TEW MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wednesday, Augntt 22, 195B
Condemnation Steps
Start for Extension
Of East Jackson
The Medford city council last
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night adopted an ordinance or
dering the condemnation of
property for the East Jackson
st. extension and passed a resolu
tion for the sale of airport bonds.
City Manager Robert Duff
said negotiations have proved
unsuccessful in acquiring prop
erty from the owners, for the ex
tension. The ordinance is the
first step in condemnation pro
ceedings.
Bonds Sold
Medford airport bonds, total
ing $73,000, were sold last night
for interest of 3V4 per cent from
1958 to 1961, and 34 per cent
from 1962 to 1967 for an in
terest of 3.294 per cent. Total
interest to be paid is about $16,-
000.
Blythe and Company of Med
ford and the Medford branch of
the U.S. National Bank of Port
land jointly offered the only
other bid. The bid called for in
terest of 3V4 per cent from 1958
to 1964, and 3'A per cent from
1965 to 1967 for an interest
average of 3.365 per cent. Total
interest to be paid, the bid pro
posed, was $16,832.50.
Ordinances Adopted
The council adopted an ordi
nance providing for election of
a mayor and a councilman for
each ward this November. Terms
of office for mayor will be two
years, and four years for each
councilman commencing Jan. 1,
1957.
An ordinance was passed by
the council amending an initia
tive and referendum measure to
correspond to the state statute.
The ordinance states .measures
on general election ballots can
not consist of more than 50 words
and ballot titles cannot have
more than six words. Previous
ly, measures on the general elec
tion ballot could not exceed 100
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The council also adopted ordi
nances providing for division of
assessments where property is
being divided. They granted
rights-of-way to the U. S. gov
ernment for bank protection
work on Bear creek.
Improvement Ordinances
Several public improvement
ordinances1 were passed last
night by the council including
an ordinance assessing property
owners for the water main on
Broad st. from Jackson st. to
Clark st. and tHe water main
on Fir st. from Monroe st. .0
Melrose ave., and on Melrose
ave. from Fir st. to Grape st.
The council passed a resolu
tion calling for a public hear
ing Sept. 18 on assessing a por
tion of the cost of a water mam
on Murphy rd. from a point 478
feet north of Barnett rd. to
Walden place.
A bid was awarded by the
council to the Rogue River Pav
ing company of Medford for pav
ing Ashland ave. from Ninth to
11th sts. The bid was for $11,-
507.50. Only other bidder was
M. C. Lininger and Sons com
pany of Medford. Their bid was
$11,520.50. Engineer s estimate
was $11,274.
A bid was awarded by the
council to M. C. Lininger and
Sons company for paving Green-
way dr. The bid was $13,555.25.
Only other' bidder was the
Rogue River Paving company
with a bid of $15,092.50. The
engineer's estimate was $12,771.
Bid Awarded
The council awarded a bid to
the P. S. Lord Mechanical con
tractors of Portland for con
struction of the southeast Med
ford sewer. They submitted a
bid of $124,372.95. The Dan
Herder Plumbing and Heating
company of Lebanon submitted
the only other bid. It was for
$271,837. Engineer's estimate
was $119,094.
The council also adopted ordi
nances creating funds for the
projects.
On the recommendation of
City Manager Duff the council
accepted prequalification state
ments from the P. S. Lord com
pany for bidding on the south
east Medford sewer construction
and deferred pre-qualification of
the Den Herder company for
bidding on th project until an
explanation is received on their
excessive bid and until they sub
mit a more current financial
statement to the council.
.The council also authorized
plans and specifications for pav
ing Newtown st. from Dakota
ave. to Stewart ave. On the
recommendation of the city en
gineer the council accepted the
sanitary sewer project in block
5, Highcroft addition, which has
been completed.
Resolution Passed
A resolution was passed by
the council, at the recommenda
tion of Oregon State Military de
partment, adopting plans for the
construction of a sanitary sewer
line from the Medford Memor
ial armory to a connection with
south Bear Creek sanitary dis
trict trunk main.
Director of Public Works
Vern Thorpe gave a report on
12 minute parking meter service
in Medford. He said Littrell
Parts company has requested
four 12 minute meters. The
council moved the report be re
ferred to the council police com
mittee for consideration and
recommendation.
On the recommendation of
Duff the council granted per
mission for Travelodge motel
to widen a driveway on River
side at Maple st. Permission to
widen the driveway at 911 North
Riverside ave. was also granted
by the council. The request of
Dan Haas, 1006 Niantic st., for
the continuance of a driveway
on his business property was
also granted.
