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Auxiliary
water Bonds
CITY OF
ASHLAND, OREGON
Issue $175,000
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Transcri*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
nay 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,
both 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
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eemi-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 interest 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,
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
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
be necessary, at the highest price obtainable, but for not less than par and
accrued interest, for the purpose of providing money to construct, build
and 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-
1,er 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 bearer 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, wit?1
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 payabi.~
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-
struct, 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 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 an
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 90
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 ti n:~ as required
by law, and that the total indebtedness of said City of Ashland, including
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
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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
1iighest 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, s.
County of Jackson.
I, Bert R. Greer, being first duly sworn, depose and say that Julia
R. 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, ss.
County of Jackson.
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
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.
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, Rs.
County of Jackson.
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
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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.
I, 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. I 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.
I, 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 M. Dodge, Chas. Pk,
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 I. 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.
I, 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,
Falter Hash, Laura Farmer, Edith G. Rasor, Edwin Thornton, H. E.
Morthland, 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
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.
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.
1. J. H. Provost, being first duly sworn, depose and say that J. H.
11rovost, 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. 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
letition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I
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
Ru.ger, 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, ss.
County of Jackson.
I, Moor C. Edgington, being first duly sworn, depose and say that
la. W. Crews, R. H. Drew, C. W. Chesnut, C. W. Banta, F. G. McWilliams,
Moor C. F.~dgington, 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, cs
County of Jackson. S .
1, 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 naive, 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.
State of Oregon, ss.
I, 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
'iis 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,
County of Jackson. ~ ss.
I, W. W. Ussher, being first duly sworn, depose and say that Charles
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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, ss.
County of Jackson.
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
i,ame thereto in my presence. I believe that each has stated his name,
esidence and street number correctly and that each signer is a legal voter
of 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.
1, C. L. Cunningham, being first duly sworn, depose and say that
. 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.
T 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.
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,
County of Jackson. BE.
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,
County of Jackson. 1 ss.
L. 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,
County of Jackson. 1 ss.
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. Reeves, 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
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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 L. Owen, Sadie J. Irwin, Charles S'tennett, Tabitha S. Sten-
nett, Manly M. Brower, Bertha D- Brower, L. J. Trefren, George H. Yeo,
V. 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 Gea
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. Fewel, 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 Asit-
land. J. E. MARTIN.
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
r.all 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
en 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. Gowdy, 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
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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. War-- 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
Lnd 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
Main 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,
County of Jackson. ~ ss.
I, Chas. F. Greer, being first duly sworn, say that I a:n the manager
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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; tb,- 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, ss.
City of Ashland.
We hereby certify that at the foregoing election and polling place,
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each of the answers received the number of votes set opposite thereto, as
above specified.
IRA SHODDY, 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 TITLE 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
rose; 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.
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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-
Oitions 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-
posed 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 ascertainment of the result of said election as above set
forth 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
board, 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-
iaabove 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
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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
riot 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
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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.
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,- Asheraft, 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 thing 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
roanner 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
cf judges of said election shall have been given, by publication in a news-
paper published in the city or by conspicuously posting a r_otice 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-
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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 February 25, 1895, 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 exteniions 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 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
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-
rer 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.
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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 thereon and none against the same.
To all of which I hereby certify. C. H. GILLETTE,
City Recorder.
After the first reading, Mr. Cunningham moved 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^xe, 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 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 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 or elec-
tion 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,
Beaver, Ware and Cornelius. Thereupon the Mayor declared the notice
adopted by the Council.
On motion of Mr. Beaver, council adjourned to meet Monday evening
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 sinhing fund for the purpose of
redeemin. the bonds authorized by said ordinance, and the payment of the
interest thereon, and the amending of Section 19 of Article VII of the char-
ter theyeby empewering 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.
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JUDGES-E. J. Arant, W. II. 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 vieeks, 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, 1914.
G. H. BILLINGS,
Notary Public for Oregon.
State of Oregon,
County of Jackson. ss'
I. C. H. Gillette, being first duly sworn, depose and say that 1 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-
ber, 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 she 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.
Ol+TICIAL 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 a._id 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
tiNlater and light purposes when so authorized by a majority rote of the
electors. Vote YES or NO
100 YES
01 NO
Recorder's Office,
City of Ashland,
County of Jackson, ss.
State of Oregon.
