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~ 3 _.---- ... ..--- .~-.-.~ .~ .-_. that this would be an advantage to the city and that the city would not sustain any loss in the way of amount of ground. Upon motion made and seconded, it was the action of the council that the transfer be made. Survey of the land was left in I 14 the hands of the City Engineer. / i )'!J. .J .: Councilman Farrington reported that there was an old building on the west ~ side of Madison between Broadway and 10th an the north side of the alley that should be condemned. He stated that after some investigation, it was learned that the city was about to acquire title and as soon as the city acquires title that /15 the building be destroyed and this was approved. Mr. Farrington brought up the question of trimming the low-hanging limbs I of trees in order to provide proper pedestrian and car traffic. It was pointed out that the c9ntrol of this situation was within the province of the Park Board. Councilman Page, Chairman of the Park Committee, stated that funds were not available for thi~ but that in the proposed budget for next year, funds would be available and the work should be done. Councilman Hanns believed that an ordinance should be enacted reqUiring the property owner to be responsible for the work and upon the negligence of the owner himself to attend to it, then the city should take steps to tri~ the trees and in turn bill the property owner for the expense. The entire /16 matter was referred to the Park Committee. Chairman of the Police Committee, Sam Bond, stated that the police depart- , /17 ment were'daily checking overtime and dOUble-parking. Reports for the month of September, 1937 were received from the following 18 city departments: City Engineer, Police and Fire and were ordered filed. The Recorder read a communication from the Postal Telegraph Company concern ing the proposed franchise. City Attorney S. M. Calkins stated that the entire matter of franchises had been thoroughly studied and the Judiciary Committee is to /19 proceed with securing franchises for both Western Union and Postal Telegraph. The Judiciary Committee reported that no disposal had been made of the clai /20 made by Miss Anne Whiteaker. The City Attorney stated that he had no report yet as to the proper action I / 21 to take in regard to condemnation proceedings of woodyard at 1791 Jefferson Street. Relative to the petition requesting cutting of underbrush and trimming of trees at the S. E. Corner of Fifth and Monroe, the Park Board is to report on this 22 at the next council meeting. I Concerning the petition for care of the center parking of Villard Street, the Park Board is to ask the property owners adjacent to these strips to take care /23 of them. Letter from the Commander of,the Commander's Council, F. C. Westerfield, requesting the Council to provide the shrubs and trees on the south slope of Skinner's Butte Park, which has been dedicated as a memorial to the deceased service men of Lane County, with water, was ordered filed inasmuch as the fall rains are / 24 here. The petition protesting the maintenance of incubator factory, auto trailer building, auto wrecking, etc by Edward McClanahan at 260 West 12th, was reported as not having been presented to the Commission for study as no meeting had been held since that date. The matter will be disposed of when the next meeting of the -' 25 Planning Commission takes place. , Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Recorder to enter into a contract on ..:$ behalf of the city of Eugene with Henry and Bessie Hatfield was upon motion made -2~ and seconded, duly adopted: I RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, The City of Eugene has acquired 'the East 35.!Z feet of Lot 7., Block 2, Cheshire's 2nd Addition to Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and WHEREAS, The City of Eugene has caused the same to be appraised and determined its value; and I WHEREAS, Henry Hatfield and Bessie Hatfield have offer'ed the city $400.00 for said property, which, according to the appraisement is all that the property is worth, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVEID By the Common Council of the City of Eugene that the Mayor and Recorder be and they 'are hereby directed to enter into the annexed contract on behalf of the City of Eugene, and the $25.00 down payment and all subsequent payments shall be deposited with the City Treasurer of said City. ~ ~