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?eb. 28.. 1940
No. 7
T11e Cour.c::'l ITLet in re,ular sessior 8.t 7:30 P. M. t>1s dete. Present: Mavor
Wile~r" Cou. :c:11"'1.e:r Ay)'olevrhiteJ Carson, Cre.ndall, Del sman, Koozer, Tayler. Abse;t: None
Min.utes oi' t}~e previous meetinz; yrere reed end approved a.s read.
Montl:ly reports of the Electric, Water a.nd Street Depe.rtrren.ts and City Recorder
for JenU8.r~l, 1940 vTcre r~adJ accepted. a nd ordered placed.: on :U,l),r. Zl
A bill fraT:' E. R. L~ndsa~T for paintin.t.; and calsomir.l~~~~"1~5.00 was e,utb.orized
upon motion by Koozer, seconded by DelslTI.ar: and carried.
The follov.rinc' anplications for buildiT{ permits 'were presented:
No. S: To renocel d-'relllng: at 28 Garfield Street at an apnroxir:.ate cost of $1647.50
by Fr-ank tTorden.
Noo 9: To cor:f:trl:ct concre"te baseIllent e:t Prov-ost He.rd1\rere, 357 East Main Street at
an approximatE cost of $125.00 by Phil Lay.
It "lNaS mo"rec by' Carson ar~(~. secorc.ed b~T Applewhite the.t tJe ryermi ts be gra.nted.
Carriedo
.P. petition ac.kin tl'.e Clht;r of Ashlend to til e e. distance of e.bout 380 feet a.1ong:
Oak Street, siEned by 20 property owners was presented and D. S. Powell explair.ed the
reaEon for the ~f'S')8St. Upon !Y1otion by Applewhite, seconded by TaylerJl the matter was
referred to tLe Street Committee 8.nd City Sup' t for investica.tion. Carried.
Mr. Li~ril1€rJ President of the Chamber of Corn:merce ma.de the fall ,wins requests:
1st, That closer attention be i;iven to the condition of the to:1!,ets ir. the rest rooms.
2nd! That signs 'be -pIeced on Ashland Creek to stop dUE:pin€; refuse into the creek.
31"(1: That improyeme:nts in the Chamber office costine $150.00 were. nerded and that they
would like to 1-'9.78 t1;.~~ Ci t:'r alTQrove the expenditure of $102.00 from the advertising
fura for th5s purpose. UIJOD motion by Ca.rson, seconded b~r ayler, tbe first request
'Was referrec. to t~:e Sity Sup't and Chief of Police to get iind. keep rest rooms clean.
The second 1!€(iUest vms referred to the Chief of Pplice to check up and place signs as
suggested upon motion by Applewhite, seconded by layler and carried. The third re~lest
was approved upon mntion by Tatler, seconded by Applehwite, subject to the advertisinG
comlni ttee ok and following a unanimous roll call was carried~
Committee Reports:
Fire: ~ayler reported that a batte~J was needed.
S'ireet: Biegel reported that 1000 sacks of cement were needed and upon motion by
Crandall,-seconded by Carson, the purchase was approved. Carried.
Real t~,r: The f;e.~b0'.?:e franchi s e wa s di s CUS S '3d further and it ViaS agreed to allow
Dewey Van'-Curler tr) take over t{'1O franchise. V~L" ('J:.l~r llar1"r.'ff~~j,~~~""'i~~~"~13Ct1l1
~l1Hl'i6, ,,-....--. ~-=--ii.l 1f ..16~'J.::~~na ~lf8P8 M.....;~~ It vras fiEa11y moved bJ"
Tayler tha.t the f-roanc:"'cise be extended for a period of three years more and that the
ci ty pay the co st of pr::.ntint~ and advertising up to ~~15.00 on a 50-50 basis, sub: cct
to Van Curler:~~etting the franchise from Wm Ross &, Sons. Seconded and carried.
The abatement of the nusiance at the property on Egst Mail". St:':'"8et B...1'J.d 5th Street
'W9.S reported. The drainace on Pioneer A"t,renue 1'VB.S discus sed f'u.rther.
The Insurance :;omr:d ttf:"s report '1JIrftS m!:',de by Koozer. He sUtted tf'la,t under t~G new
group plan for fu:..: co'...era.~.e, the valu9.tion would be approximately treble.~, an,d the cost
doubled. ,T:-'ie pres9nt "l'9.1'~lati0n of $40,800 for buildinfCs end $16,170 for contents or a
total of $56,970 would be increased to $166,304 lrn:~.er t:-o :nevr nlan vrhich on fl. 90% co-
insurance polic;.' 'J9.sis would brir'[: the insulrance Vfll"'9.tiJ'1 to $146" 736. The. rnatter was
d~scussed but no definite nction taken.
The Mayor e,P?oil'lted t:'18 following golf committee: Koozer, Tayler, Carson.
On mot~,')n, tLc corrncil g,djourned to meet B,t the call of t118 Me~ror:
Attest:
(Sic'ned)
J. Q. A (~ ems
(Sit'TIed) T. S. Wiley,
Recorde:r-
Mayor