I, C. H. Gillette, the duly elected, qualified and acting Recorder for the
City of Ashland, Oregon, hereby certify that on the 20th day of November,
. D. 1914, I drily canvassed the votes for and against an amendment pro-
posed by the Common Council at a special election of the legal electors 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 therein contained, which ordinance v-as 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 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 m 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
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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 Recorder.
ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST AT A SPECIAL ELECTION 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
nor 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. y ss.
I, Charles F. Greer, being first duly sworn, say that I arn. 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 o:'. 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 speci1 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 of said proposed charter amendment to be determined by said
canvass as herein recited, to-wit:
The whole number of vo~es cast for said prolosed charter amendment
by the people at said special election was 1,412, the ;whoie rurnber of votes
cast in favor of said proposed charter amendment at said special election
was 1,191, the whole number of voles cast a ga°nai. said p_poposed charter
amendment at '.:aid special election was 221, ma.jo: ty of votes cast in. favor
of said charter amendment at said special ele-Aion was 970.
Now, therefore, I, O. H. Johnson, Mayor ci- tre 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 forge and effect f.roir_ and after the date hereof.
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 week, 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 24111-h clay of N,)vember, 1914.
G. H. BILLINGS,
Notary. Public for Oregon.
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Asbland, Oregon, January 6, 1914.
Council convened at 7:15 in the evening of above, date, Mayor Johnson
presiding.
Roll call. Present, Councilmen Cunningham, Asheraft, Werth and
Cornelius. Absent, Beaver and Ware.
After the transaction of routine business, Mr. Cunning:h.am moved that
the regular sessions be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month
and that the ;lours of meeting shall conform to Ordinance 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. gin.
O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor.
C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder.
State of Oregon, ss.
County of Jackson.
I, W. Td. Barber, being first duly sworn, say that I am the printer of
the Ashland Tidings; that said Ashland Tidings is a semi-v-eekly newspa-
per, 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. Januo,ry 1, 1915.
Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned up to 6 o'clock
in the afternoon of the 26th day of January, A. D. 1915 (and 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 eveu-
ing of said 26th day of January, 1915, for the purchase of the following
bonds of the said city, issued in accordance with an ordinance proposed by
the, initiative and adouted by the people of said city on the 9th day of June,
1914, in accordance with the general laws of 2aj city in s.?ch cases made
and provided, to-wit:
One hundred and seventy-five bonds dated July tut, 1914, bearing in-
terest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, interest nay-ble semi-annually
at the office of the Treasurer of said city, numbered 1 to 175, both inclu-
sive, said bonds to be of the denomination of One Tho3.sa,nd 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
ten (10) years ; rom date thereof, and 25 of said bends %vill (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 rind 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 ±or an ;a,n,lount equal to
2 per cent oc the face value of the bonds bi-I nor, payable to the City of
Ashland, Oregoil, which, in case the successful bidder fails or neglects or
refuses to take and pay for said bonds as proposwl in bi0. shall be forfeited
to said city as liquidated da,n,ages for such refacal or failure.
Bids ma,y be subinUted for any or all of said issue, the numbers of
bonds bid for being specified in the bid. The council res-? ves the right to
reject any or all bids. All bids rust be addressed to "City Recorder, Ash-
land, Oregon, marked "Proposals for purchase of Auxiliary -XTJater Bonds."
The records of the above bonds have been passed on 'ay 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 -v 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 ^nd tithes of publication, 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 Olegon.
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, Werth and Ware.
Mr. Cunningham moved that as the coucil chamber vras 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 meeting adjourned.
Attest: C. 1-1. GILLETTE, Recorder. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor.
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Ashland, Oregon, December 16, 1914.
Council convened at 7:15. The Mayor being absent, Chairman Cun-
r_inghara 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. Ware entered the room and was acknowledged prat-
ent.
Mr. Cunningham moved that when council adjourn it adjourn to meet
Tuesday evening, Decerber 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. in., 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 roorz 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 Tvesday, 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 usual form of advertis-
ing be complied with. Carried.
No further business appearing, the council stood adjourned.
O. H. JOHNSON, 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,
Riegel and Cornelius.
Mr. Ware moved that when council adjourn it adjourn to meet Friday
evening, January 22, 1915, at 7 o'clock. Carried.
There being no further business, on motion of Mr. A:,herwft 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 ,►djourn 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. in., Mayor Johnson
presiding.
