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<br />COUNCIL CHAMBERS
<br />EUGENE, OREGON
<br />FEBRUARY '2'8, 1949
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<br />THE REGULAR MEETiNG OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF' THE ,CITY' OF EUGENE ,W~S H~LO, FEBRUARY 2,8,1]949
<br />A'T:7:30' P'.M. THE MEETING VIAS CALLED TO, ORDER,tllY HIS HONOR~:' MAYOR, V.. [~"JOHNSON. C,OUNCILM,EN
<br />PRESENT' WE'RE: 'HAW:N',' OA V,:FS,: C-JWMBAKE R,ALLEN, WEL L.S,' B,OOTH., G'OOLO V,E;' ANDI ,SM I TH.
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<br />THE MINUTES OF THE (AST REGULAR SESSION HELD FEBRUARY 14TH~ AND OF THE SPECIAL SESSION HELD
<br />FEBRUARY 26TH AND ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY 28TH, 1949, WERE READ AND APPROVED.
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<br />THIS BEING THE DATE SET FOR THE OPENING OF BIDS ON THE SALE OF $40,000.00 SEWAGE AND DRAINAGE
<br />SYSTEM BOND, SERIES B, THE CITY RECORDER REPORTED THE RECEIPT OF FOUR 8IDS.
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<br />UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE RECORDER WAS INSTRUCTED TO OPEN THE BIDS
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<br />WHICH WERE SCHEDULED AS FOLLCWS:
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<br />CHARLES N. TRIPP COMPANY $ 100.67 2-1/2% BIDDER
<br />U. S. NATIONAL BANK OF
<br />PORTLAND, OREGON 100.00 BONDS DUE 1951-1955 C!l 2*% BIDDER
<br /> II " 1956-1964 G 2~%
<br />B L YT HE & CO., INC., PACIFIC
<br />BLDG. PORTLA NO, OREGON 100.00 BONDS DUE 1951-1953 @ 5% BIDDER
<br /> " " 1954-1964 ell 2*%
<br />FIR ST NATIONAL BANK OF
<br />EUGENE, OREGON '00.199 2-1/2% B lODE R
<br />THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF HAWN, CRUlVIBAKER AND SMI TH RET II~ED TO COMPA RE THE BIOS.
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<br />COUNCILMAN HAWN REPORTED THAT COMPUTATION OF THE INTEREST CHARGES REVEALED THAT THE BID OF
<br />CHARLES N. TRIPP COMPAN~ TO 8E THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF EUGENE.
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE 81D OF CHARLES, N. TRIPP COMPANY BE
<br />ACCEPTED AND THAT THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE THE BONDS PREPARED AND DELIVERED
<br />TO CHARLES N. TRIPP COMPANY IN CONFORMITY WITH THE 810. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT
<br />VOTING AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN ERROR HAD BEEN MADE IN COMPUTING THE
<br />INTEREST COST ON ONE BID. W~EREUPON, IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE AWARD
<br />OF' THE ISSUE BE RECONSIDERED. 'MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE BID OF THE EUGENE BRANCH OF THE U. S.
<br />NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND BE ACCEPTED, AND THAT THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE THE
<br />BONOS PREPARED AND DELIVERED TO THEM IN CONFORMITY WITH THE 810. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN
<br />PRESENT VOTING AYE. MOTION CARRIEO.
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<br />REPORTS OF OrFICERS
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<br />2 A REPORT ~ROM THE fiNANCE O~~ICER - HE: EMERGENCY FUND FOR LIBRARY WAS SUBMITTEO AND READ AS
<br />FOLLOWS:
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<br />"THE EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING THIS PAST WEEK DEVELOPED A DANGEROUS SAG IN THE
<br />OVERLOADED FLOOR AND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED TO RESTORE THE BUILDING TO A SAFE
<br />'CONDITION.
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<br />THE BUILDING INSPECTOR AND MR. ED TURNBULL OF THE LIBRARY BOARD INSPECTED THE BUILDING
<br />AND ORDERED THE MINIMUM AMOUNT or WORK DONE TO MEET THE EMERGENCY.
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<br />IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE COST OF THE WORK WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $600.00 AND SINCE
<br />THE LIBRARY BUDGET CANNOT MEET THIS EXPENSE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR
<br />WORK BE PAID FOR BY THE CITY OUT OF THE EMERGENCY FUND."
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDEO BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT BE APPROVED AND THAT THE BILL BE
<br />PAID OUT OF THE EMERGENCY FUND. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />A REPORT FROM ~HE FINANCE OFFICER - HE: EMERGENCY FUND FOR PARTIAL PAVMENT OF THE SWIMMING
<br />POOL WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />"AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCil ON FEBRUARY 14, 1949 THE FINAL ESTIMATE ON THE
<br />CONSTRUCTION OF THE BATH HOUSE AT THE SWIMMING POOL IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,947.90 WAS APPROVED
<br />FOR PA YMENT.
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