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Ashland, Oregan, l~Tov. 30, 1820. a
The council met pursuant _to Is;st ac~j,;urnrr~ent at ;~:31~ o' cl.ocl: F.~. on the evening
of tl:~is date. PresF~nt i~;ia~;rar T~amkin; Cauricilrnen ~'ro,t, Il2cGee, Tlininger, Shinn; absent
Banta, Turner.
ltyirtttes o:i_' file ,~re-~ri;~~~s ~:,ef~ting ti~~,-rf~ y~ea,r? and app?°ovecl ~~s read...
Dta ~~~otipn of i.rr. Nininger t}ie report of Engineer D.C.Nenr~y and Pngineer tl~a,lker
wes,~, ordcrdd l~rinteci -also 1~'0 extr. rc~?ies of tl~e I~e,ort in i'olcle~r form. ~
~'he eQttncil' next cr~nsa:c~.exed a. petition of Bert R. urPer re;uertin~ that the
C . C aU ~ e th.e r t f proposed paving on it~i.Il Street or Pas. Avenue to be extended so
as to describe c_ircle in front of his property and in th.e wide portion of the Ia.za ad~ace~~+ t~ ' P r~; t}ia and Sa~l~~ Spr:in~;s. This
ma,ttE~r vaa~; d9.scussed at same
p ~ f . I~ length but action ~defea~red. ~aending investigation.
Request of J. W. Kistler for ~;err>1ic~s.on to erect a garage on the ;south end of
the ~7rick 'c~u.iding kno~am as th.e ion Ton Bakery, was read. On r.~lotion, said requ :st
v,~as referrers to the Fire Cor~mlittee with power to act.
ate;t?~Gitor? of tie Recorder far office supplies was presented. On :notion of
2Tr' Nininger, sane was granted., the vote being as folla~~as: Ayes Frost, l~~'cGee,
lnirlger, Shirrs, nags none. Carried.
T:~r. Shinn brought up the matter of purchasing a meter for tts~ at tl~e depot.
Tovecz by l~inir~uer, s~co~Y~ded by ~,icGee, th~~.t this rr~~,tter be refera~ed to the Electric
fight Committee with bower to act. Carried..
~ The council next proceeded to consider a, rrol~ased Cit;;r Ordinance Nn. ;~Cb entitled
A.n ordinance to levy for municipal purposes a tax l~.pon all the taxable property within
the corporate limil,5 of the City of As1:land, Ore.,an, for file genes. ~~:1 expenses of said
city for -the gear I.~?1, anct reu.iring the Recor~le:~~ to notify the Count~T As~es~;ar a.nd
County Clerk ~,,f Ja,c'~:~;on County, State of Ore;on, as required °ay Section 2 of Article
2 ~ of the Charter of said City, and. 1a~vc~ of tl;e State of Oregon. " Tile ordinance
leaving been read th.e fir:~t time, on motion., the rules v1c_3re s~~rpendec, two-third; votir.~.• in fa~ror t'raerc~of and the ordinance vas pas
secs to the second reading. Having
been read the sPCOnd t ir.,e, roll call w,~.s,,ordered din the adoption of the ordinance.
Tl~e vote w~ti; as follows; Alves Trost, l;~Tc'~ee, Nin7.r~;er, Shinn; rays none;
Thereupon the iYiayor declar. ecl Ci ~y Urd. roan ce No. rj06 adopted.
P~'rs. 5.~', Gre ~g :f~-siding ~~t 9~~~ Ashland Street, a,sr.ecl that sLae be granted free watt:-r and l.ightg. On motion of I«Tr. Shinn, said
request wa,s granted until further !
notice.
On r,otio~~., the crn.~rici7. ~~'~~,~~,~rned to r~eet ~-'~ednestla.y, .Oec. 1st, 3t the usual hour~~ ~
u~ayor
Attest;
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Ashla,nn, Oregon, 'Jec. 1, 1c;20.