Roll call. Present, Cunningham, Ashcraft, 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
Bank 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
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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,
iii. 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 iled by R. P. Neil, for +he purchase of said bonds at
par and accrued interest, is the highest and 'west bid of'~ered.
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-
anee 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, Ashcraft, Werth, Ware, Biegel, Cornelius.
Nays-None.
Approved 27th day of January, 1915.
O. H. JOHNSON, 1V:ayor of Ashland.
Attest: C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder.
The Mayor declared the resolution adopted.
Mr. Asheraft 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
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 ana 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, and
$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 re5 rtered 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 being $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 a 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, Asheraft, Werth, Ware, Bie gel.
Nays-None.
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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 agreement 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 SUAe 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
proceedings 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-
hiation 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," 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 stipulation: 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 -!e 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 Tihich 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 TV[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. JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest: C. 1I. GILLETTE, City Recorder. R.
"
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of
W. J. MOORE,
CLAIRE M. JOHNSON.
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State of Oregon, SS.
County of Jackson. S
I, C. H. Gillette, do hereby certify that I ar7 the duly elected, qualified
and acting Recorder of the Ci'y of Ashland, Oregon, and as such. Recorder
am the custodian of all the records and files of my ~a,id office; that the
hereto attached trans;ript is a 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 my office and that said notice was duly pub-
lished in the Ashland Tidings, published in the City of Ashland, 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 ^ like period of
time.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set n y hand and affixed my seal
of office on this 30th deny of January, 1915.
C. H. GILLETTE, City Recorder.
ASHLAND, OREGON, AUXILIARY WATER BONDS, $175,000.00
New Yorli, Yebruary 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 right to redeem
$25,000 of said bonds in numerical order every five years thereafter until
all of said bonds shall have been paid; said i)onds 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 corgi missioners that
nLay 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 ne^.essary thereto, and that the authority for sack issue
is derived from Section 3 of Article VII of the charter of said city, and is
in compliance with the ir.ajority 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 la-c-. 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 proceediaUs 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, signed 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 h. ve been duly sold and
delivered and paid for at the -)urchase 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 yours,
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
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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 17, 1915.
C. H. GILLETTE,
Recorder of the City of Ashland.
State of Oregon, sy
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 a~ acting councilmen in said
city, and that on the 1st day of January, 191~,'the term of office of A. M.
Beaver as councilman expired, and that A. J. ` legel 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 as 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.
/ I~witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this
day of February, 1915.
Recorder of the City of Ashland.
Transcript of
Records •
Auxiliary
Water Bonds
CITY OF
ASHLAND, OREGON
Issue $175,000
•
Transcript 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
my 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 Mayo,
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
cf the face value thereof with accrued interest to date of payment at any
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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 interest 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,
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
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
l,;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
and install an auxiliary municipal water system to be owned by the city
of Ashland, Oregon, and to be operated by raid 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-
1,.er 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, wit?i
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
Ist day of July and January of each year on the presentation and surren-
der of the proper coupon hereto annexed. Principal and interest payabla
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 sun
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-
struct, 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 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 an
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 90
day 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 Wn:, as required
by law, and that the total indebtedness of said City of Ashland, including
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
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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 scld for the
highest 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, so.
County of Jackson.
I, Bert R. Greer, being first duly sworn, depose and say that Julia
R. 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. Delbert, 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
retition 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.
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.
I, Bert R. Greer, being first duly sworn, depose and say that W. M.
Barber, H. L. Norwood, S. C. Gunters, Emil Pell, 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 Pell, 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
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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.
I, 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. I 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.
I, 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 M. Dodge, Chas. III.
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 I. 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.
I, 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,
*'alter Hash, Laura Farmer, Edith G. Rasor, Edwin Thornton, H. E.
Dlorthland, 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
peldtion and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I
~)elieve 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,
County of Jackson. ss.
I. J. H. Provost, being first duly sworn, depose and say that J. H.
Provost, 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. 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
letition and each of them signed his name thereto in my presence. I
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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
LArs. 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, Z ss.
County of Jackson.
I, Moor C. Edgington, being first duly sworn, depose and say that
G. 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, ss.
County of Jackson.
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, t ss
County of Jackson. j
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. ss.
State of Oregon,
I, 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
iiis 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
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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, ss.
County of Jackson.
