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'""IlIlIIl 579 --.....---..-----_. -- --.....--._-----------~~_._-...,......- _ .-- -- -.-- - - -, - - ~ --- - _. - .. - ---,. -.. - -~ --- - - --. - . --- . - - -. -- . - - -.-." -- -,------ -------- + _ _. _ ~ u _' _ -.- - - . - -.-- _..- --- - - - -~-- .-'-, ---._-.-. ._~, --,-- -'- ..- ~_..- ..- - - ------ --- -------------- --- ~ ~-~-~--- -- --.- --- - --- Chairman Bond of the Police Committee reported that' there were 190, 60 watt, 125 volt, traffic signal~lamps needed and these would cost $35.63. A I motion was made by Bond and seconded by .L~oppe, that these lights be ordered. 14~ Motion was car-ried. ~ ...;J The matter of amending the bicycle ordinance was up for discussion. :"0 },. The matter of bicycles on .thes,idewalk was brought up and councilmen Bond, Stewart, '..... and"lBrownson stated they thought it w:-.s much better to have the bicycles on the ~..,,, " , sidewalks rather than to force ~he boys out in the street with the automobile '~_~i traffic. Councilman Hawn and Barette favored the idea of keeping the bicycles off , the sidewalks. Attorney Calkins stated the llilgislature had changed the bicycle I law iri regard to lights and the city's ordinance would have to be changed to comply with the state law. After some discussion this matter was laid over until 15-"'::" the next council meeting. The Recor~er reported that a cont~act with the Bethel Rural Fire Protection District for the first six months of 1942 had been signed by the President and Secretary of the Fire Protection District and on motion made and seconded the Mayor andT'Recorder were authorized to enter into this agreement with ) the Bethel Rural Fire ~rotection District. The Recorder also reported the same kind of.a contract had been signed by the president and secretary of the River Road Water District, and on motion made and seconded the Mayor and Recorder were 16 ~ authorized to enter in this contract with the River "',Road Water District. , Three curt>' cuts numbers 929 at 195 East Broadway, 930 at 1800 Columbia and 931 at 1061 West lOth Avenue, were granted by the Council as recommended by l'r'ifEngineer Clubb. ' , A request from J. F. Cramer, Superintendent of School District #4, that th~ following officials be deputized as police officers at their respective shhools was read. Mrs. Lillian VanLoan-----Director of Eugene Vocational School Mr. H. B. Johnson~---Principal Eugene High School Mr. R. U. Moore-----Principal University High School Mr. Robert L. Phillips-----Principal Woodrow Wilson Jr. High Mr. W. L. VanLoan~--Principal Roosevelt Jr. High I Mr. Maurice Weis----P.rincipal Frances.. Willard School Mr. George B. Nelson---Principal Lincoln School Mr. W. H. Atkinson----Principal vVhiteaker School Mr. G. H. Good----Principal Condon School Mr. Vlrgil Reese----Principal Edison School Mrs. Fay H. Robertson----Principal Washington School Mayor Large stated he would like to appoint these people as police officers for this work and on motion by Bond and seconded by Hawn, Mayor Large's appointments 18 ':i.. were convfirmed. A letter from M. E. Moore requesting a refund of $30.00, which had been made as down payment of the North 40 feet of Lots 2 and 3, Block 1, Rees Addition, was read. Mr. ~oore stated that he was arranging to go into the army and could not complete bis agreement to purchase the lot. This letter was dated December 9th and had been o.k'd. by Chairman Farrington of the Finance Committee for refund and the money had been refunded to Mr. Moore. On motion made and seconded the action 19 ~of Co'uncilman Farrington was confirmed by the council. . A request for a refund of $2.00 on account of meter violations by J. T. Lorang was read, also, a request for a refund of $1.00 on account of an overtime parking violation for mrs. Hazel Adams was read. These two requests were 20,~referred to the Police Co~nittee to report back at the next council meeting. The report of the Water Board for Sewerage Charges for the month of I 21~November was read and ordered placed on file. Mayor Large at this time, stated there wes one party, E. O. Humphrey who had never paid his 25~ charge per month for sewage disposal on account of a well that he had on his property. There was about $9.00 due. Mayor Large suggested that the Council should authorize theCity Attorney. to l?roceed to collect the bill. Motion by Bond and seconded by Barette that the City Attorney proceed 22 t to collect th~s' bill was carried. I 23 r The Recorder reported that eleven more beer licenses had been granted. The Recorder reported the names of 19 people hhat different organizations had asked to be deputized for watchmen. Mayor Large asked that these names be turned over to the Chief of Police to be checked and a report to be made at the 24 next council meeting. The recorder reported that the Fred Lengacher Saw lliill had agreed to make delivery of 15 cords of dry slab wood at $4.00 per cord and 15 cords of green slab wood at $2.50 per cord to the Eugene Fire Department between now and April 15, 1942. This woold to be paid ~or out of the funds in the Fire Department' of the year 1941. Attorney Calkins said this money could be transferred to a special fund to be paid out after the wood was delivered. On motion made by Bond 25 fand seconded by Pennington a transfer of this fund was ordered. ~