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<br />Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon
<br />January 25. 1937
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<br />Meeting of the common council held at the hour of 7:39 o'clock P. M. January
<br />25, 1937. /Mayor Large called the m,'eeting to order; all councilmen were present
<br />except Messrs. Lamb, Reid and Page.
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<br />The minutes of January 11, 1937 were presented and as th~re were no cor-
<br />rections appearing, tney were ordered, filed.
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<br />Mrs. Erick Johnson, 1599 Orchard titreet, asked if provisions could be made
<br />to cancel the interest on certain of her properties if the total amount of prin-
<br />cipal of the assessments were paid. The properties in question are not subject
<br />to foreclosure. Mrs. Johnson revealed, that she wanted to take care of these pay-
<br />ments in some suitable manner now due to the, fact that her husband, an employee at
<br />the Booth-Kelly Lumber Mill, will be discharged from his services next Mayas a
<br />result of the tiocial tiecurity program. Mayor Large, upon the advise of City At-
<br />torney Calkins stated that the city was powerless to cancel said interest, but ad-
<br />vised her to contact the officials of the Lien Department to make arrangements for
<br />payments on one of the city's easy-payment plans.
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<br />Councilman Bond, acting chairman of the Judiciary Committee, opposed the
<br />enactment of an ordinance punishing individuals who operate pin and ball games il-
<br />legally. upon motion made and seconded this 'recommendation was approved.
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<br />In regard to the J. J. McGinty off~rfor lots ~, 8, 9, Block 26, College
<br />Hill Park Addition, it was. the recommendation of ~he Judiciary Committee that all
<br />penalty be waived and that Mr. McGinty secure a deed from Ben Dorris and pay the
<br />full amount of principal and six per cent interest to date. Upon motion made and
<br />seconded this recommendation was approved.
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<br />The Judiciary Committee recommended payment of $24.00 to Mrs. I. Wintermute
<br />claimed as damages to ner glasses in a sidewalk fall on the southwest corner of
<br />Alder Street at 13th. The ayes and nays were called; councilmen voting aye, Hen-
<br />dershott, Bond, Carlson, Farrington, Hanns; nay, none; absent, Lamb, Reid and Page.,
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<br />The Judiciary Committee reported that the petition previously, presented
<br />asking for the elimination of taxi-meters had been withdrawn and the matter dropped
<br />entirely.
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<br />At this time Councilman Reid arrived.
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<br />Councilman Bond, chairman of the Police Committee, recommended ,that the
<br />petition asking for the installation of a stop street at Sixth and Pearl Streets
<br />be denied. Upon motion made and se,cond, the ~ecommendation of the Police Committee
<br />was adopted.
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<br />The Police Committee, represented by chairman Bond, recommended that the
<br />following dealers be permitted to obtain original ,applications for paCkage store
<br />class "B" licenses: George's Cigar btore, Tiny Tavern, Perlich's Food Market, O. H.
<br />Bray and Son, L. J. Peterson, Oregon Hotel Fountain, Gosser's Confectionery. Bray
<br />was refused a license for retail beer. Attorney Gordon wells, representing Percy
<br />Bucknum, asked his application for a class "B" license be included in the approved
<br />list. Councilman Bond statsrl that his application had not been turned down but
<br />was simply being held for consideration on the grounds that the titate of Oregon had
<br />denied his application for a license at the Three Tree Inn and tnat at tne present
<br />charges of operation of gambling devices were pending against Mr. Bucknum.. Upon
<br />motion made and seconded, the report of the Police Committee was adopted.
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<br />Gouncilman Carlson, chairman of the ~treet Committee, stated that the City
<br />Attorney had informed the committee that due to the fact that the city of Eugene
<br />had exceeded the Improvement Bond limitation set by law that the proposed improve-
<br />ment of widening Willamette Street from 11th to 17th would have to be dropped. The
<br />report of the Street Committee was upon motion made and seconded, approved.
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<br />At this time Mayor Large pointed out that the League of Oregon Cities were
<br />sponsoring a bill to be introduced to the State Legislature to allow the city to
<br />share a percentage of the state gasoline tax reyenue. Councilman Carlson introduce
<br />a resolution endorsing the proposed bill of the League of Oregon Cities with the
<br />request that the Recorder so inform the Lane County Delegation at the State Capitol
<br />offices of the League of Oregon Cities and copies of said resolution be presented
<br />to the press. Resolution was seconded and unanln:.ously approved.
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<br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of th,e Ci ty of Eugene that the
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<br />Common Council earneslty recommend to the delegation at the State
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<br />Legislature that the support in all possible ways the proposal that
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