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Ashland, Oregon, Jan. 4, 192?
The council met in regular session at 8 o'clock '~.l~. on this date.
" ~.;F. Kai, 0. T. Bergner, 5.~~.Peters, E. J.Thornton, C. A. ~dhite and ~.A.
'~~loods ti~rere sworn lYl by the recorder.
Roll call as follows: Present Councilmen Bergn~;r, r~iay, Peters, Thornton, ~`~lhite,
~~oods; absent Iayor Pierce.
In the absence of the ~~ayor Councilman Thornton was elected temporary Chairman of
the council.
Motion made ana seconded that the council adjourn slzb ject to call of the ,ayor.
~~ayor Pro-tem.
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Ashland, Oregon, Jan. 7, 1927.
The council met ~t the call of the ~~ayor at S o'clock P.M. on this date. Present
ry ~ May or Pierce; Councilmen Bergner, Kay, Peters, Thornton, White 6Voods; ah~ent none.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.
The ~'~yar appointed the following committees for the year 1927;
FINANCE Bergner
Peters
Phornton
ORDINANCE Woods
White
Kay
WATER Peters
Bergner
V~o o ds
STREET Peters
White Thornton
FIRE Kay
Woods
Bergner
CII+~TERY White
Woods ~ Thornton
INDIGENT Thornton
Peters
Kay
SANITARY Woods Bergner
White
BUILDING
& REALTY Kay
White
Bergner
ELECTRIC Thornton
Bergner
Kay
BOARD
OF HEALTH Bergner
Peters White
Dr. Swedenborg
Health Officer
Dr. Haines
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The Mayor's address was next read followed by the appointment of the department heads
and their assistants, as follows:
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Chief of Police Geo. ~rl~Nabb Night Patrolman Charles Clause F.h,
6'~ater Superintendent Earl R. Hosler
~~later Superintendent's Assistant I. D. Pittman
Fire Chief Clint J. Baughman
Fire Chief's Two 1Lssistants Lee Wallis and L.M.~lilson
Street Commissioner Frank R. Merrill
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Sexton of Cemeteries b~I. J. Olsen
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n ' Caretaker of Dump Ground ~To appointment
City Electrician C. A. t~ialone
Police Judge Clint J. Baughman
_ ' City Attorney W, Briggs
City Engineer Vacant for the present - ~~x;
Assistant City Recorder B~iiss Calla Biegel (Appointment by Recorder)
~ to the citizens
Following the appointments a statement of explanation was read by the Mayor.
Moved by Peters seconded by Woods that all appointments be r$tified. The vote on the ~4 motion was as follows: Ayes Bergner, Kay, Feters~ Thornton,
White, Woods. Carried.
~~onthly report of the Supt. of the Electric Department and quarterly repow-°ts of the Sexton of Cemeteries and City Treasurer were read and, on motion
accepted,
Bills O.K'd by the Finance Committee~i~~.amounting to X8,046.17, were read ih total
amount .only. l~~otion made and seconded that said bills be allowed and warrants ordered
drawn in payment thereof. The vote ,etas as follo~~rs : byes BErgner~ Kay, Peters, Thornton,
V~hite, Woods. days ~~one. Carried.
f Moved by Bergner seconded by Thornton that ~~.Irs. H. A. Stearns be appointed a
member of the Library Board to sucee~.d ~~rs. E. V. Garter. Carried unanimously.
1 Requisition of C. Malone for supplies for the Electric Department, amounting to
~1 489.04, was read and, on motion, referred to the Electric bight Committee with power to
act,
S The matter of purchasing .a small strip of land for the extension of Henry Street was discussed and on motion referred to the Street Committee for
investigation and report
at the nett meeting.
to July 1, 1927
2 On motion of Thornto~l, seconded by Peters ~ free lights and ~,Tater~were granted the
2 following named persons:
~~rs. B.H.Hatch 355 Almond St. Catherine Silver 763 B
dirs. S.T.Gregg 394 Gresham
Mrs. C.C.Jalo 309 Harrison
J.IdI. Miller Indiana
s~~ ~~irs . A. F. Roby 767 East Main
Mrs. M. Macomber 199 Meade
~iiildred Vant~uskirk 227 ?Meade
~~rs. H. Simons 26 S. Pioneer Geo. ~~~atson Ohio
The proposal of dir. Pence to sell the City a five acre tract of lana for a dump
ground was presented by the Recorder and on motion of Thornton seconded by Kay referred
3 to the Realty Committee to act in conjunction with the Sanitary Committee and report
back to the council. i
Loved by Thornton seconded by Woods that the council proceed to advertise for bids
for pipe and fittings for the new Disi~~ibution System in accordance with the Engineer's
report, bi~.s to be opened at 8 o'clock P.R~i. January 2~th. Carried unanimously.
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The council next proceeded to consider an ordinance entitled "An ordinance providing
for and fixing the salaries and compensation of elective and appointive officer s of the
City of Ashland, Oregon, {'or the year 1927." The ordinance having been read the first
time, on motion, the rules ~dere suspended, six voting in favor thereof, and the ordinance was passed to the second reading. Having been read the
second tune, roll call was
ordered on its adoption. The vote ~~as as follows: Ayes Bergner, Kay, Peters, Thornton,
~lhite, Moods; nays none.
Thereupcn the I4ayor declared the Ordinance NoL 850 adopted.
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On motion, the council adjourned subject to call of the Jda
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Attest: L4AIA-j-
Recorder*