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Hearings on Annexation, Tvo
Improvement Districts Called
The Medf(J tit cDuacil lstM. C. Lininger, $4,558.50; W. H. i letter submitted to the council
night called for public hearings
on one annt.ti(i jpPopofl and
two improlrr.r.l flV.ric pro
jects, o
A public hrug will )f held
April 2 Ci naesir.g property
owned by : Coffeen, 103
Stewart a, Mecitord, ejest of
Holly st. i d 33 Xcei inuth on
Stewart
Coffeen requested the prop
erty" be fnr.ieJ to Wedford in
order to ofa.e MOitary wer
connections. If tfc property is
annexed, gofff.i red to per
mit thecity to Sdictt 30-foot
portiorr of Stewart ave. crossing
the property. No offtcil dedica
tion of the portion of th j-cet
has yet een nrde, it t ex
plained. Public Hestristajt
Public hearings mill bo held
March 19 to conidtr construc
tion of a u'ater main on South
Grape st from Metros ave. to
Stewart a?. )nd construction
of a sanitary sewer in block 4,
South Sea Addition.
A petition from owner, of
Highland"' Mret. 451 South
Highland drive, Hedford, to re
zone the 50 by fcO-foot lot from
class IA (sincle family) to class
IIIA ddftnitfi commercial) was
referred to the planning commis
sion with directions for th com
mission to hold a public hearing;
on the srop-osal.
A slftiilar request from the
property owners w recently
consided by the commission
but no" recommendation wis
made. Medford Attorn? Robert
Dames, representing the market
owners, said the property own
ers may request a "variance,"
which would permit the market
to operate if the area's present
tone worked a "special hard
ship" on them. o
The psvperty became class IA
(single family) when the area
was recently annexed to Med
ford. Ordinance Adopted
The council adopted an ordin
ance to assess benefiting prop
erty owners a portion of the
cost of a trunk water main for
lateral use on South Grape st.
from Monroe st. to a point 896
feet north of the street. The
decision followed a public hearing.
An ordinance was adopted
ordering the assessment of bene
Citing property owners for pav
ing Greenway Circle and Green
way drive. Estimated cost of the
project was 514.814.45 and final
cost was $15,376.32, it was point
ed out. Cost per front foot will
be 55.46 with curbs and $3.46
per front foot without curbs.
A bid was awarded to the
Everett Den Herder Construc
tion company, Medford. for in
stallation of a water main on
Marie st. from Saling ave. to
Jackson St.. on Jackson st. from
Marie st. to Madison place, and
on Madison place from Jackson
st. to an alley between Jackson
st. and Queen Anne drive.
Other Bids
The bid submitted was 34.063
Other bids were submitted by-
Conrad. S4. 716.75; and Day and by Medford Attorney O. H.
Nite Plumbing, $5,115.16. AH i Eengston, who was to appear
firms. Engineer's
the project was
are Medford
estimate for
$4,506.25.
A request from the Table
Rock Sanitary district that the
council approve 24 connections
in that district to the Medford
system was referred to the coun
cil health committee. The health
committee constitutes all mem
bers of the council.
City Manager Robert Duff
i si id a matter of "council policy"
was involved in the request. The
; council should consider its pres-
ent "no service outside of city"
policy in regards to the area, he
said, which probably will never
be eligible for annexation to
Medford.
An ordinance was adopted
leasing space on the third floor
of the city hall to the bureau
of land management. General
alterations were completed re
cently increasing the BLM space
to 4,706 square feet, an increase
of about 1,901 square feet.
The space, which was leased
to the BLM for a five year
period, will be rented at the
rate of 51.82 per annum per
square foot or $713.74 per
month, according to the ordin
ance. Items Transferred
The council adopted an ordin
ance transferring several city
budget items to balance out an
ticipated deficiencies in various
other departmental budget items.
About $2,177.75 was trans
ferred from the general admin
istration fund to cover costs of
special elections, street decora
tions, office machine repairs and
office supplies.
An item of S506.25 was trans
ferred from the building depart
ment fund to cover the cost of
Pacific Coast Building confer
ence fees for checking the new
Rogue Valley hospital, now un
dcr construction.
