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~ 83 I I I I I 16 ( ;17 " 18 Councilman Bond, Chairman of the Police Committee, recommended that the Chief of Police and the City Recorder be granted authority to draw on the special police matron relief fund and it was so ordered. ',f(J ;'r-~~ ..,to Mr. Bond further recommended that one-hour parking be extended on Broadway from Pearl to High and on Oak from Sixth to Geventh streets. Upon motion made and duly seconded, thi s rec ommer:da t ion was unanimously approved. Mr. Bond reported that the carnival, sponsored under the auspices of the Veter ns of Foreign ITar, had left the grounds in an unsightly condition. The Chief of Polic was instructed to contact the ofricials of the orgaoization and see that the proper y is properly cleaned and it was so ordered. City Attorney Calkins was instructed to prepare an ordinance preventing use of the parking lot adjacent to the City Hall by the general public and by the staff and patrons of the Eugene Hospital and Clinic and it was so ordered. Mayor Large stated that N.E. Glass, Judge of the County Court, was desirous of maintaining the woodyard at 16th and High Streets until such a time that nego- tiations were under waY-ll\lhereby they would have other properties tO,use for wood- yard purposes. It was pointed out that the Lane Gounty Court had received some very severe judgments and as a result were showing a tendency to cooperate with the city; that we should cooperate and not put them to any undue hardship in asking /20 them to vacate the premises at once, and it was so ordered. ;19 21 At this time Councilman Reid arrived. ;22 With respect to the condemnation of the Yates Hotel, City Engineer Clubb re- ported that he could not see what repairs could be made to the building to render it usable for its present occupancy. Mr. William East, Attorney for Frank Chambers, proprietor of. the Hotel, requested that Mr. Chambers be given an opportunity to put the building in proper repair to meet all health and fire hazard requirements, or if the council saw fit not to grant this, to allow an extended period of time in which the tenants could find other places to reside. The Health Committee re- ported that it was their recommendation that condemnation proceedings be completed and the City Attorney be instructed to proceed with demolition proceedings and that the tenants,be given a period of sixty days in which to vacate the premises. It being understood that the building should be removed from the premises within sixty days from date hereof. Upon motion made and duly seconded, this recommendation was approved. The Health Committee also recommended that demolition proceedings be institute 123 against Joe's Place and the City Attorney was instructed to act in this matter. 24 At this time Councilman Carlson was excused from the meeting. Communication from Mrs. Fred Broders, Chairman of the Garden Club, in which she seeks $20.,00 additional for completion of work commenced in the,city-wide clean-up campaign, was presented. Councilman Lamb stated that it was his under- standing that the city agreed to contribute $150.00 to be used in conjunction with other funds for the removal of trash from the City of Eugene; that it was his re- commendation that the Eugene Garden Club receive not one cent of this $150.00 until the work is completed. Upon motion made and seconded, it was agreed that the city is to pay $150.00 to the Eugene Garden Club at the completion of the project and ,25 that the request for additional funds be denied, and it was so ordered. Request from the Vestry Board of St. Mary's Episcopal Church asking for a permit to erect their new church building at the corner of 13th Avenue and Pearl Street, the building to be located nearer the property line on Pearl Street than permitted by the new "setback" ordinance, was granted by the Board of Appeals and action sustained by the council inasmuch as they felt that such a request would not be a detriment to the residents of that block. , 26. ,27 28 1 I 29 Request from Mrs. J. C. Knight for a permit to erect an addit~onal story on her building at 1445 East 14th Avenue to be used as an apartment building, was denied by the Board of Appeals on the grourids that such an addition would constitut a fire hazard. This action was approved by the Council. , Request of Mrs. Patricia Edwards for a permit to make certain minor alterations to the house located at 2244 Alder Street, the house to be used for apartment pur- poses, was granted by the Board of Appeals and action sustained by the Council. Canvass of election returns for the Special Election held in the City of Eugene on May 20~ 1938, was presented and ordered filed. Statement of bills for the Eugene Public Library for the month of April, was 30 presented and ordered filed. Councilman Hanns, Chairman of the Fire and ~ater Committee, stated thut the request of the Eugene Hospital for permission to construct a bridge" 6-feet in widt / 31 across the alley south of the hospital building had been granted and permit issued. ~