Annexation Elections In Two Areas Tomorrow
Second Election in
Expanding Section
Called Within Year
Officials See Need
For City Facilities
Residents in two areas south
southeast of Medlord will de
cide tomorrow whether or not
. they will become part of the city.
Elections will be held in an
"island" of three and a half
blocks in Siskiyou Heights ex
tension, and an area of close to
1,200 acres extending south
around Barneburg hill.
The city council called elec
tions in both areas after peti
tions with a majority of resi
dents' signatures were submit
ted, asking annexation. The
council then held a public hear
ing for residents of the city to
express opinions before setting
the election date.
Second Tim
This is the second time within
a year that residents in the area
have been asked to cast .ballots
in a special annexation election.
Last summer, residents in more
than 3,000 acres surrounding
Medford on the east, south and
west rejected an annexation pro-,
posal.
Since that time, however, sev
eral individual pieces of prop
erty have been annexed by pe
tition, including several acres
south of Stewart ave. between
extensions of Oakdale ave. and
Holly st. The annexed property
included the new Jefferson
grade school, and several subdi
vision developments. '
The county "island" in the Sis
kiyou Heights extension is the
result of annexation by petition
of several pieces of property.
Most these were done -late last
year just prior to submission of
petitions from the present pro
posed annexation areas.
Population of 447
According to city officials, the
larger area includes about 125
residences, with a population of
approximately 447. There are
'jthree stores, four farm barns,
one crematorium, ' two mauso
leums, and one radio station, a
golf course, two churches" and
both the IOOF cemetery and Sis
kiyou Memorial park.
City Manager Robert Duff es
timated the assessed valuation of
both areas about $370,400. The
large area has an assessed valu
ation of about $343,260, and the
Siskiyou Heights extension area
about $27,140, he said.
If the area is annexed, resi
dents will pay a net increase of
14.9 mills for city police protec
tion, additional fire protection,
tventual street lighting, and the
' protection of zoning and build
ing codes. It also will be an area
t which city sewer and water
services may be extended upon
submission or petitions by resi
dents.
The net increase in millaga
rate is determined by subtract
ing the rural fire protection dis
trict's 4 mill levy from the city's
18.9 mill levy. The 14.9 mill in
crease is added to present levies
in the areas. Present levies de
pend on location, because some
of the area is included in the
Phoenix school district, while
part is in the Medford school
district.
Wafer Raioi
City officials pointed out that
water rates will be lower should
residents favor annexation. On
a basis of a minimum charge on
a -inch meter, the rate after
annexation would be $1.65 per
month for the first 5,000 gallons,
compared to a rate of $2.90 per
month for 5,000 gallons now,
Duff said.
On a graduated scale, the next
1,000 gallons of water would
cost 9 cents In the city, compared
to 25 cents outside the city.
Many city services are tenta
tively planned for later this year
in the annexation areas, should
residents vote to be annexed.
One of the major services
would be a trunk line sewer
along Barnett rd. Duff said ten
tative plans call for construction
to be started by June. The trunk
line sewer will cost an estimated
S78.090, Duff said, and will ex
tend from about the hospital site
westward to Bear creek and
north along the east side of the
creek.
Area Development
Supporters of Rogue Valley
Memorial hospital, construction
and equipping of which is esti
mated to cost about $1,900,000,
pointed out that a commitment
for sewer facilities must be
made, and construction of the
hospital started, in June if the
organization is to receive federal
Hill-Burton funds.
An application for $563,960
received preliminary approval
by the federal Health, Education
and Welfare department Friday.
Final approval will come after
plans and specifications have
been submitted. Earlier the Ore
gon state board of health rec
ommended approval of the
funds.
A Barnett rd. trunk line sewer
also would serve residents of
Verde Hills subdivision, just
south of the Siskiyou Heights ex
tension "island."
Financing installation of a
trunk line sewer would be as
sessed against the property
served by the trunk line. Duff
pointed out that if residents do
not request sewer facilities and
conditions become so adverse as
to affect public health, the coun
cil has authority to order instal
lation of sewers as a matter of
public safety. Residents still
would be subject to assessment
for their proportionate share of
the sewer, Duff said.
Trunk Line Service .
A Barnett rd. trunk line sewer
also would serve an extensive
subdivision development, esti
mated to cost close to $10,000,
000 eventually, on Barneburg
bill, by the Rogue Valley Land
company. The Medford planning
commission has given tentative
approval to the Mont Crest sub
division plat, subject to sanitary
facilities being available.
Also planned for Barneburg
hill is construction of Rogue
Valley M a n or , a retirement
home, estimated to cost about
$2,500,000.
Water facilities also will be
started this year if the area is
annexed. Duff said estimated
costs of installing a 10 or 12 inch
water main along Barnett rd. to
Murphy rd. would be about $42,-
000, and that it will have to be
installed almost immediately. He
noted that some of the cost will
be assessed against property
served, but added that the city
water department will finance
much of the installation.
Water Maim in Area
Depending on development in
the area, Duff said, the water
department has estimated that
about $96,000 will be expended
for mains in the area within the
next two or three years. The ex
penditure Includes installation
of a 24-inch trunk water main be
tween Capitol hill and the res
ervoir site on Barneburg hill.
Duff said construction of a res
ervoir on Barneburg hill is in
long-range plans for municipal
development. -He noted, howev
er, that if development demands,
it would be constructel sooner.
Annexation of the area also
will provide residents, business
es and iarming areas with pro
tection under municipal zoning
ordinances.
Residential District
Duff pointed out that the area,
if annexed, will be brought into
the city as a residential district.
However, the council recently
directed the planning commis
sion to study possible zones in
the area, so that, once annexed,
it may be zoned as quickly as
possible to fit present uses and
future development.
