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Ashland, Oregon, April 16, 199.
3 The Council met in regular session at 7:30 o'clock F.J,I. on this date. Present ~~~~yor
Thornton; Councilmen Bergern, Bl~~ke, Claycomb, T~erse~,r, 3'aylar, ~'~~enner; absent none.
','mutes of the previous meeting ~~rere read and approved as read.
Petition requesting the Ashl~ind Park Comrllission and Co ~~vnon Council to cause the tennis
courts to be improved box pavir~~ the same ti~~ith cement or asphalt, eras read and referred to
the Dark Board.
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1~ ~'rs. 4'a. Farber aadressed tie council stating that the Butler- I~'erozzi Iountain in
i the park is badly in need of repairs. She said the Farb Board did not have t~.e necessary ; funds ands ested that the Cit ~ ake care
of this ~rJOrI~. ~ Y a TT
~g ~ ugg y Tn~ or~~-a~pb~nted a speci~.l commistee consisti~~g of Bla'~e, Claycomb and ~'aylor to meet ~~rith the Fark Board and to
devise some ~~ray of rewiring the fountain.
CoLVmanication from L. N. ~'anl~ey, residing outic:e of the city limits, making application
~ ~ for city ~~~rater ~"or ~.omestic use was reed anc~ referre~L to the ~~~`=`ater Co~~~mittee an ;~~,rater Supt.
for rovestigation.
H. C. Daley and. other interested ~7arties desiring, to be fur?~ished city ~~rater in the
Bellvie~~RrDistrict addressed the council. After some discussion the :,a~ror refer~~°ed this
3~ matter to the ;mister Oorunlittee anc~ ".~~'ato_~ 6luperintendent crith instructions to meet ~arith
:;r. ~~aley and the ather applicants an~j. to ~^re~,are an estii~rute off' t:~c cost of the extension
zor thcrl.
~ouncilrlan Cl~.ycomb saic_ he thought the cit_ should construct ce~e}~t cross~ralks an
Iowa and other streets ti;rhere needed. droved by p~ergner seconded p~1~~1re that the Cl~rai,r-
e cross~T.~l~r , . ~ ~ ~.an of the Street Car.~.~ittee b~ a.llstructed to made a_ lint of t~~ Ls that he minks
s~loulc~ be built and an estii~~ate of the cost Cher ~~of c,nd present the same to the council
at its ~e1Lt raeetin~;. Carried.
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On recor~:~1e.~1c~ation o.~ ".~.Jror ~~'hornton, _,ss. Sadie Stratton Bras ti:;ra~ted :free ~Tater and
lights to July 1, 1~2°.
Councilman Bergner reported than: `;r. nicks of Tr'edford has offered to donate a granite
slab for adve~t~sing the lithia ~~rater a~ld Ashland G~~°anite. I~~ayor :~~hornton favored the use
of a bronze plate to be attached to the fountain. After some discussion the i~.yor appointed
a corr~nit~~ee consisting of Bergner, '~la'~e and Clayco~nb to get esti~~ates on tl~Ae cost of a
bronze plate or some other sign. 'I'he matter of putting up a sign on the Plaza directing
jug Tillers to the park ti£das also Fez"er~~ed to this committee.
„ .t. ~ ~a~el~ner secon~.ed ay Taylor ~~at she City advertise ~~°or bids to construct
cer~er_t sidetiRrall~s on Bush Street and cerzlent curb a~1~. gut ;ors on ??orth I~.in street, the bids
! to be opened Tuesday, ':gay '7th, at B o'clock F.~~. Carried.
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The matter of requesting property oi~rners on North I:~in Street to have the dirt 33. removed from the park rows in the neti°~r sidevralk district
Liras left to the Street Committee.
~:he proposal of Councilman Claycomb to deed the city several feet of land off his
lot at the corner of Park and I;'ork Streets, in ardor to ~°'iden the streot was referred to
3'I _ tl~ie Street Committee tfirith parb'er to act.
On motion, the council adjourned subject to call.
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Ashland, Oregon, April 30, 129.
The council met ~t tl~e ca11 of ~ .~~asror a r ,r ~ ?m 7 ~ ~ ~ t~~e ~ t '7 :30 o cloc y on this date. :~re~,et~t
h;Iayor Thornton; Councilr~en B~;r~;ner, Blake, Claycamb, ~~ersey, `.~aylor, 'denner; absent none. ~
"~inutes of the previous meeting; r~ere read and approved as reaa.
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I'~equet of the East Side Grocery for permission to install a .gasoline service pump
in i'ront of t~~eir store tiaras read. ~~aoved by Hersey seconded by `i~aylor that the request
ae granted, the pump to be installed under the su~nervision of the Street Committee and
Fire Chien". Carried.
On r ecommenda;~ion of -~~yor :~:hornton, ~~'iesley lamb eras granted free tiArater and lights
to July 1, 1:2~.
Petition signed by 31 residents of the Bellvievr District requesting the Council to
sell them ~drater for domestic use was read.Lhe City Attorney preented a ~~lritten opinion
regarding the several ~°~ays in ~~hich the City might furnish the ~ellvie;°Y residents grater
for domestic use, and pointed out ~.ifficulties that might be encountered. ~'~ft~r some
aiscussi.on it was moved by Bergner seconded by r1e-aner that the council advise the pe-
titioners that the City will build the pipe line to the city limits but that all extensions
outside the city limits will have to be built by the persons of 'ected. Carried
unanimously.
The request of L. 14, y'ankey for water for domestic use was main considered. It