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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1928-0515 Council Mtg MIN ~~`I~ 'loved by Bergner seconded. b~''~~hite, that Recorder adve~=tile for bids for steel according to plans and specification~'~' '~~~:y l~~h'.d ?ngineer Billard requested to notify steel houses by mail. Carried unani.~~ously. Moved by ~`lhite seconded by Bergner that engineer Dillard be authorized to purchase a cement testing machine at an approximate price of y~775 delivered in Ashlana. ~~d~ourried subject to call. la yor . Attest: ~ ~ ~ Recorder. 1'~shland, egon, Tay 15, 1928. I 49 a The council met in regular session at 7;30 o'clock P.l~~~~. on this date. Present w'ayor Thornton; Councilmen Blake, jay, ?eters, !`lhite, ',}foods; absent Bergner, ~~inutes of the previous meeting 1~~rere road and approved as recta. Bills O.K's by the Finance Committee, amounting to X369,65, tivere react in total amount only. I.~otion was made and seconded that s~~id bills be allowed and warrants ordered drawn in payment thereof. .The vote was ~:s follows: byes Blake, Kay, `r'eters, '~`lhite, ~Mloods; nays b ' none. CG.rried. Councilman floods r°eported that C. A. Pouson hGd sold his dump ground contract to Ray Spencer of Medford. Councilman ~'dhite reported on the request of Carter ~ Car~lpbell for permission to maa~- tain ~ used car sales lot on F~.st Bain Street, sesting that he found the shed to be can- ~a~ strutted did not conform to the provisions of the ordinance governing the erecting of buildings ~Frithin the fire limits. It ~~r<As moved by ;Moods seconded by d~fhite that this matter be laid on the table. Carried. The hour of 8 o'clock having arrive, tie council proceeded to open bids for approxi- mately 111,000'`©f re-enforcing steel. The bias received ~rere as follows: Pacific Coast Steel Co. X3,382.00 Ashland bomber Company 2,995.00 t f ~~ercer 8tPe1 Company 3,715.00 Colorado Fuel ~ Iron Company 2,928.77 r Columbia Steel Corporation 2,984.51 a ~y.oved by 'Floods seconded by Kay that the council reject all bids. CG.rried. I~~~oved by `floods seconded by ~ eters that l~~r. Dillard be authorized to purchase the re- g ~ T.,r r fi, ~ rr~ enforcing steel on the open m~.rket. The vote s as follo`~s . Ayes Blake, ~uy, Peters, ~~~lhite, :foods; nays no.1e. Carried. A complaint regarding an incinerator used by Provost Hardti~rare tF~as referred to the Sanitary and Fire Committees for investigation. A complaint regarding the drain from the Butler ~~uilaing eras referred to the Sanitary Committee with power to act. r Tha matter of caring for the park row on the Boulevard was discussed. It was moved by Petel s seconded by ~~doods that the bight anti ~Jater L'epartments b~e authorized to take charge of the ~a~rork. Carried. Mayor `hornton stated that he ana tY~le '~~`later and Lig~lt Superintendents had examined the paved streets i~l need of repair and ~r~ere of the opinion that the trouble with the pavement was often caused by the curb and gutter separating from the pavement and.allow- ing the water to seep through. He recommended that th~~c~acks be coverer ~~~ith Laykold. After some discussion it was moved by ~~Thite seconded by Moods that the `Jlater Supt. be authorized and instructed to use the Zaykold on hand to patch the pavement in need of repair. Carried. atter of clea.nin}_ r ~ " the 1~Layor also brought up them ~ the cemeteries, ally suggested that ~ the several city departments basest in the `~aork. It eras moved by ~~~foods seconded by White that the various departments be instructed to furnish men to do__said ~rork within the next two ws~ks ceder the supervision ~of ~~,~r. ~~,~~alone . Carried. Tha matter of painting the Carter '~emorial r'ountain ~rr~~s also discussed ana on motion of :day seconded by Blake, referred to ~~s. ;I~.Tone. l;'r. ~..L.Coggins request that the City least him the vacant lot ut the corder of i~~ouritain avenue Uld st ':~~in Stre~;t vas referred to the Realty Committee. Th~~ council neat proceeded to consider a proposed ordinance entitled "'Ordinance amending Section 1 of Ordinance vro. 8~1 in order to rearrange the maturities of bonds numbered 1053 to 1352 inclusive.'' 'lhe ordinance having been re~a the first tlrne, on motion, the rules ~~~ere suspended, five votin~;° in favor thereof, ~~nd. the ordinance tiaras passed to the second reading. graving been read the :second time, roll call was ordered on its adoption. The vote ~:ras ~a follo~~,~s : ~~.yes Blake, rt~wy, meters, `7hite, `;'loads; n~~ys none. ~ Thereuy~on the `u yor declared City Liz°dinance ~~ro. 864 adopted. , , . rn ~ , r• ~ ~ she City rtttorney r;~aa notice culling for birds on Genez~,l Ob1i~~ation Contra of the City of rlshl~nd, Ore~;on,~ aggregating ~~,00,000.00. ,.:loved by .~l~.ke, ,~econd„a by ~~y that the notice be published in both papers. C~~rried. Y~ The perking plan tiaras again discussed nut no ~ct~on eras taken. ~ , 4 On motion, the council adjourned, sub j,ct to call.  fittest x33 City Recorder i~