Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-17
LOCAL BANK
GETS BONDS
L.. S. NATIONAL OUTBIDS ALL
COMERS FOR CITY BONDS.
AND SIDEWALKS LET
City Council Transacted Much Busi-
ness Tuesday Evening at Their
Regular Meeting-An Was Har-
mOniOus.

That the city council cannot draw
crowd as against the Chautauuua
was shown on Tuesday evening,
when the regular meeting opened
with Street Commissioner Fraley as
the only person present except men,
bers of the city council, the mayor
and the city recorder. All of the
members were present except Coun-
Gilman Beaver
The minutes of last regular and
intervening special sessions were
read and approved
Councilman Beaver entered during
the reading of the minutes.
proposition from William PEN
ter for the sale of sewer pipe to the
city was presented and referred to
the street committee.
A proposition from the Ashland
Tidings and Ashland Record for the
publication of the monthly report OF
the recorder and all ordinances here
after passed be published in both
papers at the price of one. On mo-
tion the proposition was referred to
the finance committee, Mayor John
son stating that he believed that
there should be financial statement
published at least quarterly.
The petition of Mr.. Whelpley for
water service on Leonard street was
favorably reported upon by the water
committee and the work required
was ordered done
The contracts of Frank Jordan for
work to be done for the city, with
bonds in the sum of $1,000, were
presented and the bond approved and
the mayor and recorder instructed
to enter into contract.
The same action was taken in the
matter of the contract of Clute &c
Irwin for concrete work at the in
take, the sum sof the bond being
$3.50.
The surety bond of ]. w. Hatcher
in the sum of $1,000, as assistant
chief of police, was approved.
The contract of G. G. Dunlap for
wood at 81 tier was presented and
on motion was accepted and ordered
executed.
The electric light committee re-
ported that the trouble at the foun-
tain at the Citizens Banking G. Trust
Company building had been corrected
by the superintendent of the electric
light department.
The bids for erecting concrete
building for the use of the fire de-
partment were opened and found to
be as follows:
William H. Penter. ...$1,79S.0
b. G. Payne ......... 100000
A. l.. Lamb ...,........ :. 1,S7H,-Sln
Leonard & Borror. ....... 1,9.NbO0l
B. C. Hubbard, w. NJ.
fllops .'''''''''''''/. n.799!00
M. M. Sheldon ..... 100000.
Frank Jordan ... h792. .t6
On motion of co,nci7man Gowdy
'ne Oiu ., Ink Jordan was accept
w Gnu u" mayor and recorder au-
saD to execute a contract there
so. aDi ,rithin 50 working days frema
q of signing the contract. All
oted aye.
a Bids for construction of cement
b sidewalk as per advertisement were
opened as follows:
Frank Jordan
Sidewalk, per square foot IL. 13c
Excavation, per cubic yard. . 40c
Moving fence, per rod .... 25c
Raudebaugh & McNabh--
Cement sidewalk, per square
ioot '''''.': .....:....... 13c
Excavating, per square yard. loo
Moving fence, per rod -. Csc
Clute & Irwin
sidewalk, per square foot. .12% G
Excavating, per cubic yard 1c
removing fence, per rod 1o
j. G. Beagle
Sidewalk, per square foot 12 S-10c
moving fence, per rod ...... 1Oc
Exxcavating, per cubic yard. ESQ
o. C. Tiffany
sidewalk, per square foot 12o
NO charge for moving fence.
No charge for excavating.
On motion the bid of o. c. TIFFANY
was accepted and on motion the
mayor and recorder were instructed
to execute a contract therefor.
The bids on the fire protect;on
bonds were read as follows;