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<br />r- 56 <br />~--- '-:::'-:--:,:--=-::-~?.:.....=:::~~?~.::~~~~~~ ~ .-=~--=- -=---:-==-===-=-~---:=-~------==::=::::==-:....:.-==-=--::---==-_-=--=----=--_~:::-::- ~ ~-~----.:::.---~~~---~~-------.::z---:.-=.:-- -~--=----~~ _.=:.....::..:......===-=.- .__--=-_:::- _-_ ....:..-=-~_ -=-.- <br />""-__--'--'-~=- :-c~_=_..:c..==_---=-_==-_"_==_ _ =-==---=-:..::_--~----c-::r:.=_::~:~_=~___=:==.c::::.==_=~ ~=-~-~--- -- -~--=--. --==---=_ -- ~--~- <br /> ----~ --------- - --~-- <br /> I <br /> Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon <br /> December 28, 1942 <br />,e:,." The regular meeting of the Common Council held Monday evening, Dec. 28th. All I <br />..,~ Councilmen were present at the meeting. <br />'t, ;<!!- <br /> Attorney Harold J. Wells was present and presented a letter to the Council re- <br /> questing that the action taken by the Council at the Meeting December 14th, regardin <br /> the beer license of F. E. and C. E. Welch for the business known as the Star Club, <br /> at 663 Willamette Street, be reconsidered. Mr. Wells stated that he felt at the <br /> Ipresent time the state inspector had no objections to the license being recomm~nded <br /> 'as there had been considerable improvement in the premises made since the inspector' <br /> last report. He stated that if the license was not recommended by the Council that <br /> the ~elch Brothers would probably lose their place of business;. Councilman Bond <br /> stated that at the last meeting December 14th, he was not in favor of acting on the <br /> applications at that time and did not feel like turning them down cold and he felt <br /> inow that there was no reason why their license should be held up. Mr. Tony P. <br /> jhamig, local lnspectorfor the State Liquor Commission, was present and stated that <br /> 'when he came here in 1941 conditions at tbis place had no been at all satisfactory, <br /> land even though improvementsohad been made he was still getting complaintB over the <br /> ItelePhone and from different people regarding drunks on the sidewalk in front of the <br /> ,place and that undesirable women frequented the place. He stated that he had given <br /> lout warnings regarding this condition, but no tickets had been issued. He said that <br /> lit had been reported to him that a bootlegger was making his contacts at this place. <br /> ~Councilman Hawn asked Chief of Police Ber~an what he wished to say in regard to <br /> Ithe matter; Chief Bergman replied that he had complaints regarding operations from <br /> most of the licensed places in town and that he had had a good many complaints from <br /> ;this address. He stated that at times Mr. Welch had called up and that numerous <br /> !arrests had been made at this place. Councilman Hawn stated that he did not believe <br /> 'that closing of the place would remedy the situation much as these patrons would <br /> :only go to other pIa ces. He fel t tIla t the management, together with the Police <br /> Department, could clean up the undesirable situation if they used more strong-arm <br /> ~ethods. Councilman Farrington asked Inspector Eamig how much farther they could <br /> go at this place before the Commission would take action and Mr. Ramig stated that <br /> (the place would not have to get any worse but that he could not speak for the action <br /> :of the Commission. Mr. Welch stated that they had a great many railroad men and I <br /> 'lumberjacks that frequented this place and that they were often hard to handle. He <br /> :said that the place did not knowingly sell beer to intoxicated persons. Inspector <br /> Ramig had delivered to the Hecorder previous to the Council meeting copies of his <br /> :Wri tten reports to the Liquor Commission regElI'd ing the Star Club, the East Side <br />1 Tavern, and Dean's Place, and lVir. Ramie.'s re.r:;orts regarding the Star Club were read <br /> :at tLis time. Councilman Stewart stated at this time that he saw no reason to change <br /> his previous opinion regarding this place and stated that he wondered how many of <br /> !the Councilmen would be willing to go home and tell their wives they had voted to <br /> ,recommend that a license be granted to this place in face of all the reports they <br /> had before them. Councilman Pennington stated that there seemed to be a great many <br /> ~ros and cons and that he felt this merited real study and he felt that the matter <br /> ishould be placed in the hands of the police committee to make a further report. <br /> :Councilman Hawn stated that he felt the same as Nil'. Pennington and wished to move <br /> that the matter be referred to the Police Committee to report back at the next <br /> Council meeting. This motion was seconded by Pennington. On voice vote it was <br /> Jmpossible to tell whether the motion carried or not and Mayor Large asked for a rol <br /> call. Councilmen voting aye: Bond, Hawn, and Pennington. Councilmen voting no: <br /> ~arrington, Koppe, Barette, and Stewart. Councilman Brownson did not vote. This <br /> ~as four to three against the motion and the motion was declared lost. Councilman <br /> ~arrington move that the previous action of the Council on December 14th be approved, <br /> pnd this motion was seconded by Stewart and carried. The matter regarding the East <br /> Side Tavern at 47 East 7th Avenue, operated by Joe Hale and Merle Short, was taken <br /> 'up at this time. Mr. :Lamig' s reports to the Commission was read at this time and <br /> ~lso a letter from the Commission to the East Side Tavern dated November 21, 1942, <br /> suspending the license for twenty-one days was also read. Inspector Ramig said that <br /> some improvements in regard to this place had been made since he came to town but <br /> that conditions were still similar to those at the Star Club. Councilman Farrington <br /> asked Chief Bergman regarding this place and Chief Bergman stated that conditions <br />were still similar to those at the Star Club. Mr. Short said they were very busy <br /> on a Saturday night, in fact, more business than they really wanted; that they did <br /> pot cater to soldiers and that they had learned their lesson in the 21-day suspensio <br /> and thought they could handle the place satisfactorily in the future. Councilman <br /> ptewart moved thct the action of the Council at the previous meeting held December <br /> 14, 1942, be sustained and this motion was seconded by Barette and carried. The <br /> matter concerning Dean's Place at 865 Willamette Street was taken up at this time I <br /> and Inspector Eamig's reports to the Commission were read to the Council. Mr. Ramig <br /> ~lso stated that a couple of days ago he received a call from Al Dietz, juvenile <br /> ,officer, and that Mr. Dietz had reported to him that he had seen a 14-year-old boy <br /> in the booth at Dean's Place drinking beer. Mr. Ramig stated that he had no had <br /> kufficient time to investigate this matter and that Mr. Dietz had to go out of town <br /> and could not be present at the Council meeting this evening. Mr. Ramig also stated <br /> :that Mr. Dragoo was not at the place himself but had girls as bartenders. Mr. Dragoo <br /> ~as present and stated that it was true that he had been hauling logs some but that <br /> he was at the place every night until one or two o'clock in the morming and that <br /> Mr. Ramig haQ not seen him in the forenoon when he had called at the place because <br /> '! <br /> I <br /> ! <br />~ <br />