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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1916-1220 Council Mtg MIN ?°l,iand, 0'~e^on, P.ec. 79, 1916. it be rc Council conved in rr=nular session ,~.t 8:15 P.M. Hayor Johnson in f TI chair. R011 call and- the follow-ii, councilmen present. P_sixcraft, Root, Bamt ill ll Sttl L,arnb, 'Iini_nger r nd Cornelius. Prices c in Jamxc The Recorder's report for the month of September re-01 <:nd on mono as read, Mr. _T?inin~'er. a:nproved as read. is eir re be The Recorder asked that he he authorized to transfer :morn the A ftreet Server Pund the sum of :31.07 to Sewer District No. 16 to take up an over to grope in said account. !Jr. Bantu move% that the Recorder be authorized trans that the sum as requested. Carried.. being tv Petition from flora R. 'iu-rner in regard t o a guy noie on corner o Lnne and Gr,~inite street -renal. and Chairman Lamb of the Iilectric Light Committee fo final t;h^t the matter i-roxxld- be taken care of. 7ar:b, l;i ;ayor d c Communication from :`.l`ilson expert accountant asking that if the their books audited that he•::ve given all opportunity and chance to submit a prop was laid on +he table board 1-- r Resignation of Paul luiley read and !,LT. B-"nta moved acceptance.` ~ prC r Report of Viewers of Sewer District Uo. 18 read and I:Ir.Ashcraft' m report be approved. ls9th (I IIr. Root inovecl that Council adjourn to meet !.7ednes1,-,y evening 5e at 7:30 P.iri. Carrie of the S L°ta ;r of !.shland,': election the m ItTTi' 5T Cii:y Recorder. canvass as fol7 o or Mayo. __shIPnd, Oregon,_I)ec. 20, 1916. FC:^ ReC O: Connell conved in reguls.:_ nd•journed session aa; 810 P Icl. 7T. Asha in the Chair. Roll call nn(' the foll.owinr~ present. shcraft, Root, Bcnta,, l Idininp'er rand. Cornelius. I::inutes of Lice. 5 read and approved as read. or Tr.ca+ Iriinutes of Dec. 6 re.-,d and ap;oroved as res_.d. Councilm+ ' itrst -Iva: ReeOrder's re;?ort for the month f ilovember re&d and 1111. L::nta TO report be approver' tend placed. on file. Councilmn econdl a Petition: _of residents on the Boulevard -read as follo„s: ' Gouhc i 1_nu °I_sliland, Ore-. Dec. 16, 1916. hfrd l7 To the honorable !:ayor and ark Comr City Council, of the city of AshJ<^nd, Crag. 'e, the undersigned, freeholder, o`' the city r r Ash Sand, hereby'r :fully f,etition that I:rour honorable herd 91 r .ve ins-1 t, 11 d, • s e rly as possib Lr. 1'i.Cc street; lights oil tlle-Loulvard 'half •r.ay betr:ec.n i'eightman ano 't'alker avenue, n •~~n(i also at intersection of Boulevard ~i?d 'slker avenue. • Mr. Cornelius' moved that it be referred to the electric Licht Co , rower to act. Carried f said i Request of A.A.Cuaningham i i, t the ?ire Committee meet him 'i'hursila' he s i.d a.l. sonetime Suitable to them 1v read and t1-.e hire Cor:mit., decided to meet h'i y the R( 10 o'cl ock in tl e morning to look over the si.tuati.on 0:L l; lie Cunningham buildin fitting recently Gam,^.ned. by fire. +he fell( he P,ecorder brought to i;he notice -of the Cou-;cil the request o: 7-1.-i el to 'Tna):; rho w-as to oa.v for j,he dirt hauled b, him :rorn the Hotel Oregon t FzoL'ilds bou(,ht of. aref Coil, Xinney, etc in the month of June for tl'IC .,uill of: 6. ^;'I'l, <?7 ei: ~~]-arc^-.l~i0i1 I',~ th" Chairman- of the ;i reef C0~-m--iittee 11r. Earil,Q -mo od that bill be al7.o,;ed ^nl- orrl CT O lp"°"Ad: C . riec, Renuisition No. 38 Prom the City :;Tectri-clan roar in the •z,.,, of "47. . Irir. Cornelius moved that the P.ecorde-^ be instructed to '^urcl :se seine. Carrie i P.eport of Street Committee in zegc-rd io ylorth 1:i7.1o. street auati-n th<'.t 1 he stfPC't r i 1 over P1'Ish`,r ffroun(1 =and th` i, if 0i-!tined u,? ::01'1(: lead t0 n0 - pnrticul=.r pInce. Iii. in.,r,;oT moved that the report be accepted and the matta closed. Carried. et to arz R 0 ; o it^^Iir. ater Cora: ° ci Electric T•fight r. ittee read e,itl i' c0mmeI'aAione; an . Star PIP. Cornelis moved tlx 1 same be received i0 ;;laced- 0n file. Carrie`'. otes ca efes cas 1916. ?report of Generating Supt. at/the Power house read < nl TV. Lamb moved that it be received and placej on file. Carried. hnson in '•h Report of the Realty and Building Committee read on the :natter of widening toot, Banta, Eill