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Ashland, Oregon, April ~1, 1925.
The council met in regular session at ~ o'clock P.lv1. ^rl this, date. Present r~~yor Johnson;
Councilmfn Burdic, Detrick, ~~aruy, Peters, V~Jiley, wright; bent-none,
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as r~:ad.
Bills O.K'd by the Finance Committee, arnourting tc~ 1,21.57, were read in total amount ;
only. ~~4ot ion made and seconded that said bills be allowed and ~~arrants ordered drawn in pay- Trent thereof. The votd ,~~as a~s follows: Ayes
~.irdic, Detrick, Hardy, Peters, Wiley, wright;
nays none. Carried.
Moved by Hardy, seconded by V~rgYlt that x,000 additional be transferred frorr~ the Water
Fund to the ~41ater Ditch Fund. The vote wa,s as follows; Ayed Buxdie, Detrick, Hardy, Peters,
Wiley, ti°lright; nays none. Carried.
The council next cons iderEd a corr~~unication frar~r{Arthur Bob►er asking that he be granted
a permit to erect a service station on the ".outraern Pacific Railroad Co.'s lot, adjoining the Ford Garage. ~~oved by Detrick, seconded by ~?iley
that this rna~ter be left to the Building
& rtx~~~ ~omziittees for investigation. Carried.
The request of J.D.Jordan for a driveway across East I~,in "treat to the building he is
about to construct was reaa,and on ration cif Detrick seconded by ~'~tiley referred to the Building
~ Rc;a,l.ty Committees for investigation. and report at the next meeting.
1~~. A. C. Joy addressed tale council ir: the inteN~;sts of the f4xmers residing south of the
City, asking that the council take steps to clean the city. du:~rp ground, c~hich he stated was in
very bad conditicn, or purchase a now site for said purpose. I~ss. ~i'ucker, Mr. Y1ei1 and
Beebe also addressFd the council in support of 2,~x. Joy's ,request. On ration of Hardy seconded
by ~~iley this matter was left to the `unitary Committee for investigation.
The Fix; Chief reported that the shack on B "treed bet~uean Fifth and sixth rte., owned
by l~rs. Barron, was a fire menace and recamrr~end~d tl~at:'steps be taken to have same removed. He also reported that the steel avrr~ing on l~.~s,
Pelto:b'~s Building on Fourth "treet should be
repaired or tern uo~Yn. lvgoved by Eurdic seconded by w~:ley that these matters be left to the
Fire Comr~ittee for investigation and report. Carrie;
Tre "treet Comr:~ittleF xecor.~,ended that the railroad crossings be leveled. AftEr some
~.iscussian it ryas rtloved by Miley seconded by C~right`that the Kecorder be instructed to notify
the P. Co, the Cannery and the Iron works to level the xailroa~ crossing on Human "t.
and to lengtY~erl tYle culvert. Carried.
~~ovcd by wrig~lt seconded by 'r~ardy that the P. Co. be requested to inst~.ll a rl~oving
signal at Helrt~n street Grassing at once. Carried.
Frank, Jordan subrrlitted plans for a rest roor~ to built at the entrance to the park.
Moved by ~►iley seconded by Burdic trot this matter be referred back to the Bulld~ng Committee
for invc:stigatian. Carried.
moved by Hard•~r seconded by Burdic that lvlr . Peters be authorized to rake a deal with Be=rt
Tyiomas far the fencing on thr; city's lot adjoining the hospital. Carried.
Councilrr~.ri D~;trick reported that the ~";~~reous~ Committee trlet with the City Engineer and
City Electrici~:zn ar~d went into are d~;tails of the plans dra.~vn up by tree Engineering Departtr~~:nt
Tie stated that tYle Committee favored tine plans submitted. ~~oved '~y peters seconded by Burdic
that the report be accepted and the cor~~rl itfiee continued. Carried.
Moved by Wiley seconded by Aright teat the plans be ~zcc,eptf;d as submitted and the City
Engineer and City F1eGtz°ici~n be instructed to draw u~~ specifications in order to submit the rropositi~:~n for bids. Carxi~_d.
r~ ~ r; ~ ' l~~e ~ order be instructed to advertise for bids tw~ov ~c~ by Buralc s . con~aed by ~ r i ~.,ht that t R c
on thf~ construcs~Tiorl of c~~rler~t sideti~~~lks ~vrlere bat already ].aid on Laurel ~treetm betweEn ~~ain
arld Almond "assets, said bias to be basE,d on clans a,nd specifications to b:' _rrepared by the
C~t,~ Engineer, exceptng fror~~ the said advortiseti~ents all sidew{~lks adjacent to rropertie-~ j ,~a~1ere the owners have alr~U~ay started construction
trlemselves or nave satisfied the City
Record~~;r that t'tlc;y intend to corr~cnce such construction v.ork without delay. The vote ~~as as follows: Ayes B1.iruiG, seasick, Hardy, Peters,
ti"~iley, ~right;~; nays none, Carried.
Moved by Burdic seconded by ~~ardy that tY~e City RF:corder be instructed to advexti~e for
bids on tree construcMarl of ce;r~ent sidewalks where not a1rE;ady laid on Granite "treet bet~een
l~.ain "t. and the point on the easterly side of Grar:ite rt. ~pmrr~xirr~tely ~5 feet northerly from
the ".tip carne:r of the E~~~;a L.OPd~r tract, s~id bids to be based on plans and specifications
to be prepa;:~ed by the City Fngirec~r, Fxc~;pting from tY~e said advertiser,er~t all sidew~,.lks adjacent to propErties where tree o~~nE1rs have already
started construction therr~selves or have
s~.tisfied the City Recorder trot tYiey inter~~ to com~ence such construction work without inlay.
The vote wa,s as follo~?s: Ayes Burdic, Detric?, ~Iardy, Paters, ~~~iley, wright; nays none.
Carried.
~~~OVed by B~ardie seconded by Hardy that the council adjourn subjedt to call. Carried.
Attest: ~l _ ~L~ ~ ~;ayor
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