Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-24
Minor Matters
In City Council

In addition to a number of more
important matters taken up by the
city council Tuesday evening many
minor and routine matters were dis
posed Of
A. C. Edwards was granted a re-
bate of SO cents penalty on water.
He was. sick and not able to get up
to pay until the 18th of the month.
F. d. Swingle appeared before the
council to ask the abatement of the
penalty on his sidewalk on High
street. He. was away from the city
and notice was served upon his wife,
who did not understand the nature.
He is ready to pay the cost of the
walk but does not think he should
pay the penalty. The matter was re-
ferred to the street committee.
The fire and water committee
asked further time on the matter Of
the application of Mr.. Warren for ad-
mission of his land to the corporate
limits The matter was then in the
hands of the city attorney. Granted.
The recorder was given authority
to readvertise for the sale of bonds
on the Gresham street walk because
of the fact that some of the property
owners had paid and others had
failed to sign up under the Bancroft
act Mr.. Tiffany was ordered paid
for the walk, the money to be tenn
porarily borrowed from another fund
The fire and water committee was
given power to act in the matter oi
the purchase of two pair of firemen's
boots and two steel helmets for the
chief and driver of the fire truck
They were also instructed to repor
upon the request of the chief of the
fire department in the matter of thu
purchase of 500 feet of new hose.
The council again sidestepped thu
curfew ordinance which has been be
fore them for several weeks, layint
it over for further consideration. NJ
specific objection to the ordinanc
has developed but there seems an un
willingness to act upon it.
The fire and water committee wa
given power to act in the matter o
repairing the roof to the old portion
of the city hall.
A report from Superintendent
Rosecrans that the city should i
equity put in a portion of the sewe
needed to connect the grocery stor
of r. F. Bolz with the sewer was re
ferred to the sewer committee.
: A request of Mr.. Palmer of Is
Lincoln street for permission TO tax
the decayed wood and timber aroun
.. the Goebel place up the canyon wa
granted under the supervision of tn
water superintendent.
Mike Morgan asked permission
haul away the sand which had az
cumulated at the tail of the Helma
2 street septic tank. The matter wa
referred to the sewer committee.
A request of Mr.. Kline, contrac
or, to know is the rock crusher coul
l be hired for use on the Pacific Higl
way was referred to the street con
| mittee.
: Mayor Johnson reported tn;
3 there was now no one acting as carr
0 taker at the Normal School building
i and he had not as yet been able
s secure a tenant for the house in e,
change for the care of the building
d He also reported that he had granite
: the Belleview school the use of II
k gymnasium, they agreeing to asst
y in watching the building.
i Street work on Hargadine, Wis
:. and Almond was ordered done to pr
o pare for winter.
J, The condition of lower Harrisc
: street was discussed and the memoi
o of the street committee in the prem
ises logged with the promise of in
: mediate action.