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MEDFORO MAIL TRIBUNE, MEOFORD. OREGON SUNDAY. JULY 7, 1963 Bedford Council Approves Budget at Public Hearing Several 9Hmml.l..l , .. - ... U Several administrative change recommendations, the public library budget and money for a fulltime airport manager were controversial items at a public hearing Fri day night on the Medlord 1963-1964 budget. The total budget approved 5s about $3,043,924 of which $1,184,451 will be the total property tax levy. Millage rate for this year will be 29.8 mills, down from 32.6 mills for the past fiscal year. The overall administrative budget total may change slightly fol lowing certification by the county assessor. The hearing, which con tinued for the first hour of the city council's session, was at tended by only a few persons. The majority of the crowd spoke regarding other items on the council's agenda. Change Recommended The changes recommended by the administration in- Ashland Council Ponders Legality Of Sub-Lease Plan Ashland City councilmen pondered the legality of a sub-lease rental by Thomas J. Parker and Associates for a city-owned industrial site at their regular session last week. Parker Associates have a $50 per year rental agreement with the city of Ashland. In a letter from Gerald Scan nell, attorney for Ashland Masonry, Inc., protest was made to a sub-lease for $50 per year plus a 3 per cent of net proceeds of the cement block company's business. City Attorney Harry Sker ry said he believed such a transaction to be in direct violation of the lease agree ment between the city and Parker Associates. The mat ter was referred to the realty committee for full investiga tion with a report to be made at the next council meeting July 16. The masonry firm is anxi ous to get into operation on the one-acre property. It ex pects to employ five persons. Presents Report Councilman George T. Ward presented a comprehen sive report on the city air port, saying that federal and stale inspectors had approved the present location with slight changes such as exten sion of the runway for 3,800 feet and making a 10 degree shift in order to clear the radio beacon hilltop. Tentative negotiation for purchase of the Sumner Parker property (leased from the Parkers for seven years and up in July of next year) together with an additional five acres adjoining which be long to Lcs Hamilton, was proposed by Ward. City Su perintendent Elmer Biegel was instructed to check ap plication requirement for fed eral matching funds for air port development. In other action, the council discussed appraisal and sale of three city-owned lots on First st. Jim Busch, owner of the adjoining lots on Li thia Way, had requested first chance to buy them. The mat ter of putting the property tsp for bids was referred to the realty committee. Several requests were re ceived. One came from Su perintendent of Schools Stan Jobe, asking that lights be installed on the baseball field. The council turned down a request for widening an al ley between Baum arid High sts., and another to open Woodsen sts. The city s budg et was formally approved. creased the budget by $34,212. City Manager Robert A. Duff explained that wnen the pre liminary budget was com puted, the new assessed values were not available. Since that time the county assessor's of fice has reported assessed values of $39,758,879 subject to adjustments for utility valuations. The higher assessed values made additional money avail able. Duff explained. The recommendations were for $23,118 to be added to the fire maintenance fund for re pair and maintenance of the alarm system and future fire depart ment building and equipment; and $5,962 to park and swimming pool fund to purchase equipment. Considerable Diicustion Following considerable dis cussion as to possible uses of this money, the council voted the funds for long range capi tal improvements for building development by the two departments. Objection to the public li brary salary schedule for the librarian was voiced by Coun cilman William A. Singler, who felt that the library board should set the library staff salaries by the city salary schedule. .. .Councilman Richard Travis objected to any arbitrary cuts in the library's budget by the council since the item had been examined and approved by the budget committee. Increase Approved The $7,966 increase In the library's budget over the past fiscal year was approved by the council after Mayor Jim my Dunlevy voted against a previous motion to cut the re quested increase. His vote broke a tie in which Singler, Robert J. Cun ningham and Joe Hosick voted for the cut and R. L. VanSickle, Travis and Terry D. Green voted against. The motion had been made by Green and seconded by Sing ler. After additional checking of uses for the $7,966 increase Green withdrew his motion, but Singler refused to with draw his second necessitating the vote. This was the second time during the public hearing that a tie vote was broken by the mayor voting against a mo tion. The first time concerned an amendment to the amend ment regarding the fire main tenance and park and swim ming pool funds. Budget It