Street and the proposition to' purchase portion, of the Satterfield and Leonard propertion rccommendin that the City purchase the aforesaid ;round, at terms nnd prices offered. Mr. 1oct. moved that it be laid on the talbe until first meeting 3 on motion in J^nu,nry. Motion lost. Hr. Lamb moved that the city 7 ,°.cecpt the proposition as read. Roll call yes, Asher, ft bomb+ Cornelius Nnys Root r' n , Banta; hininger, heir being tie tote .nd the hinyor being nbs.;ent the matter , rs l; id on the table. n the Gram zp nn over Ordinance TTo. loving an assessment for special benefits to accrue o rim ov e to pro; eri,y o ;Hers al on the line of Sever District IIo. 18 read Hr. Banta moved that he rules be susnended and ordinance passed to second recd by title only, there being tv:o thirds in favor thereof the Chairman declared the motion carried. corner o ;ommittee Read 'by title only second time, Hr. Bantp moved that ordinance be passed o final action and ado-tion by the Council. Poll- call, ,yes, AshcraTt, moot, hanta, Iamb, ITininger and. Cornelius. There being six in favor thereof and none against the ,at if the ayor declared the ordinance adopted. pit a pr Mr. Cornelius moved that the Council resolve themselves into a canvassing stance. to board eni that: they proceed to canvass the vote of the General Election and the Recore. presented the Yellowing report. heraft m v Zok,' That I Only canvassed. the vane cast it the annuhl city election held on the 19th day of Dec. 1916. That such canvass was made in the presence of the Chairman ening Dec. and al1-mP 9 ers of the council of the city of Ashland, Oregon, and that said canvass o O the returns of wo d annul election was duly made in compliance with the general laws of the Stn%of firopoq,nd the Charter and ordinances of the city of Ashland as in sue shla.nd.' - Rorr, therefore, et this time, to-wit: Dec. 19, 1916, the returns of said election having been all received by the City Recorder of the city within the time an in the manner provides by law, and the eon; iti ons precedent provided by la;z to a canv ss having; been all complied rath, the result of such canvass was ascertained to b fls follows: First i:'ard Second ':','ard Third "hrd Total For Mayor C. B. La.mkin 280 198 288 766 bred. Wagner 185 204 221 610 1916. or RecorJef C.L.Cunningham 61 49 63 173 R.P.Campbell 73 110 85 268 Hr. Ashe H. 0.Galey 81 66 110 257 anta, > ;7. If.Goi,;dy 29 43 74 146 R.Phipps 105 51 74 230 John B. F,imer 123 98 127 348 For Treasurer G.G.rubnnks 349 361 418 1128 Councilman R,P.Cornelius 224 cnta move First Pard S.B.Stoner 214 Councilman W.l'/.Celdwell 250 econdWard John Dill- 154 3, 1916. ouneilman J.N.Dennis 737 hird 7ard A.L.Lnmb 288 ark Comm G.S.Butler 317 318 376 1011 r'.47ntson 293 312 373 978 )reb,y.re .B.Holmes 312 322 386 1020 -pass'' ue Pr. ;P.Comm. C.Cl . Jarvis 263 250 323 836 Greer, B.I. 1 7 H.G.Enders 1 1 ;ht Comm O.i'linters 1 1 After thr reading of the above the council then proceeded to canvass the vote ..'hursd. A+ f said return:; Sitting as ' canvassing board and_ after a due and regular canvass there( meet hi he sod common council determined the result of such canvass to be as thst above shorn uildiK y the Reocrdcr's canvass and on motion of Hr. B,nntn that the records show that the cour. fitting as a canvassing bo_.rd apree with the finding of the Recorder's canvass, and that he following persons were elected respectively to their :3everal offices as follows: est•o regon,C.B.Lnukin Mayor by a majority of 156 zm of''. John B. :i_mer, Necorder, b a majority of 80 1 that` G.G Erbanks, City Treasurer, by a majority of 1126 R.P.Cornelius, Councilman Tor the irst Khrd by a majority of 10 :'i.l7.Calrlrell, Cornncilman for the 7econd Ward by a majority of 96 of " 7. A L.Lamb, Council for the Third Ward by a majority of 56. Mrrie: G•S.Butler, Park Comm. to serve for five years by a majority of 1011 F'.E.1"atson, P__rk Comm. to serve for three years by a majority of 978 statin T.B.Holmes,'Park Comm to servo for two years by a majority. of 1.020 o no ' G.O.Jarv;s, Springs 'eater Commission by a majority of 832 .e mat, The Recorder then read the returns of the special election and shorted thst an et to amend ;article :l of the no existing Charter OTner _eby abolishing the Spri.sgs and-1>r, ater Commission of said cite, and placin? the management and onirol of the Auxiliary iter Plant; in the hams of the common counccl, to be follows: 1st Ward End T ord. NO 71ird Total ote.s cast for said Anrter amendment 250 253 292 795 Otes cost against said Amondm_'nt 193 1.32 199 524 Majority for the amendment 271 t A`nd the act to emend. Article XIX of the now existing Charter of the c ty of Ash thereby abolishing' the Ashland Park Commission, and dating the entire jurisdo ma.naaement and control of all the public parks of the city in the hands of the Septic Common Council., to be: let bard 2nd ;lard 3rd :`,ard Total moved and Votes cast for said amendment 168 . 197 203 568 Votes cast against said amendment 256 178 281 715, Bantna, a~- i.ns Majority against said amendment 147 Also nn act to a end Article VII of the existing Charter, by addirip thereto a section to be known as Section 24, authorizing the Mayor and. common council to F Tr lease for a term, riot exceeding twenty-five years, the use of all the citT's rY Roll ' c title fan! interest; in and to its surplus mineral waters and gas, over and abov There that consumed by the general public, which gas and "water shall be used in a P. nnlt or bathing, rrin..:inu and. other medicinal purposes only. - wife f First nrd 2nd '',ard 3rd Hard 't Fi ['7i. 1.nF Votes cast for said onoNment 240 23B 271 749 in the Votes cast; ^i.nst nid amendment 173 140 210 523 Majority for said amendment 226 in n 191 IIT. Pa.nta moved that as the. Chairman and Council having canvassed th13 ool v,,= votes cast at said special election:' find the result to be the same as the C, of 6y made by the Recorder and hereby declared the result to be as found therein. Carried. paid r Ayes, Mr. Banta moved that the Council adjourn to meet Dec. 28, 1916. at thereo t hour. Carried.. in the out o:f I!ItS-nor after ATCEN Cr jj Pedorder. new ye Ashln:id, Oregon, Dec. 28, 1916. Attest Council. convened at 7:30 P.M. in regular adjourned session. a .Johnson in the chair. Roll call and the following Councilmen present; Ashor Banta, Lrmb, Nininrer, and Corrnelius. Absent Root. Minutes of Dec. 19 rr-:=_d and approved as renr':. Counci. Roll c: Minutes of Dec. 20 read and approved as read. Cornel= or. I?00t entered the TOOm at this time =6 d. was acknowledged pre9 " of the Report of Superi itendent of '.later 7orks for the month of :'Dp6em I read and. IL. Ashcrnft moved that the some be accepted and placed on file. Crr iC Ca] Harr. Report of Street Commi7siorier reed and Mr. Cornelius moved an, JanONQ and that it be pl ced on file. Carried. G.S.But. Two i w; Hr. Banta moved that the motion made to accent the resi.gr tion o was ?hs Chief Porter at the meeting of December 5, 1916 be recin:ed and. t]k.t Chief Port carver be asked to reconsider end serve until- his successor is %ly appointed and cdri• Carried. the mer: Yearly repot of A.A.Graves of the Garbape Grounds, read and on motion approved and ordered placed on file. Yearly report of Superintendent of _.ater nom was road and Idr.. craft moved that same be rporoved and placed on file, Carried. and orn Report of City Attorney Moore rear. and Mr. Banta moved that sa be accepted and placed on file. Mr. Cornelius movek that report of City Attor follows be published in both papers. Poll call, Apes, i:shcraft, Lamb, ilininger an Corplius. Nays, Root and Banta. -'here being four in :favor thereof and t7c,- aginst the Anyor declared the motion carried. Petition of G.B.Holly asking that the city assist in the wirin of the old school building in the Chnu'taugnr. Park same to be used as a meetin for the Boy Scouts read. MT. iamb moved that the petition be granted. Time checks presented by the City Recorder and bills audited by the Finance Committee were presented for action to the Council Hr. Acheraft moved that the same be allored and Fecord.er instructed to draw warrants fa E Cirri ed. ~ Petition of G.T.Knthes claiming that the city had wronFful.ly m his cattle and asking; the return of his money which he paid the C=ity at that. wR19 read. Mr. Lamb moved that the matter be reifeyred to a special commtittee. investisvtc the matter. The Mgyor appoihted Hosr,rs. t, tomb, C.7 Baanta and'" said Committee.