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<br />Chambers C~~ncil, Eugene, Oregon,
<br />, February 10, 1930.
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<br />Minutes of the regular meeting .of the Common Council, held at the hour of
<br />7:30 o'clock P. M., on February 10, 1930. There were present the Mayor and all
<br />members of the Council, except Washburne and Lamb. Meeting was called to. order
<br />by Mayor Wilder. '
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<br />Attorney Fred E. Smi th offered in behalf of the property owners to settle
<br />the assessment against the Knight property at 20th & Alder Streets on the basis
<br />of $500, and the matter was referred to the Judiciary Committee and the City
<br />Attorney with power to act.
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<br />Mr. McChesney appeared before the Council wi th a communication from the
<br />Hod Carriers, Building and General Laborers of Local Labor Union No. 685, asking
<br />the adopting of the scale of wages to become effective April lst,1930, a,nd
<br />presented a communication embodying the request, signed by the President and Re-
<br />cording Secretary of the Labor Union. After some discussion the matter was laid
<br />over for later consideration.
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<br />Chairman Large of the Finance Committee recommended that the Ci ty purchase
<br />a cash register for the City Treasurer's office for the sum of $665.00, to be
<br />paid $150.00 in cash on delivery and $360.00 July 1st, 1931, and $155.00 ,July
<br />1st, 1932. Motion was made, seconded, and carried to adopt the recommendation of
<br />the :finance c ommi ttee.
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<br />The request of the Health Officer, Dr. Kerron, that a place be assigned to
<br />him for the use of his car near his office was referred to the Police Committee
<br />and Mayor.
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<br />A Communication fromH. E. Slattery to the Mayor, asking that the pending
<br />garbage case in the supreme court be submitted at once, was read, and Attorney
<br />Wells, representing Bray Brothers, talked on the subject, and on motion it was
<br />ord,ered that the matter be left in the hands of the City Attorney to proceed
<br />according to his own jud@nent.
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<br />Attorney S. M. Calkins stated that he had received a proposal from the City
<br />of Cottage Grove through its Attorney H. E. Lombard that t,he two Cities join in
<br />a suit to test in the Supreme Court the validity of the law restricting the vote
<br />on the bond measures to tax payers. It was the consensus of opinion that t,he
<br />City was not justified in going into this question at this time, as the matter
<br />will probably be decided in the Supreme Court through other channels.
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<br />A letter from the Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., authorizing the City of
<br />Eugene to pay Hargrea ve s and Lindsay for the paving of Columbia Street from 23rd
<br />to Reed Avenue $1220.00, was read, and a motion was made and seconded, after
<br />recommendation of the City Engineer as to the amount, that they be allowed at
<br />this time the sum of $11,940. The ayes and nays were called, all councilmen
<br />voting aye, nay, none, absent Washburne and Lamb.
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<br />The recommendation of the Eugene Milk Producers Association, that the City
<br />Council prohibit the sale for human conswnption of buttermilk containing a neutra-
<br />lizer and that all cuI tured or manufactured buttermilk be made from Grade "A"
<br />skimmed or whole milk, was referred to the health committee.
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<br />An Ordinance prohibiting the homogenization of milk or cream in such a
<br />manner as to artificially extend the natural cream line, and give an apparently
<br />greater butter-fat content than is actually contained in said product was read
<br />the ,first time, and passed its second and third readings by title by unanimous
<br />consent under suspension of the rule, and was placed on its final passage. The
<br />ayes and nays were called, Councilmen vot ing aye, six, nay, none, absent Wash-
<br />burne and Lamh. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 7741.
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<br />The request of Andrew Holton for the return of the papers in his claim
<br />against the City amounting to $26.17, cost of cleaning out a clogged sewer, was
<br />presented, and Council directed that the papers be retained by the City Recorder.
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<br />The bill of J. O. Burgess, in the ~nount of $70.10 for lahor and material
<br />on Franklin Street Bridge Sewer affair, was presented, and it appearing that this
<br />bill had been before the council on previous occasions in the past and heretofore
<br />denied, no action was taken at this time.
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<br />The City Engineer was instructed to secure an ordinance for the protection
<br />of sewers against the dumping of oil and grease and sand and earth in the sewers
<br />and providing for inspection of service stations, garages, laundries, grease
<br />racks, washing racks, or any factory depositing s,olid substances into the City
<br />Sewers.
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<br />Reports of Dr. Kerron, Health Officer,R. W. Rundlett, Building Inspector,
<br />and the Hobi Airways Company were presented and placed on file. "
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