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,..~"'~ 163 I Council Chamb,ers, Eugene, Oregon. February 11, 1929. \- Minutes of the regular monthly session of the Common Council, held at 7:30 o'clockP. M., February 11, 1929. Council was called to order by Mayor H. E. Wilder wi th all C ounc ilmen present. Minu tes of t,he regular mee ting of January 14, 1929, of the Spe cial mee ting of January 22, 1929, of the adjourned meeting of January 28, 1929, and of the Special meeting of January QO, 1929, approved. T,he Finance Committee recommended that the report of the Hobi~JAirways Co. be referred to the Judiciary Committee and[ the City Attorney.. The Finance Committee recommended the following bills for payment, and also that Helen Delin be placed on the regular monthly pay roml at a salary of $100.00 per month, and a warrant be drawn in her favor when other salary warrants are drawn. Motion was made and seconded to ~dopt the report of the Committee. The ayes and nays were called, all Councilmen voting aye, nay, none. The Fire & Water Committee recommended that the, petition from Mr. Maltman to move the house at the corner of 6th and Olive Streets be granted with the und.erstanding that it shall be moved on a concrete foundation to be placed 15 feet West of the West line of the alley, in a manner acceptable to the City Build- ing Inspector, and. in compliance with the general building requirements. I The Fire & Water COfilmittee also recommended that Fire trucks and Fire equip- ment and ambulances in the City of Eugene when going to a fire or an accident be instructed that they should not exceed a speed of 25 miles per hour within the fire limit s of the Ci'ty of Eugene, ,and not to exceed Q5 rniles per hour a t any pla ce, an d that upon th e re tUl~.n trip of :the':Fira,~ap,:paEa.,tus, or' ambulance after having delivered the patient, that, such vehicle shall not exceed a speed of 20 miles per hour, except in the 2eturn trip of the fire trucks to the Fire Sta'tion tor extra equipil1ent shall not be deemed a return under this direction. On motion, the two foregoing recommendations were adopted by the Council. The Fire & Water Committee reported as follows regarding the disposition of Rex Reed funeral expenses, and payment of liens against his property, vix: Lot 8, , Block 5, Chambers Addi tion: The, Fire & Water Committee of the Common Council of the City of Eugene de sir e to r~ port upon the ma t tel' of the assi stance to be ,rendered by the City to the widow of Rex Reed, who was recently killed in an accident on one of the City's fire trucks, that they recommend to the Common Council that the City paving abutting on the Rex Reed home and the assessment for the sewer serving the Rex Reed home be cancelled as to principal and interest and that the City appropriate a sufficient amount to be added to the allowance to be made by the vvorJr~an' s co mpe nsa t ion flbr.c the.:.:; funb,.ra'l ,o:f::: ReklRe ed;; t Q',TC o1Z:.ar~ t:he ','err td:.r e''f.;lli-'l.era,}l0 8'xpanse s. This allowance is made in view of the unfortunate situation in which Mrs. Reed is left by reaons of the accident and is intended to s~pplement the work- LUen's compensation allowance which she will receive in the SULU of $46.00 per month, together with an add.itional allowance from the Government, thus aiding her in meeting the expenses of this unfortunate situation. ' Fir~ & Water Committee of the Co~non Council of the City o~ Eugene. I Motion was made and seconded to adopt such report. The ayes and nays were called, all Councilmen voting aye, nay, none. The Health Committee made an oral report on the sanitary condition of Auto Camps. The '1>oiice Committee again present,ed its recommendation for increase in salaries for the Police Department, and on sug:c,~'estion of the IvIayor that other departments were also urging consi~eration the same line, the matter of salary adjustments was left to be considered by the Council, and all adjustments to be made at one tjme. ~