Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-08-07
AUTO TRUCK
IS ACCEPTED
COUNCIL ACCEPTS PLANS FOR
REMODELING CITY HALL.
OTHER IMPORTANT BUSINESS
Hitching Post Proposition and Mat
ter of Absence of Officers and EN-
plOyes Provided for by New City
Ordinances.

All members of the city council
were present at the regular meeting
Tuesday evening. The usual reports
of officers were read and approved.
A petition was read from property
owners on North Main street, ask
ing that the city place tile on the
west side of Main street from Maple
to Grant streets, and also give them
sidewalk grade, same to be not more
than one foot above the curb line.
The petition was referred to the
street committee.
A petition was presented asking
that the city order in sidewalk on
the west side of Gresham street from
Vista street to Iowa street, the same
to be put in under the provisions of
the Bancroft act DR.. Swedenburg
appeared to urge the walk, saying
that though not owning any of that
particular property he was a heavy
taxpayer, and interested in being able
to get downtown in wet weather.
City Engineer Walker, one of the
owners of property affected, ques-
toned whether or not there was a
majority of the property represented.
He also objected to the ordering in
of sidewalk until the street was
hof p;, nj
be the gutter in which water would
run most of the way as it would be
below the present road level. Ques-
tions as to the amount of grading
necessary to obviate this brought the
reply from Mr.. Fraley that the cost
would be comparatively light. Mr..
walker stated that he was willing to
build a sidewalk in front of his prop
erty providing the street was roughly
graded so as to keep the water off
the walk, and the matter was re-
ferred to the street committee.
DR.. Swedenburg was granted a re-
bate of the penalty on a street paw
ing assessment, notice of assessment
having followed him throughout his
recent trip to the east. Had he re-
ceived the notice before leaving the
payment would have been made then
IT was made as soon as he returned
Mrs. Creighton, residing on B
street, was granted SIS toward pay
ing her expenses to California to join
her husband, who is dying of tuberr
eulosis. The balance Of the money
necessary had already been raised
by private subscription.
| b E. Whitaore and E. E. Phipps,
representing the Commercial Club,
and y. R. Pittinger and L. H. Galla-
tin III behalf of the producers, ad-
dressed the council on the SUBJECT of
a public market. A Joint meeting
with the council committee was
called for Saturday evening at the
office of the Beaver Realty Company
The deed of Charles Hosley and
wife, covering property up the can
yon, purchased by the city some
months ago, having been corrected
to suit the city attorney and council
was accepted.
The abstract of the Casey property
adjoining the city park, recently or
dered purchased, was presented, to-
gether with the written opinion D
City Attorney Moore on same. o.
motion the abstract was accepted ant
the deal ordered closed.
The sanitary committee reported
that they had been able to arrang,
with c. F. Bates to haul carcasses tt
the dump grounds for $3.50 each
and with Frank Sherman to burr
them at 25 cents per hour, all cost
to be paid by owner of animal
Councilman Sherman reported tina
someone had buried horse in tn
pit used for burning carcasses in an
that an endeavor was being made t
find the identity of the person doin
so with view to his arrest.
The street committee reported tha
the city engineer had established tn
grade for sidewalks on Scenic Driv
as requested by w. D. Hodgson an
others.
An ordinance was passed requirin
all city employees and appointive OF
ficers to refrain from absentin
themselves from the city without tn
consent of the city council, or, in a
emergency, of the mayor, and declaI
ing positions forfeited if same wa
done. Elective officers were ais
confined to the strict wording of tn
city charter, which permits not t
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