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to the Realty Committee with poj4rer to act.
`}r An ordinance regulating the disposal of garbage was read the first time.
Dr. 4~~oods reported a need for some planking for the dump ground. r~iove~ by Bergner
seconded by Wihite that the Sanitary Committee be authorized to purchase said lumber.
5q, Carried.
The ~;Iayor again recommended that the City purchase timber land in the tshland eater
W Shed from the Government. l:Ioved by ~~loods seconded by Bergner that the City 1'~ttorney
be instructed to take up the matter of purchasing said land with Congressman Hawley and that he be requested to intruduce a bill similar to Portland's.
Carried.
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Piss Aitchison asked that the operating and adjoining rooms in the hospital be
~ ~ painted at an approximate post of ~~50.00. loved by nergner seconded by Kay that I~~Iiss
k Aitchison be authorized to have t'riis ~~rorl, done and that the bill be paid out of the
~~riospital fund. Carried. ~a ~k
I4~loved by Bergner seconded by Kay that the Realty Committee be instructed to~ prepare an inventory of the real estU.te otiAmed by the City and to
~~resent it at the next
council r~eeting. Carried.
~iloved by peters seconded by ~Noods that the City advertise for bids for the con-
struction and material for tvUTo types of dams, Friday, Feb. 24th, 1928, to be fixed as the
time for opening said bias. Carried.
~~'ayor Thornton stated that he has been asked to appoint a Boxing Commission.
appointed the following named persons:
Amos i~ininger
Ben Bovgers, Jr.
J. E. Norstrom
Dr. C. A. Haines.
On motion; said appointments were approved.
The matter of purchasing a ne~~r car for the Police Department was discussed. ~e
' price of a new Chevrolet coach was reported to be 41;777.50 with an allowance of X200 for
the old car. I~dsov;d by Bergner seconded by ~Voorzs that the ~~Iayor be authorized to make a
the trade for a new car as recommended. The vote <<~:r~~~s as follou=~~s ~ Ayes Bergner, Kay,
Paters, ~.~'i, `Vhite, ~'doods; nays none. C~:rried.
On motion, the council adjourned subject to call.
ayor
Attest:
~ Reco~~ er.
„i Ashland, Oregon, Feb. ~'1, 1928.
ouncil met in re lar session at 7;30 o'clock on this date. Present The c gu
I'~Z~ryor Thornton; Councilmen Bergner, Kay, Peters, v'~hite, ~Yoods; absent none.
~~~inutes of the previous meeting were read and. approved as read. a
Report of E. R. Hosler~ '~~Jater, Supt., for the year 1927, was read and on motion,
approved and ordered placed on file.
,Petition of a number of property o~mers and residents of t~shland asking that the
Council take proper measures to cause Barriey's 'P~~recking Yard to be cleaned up was read
and, on motion: refereed to the Sanitary Committee.
Communication from J. W. ~~cCoy was read in tiRrhich he called the attention of the
Council to the fact that the L.e~crow and deeds conveying the right of way for the high
drive are being held in The First National Bank owin to the fact that certain conditions
in the escro~►as have not been complied with. This mater w~..s rea'erred to the Street
Commissioner and ~igineer ~~alker for investigation and report. ~
TI_e matter of constructing a fence alone the edge of the lov~Ter reservoir was brought E u b Councilman Peters. After some discussion the
V`~ater Supt. was instructed to prepare a
an estimate of the cost of building said fence and to present same at the next council
I meeting.
Councilman 'ti`+~ite reported that the Street Committee had granted the California
Petroleum Corporation permission to erect a service station at the corner of North ~F
Fain and Hellman Streets. Their request for permission to take material from the nigh
Drive for filling the lot was referred to the Street Commissioner and. Engineer T~ralker.
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of each. On motion, the Realty Committee was instructed to re-assess the lots and to
report at the next council meeting.
The yor appoimted Mr. Bergner a member of the Realty Committee to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Taylor.
IMotion was made and seconded that Mrs. Tallman be notifked to have her house at
the corner of Coolidge and North Main Streets connected with the serer. Carried.
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The +iayor appointed l,~r. A>~~. J. Olsen sexton of cemeteries for the year 1928. h2oved
by ''Moods sec~~nded by 'e~~hite that the appointment be confirmed. Carried.
The City Attorney reported that he had interviewed r~~ss. P,~ellor regarding the purchase
of a small tract of land belou~r the CroyArson Hill Reservoir and stated that she would not
consider anything below X400.00. The council decided to take no action at this time.
The matter of repairing the City Hall roof was discussed but no action was taken.
