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l~y~ov~d by Jcy, seconc~ea bj h ~rncr that the "trot Corr~ittee be instructed to
place a aea,a-rr,an Trrhere CTranite Street intersects north :.i~in aid to place danger sisals on Gr;~nlte "tr~~et, Tho vote ,~1as a~s fnllotvs: Ayes
Mari er, Jcy, "bier.; nays
Blake, Frost, Pierce, .~,yor Larrkin voted y►es anu decl~,rea the rr~~ctfon c~sried,
Chief cf P~ lice hatcher r~:~de re~,~aisition far a ne:~~r Bat eery for the r_cli~oe car,
Ir . Pie~~ce s tat ~d that a rie~~r battery cnu11 be purc'1~, ed of r~~ur~;hy Electric Chap for
OC, i~~io t i on r~~.~~.e ~.~„i s econd:,a that trin r ~~qui a i t ion be granted. Carried.
i,{,. . Pinion asked that vt~ater mains '~e laid in the ne~r4 cemetery. ~~~otian m~~e ar~d seconds°~ :that m~,ir_s be laid in one section. The
vote ~~;a,s as follo~srsL Ayes
rlal~e, Frost , iiarner , Joy, Pierce, Shinn; naya r~one, Carried.
T~-ie council next discussed the rr:atter of raising the darns, lvx, Frost stated
t,~,at frcr~ t~:e irlvectigations made it seerr~ed t~~1e greatest benefit to be deris~d from
_ tl~e least ex~~~i~~ctaf money ~Noul~a be to raise the lo~,~er aam~, Moved by Frost, seconded
t. by Chinn t~~,t t!e City; raise the lctdt~• a"~1 in accor;Larlce with t~le report and recari~men-
da,tians of l,~r. 11,'~.~.,ll.er. The voto en t}jp mrtian ;~~~,s as follotivs: rhyes Blake, Frost, earner, Joy, Pierce, C~ZirLL~~.; n a~Js rune, C~~rried,
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Ashland, Oregon, ~~~i:rxch ~2, 1g22,
The council met in regular session at 7:30 o'clock P,t~, on this date. Present
l~,i:a,yor Lr~nkin; Councilmen Blake, Frost, i3arner, Pierce; abs~;nt Jay, Chinn.
~~~~inutc~s of the pre•~ious Meeting ti~tere rend and ap~~rnved as r~a,d,
Count i lmer~ Joy a,nd C"riinn entered dun in the r o~;.ding o f the minutes ,
1~~~ , ?henry a~i~ares5ed the council asi.in~r teat re be appointed to earn for Ashland
Cemetery in place of i~~r , r~ertz, ;rho no longer cared to do t~~is work, He asked tl~a,t
the ca~ancil m~ e an a rro~ria,tion to a~ in<m for clears ~.r the cemeter . p. ~ p 1 _ ~.z Y
Tho Recorder read a petition signed by numeroua o~Trners of lots at Asj1land ~ ~ Cemetery askink; that the Council appoint G,C,Creighton as caxetaker,
I~~~~oved by
Frost, seconded bar Blake t~~,t the request of the petitioners be granted, Carried,
C, B, Glisan a~~dressed the cauncil asking that the City cause cement side~rralis to
be constructed on "ixth "trz~t. Action t~~~s deferred to a subsequent meeting,
l~ir. Letiri~ ~r~d C.~.ro and as~~ed that t~ e City lo~~~Je~ t..n lice._se fee on cars E
running between. to~vnU, T~~~is zratter 1rTas referred to tie Ordinance Cor~ntittee for roves-
tigation.
P~~~r . Dix asked t~~a,t the City take act ion to cause the ~er~laval of two telephone
poles now located in front of his garage. On notion of I~,~r , ~iarr~er this matter was
referred to the Electric Ligrt Corrm~ittee for investigation ar~d report at a later
meet ing,
~~r . Jac~Lson addressed the council a,.sking t~~,t culvert be put in and the ditch
filled at tl:e intersection of i~~~,nzarita ant Almond Streets. This 1~ tter was left
to the Street Comrr~ittee ~rit'~ pntiyer to act.
TY~Ie Recorder ~e~ a cot~~:~unica,t ion from t'1e riesse l,`~artin Iran ti'~orks asking that
the Cit ii.:~ke another payment of ~~5~0, "~u on the re~mlvir~g ~rvater screen ordered of them,
l~soved by Ching seccnde~d by Blake that~'..thia ar.~~ount '~e Paid in accordance with the request of the compa:~y. T.ae vote trTas as follows: Ayes
Blake, Frost, T,axner, Joy.
