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April 17. 1945
No. 10
The Council met in regular aession at 7:30 P. M. this date. Present: Mayor Wiley.
Councilmen Andrews. Daugherty. Merrill. Putman. Redford. Selby. Absent: None
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.
Monthly reports of the Electric. Street and Water Departments and City Recorder
were read. accepted and ordered placed on file.
A letter from the Women's Civic Improvement Club concerning the renewal of the
lease of the Community Club House was read. As this lease was a 25 year lease which
did not expire until August 25. 1946. no action ..s taken at this timeo
Committee Reports:
Finance: Selby reported that the finance committee had held a meeting at which
time the city's finance. "ere studied. and post waB plans discussed~
Real t;y: Andrews reported that he had visited the Ian Prooyen Dairy and that Mr.
Van Prooyen had done more than was at first contem.plated and conditions had improved.
Andrews also reported that he had met with Mr. Van Curler and discussed the re-
nrwa1 of the garbage franchise and that he would reoommend that 1;he contract be renewed
for a three year period with the same rates as existed at preaent.
It was moved by Putman and seconded by Selby that t:he recommendation be accepted
and the oontract be renewed. Carried.
Briggs reported that another saw mill and planning mill was looking for a site
at the air port property. Arthur Peters for a planning mill and S. J. Daly for a saw
mill.
_J~. Nelson. representative of the Oregon and California forest administration and
two~bers .A lilg ~~^Y6:t;'<'a~:.. wI&6 were present and spoke on the status of the
lumbering industry in this section. They reported that the present rate of outting was
ideal and should no-t cause any serious difficulties in maintaining adequate lumber
reserves. 3.928..000 acres of timberland was under the 0 & C. Forest Administrationfs
jurisdiction. Every odd sectio~of land adjacent to the railroad right of way had been
given to the railroad. but since they had not complied with the provisions of their
agreement. the land had been taken back by the government.
An ordinance derining and punishing certain offenses aga~nst the public peace~
safety. morals. and general welfare and repealing 25 old ordi~anoes was read the first
time and it was moved by Daugherty and seconded by Redford th8. t the Drdinsnce be passed
to the second reading by title only. the rules being suspended. Carried. Following
the seoond reading by title. it was moved by Redford and seconded by Putman that the
ordinanoe be adopted as read and following a unan~ous roll call. the MAyor deo1ared
City Ordinance NO. 1046 adopted.
The advisability of publishing the ordinance or having pamphlets printed,..o.r both
was discussed l!lnd it was finally moved by Putman and seoonded by Redford that the \
Cii:y Superintendent investigate the ,!!Osts ~!I,_p~n'tf~ as a legal a~ or a .d.. is.. P....l..&y ad/
8...l'ld in pamphlet form. Car ried. CJl1~ r~ it; L .JO ~ 611, ^. i JI{ L:t'{d-/
The following applica~on for builting permit was ~entedl I~ "
No. 141 To erect homw on Sixth Street at an approximate cost of $2..000.00 by
James W. Gracey. It was moved. seconded and carried 'that the permit be grantedo
On motion. the Council I.djouim.ed to meet at the ea.ll of the Mayor t
Attest. (Signed) J. Q. AD1~ (Signed) T. S. WIlLEY.
Recorder Mayor
April 19. 1945 No. 11
The Council met in adjourned session at 5tOO P. M. this date. Present: Mayor Wiley~
Councilmen Merrill. Se1by~ Putman. Absent: Andrews. Daugher-ty. Redtord.
The purpose of the meeting was to hear a protest by Van Curler ooncerning the sale
of green leaves from cabbage, lettuce ete by KcGee otthe Boulevarc J!arks-t to Elmer
MorrisQn. The point was. was it garbage or not. F.l1mring a thorough. but fr"ndly dis...
Gussion. it wa.s decla.red garbage and upon motion by Selby, seconded by Putman. the City
Attorney was instructed to draw up the opntra.ct on that basi~, patterned after the Med-
ordinance. Carried. On motion, the Counoil adjourned to meet at the call of 1;heMayorl
Attest: (Signed) J. Q,. ADA~vf) (Signed) T. S. WILEY.
Recorder Mayor
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