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Ashland, Oregon, ~1ov. 21, 1922.
The council met in reg~ulwr session at 7:30 o'clock '~.~~~,^on the evening of this date.
?resent 1~1L~yor L:.~mkin; Cour~cilr~er~ Horner, Dl~a,ke, Joy; absent rrost,Pierce, Tinley.
l~~air:utes of tl~e rrevious meetings ~~rere re~i and approved as road.
Dr . R.L.Dur~ is '~'Ja ~ present as'd r~resE;nted the follo,~.~in~; resolution:
Ashland, Oregon, 3ov. 21, 1922,
To the Iior:orablr~ i~~l~~yor and Council,
Gent 1 errlen
Vie, tl~e undersigned, 1~1°:~yor-elect, Cauncilr~en elect, a,nd Councilti~~orr,an-elect, for the
City of Ashland, Oregen, are reliably informed tY~:at your body is thinking seriously cf,
er :~oout to enter into a contract ~~ritri the Tal~;r:t Irrigation District for the rurc~:ase of ~Yatar fror:i them to irrigwte 400 Wcres of lard fir:
the City of Ashland, the s~~rl~e to bo used
on that nwrt of the City east of izs~~7land Creek, ~Z~l di;~tributea to the users fir: a system
of open ditches.
~~P, take tl~~is ap rcrtunity of in=crrnir:~* ;,your body treat s,~e wre unalterably opposed to
this contract, not~d~ithst~;nding any conclusion you rr~.y have re;~clied by agar attitude a,t
your meetir.~; the evening o+" Ilovenber 17th, at ~„rY:ich time ,ale ~~~rere ti~rit-~out full kxlowledge of the situation. r;e are opr~ored to the r~~~,king
of this contract; first, because frae ao
rot believe that riN,htly construed the City Charter gives tYie council the po~~~er to make
a~ contract of this rr~~~~nituae without wrote of the por~rlo; second, ~,~e de not believe t ~~t
tie he:.~lth of the City wi 11 be ~v~ar:ced or conserved by this syster~~ of epos. aitchas~ third,
that since we are going to rive to assurle the respar1sibility of ~~..°hatever .~1ater project is
una~~rt~:~ken, that ~~e s;~.auld take up our duties fir. this ~N1ork ur.~l~rrpered by or without any
„'x ~ nror~,ises ti~rha,tsaever to tree present City Council.
(~~.g~ed) C. L. Loomis
A. ~?eter. , Sr.
h~l . C . Lin finger
G. ti`"'olcott
L. I3urdic, Jr.
l~lr s . . i,l . Du,rber
The council next proceeded to consider a ~ropased City ,~~rdinance entitled "Ordinance
leV,~ir:g speci:~,l benefit a~aJessmer:ts upon real estate fronting on the irr,~roven~ent of cemlent
side~~~~~lks an~~~. gutters ti~~here necss,~ary, on youth pioneer Avenue, Ffirst Street and C~econd
Street, in the City of AsY~~land, Oregon." The ordinance having been read ti.e first tine, on
motion, the vales were s~rsr.ended, t'?x~e ~rotinF fir: favor thereof, and the ordinance wad
pa,s~~:ed to the second rc.~:~,ding. ~I ~vir:~~~ boon reed the second time, roll call vas ordered an
the a:ioption of the crdinarlcc. The vote txr~r as folio~~~s: Ayes: Dlol~c, Horner, Jo'r; nays none. Thereuron the r~ayor decl~~red City Ordinance is,~
. 7~~~3 adapted.
"iovcd by Joy, seconded by '~lal.e that Franl~ Jordan be vunced 4~~~UC, OO on his contract
for con^ trusting cement side~alks, curbs arld gutters on °wrts of wauth :'tepees Aver:ue, First
and Cecond "treats, a~~,id a~r~~ount to 'oe raid frost: the Cxenera,l F~~na. Tyre vote tisras as follo~•TS:
Ayes : D; ale, laxrer , Joy; n-~a:ys none. Carried.
