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<br />~8' <br />.4 <br /> <br />~---- _._----- - - -_._~_. ..--- ----- - ------ -- - - --- .---- -~_. -- ". -- - -- - - - --. --- --_. --- .-- <br />--- - - ',-- '.,_.- - -- . - - --- - ..---- -- --- ---- _...--- -- ~-~ -- - --- -- -- - "-- ~ __om ____ __ ---c----_ <br />------ - ------_._----------------- ------- ---- ..------ -----._~~--~.......... --.- -----~------_._------_._._---------- <br /> <br />- -- -- -- -- ..- <br />-- . -- -- - - - - --.. -- - - -- -- - --.-- <br />------_._-~~------ ---~--------_.- <br /> <br />:! <br />'I <br /> <br />-------- ----- ---.. .-- ---- -_.--.---.- .------ _. --- ---"'.-, ---- -- --- --~- -. -'--'- - ,------- ----- ----_. .--.-. ------~-- -- -- ----- -- + -- ---- - _. ----- - - -- <br />- _. -~________.___~_~___~ ______--'--____.::__.,.------:..-;.-~___=_____________'__ _-= __--'--__'-----=---_ _~__=________-_.:___~~_ ..u____ :...~__~_.__. _ _ ____ ___.___ _________ __ ___ _ <br /> <br />Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon <br />March 22, 1943 <br /> <br />.'~ <br />, .14tJ <br />~~ <br /> <br />The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council, held Monday evening <br />at 7:30. All Councilmen were present at the meetin~. . <br /> <br />The Register Guard had carried a news item that the Council would consider <br />an ordinance regarding the regulation of dogs and several interested citizens <br />were present. Dr. M. L. Handshuh addressed the Council and stated that he was <br />favorable to an ordinance being passed to control the dogs, but that he did not <br />think it should be put into effect immediately. He stated that he had a dog of <br />his own and he had tried now for two days to get someone to construct a fence <br />and had not been able to get anyone to do the work. He said he did not think that <br />it was wise to undertake to tie the dogs up because they become restless and <br />make more or less noise. He stated he had tried tying his dog up and it annoyed <br />the neighbors next door. He stated he thought that owners of dogs should be <br />given until at least April lOth to make provisions to keep them in. Mr. D.T. Bayl~ <br />stated he had a garden every year and that he did not consider the dogs very <br />detrimental to a gmrden. He said he thought people were afraid of the possible <br />damage rather than the actual damage that was done. He stated that children had <br />dogs as pets and he thought that they should not be deprived of letting the dogs <br />run at large. Mrs. Niles Hickey stated that she had five children and a dog. <br />She said that she kept her dog at home and did not allow it to interfere with <br />the neighbors. She said she kept the dog clean and always had fresh water out <br />for it and she did not see why she should have to be bothered with the neighbor's <br />dogs spoiling her yard. Mr. T. A. Campbell stated that the dogs in Eugene have <br />become a nuisance. He said they had flowers and some garden and only this morning <br />there was a large German police, a water spaniel, and another medium sized dog <br />running through his place. He said he did not think that the time specified in <br />the ordinance was of sufficient length to allow Victory gardens to mature; that <br />he would like to see the time extended through August and September. Mr. Claypool, <br />Secretary of the Lane County Humane Society, stated that last year they had taken <br />up a great many dogs and disposed of about 200 in a humane way. He said they <br />had made arrangements with Dr. Swangaard and tt~t the dogs were properly taken <br />I I care of, but that they had run out of funds and had to discontinue operations <br />for the year. He said the society had found that the time necessary to keep the <br />dogs before they could be disposed of made the cost very high. He estimated that <br />a yearly campaign to be carried on ~the Humane Society would cost between $2,000. <br />and $3,000. He siad he thought the Victory garden people had a very strong case <br />and felt that there should be some kind of dog control. Mayor Large stated that <br />the City Attorney had prepared an ordinance on the dog situation and asked that <br />the Recorder give the ordinance its first reading at t:ihl.is time. After the readin <br />of the ordinance, Councilman Koppe stated that he felt Mr. Campbell was right about <br />the length of the time, and felt that it should be extended six weeks or two I <br />months and that he would prefer to have it run to October 1. Councilman Farringto <br />stated that he agreed with Mr. Campbell and Mr. Koppe on the extension of time. <br />He said Mr. Bayly had stated there was very little damage to gardens by the dogs <br />but it was a fact that you can not safely eat vegetables where dogs were allowed <br />to get at them. He stated that stray dogs were no worse than licensed dogs and <br />he felt there should be regulations against all dogs. He said perhaps it should <br />not go into effect immediately, but that he was in favor of the ordinance. He <br />said that small.children were not allowed to run over other people's property <br />and he did not see why dogs whould not be controlled. Councilman Stewart said <br />that he could not agree with Dr. Handshuh regarding extension of the control time, <br />as he felt the people were already at work at their gardens and should have <br />I protection but that he did feel the time of control should ~be extended to Oct. 1. <br />Councilman Hawn stated he thought the subject had been pretty well covered. <br />He said he had a dog of his own but he felt that they should be kept within[the <br />bounds of the owners property the year around. He said we are in a war and any <br />inconvenience caused different people would have to be overlooked. He said he did <br />not think we should waste any more time; that the ordinance should be passed and <br />the control date set up to October 1st. He said additional fees comlected in the <br />process of impounding the dogs should help pay a considerable share of the expenses <br />Councilman Farrington moved that the ordinance be passed but that the starting date <br />be as of April 1st, and that the control date in the ordinance should be amended <br />to cover the months of August and September. This motion was seconded by Stewart <br />and carried. The ordinance with the ameneed control date was passed to itssecond <br />and third readings by unanimous consent of the council by title under suspension <br />of the rules and was placed for final passage. The ayes and nays were called; <br />Councilmen voting aye: Barette, Brownson, Davis, Farrington, Hawn, Koppe, Penningto <br />, and Stewart; nay: none; absent: none. The ordinance was declared passed and <br />numbered 8764. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Raymond Torrey of the Electric Cleaners addressed the Council regarding the <br />proposed reconstruction of the curb in front of the Drive-In Market and Dutch Girl <br />Dairy immediately south of his place. He requested that action in this matter should <br />be deferred until something satisfactory to the City Engineering Department and thd <br />property owners could be worked out. He stated that Willamette Street was B feet <br />narrower south of 11th than north of it, and that he felt any extra parking space <br />furnished by himse~f and the other two stores was an advantage to the City. He <br />said the p~ivilege of the driveway in front of his place had been granted several <br />years ago and that his business had been built around this service and he felt <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~ <br />