He said the planning commis
sion has plans to have a commit
tee of land owners and residents
of the area work with the com
mission to determine which zone
would best fit particular areas.
Officials pointed out that
farming is permitted under sin
gle family residence zone. The
area would be annexed as single
family residence. The Medford
planning commission will hold
a hearing Feb. 13, on a proposed
agricultural zone.
Duff stressed that residents
within the proposed annexation
area will have a voice in deter
mining change of zones.
Police Protection
In addition to zoning protec
tion, residents will be provided
with city police protection and
fire protection. Residents pres
ently are protected through the
Medford Rural Fire Protection
district, but city officials point
ed out that only one pumper
truck is required to answer calls
News About Books
From the Library
By MISS HELEN WEBSTER
Medford Librarian
Floods, slides, icy roads, washed-out
bridges may make our
highways hard to travel, but
they needn't prevent our enjoy
ment of some good exciting
armchair adventure.
You can go non-stop to the
fabulous South Seas with Fan
ny and Robert Louis Stevenson
. . A J 4 II
in uur- aamoan Aaveniure.
This, Fanny's three-year-diary,
reveals the last years of the
Stevensons' life together and
tells an interesting story of a
witty and valiant lady's strug
gle with an alien environment.
Amateur Journey
For an amateur journey from
Sweden across Russia and Tur
kestan to Canada to join the
free Norwegian forces of World
War II, read Wilfred- Skrede's
"Across the Roof of the World."
This is no ordinary travelogue;
it is a strange, heroic story,
often very funny, and frequent
ly breathtaking, the story of a
very modest and likeable travel
companion.
Of all the books by wander
ers in the jungle heart of South
America "Expedition T u m u c
Humac," by Francis Maziere, is
one of the most sensitive, au
thentic, and appealing. The au
thor and two companions, one "a
woman, traveled from French
Guiana through the South
American jungles and across the
Tumuc-Humac mountains to the
borders of Brazil.
Tickets to Adventure
A recent trip to British Gui
ana in quest of specimens of live
animals is the subject of "Three
Tickets to Adventure," by Ger
ald Durrell. The book draws a
clear picture of the region," its
curious beasts and engaging
people. Other animal-collecting
adventures of the author are re
lated in "The Overloaded Ark
and "The Bafut Beagles."
Not only a travel adventure
but a survey of what is happen
ing in all of Africa is Stuart
Cloete's "The African Giant.
The author and his wife travel
ed from Kimberley to Rhodesia,
to French Equatorial Africa, Ni
geria, the Gold Coast, Liberia,
the Belgian Congo, and Cape
Town. Stuart Cloete was born
in Africa.
Sahara Journey
A welcome antidote for those
who have been thinking of Af
rica only in terms of rioting and
social problems is the warmth
and humanity of Rene Gardi's
"Blue Veils, Red Tents; the
Story of a Journey Across the
Sahara." The author, a Swiss
journalist, has a sharp eye for
the characteristics and customs
of the desert people, but what
interests him even more is the
desert itself.
Any of the books mentioned
above may be obtained from the
Medford Public library or any
of its Jackson county branches.
Farmers Reminded
Of Social Security
Many farmers have social se
curity responsibilities for the
first time this year, according to
W. V. Nusbaum, district man
ager of the Medford social se
curity office.
Farm and ranch operators
who paid $100 or more cash
wages to an agricultural em
ployee In 1955 are required to
report all cash wages paid to
that employee up to $4,200. At
the same time, the operator
must forward four per cent so
cial security taxes on those wag
es, Nusbaum said.
Law provides, he said, for the
employers sharing the tax with
the employee. However, he
pointed out it is the employer's
responsibility to forward the tax
along with a wage statement to
the district director of internal
revenue. Deadline for filing the
report is Jan. 31.
Nusbaum said correct forms
for reporting wages and paying
social security tax are available
at the internal revenue district
office. He added that "cash wag
es the operator is required to re
port on form 943 are credited
to his workers' individual social
security accounts." '
Nusbaum also reminded farm
and ranch operators that reports
and social security tax payments
on their own net earnings must
be filed by April 15, when In
come tax forms are due.
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Annual
Fruit Grower's League
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20
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FRUIT GROWER'S LEAGUE OF JACKSON COUNTY, Inc.
in the rural district. If needed,
all city equipment responds to a
call anywhere within the city.
Supporters of Rogue Valley
Memorial hospital and subdivis
ion developments have noted a
necessity to have all fire equip
ment available for extensive de
velopments. Additional police protection
would consist of resident's re
quests to watch vacant houses
during vacations, to check prow
ler calls, and other disturbances
in the area. Many of. the services
are available through state po
lice or the sheriff's office, but
because of limited pexsonnel in
each organization, city officials
believe residents will be better
protected if the area is annexed.
Street Construction
Street construction within the
area will be done when resi
dents submit petitions for street
improvements. Improvements
include curbs and gutters in ad
dition, to improve street surfac
es. Maintenance would be simi
lar to that provided within the
city at the present time, Duff
said.
School district boundaries
would not be changed automati
cally should the area be annex
ed, Duff pointed out. Much of
the area is in the Phoenix
school district, and would re
main in that district unless
changed by the county school
board. Several residents have
expressed a desire to send chil
dren to Medford schools, Duff
said.
Sunday, January 15, 1958
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUHB SEVEN
Hardy's Paintings
On Display at SOC
Ashland Watercolors and
lithographs by artist Tom Har
dy of Eugene will be on exhibit
Monday through Friday in Chap
man hall, Miss Merion Ady, as
sociate professor of art at South
ern Oregon college has announc
ed. Time and Life magazines have
featured Hardy's metal sculp
ture. Current exhibit selections
are representative of his paint
ing technique since he started
painting in 1953.
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