HomeMy WebLinkAbout1947-0506 REG MIN
May 6, 1947
No. 11
The Counoil m.et in regular session at ',30 P. M. this date. Presents l4'ayor Wile,..
Counoilmen Daugherty, Fisohbmrn, Kerrill. Redford, Weits.l. Absents Counoilman NosIer.
The minutes of the previous .eeting w.rev read and approved as read.
The monthly report ot the City Judge Bor t he :month ot April, 1947 was read, acoept-
ed and erdered placed on tile.
Bills amounting to $24,263.26 were read' as to total amount only, same having been
eked 'by the various departments, co:amd ttees and finance committee and upon motion 'by
Fisohborn, seGonded by Weits.l were erdered paid. Carried.
Miss Lottie Beswick appeared before the Council and asked that streets which baa
been laid out in the addition, whioh she was developing, be graded. Miss Beswiok had
purohased the old Kormal Sohool s1 te som.etirae ago and had sub-divided it tor a high
clas8 residential district. After discussion, it was moved by Merrill and seoonded by
Weitsel that the C~ty Sup't do the grading en the Beswiok traot. Carriedo
Mrso Samford also ot Bellview, It.tea that although ~he was opposed to theannexatiol
but sinoe her property wa. practioally surrounded by Bellview property whioh was being
voted upon for annexation, Ihe wanted her proper~ to be eonsidered for annexationo
Following some disoussion, it was moved by Weitzel aDd seconded by Merrill that the
Samford property be inoluded in the annexationo Carried.
Kro E. C. Fulgham. 187 Harrison Street reported that his Springer-spaniel dog had
'been killed by Veterinary Surgean Dr. Weller upon request of the Po1ioe Department. He
stated that the dog was Tery dear to him. and upon ene .ooasion had saved the lite of one
ot his family. The dog was not vicious and had a oi ty dog license he stated. He asked
that the d~g be replaoed. The matter was referred to the City Attorney.
Mrso Dorothy Murphy who had-resigned her position as Assistant City Reoorder after
14: years and 3 months of faithful servioe, asked for her twolllreeks vacation pay, which
she had not reoeived trom the Oi ty Sup't. Upon motion by Fisohborn, the request was
granted and the Oi ty Attorney was instruoted to write her a letter of' oommendation for
her splendid servioeo Seoonded and carried unanimously.
Mr. A. Burt Freeman. senior member ot the Ashland Municipal Band appeared before
the counoil and requested the oity to initiate the movement tor a musio shell in the
park, by advanoing funds for plans costing .250.00. Upon motion by Fischborn, seoonded
by Weitzel. the erdering ot pl8Jl8 tor the. aholl were authorized. Carried. .
The appointment of Glen F. Mathews as band leader for the year waa approved upon
motion by Daugherty. aeconded by Fisohborn and oarriedo :Mathewa is in8~uctor of Musi.
at Southern Oregon College.
Th. City Sup't was instruoted to work with Freeman in oonneotion with the proposed
band staad upon motion by lIerrill, seconded by Fisohborn and carried. Possible use of
Root estat. funds was mentioned, same biing under Park Commission control.
Building Permits numbered 64 to '16 inclusive were.approved upon motion by Daugherty.
seoonded by Weitsel and oarried. Total ot permits. $23.900.00
Cemmittee netorta,
water. Fisch ornDrol1ght up important points in the Harvey report on the .A.shland atE
auppry,~nt1oning partioularly the need tor a filtration plant and reservoirs.
R~tyl Repdvertiling for hi.. on the Firat Street Bou.e was authoriaed.
S ..pearean Theatres The City .A.tterney reported en the e.Dld.tte. .e8t1>>& or the
Shakespearean Th.atre ergaiaization. H. atated that it was a pe~ent oreanisatieD and
had pledges allover the va 11"'0
It was duly mad., .eoonded aa:l carried that the City Superintendent be i:natruoted
'to ~aake 110 further oonneotiens to 8ity water lines to .erve pNperty looated .nt.ide the
oity limi'bs. except in the ea.. et the Bellvi_ Water A.sociation members.
On motion, the CQl.mcl1 adjourned to meet at the oall et the )layer:
Attest: (Siped) J. Q. ADAVS
RECORDER
(S1gn8d~ ~. S. WILEY I
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