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April 5. 1938
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The Council me1: in regular sessien at 7.30 P. II. this date. Present. Kayor Wiley.
Councilmen Applewhite. Blake. Crandall, Hansen. Ingle, Xooeer. Absent. KOlle.
.!he minutes of tlw previous meeting were read and aocepted as read.
Monthly repoMl of t he City Judge am City Dump Grou11d Superintenafitlt and the
quarterly report of the Ceuetery Superintendent were received. aooepted and ordered pla.Ol
placed on tile.
Billa amounting to .12.598.19 were read as to toial amount only. same having been
eked by the various depar'tmlmt heads, coIllllitteee aDi finance com:n1t-tee am upon motion
by Ingle. leOonded. Crandall and following a ..nimous roll -.11 wre oddered fl.id.
Upon motion by Crandall, seconded by Blake. the CiV ot Ashland aocepted 'the
conditions outlined in a letter from. Sohool Diltrlct Ilo. 5 native to the oonstruction
ot tennis courts and the _oa tion ot that portion of the land on Iowa Street reserved
tor a 8idewalk by the City ot Ashla.nd. 'the City forever waiving its right to oonatruct
.. aid.walk on this property. perm1'b9
The following applications tor buildind/wer8 presented.
:rOe 9. 1'0 remodel .-tore at 125 East Kain street at an approx1ma.te coat ot .260.00
by J. P. Dod&" & S01'lS.
!lo. 10. To erect 2 or 3 units or an auto oourt at 771 Borth l4ain Street at an
approximate cost ot 11.000.00 by J. Q. Adama.
It ..... moved by Ingle and aeconded by Blab that tlw permits be grant4d subject
to building regulations. Carried.
The report ot the viewers appointed to dei>>nrdne am assess the special beneti te
aooruing to 1a.:nd aff'ec1>>d by Sewer District No. 40 'WaS read. It was moved by Eo,. ozer./)...".,. ..,
and seconded by Blake that the report be aocepi:8d. Carried. L av/~t" if
A petition signed by 109 people asking that the amendmnt to 'the charter/,which
provides for the election ot 'the Kayor ani the Council tor a period of tour years UJd
the election ot cO\mcilmen at large instead of from _rds _. read amd acme discussion
fOllowed. It -& moved by Ingle and seconded 'tat the oouncil" disapproves the cmnge
in the oharter coDu,mplated in the petition in as much.. it hiLa been voted by the
people at a previous election am also it would cmnge the entire personnel &'t one
time. Carried.
Committee ReP9rts.
Electric. A representative of the General Insuranoe Compeny of S-.ttle was pre-
sent together with an engheer and I. C. Erwin 1008.1 repreaentatiw ot the company
and the DIltter ot insuring the powr plant was discussed. An explosion am breakdown
cow rage policy tor .20.000 at a premium of .286.20 ter a three year period was quoted.
It was moved by Koozer and seconded by Ingle that the atter be ref erred to the neot-
ric Coani ttee, Cit~y Attorney 81Xl City Superintendent with power to act. Carried.
Water. lIeml:ership in a .tee Works Assiciation, tees tor which were tl0.oo per
year was discussed.
Fire I A letter reoommending the purchase ot a new fire truck and 'the remode ling
of headq\arters of the tire department was reed and discussed.
Street. The lmprovemmt ot Oak Street was discussed. This had been estimated to H/I1.
cost approximately' .952.10 by the County Engineer tor ,a diltanoe ot about 3/4 ot a
mile. It was moved ~" Ingle that notice or intent to ptWl Oak: Sireet be published
aa:l that 'the property owners be notified. The hearing 1'11\8 .et for April 19th. Seconded'
aDi carried. Upon motion by Kooler. aeconded by B.ara en the hear 1ng on the le~ of
apeoial be_tit assessment. as a.t torth b the report of the Board ot Viewers ..... se1;
tor April 19'th alao. 1'h1s hearing ooncerns Sewer District .0. 40. ,
Ce_'teryl fhe HarQldiJ>> C_l>>ry _s discussec1 and upon motion by Applewhite.
.eoonded by Ingle. the expendi tur. ot 150.00 for the olean up ot- this oemetery was
authorized to b_ Dade betore Deooration Day.
The apr1!Jkling sya1>>m tor the c_.wry depar't1lent at the Ashland Cemtery was
disoussed 8Z1d upon motion by Ingle, .econded by Blake. the depar'blent _. authorized
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to insta.ll a like le ton apringling system. The payment of the .. tiDated oost of 1206.00
to t~ Water Depar'bumt for the pipe to be deterred to 19S9. Carrled.
Ingle suggeste d that the payment of 1100.00 umually for the upkeep ot the liarg..
dine Cemetery might b. a .atisfaotory plan to adopt.
Clean-up day was disoussed by the )layer end upon motion by Applewhite. aeconded
by Hansen. April 25th was ..t &8 the daJ". Carried. on
The tollowing mm8 having been reoOJlllIended tor plaoing/the Cree liat for light
and .terJ J. A. Rowe 573 Baat lIain Street, Krs. Sarah E. Reed 91 Greshql Street,
and Jessi. M. Taylor. 633 Iowa S'treet, it _8 mowd by Applewhite am seconded by
IDgle that they be add.ed to the tree 16,1; tor the period ending June mth. Carrled.
.An erdinance grenting a freebiee to the Paoific TelephoDe &: telegraph Company
tor.. period of ten years was read. It was moved by Blake and seoonded by Ingle -that
the ord.im.nce b. passed to the .econd reading by title only. the rules being suspended.
Following the second reading. it _s moved by Koozer and seconded by Blak:e that the
.rdimnee be adopted as read. R.ll oa1l ....8 ordered on 1 'ts adoption. the 'VOte being,
Aye.. Blake. ID&le. Crandall. Hansen. Koozer, Apple*ite. lfays. NODe. Thereupon the
lIa)"Or declamcl City OrdinaDCe 10. 982 adopted.
On moti on the council -.ijlSurned to meet at the call of the Ilayor.
Attest 1 (Signed) J. Q. Adams
Recorder
"(Signed) T. S. W11e7.
Kayor