Piorco, Shinn. Carried;
T~va,sr ead
A Petition signed by numerous prone: tJr o~~~mers asking that the cc~a~ncil cause the
rant is~l ly burned building situate ne:~,r the north~vest corner of B and Fifth Stn` ~~t~
to be repaired cr removed, iY~oved b~~ Blake, secan~ie~. by Ernst ~ti~a,t saiu petition be
;;ranted. Carried. The City Attorney ;vas i:~tructed to rrerare the~~r~ec~asary notice,
Bi11:4~cf Billings Carriage a~id Auto Y':~'orlrs in the amount of ~3~,00 r~~as presented
On motion of ~~~~r . Joy, same was alloyed,
Bids of T,F~,Simpson and P~rost Bros, an X00 feet of chemical hose far the fire
~ , ~aepartment ~we~e read, l~aotion node anti seconded that this r~,tter~ be referred to the
Fire Committee ~~rith N~owrr to act, The vote 'rra,s as follov~s: Ayes Blake, Frost, i1a,rner
,Toy, Pierce, Shinn; nays Wane, Carried.
ia`oved by frost, seconded brr Flake that the 'Recorder be authorized to pay taxes
of city properties when they become due. The vote was as follolvs: dyes Flake, Frost,
darner, Joy, Pierce, Shinn;
'Ir. Shinn asked that the Council~cyrant the Electric Li-ht ComAttee po,.ver
to act in the matter as to T.7hether or, not the City -will guarantee a right of t,.Tay for
a pole line to tie Pac. Tel. ec Tel. Co. through the alley
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i~~2oved by Ratner, seconded by '~la,ke that the Electric Ligj~t Committee be autharized ~ to guarantee the Telephane Company a right of rr~~y for
the pole line in case they decide ~a
t~^ jain the City. The vats trtas as follolr~~s: A.yCS; Blake, mast, Iiarner, Joy, Pierce,
"hinn; nays none. Carried.
1~~~:-~yar Larri~in stated that W tract of land h~~d bean purchased on Granite Street
for p:-~rk purposes, ~,lation made and seconded that the City Engineer be instructed
j to furnish the necessary descrirtion of the 1~1r1d fox file deed, Also that the City
Attorney drati~~ t~~e deed and the ~,iayor and Recar~.ier authorized to execute the same, ~
the cost of the land, amounting to ~'~50,00, to be paid frerr~ the General l~,irld if passible.
k:>; The vats ti~la,s -.~a follo,~~s: Ayes Blake, Trost, Harter, Joy, ?ierce, Shi~.~~~~; nays none. a 5 Carried.
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~~Ir. Spratt 1~`~ells asked that he be granted r~armission to erect a barn obi hie nraperty ~
on 1, ~ 1~ con ed by Iiarner tr.~t ''rater Street recently rurc'nased of t'~e City 'loved b; r ~~e, se ? T
this r,-:~tt~lr be r~;fa~~~~cd to the "anitary Con~~itt~e ~,~~tith po~~xver tc ~.:~t. Ca,rricu, T~,e City
En~ineLr ~~as instrl.~cted to ,e a S'_lr~ey of t~:is rraperty and set the st~~ :es.
I~.~ovea by Shinn, seconded by Blake ti~,t file matter cf grading and dr,~ining t:r:e south sine of Ia~~~~a Street bet~~eerl Liberty and Beech Stredd be
r~fer~~e~d to the Strut Committee
i or investigation ar~d reror t. Carried. '
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l~~~r . ~ ietce ~eparte~ tli:~t .~r , jl~:~vner h:.~ finished his :ti~ork on .,outh ler~a~c~ ~tret.t
Exte.:~ion. h~tion ti~e~~ n~~de and seconae~ tY~,t I~~~ir H~,vner s bill be a,llo;veu ~,l.en :resented
and O.h' u by the Finance Corrn~it tee, 'he vote on the rz~,~t ion eras as follows : Ayes Blake,
groat, Ha~rner, JO;,r, Pierce, Shirn, nays none. Carried.
