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Ashland, Orepp_~on Au_~ust 2 lQcl,
The council rnet pur~~uant to l:~st adjournment at 7:30 o'clock P.i~~, an this date, Present ~~~~,yor L~clkin; Councilman Frost, Hamer, Pierce, Shinnn;
absent 131:ake, Joy,
' 1'~le mir~tes of tl~e previous meeting ti~,~ere read and ap~ra~re~:l as read,
~~ont hly r ;par t s a f ~~d . H . Got~rdy and C . . Fr a,l ey were read and approved as read.
F, Bills O.K' d by the Finance Committee, amounting to 6,70+, 70, ti%iere raa~. in fatal amount only, ;;dot ion rna^:~e a,nd seconded that bills
be allowed wnd ~~rarrants ordered drat~~m in
payment theraof, T~~e vote ~~ra as fo11oT~~s: Ayes Frost, Harner, Pierce, S'r~inn; nays none,
Carried.
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~~"embers of t~~~:~e La,~i ies Civil Improvement Club addressed the council asking; that the
City grant t~~,ar~~ a sixty or year lease of certain property on I,1ili Street, to~.be used for
erecting thereon a club building, After some discussion, the council deciued to investigate
' the matter a render a dUcision in a week,
The l,~,yor reported tx~.at ~Iill~xd Grubb had m^,~.e hirn an o~"fer of X500.00 for the t~~~o
lots o~°~ned t~~le cif at the corner of Second and rt ~ r:~ y B ~ teats ~ove~ b,~ a,rrler, secon~ ea by
{ Pierce, that l~ti1r, Gru'nb's offer be accepted, the city agreeing to furnish a warranty dead
ti~rithout an a,~~.ra,ct . The vote or_ t~~e mot ion wars a,s fol lo~~;rs : Ayes Frost, Harner , Pierce,
Shinn; nays none. Carried, .:W
Graves asked that the city ~,urr~ish new loo T far the dump ground. 0n motion of
l~~~r, Sili~rl, this l~:atter ~ra^ referred tb the Bonitos Corntnittee with notiver to act.
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On rnation, tl~e council adjourned to rneet Tuesday, August qth at the usua,I hour.
Attest : ~ ~~~yor,
Ci ~y Reeorcier,
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As~11anc1, Oregon, August 9, 1921
f. Tire council met pursuant to last adjournment at 7:30 o'clock P.~ti. on triis date,
Present ~~ayor Lamkin; Councilmen Frost, Harner, Jay, Pierce, ShirLn, ~.bsent Blake, M
~riinutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.
~ m the council proceeded to consider the report of the Board of Vie4~~ers r~~,king assessment
of benefits incident to tj7e construction of the road knot~m as the extension of Scenic Drive.
The Recorder also read a corr~lunicat ion from r.-. ~~ri. Barber ob' act ing to the assessment against
his property but stating that he would be willing to bear ~-100 0l the cost of constructing sai:~ road, On motion of 1~~Ir, Joy the report of the
Board of Vie~~.~~~ers was rejected arld the 4
Recorder instructed to notify interested parties by rn~il th~~rt the Council will actras a
Board of Viewers and hear any objections to their assessments on Tuesday, August lath.
y~,~'ednesday, August 3rd, at 10:30 0' clock A.r~fi, eras set as the time for the council to meet
and ~~riew the road.
The ]~adies of t~~~e Civie Improvement Club again addressed the council asr,ing that they
be granted a~tract of land fronting ?5 feet on ~~11i11 StrE'et fer the erection of a club house, - ~oved by Shinn, seconded by Frost that a strip
of land frontin feet on P:a,rk Avenue be
g 75 ' leased to the Civic Improvemient flub for a period of 25 years, said tract adjoining the land
leased to G,,~.Butler, the building to be erected thereon to cost not less tr~ar+ X0,000 and
to be erected within two years from the date of t:'le lea,sE c^.~nd that the' City Attorney be
instructed to re~are the lease `~rith rovisions similar to that ranted ~~r. Butler and the p ~ p g
1ti:ayor and Recorder be instructed to sign same,
~J~r. Joy aud~essed t'rze council stating that in his opinion the city should grant the
civic Improvement Club a lease for the same period as that granted 1~~~. Butler,
Aftor considera'~le discussion roll call ti~Tas ordered on the adoption of the motion and r
reaulted a,5 follows: Ayes Frost, Ha,,rner, Pierce, Shinn; nays joy, Carried.
The council next proceeded to consider a re~~,_~est of O,T.Bergner for permission to construct a wooden stair~,~ay on the north end of his building located
ne~Tt the Flhaxt
Drug Store, On motion of Idly "hinn this matter ,,~~a,s left to the Fire Committee with pocrTer
to act.
l~~rs. Shell addressed the council asking that they far'~id the parking of cars too
close to the n ~ r ~ ~ ~ ~ _ roa,~. i~ the park comir~ do~~n from Granite Stre~,t, 1.ati,~n ma~.e a,nd seconded
that this matter be referred to tale street Committee ~~~ith poT~ver to a,ct, Carried.
