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On motion of Hardie seconded by ~Jrig~ht tree matter of cleaning up tshland Cemetery and repairing the fence tivas left to the Cemetery Committee
with power to act, said
.committee to~ have authority to spend not to exceed w15;;.(~O.
On motion of Burdic seconded by High the Chief of Police tares instructed to
notify property owners clang hshland Creek back of Iv~iain Street to clean- up.
The council again discussed the matter of care of the dump ground. It ryas moved
by ~+~tiley secon~.ed. by Burdic that the City ~~ttorney be instructed to draft an ordin- a,nce along the lines suggested and the Sanitary Committee be
authorized to look
up a location for a new dump ground site. Carried.
moved by aright seconded: by Burdic that i~'ir. Frost and Iti~~r. Peters be employed to
audit the accounts of the Tr?.surer, Recorder wnd Library Board for the year 1G~5.
Carried unanimously.
The council next proceeded to consider a proposed resolution entitled " Resolution
a~athoriz~ing the Mayor. anti City Recorder to execute a deed to certain real property
herein described to the State of Oregron for Normal School purposes as required ~m.der
Section 4 of Article 1S.XIII in Charter of the City of Ashland." The resolution having
been read the first time, on motion the rules tprere suspended, five voting in favor
thereof and the resolution was passed to the second reading. Having been read the f ~ second time, roll call tivas ordered on its adoption.
The vote t~ras as follows: byes
Burdic, high, Peters, '~diley, ~'~right; nays none. Thereupon the I~i~yor declared the resolution a~,opted.
The council next proceeded to consider an ord~.nance entitled "An ordinance
k4k;~ licensing motor busses and motor trucks operating for hire, defining the meaning of the
terms "motor bus" and i'motor truck" and fixing a pe:~alty for failure to comply her~~,with."
~a The ordinance having been read the first time, on motion, the .rules mere suspended,
j five voting in favor thereof and the ordinance wa; passed to the second reading. Having
been read the second. time, roll call was ordered on itd adoption. The vote tra;; as follows: eyes Burdic, High, Peters, ~j~ile~r, ~~trright;
nays none.
Thereupon the I:~ayor declared City Ordinance I~Io.~ adopted.
On motion, t'~_e council adjourned.
'ilayor_~r~ Tern
Attest: I
Recorder'.
Ashl~~.nd, Oregon, Feb . 16 , 192 6 ,
The council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.I~r• on this date. Present
N~ayor Johnson; Councilmen Burdic, Peters, ~Yiley, '~~right; absent Hardy, High.
?~~inutes of the pretaious meeting v^rere read. and approved as regd.
Resignation of J.H.Hardy as Cou?ZCilman t~ras presented and,on r~~otion, accepted.
The request of ~~~dm. Platt trot he be paid for ~°i~ht of tva~r for the ditch running
through his properly on Palm live. was referred to ~ngine.,r rt~.lker.
i~;ioved by Burdic seconded by d'~right that the r~a.les be suspended and the council
open under the head of unfinished business. Carried.
%~z'. Goggins addressed the council regarding the incenerator at the Box Factory.
He stated that in 192 it was changed to conform to the recommendations of the State
Fire T,iarshal, but he would be willing to make it as it was before if the council so
desire. He claimed that this would eliminate the smoke. He also stated that he thought
the council should pass a zoning ordinance t~rhich ~°rould permit industries of certain
classes ;o be instituted in the City.
D. D. Good again complainEd of ttile smoke fro.n ~:~he incenerator. A~ayor Johnson stated that owing to the resignation of ~:founcilman Hardy, Chairman
of the Fire
Committee, no action had been taken in this matter, but a report of the Fire ~~ow►ui
ri~►ulu be presented at the next meeting.
The request of Goggins for permission to erect a saw mill on the box factory
site and to drive trucks across the sidetixralk teas presented ana on motion of I3urdic
seconded by Wiley referred to the Realty Committee with power to act.
lx. Glaycomb addressed the council offering to sell the City none-man '~`+eir grader
the price to bewl'700.00 f.o.b. i`~.shland. No action ti~~ras ta.~~en.
The request of hi.J.Olsen that he be granted permission to construct w cer~ent side-
walk in the alley adjoining his propert~r on Fourth Street eras referred to the Street
Committee with power to act.
Moved by I.Viley seconded by I'urdic that the council return to the regular order of
business. Carried.
The Street Committee reported that they found Oak Street in as good condition as
most of the streets in the City and did not make any recommendation regarding its repair
:as requested by property oilmers on said street at the last council meeting.
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_ jy;-- Councilman ';Aright stated that the Street Committee had looked over the streets
named in the petition for cement sidewalks, and recommclded that sidewalks be laid
on certain of the streets. The cor~~mittee, he stated,: had not decided on ti~rhich streets
curbs and gutters should be constructed. On motion of u'~liley-. seconded. by Peters, the
Recorder tiaras instructed to publish izotice of intention to construct cement sidewalks,
curbs and gut~ers on the streets mentioned, in accordance tirlith the recommendation of
the Street Committee ti3rhich is to be filed ;~rith the Recorder tirrithin four da~;s. Carried
unanimously. `
' ' The matter of tl~e erection of a sign for the garage neap the Zithia Springs riotel
eras referred to C.A.~~alone :nor investigation and report.
and City Engineer 3
On reco~~mendation of I~iayor Johnson the Street ~epartr~en~ ~~~;as instructed to put
slob Hill Street in as food condition as possible.
