MEDFORO MAIL TRIBUNE, MEOFORD. OREGON
SUNDAY. JULY 7, 1963
Bedford Council Approves Budget at Public Hearing
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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.
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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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Thefts Are Reported
To Medford Police
Thefts of property ranging
from cars to boat trailers,
were reported to Medford po.
Jice following the Fourth of
July observance.
Dale William Bankston, 511
King St., reported theft of his
1951 model car from his res
idence. Dowe Glcason Boles,
route 1. box 387, Eagle Point,
also reported theft of his
auto.
Pearl .taunetta Hoffman
1206 Niantic St., reported theft
of a television set from her
living room.
Alhert McCabe. 515 North
Riverside ave.. said his boat
trailer was taken some time
between Dec. 16 and May I".
Jack Dole Robinson, 1215
East Main St., informed police
that a tachometer, valued at
$40, was taken from his car
Tihnn it was oarked at 24
r-mtnr t lfp ave.. Medford.
John Thomas Aucard, 1041
v.vt 1 1th st.. Medford, report
ed theft of a television set and
a flashlight from his car
parked at 1206 North River
eiln ai. MeHfnrd.
Hnnrv Ernest Nulton, 341
Ardmore ave., reported sn air
cleaner, valued at $26, taken
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