The receraer next read a communication from the Burroughs Adding ~~achine Company
4 offering to sell the City a I~,irroughs Adding ~~~ac'~ine and take tl7e old Vales on trade,
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Cor~,lunicwtion from. E.V.Carter offering the city the Eodf~;;rla tract in the Canyon for the
sum of ~'~~500,00, tiaras next read, on motion of ~V~r, Joy this mater roferred to the
~~~A Realty Committee for inTsestigation and report.
Frost brought up the r~s,tter of repairing the ~^4a,11 betty►een the property of
E.F.Smith and the City. On motian of :~~ir, frost the s'~ater Supt. ;~a,s instructeu to take ~
charge of the matter of repairing the ~~rall and the 4a~ of the ~Frarehouse.
On motion, the council adjaurned.t r
Attest ~~,~ayox .
Re order.
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Ashland, Or~;~;orl, Aug. I~, 1G21.
The council Diet in regular cession a,t ~ o'clock P.~~~. on thi~~ date, Present l~Sayor
Larr~kin; Councilmen Flake, i~-r,ri ter, Pierce, Shinn; sbsent Frost Joy.
~~~inutes of the nreviaus meeting here read and ,approved as read.
The council r-~xt proceeded to consider a n~~itian signed by .sixty-too t~~payers Y asking that the city round af.E the corner of the property r~~~cently
purchased of G.S.
1~ tier at least onto; half of the distance from the building to the longest point of the g ~ land purchased,.l~~otian made and second~l
that the council view the property referred
to after the council meeting, Carried.
l,~x .Jay entered the roan an.~ ~~as a,c~nowledged present.
The recorder next reed a crmm~anicatian from the Oregon Agricultural College submitting
~a1 ~°eport of their findings in the matter of the eva.r~~~ii~a,tion of the L~ra,ter sarr.rles recently
tested for contarnin~,t;on. 5~
1.~ ~ . l~uil ad.{reseed the council s~~,tin that the caul ound at the corner of ~~'a,ter S~rcet and I~~lechanic Streets was a nuisance and
a f ire menace and asked that the
cauncil prohibit ca,rrming in this section. On motion of r~~~r, Shinn this matter was referred
to tale cauncil as a ~rrhole.
l,x, Wihburn presentee a corrr:lunica,tion acl:iressed to tl~e ~~~~ayar and Council in ~uhich he
t~ recited the details of a personal controversy bett~Teer_ himself and Attorney t~,,~. Z~,I Eriggs, ~a~~ After some discussion ar~d ~~Yith the consent
of ~flr . Eriggs, on motion of llr. Jay, seconded
bar Ratner , the 1 et t er eras r ea,d to the coupe i 1 and upon the request of I~yir , inborn and l~w1r .
Lriggs tie s~~iayor appointed Tuesday e~rening, August 23rd, a;s the time far them to appear
before the council when a f~alier explanation can be m~.e by the ?~axties interested.
Clute On mat ion of ~~1~r , Joy, t'~e Pecor~:l~~r was instructed to advance T~~Ir . S. . ~`~~0, 00 on
1~is contact far the conUtruction of the ltiiea~de "trc: t Se~~r~er, said ar~aount to be barroured
j k from t~~e ~~~'i,ter t~ar~~~, S ~4W' t#
G. S.I3utler aske ~ .that a two fact atr ip of land be left between the property
leased ~o :aim and that to by leased to the Civic Improvement Club. On mation of iJ:r. Shinn
the Cit Attarne ~~ra.s instructed to re axe the lease to t'r~e Civic I rovement Club, un ~~r Y Y ~ - p p- ~
direction of the City Engineer, in conformity ~~~Tith the request o" ~r. Fuller, ~
Councilme~~ darner and Shinn asked tc be excused az1;i t~~eir request ~e~~as granted.
i~,~ot ion rr~,de and seconded that fir , ti'.'a,lker be instructed to let ti:e contract for the
const~uetion of the crossing at sixth and C streets, said crossing to cover the full ~:vidth of
thy, street anti the high paint of the raA.d to be the high ~~~c,int of the crossing. The vats
d~~s as folio ~~~s : Ayes Flake, Joy, Pia tee, nays none. Carried. ~ ~
~r. ~ rns asked tr.~t axle be grar_ted permission to put up a sign across Pioneer Avenue,
i:~oved by toy, second by Flake t'zat t,.l® realuest be not grantod. Carried, u~ ,
r~ Afton vie~rint~ the property a,t the corner of ~~a:ter and north ~~~,in Streets the council weci~.ed to round off the corner about one-third of the
distance from the building; to the
~F a r ny _ n~ longest paint of ~.le lang. pu_ „ha~~.,d,
On motian, tre council ac:~jcurnea to m~~~t Tues :~.y, AuF^~st 2'~rd a,t t'~e us~~a,l hour. a ~
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