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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1920-1006 Council Mtg MIN t; r 4, . ~ v..a ~ , a~. s~ 1 In favor of said proposition; First Ward 3~- votes Second Ward 3b votes i Against said proposition; First ~Uard 445 votes Second Ward 38 votes ' Ma . t y of votes against said proposition, 763. Thf~ re being no further business, on motion, the council adjourned. D .:ayor Attest: _ _ Heco rder. k £G- F, +`C... Ashland, Oregon, Oct. 5, ] X20. -The council met in regular session at 7;30 0' clock on the evening of this date. Present Councilman Banta; absent r~ayor Zamkin. Councilmen Frost, McGee, Nininger, Shinn, Turner. There being no quorum present, the council. adjourned to meet Oct. E~th at the usual hour. r Mayor Attest; ~ ~ ~ . ...w . 'r Ashland, Ort.gon, Oct. 6, 120. The co~:7nci1 net pursuant to last adjourrnlent at rT:30 0' clock P.~~. on the evening of this date. Present l~iayor Latil_~in; Councilmen Banta, I~~icGee, Shinn; absent Frost, r?ininger, Turner. ~~inutes of the meetins of Sept. ?.g~th a,nd Oct. nth ~r~ere read and approved as read. Cor~munica~ticn from Harrison Bros. relating to the construci~ion of remerlt s~dewa,lk in front of the i~ouck ?`>rot~erty on North ~~~~,in Street and the Old Aslila.nd Hotel property and rri2,k ing a b id on gar~~e was read. Councilr~larl Frost enter~;d the room and was acknowledged presfr~t. Ii}otion made and seconded that the City let t~~e contr~.ct for constructing the sidewalk in front of the houck praL~erty to Harrison Bros. at the price bid, nor_eJ.~T, twenty-five cent~;per ciuarfa foot Alco that tlie~~ be at^~a.rcec file contr<ct for. constructing 5ide~,va.lk across alley at t5,~4'P.,1ty cexits peg' sglare foot and constructing tl~~e curb for r0 cents per running .foot ar.d ~ cer~tS per 1b. for reinforcing ~;teel. 'the depth of the curb to bP left to the Cit~T Engineer. "fhe vote was s,s follows; Ayes ~~anta, Frost, 'it'CGee, Srllnn; na~vs TIJnP,. Carried. Pctita.on signed by nurrleraus property o~lrers on Seventh Street, asking that E the City grade an~a. repair SeV~rl'th Street from east Lain Street to A ^treet, ~r~a,e read.. i~`ovec~ by Banta, ;~ec~,~nded by Sl~inn, filet tI11s i~,tt~~' 'ca ~~E=°ferred to the Street Carlmittee vrith po~ver to act. Carrl.ed. Reports of H. Go~vd~r, City Judge and C.W.Fraley, StreF;t Copnmissioner, for the month of S~.pt. , ly2O, we~.~e r~;a~i anc.I, on rnoti n, accepted and ordered placed r an file. Bill of Granite City Iiospi l.al ar~lot~nting to ~?.50 for. medical services for indigent was presented. On motion, said bill was allo~~t~~d, f 6 I Telephone bill far the Police ~epartrner.Et was prf~sented. }:.otred by nar:th_, seconded 'oy r'rost, that s~~;ie b~: pa,icl jr~~i~en O.K~ d by I~d~r. Hatcher. Carried. ~;laim of C. H. Gillette amounting to rj2 for insu~~ance on plate glass in the Commercial Club rood ~~Tas nest considered. On motion of I~Ir. Frost the insur~+nce vas ordered renF.vred and said bi1~. a,llow~~d.  Bills 01KI d by the Finance Conkittee and amountinf to -04,)7,209.69 viere read in _ total anount only. ~1 otion made a d seconded that s=,, e be allom, d and Warrants ~ ordered drawn in payment the-j,ecf. The rote way as follows: Ayes Banta. Fr st, I, cGeP, hirin; nays none. Carried Comnunication from firs. S.L.Allen askinE. that the abstract FOR THE portion of c.' the Ware tract on Granite Street sold to the city, be turned over to her, was read. 0 I . sevc:d by Frost seconded by Hants that the request be rejected, but the petitioner be r~ allov~red to zna.e a copy of abstract ~~nd be granted the priv7lege of looking; at sarn.e. Carr ~.ed. ldir. Shinn brought up the matter o ti1~ ~~a~.e lines