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<br />Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon,
<br />June 9, 1930.
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<br />Council met in regular monthly session and was called to order by the
<br />Mayor, Mr. H. E. Wilder. The meet~ng was held at 8:00 orclock P. M. in the
<br />Council Chambers with all coUncilmen present.
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<br />1linutes of the regQlar meeting of 1lliy 12th, 1930, and of the adjourned
<br />meeting of l\lliy 26th, 1930, were read and approved.
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<br />!vir. Torrey of the Electric Cleaners asked permission t,o hang a Neon sign
<br />across Willamette Street at his new location, but, it appearing that a new sign
<br />ordinance is being drafted, the opinion was expressed that he would have to
<br />conform to its provisions, and the request was denied.
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<br />Attorney S. D. Allen submitted a Second Amended Plat of the I. O. O. F.
<br />Cemetery, and the plat having had the approval of the Planning Commission a
<br />motion was made, seconded, and carried that the City approve the plah, and the
<br />Mayor, Recorder, and Engineer be in structed to sign the same.
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<br />11r. Robert Fischer, Jr., appeared before the Council" representing the
<br />Federation of Labor which is putting on a celebration on J~ly 4th and 5th, and
<br />asked the City to grant to them the right of all concessi9hs for these two days,
<br />and on motion it was ordered granted: /
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<br />I\1r. Clubb, Ci ty Engineer, reported in connect,i on wi th the widening of
<br />Will8J.net te S tree t that the Wa tel' Board had e stima ted the c;ost of setti ng back
<br />ornamental 'lights at $971.01 and made a comparison of the cost of setting back
<br />the present system and the cost of installing a new system, showing a probable
<br />difference of $1,637.'20 excess cost of the new system over the removal.
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<br />Dr. Kuykendall spoke on the subject and questioned the wisdom of widening
<br />the street at present, and after full consideration the Council determined to
<br />discontinue any proceedin~gs for the widening of Willamette Street at the present
<br />time.
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<br />The request of the Oregon Electric Railroad for permiSSion to raise the
<br />tracts to stree t grade between Almaden and Taylor Streets, planking the tract
<br />'area with asphalt coated plank and recondition the tract where needed between
<br />Taylor street and Blair Blvd. with black top in o.rder to take care of the situa-
<br />tion this year, assuring the Council at the s&ne time that the company would
<br />take care of thi s wor};;: a t once and in 1931 rai se the tract be tween Ta.ylor S tre e t
<br />and Blair Blvd., planking the tract area in the same manner, was presented.
<br />Motion was made, seconded, and carried that the council enter into a proper
<br />contract for this work limiting the duration of this construction for three years
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<br />Chairman Large of the finance co~nittee called attention to the request
<br />of the Lane County Health Association for financial assistilllce .in raising a total
<br />fund in order to avail the community of the match money offered by the Common-
<br />wealth Association, and ~liss Thompson appeared and explained the need of this
<br />assistance. The council expressed their willingness to help but doubt as to the
<br />availability of any fund for this purpose, and the matter was re-referred to the
<br />finance co~nittee.
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<br />S. M. Calkins, Secretary of the City Planning Commission, reported to the
<br />council that the Planning Commission had approved the vacation of a portion of
<br />< Thlrd Avenue East and the vacation of Commercial Avenue, and that the Commission
<br />had tab Ie d indefini te ly the applicat ion to furni sh an alley in Block 35 Fairmount
<br />and that the application to sell to the City a piece of land extending Tyler
<br />Street had been di sappro ved. '
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<br />Reports of the Milk Inspector and the Building Inspector for the month
<br />of May were read and placed on file.
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<br />filed.
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<br />A report of Robi Airways Company for the month of April was read and
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<br />An application of H. L. Lee for a position on the Eugene Police Force
<br />was read and filed.
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<br />A petition for the vacation of a part of East ~hird Street, East of Ferry
<br />Stree,t, was read, and a resolu tion for that pur pose was adopted. Following is
<br />the resolution:
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<br />IN THE 1~TTER OF THE PETITION TO
<br />VACATE A PART OF THE DEDICATED STREET
<br />OR ROAD ICNOVvN AS EAST THIRD STREET,
<br />BEING WITHIN THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF
<br />EUGENE, LAIiJE COUNTY, OREGON.
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<br />RESOIDTION
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<br />'v'JHEREAS, a pe ti t ion has been filed by F. L. Chambers and Lane C t
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