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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1927-1228 Council Mtg MIN _ 3 Ashland, Oregon, December 20, 192'7. The council met in regular session at 7:30 o'clock P.~i. on this date. Present ~QUncilmen Bergner, ~~ay, Peters, Thornton, ~~,~Jhite, '~~'Joods; absent rlayor Pierce. IVinutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. Bill of the Ashland Register for supplies for the Blectric Light Department, amount- ing to ~3t3.00, was presented. 4~iov~~d by '~7oods seconded by 'edhite that said bill be allo~,~red and ~~rarrant ordered dra~xm in payment thereof. Carried. Councilman Peters brought up the matter of the request of T.L. Potivell that the .City change the drain at the intersection of Van T~Iess Avenue and Gak Street. I`YZovdd by Bergner 1~~ seeon?ea by ','foods that the matter be left to the Street Committee with pov~er to act s.t the proper time. Carried. The matter of granting L. R. Hatcher the use of the city lot near the greenhouse for a period of five years ~x1as referrea to the Realty Committee. ~eematter of improving Igo the hospital grounds was also referred to said committee. The,~ye being no flzrther business, on motion, the council ad journed~ ~ ~ a Acting '.;ayor Attest; c~ ~ Ci y Recorder. Asglan d, Oregon, December 28, 1927. The souncil met at the still of the l.~ayor at 7;~0 o'clock P.I. on this date. Present Councilmen Bergner, Kay, Peters, Thorntan~ White ti~oods; absent ~~~~ayor Pierce. t~in~ates Qf the precious meeting v~ere read and approved as read. Bill of C.~. Baughman for oar license for the year 1928, amounting to X22.00 was I~~ presented. after some discussion, the natter was left to the Fire C®~aittee to take up with ~~~r. Baughman. Bills O.K'd by the Finance Committee, amounting to X11,058.84, were read in total amount only. ~,~otion made and seconded that said bills be allo~~ed and warrants ordered drawn in payment thereof., The. ,vote was as follo~rs; Ayes Bergner, Kay, Peters ~'Vhite, Woods; nays none. Carried. ~ Re~i~~n~~tion of C. I~,~P~.erce as ~"~ayor of the f~ity of Ashland was read. Dr Woods t:-Stated ~ d that..o~tfhg to the present state of ~Ir. Pierce's health he felt it to be the duty of the council to accept the resignation. It was moved by Woods seconded le~~ bar Kay that said resignation be accepted. Carried Moved by Bergner seconded by Woods that the City Attorney be instructed to prepaxe a formal resolution of acceptance of the ~aror's resignation and to present same to the Council at its next meeting. Carried. R~®vsd by Bergner seconded by Wooo.s that E. Thornton be nominated to fill the unexpired terffi of I~lr. C.Ii.Pieree as ~~ayor. ~~Zoved by ~.eters secondea by Kay that the nominations be closed and the Recorder instructed to asst the unanimous vote of the council for J. E. Thornton as Mayor. Carried. r`~ On motion, the council adjourned. a.ysr Attest; ReQOrder.  i i