The council. next proceeded to tor:~ider a rrorosed City Orclir:ance entitled " An ordinance
re~uirin~r t':~f.; ~?ecarder of t'ie City of ,~"shlan~', Ore~;or~, tc noti_y the County AsUessor and
County Cleri: of Ja~c~,san County, Ore~,on, of all uelin~,uent special ber:efit asuessn~ents and
doct~.eted city liens, together Frith ir:terest and penalties trierc;on, a,s re~:luired by Section 2
of Article 1~' oz" t~~e Charter of the Charter of said City. n Tlae ordinance having been react
the first time, on riiotior:, the rules were susperae41, three; vctirg fir: favor thereof, ar:d the
ordina~r:ce was passed to the second reading. ~~a.ving been read t~~e second tine, roll call ~xras
ordered on the a;~~~~~~ticn of the ordinance, ~ Tlie vote l'Jwa as follows: eyes 31a,ke, iarner, Joy, noys none.
Thereupon tie for decl~~-red Cit;r Ordinance file. 741+ adopted.
l?o ono htiving appeared to r~~ake objection: to the proposed budget for the year 1923, the
caur:cil proceeded tc consider City Ordinance ITo. 745 entitled "Ordinance levying a tax of
1~.7 ri:ills for the ;year 1523 said lev,~ to be rinde up of porticular appropria~tians mentioned
herein, " The ordin~.nce having bear. ~e~ ~ the first time, on motion, thy; rules T~rere ~uxpended trsee voting; fir: favor they°eof, and tre ordin~~,nce
~~Tar r.a,n~ed to the second rer~~~ing, HAving
been rea.~~'R the second brie, roll. toll ~~laS ar~~ered on tie ador_,ticn of the ordinance." The
vote t~"Ja~~ as follows: Ayes ~31a,ke, H~~rner, Joy; nays none.
Thereupon the ?~~~as~ar declared City Ordinar:ce 11a. 745 opted.
The recorder next re:~d a corr~r.:unication fror~~ Geo, ?labison, Fire Ciiiez",at~y:~ing that the ~~o,~.,,~rt~r cf dab pvtto~ on Sccor::i street is
a fire hazard and asking; that the Fire Conunittee
rr~.alre art invest i g:=~t ion.
Dill of wank Jordan araunting to x'11.7.10 for labor and r,.aterial for sub-station cads
presented. I~rioved by Dlake, secanae:~ by Joy that s~une be allo~~~ed. The vote ~rra,s as foll.o~rrs:
Ayes : Dl ~~~e , ~~~rner , Joy ; nays nave. Carried,
Reriui~itian of E.R.~iosler for suprlies far the Water nepartrrent, a~~lountir:g to 41:570.35 was soda, ~~lovod by Joy, seconded b~► ~la.l~e that s~~rie
be ~r~nted. The vote was as follows:
..yes: ~~:.~l:e, liarner, Joys; n:~ys none. Carried.
dill of ~'J.T~~n~_T3ri~srs. 7r~~our.tin~ tr,~"~,b.~~(~ fir services renlered in anneal Of City Of
.Ashland vs. ^ Jes~e Win'curn, lras next considered. I'oved by Make,, seconded by Jcy tint s yid
bill be allo:Ted. The vote ao as follows: Ayes Mahe, I erner, Joy; nays none. Carried,
CanL.tu~ication 'ror:~ the ~'~'orr~.n's Civic Ir::~ro~rr;n:,erlt Club, asl~ing that the Cauncil grwn t
them free ~~1~~ter an,~ electricity for their Club I'.au^e, ~n~as read, ~:oved by Joy, s~cor::~e~d by
~'l:~ke t~}at the Co~rr`~Unity lac?us~: be gr~~rted free ~Y~:~te,_~ ; i~hts until revol~~;d by t?:e Caurcil.
The vote ~u,.~,~ ~s fcllo~e:s: Ayes :?lal~~;, j1~.rr~;;r, JoI~; n:~ys none. Ca~^:°ied, 3
i~.~r. E~~sterling adlres^ed the council in re~;axd to the amount of elecricity that ~rould
probarly be corlsurr,eu ~,t the Comrnurity House, This bein~~ far in excess of the amount the ,
F. council Felt they coup donate to the Club it ~5r~w r~loved by Joy, seconie~:~ by 31,~.ke th~.t tree ~ Dormer notion be reccr~sidered, Carried,
the origii~,l mcticn ~l~,t the city grant the C,ub
freo ~~~~a,ter and ligrlts 'wcNs then voted ors. The vote ~°~~as as foL1o~.~s; ~".y~s norlo; nays Hlake,
Iara r:er, Joy, The 1,~~.~~,or declared the motion lost,
;roved by Joy, seconded-b~► I31ake that the council grant the Corr,~~unity Club Ilouse free
pater n1 free electricity {a.uyir:~~~ the reriod the City is not using tc c~~~ceea .t'_o rr.inirlun:
and ~~~~her: they exceed the mlir~irriurl that the Club be T~~rni shed electricity at cost, the City
to ~ t-and the distributing ex~~erlse, The vota ryas as iollo~hrs : 1~yes ?~l:~ke, .Ic,rner , Joy;
rays nano, Carried,
Moved by Hlake, sF~eor: de d b Darner that the ~`rr~or be allo~~~r~d free; e]sctri it »rrl
bela~~r t'rre r:~inirrlun~ .and that ;hen they exceed the mininlun~ that the Arrrory be l~arnish~d linhta at cost at t.}~e sub-stati;~~. iho rote ~~~~~,s
_~.s fcllo~~~a: 1~.yes: Hiake, Ilaxner, Jr.~y; nays none.
