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hshland, Oregon, l~Iarch 16, 1921.
The council met in regular session at 7:30 o'clock P.s~i• on the evening of this
ds.te. Present l~~Iayor Laml~im; Council:_len Frost, Horner, Pierce, Shinn; absent Blake, Joy.
~:inutes of the previ~~us meeting were read and approved as read.
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Councilmen Blake and Joy entered during the reading of the minutes.
lr. Frost reported that the Sanitary Committee had invastig~.ted the matter of
th~~ proposed construction of a sevrer on Laurel treat, Orange ~~ive. etc. and racom~lended
the rutting in of private septic funks under the direction of the council and. the Board
of Health, After some discussion the engineer was instructed to prepare a profile
of the proposed ~e~.~er district as petitioned for and to make an esti:.late of the cost of
the same.
On _:~otion, the council adjourned to meAt 'Wednesday, ~ria,rch 17th at the usual hour.
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Attest;
ity F.ecorder.
Ashland, Oregon, ~~Iarch 17, 1921.
The council mgt pursuant to last ad journmer~t at 7; 30 0' clock P.%v. on the evening of this date. Present .~.yor Lam~in; Councilmen Blake, Trost,
Harney, Joy, Pierce
~;b ~a?~t Shinn .
14~r. "1. A. Conner addressed the council in the matter of the proposed road
connecting the south end of Terrace Street vrith Glennvieva Drive. After some discussion
it =ryas moved by Frost, seconded by Joy that the petition for connecting said streets,
as presented by ~~Ir• "balker be granted. The vote crag ~~s follo~:~s; Ayes Blake, Frost, Harney, Joy, Fierce, nays none. Carried.
air. ~"dalker presented a profile cf the p~ol~sed laurel St. sewed district
and addressed the council in regard to the probable Bost of same. rafter considerable
discussion the engineer 1Y~as instructed to prepare plans and. a report on the probable
cost of connecting this se-~er district ~>ith the Billings septic tank.
representing ~~'.,~.Barber, G.'~~~.Ying and -~~lr. an r'. ~jIrs. Yockey Attorney J. l~~Ioore~a'dressed the council protesting against the construction
of the proposal ros.d extending scenic Drive to Stra`~~erry Lane. He also read a co:1~:~1u-
nication from %ir. arr. ~~tlrs. Yockey in ~•rhich they r?e:nand t'~at t'~a city construct ~ retaining
gall to keep the road from ,.~ashing on ~"~^ir property, in case sane is opened. The
~ council agreed to proceed tirith the opening of said road.
The City Attorney reported that he had investigated the matter of the
assessed valut:ticr~ f the properties afrected by the bitulithic paving improvement of Mill St. or I'wrk Avenue and found that the only case in which
the assessment exceeded
the assessed valuation of the property t~ras that of ~~r. Pe~~~rozi's tract, the valuation
having bean placed at X440.00 and the assessment mounting to 845.24.
i~~1r~. Perozzi ac~ci.rassad the council .agreeing to sign up to~.p~y his. assessments
under the Bancroft Act provided the City would release him from the payment of one-third
of his assessment against his tract of land fronting 223.9 feet on Park ave.
The report of the Board of Vie~rers levying assessments on account of the
bitulithic paving improvement of l~~iill Street or Park hvenue, as filed with the xecorder,
was accepted by the council. .Thereupon it wad :roved by Joy, seconded by Fierce that
inso~nmch as the improvement eras largely a p~:xk benefit, the city assume one-third of
l~~Ir• Perozzi's assessment and. he be al owed to sign up for the balance, a~lounti~g in all
to X942.52. The vote on the m~~tion ~a,: s as foliorrs: Ayes Blake, Brost, harper, Joy,
Fierce, days none. Carried.
v2x. Ireland addressed the council again offering to sand the-City of Ashland
a Jargon Road Fixer on approval. ~,lo~ed by Fierce, seconded by Joy that the Clty accept
the proposition as represented by ~~~ir Ireland, the city to have the right of rejection.
The vote ~rr~ls as follows: byes Blase, Frost, Harper, Joy, pierce, nays none. Carried.
R. Hosler made requisition for 4" wood pipe to: be used on Terrace Street also collars noaded fir the canyon pipe line. :coved 'oy Frost, seconded
by Horner that
said requisition be grunted. The vote <<~'as ~s ~olloti~~s: n~-es Bl~.ke, Frost, Iiu_~~ner, Job,
Fierce . nays none; Carried.
The c~uncil next discussed the matter of selling a portion of the hitch-
. ing rack tract on ~Tater Street. On .notion, same !~~~as` referred to the Realty Committee
for investigation and report.
The plum Adv. Co. made an offer of X1.00 pnr :north f9~' the privilege ,of,.
~ai:ntaining a sign bbar~}o., the CityT'a land on North Train Street. They also agree to
IU111LO alr1 a ~1Ila11 sin aaverilsin L~LsnluLna- tun motion, this matter as referred to
the Realty Committee with power to act.
Tha matter of putting a price on the City's property near the Dave Good barn was also referred to the realty 6ommittee.
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now
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION'
yy TAKE NOTICE: That a Spe
I cial Electionl€ of the legal voters
of the City,, of Ashland will be
held on S4urday, September 18,
1920, at which time there shall
be submitted to said voters the
following proposition:
Shall the Common Council of,
the City of Ashland, Jackson
County, State of Oregon, in order
to provide funds for the purpose
of building reservoirs and dams
in Ashland Creek Canyon, and
for the purpose of bettering and
increasing the water supply of
the City of Ashland, issue bonds of
said city in such an amount as
may be necessary, and not ex-
ceeding $100,000.00; said sum or
such amount thereof as may be
necessary to be exl:ended as said
Common Council c.eems best for
said purposes; said bonds to be
dated and to be of the denomina-
tion as may be decided upon by
said Common Council as the best
financial interests of said city may
require; said bonds to bear in-
terest at the rate of not to exceed
six per cent per annum, interest
payable semi-annually, said inter-
est to be evidenced by coupons to
be attached to said bonds; pro-
( vided the right to take up and
`cancel such bonds upon payment
of the face value thereof, with in-
terest accrued to date of payment.
at any semi-annual coupon period
at or after 10 years from date of
such bonds, shall be and hereby
is vested in the City of Ashland;
provided, further, that said bonds
.shall be made payable at the of-
fice of the city treasurer of the
City of Ashland, and shall mature
at such time and times,- not ex-1.
ceeding 30 years, ac the Common
Council may determine and de-
cide to be best, and
Shall the said Common Council
borrow money on behalf of said
city, by selling or disposing of
l said bonds upon due advertise-
meat, for the higsest price ob-
tainable,-the proceeds, or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
to be applied for the purposes!
hereinbefore stated.
The following shall constitute
the voting places in each of the
wards of the said city, and the
persons hereinafter named shall
constitute the judges of said elec-
tion:
1st Ward. Voting Place-City
t Hall.
Judges: Ira Shoudy, Mrs. J. H.
Fuller, Mrs. Josephine Crocker.
12nd Ward. Voting Place-Fourth
S. Fire Station.
Judges: Otto Winter, John
Beaver, G. W. Trefren. -
The Polls will be open from 8
a. m. until 8 p. m. on the date of
said Special Election.
This notice is given by order and
resolution of the Common Council
at its regular meeting on Septem-
ber 7, 1920.
C. B. LAMKIN,
GERTRUDE BIEDE, Mayor.
City Recorder. 6-5