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t~f;er same discussion it was moved by ~doods seconded by ~~ay that the City engineer
12~~ tae instructed to prepare a plat of the proposed al. ley. Carried.
hrovedby Peters secon~ed by ~~~hite that the Ordinance Committee and City attorney
12-x' prepare a zoning ordinance. Carried.
The time .having arrived for the hearing of any objections to the proposed vacation ~
of a b~rt o~ .the plat of Summit ~`~Lddition to the Citjl of ~'a.shl~~nd, and no one appe~:.ring
~ to make objection thereto, it ~;1as :novel by ~;~'oods seconded by ~:ay that the City 1'tttorney
be instructed to prepare an .ordinance vacating a part of said:~~adition, as recuested. Carried.
Un motion, the coa~lcil ~~ajourned subject to call. ,h
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The council met in regular session at 7;30 o'clock P.~,~. on this ante. Present
Councilmen Bergner, Kay, Peters, Thornton, 'White, 'dJooas; absent r;iayor Pierce.
Col~ncilman Thornton, chairman of the council, presided.
TTinutes of tl~ie previous meeting were read and approved as read.
Receipted bill of U.i'.Bergner for expenses to Zone Beach to purchase ambulance and
expenses of driver, amounting to ~115.C0 ~~Jas read. I~~~Iotion made any seconded that said r.w ,
bill be allowed. The vote v~~~as ~~s folloti~rs ~ 1'~yes Bergner, Kay, Peters, ~,~Thite, G'~ooU.s;
nays none. Carried.
Councilman Thornton reported that 5 steel poles y~rith tz~1o lights each .are being set on the Boulevard from Io`Fra Street to the hosuital.
Councilman Peters brought up the matter of reducing the Ashland Ice ~ S~~orage Co.'s
~xrater bill. T~~o action ti-~ras taken.
~ rtioved by ti'doods seconded by Kay that the City Engineer be instructed to survey a
proposed alley~rday from Beach.venue to Vista Street, affecting the properties of G.N. Kramer, Z.V~.T~fioore Estate, r7. J, LG~ne ~:na T'rs. G.I~fi.I,o;~~e,
as i~rill be sho~srn on the plat
to be filed by the City Engineer in the office of the City Recorder. Carried.
~3u The City E.~igineer presented the plat of the y~roposed alleyc,ray.
I,fiovea by deters seconded by 1'rhite that the plat of the proposed alley`s~ay between
Beach 1",.venue and Vista Street ~.s pre area .b the Cit En ineer be a nrovea Ana ~{do tel. { p y y LL g p,: p
The vote eras as follo~~~s: a~,es Bergner, ILay, I'etors, e'~hite ~`Jooas, ~Zays none. Carried.
The council next proceeded to corlsiu.er a proposed resolution ex~ititled r'Resolution declaring it expedient to lay out ar~d extend c.n alley~~~av from Beach
.venue to Vista
Street, ai"fecting' the grope ~~ties of G. N. 1~.rar~er~, Z, a~. ~-:ooze .~st~.te ~ ;;rs. G.:. Zo~re
and 'u'd. J..~ane; appointing a Board of Vie~-~ers to assess the benefits Sara uamages by rea-
son of the opening of said proposed alley~.~ay; fixing a time and pl~~ce for the meeting of
said Board of Vies°~~ers; ~~n~. requiring the City Recorder to publish notice of the `a.ppoint-
merit of sU.id vier°~ers, the time Ana plc.ce appointed for them to meet, and the names of the
oti~~ners of tale lots or parcels of land affected by such improver~,el~t." The resolution
having been read the first time, win notion, the rules T,~.rere suspended, five voting in favor thereof, and tie resolution was passed to the second.
rep:wing. Having been read
the second. tire, roll coal eras ordered on its. adoption. The vote T~ras ~-_s folloLr~s : eyes
Bergner, Kay, Peters, bF~hite ~doods; nays none. '
Thereupon the ,fiayor ceclarea the resolution adopted.
