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~ 81 I /29 30 1 31 ) 32 / 33 (34 I 35 I ;36 1 37 \ , I J 38 39 The council voted to pay Henry Weber's salary up to and including May 14 and what would be two weeks' vacation not yet exercised by Mr. Weber during the year 1938 . Report for the month of April were presented from the following departmenta: Engineer, Police, and Fire. The council also reviewed the quarterl~_ report, Jan- March, 1938, of the Lane County Health Department. They were all ordered filed. Q() ~~ ,..;...... '~n ( Petition requesting that the application for a permit to erect a church at the southwest corner of the intersection of Eighth Avenue West, Monroe Street and Blair Street, be denied, was presented and ordered filed. Mr. Hendershott, Chair- man of. the Finance Committee, pointed out that this was the site proposed by Jack Kesling for the erection of his church and that Mr. Kesling had been informed that the property would not be available. Presentation of a revised ordinance providing for the assurance of a pure water supply in the City of Eugene, had its first reading and referred to the Healt Committee to study with the Health Board and report at the next meeting of the I . council. City Recorder presented a bill in the amount of $1.50 fro~ Sigloh-Sawyer for damages to a street department truck by D.G. Teeter, North 7th Street, Springfield, Oregon. It was reported that Mr. Teeter had been billed for this,item and had appeared in the office of the Recorder but refused to make payment as he claimed that it was no~ 'act' of negligibility on his part. The Cit;/ Attorney was instructed to investigate. Dance Hall license to Townsend Headquarters for the year 1938, was granted by the council upon the approval of Chief of Police, Carl F. Bergman. The Recorder reported that a total of $223.25 was received since March 24, from sales of dog licenses of which a balance of $46.60 is retained by the city as profit. Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Recorder to execute a deed on behalf of George A. and Dorothy B. Metzger, was upon motion made and seconded, adopted by the council: RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, The Ci ty of, Eugene has acquired the East 70 feet of Lot 7 and the East 70 feet of the South 1/2 of Lot 8, Block 24, Gross Addition to Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and WHEREAS, The Ci ty of Eugene has caused, the same to be appraised and determined its value, and Y;HEREAS, George A. Metzger and Dorothy B. Metzger have offered the City $750.00 cash for said property, which, according to the ap- praisement is all that the pror~rty is worth, NOW, 'THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Common Council of the City of Eu~ene that the Mayor and Recorder be and they are hereby directed to execute and deliver to George A. Metzger and Doro~h~ Bi Metzger, a good and sufficient deed of conveyance to the above described property on behalf of the City of Eugene. An ordinance amending Section 3 of Ordinance #95 entitled "An ordinance con- cerning offenses and disorderly conduc t," by r ais ing the fine from five to fifteen dollars to five to one hundred dollars, had its first reading and passed to its second and third readings by title under suspension of the rule by unanimous consen of the c ounc i 1 and was placed for final passage. 'l'he aye s and nays were call ed, councilmen voting aye: Lamb, Hendershott, Reid, Page, Hanns, Farrington, and Bond; nay, none; absent, Carlson. The ordinance was declared p~ssed and numbered 8538. Proposal to lease Room #11 on the 2nd floor of the City Hall by the Internal Revenue Commission at a rental of $120.00 per year, commencing July 1, 1938 and ter minating June 30, 1939, was held for further consideration as the council felt that a rental of $10.00 per month was not sufficient for occupancy of this room. The Finance Committee was named to consider the matter. Upon motion made and seconded, the meeting was herewith adjourned. c. M. Bryan City Recorder ...4