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Ashland, Oregon, Feb. 3, 1926.
The council met pursuant to last adjournment at 8 o'clock F.a~°. on this d~~te.
Present ~:?a~i~r Johnson; Councilmen Burdic, Nigh, T~.ylor, '~iJiley, ~'~'right; absent Peters.
Iinutes of the meetings of Feb. 16th and l7th were read and approved as read.
The council ne~.t proceeded to consider a communication from ?3.Z.Delsman asking
that the City lease him the Septic tank tract for a period of three years, the rental to
be ~~35.00 per year and the city to furnish materi~a to repair the. fence. after some
discussion it ~°ras moved by Hardie secon~ ed by z3ig.~1 that the Recorder notify I~,Zr. Delsman
that the City will grant him a lease for one year ~~.ncz furnish r~ateri~~l for repairin. the
fence. Carried.
r~r. '""+'right z°eported that the Street Committee had investigated the recuest of i.~. Olsen that he be a11o~~1ed to build a sides^~alk in the alley
adjoining his property on Fourth St.
and the Committee recommended that said request be granted. the Street Committee having
bee,: granted po~~~er to act in this :natter no action tiaras taken by the Council.
Thy application of ?.r. Goggins for permit to build s,nd operate a sac~,~nill and u.se the
sidewalk at his property on Fast 1,`~ain Street ,~das discussed. Moved by ~urdic seconded _t by ~~~'right that ~~Ir. Goggins be granted authority
to const~u.ct a saw mill and log gash 1~'"
i and to unload logs from the sidewalk to his o~~m ~t~~x°operty provided he maintain danger signals, and that the City Engineer be instructed to survey
the lines of the property.
Carried unanimously.
Councilman Taylor reported that he had interviewed ~~~r. Goggins regarding the smoke
stack. He stated that Ir. Goggins i~rould do anything the City r..ay asls, vu~ithin r eason, ~ro-
vided the action ~~rill be final. The co mittee decide:.. to wait until they have seen the
burner in operation before making recommendations.
I-i.C.Sparr addressed the Council regarding the purchase of the lot ou~rned by the City
at the intersection of B St. and I.=ou_ntain 1"~.ve~lue, formerly leased to S.i~.Steele. On
motion of Lardy, eco~~ded by Purdic this matter "~~.s refer°red tp1 the Realty Committee ~r~rith
power to act, all voting in favor thereof.
I~,Irs. h.I~~I.Clark ,,~~as present and objected to the proposed construction of cement side-
: `~ralks on ?r~isconsin Street. The time for the he~~rirlg on this matter being I~,iarch 2nd, no action ,r~tis taken by the council.
The Council nel.t proceeded to consider a proposed ordinance entitled "Ordinance
creating the office of !'City i~~~anager" in the City of ~ishland, Oregon, to have supervisory
control over the Street, Fire, Jlect,aic and ~'~r~~ter Departments; defining; the po~~"ers, auties
ar~ld limitations of such office; and repealing Ordinance i~o. 812 re~.ating to the City
Purchasing ~"~.gen;~.r' i'he ordinance having been reap. the first time, on motion of Taylor seconded by Burdic the matter was referred to the Ordinance
Cor~nittco ~,~~ith inst~°uc~;ioi~a
'ca investigate a~~~d report at the nel~t meeting. Carried unanir:;o~a~sly.
attorney Briggs presented the proposal of I~~Ir. Rau.se regarding the care of the City
dump grour:d.
Counci rnen P ~'d' c a z ~ ~ , 1 u~ i nd lle,~ lvez c eaLcusea. s
Engineer ''J~,lker Stated that it ~"could be some time before he would be ready to submit
a report on the matter of incener~:,tors. .
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On motion, the council adjou7°ned.
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