1.~oved by ;.peters secon~.ed by ~~Jhite that the Street Commissio2er ire instructed to 131 but a roiling at the end of the bridge on Van i~fiess
.~cenue near the foundry. Carried. `
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Councilman t`doods reported that the Ordinance cor~r,littee is Tr~orki~~~.g on ,;zoning
ordinance. The ordinance providiY~g for ile collection~na disposition of garb~.ge he
stated has been prepa.rea but the committee ~~~ishes it laid on the table ~~'or the time being.
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Councilman Bergner stated that the S~~~edenburg builc.irg on E~.st ~~.in Street has not n
13 2 yet been cleaned up. ltifter some discussion the Chief of Police ~~as instructed to have the place el~aned in case Dr. 5~~~~edenburg does
not a~ -!;end to the matter.
The houz° of 8:30 p.m. having arrived tyre council proceeded to open bins for the
repairing of the Y~~:vement. Frank Jordan proposed to construct the concrete base for
4t15.O0 per cubic ~`ar~.. i~~o other bids having been received it was moved by ~~'~doocs seconded
: 13~~ by Peters that the bid of Frank Jordan of X15.00 ~aer cubic vard be accepted. ~1~'he vote
' vas as follows: eyes Bergner, ay, peters, 101hite, Woods; nays none. Carried.
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r~ng~:neer %~Jalker brought up the matter of disposing of the FNrood on the reservoir site
and asked that he be granted authority to sign up a contract ti~~ith ~rrood dealers. sifter d. b Peters seconded by Lay that 'i'tr. ~~Jalker
be instructed to ~ 3~ some o.lscussion It was move y
close up tie deal ~~rith dealers for first growth wood and if pole wood cannot be alsposed
of it be hauled doti;m and stored for city use. I'he vote on the motion was as follotijrs: Ayes
Kay, Peters, ~xJoods; nays Bergner, ~Jhite. Carried.
i,~oved by tiVoods seco~~ded by Kay treat the matter of ~°e-building the bridge on ~Jt;ter
Street be referz'ed to the Street Committee for investigation arld report. C~:rried. 13~
~;oved by 1~Joods seconded by Bergner that the reading of the garbage ordinance be post-
poned. Carried.
On motion, the council ~.djourneci subject to call.
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Ashland, Oregon, hugest 2, 1927.
The council met iii re~°,u1ar session ~.t 7:50 o'clock P.~~~~. on this date. r'resent Councilmen Bergner, ay, Peters, Thornton, '~Jhite s'loods;
~.bsent ~~~~yor ~ fierce.
I.~inutes of the previous meeting t~vere re~Ac.:.:lld ~~pproved as read.
Deport of C. tL. ~.rolone for the moth of Ju1y> 19'7, was read and, on motion, approved
:~..nd ordered pl~.ced on file.
City engineer's estim~:te siio~~,ing X1,279.80 due C. ~Tl~~h on. his contr~.ct for clear-
ing the reservoir site, ~.~:as re4~d. moved by ~oods seconded by '~`Jhite that said estimy~te 13(~
be ~a.p?roved ~_r~r~ a ~~e~~~.rl°~.nt (~ra!°~rn in payment of the amount. 's'he vote ~~.~<s ~ s folloti~rs: ryes
Bergner, Lay, Peters, :'hite, `~'Jooc~s; nays none. C~~z°ri~d.
Bills U.K'd bar the f~'in<<nce Commit~,ee, ~:rlountinf~ to ;~10,2~=5.20, ~~aere reed in total
amount only. l~~iotion made seconded th~:t said bills be allo~aed and warrants ordered
dr~~wn in ~~~.yment thereof. The vote .,.y,~:~s ~.s follo~~rs: 1'~~yes Bez°~°.~°~er, r~~<.~y, i'eters, '~`Jhite, '~~Joo~~'s, rl~.ys none. C~~.~~ried.
