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~ ~ ~ Ashland, Oregon, rcpt, 1, 1925.
The council mgt in regular session at 7:30 o'clock P.M. on this date. PrPs~=nt Mayor Jchnscn; Councilmen Burriic, Detrick, Hardy, Peters, Wiley,
Wright; absent none.
f Minutes o f tY~1e previous meeting were read and approved as read.
Bills O.K'd by the Finance Con~~ittee, amounting to 17~~.23, v~ere read in total amount
only. ~rlotion made; an seconded that said bills be allowed an: warrants ordered drawn. in
payment thereof. The vote was as follows: Ayes Burdic, Detrick, Hardy, peters, Wiley,
Wright, nays hone, Carried.
The hour of ~ o'clock P.iv~, having arrived the council proceeded with t~;e hearing cf
any objections to the proposed vacation of a portion of California street. No one appearing
to make objection thereto the council proceeded to consider City Ordinance No. X10 entitled
"Ordinance vacating all that portion of California street, in the City of Asrlana, Oregon,
``sh~o~np in the map a~ plat o~ the George Tract filed for record in Volume 16 on Pages 67 and
J~ Ol tl~I°v Jackson County, Oregon, Deed Records, ~~~hich is not a paxt of or included in Calif
oxnia street as actually opened and deeded, and dir~::cting the City Recorder to e~;rtify a copy
of this ordinance to the County Clerk of J~~ckson County, Oregon," The ordinance having been read the first time, on motion, the rules were suspended,
six voting in favor thereof, and
the ordinance was passed to th~~ second r~-ailing, Having been read the second time, roll call
was ordered on its adoption. The vote was as follows: Ayes Burdic, Detrick, Hardy, Peters,
wi ley, Wright ; nays none.
Thereuron the r,~yor declared City Ordinance No. ~l0 adopted.
On motion of Hardy seconded by Burdic the rules were suspended ana the council rraceeded
to opE~l~ bi;is for the construction of cement sidewalks on Alida street.
The following bids wer~= received:
w. H. ~~aultby- 1~ cents per square foot.
Micha-1 &Parks-.15.75 cents per s~luare foot.
Frank Jordan- 22 cents per square foot.
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Moved by Buxdic se~cnd~~d by Hardy that tre bi~:i of w. H. Maultby be accented. The vote
x ~ ~~as as follows: ,dyes `'urdic, Detrick, Hardy, Peters, Riley, Wright; nays none. Carried,
roved by Hardy seconded by Burdic that the council r~>-opr~n unµer the hegular order of
business. Carried.
Request of F.R.Mexril~ for his vacation wasread and on motion, granted.
Communication from "tevens & Koon offering the City their services as Consulting ' t,
~gineers was rE~ad ana, on motion, laid an the table.
Requisition of C. A. Malone for a five panel switcrl board to be installed in the City
I sub-station was presented. Moved by Detrick seconded by Wright that said rea~uisition be
allowed. The vote was as follows: Ayes Burdic, Detrick, Hardy, Peters, Wiley, Fright; nays
none. Carried.
A comr~unication from the state Fire Marshal to Fire Chief Baug~~n was read in Which
he urged the Chief to attend the meeting of the Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs to
be held in "cattle from "opt. 21 to c~pt. 2~ inclusive . On recommendation of the Finance
Committee nation was made and seconded that the City do not send the Fire Chief to the convention. Ca~_°ried.
Councilman Hardy brought up the matt~_~r of Mac~~~.amizing C street and requested that the
City pay fox the grading. It was moved by Burdic seconded by Detrick that the stre~=t
Department be authorized to do the grading, far C "treQt from Pioneer Avenue to Fifth ~'tre~t.
Carried unanimously. ~ r.
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The council next proceeded to consider a proposed resolution entitled "Resolution ¢ ordering the construction of cement sidew-elks on the westerly side
of ~'ater street, from
its intersection with the nort~~aerly side line of ~~~ain "trEEa to a point opposite the north- ;
east corr~~;r of the cement structure knov~m as tre Ashland Laur~ry, in the City of Ashland,
"tote of Oregon, and giving unto property owners affected hereby the privilege of ccmrriending
carlstructian wit:: c.r~ suc~, sidewa,l:s wit~~in ten days to avoid such work beir~g~~.ane by the City
and assessed against th~;ir respective propertiPS." The resolution having been rAad th~ first
time, on motion, the rules were suspends=d, six voting in favor thereof, and. the resolution
was passed to the second reading. Having been read the second t1n~~e, roll call was ordered , on ids adoption, The vote was a,s follows: Ayes
Burdic, Detrick, Hardy, Peters, Wiley,
Wright ; nays none . .
Thereupon the Mayor .declar~;d the resolution adopted. ,
On motion of Hardie seconded by Hardy the matter of irt~roving High street dues referred to
the s'tr~;~~t Corru~ittee for invest~.gation acid report at the next meeting.
Moved by Burdic seconded by Detrick that the "treet Committee investigate the matter of j rm~ruUt.n.~~~ Pioneer Avenue and report at the next meeting.
Carried.
Engineer walker addressed the council asking that he be granted autrlority to have a hand ~ Arcy.
level survey taken in tre Cow Creek cuunt~y to sE~e if the City can secure enou~i water a little
1nuTF-r clown. A~t~r soma diccuasinn it ~a~ moved by Wr~~ht s~cond~;d by Burdic that ~n~:ineer r,.
Walker be granted withority~to "make said survey. Carried unanimously. v Moved by Burdic seconded by Hardy that $150.00 be transferred from the Water
Fund and
1150.00 from the Electric Light Fund to the Canyon Development Fund to take eaxe of the
cost of the investigations. Carried unanimously.
On motion, the council adjourned subject to call. or
Attest: RecordE r .
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