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
i,ame 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. 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
J. 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,
County of Jackson. ss.
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. Ashcraft, 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.
L. 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, Mrs. 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,
County of Jackson. 1 ss.
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. Reeves, 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
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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 G. Owen, Sadie J. Irwin, Charles Stennett, Tabitha S. Sten-
nett, Manly M. Brower, Bertha D- Brower, L. J. Trefren, George H. Yeo,
V. 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, f 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. Fewel, 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 Asi,-
land. J. E. MARTIN.
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 As)iland 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. Gowdy, 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
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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 a medicinal 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. Ware 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
Main 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:n 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
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; tb,- 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, ss
County of Jackson,
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
1 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 tnat 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. 14. 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.
i00 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, s s
cl
City of Ashland. )
We hereby certify that at the foregoing election and polling place,
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each of the answers received the number of votes set opposite thereto, as
above specified.
IRA SHODDY, 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 TITLE 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
rose; 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.
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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 sprin- 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 propo ed 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-
posed 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 ascertainment of the result of said election as above set
orth by the canvass thereof made by the City Recorder in the presence
(.f the Common Council, Chairman Cunningham presiding, a canvass of
said returns was then made by the Common Council sitting as canvassing
board, 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-
inabove 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
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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. I3. 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
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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.
Recorder.
State of Oregon, ss
County of Jackson.
I, C. H. Gillette, the duly elected, qualified and acting Recorder of
the City of Ashland, Oregon, do hereby certify that the following named
persons are the duly elected, qualified and acting officers of the City of
Ashland, Oregon, whose term of office continues from the 1st day of
January, 1913, to the 1st day of January, 1915, viz: O. H. Johnson,
Mayor; A. M. Beaver, Councilman, Third Ward; Louis Werth, Council-
man, First Ward; P. L. Asheraft, Councilman, Second Ward, and C. H.
Gillette, Recorder; and the following named persons, whose term of office
continues from the 1st day of January, 1914, to the 1st day of January,
1916, viz: R. P. Cornelius, Councilman, First Ward; J. B. Ware, Council-
man, Third Ward, and C. Cunningham, Councilman, Second Ward.
Recorder of the City of Ashland, Oregon.
CITATIONS-AUTHORITY.
AN ACT
To amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled `An Act to
incorporate the City of Ashland, Oregon, and 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," filed in
the office of the Secretary of State October 14, 1898.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Oregon; and
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
Section 1. The act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled `An act
to incorporate the City of Ashland, Oregon, and 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," be and the same
are hereby amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
Section 1. Section 1 of Article 1 shall be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 1. All that district embraced within the boundary lines de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the corner common to sections
S. 10, 15 and 16 in township 39 south, range 1 east of the Willamette Me-
ridian in Jackson County, Oregon, thence south twenty chains; thence west
one hundred and twenty chains; thence north seventy chains; thence west
fifteen chains; thence north to the southerly boundary line of the Oregon
and California Railroad right of way; thence southerly along the said south
boundary line to a point where said line intersects a line drawn east and
west twenty chains south of the north line of section 5, in said township
and range; thence east to the east line of section 4, and thence south on
said east line of sections 4 and 9 to the place of beginning, shall be and
the same is hereby constituted the City of Ashland, and the present and
fixture residents of said district shall be and are hereby constituted a mu-
nicipal corporation, by the name of "The City of Ashland," and by that
name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, prosecute and defend
ire all courts of justice, and in all actions, suits or proceedings whatsoever;
ntay have and use a common seal and may alter the same at pleasure, may
,purchase, or acquire by the exercise of eminent domain, lease, hold, or
receive property, real and personal, within and beyond the limits of the
city, for the construction and maintenance of water%xorks to supply the
city with water, and for the construction of gasworks and other works to
supply the city with light; and for the construction of street railways, and
any and all other public utilities which, after submission to the people of
the said corporation, shall by them be deemed advantageous to said cor-
poration; and for such purpose or purposes may take private property
within the limits of the said city for public use and within and
beyond the limits of said city for the purpose of supplying it with water;
and may lease, sell, or dispose of any of the above described property for
the benefit of the city; provided, that any and all waterworks and water
rights now owned, or which may hereafter be acquired by the said city,
or any property now owned, or which may hereafter be acquired by said
city for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants thereof with water, shall
never be rented, leased, sold or otherwise disposed of; nor shall said city
ever grant any franchise to any person or corporation for the purpose of
supplying the inhabitants of said city with water, but the right to furnish
the inhabitants thereof with water, shall forever be vested in the City of
Ashland, with the full power and authority to condemn, purchase, appro-
priate and own the waters of any stream, or spring, for the purpose of.
