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Ashland, Ore~~.on, October u, 1935 No. 32
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The counci 1 met in ad jeurned meetin~° at 5 :00 P. P~. this date. Present : ~a:ayor ~~iley,
9 Councilmen Applewhite, Gregg, Hansen, ~~~'enner. t:bsent : Councilmen Blake ~ Ingle.
The pur~~ose of the meeting was to decide on certain details concerning the
sewage disposal plant, including the minimum wage scale, the election, the amount of
tea.: bonds and whether self-liquidating or not. It ~:~as moved by ~~enner that the minimum
' wage scale be fixed at 40, 65, and 90 cents per hour. seconded by Gregg. Carried.
r~~. ~g~ The council adjourned to meet again on October 3, 1935 at 7:15 P. M. for the purpose
of considering the 1936 budget and to consider a resolution proposing a charter amend-
went providing for the acquisition and construction of ~ sewage treatment plant or
~ a sewage disposal plant and the issuance of bonris therefor. ~t4
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Ashland, Oregon, October 3, 1935 No. 33
The council met in adjourned me,~ting at 7:15 P. M. this date for the purpose of
considering a resolution ±o provide ~A charter amendment for the construction of a sewage treatment plant and for the final considerUtion ^f tale 1936
budget. Present; Mayor
~~tiley, Councilmen Applewhite, Gregg, ~`~enner, Ingle. Absent; Councilmen Blake, I?ansen.
The City Attorney read a proposed resolution on a charter amendment for the
sewage disposal. plant, bearing the following title:
` "R~'SOi,TTTIO~T x~roposing an amendment to th:-; Charter of the City of Ashland, Jackson
County, Oregon, by lidding thereto article XXX, authorizing the City of Ashl<<nd to own, ~m, acquire, construct, operate and maintain a sewage
treatment or disposal plant with a 11
appurtenances necessary, useful ar~d convenient for treatment or disposal of sewage; to
charge for the services to extended; authorizing the Council to loan and transfer a
sum not exceeding X25,000.00 from the Electric light fund to a fund to ~e provided for
the acquisition and construction of such sewage disposal facilities; €.uthorizing
the Mayor and Common Council to issue bonds in a sum not exceeding x'2'7,000.00 for the
purpose of acquiring and constructing said sewage disposal facilities; providing for the pa~Tment of staid bonds, if issued as general obligation, primarily,
from the net
revenues to be obtained from said sewage facilities, and secondarily, from ad
valorem taxes, or if issued as self-liquidating or special obligation, from the net
j revenues to be derived from said sewage facilities only and not from taxation; and
declaring an emergency; providing that such proposed charter amendment be submitted
to the electors of said City for their a~~proval or rejection at a special election
to b e held on the 18th day of October, 1935; and further providing a Ballot title for
said proposed amendment and declaring an emergency." Moved by '~t'enner that the rules be suspended and the resolution be passed to the second reading
by title only.
Seconded b~~ Gregg. Carried.. Following the second reading, it ~~-as moved by Fenner
that the resolution be adopted ~;s read. Seconded ~y Gregg. Roll call was ordered on
its adoption:the vote being, Ayes: Applewhite, Gregg, V`~enner, and Ingle. Nays:
None. Thereupon the ~~~ayor declared the resolution adopted.
The City Attorney spoke on the leg€~1 right of the Park Board to purchase property.
A thorough discussion an the 1936 budget followed. Tae to requests for salary
increases from nearly every department and purchases of new equipment and providing
for relief for the coming year, the Qstimates whicr had been received exceeded the legal
6~ limitation b~~~ nearly X15,000.00 and drastic cuts were necessary to eor~e within
this limit.
The council adjourned to meet October 4, 1935, at 7 :30 P. for the purpose of
considering the 1936 budget with the budget committee and for other city business.
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Ashland, Oregon, October 4, 1935 ~Io. 34
The council met in adjourned meeting at 7:30 P. IT, this date for the purpose of
considering the 1936 budget with the budvet co:-mittee End for other city business.
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