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""-188 Councilman Kop~ reported that an abutting property owner desired to build a party fence between the two properties as there were cows coming into the city .....,-" property,. The matter was referred to the Heal th Committee for investigation :~~;; wi th a request to secure estimates of the cost of a fence and make a reper t at ~~ the next meeting. I Councilman Page, Chairman of the Parks CoinIDittee, reported that the NYA program had offered the services of one man in the mat'ter of caring for the Skinner Butte Park until the first of June and after the first of June there would /1ibe two men a vailable. Mr. Page requested the council to instruct the recorder to 14 obtain this service. Motion was made, dul~ seconded and unanimously approved. Chairman of' the Police Committee, Councilman Bond wished to recommend that Olive Street from Sixth Steeet to the Alley between 11th and 12th Streets be made aone-hour-parking-zone street." Up'on motion made and seconded the recoIDInendati n 15fi(was unanimously approved. I Chairman Bond reported the request of Miss Ann Whiteaker at 97.4 Charnelto to have painted a four foot ctirbing so she might have ingress and egres~ in this area. The matter was referred to the Police and Street committees for further actio l~nd report and it was so 'ordered by the council. Chairman Hond repor ted that a trucking company located on West, Fourth Street, two houses east of Polk, was using its residence as a loading and unloading place for vegetables and !'ruits. Mr. Bond s'tated that they were 'hauling the commidi ties in large quanti~ieB Bnd were recrating them in smaller crates and making deliveries. Chief of Police, Carl Bergman, was instructed to investigate the situation and report to the City Attorney. If there was a violation of any brdinanc l7..J.Ythe said practice is to be discontinued in the future. It was also reported to the council by Councilman Bond that 609 traffic l~tickets had been issued during the month- of' March, 1939. ' Communication from Roy E. Morse concerning a courtesy traffic ticket for out- of town cans was presented to the council and ~fter a brief discussion sug?ested that this year, during the heavy tourist trat'f'ic which we expect to have, that it ~would certainly be a fine gesture, and a good thing to do. The matter was referred 19 to the Police Committee for consideration and it was so ordered by the council. I The request of J. W. and Lizzie Maltman petitioning the council to pass a resolution dedicating to the pUblic for use as a ~treet the pro~erty owned bY the City lying within the boundaries of 24th artd 25th Avenues ~ast and along extensi n of Harris Street was referred tn the Street Committee for inwestigation and report 2 at the next meeting. Mr'. Percy W. Brown, Certif ied Publ i c Accountant, I' eported that he had audited the books and r~cords of Fred ~ent~orth, former City Treasurer and Treasur~r of the Eugene Water Hoard for the calendar years of 1937 and 1938, and found that they were correct in all respects with all funds and securities properly accounted for. Upon motion made, seconded and approved'the report was accepted and the -rr-recorder instructed to rel'ease the form of surety bond for former City Treasurer, 21 Fred ~entworth. Request of Miss Celia V. Hager for a permit to move the house located at ~52 Beech Street to the rear of the lott and convert it into two apartments was presented. As Miss ~ager can comply with all the requirements of the building code, the Board of Appeals: recommended that she be granted a permit to convert the house ....-ijinto apartments. Motion was made, duly seconded and the I' ecommendation was unanimou ly 22 approved. Communication from the Building Inspector, S. R. Mosher, recommended that the request of Mrs. M. E. Holcomb for a permit to erect a porch and outside steps on the'side of her residence at 1190 Monroe Street for the purpose of making an apa ment of the second story of her house be rejected. Upon motion made and duly second 23 the recommendation of the Building Inspector was sustained. I Communication from Building Inspector S. R. Mosher condemning the prerrnse at the Northwest corner of the intersection of Van Buren Street and Thirteenth Avenu as unsanitary, a fire hazard and a detriment to the adjacent neighborhood was presen Miss ReI, in behalf of her family living at the above premises, addressed the counci with a request fbr a period of six weeks in which to meet the city regulations and }.promised to comply wi t, h such regulat ions as werp required. Upon mot :ion made, second /Iland approved the recommendation of condemnation was indefinitely postponed and the 24 request of Miss ReI granted. I The Clarke Electric Company respectfully requested a refund of $1.00 be for permit No. 12758 taken out on March 22, 1939, inasmuch as the work was not 26 by their company. Request was presented and approved by the council. Communication from the l'romp & McKinley Insurance Agency concerning insurance rates for Municipalities covering their streets and sidewalks was presente ordered tabled. . . ~