supplying the water system, and to do any and all things necessary, proper
or convenient ir. the premises to give the most efficient and effectual water
service to the said city without in any way impairing its right to any exist-
ing water, waterpower, or water right now owned by it, or which may
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hereafter be owned by the said city; and may make any and all arrange-
r.!ients and ordinances deemed by the City Council of said City of Ashland
pertinent and proper for the preservation and security of such water, and
the effectiveness of such water systems; provided, the uses and appropria-
tions heretofore made to and by said city, and the water rights heretofore
purchased by said city, shall be and the same are hereby vested in said
municipality, with the right to exact and collect compensation of the users
of water from such water system; PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT ALL
REVENUES ARISING FROM THE SALE OF WATER, WATERPOWER
CR THE COLLECTION OF WATER RENTS SHALL BE SET APART AS
A FUND FROM WHICH TO PAY--FIRST, ALL NEEDFUL EXPENSES
TN REPAIRING, RENEWING AND EXTENDING SAID WATER SYSTEM
AS NECESSITY THEREFOR SHALL ARISE, AND FOR THE PAY-
MENT OF THE INTEREST ON THE WATER BONDS' OF THE
CITY OF ASHLAND AS THE SAME SHALL ACCRUE; AND,
SECOND, OF THE RESIDUE OF SUCH WATER RENTS AND REV-
ENUES A SINKING FUND SHALL BE CREATED TO BE KEPT INVIO-
LATE AND TO BE APPLIED IN THE DISCHARGE OF THE WATER
BONDS OF SAID CITY WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME DUE, AND
SAID FUNDS SHALL BE USED FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE. The City
Council shall, at its first regular meeting after the adoption of this pro-
vision, enact suitable ordinances for the purpose o carrying the same into
effect. The said City of Ashland shall have all the general powers pos-
sessed by municipal corporations under the statute laws of this State and
of common law not inconsistent with the State law, and in addition thereto
shall possess all powers hereinafter specifically granted, and in all the
authority thereof shall have perpetual succession.
Section 3 (9). Inasmuch as there is urgent need for the correction
of the present law, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after
its approval by the Governor.
Passed the Senate January 19, 1903.
Passed the House January 27, 1903.
Approved January 30, 1903.
Filed in the office of the Secretary of State January 31, 1903.
ARTICLE VII.
Charter of the City of Ashland, Oregon, Adopted by Vote of the People
on October 26, 1908.
Section 2. The Common Council by a two-thirds vote of the Council
at any regular or adjourned meeting, shall have the power within the lim-
its of the City of Ashland to annually ordain and levy taxes on the taxable
property of the city made taxable by law for county and state purposes,
not to exceed fifteen mills on the dollar on the assessed valuation in any
year for the expenses of the city; and also in such further amount as may
be necessary for payment of interest or principal on any bonded intedbted-
ness now existing or hereafter to exist against the city
Section 3. * * * * And shall issue bonds of the city for other
purposes when duly voted and required by a majority vote of the electors
of said city.
City Ordinance No. 357.
An ordinance to amend City Ordinance No. 312, entitled "An ordinance to
provide for carrying into effect in the City of Ashland, Oregon, the
Initiative and Referendum powers reserved to the legal voters of
municipalities by Section 1 of Article 4 of the Constitution of the State
of Oregon, and to enact and amend their municipal charters reserved
to the legal voters of cities and towns by Section 2 of Article 11 of
the Constitution of the State of Oregon and providing for a penalty
for violation of this Act," approved April 2nd, 1907.
The People of the City of Ashland do Ordain as Follows:
SECTION 1.
