springs or other water sup- ply, either within or without the incorporate limits of said city and to any points or places in or about said city, and to purchase all water rights, rights of way, land, equipment, material, labor and supplies necessary thereto." First Ward. Second Ward. Third Ward. Total Vote. 100 YES 372 382 452 1206 101 NO 109 65 134 308 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true abstract of the votes cast at the special city election held on the 9th day of June, 1914, in the City of Ashland, Oregon, for and against -the measure voted on thereat and of which the ballot title was as above set forth. [SEAL] C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. 10 _....>K.F,m.= ........,:.,.-,,..m,_ ew......_..~.,-.wee,r. ~.:.».,-ate. w»......:,.r. :~m<+-nre101~rr.>..,,,.-..u..... Ashland, Oregon, June 10, 1914. Meeting called to order by Chairman Cunningham in absence of the Mayor. Roll call. Present, Councilmen Cunningham, Asheraft, Werth, Beaver, Ware and Cornelius. The Council next proceeded to a canvass of the returns of the special city election held on the 9th day of June, 1914, in accordance with the law and ordinance in such case made and provided, as follows: Whereas, A special city election was held in the City of Ashland on the 9th day of June, 1914, at which was submitted to the qualified electors of the said City of Ashland, for their approval or rejection in accordance with the law in such case made and provided, a proposed ordinance of the City of Ashland, Oregon. The ballot title of which proposed ordinance was in words and figures as follows, to-wit: PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION. ORDINANCE NO. 572• "An ordinance providing for the issuance of Auxiliary Water Bonds of the City of Ashland, Oregon, in the sum of one hundred and seventy- five thousand ($175,000.00) dollars for the purpose of constructing, build- ing an installing an auxiliary municipal water system to be owned by the City of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by said city or by any board or boards of commissioners that may hereafter be created for such pur- pose; to extend pipe lines from any spring or springs or other water sup- ply, either within or without the corporate limits of said city and to any points or places in or about said city, and to purchase all water rights, rights of way, land, equipment, material, labor and supplies necessary thereto." Now, therefore, at this time, to-wit, June 10, 1914, the returns of said election having been all received by the City Recorder of said City of Ashland within the time and in the manner provided by law, and the con- ditions precedent provided by law to a canvass having been all complied with, in the presence of Mr. Cunningham, chairman of the Council, pre- siding in the absence of the Mayor and of all the members of the Common Council, did the said Recorder proceed to make a canvass of the votes cast for and against said proposed measure at the said special election, the result of which canvass, after having been duly made, was ascertained to be as follows: In favor of said proposed ordinance proposed b yan initiative petition: First Ward 372 votes Second Ward 382 votes Third Ward 452 votes Against said proposed ordinance proposed by initiative petition: First Ward 109 votes Second Ward 65 votes Third Ward 134 votes Whole number of votes cast in favor of said proposed ordinance pro- rosed by initiative petition, 1,206. Whole number of votes cast against said proposed ordinance proposed by initiative petition, 308. Majority rotes cast in favor of said proposed ordinance proposed by initiative petition was 898. After the ascertaininent of the result of said election as above set orth by the canvass thereof made by the City Recorder in the presence c.f the Common Council, Chairman Cunningham presiding, a canvass of said returns was then made by the Common Council sitting as canvassing ,oard, and after a due and regular canvass thereof the said Common Council determined the result of such canvass to be the same as that here- i nabove shown by the Recorder's canvass. A PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR OF ASHLAND, OREGON. Whereas, in conformity to the law in such cases made and provided, a special election of the qualified electors of the City of Ashland, Oregon, was held on the 9th day of June, 1914, at which was submitted to said electors, for their approval or rejection, the following proposed ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 572. [Here read Ordinance appearing on pages 1, 2 and 3 of this trans- cript. ] And whereas, a canvass of the returns of said special election was had on the 10th day of June, 1914, in the manner provided by law, and the result thereof ascertained to be as follows: In favor of said proposed Ordinance No. 572 to be determined by said canvass as herein recited, to-wit: Whole number of votes cast for and against said proposed Ordinance No. 572 by the people at said special elec- tion was 1,514, the whole number of votes cast in favor of said ordinance was 1,206, the whole number of votes cast against said ordinance 308, defective ballots none. Now, therefore, I, O. H. Johnson, Mayor of the City of Ashland, Ore- gon, hereby declare the results of said special election to be determined by said canvass as above recited, and I further declare the said proposed it Ordinance No. 572 as approved by a majority of those voting thereon to be in full force and effect from and after the date hereof. Dated at Ashland, Oregon, this 11th day of June, A. D. 1914. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor of Ashland, Oregon. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. State of Oregon, ss, County of Jackson. I, Chas. F. Greer, being first duly sworn, say that I am the manager of the Ashland Tidings; that said Ashland Tidings is a semi-weekly news- paper, published and issued semi-weekly and regularly at Ashland, in Jack- son County, State of Oregon, and is of general circulation in said county and state. That the mayoral proclamation, of which the one above attached is a true and correct copy, was published in said paper for one issue, being published one time, on the 15th day of June, 1914. That said notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said paper during the said period and times of publica- tion, and that the said notice was published in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement. CHAS. F. GREER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of June, 1914. G. H. BILLINGS, Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. I, Charles F. Greer, being first duly sworn, say that I am the man- ager of the Ashland Tidings; that said Ashland Tidings is a semi-weekly newspaper, published and issued semi-weekly and regularly at Ashland, in Jackson county, state of Oregon, and is of general circulation in said county and state. That the notice of which the one hereto attached is a true and correct copy, viz: "NOTICE OF SALE OF AUXILIARY WATER BONDS. "Recorder's Office, "Ashland, Oregon, June 22, 1914. "Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned up to 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the 21st day of July, 1914 (and not later), and the same will be opened and considered by the Common Council of the City of Ashland, Oregon, on the same day and date at 8:30 o'clock in the even- ing of said 21st day of July, 1914, for the purchase of the following bonds of the City of Ashland, issued in accordance with an ordinance proposed by an initiative petition