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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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Ci y Recorder.
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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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old pipe on T~iird Street from Street to .Street. 1
Patrolman C~.~,use asked for permission to take his v~~cation. It vas moved by Bergner a
seconded by Kay t?-.at ~~;Tr, Clause' recluest be granted provided the Chief can find a ;pan to ?
t~kke his rl~~.ce. C~.rried.
x The matter of c~~ring for the dump ground te~~:por~.:rily eras referred to the S~.nita.ry
I~ ~ Committee.
The ~,~.rk Board asked that the City purchase a pot~~~er lawn mo~~er, ~~id Board to repay the
Cit~,~ ~4s soon as possible. ~fter sore discussion it wU.s moved by Bergner seconded by Kay the t
the City loan the Perk Board the necessary arnouzlt to purchase a po~~:.er lati~m mo~~er, c.pproxim~.tely
X300.00, the electric light Fund to advance this a~ourt and to .be reimbursed by the Lark
142 Board. `nhe vote was as follos;rs: Ayes: Bergner, Kay, Peters, '"~hite, ~~oods; nays none. Carried. a
The matter of puz'chasing a small cement miler was ne1:~~ dnscussed. It tiSrG.s moved by
4~oods seconded. by ~4'~,'hite that the City purchase a sr~.all concrete mixer, some to be paid for
by the ~~Yater anc~ Zight Pep~~rtments, the Gdater Superintendent and Electric light Superintendent
to mak,~ the purchase. The vote on the motion was ~s follows: :yes Bergner, Kay, meters,
I~~ '~'~hite, ',goods; nays none. C~..rried.
i rihe complaint of Ins. Ss~~eet on ~,uincy Street reg~.rding the Ta~.ent Irrigation District
~~~later that is being turned into the can~ron and runs. through his ~,-roperty w~.s referred to the
~ ;Water for investig~:t ion.
'dater Supt. ~~osler reported that tree owner of a piece of l~.nd in the country through
which the ~it~r~S pipe passes is building a hog pen over the sulphur pipe line ti~~hich `~Ti11
necessitate the logy."erirzg of the pipe for about 150 feet. i'his matter wG.s referred to the
IBS ~~~dater Committee any. Frank Jordan of the fark Board.
On :.;otion, the council adjourned subject to c~..ll.
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~ City Recorier,
~sYzland, Ore~on, ~a lf~, 19;7. g €
The council rnet in ~~egul~~r session ~.t 7:~0 o'clock P~.lw~. on this a~_te, (resent
Councilmen Bergner, Kay, Peters, ~=~oou.s, Thornton; absent ~~iayor fierce, Couz2cilman ~"~hite.
r~~~inutes of the previous ~eetizzg ti~lere re~.d and ~+pproved ~:s reu.d.
Bill cf Frank Jordan, am~urzting to 4x1777.50, for repairing pavement, virus re~.d. ,~;.,;ved
by r~ooas s~eondec~ ny rLay that s~~.i~ bill be allo~"ed anci w~.r~~lnts dr~v~n in p~.~~ment theieof
according to the segregation. to be made by the City Engineer. T'r?e vote ~n~as as follows:
byes Bergner, Kay, :~=eters, ~~Noods; nays llorze. Carried. i
The City Attorney brought ~~p the matter of furnishing city `mater to the Lellview
School stating that water at the school has been condemned. After some discussion it
1W--~ ~~ra..s moved by Bergner seconded by 'goods thwt the City l~ttorne~r be inst~'ucted to craw up contract to i'urnish the :~eilvie~J School tivith ~°,ater
azlc~ to submit the contract to the
Council for ~~.ppr°o~,ral. Carried.
Councilmazz reters reported on the natter of request of I~~~rry Silver that the City
' stan~'_ part of tine en~pense of building a fence ~~~t the Lithia S~~rings, recomr,lending that said fezlce be built. On motion of Bergner seconded
by K~~,y the natter w~_.s loft to the
'~r~ater Corm:~ittee ti~rith po~~,er to act.
The cou.zzcil ne~ct roceec_ed to consider ,;roposed ordin~:~nce erl~,itled t1 Orr~in~,.ice -~°e-
pe~ryling Ordinalzces ~:~os. 73~ and S?1 of tiie City of _shlan~_, J"ckson Co,, Or°e~ozz.'r 's'he
ordinance ~~avin~ been re-..~~c~ tie First time, on motio~~, ~~l~e rules ~~vere sus,~~;ende(~, lour
voting izr fu.vor thereof, ~~n~J t%le or,i,l<:..nce dFras p~:.tised to the s;cozzd re~.._~.ing. i4;.vin~~ been re~,c°: the <"`;COyd Mme, roll call
was order~,(~ on zts ~::(~0-'Jtion. The vo/t~e ~,"p s{{ (~~.s follfoudyS~ : /7
'"~~'f', n ~ ~~i ~•-I ~4 ~ s ~ f, f f ~ ~ ~ i r rryr 1. ..1C1_rl~ k V It y Or1.~~li G.nV e Ayes ~,rl:,z , n~.y,
r'eter~,, ~oo~zs; nay non ~~.~ze~'eu~aon tn~~ ~
ITo. ~ 5~ ~.c~~tec~.. k~
The co~u:ci1 nett roceeded to consider a l~r'o1,os~~t' ordiz_~~rice entitled ''Ordinance
amen~~ing Section 3 of Or'diz~ance i~~tio. 8C1 of tie City of x`~shland, J~.ckUon County, Oregon,
i~z order th~~t the license fee for billiard tend fool tables be reduced to `;7.50 per ~~llalum." The ordinance having beers re~.d the firs ~ time,
on notion, the rules ~~~a~~r~'e suspended, lour ~
voting in favor thereof, and the ordinance ~":~•~.s passed 1;o the second re~~~:irlg. ~~~,ving been
read the second time roll cull ~xras orderod on its ~~(option. 'The vote ~~r~..s ~s follo~b~s:
T byes Bergner, Ka~~, ~~eters, l'~'opds; zi~~ys none. I
Thez'eu?~on the ~'~a~ror decl~.red City Oz.~din~~nce i~To. 8S~ ~..dopted. ri
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`.she report of the Vie~,~ors lciT~r~ ~.ssessr~~ent of ~~u,l~~ges arz~. b~~~~efits inci~~~ent to the ~roA~osed opening of ~~n a11e~T be~~tiveen Beech hve.
and Vita Street tiaras again conside7'ed b,y
~ the Council. ~~oved by ~~Toods s~~con~.e~. by Bergner that the report of the Vie"t~~ers be
5 accepted. The vote z~:Tas as follo~,~rs : Ayes Bergner, K~~.y, Peters, ~~'~'oods; ~.ys none. Cf~r'ried.
T. B. Gosrell aske~. that the City extend the time for .r_~aking final ~:ayment on the
,u.~ Frank 1~~,~oore t~ro~ert~T which he is bulling of the cit~l, for p~rIDOd of t~~TO years. I't~~~oved
' by --iP:etei•s seconded b`r `-Voods that ~-id request be -;ranted. Carried.
On notion, she council adjourne subject to cell.
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