Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08
Much Business
Is Transacted

The regular meeting of the city
Council Tuesday evening found all
of the councilmen present. Among
the spectators were Electrical Super
intendent Strickland, Attorney
Moore, Street Commissioner Fraley,
Water Superintendent Hosler of the
waterworks, City Engineer Walker
and numerous citizens. Chief Porter
held down his customary chair at the
portal of the council chambers.
The first half-hour was spent in
the hearing of the minutes of the
series OF adjourned meetings which
have taken place during the past
month.
The regular monthly reports were
next in order. The reports of the
light plant superintendent, city cleo
trician, water superintendent, city
sexton, street commissioner and park
commission we're read, approved and
placed on file.
The regular bills for the month
were allowed and ordered paid. as
were also the bills audited by the
finance committee. Sexton Walrad
petitioned the council to appropriate
$50 to pay a man to assist him in
cleaning up the cemetery prior to
Decoration day. This has been the
annual custom and will no doubt be
followed. The matter was referred
to the cemetery committee with
power to act.
Several of the residents of Allison
street petitioned that the street be
graded. Residents of Vista and
Gresham streets presented a petition
to the same effect in regard to their
streets. These were referred to the
street committee.
An informal petition from c. B.
Wolf requested the council to appro-
pirate S. for the pupose of linotyping
the contract between the springs wa
ter commission and Smith, Emery &
Company, stating that he believed
the people of Ashland would appreci-
ate the publication of the contract.
The council passed the appropriation.
The matter of form of bond was
brought up and discussed by Attor-
ney Moore and referred to a commit
tee consisting of Councilmen Ware
and Cunningham and Attorney
Moore. .r
James F. Wells was given permis.
sion to remodel his COW barn.
The report of the committee which
had the matter of the B street curb
ing, which has not been accepted by
the council although put in three
years ago was approved and forma
acceptance OF the curbing voted. -
A bill from the Granite City hos
pital for an amount in the neighbor
hood of $40, for treatment of Mr.
Pinion, was referred to the indigenct
committee, and another bill from the
same source for a smaller amoun
was referred to the same body, whit
will take them up with the count!
court. Both of these matters shoul(
have been taken to the county cour
in the first place, as neither cas-,
came under the councils jurisdiction
The recorder was instructed to pa!
bonds and accrued interest whicl
come due at this time.
The transference of $1,000 from
the general fund to the municips
bonds fund was authorized.
A resolution was passed in regart
to the purchase of small strip o
land from the Ashland Ice G. Storag
Company This strip is nee ded t,
make up the block of land neede'
for the flour mill which ]. ]. Morton
and his associates intend to bull
providing a satisfactory deal for tn
property can be made.
Two ordinances prohibiting tn
breaking off of flowers, blossoms o
brapches or the digging up of bulb
on any public or private grounds i
the city without the consent of tn
owner, and imposing penalties, wa
read. The rules we're suspended an
the ordinances passed. Councilma
Ashcraft moved that these ordinance
be published. The motion was cal
ried.
The council then went into exec,
tive session in order to discuss ce
tain bills which have come up.