~ F~~ n-~ ~ ,n ~ On motion of '`'+ri~ht sevonded by Peters the City t~ttarney ~.r~,s ins{,ru,~ ~:ed to w.~.w
the deed and complete the deal ~vith I:+s. Oeser. Carried wlanimously.
The matter of putting up a fence at the old stone quarry on i~lorth I~n~ain Street, to ~a
keep out auto hoboes tiFras lent to the thief of Police. 3
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On recomr~lendation of :s. Peters, }.lotion ;Eras made and seconded that I~,ss C.J.Stewart '~a~! on nJater Street be granted the amount of the 'gill
now due for lights vnd tilrater and the
~.3, Ohief of Police y~ras instructed to interview ~:r. Ste~irart. h
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On motion, the i,~Iayor ap_;ointed a committee consisting of the Board of Health,
`s Sanitary Corm~littee and the Gity Bngineer to look into the natter of improving the dump 3 ground and to get as much inform~~_tion ~~s possible on
the subject of incenerators, dump
grounds, e tc.
~~~"ayor Johnson ap;oointed ;'dilmer Foley a member of the Library Board. I~~;loved by l,y
Burdic seconded by Peters that the appoint lent be confirmed. Carried.
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The re .uest of ::iss Aitchison that she be a1loti~red to remove the rRrooderl partitionp3~~,ced
in the hospital~by I,ss. Loomis was presented ~~~,nd on motion of '~`diley seconded by Burdic r
referred to l~s. Peters ti~rith po~~Ter to act. 'F
Report of the .Auditing Cor~nittee stating that they had examined and audited,~the
3' accounts of the Treasurer, Park Board and. Recorder for the year 1'25 ~^_wL'.. faurd t'~le~l ~o be
correct was read and on m~.~tion of '~~diley seconder:: by Burdic, accepted
The matter of appointing a councilman to succeed J.H.I~ardy ~.~;as left to the next
;aleetln~•
The council next rroceeded to consider a ~ro~oosed ordinance entitled "Ordinance levying special benefit assessments in the rnatte~~ of he construction of
a se~~rer cn
Second Street, in the City of Ashland, Oregon, from a point on I~~~,in Street south on r.,`_,
Second Street, approximately 160 ~eet.'i The ordinance having been re,d the fiist time, °
on motion, the rules were suspended, four votin`; in favor thereof, ar~d the ordinr~.nce tivas
passed to the second reading. Having been reed the second tir?le, roll call `Eras ar~ tiered on ~
~ its adoption, The vote s~z~a~ as follo~~rs : ayes Burdic, Peters, ~~iley, ~~~'right; absent High. ~
nays none.
Whereupon the ~~:ayor dechred City Ordinance Teo. ~.~,dopted. ~ On motion, the council ~~.d }corned to meet l'~ednesda~j, 17th at the usual
hour. ~ .
I,~ay o r
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Recorder. ~a f 4~„?,
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S"~~ ~ i~,shland, Ore~~on: Feb. 17, 126. ~
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The council r~et pursuant to last sjounrnment at 8 o'clock P.?~. on this date. Present
Mayor Johnson; Councilmen Burdic, High, Peters, 'Wiley, '~"~rigl~lt; absent none.
i~;r. S.D.Ta`~lor ~xras nominated by the i~~ayor to fill the unexpired term of J.H.H~.rdy
as Cour~cilrna~l. 1;~~,yor Johnson asked if there ~~rere any other nominations. There being none,
~ it tiaras moved by ~'Jright seconde~~_ by ;?diley that '.~'aylor be elected Councilman. The vote
„as as i'ollo~rs: Ayes Burdic, High, Petez~s~ 'lil.ey, '~1ri~~ht; nays Hone. ~F
" Thereupon the :Mayor declared S.D•Taylor ~1~e:cW~~. Councilman to fill the unexpired term of
; J.H.Hardy, resigned. F d `3:s
J.F.Cole asked that he be granted permission to sell fifty feet additinnal off the e lot against ;rhich t'rle City holds mortgage, the City
to hold the reef}a~nder of the lot ~:nd x
the blouse for the assessments. ?~~aoved by Burdic seconded by G~~right that the City release ~a
fifty feet additional frontage on condition that :s. Cole reduce the loan to x;;1000. Carried.
unanimously. ~
The Council and I.~a~TOr next discussed the plan of gassing an ordinance ~.rovidin~~ fora City I;anager. The name of C.A.~~alone i~Jas presented for
the office ,
On motion, the council edjourned, to meet Tuesd.y, Feb. ~3 d the usual hour.
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attest: Recorder.
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