About $75 was transferred
from the fire department fund
to provide sewer pipe for con
nections to the southeast Med
ford trunk sewer main at the
East Side fire station.
The council accepted as com
plete a sanitary sewer project in
the Verde Hills by the E and W
Construction company. Council
man Jimmy Dunlevy said work
men and equipment of the com
pany have damaged property in
the area by leaving ditches and
furrows in many yards near the
work.
Duff said the company indi
cated that damage would be cor
rected before crews leave the
project.
An extension of contract was
granted P. S. Lord Construction
company which is installing the
southeast trunk Medford sewer
Completion date of the project
was extended 30 days.
Reason for the delay. Duff
said, was because more rock
excavation than expected was
encountered by the construction
company.
No action was taken on a
at the meeting on behalf of
Amos Walker, owner of Walk
er's Dreamland ballroom. He
was to present an oral communi
cation in regards to Bear creek
bank work were there has been
erosion adjacent to Walker's
building.
The council also passed an
ordinance establishing a Grape
st. No. 2 water fund.
Duff reported that David
Homestake Mining Lists
$4,407,000 in Earnings
San Francisco (U.F?) Home
stake Mining Company reported i
Tuesday earnings of $4,407,000
in 1956, equivalent to 52.19 a
share.
In 1955, the company earned
$4,359,000 or S2.17 a share.
cently turned over SI, 503 to the
city in revenue as the city's
share of his profits from 17 acres
of pears on city property leased
to Lowry. Lowry pays 25 per
cent to the city of his total in
come from the pear crop.
The council also granted an
extension of time to the M. C.
Lininger and Sons Construction
company, Medford, on its com
pletion date of the sewer for the
new National Guard armory,
Labor-Management
Study Group Sought
Salem U.R) A resolution
calling for an interim commit
tee to study Oregon labor man
agement laws was introduced in
the Senate today by Sens. Rudie
Wilhelm Jr. of Portland, Lee
Ohmart of Salem and Leander
Quiring of Hermiston.
It calls particularly for study
of statutes relating to labor dis
putes and picketing.
Lowry, Colver rd., Medford, re- now nearing completion.
Budget-Cutting Drive
Washington iU.Ri A House
budget-cutting drive picked up
support today from both parties.
Some Republicans hinted Pres
ident Eisenhower himself may be
backing it.
House GOP leaders went on
record for a "substantial" cut in
the President's record 571.8 bu
llion peacetime budget.
Wednesday. March 6, 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
Patterson's Help To Restore Liquor Official Denied
Portland W.R) Accusations
made by racketeer James B. El
kins before a Senate committee
in Washington yesterday that
the late Gov. Paul Patterson was
influenced by the Teamsters
union to reinstate a liquor con
trol commission official, were
denied today.
Thomas J. Sheridan, assistant
administrator of the Oregon
Liquor Control commission, and
a civil service official both took
exception to the testimony El
kins gave.
Came for Help
Elkins had said that the late
Gov. Patterson "performed" for
the Teamsters union by reinstat
ing Sheridan who had been sus
pended for 30 days for accepting
a gratuity.
The Portland racketeer's testi
mony said that Sheridan came
to him for help after his suspen
sion in October 1954. Elkins said
he took Sheridan to see Clyde
C. Crosby, International Team
ster union representative in
Oregon.
By Unanimous Vote
Records show that Sheridan's
reinstatement as chief of the
commission's enforcement divi
sion was by the unanimous vote
of the three-man State Civil
Service commission following a
hearing in December, 1954.
'To my knowledge, Elkins,
Crosby or any of those people
never used . . . influence on
Gov. Patterson for me," Sheri
dan said.
Sheridan was joined by Philip
A. Joss, state Civil Service com
mission chairman.
"There has never to my
knowledge been any attempt by
anyone to influence the State
Civil Service commission," Joss
said.
Portland (U.R) Some 6.000
educators, nearly half the teach
ers in Oregon, will gather here
next week when the Oregon Ed
ucational association holds its
54th annual convention March
14-16.
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