Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-02-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Doings of the City Dads in
Regular Session.
Council Chamber, Toledo, Or, !
Feb. 3, 1906. (

Council Chamber, Toledo, Or, !
Feb. 5, 1906.
The common council of the city OF
Toledo met in regular session. Present
Mayor Vincent, Councilmen Arnold.
Anderson, Gardner, McCauou, Fish
and Van Cleve, Recorder Krogstad and
Marshal McElwain
Minutes of last regular session read
and approved.
Following claims against the city
read and audited:
Fred j. NcElwain, salary as marshal $500
o. o. krogstad, salary AS Recorder. ...... 500
Oscar Ofstedah, work spriukling streets 100
NJ. Wygant, establishing grades. ........... 1000
J. A. Hall, services on election board ... 3.73
J. II. Mcneil services on election board 3.75
A. 7. Peterson, services on election board 375
On motion above claims were allowed
except those of election board. which
were allowed, as heretofore, in the sum
OF SO each.
Moved and seconded that inasmuch
as the City Marsha's duties have been
considerably lightened by ydiscontinuing
the lighting of street lamps, his salary
be from now on the same us fixed by
ordinance-S20 per month. Motion
unanimously carried,
The annual address of the Mayor was
here read Moved aud seconded that
the same be received, placed on file
and copy offered each of the local
newspapers for publication. Motion
carried.
To THE COMMON COUNCIL OF CITY OF TOLEDO,
| OREGON
GENTLEMEN: Coniormable 10 custom here
by submit for your consideration my annual
address rs Mayor of your City.
find upon investigation that our little City
has been fairly progressive he past year aud
can show up several needed and permanent
improvements. BY "a comparison of the City
Treasurer's statements | find our City $500
better off, or in other words, $500 less war
rant Indebtedness than at the close OF 1904.
We have during the past year bought first
class hose cart with 800 feet OF fire hose buckets
and ladders, and city fire bell. besides com.
pleting the City hall structure, all of which we
can feel proud of.
, We owe our well organized fire company
thanks for their cooperation in completing
the furnishing of the City Council chamber.
During 1901 we issued city warrants I'm the
sum OF Sl7S1.S5, whereas during 1905 only
sll6l.l6 or s6l7.6 less than the previous year.
find the present actual warrant indebted
ness to be S255O97.
We have no bonded indebtedness.
Our city owns, free from debt, acommodious
City hall structure with ample storing capacity
, for fire apparatus in the middle story and com
r Portable meeting quarters for Common Council
, on the third floor. We own n su bstantial city
Jail, two wharves on water front, and an sx-
tensive "City Park" tract of land in the
eastern part of our city.
will recommend the purchase of IL suitable
fire proof safe in which to keep our valuable
records, knowing that our records and papers
/ were once destroyed by fire.
| recommend sidewalk to be constructed
on south side OF Fourth street from Hill to
: Grove street. Also for consideration of the
L Council the ompletion of the grade on Second
= street. Also the opening up of the south end
OF Hill street 10 the wharf on First street
Also would / suggest the finishing of Third
i street from Hill street to Courthouse, and to
o remove the eyesore of an ugly stump now OBJ
structng the view and lending uginess to the
street; that ornamental trees and shrubbery
: be planted on said Third street after leveling
s. is completed. Would suggest to our citizen,
q the formation OF Il Board OF Trade Or Com
mercial Club, which all regulated towns FIND
. necessary to their well being.
l. The CITY has been run, as we believe, on tho
It strictest economical plan and we hope tina