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~6 ;. -=- ~-- - - ~ -- '--- - _._~ - -", ~-_.- - - - .-- --- ..- -- --- Council Chambers, City Hall July 12, 1937 : c: I 8 :C[; The minutes of the :r'e,gular; meeting of the common~ounci1 held at the hour. of 7:30 o'clock P. M. July 12,. 1937. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Large. 1 All councilmen were in attendance except Mr. Reid. The minutes of the meeting of June 28, were presentl3d and as there were no 2 ~additions or corrections, they were ordered filed. Donald Husband, attorney representing GeorgeM. Malos, asked that the counci waive its usual building requirements in the matter of the (~rection of a concession stand at the corner of 8th and vvillamette Streets. Upon motion made and seconded 3 this request was duly granted. I The employment of a sanitary inspector for Eugene .and Lane County at a cost ii of $600.00 a year, with a s;imilar amount contriouted, by the county, was proposed by :1 Dr. E. L. Gardner, Health "'fficer. Dr. Gardner stated that the total cost would be Ii $2400.00 a year but that $1200.00 of this expense would oe provided for oy the feder- :. i; al government in the event that the ci ty .andcounty paid thoir share. It was pointe ~ .,... i: out that the county court had agreed to pay their sum and that now the matter rested Ii in the hands of the council. Dr. France of the ~tate Enginoerts Office was intro- : duced and he gave a brief explanation of the duties of a sa11itary inspector which , consists of inspection of swimming pools, drinking water, rost rooms, groceries,' . restaurants and sewage disposal. Dr. France pointed out that at the present time it Ii was impossible for either the state department or the county and city heal th depart nt ~ ~ to take care of this work as it should be and if an inspector were added he would work directly under and with the other two groups. Mr. F. O. Rees'e, local citizen" addressed the council, expressing the opi-nion that such an lnspector would be unnec- essary and would merely add to the burden of the taxpayers. Further, he stated that it was unfair for a group to come before the council and ask for appropriation of money for such services when no money nad been provided in the budget.. Councilman Reid, who Just.arrived, felt that the proposal was a very good one and would answe~ a long-felt need for inspection service which at the present time was not being properly handled. Councilman Hendershott suggested that thls be referred to the I Health Committee and Health. Board to report at the next meeting. A let"Cer fr'om 4 state Health Ufflcer Frederick ~tricker endorsing the progre.m was read. I Mrs. Warren D. Smith, on behalf of expansion of recreational programs for the city of Eugene, asked. that the council now dedicate and set aside for park purposes the l7t acres of land located east of south willamette to Mill ~treet be- tween 20th and 22nd. Mayor Large at this time.pointed out that there was no method whereby this property could be so dedicated, but that the council had unanimously gone on record as agreeing to not accept offers or sell this tract of ground until the budget committee had an opportunity 1D levy funds for purchase of this. b. M. Calkins, city attorney, having been called upon by Mayor Large, stated that in the first instance if this land were dedicated and there were absolutely no monetary connection between it and the city that in the event of an accident, there would be no damages collected. On the other hand, if the city had a monetary interest in the property, which it does have in the form of liens, and someone were in~ured. then the city would be liable for aamages. lt was Mr. Calkins' opinion that there j: should be no improvement whatsoever made on the place until it was completely di- ~ vorced from its financial positiori with the city. He further pointed out that in ;1 the matter of handling property in which there are liens that the city acts merely Ii as a broker and that it would be a misappropriation of those lien funds if the city . !, were to mau.k' it tfpaidU~ and dedicate it as a park. 'line claim must De taken care of,. ': he pointed out, and it would be necessary for the city to secure an appraisal of Ii said property and whatever that appraisal pricet the city could sell for that amount ii and that would be a satisfaction. He stressed the point again that there should be il no improvement on the tract of land in the meantime. Mrs. C. A. Horton was given I assurance that it was the intention of the council to w ai t until budget session to I, determine whether or not the money could be had for purchase. J.t was moved and ii seconded that the J:llinance Commi ttee secure an appraisal of the property prior to the II meeting of the annual oudget coromi ttee in order that there could be a definite amoun ii asked for to take care of the indebtedness and this was unanimously approved. Mr. Ii F. G. Reese stated that the delinquent tax situation In Lane ~ounty was serious, II being $2,745,162.47 and that as a matter of economy and protection of small home Ii owmers that such proposed improvements as playgrounds and pa.rks Should be dlscontinu : until it was possi ble to secure funds from other sources. Mayor Large asked that th I II discussion oe closed at this point. Colonel J. H. Tierney, stated that in his \ opinion requests SUCh had come before the council this eveni::lg, should be prepared i !! great detail on manuscript form 1n advance of the meeting for all councilmen and cit i officials in order that they might acquaint themselves with the proposals and vote 0 /5 I them intelligently. ,f Upon motion made and seconded" the Judiciary Uommlttl3e was given power to 1:\ act to settle in an amount not to exceed ;n>2uv..OO 1n "tne claim of Mrs. George E. 6 ij (Etta A. ) Finnerty for injuries sustained by her as a resul.~ of a sidewalk fall. I ;1 The ayes and nays were called, councilmen voting aye, Lamb, Hendershott, Reid, Bond, \) Carlson, Page, Hanns and Farrington; nay, none; absent, none. . I, i: ~