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FGT)Q?1.U.T'LY ?O, 1951
;ha Como, n Counc-i.l. of tlcc: City of •kohl. ric:l m13t, in re;rular at 7:30 P.1q. 'this date.
In the absence of i4ayor Stansbury, con:rined to his home with illness and Chairman of the
Council Tayler being out of town, itwas moved b Hamaker, seconded by by , ~ A1ei11 that 1'red Homes be
designated as acting, ;Mayor. Motion carried. The meoting was 'then called to order by Acting Mayor
;ides. Ro L1 call showed. Famaker, Kreisman, Nc:i_I 1 and llom(=~s pre,,;e t wilt; Tayler and We1l.er being
rent.
The Recorder read I he minutes of the .re ul..cr mecLing of January 16th and February 6th and the
~d journed meetinl;s of January 20th, and Fel)rua y Ei -h and February 15th which w er e approved as read
,.,end ordered placed on file.
Under Communications the Recorder read a letter from the Park Commission, citing the
i rr eased cost of maintaining Lithia Park arld noting that the
present 3 mill levy was insu.fficien
. to operate and keep up the. Park as it shaild be. T't was their sijg,_^estj.on that the po;sibili.ty of
securing an addiLional 1 mill increase be given thouj;lit and that this increa4P be placed on the
;'+allot in Lhe coming special election. After some discussion it was moved by Neill, seconded by
reism:in that the proposed 1 mill levy increase for. Park purposes be referred to h1r. Skerry and
•,Xr. Dicl;el 'wi th a view towards f i.nding the cor.rosct proce dure to place the matter on the ballot
in the coming spacial election. Motion carried.
RETORTS OF TAND11,N] CONtITITTEr~S
Ti.cre were no reports from the following committeeoz: Finance, Fire, Water, Street, Realty,
'Ordinance, Cemetery, Indil Ent and Park.
Under Electric 'Mr. Homes reported on -the traffic control lights that are to be put in at the
two schools crossings previously designated. HP noted that the materials are paid for, the City
Electric 0c; artmen-t stands ready to do the insta.llinl- but that, so far only part of the assculblieS
have beau r r.nei v~~ d. 1kr,vevc;i rnerrt it e Pert el vc, ;T „r o1e aI'lCI the n:-, 1,
-then.
Tflo • e tiva:~ 1;r bx,uu,,jit up under Sp(,niaa C,unuuj.tt( c:s, Unfinished business, rend iVcr; 13usinc
ORDINANC i'S
!%r. ,kerry. read the: new -'alary Ordinance for some pay increases to City employees on April lst
.The Council then passed the Ordinance on t.o Lhe second rcadi.ni, b-a title only arna alter it was rczd
the second time, the Ordinance was passed by unanimous Council action.
A discussion tool; place on the proposed Ordinance setting up the matter of the financing of
the Copco purchase by the City of Ashland. The special Obligation Bonds of the Electric Department
trill run for 15 years and will be callable at the end of 10 years.
The monthly report of the City Recorder was approved by the Council and ordered placed on file
The Council authorized 141r. Skerry to group •I;he se.eral r-,ropose:d ballot measures for Council
study with a Special. mecting 'to be called.
I'la~ re b li n pp fgther, bn^j nz -;ss to copt bp. r) e j;h I s in (t i :i t, ,in., rq,_,ved by Ilam. kl:er, neconded
by !Src,r.sman is ~e ounc,) _L h ,7ourn can ofi s „j,a.•.ruz
