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r"'" 590 '. GENERAL FUND (Cont'd) ..- .; Fletcher Oil Company Eugene Register-Guard Eugene Planing Mill Eugene Hardware Company Eugene ~ater Board 250.80 8.20 2.21 18.'(7 31.41 Cresseys' Clark Battery & Elec Castelloe & Stocker Carlson, Hatton & Hay R. A. Babb Hardware 8.70 6.34 65.05 25.66 41.36 I "r-- ;,. .~. "'v "II ,.J Richard N. Appling 50.00 Counc,ilman Hendershott, acting chairman of the Fire and ~ater Committee, reported that the street 1 ights north of 8th Street as of last_ caturday evening were about fifty per cent burned out and further that lights were turned out too early in the evening on such busy days. Mayor Large referred the matter to the Fire and Water Committee to consult with the ~ugene ~ater Board and report /18 at the next meeting. Councilman Farrington, chairman of the Health Coamittee, introduced again the subject of a contract \f\ith H. h. Hughes for care of the city dump grounds. Mr Farrington recommended that the contract be drawn between the city and Mr. Hughes for a period covering two years and Mr. Hughes to have complete control of salvage City Attorney Calkins was instructed to draw the contract. This action was unani- mously ar:proved. . ,l~ Councilman Reid asked for additional time on proposed drainage of Amazon district. 20 { Ii II '3AII Ii I I 211 / II I I Mr. Reid further reported that Charles Cutler, owner of a store building located at 11th and Chambers, outside of the city limits, asked for permission for sewer connection with the city, for which servi~es he is willing to pay the cost~. Counc ilman He id aSKed that the ques t i on be, he Id in Committee for con s idera tion. Police COITmittee, by chairman 0am Bond, reported that the Police Departmen had given out in excess of 400 tickets for dOUble and over-time parking and other minor traffic violations for the month of March and that fines amounting to approximately ~370.00 had been mllected. He insisted upon a continuance of traffi check-up. I i 23 I! / II At this time he ruggested the employment of a city dog catcher. One in- quirer had offered to work at the rate of ~f4.00 per day and at the same time pro- vide his own car and equipment and care for the ca~tured dogs until claimed by the owners at which time he would collect and retain a certain fee. The problem was held by the Committee to see if it were possible to secure an individual to contra th~ dogs on a commission basis. A report will be brought in at the next ffieeting. Councilman Bond, chairman of the Police Committee, recommended one-half hour parkin~ limit on Charnelton betweRn Broadway and Tenth and one-hour p~rking limit on Pearl between Eighth and Broadway. It was moved and seconded tl1st this recommendatio~ be approved. But at this point before a vote was taken, Councilman Reid introduced the question of the advisability of the city inst~ling parking me~ers. . At this t~me Mayor Large handed the Recorder a clipping from the Qan Francisco Chronicle indicating the adverse reaction to parking llieters in that city Councilman Bond expressed the opinion that tugene ~ait until })ortland had given their meters a trial. l'~r. Page suggested the establishment of parking lots. In favor of the meters was Mr. Farrington who cDuld see no reason why Eugene had to pr~long installation any longer. It was the suggestion of Councilman Carlson that a Committee be appointed to contact the variDus merchants in town to be ef~ected by the proposed installation of the meters and 8et their true reaction to the pro- blem. Councilman Lamb asked that the recommendation of reduced perking limit on Charnelton and one-hour parking on Pearl be put to a vote. An Ordinance amending section 8 and subdivision C of Section 9 of ordinanc No. 7709 entitled IlAn ordinance regulating the use, conduct and control of vehicle upon the streets and alleys of the city of ~u~ene and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof, and repealing ordinan,ces~ numbered 3890,5695,5993,6118, 6264, 6590 and 7536 and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflkt herewith and declaring an emergency", passed by the Comffion Council and ap0roved by the 11ayor IJec8mber 9, 1929 by addiniZ a subdi vis ion 0 to ~ection 8, providing for one hour limitation of parking on Pearl Street from ~ighth hvenue ~ast to East Broadwa and by amending uubdivision C of Section 9 so as to provide thirty minute parking li~itation on both sides if Charnelton ~treet from nest Broadway to Tenth Avenue 't.est, was rea'd the first time and passed to its second and third readlngs by title under suspension of the rule by unanimous consent of the council and was placed upon its final passage. Councilmen voting aye, Lamb, Hendershott, Reid, Page, ~arrington, Bond, Carlson; nay, none; absen~, Hanns. The ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8509. . I 24 I . .....