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Home My WebLink About1927-0415 Council Mtg MIN r- h The council next proceeded to consiu~r a~__ ordinance entitlsd "Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a pity Improvement Bond in the matter of laying a se~yer in ~~rhat has been g designated as Sewer District IVo. 29" The ordinance having been read the first time, on ~ motion, the rules were suspended, five voting in favor thereof, and. the ordinance was passsd to the second reading. Having been read the second time, roll call was ordered on its adoption. The vote ~Sras as tl~~'ollows: Ayes Kay, Peters Thornton, White, V`~ooas; nays noes. Thereupon the 1w~~ayor declared City Ordinance i~do.~ adopted. ~igineer '~ralker requested authority to purchase approximately 1100 barrels of cement from the Beaver Cement Co, their bid being the best of those rsceived. He stated that the east would be 2,97 per barrel provideu all sacks are returned. Iuoved by Petsrs seconded by 'dJoods that the City Engineer b~ authorizsd to purchase the cement. The vote 74 was as follo~vs: Ayes Kay, Peters, Thornton, t~Jhite, ti'~oods. nays none. Carrmed. On motion, the council adjourned subject to call. I,~ayor Attsst: i y ecoraer. Ashland, Oregon, April :1.5, 1927. The council met at the call of the ~`Iayor at 7:30 o'clock P.l~s. on this date. Present Y~~ayor Pierce; Councilmen Kay, Peters, Thornton, ~~`oods; absent Bergner 'dlhite. ~~inutes of the previous meeting ti~rere read and approved as read. Communication from the Federal Elec~~~ric Company requesting permission to suspend a, r.c r ~ ^ Iy~~ one area cne-half inch ~,~~.lvaniL~d c~.ble cross =~~in Street at the intersection of First Street, for the purpose of swinging an eleci;ric sign over the center of ;:lain Street was 75 read and on motion of ~~~oods seconded by Kay referY°ed to the ~lec~~:ric bight ana Street Committees tixJith pol^rer to ~.:ct. was read Communication from the Oregon State Board of ~~ealth~stating that the plans for the CroYxrson Hill reservoir ana connecting pipe lines have besn recommended for approval by the u~~.te Board of Y~ealth with the provision that chlorination be maintained at the outlet of the lo~~er reservoir. Councilman Thornton reported that the Elec ~~ric bight Commutes had irnvestigated the ~ request for a street light on ~~~t:~lker 1':venu~ and found there is no lean on '~Jalker Avenue at the present time. ~~e stated that the Committee had oleo investigated the request for a street light on ~,uincy Street and found there~T,ras only one house on the street that ~ryrould be affected. The Cemeter~~ Committee reported on the natter of planting a hedge betv~leen the Junior High School ana the Cemetery stating that they ~T~cre of the opinion that the School Board should pay for the hedge if the City furnishes the ground. On motion of 'Woods seconded by I~ay the City Recorder was instructed to notify Y~Ir. and j l~Qrs. Reed on Coolidge Street that the "~~`dater SupsrinteYrdent ~~ill turn the Water off if 76 sometr~ing is not done toti~rard seti~T°ring the premises by the lst of ?~.~~ay. The Recorder next read a copy of an Initiative Petition filed by the Canyon Dam Postponed Club ana signed by G.S.Butler President and A. C. Nininger Secretary, calling for a special election to be held on the 31~t day of ~aay, 1927, and demanding that the council submit to the legal voters, for their approval or rejection, an ordinancs entitled _ "Ordinance requiring the Common Council of the City of Ashlt~nd, Jackson County, Oregon, to defer the construction of a reservoir in ~ishlana Creek C~~.nyon, and the preliminary fork in relation thereto, as authorized by Article 1~OV of the Charter of said city, until January 1st, 1929, ~~.na until such further tuns thereafter as the present water supply shall, in the discretion of the Common Council, have been conclusively proved inadequate." The council next proceeded to ~:,onsider an ordinance entitled "Ordinance fixing rates to be charged for water service in the City of ~ahand, Oregon, ~~rhether such service be fur- Wished through or ~rrithout meters; giving th.e superintendent of the water ti~orks power to install meters wherever practicable; ec;ualizing the so-called "flat rate" and the meter rate; providing for the inspection and adjustment of faulty water meters; fixing rules and regulations for the conduct ana operation of the water system of said city; and providing penalties for non-payment of water service one for violation of