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1 - ~ ~ t ill"t2~ StI'e2t Remonstr~~~rce ~~,~ainst the extei~s? on o rt~he U.J.~.ey from Be~.c~l ~we~iue a a
. jvas rep-.d and on motion of ~+Joods secondea by ~~eters, l~.iG. on the table.
Communication from i,. ~~H. J~_cks <~~skirrg thy: t r~iis ~~~ater rent be reduced s rea~,~ ~~~.n~, 1'3 ~ I,
on motion of Bergner seconded by ~`Joods, refe_ red to the ~~~d~~ter 5u~eri~itenGent. I~
Report of tm ie J?oard of Trier°~ers lev~Ting <<n ~.se~ssrnent of damages and benefits inci-
dent to the ~openin~; of the alley between Be~.,ch ~.ve. <<nd Vista Street ~Arr~~~~ next considered
by the Council. ~'oved by 'JJoo~_s seconded by 'rLay thdt ~~..ction on the repor` of the ~Tievlers
be de.'erre~ to the ne~~Lt council me~;ting. C~.rried.
,ngineer 'rJalker z°e?~oz'ted on the cost of re-building tyre `~J~~ter Streot Brie~ge. He
reported that a wooden brl~ge cou.~.d be built for ap?7roximctely ;550.00. cement. bridge with a ~arooden deck ~,~~ould ~~robably cost X1,000 and a cement
bri~.ge foam X1500 to N2000.00
On recommendation of t;~r. `'hornton it ,A,~ , r:loved by ~3ergner seconded by d7oods that the
City construct a v^rooden bridge, the material to be purchased by the Stre~;t Department and
the labor to be performed by the regul<<r`.~mployees of the Stre~;t, t~Jater and Zight Depart-
- ments. T~rre vote ~~~~~s ~ s follo~~~s: eyes Bergner, ~:ay, Peters, ~~'~Joous, ~4Jhite. n~_ys none. n
C~.~rried. i
Cou~.lcilman K~.y brought up the ~:~Mtter of the r~~le of three loi;s on Fourth Street to
~~xs. Courts. The co_mr~ittee: he said, thou~_°ht ~r1,000 a fair price.~o action was ta~~en ~
by the council ~.t this time.
~i'he request of '.J.Smith a.nd others for u. se~ ~er on G~~rfield Street, filed several I~g 1 ~I
months ago, s~,<<.'s referrod to the Sanitary Committee ~.nd Clty ~`ngine~;r for lnvestlgation.
Councilman Thornton brought up the matter of c~~rin~ for the park row on the Boulevard.
?~.e stated that the Park Bo~~rd is ti~Tilling to c~~,re for the vowing and recommended thGt
one elan be taken from city Deportment each ~Fre~k to do the ~~ratering. .fter sorcle discussion
it was moved by Woods seconded by Bergner that the City furnish men:~o take c~.re of the ~~~'~~i,
ti~Jatering ;provided the ?-'ark Bo<<rd sees that the gr~.ss is mo~%acd. C~4rried. amount ing to ~~753.20
Bill of the Talent Irrigo.tion Distz'ict~for jlalf the annua 1 riaintenance cost for &00 acre feet of v~~ater tiv~.s presented. m ~~~oved by Bergner
socondea by Woods that s<~id bill be
p~~.id at once. ~i'he vote ~~as ~s follows: Ayes Bergner°, Ii~~.y, ?'eters, '~rJhite, "~~~Joods; n~-~ys k
none. Carded.
The Recorder next read i'ermit Iao. 7985 of the State of Oregon, gr~~~.rlting the City 13G
Of 1shl~And permission to appropriate public waters of tale State or Oregon, also X err1ll U
1do. R 696 granting the City authority to construct a reservoir and to store for beneficial
use the unappropriated waters of the State of ,red>on.
The matter of purchasing new pipe to replace the old main on 'hird Street between
and Streets was next discussed. The 'Hater Superintendent stated that the probable
cost of making this replacement could be X1082.00. It w,--.s moved by peters secondod by
71odds thoat the eater Superintendent be authorized to purchase new pipe to replace the ~yb
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