and voted on by the people of said city on the 9th day of June, 1914, in accordance with the general laws of the State of Oregon and the Charter and ordinances of the City of Ashland as in such cases made and provided, to-wit: "One hundred and seventy-five bonds dated July 1st, 1914, bearing interest at the rate of 5% per annum, interest payable semi-annually at the office of the Treasurer of said city, numbered one to one hundred and seventy-five, both inclusive, said bonds to be of the denomination of one thousand dollars each, and mature in forty-five years from date thereof. "The first 25 of said bonds will be optional and payable from and after ten (10) years from date thereof, and 25 of said bonds will (in consecutive order) become optional and payable each five years thereafter up to and including the 35th year. "These bonds will be sold to the highest and best bidder for not less than par and accrued interest from date of issue to date of delivery of such bonds. "Bids must be accompanied by a certified check for an amount equal to 2% of the face value of the bonds bid for, payable to the City of Ash- land, Oregon, which, in case the successful bidder fails, neglects or refuses to take and pay for said bonds as proposed in bid, shall be forfeited to said city as liquidated damages for such refusal or failure. "Bids may be submitted for any. or all of said issue, the numbers of bonds bid for being specified in the bid. The Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. All bids must be addressed to `City Recorder, Ashland, Oregon,' marked `Proposals for purchase of Auxiliary Water Bonds.' C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder." was published in said paper twice a week for two weeks, being published two times; the first on the 22nd day of June, 1914, and the last on the -29th day of June, 1914. That said notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said paper during the said period and times of publication, and that the said notice was published in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement. CHAS. F. GREER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of June, 1914. G. F. BILLINGS, [SEAL] Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson, I, C. H. Gillette, the duly elected, qualified and acting City Recorder 12 of the City of Ashland, Oregon, do hereby certify that the total number of votes cast for Mayor at the last preceding general election held on the 17th day of December, 1912, was 1,798. C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. Recorder. Ashland, Oregon, July 21, 191 Council convened at the usual hour, Mayor Johnson presiding. Roll call and the following Councilmen present: Cunningham, Ash- craft, Beaver, Ware and Cornelius. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved as read. Councilman Werth entered the room at this time and was acknowl- edged present. The hour of 8:30 having arrived, being the time set for the opening of the bids for the $175,000.00 water bonds, the Recorder stated that he had reecived no bids. On motion of Mr. Beaver the Council adjourned. C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. O, H. JOHNSON, Mayor. Ashland, Oregon, November 3, 1914. Council convened at usual hour, Mayor Johnson presiding. Roll call. Present, Cunningham, Werth, Beaver, Ware. Absent, Ash- craft, Cornelius. Mr. Beaver moved adjournment to Wednesday evening, November 4, 1914, at 7:30 o'clock. Carried. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. Ashland, Oregon, November 4, 1914. Council convened at the hour named in regular session, Mayor John- son presiding, in regular adjourned session. Roll call. Present, Cunningham, Ashcraft, Beaver, Ware and Cor- nelius. Absent, Werth. Minutes of last regular meeting read and approved as read. Mr. Werth at this time entered the room and was asknowledged pres- ent. The following resolution, calling a special election to amend the char- ter of the City of Ashland was presented: Resolution Calling Special Election to Amend Charter. Whereas, at a special election held in the City of Ashland, Jackson county, Oregon, on the 9th day of June, 1914, the electors of said city duly enacted Ordinance No. 572, whereby under and by virtue of which the Com- mon Council of the said City of Ashland were duly authorized to issue and sell $175,000.00 of the bonds of said city for the purpose of constructing, building and installing an auxiliary municipal water system to be owned by the City of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by said city or by any board or boards of commissioners that might thereafter be created for such purposes; to extend a pipe line from any spring or springs or other water supply, either within or without the incorporate limits of said city or to any points or places in or about said city, and to purchase all water rights, rights-of-way, land, equipment, material, labor and supplies necessary thereto, and Whereas, a question has arisen as to the power of said city to issue said bonds without first amending the charter of said city, authorizing such issue, and Whereas, no provision was made in said ordinance for a sinking fund to redeem said bonds or to pay the interest thereon, and Whereas, it is now desired to ratify and confirm said ordinance and the action of the said electors in every manner and thin, as in said ordinance set out, and Whereas, it is further desired that a sinking fund be created for the payment of said bonds and the interest thereon, and Whereas, it is further desired to amend the charter of said city in such manner that hereafter the city may, by a vote of the electors, pass an ordi- nance authorizing the issuing of any such bonds without the necessity of further amending the said charter, and Whereas, under authority granted to the City Council by and under Section 6 of Ordinance 357, which ordinance was duly approved on the 18th clay of August, 1908, authorizing the Common Council of the City of Ash- land to call special elections at any time for the purpose of amending the charter of said city upon a resolution proposed by said Common Council, which election shall be held after due notice thereof and the appointment of judges of said election shall have been given, by publication in a news- paper published in the city or by conspicuously posting a notice in each of the wards of said city, not less than ten days prior to any election. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Ashland, Oregon, in regular session assembled on this 3rd day of Novem- ber, 1914, that a special election of the qualified electors of the City of Ashland is hereby called and appointed to be held on the 17th day of No- vember, 1914, for the purpose of submitting to the electors the following amendment to the charter of said city, for their approval or rejection, to- wit: AN ACT To amend Section 19 of Article VII 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 Octo- 13 ber 14, 1898, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled `An act to incorporate the City of Ashland, in Jackson county, Oregon, and to define the power thereof,' filed in the office of the Secretary of State February 21, 1889, and the acts approved F+ebruaiy 25, 1893, amend- ing the same," as amended by all acts subsequent thereto, either of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon or by vote of the qualified electors of the City of Ashland, Oregon, to provide for the issuance of bonds of said city for waterworks and water plants and for light and power plant and for enlargements, additions and