The dotinc it rlet nLlrs~:ta"nt to ].a~:,t a.cl~j otarn~~~e~n. " : ► ~ . t ~r tat j ?O o clac~....:~_. on the e rening
of the s date, Pres~:~Zt i~~>>~or Zax~kin; Cottnci.lr~en frost, ~acGee, ?1ini.nger, S'rlinn; absent j
Banta., Turner. i
The reading of the rpintzt~~s of the ~reviotts ~aeetin~; vre, dis,~ensc~d with.. `
l,~r. Shinn reported that he had interviewed the City Attorney in regard to the 'I
petition of ivlr. ureer presented a,t thk~ ,revious meeting. lie stated that t~~~e City
Attcrne~r t'iwr~p"!lra,ged t''1e City' S er~terir~g ai~tr~ a contract tivltrl sir. Greer aq Ile was of
the opinion that it would invalic~.a.ts the pa,~ring proceedings.
The contract bet:Rroen the City of Ashlar_d ~~.n~~ +~rka,.r riuber, signed 'oy Omar Huber
and the Mayor anij Recorder, for ln~i;lwning t'r~e paveent on forth ~aa.n Str. eet between
the Plaza ~3,nd ?dater StrF~et, also the contract between file Cit~r of Ashland and Osl~ar
ri~aber, duly signed, for paving ?~~iill Street or Park '.Avenue far a distance of
appro~ircately 1200feet, also accorapanring bond of the Fidelity s,nd Penosit Company of
I~Tary Land inn tl~e surfs of 4,114.00, were read to the council. ~dloved 'oy ivoninger, seconde by Frost t:~a,t said contract 'oe apnravPd and
tYtP 'cond. 'oe accepted. The vote eras as
fallo~r~s: Ages: -Mrost, ?'CGPpi in i~~~r, Shinn; nays none. Cai~ried.
A proposed agree~:r~ent 'o~:~tweer~ the City of Ashland and the jr'~estern Union Tai Co.
• ~r vrhereuy the Cityr of Ashland, in consideration of the roraova,l of the poles on North
i~aain Stret;t, ;;rants ~~,id co~,ipany the u;~e of the Cit~''s +o1es i.n veil's A v
re~~.il '~i ~ 11e was ~~oved a_,r Frost. gec~nr3a~~ ~~r ~~,;nom +t,~+ -
' . ~~u ue approvea with a ten ye ,r lit~~a t clause inserted and the 1ayor and Recorder instructed to siSn sane. The
vote was as follows. Ayes Fros l cGee, ininger, Shinn; riVg 710118• Carried.
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the Council next iroeeec.ied 'to consider proposed Cit~% Crdinance entitlec'ti "An ordin- ance a~r,e;~~di ng aectio n XIX of Cite Or. dinance No • the
s~~1e '~E~iri~ ~h:~o:~~dinailce
f ixin~ rates to ne ctia;rged in the City of Ashland for wate~~ serviee•" The ordinance
we,s recd tlAe first title but no further action ~►as taken.
l;~ovecl 'ny Frost, seconded by Shinn the,t the RecorEi.er 'oe a?zt'.~lorized to ;~~v 5O cents
peg' ~~o~king day fox ~ anitor ~~~prlc, The srete ~~►a,, fo11ow5: Ages ~'r. o..~t, iUlcGee, ?in?,Z~er,
Shinn; nays none. Carried.
~lE✓ counct~ next cliscuss~.d t~~e l;~a ute.. of ~.n u~.ng a po.,. flop o~ the rout trl Str~,et
sire Stati~rl for a pool hall. Dn l~lotion, the City ~ttornE;y we.s insirt?cted to draw up
a lease ~tp ~.L.'~~1.~ ~ on for a terr,~ of ore year at ~1~, G4 per trionth for t11e west roorn of
t%e Fou.rtiz street Fir4~ Station ~uildin~. T'.~ie vote csa.; Allows: Ages Frost, ,,icGeE',
l~rininger, Shinil; na~Ts none. Carried,
1~oved by Shinn, seconded by ilinin~er that t11E~ Matter of bua.ldng hitehing racks on the Cit~~~ s prp~oert~T on ~'ir~at Street 'oe r. f~ferred to
the Strut Coruf~ittee with po~a~er to
act. The Vote- ~F~as as follows: .oyes pros'., 1~cGee, Mini per, Shinn; nays none. Carried.
i~~,r. McGee asked to he excused. His request wa gr~~nted•
~n st~ot~i~E3Yi of i~Ir. Shinn, i~:~ir~ ?~iningA~' was instrLlcted to ~~.scertain what it wi1.1 cost to
put the l~ulice caz' in good repair.