,Motion rrk~da an~~ second~u that bill o+ .:a1.Jenes, arnoun~in~ ~o ~:~.00, gar cle~~ :ing
rouse on ~~`eehanie Street, be allo~~,~ed, C-waled,
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sz:~ ~~oved by "'r~inn, secon~i~~d by Jo_r that t~~:e r ~att~.r of repairing the house on ~~7echanic ~ ~ Street, recently damu,ged by Fire,
':~c left to the Realty Cor~rittee for investigation a~na
report. Carried,
On n~~atia.~, the caurcil adjourned,
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1.,., "i1F~ council rret ir. regular sessian a,t ;':3G c'clack :'..:i' ~'rasent 1,iwyor i~rr;~~in; Ceu.rcilr~,en Frost, Varner, fierce, Shinn; absent
Pla,ke, Jay,
~ Ti~~e r~.inutE~s of the ~reviaus meeti:~ t,~ere read aµrd approved as read,
Cauncilman L~lake entered the room during tie reading of the minutes,
Levris and I~~rr , ~-1o~r~ad again addressed tae council relative to the lovtTerino cf
the license rrytes cn cars eperwting 'cet~wreen tos~~mis. After some discussion it ~~as
nav~;d b" "hir~r ~ seconded by ~l~d~e t~'.at an ordinance be dra.~~n rr~~kin~" t1.,e licence gee s r:~ .t. ~u~, ~ 11; 1. on auto
buses runrirg bety~ean torr~ns ~`~15.00 far up to a~~~d irlcluaing ten passengers and-
a ~~20, 00 ~ or over ten pas sen~rer s. Carried,
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r~~~r. ~~~1.nta a~~.~ressed the council stating; t'^~,t he thou~rl~zt t~~e City should pu_~ci.ase
1 a sri~,11 tract of lurid near::th~ ~~~el~san ~~r1ch, oti~med by t?~e ti`~~arrent Cor~structian Co,
~,r far a e~;ravel nit, l~~~oved by S?~inr~, seconded by Faake that this matter be referred to the ~ r ~ R' t t v ti+ r r r~•
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treat Con~~it ~~ritr. pourer to wet, l~ e ~o ~.a~ a~ folloav,~. A4reti, lil~~.c, Frost, ~:arrer, Pierce, "~'~:irL~'; nays :one, Carded.
1~'s, E. r. Jac~~:Uon addressed the cauncil, ~on~plaini:isr of t~~C ;;arlaitior~ c1 the ells Y
ne~~r i.~s ~rapert;;r an Alric,na "treat ~~rld :asking that the Council t =i:e steps to 'rk~ve ~ .~e
opened. T'ris ma,ttet ~~ra,U referred tc t'le rtr~~~t Cammit~~e~~ for investig~tian,
:~4s , R.li. Staley asi~ed tr~,t he be granted additional t ir~.e ire ,nfhich to rra~k~; the back payr~lents on propert~r recently purc?~lased '^~,r him
of the City, On rriation, rs , Sta:~wley' a
~ re~,~est eras grart~;a.
~ti Y ~ a far tale ....nth of j~wtirc?i, 1 J~.~, ,
Repo_°ts ~~~f the City Judge and Stteat Corrr~~issioner and uarterly repast cf the City
Treasurer ~Frer~ read a~n , ors rncti~~n, accepted and orde_~nd placed on file.
loved ~ Frost, secon~ed bar Shinn tliat the Finance Cor~~r:ittee 'ae en~. od~Tered to take u y ~ p p tree rr~,tt~,r of irwestirlg
~arplus funds ~~th~~hhe City Treasurer, s~tiid come«itt~e to have pa~r~r~;r
to :.~t. The ~rot~; cn the rrlotion ti~~ras as folloTr~s: Ayes Bl~~.ke, Frost, Rarrer, ~ Pierce,
r :R ~~hinrl, Carr ie~~,
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~ Bills O,i,' ~ by t'-le Fin:~rlce Co7~xaittee, ~arrlaurlt ing tc~ ~7G,:~1, 03, s~rere recd in total
~ ~~~cunt only motion rrad~ and secor~~'e:i that sar~~e be wllo~,ed a ~~a,r~_~arlts ard~;~ , . ~ red ax~,tirn in
payr~lent t':jerc:of, T'r~e vats ~~~as as follo~r,a: Ayes Elai.e, Feast, Horner, Piece, ~hirn;
l.~ , nave . C--~..~ i ~;u,
0.7uc t of C. . lillion for ermissior to erect barn on his rronerty on O~,Y "t,
^r s rc and or. r~; L,.r. refer to uhe ani tart' Commit ~ee with o'rer to act.
The t~ecorder next re ~a a
Cor. .:unicwtion from roster & K].eisex, asking; that they be granted permission to
eroc~'sign boards of two tracts of lan'I otrmed by the City and offe, ink to -nay a r-ntal of to h a a a. 1 i , r lry~ r
l • CO Y'C r ~8' x ' or ,are,, 1-) I ~ ~ .cti-n .r..~s maz lo end soconle-" ghat e request not gr~art nud. ti' J l'' s Cwrried,