extenisons thereto. Be it Enacted by the People of the City of Ashland: That Section 19 of Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Ashland, being that certain Act of the Legislative Assembly in the State of Oregon, filed in the office of the Secretary of State October 14, 1898, entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled `An Act to incor>orate the City of Ashland, in Jackson county, Oregon, and to define the power thereof,' filed in the office of the Secretary of State February 21, 1889, and the Acts approved February 25, 1895, amending the same," as amended by all Acts subsequent thereto, either of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, or by vote of the qualified electors of the City of Ashland, Oregon, and in particu- lar as amended by vote of the qualified electors of the City of Ashland, Ore- gon, at a special election held on the 28th day of January, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 19. The Common Council, when authorized by vote of a ma- jority of the electors of said city voting on the question at a general or special election called by the Council or when authorized by ordinance en- acted by the people of the City of Ashland pursuant to the initiative, may borrow money on behalf of said city, pledge its credit and issue negotiable bonds in such amount as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of con- structing, acquiring or completing waterworks and water plant or plants, electric light and power plant or plants, and for enlargements, additions or extensions thereto; provided that no further vote of the electors shall be required to authorize the issue of One Hundred and Seventy-five Thousand Dollars Auxiliary Water Bonds on the credit of said city, bearing date July 1, 1914, authorized by Ordinance No. 572 of said city, enacted by vote of the qualified electors thereof at a special election held on the 9th day of June, 1914, all proceedings of said city and of the Council, qualified voters and officers thereof to authorize the said auxiliary water bonds being here- by ratified, approved and confirmed, and the Mayor, Council and officers of said city being hereby authorized to carry said ordinance into effect, and the Mayor and Council of said city are hereby authorized and empowered to impose and levy annually in the same manner as other taxes of said city are imposed and levied, such taxes upon all the taxable property in said city as shall be necessary to provide for the payment of the interest on all bonds voted by the electors of said city, including the said auxiliary water bonds, as such interest shall become due and payable, and to constitute a sinking fund for the payment and redemption of said bonds at maturity, and are also authorized and empowered to provide by ordinance at or before the time of the issuance of said bonds for the levy of such taxes and for the creation of such sinking fund. The following are designated as the voting places of each of the wards of the said city for said special election: FIRST WARD-Voting place, Fourth street fire station building. SECOND WARD-Voting place, McCarthy hall, corner of Main and Granite streets. THIRD WARD-Voting place, City Hall. And the following named persons are appointed judges of said elec- tion: FIRST WARD-Judges, G. W. Benedict, M. M. Brower, W. A. Bibby. SECOND WARD-Judges, Ira Shoudy, Mrs. Alice Murphy, Mrs. Emma Jack. THIRD WARD-E. J. Arant, W. H. Gowdy, Blanche I-licks. The two judges last named in each ward shall also act as clerks of election. The polls shall be opened from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 6 o'clock in the afternoon of said day, and said election will be conducted in accord- ance with City Ordinance No. 357, Article IV of the charter of said city and the general laws of Oregon, as far as practicable. The City Recorder is hereby directed to give notice of such special elec- tion and the appointment of judges of election by publication in a newspa- per published in the City of Ashland, and of the proposed amendment to the charter of said city to be voted upon and by posting copies of such notice in each of the wards of said city at least ten days prior to said election as required by the laws of the state of Oregon and the ordinances of said city as in such cases made and provided. Whereas, numerous options have been taken in the name of the city to purchase water rights for the use of said city, and Whereas, the time to exercise such options is about to expire, it is the judgment of the Common Council that an emergency exists and that it is necessary for the public safety, peace and health of the people of the City of Ashland that this resolution shall become immediately operative in order that funds may be raised on the sale of said bonds to take up said options. Therefore, it is further resolved that this resolution shall take effect and be in full force immediately upon its adoption by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor. I hereby approve the foregoing resolution this 4th day of November, 1914. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor of the City of Ashland. 14 The foregoing resolution was adopted by the Common Council of the City of Ashland, Oregon, at a regular meeting thereof under a suspension of the rules, two-thirds voting in favor thereof, on the 3rd day of Novem- ber, 1914, by a vote of six in favor thereof and none against the same. To all of which I hereby certify. C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. After the first reading, Mr. Cunningham moored that the rules be sus- pended and the resolution be passed to the second reading and final action, on which a roll call was had, which resulted as follows: ayes, Cunning- ham, Ashcraft, Werth, Ware, Cornelius. Nayes, Beaver. Five voting in Favor thereof and one against the same, the Mayor leclared the motion carried. Thereupon the Recorder proceeded to read the resolution the sec- ond time. Upon motion of Mr. Ware, supported by Mr. Werth, the resolu- tion was considered read the second time. The Mayor called for a roll call on final action. Ayes, Cunningham, Ashcraft, Werth, W- 're, Cornelius and Beaver. Nays, none. There being six voting in favor of said resolution and none against, the Mayor declared the same passed by the Council. Notice of election read first time as follows: NOTICE OF ELECT.ON. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a resolution of the Common Council of the City of Ashland, Oregon, duly adopted on the 4th day of November, 1914, and approved by the Mayor of said city on the 4th day of November, 1914, the following proposed amendment to the charter of the City of Ashland will be submitted to the legal voters of the City of Ashland for their approval or rejection, at a special election to be held on the 17th day of November, 1914, to-wit: (Read copy of notice of election on page 13.) Mr. Cunningham moved that the rules be suspended and notice of elec- tron be passed to second reading and final action. Two-thirds voting in favor thereof, the Mayor declared the motion carried and ordered the said notice read second time. Mr. Ware moved that notice be considered read second time and that it be passed for final action. Carried. Thereupon the Mayor called for the roll call. Ayes, Cunningham, Ashcraft, Werth, Heaver, Ware and Cornelius. Thereupon the Mayor declared the notice adopted by the Council. On motion of Mr. Beaver, council adjourned to meet Monday evening as per former motion for adjournment. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder City of Ashland. County of Jackson. ss. State of Oregon, I, Charles F. Greer, being first duly sworn, say that I am the printer of the Ashland Tidings; that said Ashland Tidings is a semi-weekly news- paper, published and issued semi-weekly and regularly at Ashland, in Jack- son county, state of Oregon, and is of general circulation in said county and state. That the notice of which the one hereto attached is a true and correct copy, viz: NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a resolution of the Common Council of the City of Ashland, Oregon, duly adopted on the 4th day of November, 1914, and approved by the Mayor of the said city on the said 4th day of November, 1914, the following proposed amendment to the charter of the City of Ashland will be submitted to the legal voters of the City of Ashland, for their approval or rejection, at a special election to be held on the 17th day of November, 1914, to-wit: (Here read "An Act" in Council resolution on page 13.) Measure Submitted to the Voters By the Common Council. An act ratifying and conf=rming Ordinance No. 572 and all matters and things therein contained, which ordinance was enacted by the electors of the City of Ashland, Oregon, at a special election held on the 9th day of June, 1914, providing for the creation of a sinl.ing fund for the purpose of redeeming the bonds authorized by said ordinance, and the payment of the ir.cterest thereon, and the amending of Section 19 of Article VII of the char- ter thereby empowering the Common Council to issue addi`ional bonds for water and light purposes when so authorized by a majority vote of the elect- ors. Vote YES or NO 100 YES 101 NO For the said special election to be held on the 17th day of November, 1914, for the submission to the legal voters of the City of Ashland for their approval or rejection of the foregoing charter amendment, the following voting places and judges of election have been appointed by the Common Council of said city: FIRST WARD-Voting place, Fourth street fire station building. JUDGES-G. W. Benedict, W. A. Bibby, Manley Lrower, SECOND WARD-V; tint place, McCarthy Hall, corner Granite and Main streets. JUDGES-Ira Shoudy, Mrs. Alice Huntley Murphy, Mrs. Emma Jack. THIRD WARD-Voting place, City Hall. 15 JUDGES-E. J. Arant, W. 11. Gowdy, Miss Blanche Hicks. The two judges last named in each ward shall act as clerks of election. The polls will be opened from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 6 o'coock in the afternoon. C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. was published in said paper twice a week for one and one-half weeks, being published three times; the first on the 5th day of November, 1914, and the last on the 12th day of November, 1914. That said notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said paper during the said period and times of publication, and that the said notice was published in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement. CHARLES F. GREER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of November, 1.914. G. 11. BILLINGS, Notary Public for Oregon. State of Oregon, County of Jackson. ss' I. C. H. Gillette, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am and at. all times herein mentioned have been the duly elected, qualified and act- ing Recorder of the City of Ashland, Oregon; that on the 6th day of Novem- l;er, 1914, immediately preceding the election held on the 17th day of No- vember, 1914, in the above entitled matter, T posted an election notice, a copy of which is hereto attached, on the bulletin board at (:he City Hall; another copy of said notice I posted on said day in front of the Fourth street fire station, and a third copy I posted on the same day at the stair- way entrance of the McCarthy building on Granite street, each of which notices were posted in public places in the City of Ashland, Oregon, and were so posted that all passersby could read the same. I also caused to be distributed on the 6th day of November, 1914, two thousand copies of said notice to the voters of said city, which notices were se distributed as to give the greatest pubilcity to each and every voter of said city of said election. C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of November, 1914. W. J. MOORE, Notary Public for Oregon. STUB STUB To be torn off by Chairman. To be torn off by First Clerk. O + + CIAL BALLOT for Third Ward, City of Ashland, Oregon. SPECIAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 17, 1914. Marls X between the number and answer voted for. Measure Submitted to the Voters by the Common Council. An act ratifying and confirming Ordinance No. 572 and all matters and things therein contained, which ordinance was enacted by the electors of the City of Ashland, Oregon, at a special election held on the 9th day of June, 1914, providing for the creation of a sinking fund for the purpose of redeeming the bends authorized by said ordina_ce, and the payment of the interest thereon, and the amending of Section 19 of Article VII of the char- ter thereby empowering the Common Council to issue additional bonds for water and light purpose-, -hen so authorized by a majority rote of the electors. Vote YES or NO 100 YES 101 NO Recorder's Office, City of Ashland, County of Jackson, ss. State of Oregon. 1, C. H. Gillette, the duly elected, qualified and acting Recorder for the City of Ashland, Oregon, hereby certify that oil the 20th day of November, ,A. D. 1914, I drily canvassed the votes for and a~-_a.inst an amendment pro- posed by the Common Council at a special election of the legai elector„ of said city held on the 17th day of November, A. D. 1914, the ballot title of the proposed charter amendment being as follows: "An Act ratifying and confirming Ordinance No. 572 and all matters and things there-in contained, which ordinance v-as enacted by the electors of the City of Ashland, Oregon, at a special election held o--n the 9th day of June, 1914, providing for the creation of a sinking fund for the purpose of redeeming the bonds authorized by said ordinance, and the payment of the interest thereon, and the amending of Section 19 of Article VII of the charter thereby empowering the Common Council to issue additional bonds for water and light purposes when so authorized by the majority vote of the electors." That such canvass was made in the presen,,e of the Mayor and all the members of the Common Council of the City of Ashland, Oregon, and that I found the votes cast for and against said amendment proposed by the 16 i Common Council to be as set forth on the sheet following and attached hereto. That said canvass of returns of said special election was duly made in compliance with the general laws of the State of Oregon, charter and ordi- nances of the City of Ashland, as in such cases made and provided, C. H. GILLETTE, City necorder. ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST AT A SPECIAL LE'CTION HELD IN THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON, ON THE TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. D. 1914, IN THE THREE WARDS OF & E SAID CITY ON A PRO- POSED CHARTER AMENDMENT, PROPOSED BY RESOLUTION OF THE. COMMON COUNCIL, OF WHICH THE BALLOT TITLE WAS AS HEREIN SET FORTH. BALLOT TITLE. Measure submitted to the voters by the Common Council. "An Act ratifying and confirming Ordinance No. 572 and all matters and things therein contained, which ordinance was enacted by the electors of the City of Ashland, Oregon, at a special election held on the 19th day of June, 1914, providing for the creation of a sinking fund for the purpose of redeeming the bonds authorized by said ordinance, and the payment of the interest thereon, and the amending of Section 19 of Article VII of the charter, thereby empowering the Common Council to issue additional bonds far water and light purposes when so authorized by a majority vote of the electors." First Ward. Second Ward. Third Ward. Total Vote. 100 YES 361 396 434 1191 101 NO 70 52 99 221 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true abstract of the votes cast at the special city election held on the 17th day of November, A. D. 1914, in the City of Ashland, Oregon, for and against the measure voted on there- at and of which the ballot title was as shown as above set forth. C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. State of Oregon, County of Jackson. ; ss. I, Charles F. Greer, being first duly sworn, say that I are. the printer of the Ashland Tidings; that said Ashland Tidings is a semi-weekly news- paper, published and issued semi-weekly and regularly at Ashland, in Jack- son county, State of Oregon, and is of general circulation in said county and state. That the notice of which the one hereto attached is a true and correct copy, viz: A PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR OF ASHLAND. OREGON. Whereas, in conformity to the law in such cases made and provided, a special election of the qualified electors of the City of Ashland, Oregon, was held on the 17th day of November, 1914, at which was submitted to said electors for their approval or rejection the following proposed amendment to Section 19 0" Article VII of the City of Ashland, Oregon: AN ACT (Here read "An Act" in Council resolution on page 13.) And, whereas, a canvass of the returns of said speci,~,.i_ election was had on the 20th day of November, 1914, in the manner provided by law, and the result thereof ascertained to be as follows: In favor or said proposed charter amendment to be determined by said canvass as herein recited, to-wit: The whole number of vo~es cast for said ,)roposed charter amendment by the people at said special election was 1,412, the ,vhoie r.urnber of votes cast in favor of said proposed charter amend neat at said s;recia,l election was 1,191, the whole number of votes cast aba-isi said p_poposed charter amendment at :;aid special erection was 221, majority of votes cast in. favor of said charter amendment at said special election was 970. Now, therefore, I, O. H. Johnson, Mayor the ity of Ashland, Ore- gon, hereby declare the result of said special election to be determined by said canvass as above recited, and I further declare the said proposed char- ter amendment as approved by a majority of those voting thereon to be in full force and effect from and after the date hereon. Dated at Ashland, Oregon, this 21st day of November, A. D. 1914. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor o Ashland, Oregon. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. was published in said paper once, for one weer, being published on the 23rd day of Noveebmr, 1914. That said notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said paper during the said period and time of publication, and that the said notice was published in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement. CHARLES F. GREER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of N-)vember, 1914. G. H. BILLINGS, Notary Public for Oregon. 17 Asbland, Oregon, January 6, 1914. Council convened at 7:15 in the evening of above date, Mayor Johnson presiding. Roll call. Present, Councilmen Cunningham, Ashcraft, Werth and Cornelius. Absent, Beaver and Ware. After the transaction of routine business, '_'vir. Cunningham. moved that the regular sessions be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month and that the hours of meeting shall conform tc Ordinanca No. 273. Carried. Which ordinance provides, under Rule No. 25, that the regular sessions of the Council, unless otherwise ordered, shall convene during the months of April, May. June, July, August September and Ociober on the day ap- pointed at 7:30 o'clock p. m. During the remainder of the year such ses- sions shall convene at 7 o'clock p. in. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor. C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. I, W. M. Barber, being first duly sworn, say that I am the printer of the Ashland Tidings; that said Ashland Tidings is a semi-v-eehly newspa- per, published and issued semi-weekly and regularly at Ashland, in Jackson county, State of Oregon, and is of general circalation in said county and state. That the notice of which the one hereto attached is a true and correct copy, viz: NOTICE OF SALE OF AUXILIARY WATER BONDS. Recorder's Office, Ashland Oregon. January 1, 1915. Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned u:o to 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the 26th day of January, A. D. 1915 (arid not later), and the same will be opened and considered by the Common Council of the City of Ashland, Oregon, on carne day and date at 7:30 o'clock in the even- ing of said 26th day of January, 1915, Tor the purchase of the following bonds of the said city, issued in accordance with an ordinance proposed by the initiative and adopted by the people of said city on the 9th day of June, 1914, in accordance with the general laws of aid city in s,,ch cases made and provided, to-wit: One hundred and seventy-five bonds dated July ist, 1914, bearing in- terest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, interest nay?ble semi-annually at the office oE the Treasurer of said city, numbered 1 to 175, both Inclu- sive, said bonds to be of the denomination of One Thousand Dollars each, and to mature in 45 years from date thereof. The first 25 of said bonds will be optional and payable from and after i en (10) years %rom date thereof, and 25 of said buds will (in consecutive order) become optional and payable each five years -hereafter up to and including the 35th year. These bonds will be sold to the highest :ind best bidder for not less than par and accrued interest from date of issue to date of delivery of said bonds. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check for an anl.ount equal to 2 per cent o" the face value of the bonds biol ;or, payable to the City of Ashland, Oregon, which, in case the successful bidder fails or neglects or refuses to take and pay for said bonds as proposed in MO. shall be forfeited to said city ns liquidated damages for such refusal or fail-are. Bids may be submitted for any or ail of said issue, the numbers of bonds bid for being specified in the bid. The council resei ves the right to reject any or all bids. All bids nr_tist be addressed to "City Recorder, Ash- land, Oregon, marked "Proposals for purchase of Auxiliary Water Bonds." The records of the above bonds have been passed on by Messrs. Dillon, Thomson & Clay of New York, and pronounced s-~tistactory by them. C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. was published in said paper once a week for two and one-half t, eeks, being published five times; the first on the 11th day of January, 1915, and the last on the 25th day of January, 1915. That said notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said paper during the said period zad times of pu"'lic,ation, and that the said notice was published in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement. W. M. BARBER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of January, 1915. W. J. MOORE, (Notarial Seal) Notary Public for Oregon. TRANSCRIPT OF MINUTES OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON. Ashland, Oregon, December 15, 1914. Council convened in regular session at 7:30 on above date, Mayor Johnson presiding. Roll call and the following councilmen present: Cunningham, Ash- craft, Beaver and Cornelius. Absent, Werta and Ware. Mr. Cunningham moved that as the coucil cha nber v7as being used as a polling place and there was no convenient place for the council to hold its session, and for other reasons, that the council adjourn to meet on Wednes- day evening, December 16, at 7 o'clock p, m. Carried. Mayor declared the ineeting adjourned. