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~"- ~ 7 _. -- ...--- - ---- -- , 0 Council Chambers, City Hall October 25, 1937 I .""" The minutes of the adjourned meeting of the common council held at the hour ,,.'., - of 7~30 o'clock P. M., October 25, 1937. The meeting was called to order by May~r:' ""l Elisha Large. All members of the council were present except Hendershott, Reid and 1 Farrington. The minutes of the previous meeting, October 11, 1937, were presented and 2 ordered filed as there were no corrections appearing. I Mr. Marvin T. Warlick, Manager of the Eugene Hospital and Clinic, requested special permission to waive the 12:"00 o'clock closing of the dance which is to be given for the benefit of the "iron-lung" fund in order that dancing may continue after midnight. Upon motion made and duly seconded, the request of Mr. Warlick was .. /3 granted. Further, Mr. Warlick asked that some action be taken to reduce traffic noise on Willamette Street adjacent to the hospital. He suggested the use of signs bearing the words "QUIET. .,HOSPITAL ZONE. tf He stated that the hospital is willing to contribute in any manner the council wishes to put some such plan into effect. /4 After considerable discussion, the matter was referred to the Police Committee to report at the next meeting. Mr. S. D. Allen, attorney representing Ralph and Stanley and the City Barbe Shop, addressed the council concerning the use of public sidewalks for the purpose of picketing. He believed that this should not be allowed particularly where there is no dispute or trouble whatsoever existing between the employee and employer. At this time M~. Allen presented a form of ordinance reading the same in full. He aske the council to consider adoption of such an ordinance. After considerable discussio determining whether to pass the ordinance or one of a like nature, the matter was re /5 ferred to the Judiciary Committee to report at the next meeting. f 6 At this time Councilman Hendershott arrived. I 7 Councilman A. C. Farrington arrived at this point. The $400.00 offer of J. R. Clark for Lot 8, Block 1, Shelton's Addition, was rejected by the Finance Committee and a counter-offer of $889.91 or a rental of $10.00 per month, beginning November 1, 1937 extended. Upon motion made and seconde , /8 the recommendation was duly approved. The offer of Kenneth T. Blanton in the amount of $150.00 for the South 40 feet of Lot 5 and the North 10 feet of Lot 6, Block 5, Hendrick's Amended ~ddition~ was rejected by the Finance Committee, and a counter-offer of $225.00 extended. /9 Upon motion made and seconded, this action was unanimously approved. Councilman Hendershott, chairman of the Finance Committee, reported that th Clerk of Lane County had received offers from outside parties on the following two , properties a~ainst which the city has liens: South 100 feet of Lot 10, Block 3, Whiteaker's addition to Eugene; Block 3, Lot 6, and 24.8 feet of Lot 7,Wallis-Dorri Addition to Eugene. Councilman Hendershott requested that the Finance Committee be empowered to act on these two offers for the best interest of the city. Upon motion /10 made and duly seconded, the request of the Committee was granted. The request of Mrs. Nettie Duvall asking that the city pay the. taxes on her property located at 317 Jefferson Street and more specifically known as part of . Lots 3,. 4 and 5, Block 1, Harris Addition, and add the amount paid to her contract on which she makes a payment of $11.33 monthly to the city, was held by the Finance /11 Committee for further consideration. I The City Recorder was asked by the chairman of the Finance Committee to ex- plain the proposed procedure to be followed in regard to the insurance covering city cars. The hecorder ~ointed out that two years ago, the city had insured their various automotive equipment as individual eCiuipments. Two years ago bids were called for and the fleet rate adopted which reduced the premium a great deal. It being the desire of the office to have the agents share justly and equitably in the city's insurance business, it was felt that the car insurance business should be passed among the three low bidders of two years ago. The Recorder called in these I three firms and a new bid was made and they agreed among themselves to handle the insurance as follows: Bryant De Bar for the year 1938; McLean and Sanders, 1939; and Emery-Beeson, 1940; each year the premium to be divided as follows: Forty per cent to the handling agency and thirty per-cent to each of the remaining two. After this arrangement had been made F. F. Brooke, another insurance agent, presented his bid, which was somewhat lower. The Recorder was informed that unless there was a special rating file at the Insurance Commissioner's Office in Salem, such a low rate would be impossible. The Insurance Commissioner was called and this office was notified that the rate would be the same. The Recorder stated that due to the fact II- that the city had not experienced any loss, that we were to receive a special dis- ~ ;