_ ~ Gar r i ed ,
r conned trot tl~e Council resolve its~;lf into a C:zrnvassing Hoard to
cWnvaa~ t':c ret~.,rns of the elect ion held i~7ov. 7, 1522, Carried,
The council next proceeded to ca.nv~,sry tht~ returns of the elec~ticn held on the "th d,~.y of ldoverr~cer , 1522, ir: accordance. ~~~i th the l~~ errs
in such cases made and ~^rovided the council
sitting; ~s a early-.:~ssir,~~~. ard, pursuant tc tl:~; ~ro~riaions of Article 4 cf the City Chwrter.
the reault of sa,i:I car:va,ss, after having been duly rr~,de, ti~vas c~.seert~~ined to be a,s follo~rrs:
A
t~ # P~~' CII~CTRi Ash. 1'.sh. IJ. Ash, ~ . .s .-`fi'rth East S.E, l.~d.
Elva. Cen, Cen. Oak Ash. ~".sh. t~.sh. , ash. Total
FOP, ~;~aY(~Il.
~''.E.P1Wke 11~ ~ 6 ~3 81
5 ~ 7G 48 67 1~1 X03 Ches. L. Loomi~ 150 113 ~7 138 57 127 154 135 1GO7
FOP " ~'~'T'F 1:.~~~1',~.)
G . G . E~ab:~nks 128 54 123 112 53 5 ~4 1~8 847
S. ~'attE~rsor: " 133 S4 101 0 148 112 10 68 55 7 5 7
.3~ FOr RI_ COI~DI'R Gertru:~c Piede 230 151 165 lQl 142 137 174 214 1408
I'OP~ COUi.~iC I L1~II
~xs~,~ tid.Ia.L'arber 125 8~ n I02 ~ ~0 104 11l lCS 7~
A . Beaver ee o 7 5 7~ ~ t~~ 1 ~ 110 ~ 1~ ' F J' R. L,rurdic Jr . 1c,3 123 1C0 15 10~ 126 13~ 1~+2
104
Irving Tinley I01 85 l12 So 7~ 2 6~ 13 1~
*s G. 1,1. ;,+rost llg ~o l08 ~ 82 51 13~ 74
Albert C. Joy 122 4 Q1 ~6 6~ ~8 73 132 701 .
I~~.. C. Linirger 128 ~ °6 12 101 116 1~~ 13 7` 2 5 2
L. A.~~oss J 106 J3 6 60 4 a~ 11~ ~43 7 7 7 ~
S.A .Pet~:rs, Sr. :.x.82 1 3_ 55 120 9 113 1~5 130 ~8~
C. Ii. Pierce 13 59 123 121 8 ~ 62 8 13 S~+e 5 7 5 ~~1rs, .J. +~e,lls,ce 126 66 2 ~ 11 ~ 0 7 ~0
4
H.G.~'olcott 137 ~ 75 1~ 1~~ 131 11
Pa.F~I'. CO'i~~1Irti~IOi~~, ~ ,
II. ~~~cZ~Iair 223 135 ~ 156 188 143 137. 177_ 1g8 135
A, C. l~ir:in{~er l36 107 80 1~+1 82 10 12 126 ~0~
ctell~~~ C '`~'~gner 207 133 135 17S 13 123 160 182 12~ . ~~w~ ~ ~7 G. ~.~tler 87 59 82 54 25 38 Sg 4~8
I "UF~E
~To . 50o YES 74 67 J ~ ~ 56 ~ 1 6~ 5a 2
io, 501 I0 147 ~5 ~7 81 1~~ SU 0 1~2 841 9 ~ M
The fol~o~~ing ma~r~ed persons sppearing to I~~.ve a rr~jority of all the votes cent ~~.rere declared by the corrm~an council to be duly elected to the
follo~~~ain~; narrle;i officer: ~
r n Ch~~,~ . L. Loorai s , ~Iwyor
r , 7 G. G L u~arll<~s 1 eas r ur er
Gertrude Tiede, Recorder.