Communications Noted
Four communications were
also received by the council last
night. The Church of the Naz
arene, 520 North ". .oily St., sub
mitted a letter to the council
requesting the city authorize va
cation of First st. between Holly
and Grape sts. The request was
referred to the planning com
mission. A petition, signed by 24 peo
ple to provide a playground at
the Court st park was submit
ted and referred to the council
park committee. Bear creek
route for the proposed Highway J
99 freeway and expressing dis
approval of the proposed West
District 4 Faculty Reported
Complete for Coming Year
The faculty for Phoenix
schools, district 4, is now com
plete, according to Ernest R.
James, superintendent. Seven
new teachers have been added
to the staff, with another return
ing after a leave of absence.
Phoenix elementary and high
schools open on Monday, Sept.
17. Busses will run on the same
schedule as last year. Children
entering the first three grades
are to report at the primary
unit of the elementary school,
and. those entering grades 4 to
8 at the grade school building.
Reminder Issued
Parents of first grade pupils
are reminded to bring evidence
of their child's birthday and a
health certificate the first day
of school.
Students new to Phoenix high
school are to register at the
school office between Sept. 10
and 14. Hours Sept. 12 will be
from 7 to 9 p. m. for those who
are working during the day.
Former high school students and
incoming ninth graders from the
grade school who registered last
spring need not appear until
the -opening of school.
On the first day of school,
high students will report to the
gym for the opening assembly
at 9 a. m. Regular classes get
under way the next day. School
fees amount to $11.50 and can
be paid at registration. Students
may reserve a copy of the year
book for an additional $3.50.
To Serve Meals
The school cafeteria will
begin serving meals Tuesday,
Sept. 20.
New teachers in the grade
school for the coming year are
Mrs. Nadine Shaffer, second
grade, Mrs. Dorothea Crowley,
third grade, and Joseph Fader,
fifth grade and coaching. Mrs.
Ethel Morrison, first grade, will
be returning after a year's leave
of absence.
New at the high school are
Mrs. Alan Holmes, home mak
ing, Richard Dickenson, junior
and senior English and Ameri
can problems and William Mar
ler, industrial arts. John Dube
has been added to the staff as
instructor in the new vocational
agriculture department being
started this year.
Teachers Returning
Former teachers returning to
the grade school will be John
E. Myers, principal; Mrs. Orva
Taylor and Mrs. Jane Germer,
first grade; Mrs. Gertrude Woot-
en and Olive Fountain, second
grade; Mrs. Maxine Corliss and
Mrs. Agnes Rupp, third grade;
Mrs. Zuba Stack, Mrs. Ardis
Pramann, and Lloyd Hale.
fourth grade; Miss Mabel Moore
and Wallace. Eri, fifth grade;
Mrs. Gladys Sloan and John r
Stewart, sixth grade; Mrs. -Mary j
Loyd and Lewis Bertrand,
seventh grade; Mrs. Katherine
Stancliffe and Lester Wilson, I
eighth grade. ' j
Returning to the high school '
will be E. M. Skipworth, vice
principal and science instructor;
Albert Consbruck, social studies :
and assistant coach; Mrs. Mil- i
dred James, mathematics; Harry j
Kannasto, music; Mrs. Virginia
LaBouty, girls physical educa
tion and world-geography; Ros
coe Larson, biology and fresh
man English; Miss Mary Lou
'Neville, commercial subjects;
Mrs. Mabel Sims, English and
library; Jack Woodward, fresh
man mathematics, physical ed
ucation, and coach.
Mrs. Mildred Korth will be
returning as grade school sec
retary and Mrs. Louise Quacken-
bush has been employed as high
school secretary.
Firs! Forester '
Of Alaska Dies
Portland (U.R) William
Alexander Langille, 87, first for
ester of Alaska, died here last
night.
Langille was born in Nova
Scotia and came to the' Hood
River valley in 1882. In 1897 he
joined the Klondike gold rush.
He remained in the territory
until 1902 when he was called
to Washington by President
Roosevelt and named forester of
Alaska under Gifford Pinchot,
then chief forester of the United
States.
Langille continued as Alaska
forester until 1911 when he re
signed to go to Brazil. He is
credited with establishing the
forest conservation policy for
Alaska which has prevailed to
the present.
Side route. The letter was from
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Elliott, Jacksonville-Central
Pt. rd.
Permission Sought
The council also received a
letter requesting permission to
erect an apartment court facing
Main st. by Jack Bickler, 2203
Capitol ave. The request was re
ferred to .the planning commis
sion with directions to return it
to the "council with an interpretation.
On the recommendation of the
building commitee, the council
adopted an ordinance revising
the Medford building code and
fire zoning boundaries. A de
tailed story on the building code
revisions will appear later in
The Mail Tribune.
The council also took action
last night to send City Manager
Robert Duff to the International
City Managers association in
Banff, Canada, Sept. 16-20.
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