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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1925-0804 Council Mtg MIN L©/ ~ 1 F;; Ashland, Oregon, Aug. 1925. The council ~~~c:t in reg~,~lar session at ~ o' clock P.ifi. on tl~.is ~ date, Present Mayor ~'ohnSOn; Councilmen Burdic, Detrick, Hardy, Petefs, Wile~T, ~'Jright; absent none. t; c .~znutes of the p~•evious meetings were read and ap~~roved as read. Bill of The Pdc. Tel. & Tel. Ca., ~~lountin, to ~r~.53, f'or connect charge and telepho rental for the City Judge eras presented. wooed by '''right seconded by Wiley ',shat said bill be allo~~ed in view of the fact that it is cheaper to pay the phone bill than to provicae for transpor ~•ation of the Police Dept. Ca,°ried. to Bill of T.R.Herkner for repairing auto~orn by a p ~ojecting limb, amountint to w11.00 wa ~ next canaidered. On recommendation of the Chief of Police moti an was made and seconded that said bill be riot allowed. Carried. Bil]. of C.J.Baug~~:lan for use of cox a~~:ountin~; to X20.00 was road. Notion r^,ade and seconded that sar~~e be allowed. Carried. Bills O.K~d by the 1'inarce Col~~mittee, al.ounting to w7,686.09 were read in total amount only. Lotion made and seconded. that said bills be allowed and warrants ordered d1°awn in payt:erii; thereof. The vote was as follows: Ayes Burdic, Dr.trick, Hai°dy, Peters, Wiley Wright; nays none. Carried.unan~nously. Report of the City Judge far the period beginning June 15th ani'~ ending Aug. 1st was read and, on motion, accepted/` Petition signed by ti~.R.Yockey, G. B. French and others asking that a street be laid out ar~d made passable for vehicles corunez~cing at a quarter post between Sections five and eight c'r'est to City limits, fror~ the west l~.ne of Pellet's land was read and on motion of Burdic seconded 'ay Hardy referred to the Street Camr~ittee for investigation. l~ioved by Hardy sF conded 'ay Burdic :hat the order of business be suspended and the council proceed to open 'aids for the buildin~,s on tb.e rxorrraal School Site arld the V'larehouse roof. The following bids were received: For brown bung~;,lo~r-.~'. J. Ararat w30b.00 A. ~i . Clark 7 50.00 Dr. Bertha Sati~ryer 1005.00 ~x. H. Wa1kEr 500.00 For two-Ntory Roys house: A. i~l. Clark G00.00 For Kirkpatrick house. end barn: Russell F. Parks 42.00 Lydia Lhrke 40.00 For barn on Kersey prop rte- ~T. T. ~.~iner 20.00 ?~~oved by Detrick s~~canded by Burdic that Dr. Savyerf s bid of X1005.00 for the brown bungalow be accep'~ed. Carried unanimously, :,'roved by Hardy seconded by ~`lright that the bid of A.I~~.Claxk of ~~600.00 for the Roys house be accepted. Carried unan ixnously. roved by Detrick seconded 'ay Burdic; that the bid of R.F.Parks ~f:•~42.00 f'or the Kirkpatrick house be accepted. Carried unanimously. ~~oved by Hardy seconded by Wright that the bid of ti'U. T. Diner of X20.00 for the Hersey barn be accepted. Carried unanil~nously. lotion made and seconded. that the T~ecorder be authorized to notify the successful and unsuccessful bidders and return their checks. Carried. The fol~.otiving bids were received for roofing the wa_:~ehouse; A. L. Jefferies- a John ~~ansville Asbestos Roof in accordance Frith the specifications X830.00 Pa'aco Provost Bxo s. - a pa~~ ~•af in roof v~r~~ th/g_~ani to surf ace - X10.75 per square. Proved by Hardy seconded by ti'~iley that the bid of A.L.Jef i'ries for an asbestos roof accoring to the Upecifications be accepted. Carried unanimously. n:.9 t~ : Cn~~~r~1un1 cation fro:tc S. S.Da.tries re~ardin~ valuation ~Iaced on city prouerties was read  u but no action was taken. t f F `I I r ~ L~ U ~ it { ~~~lot~.on mare and seconded that the Retarder be authorized to t~c;;r~sfer ~30C~0.00 from ~v the Electric Light Fund to the ~'Jarehouse fund, ~~3000.00 frorri the ti~'ater fund to the ~~are- house rand and x:400.00 ~~xo~~ the dater ~t~r~d :o the ~i~ater Ditch Fund, Carried unar~ir~lously. k.