Cour:cilmerl:.~rs, Haxber, ;?.L.~zrdic, Jr. C. Liringer, ".A.Peters "r.,
'i C. II. Pier~eard H.G. ,~~olcctt.
Park Con~aissicners: .Ii.:.:c~a~~ir, A,C.l~ininger, Stella Curse y~~,gr~er. ?~~~~~~ority cf votes cwst against Ashland rrleasure, 25g
~x
~ '..intinr 1'1!af~.'~ !~Y1:~ CtJ~11Y1~~JI~ +11•x+ +11r► r'ilit~nni~ „nrvn~,.n ~d-rvn~P ~n~,n~r ~ln,. ht.4.. /''~.......,.l1
+v; ivai+wtiiv ti.tlu avVVltuliu y11Wy y::Yi VVUlI'vll I v7V1VG 1 tj0u1.i ~j"t.;Xa L.LIt,U Uilu Vl UY l/Vldlll II ~
Carried
1 The council next discussed the matter of c'I-angina; the fire, limits. licition made and
seconded thWt the City Attorney be instructed to rrerire an anendtrent to the Ordinance
(t 7 + . f ixin-; the fire lir~itC providing f~ Jtl.e improvement cr cons tr~~c yion of f residences on Fourth
Ctrcet fror., the alley oouth to C rtr.et Lx.d that said ordin nce take ef`eot when si-ned
by the Recorder and '&-yor "he. vcte s as follows: P.yes 7,71iarner, Joy; nays none.
Carried,
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ne~~uest of the Frye ~etl.o-:iist Church ~~,skintr that the Council caarlcel their Street
~ r.,wving assessr:~entrl. ~~~,ich amount" tc a~nr~raxil:~~,tely " X2.00 rra~ride:i they ray 460. NCO { a.c~aunt, ~N:~s read '~'e Ted by TT~ ~
~on:ied '~y Joy +hat ~~'20 00 be deducted ~ro~~ an ~.~.e ~ ~ ~tarner ~e ~ ~ ~ w, 1
the raving, ~~lso ~?erlalties rravi,led they do nrt ar~aunt to aver x;12.00, s:~re to be raid
p~c, 31, 1J22.~ The vate '~:~,5 as follatvs: ~!~~res rl~~k~;, r.:~rrE~r, Joy; na~TS rune. Carried.
Councilman Joy ~ir~~;a to b~ ~,;c;us~~d ~~n:i his r~ ~~ae~,t 4Tras F~rranted. j
1rA~:~~lc~r Lar~t~in stated thwt ~{r, i~oya ~~.ishes to buy the Cit;T(s tr~~ct at the corner
of Ea~alev;~rd :xra 1!shland ti'tr~~c;t~ ~~~nd afferea to ray for s~~~re a,t rate of x:600 Ter acre. • Ors irction, this rlatt~r ',',';~r referred
to the City Attorr~c;y fear irlvestiga,tion.
1ht'. re~~.res~~ of Jes~;e 1~tin burn for 1~errrlissicli tc erect w b~~rn wt the Corr.~:unity Hospital
~r~ra referred to the rarsitary Camr~,ittee.
Re~~uest fog light qn Vista, "treet ~TJas referred to t',~e Electric Light .Comr~it gee.
i~~,rs, D:~vies -~':iresse~d the council st:~ting that tre blaei~sr~~ith shop near
~~er rc;sidence is in w very unsanitary can~iition and a,ske;~i that the city take steps to
Have the lot cle;~led, "his .utter Ex~aJ referred to the City Attorney ~~ho eras instructed
to see that l~~x , ~iigil vacates the ~ht~r.
On n~ction, the council a~d~~~:~urned to r~ieot at the c~~la cf thf; i,~~ayor
City ecord~;r.
A s11, an~1, Oregon, Iee. 5, 122.