That City Ordinance No. 312, entitled "An ordinance to provide for
carrying into effect in the City of Ashland, Oregon, the Initiative and
Referendum powers reserved to the legal voters of municipalities by Sec-
tion 1 of Article 4 of the Constitution of the State of Oregon, and to enact
and amend their municipal charters reserved to the legal voters of cities
and towns by Section 2 of Article 11 of the Constitution of the State of
Oregon and providing a penalty for violation of this act," approved April
2nd, 1907, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1. The following shall be substantially the form of the peti-
tion for any ordinance or amendment to the charter proposed by the Initia-
tive:
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 Recorder of the City of Ashland, Oregon:
We, the undersigned legal voters of the City of Ashland, in the County
cf Jackson, State of Oregon, respectfully demand that the following pro-
posed ordinance (or amendment to the city charter) shall be submitted
fit
to the legal voters of the City of Ashland for their approval or rejection
at the regular (or special) city election to be held on the
day of A. D. 19. . . and each for himself says: I have
personally signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the City of Ashland,
my residence and street number are correctly written after my name.
NAME. RESIDENCE. ST. NUMBER.
(Here follows twenty numbered lines for signatures.)
[Section 2 refers to referendum only.]
SECTION 3.
Each and every sheet of every such petition containing signatures
shall be verified on the back thereof, in substantially the following form
by the person who circulated such sheet of said petition, by his or her
affidavit thereon, and as a part thereof:
State of Oregon,
County of Jackson, ss.
City of Ashland.
I . . being first duly sworn, say that
(here shall be legally written cr typewritten the name of the signers of
the sheet) 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 (signature and postoffice address of
affiant).
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day
o:' A. D. 19... (Signature and title of officer
,.nd his residence. )
Every such sheet for petitioners' signatures shall be attached to a
Full and correct copy of the title and text of the measure so proposed by
the Initiative petition, but such petition may be filed with the City Recorder
in numbered sections for convenience in handling, and Reerendum peti-
tions shall be attached to a full and correct copy of the measure on which
the Referendum is demanded and may be filed in numbered sections in
like manner. Not more than twenty signatures on one sheet shall be
counted.
When any such Initiative or Referendum petition shall be offered for
filing, the City Recorder, in the presence of the Mayor and the person
offering the same for filing, shall detach the sheets containing the signa-
tures and affidavits and cause them all to be attached to one or more
printed copies of the measure so proposed by Initiative or Referendum peti-
tions.
Provided, all petitions for the Initiative and for the Referendum and
sheets for signatures shall be printed on pages 7 inches in width by 10
inches in length, with a margin of one and three-fourths inches at the top
for binding; if the aforesaid sheet shall be too bulky for convenient
binding in one volume, they may be bound in two or more volumes, those
in each volume to be attached to a single printed copy of such measure;
the detached copies of such measure shall be delivered to the person offer-
ing the same for filing. If any such measure shall, at the ensuing election,
be approved by the people, then the copies thereof so preserved, with the
sheets and signatures and affidavits and a certified copy of the Mayor's
proclamation declaring the same to have been approved by the people, shall
be bound together in such form that they may be conveniently identified
and preserved.
SECTION 4.
The forms herein given are not mandatory, and if substantially fol-
lowed in any petition it shall be sufficient, disregarding clerical and tech-
nical errore.
Not more than twenty signatures shall be signed to one sheet of a
petition, and a full and correct copy of the title and text of the measure
proposed by the Initiative petition, and a full and correct copy of the
measure on which the Referendum is demanded, shall be attached to each
sheet or aggregate of sheets circulated for signatures by each person, and
such full and correct copy of the title and text of the measure shall be
shown to the voter before his signature is attached.
SECTION 5.
The City Recorder shall accept for filing any petition for the Initiative
or for the Referendum, subject to verification of the number and genuine-
ness of the signature and the voting qualifications of the persons signing
the same by reference, to the registration book in the office of the County
Clerk of Jackson County, Oregon, and if a sufficient number of qualified
voters are found to have signed such petition, he shall file the same within
ten days after presentation thereof to him, and the City Attorney or the
City Recorder acting as City Attorney in case no city attorney has been
appointed shall thereupon prepare a ballot title for such mea ure.
The ballot title shall be printed with the number of the measure on
the official ballot. In making such ballot title the City Attorney or the
City Recorder, as the case may be, shall, to the best of his ability, give a
true and impartial statement of the purpose of the measure and in such
language that the ballot title shall not be an argument for or liable to
create prejudice against such measure. Any person who is dissatisfied
with the ballot title provided by the City Attorney or the City Recorder,
as the case may be, for any such measure, may appeal to the Common
Council, asking for a different title and giving the reasons therefor, and
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why the title prepared by the said City Attorney or City Recorder is im-
proper, and tha Council may approve the ballot title prepared by the City
Attorney or Recorder, or may, by resolution, prescribe another ballot title
therefor, and the ballot title so approved or prescribed by the Council shall
be the title placed upon the ballot.
