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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1920-0831 Council Mtg MIN cJ Engineer 9~alker reported that he had spent several days in the canyon investigating the proposed dam site ,digging test pits, me:.suring the flow of water etc. ' e t Mr. Frost brought up the matt~:r of destroying the ola water and lights roc ip s and moved that the City Recorder be instructed to dewtroy same up to tyro years ~re~ri~us to Jan. 1, 1;;20. Seconded and carried. The council next proceeded to consider a proposed City Ordinance No• OlO1,,.~, entitled "An ordinance vacatin a art of Ash Street, in the City of Ashland, Jackson g P County, Oregon." The ordinance having been read the first time, o~ motion, the rules were suspended, t~vo-thirds voting in favor thereof and the ordinance was passed to the second reading. Having been read the Second time,ro11 call was ordered on the adoption of the ordinance. The vote was as folloti~rs: Ayes Frost, McGee, Shinn; nay. Ba~n.ta. Thereupon :;.the Chairman declared the ordinance duly adopted. The council next proceeded to consider a proposed City Ordinance No. Z~ entitled "An ordinance levying an assessment for special benefits to accrue to oTxners of property abutting on the bit~.alithic paving improvement of that part of the Boulevard extending from the east end of the present paver.~ent on said ~ulevard to Ashland Street and also that part of Ashland Street extending; from the -Boulevard tp balker Avenue in the City of Ashland, Oregon." The ordinance having been read the first dine, on moticjn, the rules were suspended, two thirds voting in favor thereof, and the ordinance vas passed to the second reading. Having been read. the second time, .roll call was ordered on the adoption of the ordinance, The vote was aw follows: Ayes Banta, Frost, McGee, Shinn3. nays none. Thereupon the Chairman declared the ordinance duly adopted, Nc, . ►l0~ The council next ~_~roceeded t. consider a proposed ordinance entitled" An ordinance levying an asges>rnent for special benefits to accrue to property owners in So~~.i~ki Granite r► Street Sewer District or Sewer District No•.19. The ordinance having been read the first time, on motion, the rules were suspended, two-thirds voting in favor thereof, and the ordinance was parsed to the second reading. Having bsee read thesecond time, roll ~ all w~~ ordered~on the adoption of the ordinance. The vote was asfollows: Ayes anta, frost, Mc ee, Shinn; nays none. Thereupon the Chairman declared the ordinance duly adopted. There being no further business, on motion, the council adjourned. ,~'~~~~a ~ Mayor At to s _ Q ~ City ecorde:~~. Ashland, Oregon, ~ugt~$t 31, 1920. The council met in special session at the call of the ~~ayor at 9 o'clock A.M. on this date for the purpose of considering thc~rnatter of disposing of the Houck lot at the corner of N. Main Street and the Playa. Present Mayor Lamkin Councilmen Banta, Nininger, Shinn; absent Frost,~icGee, Turner Mr• Pierce way prese,~~~t and addr~es~d~::.the~~:Council in regard to purchasing said lot. and made tho city an-a~f+'~:r .for same. After some discussion, on motion, a. tom minute recess eras had for the purpose of giving 12r. Stearns an opport~~nity of bidding an this property. The council was again called to order and it was moved by Banta, seconded by Nininger, that WHH~B, after careful consideration and due attention to the best business interests of the City of Ashland,, it appears that the sai-A city should re-sell the prc~pert~r°~known as the "iiouck Block" located at the corner of Plaza and North T~:ain Street in said city, ~P~A'~, it appears that one C. H Pierce offers the best price and terms therefor, That the City of 1ahland sell to said C. H. Pierce said "Houck Block" reserving a 10 foot strip along the westerly lids for street purposes, and sufficient amount of land from the southerly skis in order to make the street ~.ide lips describe;~!a ct~.rve from the corner of the Farlow Building northerly. That said sale shall transfer to said C. H. Pierce the entire building, excepting the south and westerly foundation walls, which shall remair. where they now are. TY~a,t the purchase price to be ~ paid for said property shall 'oe ~2, 500 ~OO.00 to be paid down in cash, and the balance to be paid in yearlS~ installment: of X400.00 or more, interest on unpaid balance to be at the rate oP six per cent per annum payable semi-annually. That the City Attorney be hereby instructed to prepare the necessary papers and the I~~ayor and Recorder authorized and instructed to sign same for said city of Ashland. That the City Engineer be instructe~~ to lay out tale new street and sidewalk lines prior to October Irt, 1920. The vote on the motion bva,J~ a~~ follows: eyes Banta, Nininger, Shinn, nays none. Absent Frost, 1~cGee, Turner. Carried. ~ The council next discussed the matter of ~rantin~ F• v~. Landing permission to erect  a barn x±x xx=xxRxxa± on his property on Iowa a-reet