Tl:e Council rr~et in re~;ul;=~r session at 7:3G o'clock ?.1~. an triis date, i'resr;nt :~~"~~yor
L~ r~:l:in; Councih~~en .%'1:.'~~~ti~~, ~~rost, ~~::~rn~.;r, Jay, ri;rce; ~-:absent Finley.
IinutE:s of the; previous rneE,ting ~°~ere re~.~,d ana arproveci as re~tii.
The cauncil next t~roceede:~i to consider City Or~iinarce ~o. 7~+6. The; crdin-~,r~ce
having been reaa'tle first tirr►e, an ruction, the rulr~s ti~~ere slr5rencied, five voting in
favor therf:;of ~riu tine ardin:~nce ~rr;~s passed to the second re~~:ling. ~~aving been rea,~.i the
second time, ra11 call ~~va,s ardered cn the a;Jorticrl of the Or1in:~nce. The vote Tn~as as
follo~~ds: Ayes: ??l:~ke, Trost, i~a,rner, Joy, Pierce, days none.
Thereupon the z~~,yor declared City Ordinance ~~~~~o. X40 cnte~i.
Deports of C.`,'.i~~r~.ley aria .~7.Ge;;dy for the rcconth of i~~ov. , 1~~22, ~~rere reaa wnd aprr~ved
as rea,ci,
rw ~ ~ Tf, ~ • ,
Re~ue~ ~ of ~t . E. lillion for porrc,issian to erect a barn on his property cn the east sloe of yak Street was next considr~red. loved by 1 rant,
~~~conded by Joy th:~t this rr~attcr be
left to the ~ ~~nitary Cori~~,ittee with pos~4er to act. Carried.
eajuisition of Cxea Rabisor~, Fire Chic;f, for orle Acid l~ecertacle for cherr.ical tank
sews read and on rnot ion, granted,
Ti.e oouncil next cons idE~red the petition of a nuruber of Cit iZ~3ns asking that a street
light be placed in the alley near the property line bet~~~eer~ the R~_~~lis and rickey rroperties on Alison Ctreet. Ors r,~cticn, this matter lva,s lent
to the F~lectric Ligl:t Committee ~ti~ith
po~~rer t o act .
The; council next rrccc:~;a~;d to ccr~ai:lc;r Ordin:~.n,:;e loo. 7~7. The nrdit~nce having been
read the first tircle, on rc~otian, the rules were susnenleci, .five eating in favor thereof,
. anti the ordinance w;;~s parsed to the second reading, raving been re<~d the second time,
roll c;~li S~~a,s oraf,r~ d on the a~lo~ticn cf the ordinaxice. The Tate vas as ~ollosr~s: eyes
bake, rost , 1~rr.E;r, Jc~y, Pierce; nays none.
Thereuron thy; i~,~:.~yar decl~~red City Ordinance iv'a. 7~7 ~~~~anted.
The council n~;xt proce;;ded tc consider a rosalutian entitled" Resolution declaring
policy of the Council to be folloc~~~ed ire the matter of the Taal estate tr~rlsaction between
the City of ~,shland and 1!~trilla F. Roby and Anna C. Roby, husband and ~~fife." The resolution •~T,::w~~ ra~~d the first tirc~e only.
T,~ie council next r~rccE;E;1oa to consider City ~~rainanc~;
a.
T'~,~; council :.ext ~rcc~;~.ded tip carsid~:r~\City '~rdinwrlce a_ _ ~ ~tr~h~~~~ Ordinance inc. 601.
The crdin~ ~h~ras re~,~a the first tirr~e anly.
The council ne:~t conside~~r=~i ~,'_~petition signori by five walk ~~d cream dc;alers asking
that a City ,:ilk Insrector be appointed and that rclilk dealers b~; licensed,
T7nn ~,n•nnM~1'.^, H- en~wi.~ r.ti.,r1 n rMnv~nnr~~ ~~+tr nMr~~v~nY~nr~ n~~'~~'~{c~i~ n n'H~iinor~no rorri~irinrr
1~1G 11 C+liLl%4il~l..~tlCrsX L L Ci:~A.l c:L ~L V~1V."tiGll lrW ~y 'JL u111rl.I.IUG Cil1~ l ~1GU /luill,~ivv i v'1U11 1116
milk and cre'iirroduccrs, bottlers and distributors to obtain a license to do business
within the City of Ashland and to regulate t1he orera,tion of dairies and the distribution
of milk and cream". The ordinance was read the first time only.
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