Such ballot title shall in no case exceed seventy-five words, and shall
not resemble, in so far as possible, any other ballot title filed for any
!Measure to be submitted at the same election.
The affirtnative of the first measure shall be numbered 100 and the
negative 101 in numerals, and the succeeding measures shall be numbered
1.02, 103, 104, 105 and so on. It shall be the duty of the Recorder to print
said ballot titles and numbers upon the official ballots.
Measures referred to voters by petition shall be designated "Referen-
dum ordered by petition of the people." Measures proposed by Initiative
petition shall be designated "Proposed by Initiative petition." Charter
amendments submitted by the Council without Initiative petitions shall be
designated "Charter amendments submitted to the voters by the Council."
SECTION 6.
Petitions for proposed ordinances or charter amendments by the Initia-
tive, and petitions for submitting ordinances by the Referendum, shall be
filed with the signatures and verifications complete with the Recorder of
the City of Ashland not later than the sixtieth day before tine next regular
city election at which such proposed ordinance or amendment is to be sub-
mitted or referred to the voters, and the Recorder shall, after verifying the
number and genuineness of the signatures, forthwith, and not later than
twenty days before the election, cause the full text and ballot title and
number of each measure to be printed in a newspaper of general circula-
tion, published in the City of Ashland, for two consecutive publications,
provided that such petitions may call for a special election at which such
proposed ordinance or charter amendment by the Initiative, or ordinances
on which the Referendum is demanded are to be submitted, and in such
cases the Common Council shall call a special election to be held not earlier
than the fifteenth day and not later than the thirtie-Lh day after the filing
of such petition with the City Recorder; and provided, further, that the
Common Council may call a special election at any time at which amend-
ments to the city charter, proposed by a resolution of said Common Council.
clay be submitted to the legal voters of said city, but notices of such elec-
tion and appointment of judges of election shall be -,iven by publication in
a newspaper published in the city, or by conspicuously porting a notice in
each of the wards of said city, not less than ten days prior to the election.
SECTION 7.
Where a, special election is called either on petition for proposed ordi-
i.ances, charter amendments by the Initiative, or for submitting ordinances
by the Referendum or on charter amendments proposed by resolution of
the Common Council, the Recorder shall publish such proposed ordinance,
referendum measure, or charter amendment with the ballot title and num-
ber in full in a newspaper published in the City of Ashland, for two consec-
utive publications thereof within the ten days immediately preceding the
special election at which said proposed ordinance, referendum measure or
charter amendment is to be voted upon.
SECTION 8.
Referendum petitions against any ordinance passed by the Common
Council shall be signed by a number of legal voters equal to ten per centum
of the votes cast for Mayor at the last preceding city election; the petition
shall be filed with the City Recorder within ten days after the passage and
approval of any ordinance. No ordinance shall take effect and become
operative until ten days after its passage by the Council and approval by
the Mayor, or passage over the veto of the Mayor, except measures neces-
sary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health or safety of the
city; and no such emergency measure shall become immediately operative,
unless it shall state, in a separate section, the reasons why it is necessary
that it should become immediately operative, and shall be approved by
a. majority of all the members elected to the Council and also approved
by the Mayor.
SECTION 9.
An amendment to the Charter of the City of Ashland may be proposed
and submitted to the legal voters of the city by resolution of the Common
Council without an Initiative petition, but the same shall be filed with the
Recorder for submission not lat r than sixty days before the election at
which it is to be voted upon. The Recorder shall publish such proposed
charter amendment with the ballot title and number in full in a newspaper
published in the City of Ashland for two consecutive publications thereof
not later than twenty days before the election at which suoh amendment
is to be voted upon. Ballot title of such amendment shall be prepared by
the City Recorder and shall contain not more than one hundred twenty-five
(125) words, but nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or
modify the right of the Common Council to call a special election at any
time on any amendment to the charter proposed by resolution of said Com-
mon Council as provided by Section 6 of this ordinance.
SECTION 10.
Ordinances or amendments to the charter of the City of Ashland,
Oregon, proposed by Initiative petitions shall be signed by a number of
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