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Ashl~.nd, Oregon, Jan. 17 , 1928.
The council met in regular session at 7:30 o'c1oc~~ P.M• on this date. Present
14'Iayor Thornton, Councilmen Kay, Peters, Taylor, G~hite, Woods; absent Bergner. m~
~~inutes of the previous meeting ~vere read and approved as read. ti
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~uart.erl~ report of G. G. Eubanks, City Treasurer, was read and, on motion, accepted and ordered placed on file.
~~M Communication from l~he Pac. Tel. ~ Tel Co. v~ras read requesting permission to open
an 18 inch trench on h.4ain Street from the Co's pre.ent subti~ray 105 East of Pioneer Ave.
to a point 115 east of Third Street. Permission ~~jas also requested to lair a 2~ta~~pipe~:across the
of the City Library. ~~~oved by Woods se~'onded Kay that both requests be granted. Carried.
f~' Councilman 'eters reported the bridge on the Dead Indian Road completed. He also stated that the catch basin near the Po~arell property on Uak
Street has been built.
Councilman Wood reported that an ordinance regarding the ~rork of the Sanitary Inspector
has been prepared by the City Attorney and gill be presented to the Council at its next
meeting.
Councilman ~1ood also stated that an agreement between the City and Ik~ir. Broii for the x lease of the septic tank tract woild be presented to
the Council.
~l~ayor Thornton stated that he had been authorised by Councilman: Bergner to request
the ~vithdra®al of his resignation as Councilman. ~~ioved by ~e'~hite seconded by goods that
Mr. Bergner be allo~,~~ed to withdra~v his resignation. Carried.
The Mayor appointed the folloj~~ring.nommttees far the year 1928 :
7 FINANCE Bergner
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Kay
MATER Peters
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ELECTRIC Kay
White
Woods
STREET '~~hit e
Kay
Bloods
FIRE Taylor
Woods
Peters
ORDINANCE Woods
Bergner tiYh it e -
BLDG. &; REALTY Woods
'~~hi t e ~ ,
t~ Taylor
C ~ZETERY Taylor
Peters Kay
INDIG~tT Peters
Woods
Taylor
SANITARY Moods E Kay
Peters
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BOARD OF ~~EALTH White
' Peters
Taylor
Dr. F.G.Stirredenburg Dr. C. A Haines.
The council next proceeded to consider Ordinance No. 862 entitled "An ordin~.nce
granting to The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Comi~any, its successors and assigns, the
right to place, erect and maintain poles, ~~rires and, other appliances and conductors and
to lay under-ground wires for the transmission of electricity for telephone and telegraph
purposes in and upon and under the streets, alleys, avenues and thoroughfares, and public
high~~rays in the City of Ashland, State of Oregon, and to exercise the privilege of s operating telephone and telegraph instruments in and of doing
a telephone and telegraph
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and declaring an emergency." the ordinance having been read the first time, on motion,
the rules were suspended, five voting in favor thereof, and the ordinance was passed to
the second reading. Having been read the second time, roll call was ordered on its r adoption. The vote was as follows: Ayes Kay, Peters,
Taylor, White, moods; nays none.
Thereupon the IMayor declared City Ordinance No. 862 adopted.
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Bills O,K'd by the Finance Committee, amounting to 865.26, were read in total
amount only. l~Iotion made and seconded that bills be allowed and ~^.~arrants ordered
drawn in payment thereof. The vote tivas as fo11o~F~~s; Ayes nay, Peters, ~'aylor,
White, Woods; nays none. Carried.
,The Mayor brought up the matter of the City taking three memberships in the Oregon State r~.~otor Association, at a cost of ;36.00. It was moved
by Peters, seconded
by Moods that three memberships be purchased. Carried.
City Attorney Wm. Briggs offered to sell the City a 1926 Chrysler Roadster for use
of the Police Dap~rtment for X400 cash. The matter was taken under advisement.
The Committee appointed t~ look into the matter of purchasing an airport reported that they had looked at three sites. They recommended that the
Chamber of Commerce act
with them.
The matter of extending the lighting system on the :boulevard was discussed but no
action was taken.
On motion, the council €:d journed subject to call.
Mayor.
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Ashland, Oregon, Feb. 7, 1928.
The council met in regular session at 7:30 o'clock P.M. on this date. Present
Mayor Thornton Councilmen Bergner, Kay, Peters '~~'hite, V`doods; absent Taylor.
I~Zinutes of the previous meeting tivere read and approved as read.
City Treasurer
Annual reports of the Ashlc~~.nd Library Board and Sexton of Cemeteries and monthly
report of the Supt. of the lectric Light Bepartment were read and, on motion, accepted and ordered placed on file.
Bills O.K'd by the Finance Committee, amounting to 48,851.70, were read in total
amount only. It~otion was ma~.e and seconded that s~.id balls be allowed and. warrants ordered
drawn in payment thereof. The vote ~i~as as follows: Ayes Bergner, Kay, I~eters~ White,
~~`doods; nays none. Carried..
Communication from the Ashland Library Board asking that Donald M. Spencer be i
appointed a member of said Board to succeed Pt~~rs. C. V'i. Nims, was read and, on motion,
of Woods seconded by Kay, I~on~ld lei. Spencer was appointed a member of the Board, all
voting in favor the~~eof.
The council next proceeded to consider a petition from the C~lifornia~PQtroleum ~,I
Corporation requesting permission to erect a service station on the southeast corner
of 1~~ain and Helman Streets. On motion of ti'~oods seconded by Kay the matter was i referred to the Street Committee with po~r,~er to act.
Councilman hay reported the purchase of a new aid compressor for the Electric Light
Department. He stated that the price of the new compressor ~~rould be X1756 f. o. b.
Ashland less an allot~rance of t~275.00 on the old machine. P=loved by Bergner seconded by
White that the action of the Llec~ric Light Committee in purchasing a ne~Tr compressor
be approved. The vote ~F,~as as follotir~s : Ayes Bergner, Kay, y~eters, ~'Jhite , Woods ; nays none. Carried.
Councilman Kay also reported that the Electric Light department is extending the
poles on the Boulevard. Moved by White seconded by Peters that the action of the
Electric Light Committee in g5ing ahead with the placing of said poles be approved.
Carried.
Councilman Kay and i4~'. P;~~alone addressed the council regarding the proposed new contract bet~~~reen the City of Ashland and the California Oregon
Box dumber Co. The
City Attorney was instructed to prepare a contract in accordance v~rith the recommendations
of ~~Ir. ~~ialone.
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~.fter some discussion motion was made and seconded that the Armory be made a~rate
of X5.00 per month beginning Jan. 1, 1928. Carried.
Councilman d"~hite reported that complaint had been ma~~e to him regarding the setting
of the pole at the intersection of Sherman Street and the Boulevard. He recommended
that the parking strip be cut dog°m and the corner rounded off at this point. No action
was taken.
Councilman Kay repomr~erided that the hos~oital lot be terraced and filled with material _ ~
suitable for the growing of flowers. The City Engineer reportea the propaue cost oz tnls
improvement to be X50.00. On motion of IvVoods seconded by Kay the matter was referred