~~ On motion of Haxd~ seconded by Burciic Calla liiegel was granted a rlonth~ s vacation on pay, all voting in favor thereof. ~r C. A, Malone adressed the council rega~~ding j aint ownership of poles Frith the Tel. r Cot,ipany. He stated' that the proposed agreement between the City and Cor,~p~tly had been ~r 4_ approved by both the City Attorney and the Electric Light Committee. It trras rrloved by Detri:~k Neconded by Hardy that the City enter into said agreement with the Telephone Co. an.o. that the ~:ayor and Recorder be authorized to sign same. Carried unanimously a ~ ` the gutters on the north ~~ide of ~~aple St. were ordered cleaned out and On motion/the Chief:of Police was ir~~;ructed to notify persons who have been dur,~ping rubbish on .aid street to cease Going so. Carried. On notion, the Recorder was directed to call the a~tention of the Southern Pacific Go. to the conditic3n of the crossing at~ the intersection of B and dater Streets. Fnginecr ?"alker r.~~ade a verbal report on the proposed ~~eacadarnizin~~~ of C 5trest, , y a stating that he had rude a.. sur~Tey of th.e Block 'aetween Third and FoL:rth Streets. He estimate '~~N the cost of excavation and putting down b" rack ~ac~,dar.~~ to be ~1, 2~' per front foot and the k~r co.t of the curb and gutter per front foot additional. Gn EGa.rnlendation of the G~later Superintendent it was moved by Burdic seconded by '~iley that the actLLon taken by the council Oct. 2, 1923, whereby the Ashland Ice & Storage were to be chi±:r.~ged half rate for w-~ tel~ dl~.rinu tl~e months of June, July,. A,~g. ar.d Sept. be ~~~~a _~°escinded~ and the Ashland Ice. Co. be cha~~~ged :he full :~wte. Carried unanLY~o~-,sly. :n Request of C.B,French that he be Granted a rebate on surplus water frorr~ the Ditch used for iz~r ~_gatic~n purposes eras presented by the ~;'ater Supt. otion made ar~d seconded. that said Eque st be not granted. Carried. and linoleum On Motion of Burdic seconded by Detrick the matter of putting a new floor/in the N Recorder' Office and Y~epairing the s~.ove was left to the Finance Coy, ittee with power ' to act. A 'i'he council next proceeded t~ consider a reaolution entitled " Resc,lution requiring the construction of cer;ent sidewalks, whe~,e same are not already laid, on Alida Street, betv~reerl ~'a~.t Iuain St. and tiie Boulevard, and direc ~ ng the city recoz~der to advertise for ~N~4 bids therefor." The resolution having,; been read he first time, on notion, the rules were suspended, six -noting in favor thereof, and the resolution was passdd to the second reac~irg. ~lavir~g been read the second tune, roll a].1 w,s ordered on its adopti ~n. The vote was as follows: A es Burdic Detric Hard Peers ~'Jile ~~ri-ht' naTs node. Y y, Y. g ~ S Thereupon tl.e a~~ayor ~clared the resolution adopted. On ..~~ot nor:, the City Engineer was instructed to interview the property owners on Alida Sti°eet to find out hO~Y Znany wish to build their awn walks. On rl,~otion, t;he council adjourned subject to a11, Attest: ,~_.l.t_ t ' e City recorder. u S 'Y._'~',?.~ . w~~j't'~ F~ , '7_ _u ~l .n Ttij ~:t§` =.y ~ '.s~' ':ff