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Home My WebLink About1940-1119 REG MIN November 19, 1940 No. 31 The Council met in regular session at 7130 P. M. this date. Present: Mayor Wiley.. Councilmen Appl~hite.. Crandall, Koozer, Tayler. Absent: Councilmen Delsman, Carson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. Monthly reports of the Electric, Water and Street Departments and City Recorder were read, accepted and ordered placed on file. The condition of a toilet on an empty lot which had been reported by Mr. Olsen living at 570 Fairview Street was referred to the City Health Offioer. No objectors were present to protest against the oil pavement on Iowa.. Liberty and Nutley Streets. Bids having been received on a new grader, the Council next proceeded to consider them as follows: Columbia Equipment Co... $6160 less trade in of $500.00 or $5660.00 Reed Tractor and Equipment Co $5315 less 2% It" It" 709.00 or 4500.00 Howard Cooper Corporation 4915 It" "" 550.00 or 4365.00 Feenaughty Machinery Co. 5335 tt It It", 8.QQ.00 or 4535.00 / Following some discussion.. it was moved by Tayler that the bidslreferred to the Electric Committee for report. Seconded and carried. Committee Reports: Water: Upon motion by Carson, seconded by Tayler.. the City Sup 'IiI. V~\~/~~~~,9~lJ$d.t t"q c~1 Jt:>~~;.d~...~lPO~ p~~O ft of steel pipe. Carriedo (J/1 {' ~tl'e~e a ile~~.t~~1i9:lt1(a<fe qiftf(lEosler, Water Sup't on a school on sewage disposal at Corvallis recently. Real ty: Upon motion by Crandall.. seconded b;;r Ta.yler the house a.t First and "ett streets wa.s sold to 1. R. Wi~~ler for $50..00 with an additional $25.00 as a bond to insure the thorough cleaning up of the lot after the removal. Carried. The purchase of Lot 18, Block "E".. ll'airview Addition for $2.18 from the County was approved. The vacation of B~'sh Street between Scenic Drive and Almmnd Streets was discussed further. Upon motion by Crandall, a cammi ttee to appraise the value of properties on the Plaza corner where it VJas hopec the new highway thru town wouJ..d be routed 'was approved. Seconded and carried. The Mayor thereupon appointed the followinb: Carson, Tayler, H. G. Engers. ~his comrr.ittee to meet with the counoil at 7:30 P. M. Monday, Nov. 25th. Free List: Free lights and vmter were granted to L. B. Middleton illltil ueol 31, 1940 upon motion by Applewhite, seconded bt Tayler and carriedo A proposed ordinance levying special benefit assessments against the property owners affected by the paving of Iowa Street from the Boulevard to Sherman Street was read and it was IllOTed 'by Wayler and seoonded .y Kooser '\ha-' '\he rules b. suspended and the ordinance passed to the second reading by title only. Carried. Following the second reading, it was moved by Koozer and.seconded by Tayler that the ordinance be adopted as read and following a unanimous roll oall, the Mayor declared City Ordinance No. lOll adopted. A propesed ordinance levying special benefit assessments agains~ the property owners affected by the paving of Liberty Street from the Boulevard to Ashlt=l.nd Street was read and it was moved by Applewhite and secondeli by Koozer that tile rules be suspend- ed andthe ordinance passed to the second reading by title only. Carried. Following the second reading.. it was moved by Tayler and seconded by Koozer that the ordinance be adopted as read and following a unanimous roll oall, the Mayor deolared City Ordinance No. 1012 adopted. A proposed ordinance levying special bebefit assessments against the property owners affected by the paving of Nutley Street from Branite to Scenie Drive was read andit was moved by Crandall and seconded by Koozer that the nules be suspended and the ordinance passed to the second reading by title only. Carried. FoIl wing the second reading, it was moved by Tayler and seoonded by Crandall that the ordinance be adopted as read and following a unanimous roll call.. the Mayor declared Ci-ty Ordinance No. 1013 adopted. Nov. 19~ 1940 No. 37 A proposed ordinanoe vacating portions of Blaine Street and Emerick Avenue was read and it was moved by Crandall and seconded '&u ayler that the rules be suspended and the ordinanoe passed to the second reading by title only. Carried. Following the seoond reading, it was moved by Tayler and seconded by Applewhite that the ordinance be adopted as read and following a unanimous roll call, the Mayor deolared City Ordin- ance No. 1014 adopted. Upon motion by Koozer seconded by Tayler, the request of t he Chamber of Commerce for $100.00 out of the advertising account for t he dedication of the completion of the new Siskiyou Highway was approved. Carried. Upon motion by Koozer seconded by #jjl#j~"H Crandall, the application of John S. Eaton to operate a bowling alley was approved. Carried. The City Recorder was authorized to advise the Coun"b.r Clerk that the City of Ashland was not interested in property referred to in letter dated Nov. 12th viz Lots ,11 & 12 Block UK" R. R. Addition to the City of Ashland. \/' The abstract of votes having been received from the County Clerk oovering the election held on Novemver 5th, 1940, it was moved by Crandall and seconded by Koozer that the council resolve itself into a canvassing board and canvas the votes cast. Carried. Following the canvas, it was moved by Applewhite and seconded by Tayler that the official oount be accepted. Carried. The result of the canvas was ascertained to be as# follows: Office and Candidate: P 1 R E C I NC T S 23456 7 8 9 To tal s !v1".)_ Y OR : T. S. WILEY 195 177 221 187 154 183 252 202 141 1712 C OU:rC ILMEN : G. T. APPIEWrlITE 158 131 190 168 139 167 228 175 108 II . D. BADGER 45 54 84 69 68 83 105 75 39 H. Jl. JORDM,T 106 137 125 139 106 l37 203 141 96 R. E. KOOZER 130 105 159 140 123 132 204 155 100 M. E. WOODELL 144 147 171 150 117 152 214 149 118 CITY RECORDER: J. Q. ADAMS 200 1'::10 231 215 172 203 294 221 141 C ITY TRK,~S'JRm.: GERTRUDE BIEDE-191 191 243 203 174 208 298 222 139 PARK COMMISSIONER: N. W. HEARD 166 180 228 201 168 184 275 205 130 R. E. POSTON 1,56 186 217 189 152 191 273 210 143 1494 620 1190 1248 1362 1867 1869 1737 1727 The Mayor thereupon declared the~fo11owing elected as Council~en: G. T. APPLEWHlTE1 M. E. WOODELL, R. E. KOOZER. On motion" the Council adjourned to meet at the call of the Mayor: Attest: (Signed) J. Q. ADA1~ RECORDER (Signed) T. S.-WILEY. MAYOR