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t ~'~sh1a nd, Oregon,
r,~ov. 25, 1931.
The council met at the cal~~ o~: the _~yor at 7:30 o'clock I'. on this date. Present
';~,`TOr ~''OrntO~"l; COUT1Clli~leii Bergner, Bla'~°, Cla~rc0'nb, TerSey, T4tyler, r~lenner; absent none.
(E:` l.Tinutes of t'~a previous meeting; v;tere read and approved. ~ry read. 'U~~'
4 The houz° of 7 :30 }laving arrived a~~d no one apye~!ring to make any objections to the
proposed Budget for tyre gear 1932, i;he council proceeded to consider a proposed City
Ordinance entitled "Ordinancs levying; a tax for t'rle year 1931 in t'Ze sum of (q'71,536.00
upon all t~1e real _~:~ld personal ~;rop~rty subject to assessr.~ent an~a levy v°rithin the limits
of tiie City of As'r?1a71d, J:c:son Coi~nt~r, Oregon, said levy to be r~lade up of the part-ic~~lar a''ipI'O~rlat10I1S i~1e11t1.Oned hey°eir.." the
Ord].Ylance hG.~inV' beP,~l read file ~].rSt tlme, On r'>
r_lOtion, file rules ~'J~.',,F', ~ r , ~ "7 i ,,u~~ en~. rJ ~~.ti voting in ~ avor tne,~ eaf, ~,nra the oz c.l_lance tiaas passed r
to the second reading. ?Iaving bee~~ r°~ td the a econU tire, roll call tiaras order^d on its
adoption. ~°I1e vote T.~~s as fo1].o~~,~s : ayes Bergner, I~la1Le, Cla`,Tcnr.~b, 'iersey, '~'~~yler,
~~~,`ezlner; nags none.
The~~eupon the ' "~~~ror decl_~rec. Cit~~r Or~iin::~~~~~ce Leo. ~ ~~l ~.dopted.
'oved by Bergner seconded '~y y~ersey that Il,~provenle~~t Bones ~;os. '7'7'7 to '780, both
inclusive, amountin~M to :1087.12, be paidfror.i the rteal~Estate and Refunc,.ing Bond Sinking `
~'~_u1d. ~'~re T~rote r~~.s~,: ~'o~.,_o~,r r~--o;~ ~ :r~~ner, :~1a~Le C1~:~~cor~~b e~T, T~~vler, "renrPr• ~ ~ ~ ers ~ u 1 ~
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y~ays- node. Carried. <<
~~yor 'Thornton brought up tale matter of an pail 'corner that has b ee~1 installed in
1~Lshlanc~ Tidings Office, d7ic~_ ~,~lich is o1 the g ~ type that is not approved bJr the Boa1'd of Undel~`T,rriters. It was moved b`,~
~'ae.~lner, seconded u`T ~~lake that trii s r~~aGtter be referred to
the Fi~~~e Chief and Fire Cor~r~littee for i~.vestigation. Carried. ;Yr
On notion, the cov.~icil ad,iourned sub jec i, to call of the ~"ayar.
l~~ay or
J,~?eUorder.
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Ashland, Oregon,
Dec. 1, 1931.
the council met in regular session at 7:30 o'clock F.~,~. on this date. Present
r~ayor Thornton; Councilmen Bergner, Blake, Claycomb, Hersey, ieyler, Benner; nays, none.
?~Tinutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.
Bills O.K'd by the Finance Committee, amounting to x;8,456.11, ~Arere read i~ total
amount only. I~~otion was made and seconded that said bills be alloE~~ed and warrants ordered drawn in payment thereof. ~'he vote ~t~as as folloti°rs:
1'tyes Bergner, Blake, Claycomb,
Hersey, ~Tayler, e~~enner. nays none. Carried. '
After some biscussion it was moved by Bergner seconded by Hersey that the ~;iayor be
authorized to purchase six school signs at a price of X6.50 each. Carried.
Councilman ~7enner, Chair~ian of the Cemetery Committee, recommended that G. M. Frost
be appointed sexton of cemeteries for- the remainder of the year. The ~~Iayar stated that on the recommendation of a4s. ~'denner he vN~ould appoint l~r.
Frost Cemetery Sexton. ~}1oved
by Tayler seconded by ~~enner that the appointr~ent be coni'irmed. ~~he vote was as follows:
Ayes Bergner, Blake, Claycomb, ~~ersey, iaylez°, ';a`enner; slays none. Carried.
Councilman ~'~enner recommene~ed that the boors of the Chautquaua Building 'be boarded
up to keep the children out. It was gloved by Bergner seconded by Blake that the l~yor
be authorized to have the doors and entrances board.ee. up. Carried.
John .Enders abdressed the council, representing the merchants, asking that the City k
put on another Y11ght patrolman e.uring the winter rr~onths. I!~oved by Bergner seeondec by
Claycomb that the matter of appointing another night man on the police force be referred
to the P4~~ayor ti~rith po~~~er to act. Carried.
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I~ioved by Bergner seconded. by layler that the action of the T~,~ayor in offering a reward
of ~~250.00 for the capture anc~ conviction of the murders of Victor hnptt be approved. Carried.
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'i'he Chief of Police asked that a sas~-ed off shot gun be purchased f'gr .tne ~'olice
Department. I;oved by ~?ersey secondeL_ by Blake that the request of the Chief' of r`olic e
be granted Carried. t
(gin recommendation of the City engineer it was moved by Bergner seconded by Thy leg
that the City Attorney be authorized to prepare an ordinance repealing certain ord.in-
ances relative to the vacation of streets, ets, sane to be prepared. un~~er the
direction of the City :,ngi~aeer. Ctrrier~.
The matter of selling the City's timber was brought up 'by tl,e i;~ayor and referred to
Councilrlan Claycomb.
The council next proceeded to consider a proposed Uity Ordinance Z,o. 902 entit-ed
('Ordinance authorizing the issuance of City Improvement Bonds in the matter of the laying
of a sewer in what has been aesignated as Sewer District No. 35." The ordinance having
been read the first time, on motion, the rules were suspended, six voting in favor
thereof, and the ordinance was passed to the second reading.aving been read the second