Cut Since no money was includ ed in the budget for future development at the municipal airport, the council cut the budgeted amount for a full time airport manager. It was voted to include $4,000 in the budget for a partime manager with the city manager in structed to withhold hiring such a person until a report has been received from the capital improvement commit tee. In other action, the council deleted $1,000 budgeted for the Sister City program, transferring it to the emer gency fund. The item, request ed by Councilman Robert L. Baccus, was withdrawn at his request after it was deter mined that the amount would not be needed this year. Other changes approved by the city council, none of which would affect the tax levy, were an additional $8, 700 for the water commission for a project at the Capital hill reservoirs, the money to be received from the sale of not needed property; $3,500 addition to the building de partment to refer more com plicated building plans for checking to the International Conference of Building of ficials, money to be received from increased revenue; and creation of working capital funds for transactions in print ing, stores and garage serv ices, all being paid for from money received in reimburse ment for services. Absent at the hearing were Councilman Jack Edson and Baccus. Try and Stop Me -By BENNETT CERF- FRANCIS COBURN tells of a typically laconic storekeeper in northeastern Vermont who has never let anything up set him very much. At the height of the 1937 hurricane in those parts, for instance, the storekeeper, watch-- ine - trees, barns, and S trucks swept away, would only admit, "It's a bit airy, ain't it?" There was a day, too, when a per fectly attired sportsman from Boston dropped in to inquire, "Do you carry shot for grouse?" The storekeeper regarded him sourly, then answered, "If you mean cartridge for partridge, we've got it." Every session of Britain's House of Commons Is called to order by the Speaker, who marches into the halla with the flowing- train of his black gown held up by a page, looking for all the world like a character in Gilbert & Bulllvan. On the way to the House, he strides through the visitors' hall, a herald preceding him to call out "Hat's Off, Strangers'." Tourists who have gathered from all parts of the world to watch the colorful and traditional ceremony, obediently doff their headgear as the procession goes by. One day a great personal friend of the Speaker, named Nell McLean, was In the gathering In the visitors' hall. The Speaker spotted him as he walked through and impulsively cried out, Neil! Neil!" Every tourist present promptly dropped to his knees! O IKS, by Bennett Cert. PliU-lbutel bYjClniJiyjijjcate 6,722 People Visit Museum in June Jacksonville -The Jackson ville museum reported that at tendance for June this year reached 6,722 people with vis itors coming from 43 states and Canada, Mexico, Nova Scotia, Colombia, England, Holland, Germany, Italy and Japan. The total number of visitors to the museum since it open ing in July, 1950, reached 533,452 last month.' Visitors last month exceeded any other month of June by 1,000, with the exception of June, 1962, Miss Mary Hanley, curator, re ported. The museum, which was the Jacksonville courthouse in the days of large scale gold min ing, is a two-story brick struc ture which houses collections donated and purchased that recall the early days of the Jackson gold rush. Groups which visited the museum last month included the third grade of Sams Valley school, the third and fourth grades of Griffin Creek school, a YMCA group from Klamath Falls, cub scouts from Grants Pass and 80 wom en from the Vocational Agri cultural convention in Grants Pass. Donations to the museum constitute a major portion of the materials housed in the museum. Last month dona tions included a collection of Belgian stamps, a blacksmith's forge, a collection of marbles, woodworking planes, brand ing iron and steelyard scales, a metal lantern used hi torch light parades, Indian baskets that represent the work of the Klamath, Hupa, Tulares and other tribes of Oregon and California. Previous donations from lo cal groups Include the Peter Britt photographic studio as it was in the early 1900's, and a section of photographs depict ing the early days of Medford and Ashland. Recently, the jail adjoining the museum was converted to handle the overflow from the courthouse. - A 3 County Legislators To Be at Roundfable Members of the Jackson county delegation to the 1963 Oregon legislature, who spoke at last week's Medford Cham ber of Commerce Roundtable, will return Monday to answer questions.' Bob Balk, chairman of the chamber's roundtable commit tee, said yesterday the public is invited to attend the lunch eon at North's Chuck Wagon restaurant at noon. - A list of nine questions, pre pared by the Governmental Operations committee of the chamber, chairmaned by Rob ert D. Heffernan Jr., will be presented to the legislators. A few of these questions were answered last week by State Sen. Lynn Newbry, who will be unable to attend to morrow's meeting. 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