tines and regulations thereof; repealing Ordinance iVo. 695 and ~,li oi~dinasces ana parts of ordinances in conflict ' hereti~tith and d:daring an emergency. Thy; ordinance hav ing been read the fmrst time on motion, the rules were suspended, four voting in favor thereof, and the ordinance vas passed to the second reading. xaving be°n read the second time, roll call was ordered on the ado ,tion of the ordinance. The vote r~~as cis follows : Ayes.: Kay, Peters, ri'hornton, ~d Woods; nays noes. ~ Thereupon the mayor declared City Ordinance ia~o. adopted. , y ~R,...,,a c~t..,,~~ ~.nnnrirlor l,tr i~av f.hat t~ha i~iritPr Cnmmittee be authorized to have 2000 IJLUVULL L7'Y 4YVVUO ~CiVV31lAV t vJ iiw~ vii booklets printing, containing the full water ordinance and that they be turned over to the 77 Recorder who is to mail one to each water user. Carried. _ _ I. ~C~~ Engineer Fillard asked that the council fix a time for the opening of the bias for clearing the reservoir site. ~~.Zoved by Peters seconded by '~~oo~s that the Recorder be authorized to advertise for bids for clearing the reservoir site, the bids to be opened 78 I~iay 3, 1927, The vote on the motion resulted as follows::'eyes: Kay, Peters, Woods; nays Thornton. Carried. On motion the council adjourned subject to call. ~ k ~~A r Attest. ~a ;y,, ~ Recorder. ~ishland, Oregon, 11pril 19, 1927. t The council met in regular session at 7;30 o'clock P.~~i. on this date. ?'resent T,iayor Pierce; Councilmen Kay, Peters, Thornton, wmite. ~'toods; absent Bergner. Minutes of the previous meetin€~ were read and approved as read. ,~Y I~ioved 'oy Thornton seconded by iiay that the Recorder be authorized t,.~ refund yrs. A. Puller X1.00 for penalties paid on delinquent light and water rents. C~ rried. A yF ; ' Communication from .ir. .rid airs. J. ~~~f. Fotter reruesting permission to build and op- ~ erate a gasoline and oil service station on the Sylvester Patterson lot on the east sine _ of T~dorth Tiain Street was read. :roved by Thornton seconded by '~"~oods that said request be granted. Carried. The Streit Committee repo~~ted that they had granted the Feaeral Jlectric Co's request for permission to suspend en electric sign over the center of a:ain Street at its inter- section with First St. ~lhe request of Frank Salsbury that the City improve the road at the foot of ~~evada Street was referz°ed to the Street Committee ~~vith pojr~~er to act. P;~ioved by Thornton seconded by ~~~oods that an ordinance be prepared prohibiting dogs from running at large ~vithin the city limits. Carried. On motion, the council ~..djourned subject to call. , ~ f Mayor ~a Attest: t, Ci y Recorder. hE Ashland, Oregon, npril 26, 1927. , ,,T~ ~ t 1 0' clock F.P~4. on this date. Present ^ The council met at the call of the .~~~yor P~iayor Pierce; Councilmen Kay, Peters, '~~thite ~"doo~.s; absent Bergner, Thornton. The council nett proceeded to consider a resolution entitled "Resolution calling a ~ special election of the electors of the Gity of t~shland, Jr.ckson County, Oregon, to be held on the 31st day of I~;~ay, 1927. for the purpose of submitting to said electors for ~ , their approval or rejection a certain ordinance entitled "An ordinance to require the Common Council of the City of l~shland to dE~er the construction of a reservoir in t~~sh- land Creek Canyon and the preliminary vrork in relation thereto, as authorized by rrticle ~ ~YIV of the Charter of said city, until January 1st, 1929, and until such farther time nx,' thereafter as the ;resent water supply shall, in the discretion of the Common Council, have been conclusively proved inadequate", in accordance ~~rith the tenor and demand of a certain Initiative Petition, duly ana regularly filed with the City Recoraer of said City on the 23rd day of ~ipril, 1927, appointing Judges of s«id election, fixing the polling places and authorizing the City Recoraer to cause due notice of said election to be y~.ublished in E The resolution riavin been accordance with. the Charter and Ordin~.nces of the s~{id City g read the first time, on motion, the rules ~~~ere sus~~ended, four voting in favor thereof, and the resolution was passed to the second receding. ?having been read the second time, roll call was order~;d on its adoption. The vote on the motion was as follo~rrs: eyes Kay, Peters, White, ~~doods; nays none. The~~~eupon the I`~ayor declared the resolution adopted. a3' On motion, the council adjourned subject to call. Et ' Pr~ayor Attest: ~ x:' City Recorder. t: I t . :t ~.m