'the cot?nci'. next disctas,ed the matter of heat in` the Coi•:~lnercial C1Ltb ~oora~. Jn
r~~otion sar.~le teas referred to 'the electric might Corninittee 1'ritil pourer to act,
On »tion, tllE c,~uncii ac's ~~urned.
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~ vity P,COrd?r•
A5'11and., Ci'P~on, Dec. rj, , x~,^•
The co~.~nc i.l rlet in ,^e~ular $E'S~i~;n ;a:t ~ o~ cJ.oc'~c f•:~. nn thE~ f'.7E-r.''~ ~ f t'~ tE; ~ ~ o is
rr~;:-ent Pv~,~yor. T~rtkin; C~►~ncilinen Frost, ':_cGPp, Shinn; ~~.bsent Santa., ~~in:~.nger, Turner. i
~~`inutes of the r~~,.~;eting of No~~ ?~?th an~~. Doc. 1st ti~~er. a read o,nd a,LlaroV'c:u.
Bill~~ 0,~'' :1 'oy tho finance Cora~;i~i ttee and ~rlnunting to y~~.~~ tedE?_rp read in total
~TtloL:nt Oi~ly• 1~~:~Ot?.on iilade a?"i(? E?C';r:?~E=~i tYic ~ fic!~~?.e ~"~C =:~.1.1.Q,~'Evf? ~`ll(J ti`Jc~.Y'r'aT1tS dr?~t77 jn ~)%~~~r"'!F?nt
t~~i~?i'FQf • ~'17.E:'. Vpte Vla~ C~,~i f o1~.Q'd~'~ ~TPq ~Oti '''C eE?, ~'l11'1..~; ~1`~~l S i'C(iEas rprZ'7.P.i+•
VoilLlll~.ni C=3,t ?.C'1'' r"[.'pill T11F'. ~aClf7. C; Tei. CgC Tea•rif? • 1'E'C~U.E?~tin~ pE",Y_7lil. ~;s10n tp r~'p1~:~;E'
t'lW r' poles on t',~e C it~r~ s I~~ro;~e?:'t~ ~rif tl~e ~!nint. cr:~;E1rr; i4ortl;. i;~~in St, inte;~sects the
pro;?E~rt r of the Roilr. oacl C i;~p~r~T was re~.~a• iRnVF~~. 'mr ~ , 'Fa, , t 3 0' , r0 fit, fir- cC.i~~..,c. Cy ~.ri.i r~,n
tll~ ta~i~ math=r be rF~ferrfac7 t.o the ~e~~,l t~;;r Car..~~,:~i,tteF• CwrriPCi.
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~%o~t~11171i C?~t1Cn f I'piil h'arriGon ~rOS. ~ -}'~].n~ that %i?Py hE~ ~l;.oi~►C",.k ~~~o i1pVC %~,1~. C1Z:C7'ent
on one meter. , also a"r:ing that ~l,l,e City C?.nce~ the bill of i<'~4c,~ ^n cr;.~rged ~a:g~,insi; there
fpr +CVrr.~r~ ~r~a,c; YlE;x1:• ConG).E~r'r!'n.. ':~!QjT°~ 1Cvp 1,`C;I~rE?Ea, eCOnCiE',C ~y4v. i~Z'O.;t tila,i ti;e ii1?,tter
b)e rt-?i'~?y';'~'ii t.,0 t11P ~.~i.ECt?.'1C ~~l~iit r'.oi711°~ll,ttE'E? f~i?" ~,ul.7St` ~;;'i~a'~~ ~_J'hE' V~7tE' V1r~„~, ~.q fQ1.~i.0~~~+S:
Ages Frost, 1wcG?e, Shinn; nags nnne; C,ry'i e~1.
