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.~ :. 547 --~.~ ----~.-~ - - -.- ---~-.- - -<--- - - . _ ~ _ r_. ~~ -- " ---. ,- -- -" -- ~ - -- - .- - .'-- . - -.-._- - "- . p- - . - .--. ____ 'T ~ _ _ - ----. ~-- .-- - - ~- ..- ~ - - -- - - - - ~-- -' - -- " .. .. - - .. --- - ---- - - \ Upon motion made by Mr. Hendershott and seconded, the city recorder was in- 12 structed to adver,ti se for bids for the audi ting of all books of the city of Eugene. I A request for the opening of the alley from 13th to 15th was reported by ~ Councilman Lamb, chairman of the street committee. Mr. Lamb instructed the engineer ~ to look into the feasibility of such an opening. It was made clear by Mr. Clubb l;~l that the alley from 14th to 15th is now open, but not from 13th to 14th. Mr. E. A . '''2>6- ~"t:"'-.:' Burette stated that such a petition had been circulated before and it was impossible - .'u , , to secure enough signatures for the improvement of the alley. Mayor Large suggested , the plan be dropped until interested parties bring in a peti tion consenting to, the 13 improvement. The Fire and Water Committee moved that a street light be installed at the east I end of Broadway, 100 feet south of Franklin Boulevard. It was seconded and duly 14 approved. Councilman Bond, acting chairman of the Police Committee, reported the receipt' of applications for original and renewal beer and wine licenses. The Recorder pre- sented the complete list of applicants and they were acted upon as follows: . Luther J. Petersen, held The A.ce held Tiffany-Davis Drug app Frank's Place app Rainbow Restaurant held Ric~'s'Cigar Store held The Korner Store app Jack's Cafe app Broadway Cash Store held Eagles Lodge #275 held Elks Lodge No. 357 app , Osburn Hotel held Perlich's Food Mkt , app Jurgen s Grocery app Lawrence St. Grocery app Oregon Hotel Fountain aRP Dutch Mill (Trans) app Oldham's Lunch herd. Cosmo Cigar Store held Percy's Place held Goss,er's Cafe app Pug Huntley's held Snappy Serv Sandwich app The r.enewals on the Pastime and Dutch Mill which were held over at the prezious meeting will not be considered definitely until the forthcoming meeting. Mr. Obak Wallace, proprietor of the Rainbow Restaurant, urged for definite action on his I application for a Package Store Class B License. The council was remineed that this matter had been brought up for discussion at an earlier meeting. Discussion fol- ..... lowed. It was moved and seconded that the recommendation of the Police Committee 15 be approved and it was so order.ed. Councilman Bond reported that the Police Gommittee had not had time to. study the' proposed bicycle ordinance from Grants Pass and asked for further time to con- sider it. Mayor Large reported that the matter was also being considered by tl:1e Police Department and the Judiciary Committee. Ordered to be filed was the letter \ addressed to the City Council from Roosevelt Junior High School expressing full 16 cooperating of a bicycle safety program~ Mayor Large requested the Recorder to submit to him a list of applicants for appointment to the fire and police departments under civil service, ste[ng that ther are five vacancies to be filled in the fire department and three in the police; , appointments to be made at the December 28th council meeting so that the appointees 17 could assume their new duties on January I, 1937. ' " At the request of Councilman Lamb explanation was made by the Recorder inre- . sponse to the councilman's inqUiry as to why there were five positions open in the f ire department. It was",Mr. "Lamb' s understa~d,ing that Ordinance $8469' govern ipg Civil Service provides for; the protection of,the personnel employed in both departme ts. It was pointed out that the voters of the city of Eugene on January 1, 1935 amended the charter of the city to provide for civil ~ervice for firemen; that charter"pro- vision contained a claus~ requesting the council to pass an ordinance putting such service into effect. 'rhe League of Oregon Cities being the interested parties pre- pared the ordinance, which was submitted to the council and placed in committ~e. Th committee reported to the council and the ordinance was read a number of times. On, April 13th the ordinance was up for passage and after its third and final read~ng it . was passed and the Mayor signed the ordinance "on April 20th therefore becoming' ef- fective on that day. The" Ordinance inducted permanently into service all indiyidual who had'been employed in ~he department for the immediate six months past prior to the adoption of the Ordinance. Councilman Lamb stated that the explanation was ' satisfactory but believed that such an ordinance, drawn as it was, should not .have I 18 beem passed by the counci 1., I .~ t..', ,- " i.. Request from Unlon'Oil Company to maintain the allready constructed canopy on the premises known as their service station No. 460, Sixth and Willamette Str~ets, " which as erected, is in ,direct violation to the building code reqUirements, i~",: being 19 held for further consid~ration. { ~. Resolution fr,om th~:;City Planning Commis'sion recommending the Lane County'" Pioneer Memorial Museum' for the housing of pioneer collections on Wl11ametteStreett \ when the present postofflce is vacated, was presented to the council and upon motion 20 made and seconded the ,~a~e was duly approved~'1 y ." . " . " "'j~\f . ' ; .- .-; ~_I I ,J .-' I I I ~ II ---