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""-376 :. ____ _____~~_______ -~.______.__" ~_~____p_ .~"'_ _~_ ___..____ .__.____.~__._ ________~.__ _____=_.___._~_ ______._~ __ _________ ____ ~_ __~.___'r_-__~_ __~_____ __ __ ~.__ __ __ w'_". .~__ _ _. "_ _ __ _ _' __ __ __. ___n __,_ __ ~__ ~_._ p_____ _~_ Councilman Lamb made a suggestion that the City Street Department repair the sidewalks throughbut the city at the expense of the city at large. No action was :~,~ taken in the matter. I .,' u ~ The Health Committee, by Chairman Zumwalt, reported that at 1753 Columbia .."I~ Street in the alley and partly on private ground there was a fairly good sized hole where garbage and trash had been dumped. He asked that the Street Department haul some di rte and fill this in. 1 Councilman Zumwalt brought up the matter of the Street Department cutting parking strips on Fairmount Blvd. No action was taken by the Council at this time. ! Councilman Zumwalt asked for the condemnation of the following buildings: I The one on Lot 6, Block 6, Gross Addition, the East one-half of the old Prazer foundry, and the Seaver furniture hospital. Motion was made, seconded and carried to start condemnation proceedings against these buildings. The Police Committee, by Chairman Simon, recommended the approval of a beer ~ I application for Edward C. Adams, 49 E. Broadway, who is taking over an already 41 I ~icensed place. Motion was made, seconded and carried to accept this recommendat- ion. ' /11 Chairman Sin,on reported that there was an individual who wanted to establish I a brake testing machine, and suggested that an ordinance could be passed requir- I ing the citizens to have their brakes tested twice a year. This matter was referred to the City Attorney and Judiciary Committee to make report. The proposed contract of lease between the Private Flyer's Association, by 'I Yale E. Smith, and the City of Eugene, was ae;ain brought to the attention of the I, Council and was held for further consideration. The Council granted them permiss- ion to use the building until action-was determined. II Co~nc~ Iman ~ Hendershott :eported tha~ Mrs. Hatt ie Reams, was 1 i ving in t1:e, house II at 309 wmdl son t:;treet belongIng to the CIty, and that the CIty was not receIvIng il the rent from them. On motion the City Attorney was instructed to serve notice to I pay the rent to the ci ty or vacate the property. ,~ II The Mayor reported th~t there w~s ~ proposed S=E.R.A. ,project und~r~ay to the I II extent of $500.00 for puttIng the bUIldIng at the aIrport In good condItIon. 'f ~hree reports of the Board of Appeais were presented and approved as follows: I' The request of Foster-Kleiser for permit to erect an additional poster-panel 12t x ~251 on Lot 2, Block 2, Henderson Addition facing Franklin Blvd. and North of 11th jl Ave. Eas.t in Zone R-2, be granted. I\.. request of W. L. Kincaid that a number of II properties owned by him in Eugene be reclassified as Business Properties, be denied The request of Homer A. Soults for an additional lumber shed at 1845 Franklin Blvd. be granted. ; \ A petition from C. B. McGirr of Portland, for the erection of a super service I station at 8th and Willamette was presented and held for further consideration. A letter from Bayard T. Merrill, 1522 Orchard Street, for permission to have full charge of the vacant lot next to his property, and which belongs to the city, was read and referred to the Ci ty Attorney to draw up a lease. " ~. An Ordinance authorizing the sale of Refunding Irrprovement Bonds F was presented, and discussion opened by City Attorney Calkins, pointing out that this would cover 15 years rather than 11 as the previous issues. The Mayor felt that the life of the bonds should be made 10 years, and not to exceed the program follow~d on the others. Councilman Carlson pointed out that the City was doing so much rebonding over a short period of time that the total yearly requirement would increase the tax levy quite a bit. The Recorder pointed out that each and every series that were refunded would have to have a separate sinking fund therefor and the Budget Committee each year would include in the tax levy a suf':ficient amount to cover principal and interest on each of the sinking funds to make up the difference because of uncollected liens. Mr. Ha~n of E. M. Adams and Company i addressed the Council and pointed out the fact that the shorter the life of the I bonds the ~etter.the rate of,int~res~. Due to the fact that it was not necessary to pass thIS ordInance at thIS tIlle It was held for two weeks. Ii . I II The Recorder reported that the Bee Line Company had been paying the City a rl proportion of the towing charges collected on call~ received from the Police \, Department. . Ii The 1934 Annual report of the Eugene rater Board was presented and filed. I' Ii The following warrants which have been issued in excess of the seven year 11 period and which the Treasurer has been unable to locate to pay, were ordered cancelled by the Council: I 11 General ~arrants: #23628 to Preston & Ha~es 8/31/1925 $ 1.00 .. #23852 to Revolving Fund 9/30/1925 53.20 ~ll