owned jointly by the Pwc. Tel & Tee.. Co. and the City. loved by~anta, seconded by Shinn that this matter be referred to the Electric Light Committee vrith pourer to act and if they deeL~ it advis~~:~~le to r~~~er same to the council at a special meeting to be called by the Ma,yox. The tTote was as follo~vs: Ayes Banta, Frost, ~ilcGee, Shinn nays none. Carried. The council nest proceeded to consider a proposed resolution entitled " A resolution declaring the int,enti©n of the City of Ashlan'to widen the paving on North Main Street betta~een the Pla~~ end eater Street a.nd declaring the intention of said City to pave P~"ill Streot frorl the bridge at tho enc~ of the present pavement southerly a distance of approximately 12~ feet, vrith a 24 foot wide bitulithic pavement" The resolution having been rear. the first time, on motion, the rules were suspend.eu, tyro- thirds voting in favor the~of and the resolution w~,s passed to the second re~~.ding. Having been rea,dt the second time, roll call w~i:s ardFred on the ac.optior~ of the .r.dsalu~ tion. The vote was as follows: Ayes Banta. Frost, Mc~ee, Shinn; nays none. Thereupon the ~~~ayor declared tre resolution adapt~;d. The council next proceeded to consider a resolution entitled "Resolution declar- in~; the intention of the City of Ashland to construcfi, a cur~:~ on the westerly side of certain proposed paving on ~~ill Stre~nt.in the City of Ashland, Oregon: The resolution raving been read the fir t tirr~e, on r,~otion the rules vre~~e suspended, two.trirds voting in fa~~or thereof and the resolution eras passed to t~~e second reading. Having been read the sf~cond tune, roll call w~-~.s ord r Gd on the adoption of the resolution. Trle vote ~~~as as foliows~, byes Banta, Frost, Mc ee, Shirrs, nays none. ' Theer~c~upon the Mayor declared the resolution adopted. rulr. Banta brought up the matter of cutting off the p~:.rk in front of the Library and paving same and asked that a resolution be gassed authorizing laic. work to be done. The matter was discussed but no action was taken. at this meeting. Mr• B~Hnta addrf~ssed the council recommending that a number of water meters be purchased a.t this time. Loved by Shinn, seconded by Frost, that the Water Department be authorized. to purchase l0O meters for spring delivery, the size to be left t;o the ~ udgment o f the Commi ,tee. The vote ~~as as followdL: eyes Banta, Frost, McGee Shinn; nays none. Carried. , ~ -~'1" a, 1~ 'y ~ e R- ~ir. Banta aRked that tha co:i~~cil~n the cit_.~ ~ro~~erties. On motion, this matter was left to the ealty Committee. i On motion of i~:~r• Shinn, the StreE~t Gommissianer was authorized to excavate in front of the C~ty~s A Streot property and directed to remove the dirt to C Strc;et and to do the work at odd times. On motion, the Recorder was authorized to issue a permit for the erection of a building on t~~e Houck Corner. ~ir• La~~~in stated that Prof. Briscoe had requested that the tree in the alley back of the High School be cut down. On motion, this matter was referred to the Street Commmittee to report at the next meeting. Moved by Shinn, seconded by Frost that the Realty Committee proceed to close the deal with the County for the pertion of the cemetery tract, that they deliver the deed ~1e ~r~sh anc~ collect the money. The vote w~.~.s as follows: Ayes Banta, frost, McGee, Shinn; Qom, Nays none. Carried. i On motion of Mr• Shinn the mayor was instructe'.to purchase additional land for cemetery purposes on the best possible forms, not to exceed w12~O. The vote was as follows; Ayes Banta, Frost, McGee, Shinn; nays none. Carried. The~'e bein no further business, on motion, the council adjourned. Mayor Attest: ( e City~ecorder.  i" f J