betireen Garfield and Palm. Ave and the matter was referred to the Sanitary Committee with power to act. -X nin;Lr, the City Attorney was instructed to prepare a notice and the Mayor and Recorder instructed to execute same at once, giving r. Stearns thirty days notice to vacate the property occupied by him at the corner of the Plaza and North Main Street in said city. 3~~ i s :t w, ~ councilman Santa 5tat~d that the Realty committee had made Dirs. Margaret ,.G Butterfield an offer of X25.00 for a deed to hey property on the Boulevard, if deeded to the City by Jan. 1, 1~j21, and that said deed had been prepared and tivas ready for delivery. ~~r. Banta asked far an expression fror:~ the council as to whether or not the City should pay ~~rs. Butterf field the ~25.OO. On motion, the matter was referred to the Realty Committee witr. power to act. There being no further business, on motion, the council adj ourn~~d. ~~ayor Attest Ci y ecorder. J 4C l I. Ashland, Oregon, Sept. 7, 1820. '.''he council met in re~;Llnx session at 8 0' clock P.M. on the evening of this date. Present Mayor Zamkin; Councilmen Banta, P~cGee, Shinn; absent Frost, Nininger, Turner. ~~linutes of the previous meeting v!►ere read and approved as read. ~ P~~r• J. McCoy addressed the council stating that residents on the west side of Terrace Street had never been adequately served with water and asked that the council talcs steps to improve the service in this section. ~:r• Nininger entered the room and was acknowledged present. F On motion of Mr• Shinn, the matter of improving the service on Terrace Street was referred to the water Committee with poW:r to act. The vote on the motion was as fo110ws: Ayes Banta, McGee, Nininger, Shinn; nays none. Carried. 1~~±rs. Butterfield addressed the council in regard to the paving assessment against her property~or. i.he southerly side of tY:e Boulevard and asking that the City take one- ' third or one-half of her property in payment of the assessment and leave her that portion of said tract 150 feet back from the Boulevard. After some discussion, on motion of Mr• Banta, the matter was laid on tree table until the next council meeting in order that the City,Attorney might have an opportunity of looking into tyre matter. Mr• Frost entered the room: and was acknowledged present, A communication from the County Court was rt,ad stating that the Sheriff had collected th~~tgh error Cit3~ liens against the Margaret Butterfield Tract on the Boule- vard amounting to ~g0.26 and recommending that the City refund Mrs. Butterfield said amount. Moved by Shinn, s~condPd by Frost that the City refund Mrs. Butterfield ~g0.26 erroneously collected~ag~~nst her property described as folloWrs: A tract of Land at the corner of Palm Avenue and the Boulevard fronting 217.3 feet an the Blvd., further described in Vol. 50, Page 501, D. R. of Jackson Co., Oregon. The vote on the motion was as follows: Ayes Banta, McGee, Frost,, Nininger, Shinn; nays none. Carried. I~~r• T. E. Hadfield, Jr•, through Mayor Zamkin asked that the City refund hi~I. the amount of the penalty paid on his paving assessment. On motion of Mr• Banta the Recorder arras instructed t~: refund the .penalty, amounting to X9.84, when Mr. Hatfield • ~ } e r a kir~ f r o refund. . shall have signed a written statement beating hls r axons fo s g o ?fir. Edward Carey addressed the council objecting to the sever assessment against his property in South Granite Street Sevrer District on the groundq that the sever was not a benefit to his property. The council informed ~Ir• Carey that he had lost his day in Court as he did. not appear and make objection to the assessment on the date set for the hearing of all obj ecticns ~--s-ari~._-assessr~ents.' ~~r. George Yates was present and asked that the City ref~d him the amount of penalties paid on delinquent paving assessments. The City Attorney stated that this refund could not legally be granted. Reports of ~~1. H. Gowdy, City Judge, and C, ~V. Fraley, Street Commissioner, for the month of August, 1)2n, were read and an motion, accepted and ordF:r~d placed on file Bills O.K'd by the Finance Committee and amounting to X4,317.04 were road in total amount only. Motion made and sec ~ ended that said bills be allowed and ~Tarrants be ordered drapm in pa~.►ment of same. The vote was as follat~rs: Ayes Banta, Frost, McGee, Nininger, Shinn; rays none; Carried. Co~ancilraan Frost brought up the matter of building a new bridge in the Canyon. IIntion made and seconded tra,t the matter be referred to the Street Committee with power to act. The vote Wae -as follows: Ayes Banta, Frost, McGee, Nininger, Shinn; nays none, Carried. ~ir• Frost stated that con7plaint had been made to him of the condition of the Woodyard on Main Street near the shoeshine parl6r claimmn~; that same was a f ire menace. (ln mntinn of 14~r. Frnat thin ma.ttar waa referr~eri to the Fire CnmmittPP_ a_lan the muter  of cleaning up the blacksmith lot at the corner of C and ILrain Streets.