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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1930-0916 Council Mtg MIN f~l Ashland, Oregon, Sept.1B, 1930. The council met in ra •ular session at 7:30 o'clo"~k x.T~~. on this date. rresent lriayor Thornton; CouneilraengBergner, Blake, ?`~enner; absent Glaycomb, Hersey, Tayler. T,linutes of the previous meeting ~~~ere read and approved as read. Reports of J. Tai. ~{Jauchope, E. R. Hosler and F. Cooper for the month of August z€ and report of J. Olsen for the months of July a~~id ~~Lugust, vrere read and, on motion, accepted and ordered placed on filed. . Bills 0'K' d by the Finance Committee, amo~.~nting to ~~3,172.03, were read in total amount only. l~Iotion was made and seconded that said bills be allo~,~~ed and warrants a ordered drat~-n in payment thereof. The vote ~£ras as follows : eyes- Bergner, Blake, ` 1"~enner; nays none. Carried. The request of ?ss. D. D. Good that she be gra~lted free lights and water was read but no action ti;gas taken. Co_r~munication from J. L. Franzen, Secretary of the League of Oregon Cities, relative to a bill tixrhich tirill be presented at the next legislature, was referred to the City Attorney. The follov-ring building permits ~~~rere granted: No. 127. T,l. Tucker- To remodel house Cost X300.0(} " 129 Iss. Ida t~,~l. i~~eil- To re-roof garage " 200.00 " 130 T~~rs. A.L.Coggins- To build addition " 200.00 E:. The request of C. '~l. Cramer for a permit to remodel a house and build a barn was referred to the Sanitary Committee. a- Councilman Bergner addressed the Council recommending that Bancroft Bonds Tlo. a to 23 inclusive, due Oct. 1st, 1930, amounting to ;9,901.10 be paid and suggested that X1,901.10 of said bonds be paid from the Real Estate and Refunding Bold Sinking Fund and the balance of `;'8,000 be refunded. He recommended that said X8,000 issue of bonds be purchased by the Electric Light Fund and later sold to the Cemetery r Trust Fund. He also recommended that 4640.00 be transferred from the Int. ~ Bonds Fund to the Paving Bond Redemption Fund as a temporary loan. It was moved by ti"denner seconded by Bla'~e that the Finance Committee Ts report be accepted and the :Honey loaned as recommended. Carried. ~~oved by Bergner seconded by ~~lenner that the .Electric Departrlent be authorized to install a flood light at the formal at the City's expense at a cost of not to exceed `;100.00 with the understanding that the Tnormal School is to pay for the current consumed. Carried. T~~oved by Bergner seconded by Blake that i'~;'~'. ~7uncan be granted a refund of :1;3.75 on his irrigation bill. Carried. Councilman t~Jenner retorted teat tl~e Committee had gone over the bids subr~it add for furnishing an~_ installing an oil burner at the hospital and recommended that the matter be left to them with potiFrer to act. T~oved by Blake seconded by Bergner that the Committee be authorized to accept which ever bid they see fit after further investigation. Carried. On recommendation of the Cemetery Committee the City Attorney was instructed. to enter into negotiations with the Odd Fellows Lodge rLgarding the turning over of the Odd Fello~°rs Cemetery in Ashland ana Fountain ~Tielyr to the City, and to report back F to the council. Carried. The council next proceeded to consider a proposed city ordinance_e~atitled "Ordinance authorizing tie issuance of Improvement Refunding Bonds in the sum of Eight Thousand DQ~.lars to refold B~.ncroft Bonds Tlos. 4 to 19 inclusive, dated October 1st, 1920" Th~~.ordinance }~,ving been read the first time, on motion, the rules Urere sus- pended, three voting In favor thereof, and the ordinance was passed to the second reading. _~Taving been read the second time, roll call was ordered on its adoption. The vote was as folloti~rs : eyes Bergner, Blake, %tennerl nays none; Carried.. Thereupon the l:'~ayor declarer City Ordinance ro. 88.3 adopted. The council nest proc ~ded to co~~sidti~r a resolution entitled "Resolution authori- zing the payment of Bancroft Improverflent Bonds l~tumbered 20, 21, 22 and 23, aggregating ~;1, 901.10 from the Real Estate anal `efunding Bond Sinking Fund, nottitilithstanding the pro.isions of resolution creating said Real Estate and Refunding Bond Sinking Fund adopted on the 19th day of Devember, 1922." The resolution having been read the first time, on motion, the rules ti~rere suspended, tree voting in favor thereof, and the reso- lution was passed to the second reading. llavin~, been reap; the second time, roll call was ordered on its adoption. Th:. vote tiaras as follo~~rs~ Ayes Bergner, Blake, '~','enncr~. nays none. Thereupon the ',~,~ror decla~°od the resolution adopted. The council next proceeded to consider a resolution entitled '?Resolution proposing an amend~r~ent to the Charter of the City of Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon; by adding thereto an article to be ~rnov~rn as Article ~~VIII of said charter, author°izing the f1tIfTY1P'Y°C''~{'tl Tl AY1f~ nr~ara-~i n~n n'~' n miivimni ~nC~ni ~-n~ qtr ~-1n~ (ii ~{-tr n-R r.L,l n,n~ ~,,,..a-L.  vj✓v.i tti V 1%a. J. %J -L. k" uiuuiuv l~l Gi.1 11Vr.7 Ill VC,-6 fJJ VILQ V1UJ V1 tL 011 .L.GL LLI,L, C1LLLL 11.l UIJr,.' providing that said proposed charter amendment be submitred to the electors of said 44 city for their approval or rejection at the general election to be held on the 4th day of Tlovember, 1930, and further providing a ballot title for said measure and declaring an emergency," The resolution havinE,° been react, the first time, on motion, the rules were suspended, three voting in favor thereof, and the resolution was passed to the second reading. --aving been read the second time, roll call was ordered on its adoption. The vote was as follows: Ayes Bergner, Blal.e, '~,'enner; nayp none. Thereupon the :,ayor declared the resolution adopted.