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<br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />279 <br /> <br />~~ - ------ ~-~------- <br />~_ . .~"_H _ _ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Council Chambe~s, Eugene, O~eeon <br />May 14, 1934. <br /> <br />t'Y <br />.~ <br />:~ <br /> <br />.---. <br />. , <br /> <br />Minutes of the ~egula~ meeting of the Common Council held at the hou~ of 7:30 <br />o'clock P.M., May 14, 1934. Council was called to o~de~ by Mayo~ La~ge, with all <br />Councilmen p~esent except I,.1~. Reid. <br /> <br />Minutes of the ~egula~ meeting of A'p~il 9th and the adjou~ned meeting of <br />April 23rd we~e ~ead and app~oved. <br /> <br />An offer of W. E. Pool to'pay the City $50.00 in consideration that it ~elease <br />all liens against a parcel of real estate, beginning 50 feet No~th of the Southwest <br />corner of Lot 16, Block 2, Sladden's Addition, running East 80 feet and North to <br />S. P. Railroad, thence Northwesterly along ~ight of way to the West line of Lot 16, <br />and South to beginning. The Applicant stated that he had bargained for this <br />prope~ty afte~ three consecutive statements from the City T~easurer that 110 munici- <br />pal liens were against this 'property. The matter was referred to the Finance <br />Committee with power to act. <br /> <br />"~... .. <br />..;.:.... <br /> <br />The Finance Committee made the following recommendations and ~eports: <br /> <br />Recommended that the T~easurer's assistant be placed under $5,000.00 bond, <br />providing the Water Board shares the cost of premium in the same proportion as <br />other Treasurer's bond premiums. On motion seconded and carried it was so ordered. <br /> <br />Recommended the p~oposal of Lillie B. Alford that the City accept with the <br />County the $580.00 Home Loan proceeds in full of all City liens and the County <br />taxes; be rejected. On motion the recommendation was adopted. <br /> <br />Reported <br />1936 to ap~ply <br />& Co.; at 99. <br />ayes and nays <br /> <br />the purchase of $5,000.00 Eugene Improvement Bonds due February 15, <br />on payment of City intersection installments, from Atkinson-Jones <br />Motion was made and seconded that the purchase be approved, and the <br />were called, Councilmen voting aye, 7, nay, none, absent Reid. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />At this time Councilman Reid appears in Council. <br />, <br /> <br />Reported the completion of the deal with 1ws. Studley by receipt of Tax <br />DelinQuency certificate on the eight and one-half acre tract on South ~illamette <br />Street in exchange for Deed from the City for the lot recently aCQuired by condem- <br />nation against L. H. Mulkey. lIotion was made, seconded and carried that the action <br />of the Committee be approved, and the action of ' the IvIayo~ and Recorder in executing <br />the deed, be ratified and confirmed. ' <br /> <br />Recommended that the City sell back to Wm. 'E. Smith a lot on Jefferson Street, <br />for the full amount assessed against it with interest to this date. Total consider- <br />ation ~~483.30. This lot was foreclosed by the Ci ty and a Deed should be authorized <br />to convey to 111'. Smith. 1Iotion was made and seco11ded to accept payment of $483.30 <br />in full of all liens, and that the Mayor and Recorder be-and are authorized to <br />execute and deliver a Deed to Mr. Smith for this Lot, and that the T~easurer satisf' <br />all liens in full. <br /> <br />.~-. <br />, ' <br /> <br />On recommendation of the Street Committee, by Chairman Lamb, the matter of <br />parking on East Broadway was not changed. <br /> <br />The possibility of widening Franklin Street ne-ar the Broadway crossing of the <br />railroad track was referred to the City Enginee~ to take up with the State Highway <br />Commission. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Chairman Bond of the Fire and water Committee recommended that petitions for <br />all street lights be tabled as a matter of economy until the need for these lights <br />seems greater than it does at present. The ~ecommendation was adopted. <br /> <br />On Mr. Bond's recommendation the Fire Department v~s autho~ized to purchase <br />an outfit for charging batteries ata cost of ~22.50. <br /> <br />Chairman Zumwalt, of the Health Committee, recommended the condemnation of <br />bUildings at 1601 Orchard Street and at 245 Madison Street, and on motion it was <br />so ordered, and the matter referred to the City Attorney to proceed with condemnat- <br />ion. <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />1\11'. Zumwalt also reported that the bills for heating the rest cottage seemed <br />excessive, and that investiGation was being made of the cost of install,ine elect,ric <br />heat, and unless more favorable terms were made by the Central Heating Plant it <br />might be deemed advisable to change to electric heat. <br /> <br />Chairman Simon, of the Police Commi ttee, reported for the Commi ttee that beer <br />applications be approved for the following: L. G. Lasater, Esther Heron, C. M. <br />Lolcama, Ca~l J. liiller, and Rich and Millard. On motion the ~ecomffiendation was <br />adopted. <br /> <br />~ <br />