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor. 18 Ashland, Oregon, December 16, 1914. Council convened at 7:15. The Mayor being absent, Chairman Cun- ningharn called the meeting to order. Roll call and the following councilmen present: Cunningham, Ash- craft, Werth, Beaver and Cornelius. Absent, Ware. Ordinances. Mr. Cunningham moved that ordinance to prohibit sale of unwhole- some meat be read. Ordinance read and discussed. Mr. Werth moved that it be laid over until the next meeting. At this time Mr. -Xaare entered the room and was acknowledged pr"- ent. Mr. Cunningham moved that when council adjourn it adjourn to meet Tuesday evening, Decer_Zber 29, 1914, at 7 o'clock. Carried. Mr. Cornelius moved that council adjourn. Carried, O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. Ashland, Oregon, December 29, 1914. Council met pursuant t~:) adjournment at 7:20 p. m., Mayor Johnson presiding. Roll call. Present, Councilmen Cunningham, Ashcraft, Werth, Beaver and Cornelius. Absent, Ware. Minutes of December 16th read and approved as read. Mr. Ware entered the room at this time and was acknowledged present. Recorder brought to the attention of the council the advertising of the Auxiliary Water Bonds and Mr. Cunningham moved that the Recorder be instructed and authorized to re-advertise the sale of the bonds in some eastern paper, setting Tuesday, January 26, 1915, at 7:30 as the time for the opening of the same, and that the sale of said bonds also be published in a paper in Jackson county, Oregon, and that the usuni form of advertis- ing be complied with. Carried. No further business appearing, the council stood adjourned. O. H. JOHI`TSON, Mayor. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. Ashland, Oregon, January 19, 1915. Council convened in regular session at 7:15 on above date, Mayor Johnson presiding. Roll call. Present, Councilmen Cunningham, Ashcraft, Werth, Ware, Biegel and Cornelius. Mr. Ware moved that when council adjourn it adjourn to i-neet Friday evening, January 22, 1915, at 7 o'clock. Carried. There being no further business, on motion of Tyr. Azhera t the council adjourned. O, H. JOHNSON, Mayor. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. Ashland, Oregon, January 22, 1915. Council met pursuant to adjournment, Mayor Johnson presiding. Roll call and the following present: Cunningham, Ashcraft, Ware and Biegel. Absent, Werth and Ware. A resolution ordering a survey of Glen View Drive read. While the reading of the above resolution was being had Mr. Werth entered the room and was acknowledged present. Mr. Ware moved that when council adjourn they adjourn to meet next Tuesday evening, January 26, 1915, at 7 o'clock p. m. Carried. Mr. Ashcraft moved that council adjourn. Carried. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. Ashland, Oregon, January 26, 1915. Council met pursuant to adjournment at 7:10 p. m., Mayor Johnson presiding. Roll call. Present, Cunningham, Ashcrat, Werth, Ware, Biegel and Cornelius. The hour of 7:30 p. in. having arrived, the Recorder proceeded to open the bids for the purchase of the $175,000.00 Auxiliary Water Bonds as per publication of notices of asle of January 9th in the Bond Buyer, published in New York City, and the Ashland Tidings, published in Ashland, Oregon, of January 11, 1915. The bid of Mr. R. P. Neil of Ashland, Oregon, bidding par and accrued interest, and the bid of the Portland Trust and Savings flank of Portland, Oregon, who bid par and accrued interest less 4.70 per cent contingent expenses, were read and ordered filed. Mr. Cunningham moved that when council adjourn it adjourn to meet Wednesday afternoon, January 27th, at 2 o'clock, to consider the above bids. Carried. Mr. Ware moved adjournment. Carried. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. Ashland, Oregon, January 27, 1915. Council met pursuant to adjournment at 2:10 p. m. on above date. Roll call. Present, Cunningham, Ashcraft, Werth, Ware, Biegel, Cor- nelius. The council took up and considered the bids as filed on January 26, 1915, for the purchase of the $175,000.00 Auxiliary Water Bonds, as adver- tised, and after such consideration the council determined that the bid of 19 R. P. Neil as filed was the highest and best bid offered and then and there passed the following resolution: Resolution Awarding the Sale of $175,000.00 water Bonds. Whereas, at the hour of 7:30 p. m. on the 26th day of January, 1915, ir; accordance with due and legal notice published in the Ashland Tidings in the City of Ashland, Oregon, and in the Bond Buyer of New York City, the city council did in regular adjourned session assembled opened and considered sealed bids for the purchase of the $175,000.00 Auxiliary Water Bonds to be issued by the said city, and Whereas; after such due consideration it is the judgment of the city council that the bid so filed by R. P. Neil, for the purchase of said bonds at par and accrued interest, is the highest and 'west bid offered. Now, therefore, the common council of the City of Ashland, in regular adjourned session assembled this 27th day of January, 1915, do hereby approve said bid and award the sale of said bonds to R. P. Neil, in accord- .-nee with and on the terms and conditions set out in his said bid. The yeas and nays were demanded and taken upon said resolution as follows: Yeas-Cunningham, Ash-craft, Werth, Ware, Biegel, Cornelius. Nays-None. Approved 27th day of January, 1915. O. H. JOHNSON, Yiayor of Ashland. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. Mr. Ashcraft moved council go into executive session. Carried. After executive session Mayor called council to order in regular ses- sion. Mr. Ware moved adjournment. Carried. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor of Ashland. Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. BID FOR AUXILIARY WATER BONDS OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON. Ashland, Oregon, January 26, 1915. To the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Ashland, Oregon. Gentlemen: In pursuance of your advertisement for the sale of $175,- 000.00 Auxiliary Water Bonds of the City of Ashland, Oregon, dated July 1, 1914, of the denomination of $1,000 each, numbered from 1 to 175, both inclusive, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per centum per annum, payable semi-annually January 1 anal July 1, said bonds becoming due July 1, 1959, but the city having the option of redeeming in numerical order $25,000 of said bonds on July 1, 1924; $25,000 July 1, 1929; $25,000 July 1, 1934; $25,000 July 1, 1939; $25,000 July 1, 1944; $25,00'0 July 1, 1949, snd $25,000 July 1, 1954, I hereby submit the following bid: Application is hereby made by me for the purchase of the entire issue of bonds at par and accrued interest to the date of delivery, to be paid for by me on or before the expiration of one year from the date hereof, on the following stipulations: The legality of said issue and the sale of the same must meet with the unconditional approval of Messrs. Dillon, Thomson & Clay, attorneys, 195 Broadway, New York City, whose fee and all expenses incident to the exami- nation and sale of the bonds are to be paid by the City of Ashland. The bonds shall be legally executed, properly regiCtered in the bond register kept by the Recorder of said city, and delivered before the expira- tion of said period to me or my order upon payment of par and accrued interest to date of delivery in such amounts bein, $1,000 or multiples there- cf as called for by me. The bonds are to be ready for delivery on or before February 1, 1915. R. P. NEIL. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MAYOR AND CITY RECORDER TO ENTER INTO A WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH R. P. NEIL FOR THE SALE OF THE AUXILIARY WATER BONDS. Whereas, on the 27th day of January, 1915, after due and regular pro- ceedings had for that purpose, the City of Ashland by and through its Mayor and Common Council, did on said day award to R. P. Neil the sale of the entire issue of the $175,000.00 Auxiliary Water Bonds of the said city, voted in accordance with Ordinance No. 572 of the City of Ashland, and did on said day approve the bid of the said R. P. Neil and the terms and conditions thereof. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Ashland, in regular adjourned session . assembled this 12th day of Feb- ruary, 1915, that the Mayor and Recorder of said city be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to enter into .9 written contract for and on behalf of the City of Ashland, with the said R. P. Neil, for the sale of said Auxiliary Water Bonds to him, the said R. P. Neil, upon the terms and conditions as in his said bid set out. The yeas and nays were demanded and taken on said resolution as fol- lows: Yeas-Cunningham, Ashcraft, Werth, Ware, Biegel. Nays-None. 20 Approved, 12th day of February, 1915. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor of the City of Ashland. Attest, 12th day of February, 1915. C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder of the City of Ashland. SALE OF THE AUXILIARY WATER BONDS OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON, AND STIPULATIONS IN REGARD THERETO. This memorandum of a.greement and contract of sale of the Auxiliary Water Bonds of the City of Ashland, Oregon, by and between the City of Ashland, a municipal corporation organized and existing under and by vir- tue of the Laws of the State of Oregon, and situated in the County of Jack• son in said State, the party of the first part and R. P. Neil of Ashland, Ore- gon, the party of the second part, Witnesseth: The said party of the first part now has and is the owner of One Hundred and Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) of the bonds of said City of Ashland, Oregon, heretofore duly issued by initiative proceedin s and vote of the qualified electors of said city known and desig- nated as "Auxiliary Water bonds" of the City of Ashland, Oregon, and desires to sell the same, and Whereas, R. P. Neil of Ashland, Oregon, the said party of the second part has made application to purchase the said bonds on stiplations as fol- lows, to-wit: "Application is hereby made by me for the purchase of the entire issue cf bonds at par and accrued interest to the date of delivery, to be paid for by me on or before the expiration of one year from the date hereof on the following stipulations: "The legality of said issue and the sale of the same must meet with the unconditional approval of Messrs. Dillon, Thomson & Clay,"- attorneys, 195 Broadway, New York City, whose fee and all expenses incident to the exam- i;;ation and sale of the bonds are to be paid by the City of Ashland. "The bonds shall be legally executed, properly registered in the bond register kept by the Recorder of said city, and delivered befor the expira- tion of said period to me or to my order upon payment of par and accrued interest to date of delivery in such amounts being. $1,000 or multiples thereof as called for by me. The bonds are to be ready for delivery on or before February 1, 1915." and Whereas, said proposition to purchase and the stipulations in regard thereto are satisfactory to the said party of the second part, now Therefore be it known, that the said party of the first part has this day sold and does hereby sell unto the said second party all the bonds set forth and designated in Ordinance No. 572 of said city enacted by vote of the qualified electors thereof at a. special election held on the 9th day of June, 1914, which ordinance is made a part of this contract by reference thereto. That this sale is made: by the first party to the second party under the conditions, of said stipulations hereinabove set out, that is to say, First. The said second party shall have and take the full issue ($175,- 000.00) of said bonds and pay therefor the par value thereof and accrued interest thereon to date of delivery of said bonds. Second. Said second party shall pay for the full issue ($175,000.00) of said bonds on or before one year from the date hereof. Third. The said bonds shall be legally executed, properly registered in the register of bonds kept by the Recorder of said city in his office, and delivered by the Treasurer of the City of Ashland to R. P. Neil, the said party of the second part, or to his order, upon payment of par and accrued interest to date of delivery in amounts of $1,000 or any multiple thereof from time to time when called for by said second party. Fourth. The first party to pay all expenses incident to the examina- tion and sale of said bonds. The said second party promises and agrees to take said bonds and to pay therefor on the. terms and conditions abo Je set out, relying upon and to be governed by the conditions of the ordinance by which said bond issue was voted, to-wit, Ordinance No. 572 of said city, enacted by vote of the quailfied electors thereof at a special election held on the 9th day of June, 1914, which is made a part hereof by reference to the official record thereof. To all of which the said party of the first part binds itself and its suc- cessors, and the party of the second part binds himself, his heirs and legal representatives. In witness whereof, the first party has caused this instrument to be signed by its T~ayor, attested by its City Recorder, and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed, and the second party has set his hand and seal at the City of Ashland, in the State of Oregon, this 12th day of February, 1915. O. H. JOF SSJON, Mayor. Attest: C. 1I. GILLETTE, City Recorder. Signed, se^lPd and delivered in the presence of W. J. MOORE, CLAIRE M. JOHNSON. r 21 State of Oregon, ss. County of Jackson. ~ I, C. H. Gillette, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified a.nd acting Recorder of the Ci'y of Ashland, Oregon, and as such. Recorder am the custodian of all the records and files of my -laid office; that the hereto attached transcript is z full, true and correct copy of the bid for the purchase of the $175,000.00 Auxiliary Water Bonds, and the resolution of the Common Council approving and awarding such bid, as well as excerpts from all the minutes and proceedings of the Council leading up to and the consummation of the sale of said bonds. I further certify and declare that the hereto attached notice of sale is a full, true and correct copy of such notice as the same appears in ray office and that said notice was duly pub- lished in the Ashland Tidings, published in the City of Ashhand, Oregon, as stated in the proof of .such. publication, and that the same was also pub- lished in the Bond Buyer, published in New York City, for a like period of time. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand nd affixed my seal of office on this 30th day of January, 1915. C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder. ASHLAND, OREGON, AUXILIARY WATER BONDS, $175,000.00 New Yorl;, k,ebruary 10, 1915. The City of Ashland, Oregon. Dear Sirs: At your request we have examined into the validity of an authorized issue of $175,000 Ashland, Oregon, Auxiliary Water Bonds, said bonds being of the denomination of $1,000 each, numbered from 1 to 175, both inclusive, dated July 1, 1914, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per centum per annum, payable semi-annually January 1 and July 1, said bonds being payable July 1, 1959, said city, however, reserving the right to redeem bonds Nos. 1 to 25 on July 1, 1924, and reserving the riglit to redeem $25,000 of said bonds in numerical order every five years thereafter until all of said bonds shall have been paid; said bonds reciting that they are issued for the purpose of providing money to construct, build and install an auxiliary water system to be owned by the City of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by said city, or by any board or boards of commissioners that may hereafter to created for such purpose; to extend pipe lines from any spring or springs or other water supply, either within or without the incor- porate limits of said city, and to any point or places in or about said city, and to purchase all water rights, rights of way, land, equipment, material, labor and supplies necessary thereto, and that the authority for such issue is derived from Section 3 of Article VII of the charter of said city, and is in compliance with the majority vote of the electors of said city at a special election duly called and held on the 9th day of June, 1914, and further reciting that the total indebtedness of said city, including the said issue of bonds, does not exceed the limit prescribed by law. We have examined the constitution and statutes of the state of Oregon, and the charter of said City of Ashland, and certified copies of the proceedings of the Common Council authorizing the issuance of said bonds, also the form of said bonds as contained in said proceedings. It is our opinion that the issue of said bonds has been authorized in accordance with the constitution and statutes of the state of Oregon, and that when said bonds shall have been sealed with the corporate seal of said City of Ashland, igned by the Mayor and attested by the Recorder of said city, the coupons bearing the fac-simile singnatares of said Mayor and said City Recorder (both of said officers being in office on the date of the deliv- ery of said bonds), and when said bonds shall hove been duly sold and delivered and paid for at the purchase price thereof, being not less than par and accrued interest, said bonds will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of said City oL Ashland. Very truly youre, DILLON, THOMSON & CLAY. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MAYOR AND RECORDER TO CONTRACT WITH R. P. NEIL RELATIVE TO PLACE OF PAYMENT OF AUXILIARY WATER BONDS. Whereas, R. P. Neil of Ashland, Oregon, did on the 27th day of Janu- ary, 1915, purchase from the City of Ashland Auxiliary Water Bonds in the sum of $175,000.00, dated July 1, 1914, bearing 5 per cent interest, and issued in pursuance of Ordinance No. 572, adopted by vote of the electors en June 9, 1914, for the purpose of constructing, building and maintaining an auxiliary water system to be owned by the City of Ashland, and operated by the City of Ashland or such board or boards as might be created for the purpose, and Whereas, the said bonds by the terms thereof are made payable, both principal and interest, at the Treasurer's office in the City of Ashland, Ore- gon, and Whereas, it is the desire of numerous prospective bond buyers that the principal and interest falling due on such bonds be payable either at the fiscal agency of the State of Oregon, in New York or at some other point in the United States which may be designated by such purchaser, and Whereas, the city of Ashland can without additional expense make payment of such principal and interest at such other points within the United States as may be designated by bond buyers. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of 22 Ashland, Oregon, in regular session assembled on this 16th day of Febru- ary, 1915, that the Mayor and City Recorder of said city be and they are hereby instructed and authorized to enter into a written contract with R. P. Neil for the payment of the principal and accrued interest on said bonds at the City Treasurer's office of the City of Ashland, Oregon, or at the fiscal ,agency for the State of Oregon, in the city of New York or at such other place within the United States as may be designated by the purchaser of said bonds, or the legal holder thereof. The yeas and nays were demanded and taken upon said resolution as follows: Yeas-Cunningham, Ashcraft, Werth, Ware, Biegel and Cornelius. Nays--None. Approved, 17th day of February, 1915. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor of the City of Ashland. Attest, February 1.7, 1915. C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder of the City of Ashland. . State of Oregon, ss County of Jackson. I, C. H. Gillette, do hereby certify that I am and at all times since the 1st day of January, 1913, have been the duly elected, qualified and acting Recorder of the City of Ashland, Oregon; that O. H. Johnson now is and ever since the 1st day of January, 1913, has been the duly elected, -qualified and acting mayor of said city; that during the entire year of 1914, P. L. Ashcraft, J. B. Ware, Louis Werth, C. Cunningham, A. M. Beaver and R. P. Cornelius were the duly elected, qualified and acting councilmen in said city, and that on the 1st day of January, 1913, the term of office of A. M. Beaver as councilman expired, and that A. J. Biegel was elected as a mem- ber of the council to serve in place of the said A. M. Beaver; that on said 1st day of January, 1915, the said A. J. Biegel duly qualified a-, such coun- cilman and entered upon the duties of his office, and that he and the said P. L. Ashcraft, J. B. Ware, Louis Werth, C. Cunningham and R. P. Cornelius are now and since the 1st day of January, 1915, have been the acting coun- cilmen of said city. I further certify that the foregoing and hereto attached transcript, consisting of 23 pages, is a full, true and correct transcript and the whole thereof of the original records of all proceedings had and action taken by the officers and others of said city leading up to the authorization of the issuance of $175,000.00 Auxiliary Water Bonds and the consummation of the sale of the same, including all of the original proceedings calling the election of June 9th, 1914, and subsequent acts had relative to the same, and also the special election held on the 17th day of November, 1914, con- firming all acts and things done at the said election of June 9th. I further certify and declare that as the recorder of the City of Ash- land, Oregon, I am the legal custodian of all the records and files pertain- ing to said office, and that the within transcript is a full, true and correct copy of the originals and the whole thereof as the same appears in my office and custody. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this day of February, 1915. Recorder of the City of Ashland. i