ia:I'. ??^E'l:ali(~., rppresentin~ the Coast Cil?IVeI't and Fl.I~;~E? vori~;c~,T~y aclc~.rass=~:~ tide c~O1~nCa.l
rPlatiVE~ to selling the City a Jarnlin Roa~~. ~ixe~'. No ~.cf.a.on ~ra,~ teker~.
is°r. Shinn r?po~~tec~ ~ rP~uest for a stret-~t: li~'~it cn U~erlin StreE:i~.• 14oved. ~j~r
Frost, reconc~ec? ley l~icGE=e th?t the i:'~attPr t.;e lef.t to the Electric 7,,.g,,,t COY,x~iittPe with.
Ct1r{'•: f' "LC ~Ji; t, C-~,r:~'1 ali.•
r. Grt?E'I' a«~''C't'~~EC t;f CGUnCJ.I C.Sr:lnv t'1%~,t tl'ie C1~~'~' f`'i~;hP,I" ' E; 'r~ ~ ii ?,t
~3 a~, t.:i a 1e.171e t t:riP i1p.r',~, 1;i.i1F of tixP, I~ll.n„~~,.'~.Qt~~ ZQt Or ~ Cpritinu'E' it ~?cbS'~ %ie ~Ui1?~?:1pV~~ prOpFZ'ty
l;p tr1.E?
a ~ nor'~h. ?ins of A1dE~r Street. Ao actio:~ ~v~:r ta;~~er at this time.
'"1^.e cotar.cil next ;n°~ E;eedp~~ to consider C~~ty Grdinance No, i~0~ entitles;. "An or~?.in-
anon to levy for rr~unicipa.l At~zpn~-~~q l.s,x ?appn ~~.11 the ta;~a'oJ.e pro;~Firty Vtri~t,l;in ~;~iE, cdr-
rorc.,tc lil.it o:F' tl~e Cii;y of Ashla,nc~., Cre~on, for tiiE' ~;elzere,l expenses of cai~a ni.ty far tia8 ye?.r ~1, ~1r; rP^~?~_i.rli]~
the RP,COr±~P.,r tp Yapt].fy t11.e Counter AS"P,Sror ~,n7 UOI.?T?ty
Clerk of Jackson Counter, State of Oregon, as regt~i.r~~d by Section 2 of Article i~ pf the
Char+~er of tine s~+,i~; Ci ter o,nr~ 1.~~i~rg of t'~e State of OrE•r~on." The or. d finance havin~:~ 'aeerl
read tl~e first ti~:~:e, on laotion, th.e rules werF; suspel~dec,, t~~c-tr~irds ;noting in fa,VOr
ti'1.e =E:~~,f anc3 ~;he ordinance v~r~.~ c,,"led to the secpnfa reading. H?~vin~r heei~ :read the socorad
~r,i~le, a~all c~.~.l was or~.crEad on thE? '~.tiopti o~: of tl~e ordir~e,rlcE;• The vote v~ras as fol~.ows:
Ayes Frost, h~cGeEa, Shinn; na,;~s none.
Thereupon the =ayor declared Cit~l Ord 'nance Sao. i k l aclec teca.
The council prod eked to eonsid ,r Cite Ordinance lro, reaia. e first tir'ne
.0CPC. 1P- t, entitled "An ordinance ,1e dingy- section XIX c, Cit~T Ordin~,r cr Teo. the, ra; e being an ordinance f rrR e o be
cILar ed ir, e Ci ~ 1• f 1
-I .a.nd or v~. ~Pr 8i:rvi ce, she ordin.anc;e hcsvinC Deer t'-,,.e. c;econd tir;je, roll Ca i1 l?'c'~, Ori n"'ri% on
1-1 L,.nP, c-.,C_?Up UlOn oa t.!e ord.inar-ce. The VOUP a" lollows. k;res F o t,, I-CkrPf', tllnll;
f!ay5 i".nne.
TIir'^c?ur, -n it: Ta-;,or declaxed Ciu7 Ordinance "0 r-tc.O))teCi. r'