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r'" 136 - -- -- ------------ ~~.~----~-------- ~--- -- --------------~---_._-_._----~-------_._-"_._------_.-._------~---- ~ __m'__ __~_.__________._.____ ____.m__ .__.,___. __~___~____ ______~__'__~________~_______~---- An ordinance providing for service in the extinguishing of fires outside of the city limits of Eugene, had its second reading and held for third and final 14 reading at the meeting of November 14th. :.,:: Report of the Eugene Public Library for the month of September, 1938, wa I 15, presented Bnd ordered placed on file. . ~ v; Thirty applications from dealers to sell tobacco were presented and ap- l~ proved, as follows: ( Ashbridge Grocery Halsell's Grocery Ash and Son Hanson's Service Station I Big Apple Cafe Hillside Grocery Bernice's Cafe Inter-State Market I Boulevard Lunch Jepsen's Cash Grocery I Baker's Pharmacy Lawrence Street Grocery Cherry Grove Grocery Moose Lodge Club #686 Durkee's Depot Cafe Oldham's Cafe Danner Bros Serv Station Perlich's Food Market I Elliott's Grocery Puritan Drug Co. I Endicott's Grocery Pit, The J. A. Frey Rex Cafe I Frank's Place State Theatre Candy I Getting's Market Seymour's Cafe 1 George's Cigar Store Ted's Cafe I House Commissary \ (Phi Sigma Kappa) ! I I ! Communication from the United States Spanish War Veterans of Eugene i commending the council in placing signal lights at the most dangerous intersections I ' in the main business sections and further recommending that there should be more I 17 general traffic enforcement, was presented and placed on file. I An ordinance to provide for the demolition of certain buildings situated I at 57 Sixth Avenue East in the city of Eugene, and directing plans and specification$ to be filed with the City Recorder and for the making of the costs a lien upon the I I property, had its first reading and passed to its second and third readings by I unanimous consent of the council by title under suspension of the rule, and was I placed for final reading. The ayes and nays were called, councilmen voting aye: Lamb, Hendershott, Reid, Page, Farrington, Bond and Carlson; nay, none; absent, Hann~. 18 The ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8557. I I i Stating that the present "basic rule" law gave the offending drivers too! much opportunity for argumentation in which the enforcement officer usually lost out~" City Attorney Calkins proposed that the council take some action to secure a minimum \ speed law for the city. He stated that this would require action from the state legislature as the city has no authority to change the speed laws. Mr. Calkins was i instructed to bring in a resolution favoring this. It was also suggested that the I council should work through the League of Oregon Cities in this matter and it was so i :; ordered. I Speaking on the proposed sewage disposal plant, Mr. Clubb, City EngineerJ pointed out that it would be necessary to issue $85,000 in bonds and from figures I already compiled it was shown that these bonds could be retired in ten years and havd a small surplus left over from upkeep and operation by charging a minimum of 25~ ! and if they figure on a fifteen year period for paying off the bonds, this could be I accomplished by a minimum charge of 20i. The extra interest involved in carrying th~ bonds for fifteen years instead of ten, would amount to about $9000.00. After some I discussion, it was moved and seconded that in view of the fact that there would be a~ extra cost of $9000 for the fifteen years and the difference to the consumer would , be only 5i a month that the Council recommend the minimum charge be placed at 25i I I 20 per month and it was so ordered. I I Mr. Clubb explained that the city is prepared to commence work on in- I stalling the traffic signal lights and upon motion made and seconded, it was asked that the Eugene Water Board make arrangements to set back their light standards in order that this work might be done. Mr. Clubb explained that in the first instance, the work of installing traffic lights had only been provided for, but that since then, it had been thought best to make arrangements for putting in a cable for a I lighting system and also for a fire alarm system. Mr. Clubb stated that there had I I been no provision made for fire signal system and it was not known what they could ! ; use and asked permission to lay a clay tile with two openings; this Clay tile to be I laid on top a creosoted plank and another creosoted plank put on tpp of the tile. Then at future date when street lighting and fire signals are d~sired, cables could be drawn through without further disturbance to the pavement.. .:Jt was estimated that $410..00 would ~over the cost of the necessary materials. He s7~ted that it was further necessary to hire the compressor from the EUgen~ Water, Board which costs $1.25 per hour and the use of the man who operates it, $5.00 ~er day. It was moved / and seconded that this extra material and work be dOne and tqat the payment of same , f I I I ! ~ _ " i