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.. ~ 255 - -- -- -~--~.'-'-~----~----- --~~---- ----- .-~_.~-- - - . - -- : I Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon. February 26, 1934. l\:i q, ~\;t '"""-i' Minutes of the adjourned meeting of the Common Council held at the hour of 7:30 o'clock P.M., February 26, 1934. Council was called to order by Mayor Large, with all Councilmen present. Mr. Charles L. Sigman requested the City Council to write a letter to the Oregmn Insurance Rating Bureau for recommendations covering improvements and fire protection facilities, looking to a ,more favora.ble insurance rate and loss ratio; and to the National Board of Fire Underwriters, requesting a copy of "Standar~ Schedule for Grading Ci tie s and Towns of the Uni ted Sta te sit. Motion was made, seconded and carried instructing the Recorder to send such letters on behalf of the Council. .' Mr. and Mrs. Noll appeared before the Council asking the Council for permission to operate a "Dart Skill" game. After some discussion the matter was referred to the Police Committee for further consideration. The Finance Committee, by Chairman Hendershott, reported that the Committee to whom was referred, with power to act, the proposal of the Church of the Nazarene had accepted the proposal as follows: "That in the event of secur!i:ng title to property on 8th and Madison (now owned by Mrs. Edna Brown Leasure), the Church agrees to assume the delinquencies on paving assessments and taxes plus interest. To satisfy the City, the following terms are submitted: First, payment of the interest on paving assessments to date of contract. Second, payment of 1930, 1931 taxes plus interest. Third, to pay balance of delinquent taxes within two years from date of contract. Fourth, to pay 10 per cent of principal plus interest per annum on street assessments until paid." I Chairman Bond of the Fire and Water Committee reported the request of the Fletcher .oil Company to install a 2000 gallon oil tank at Second and Van Buren Streets. No action was taken, pending the filing of an application by this Company. Mr. and Mrs. John Whealdon complained that the City had permitted the installation of a hUgE' gasoline tank above ground adjacent to their property at ' Second and Van Buren Streets, which had reduced the value of their property, and asked the City to make an adjustment of the assessments on their property by reason of th~ alleged depreciation. The matter was referred to the Fire and Water Committee and City Athorney. Chairman Zumwalt of the Health Committee reported that the owners of property at 5th and Olive Streets had torn down the old shed and had done a very good job of cleaning up the debris on said lot; and the old couple living in the little building on the corner of the alley and 5th Street wanted to build a small woodshed, and moved that they be granted permission to construct this shed with cor.rugated iron, on condi tion that they paint the building and the work be done under the direction of the Building Inspector. The motion was seconded, and on an aye and nay vote Councilmen Lamb, Zumwalt, and Edwards supported the motion, and Councilmen Hendershott, Reid, Simon, Bond and Harris voted against the motion and it was declared lost. e, I At the request of Chairman Reid of the Sewer COlrunittee consideration of the request of Plumbers for the reduction of fees and the distribution of license revenues on the retailers of plumbing supplies was laid over. Dr. Simon, Chairman of the Police Committee, reported that the POlice force was not suMficient to warrant regular patrol at all the dance halls, or any attempt to confiscate liquor carried by frequentors, but that the Police would always stand ready to answer cal~s from proprietors where their services were required. The Recorder presented the communication from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, asking the Council to make recommendations on applications for liquor licenses in the City of Eugene. Pursuant to the request of the State Liquor Commission the Police COQ~ittee, by Chairman Simon, reported that they had invest- igated the following applicants, and at this time recommended that licenses be granted: .~ Bettis and Duckworth Frank Briggs G. B. and J. D. Brown' S. K. George Virgil Ham Joe D. Hale T. Jensen . H. S. Leeper Paul Mourmouris C. C. Camp bell E:~"t N. Fordham, J. 11. Goss H. D. Green Theodore W. Harris J. C. Jamison T. C. Luclcey Harold McCrady E. C. Mann .olI1l