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r'" 4 4 SPECIAL ROAD AND STREET FUND ~" ~ Sam C. Bond Eug ene Water Board Eugene Lumber Company Eugene Conorete Pipe Co. Eugene Sand &: Gravel Co. S. B. Finegan Company Goettling Sign Company Home Lumber Company Scobert's Bldg Material Co. Strobel and Miller C. P. Tillman Company , ~rln Oaks Builders Supply Co. Van's Distributing Company Vel turn's Machine Shop Fred Wentworth, Treasurer 15.00 45.60 5.?l 29.05 125.00 12.96 36.75 . 8.66 25.75 77.85 29.00 8.33 7.25 90.44 53.50 I I Mr. Hanns, Chairman of the Fire and Water Committee, repor1;ed that he had recei wd a further request for a light in the alley bounded by Kincaid, Alder, Twolfth and Thirteenth Streets. He asked that this matter be also referred to the Police Committee by l'eason of the fact that such 17 a light might be of service to them, and it was so ordered. ( Councilman Farrington reported that Rev. D. M. Higby of Albany, Oregon, had called upon him and had agreed to either repair the building in question or have the same removed within a, very 18 reasonable length of time. I The City Recorder presented,a list of, delinquent bills tot~~ling $232.50 for out-of-town 19 calls made by the Fire Department. The entire matter was referred to the Fire and Water Committee. ( Stop signs were ordered placed on Eighth Avenue. making High a through Street; hence the petition requesting that Eighth Avenue be made a through street and st()P signs placed on HighStree , was tabled. Letter from Mrs. Ella S. Richardson, Police Matron, reques-l.:;ing leave of absence lOr a period of one year, effective February 1, 1938, was presented by the C:lty Recorder. The Recorder explained that Mrs. Richardson had been absent frpm her duties since O()tober 21st, but that the city had continue4 to pay her regular salary until December,3l, 1937. He further stated that a warrant had been prepared for January, but before release requested cOlIDcil authorization to do so. After a brief discussion, motion was made by Councilman Reid and seconded by Mr. Hanns to grant the leave of absence and to issue the warrant for January. A1l~ councilmen voted in favor of the motion except Mr. Bond who voted in the negative on payment of the, salary. 20 I 21 / I The request of M.A. Reed, General Manager of Oregon Motor Btages to connnence bus opera- tions on the following streets, namely: "Polk from Fifth Ayenue West 1~0 Second Street; Second Stre to We'st City L1mits;Sixth Street from Polk. to West City Limits; Ninetefmth from Jefferson to . I Friendly Street; Friendly to South City Limits; South Willamette from 19th to South City Limits; and to discontinue operation on "Almaden between 6th and 5th Street We:3t; 5th between Almaden Stree and Blair Street; 19th betWeen Jefferson and South Willamette, was upon motion made and duly second , approved. Mr. Townsend and Dr. Peters requested continuance of bus selrvice on 19th Street between Jefferson and South WillanBtte. Discussion was held at this time. Mr. Reed, Manager of the Compan , asked that the matter be held for further consideration and. he would CI:mtaCt the complaining p:l.rti es and see if a satisfactory solution could be reached. '!he motion was withdrawn and 'the matter held for further consideration. 22 / . Mr. Graham Smith presented the plans and specifications fo:r the remodeling of the store rooms at 1070 and 1072 Willa.mette Street and the question of the defin:ition of "Mezzanine Floor" was considered and the plans as drawn approved by the Board of Appeals and this action sustained by the council. Peti tion requesting 'that 'the Southern Paci fic Crossing of Pearl Street, both as 'to sidewalks and paving, be placed in a condition similar to the remainde:r of -the street, was presente by the City Recorder. Le'tter from Southern Pacific Company stating -that this is not an appropria'te time of year to make permanent improvements to crossings, but in which they promise to keep it in as good condition as 'practicable with temporary repairs, was also read. Councilman Carlson reques ed that the City Engineer communicate wi th Southern Pacifio Company and secure from them a definite statement as to the time that this repair will be done and it was so ordered. 23 / 24 / I Request of R.S. Shelley petitioning the cOlmcil to authorhe the issuance of a new deed to cover the South 23 feet of the North W3.66 feet of Lot 3, Blook 18, Gross Addition, was upon motion made and duly seconded approved. It was revealed that Mr. Shelley had lost the origina deed issued to him. 25 I I The City Recorder presented a detailed report submitted by the Oregon State Highway Commdssion on a traffic survey of the. City of Eugene. In response 'to 'the Commission's request, Mayor Le.rge, City Engineer Clubb, Sam Bond and Fred Carlson, chairmen :r-espectively of the Police and Street Committees, were delegated. to me et with the Commission in Portland on February 17, 1938 to discuss the matter in full. It was ordered that traveling expenses be paid out of the ci tyfs emergency fund. Recommendations and suggestions made by the Commissio:a are, in part, noted herem I ~ .' .'