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Ashland, Oregon, Eeb, 5, 1;~~.
The council met in regular ~~ession at 7:30 o'clock P.i~,~. on the e~rering of this date.
Preset lylayor Lo~rr~is; Councilr~en Barber, Burdic, Lininger, Peters, Pierce, ~r'olcott;
absent none,
previous
T:~irlutes of tr:e/mceeting were read ar~d approved as rdad.
Annual report of the Library Board ryas read anal. on Motion, accepted and or:~ered placed on file.
vas read f ram
Repast the , Audut ing Carrn~itt~e :tat ing that they have exarllined the accounts of the
Park Board, City Treasurer and City Recorder far the year 1Q23 and found them, to be
correct. On oration said report bra;; accepted,
H.C~.Enders addressed the council ire regard to a bill for elE,ctric pol~~er ti~hich he ~rished the council to cancel, On motion this matter tiyac
left to the Electric Light
Committee and City Electrician ~rrith po~~~T~;r to act.
Bills OP~'d b~~ the rinance Committee, a~~ountin~; to ~~~59.F2 ~~rere read in tatal
amount only. I~fiotion made and s~;conded that said bills be allo~~~ed and ~~arrsnts ordered
dr.~,Trm in payruent thereof , The rate ~,~Y~Ls ds follows : Ayes Barber , Burdic, Lininger , Peters,
Pierce, 'Yolcott; nays mane. Carried,
The cot:ncil next cansidered a petition askin€~ that the street light an Vists Street
be waved near~;r tine junctian of Glenvie~v Drive, liillcrest and Vista atrr;ets. On motion this
matter tF~as loot to the Electric Light Corr~r~ittee ~~Jith par~cr to act.
Petition asking that the ccuncil cause to be con~t~°ucted ce~;ent side~rralks on Harrison
Street betti~~een IotiNra Street any; tree F3oule~~rd, ~rar~ read. On mot; on the Recorder ~~.as
instructed to publisr no-:ice a+ inter~tian to construct said vralks. rv rrw.~ reed
Petition of the Bark Board/asking tla~,t the council cell a special elsetion for the
purpo~~e of authorizing; tl~ie issuance of not to ex geed ~~10,000 of bonds, the proceeds of
aaii bonds to be usr~d for the improvement o+ Ash] ~.r~d Auto C~ On mot i;~n the City
Attorney tiv,s instructed to prerare a resollzt;ion es.llin~r for special election as rc~~yuested.
the vote ~n1as as fol~orrs; A.yez I?ar?~er, 1?urdic, Lir~inger~, Peters, ''force, r~olcott; nays
mre . Carried.
The peeor~der next l~e~~d a corr~nunic-.tion frorr~ J.T.robe-~td asking that the City grant him
~;1~.20 on accaur~t of time lost t?~rough injuries l:e claimed to have recei~~ed by falling on a
~j~ect ive ~~Tall,, r~~ot ion m:~,:~?e secon~.ed that the City Attorney be instructed to take up
the matter ~~rith tl:e "tate Industrial Comr~ission ar:~. ir~ case said Corr~~ission takes no action
ws§ that trce natter be laid on t~~.e table., Carried.
On oration of ~~s. Barber the Indigent Committee rtiTas instructed to look into the matter
of assisting the I~arrcn f ~r~ily and l~flrs . S . T .C,reEr~, ss,id con~xnit tee to jvark in co-operation
~~ith the lee Cross. Carried.
I.D.Pittmsn «sked that he be granted a frer; tel~;pllcne. The ccuncil discussed the
matter of grar.tin~~ free telephor~~;s ~to the heads of trio various departments. On rnation of
iu1rS. Barber, secande~:l by Bur~lic, fire Chief D~,uglvnn was granted a free telephone. The
request of l~s . ~ittrS~an sa~,^ disreg::~rded.
P p r ~ -Ft ~ oved by force, s.,condea by Bu~dic that the council ~ eti..,r the act ion of the I~layor
and Recorder in aigning the contract rrrith the Talent Irrigation District and that the
council py~oceed to finance the T~alAnt Irrigation contract ~vithout a vote of the people.
The vote on the Motion as foll.o~vs: Ayez Barber, Burdic, Lininger, Peters, Pi~;rce;
nays C~olcatt. Carried.
~~~otion mu de and seconded that the City Electrician be granted authority to compel the o~r~~ner of the Overland Garage building to have the same re-ti~crcd,
tre tiTrork to begin within
fifteen days and to ba done according to t'~e Code, The vote eras as follo~v Ayes
L'~,rber, B~ardic, Lininger, Peters, Pierce, ~~olcatt; nays none. Carried.
The council next proceeded to consider a prapased ordinance entitled "Ordinance for
the purpa~e of re-adcrting, ratifyine~ and canfirminf Ordinance ??o. 77j pf the City of
Ashland, Ja,clson County, Ore~Tan, relative to the tax levy for the year 1~~~3." The or~inande laving been read the first time, on motion, the rules
1{~c;re suspende~~r. six voting
in favor thereof and the ordinance ~~as pasrved to the second reading. H~~ving 'Deer. r~a,d
tr.e second time, .rail call .gas orderE~d o~ the adoptic?n of tl7e ordinance. The vote ,eras as
follo~~s Ayes Barber, l.~.zrdic, Lininger, Peters, fierce, y'~olcott, nays none.
Thereupon the i~~ir~,yo'° declared the ~'rd i ounce ad^pt era, ~ l~do . ~ ~
Orl rclotion tae pater ~"uperintendent ~~aa directed to have sarrmles of ~~~zter tosted.
There being no furt~~er business, on mots^n, the caur~;il adjourned. If
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