The City Attorney reported that he had ~:ired Senator ~~cNary anti ~:Ir Hawley regarding
the matter of introducing a bill providing for the sale of timber land in the ~.shland 'eater
Shed. ; Mr. H~.wley, he said, suggested that the City of Ashland prepare a bill similar to that of the City of Portland and fory~rard the same
to him. lifter some discussion it was
moved by Bergner seconded by Kay that City Attorney vJm. T~. Briggs and I~~Iayor Thornton be
authorized to go to the Portland at the expense of the City to interview ~~Ir. Grant, City
Attorney of Portland, and dir. Cecil, regar~.ing ~:teps taken by them in this matter. Carried.
City Ordinance Teo. 863 providing far the collection anti aisposition of garbage y~rithin
the City of Ashland, which received its first reading Feb. 7th, yeas again taken up. Havir~
been read the second time, roll call was ordered on its. adoption. The vote y~1as as follows: Ayes- Bergner, ~~y, reters, 'w°~hite, b~Joods;
r1aJs none. Carried.
Thereupon the =~a~ or declared City Orc'~inance Ido . 863 adopted.
The ~rayor then appointed I,.r. C. Dodso:. ~~i'(Gr~ Inspector and c~.~retaker , f the Dump
Ground. roved by 'rJoods seconded by Kay that the +c~ointment b-~ confirmed by the Council
Carried.
aia~ or a ointed ~ ~ ~'~i .ht P` trolman Sam Prescott and Z I P~l~oon at a solar of the ~v pp i; g ~ y
~;~110.00 per month. Toved by Bergner seconded by ,'foods that the appointments be confirmed.
Carried.
Un motion, the council aajourned subject to call.
~~iayor
Attest; * The council ne.~a proceeded o consider an ordin~~.nce entitled
"Ordinance vacating a part of the plat of Summit Addition to the
,Q~L;~_.~., a Q City of lshl~.nd, J~.ckson County, Oreeon.t' The ordinance having
Recorder. been read the first time, on motion, the rules ~-~fere suspended,
five voting in favor thereof, and tree ordinance was passed to the
second reading. Tlaving been re~.ci the second time, roll call y~ras ordered on its
adoption. The vote ~~=pus as follovrs : Ayes Her~ner, Kay, Peters, ti`~hite, vJoods; nays none: Thereupon the Za~ror declared City Ordinance Igo.
864Zadopted.
Ashland, Oregon, Feb. 24, 1928.
The council met at the call of the i~~~ayor at 7:30 o'clock P.r~?. on this date. Present
i~iayor Thornton; Councilmen Bergner, Peters, V~~hite, w~loods; absent Kay.
s`~br,niYt~~
The Council proceeded to open and consider the bids~for the construction of Reeder
Gulch Dam.
The Total amounts of_the bds'submitted were as fo11o~.~s:
Dam Total Bid for Increase is Bear Decrease if
~ For Variable Radius reh Schedule 1 Cr. gravel is used. allojr,~ed to camp
near dam site
A. Gutherie ~ Co.- Portland, Ore. 133,455.00 X1,500.00 ~200~00 I'
J. A. Varner- Grants Pass, Ore. 182,142.50 2,000.00 1,50 .
H. E. Doering- Portland, Oregon. 129,195.00 12,000.00
Hansen Construction Co.-Portland 124,804.00 13,000.00
Kern ~ Kibbe- Portland, Ore 145,030.00 6,000.00 2,000.00 Parker-Schram Co.Portland ~ J.C.Compton 126,857.50 7,600.00
Morrison-rnudsen Co, Boise, Idaho ~ 148,012.50 Per cu.yd. .50 2,000.00
Jasper-Stady Co. San Francisco 142,337.50
W. D. Miller ~~'onstruction Co.- K.F. Ore. 148,157.50 3,300.00
Claude Fisher- Los Angeles 149,320.00
Sy~rartley Bros- ry~Iedford, Ore~won 153,898.00
seller- Gist Co. Los Angeles 154,280.00 3,000.00
Dunn & Baker- 'ttlamath Falls 156,685.00 2,000.00 R. ID~. Stuart ~ Sons 162,077.00 5,500.00
168,640.00 H. H. Boomer- Spokane
Guy F. Pyle- Eugene, Oregon 172,393.00
'Hard Engineering Co- San Francisco 175,558.75
One bid for furnishing re-irforcing steel yv~.s received from thr Pacific Coast Steel Co.-Portland.
Bids for furnishing cement were submitted by the folloyxring named firms
Calaveras Cement Co.- San Francisco
Pacific Portland Cement Co.- Portland, Oregon
Santa Cruz Portland Cement Co- San Francisco.
Beaver Portland Cement Co.- Portland, Oregon
Ashland Lumber Co- ishl,,end, Ore6on
Henry Covell Lime & Cement Co. Portland Branch, Portland,
The bids for cement were each "3.57 per bag in car lots f.o.b. .Ashland, with the exception
of the bid of Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Co. which was "3.37 per sack.
The bids submitted for the construction of Reeder Gulch dam and for furnishing the
cament were referred to the Engineers for investigation.
On motion, the council adjournes. I,layor :attest;
Recn.rnPr