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~ 204 ~ Councilman Carlson, Chairma.n of the Street Committee stated that the installation of the traffic signal lights by the ~ugene :::itreet Department had coat approximately :jp1200.00 in labor and material and now that the project had been comple.ted, there was a refund due the -C.i ty of 1!;ugene from thebta te for- ~585.19. Inasmuch as t:he Power. Barco Hammer used in said installation belonged to the City ~ and had been pract;ically worn out, the replacement of the Barco Hammer for the Street Department. U.pon motion made and !:Seconded the Hecorder was instructed, upon the receipt of the tioove refund, ~o handle the same as follows: deduct trom the principal amount -received the amount of the purchase price of the new hammer to replace the one which was used in the installation of said lights and credit the balance to the general fund. The ayes and nays were called, Councilmen voting aye: Reid, Carlson, Hanns, Page, and Koppe, nay:' Lamb, Bond, and Farrington, absent:: none. I " '.. ....~ ~ ,....''''. ;t\.? 14 I Councilman Koppe, Chairman of the Health Committee reported that the owner of the premises at First and Van Buren on- whose prop-erty there is an old pen tank which is a health menace, had agreed ~o fill the tank or else remove it 15- al together. 2. The Health Committee further reported that at 95-1- West Broadway there was an old building located at the back of the .lot that was badly in need of repair and was also considered a fire menace and recommended that it be condemned. Upon II/~otion made and seconded the council ordered the building to be condemned and the 16.% 6i ty A.ttorney, S. M. Calkins,. was instructed to. instigate condemnation proceed'ing's. Councilman Hanns reported the t the residence immediately south of the proposed medical building at the corner of 13th and Willamette Streets was a aetrim nt to tha~ part of the city as well as a fire hazard, and a health menace. The matter was referred to the Heal th- Commi ttee for study wi th a request that they r epor t at the neKt meeting of the council. Mr. A. E. Barrett, spoke briefly to the council . x on the, matter and unan-imously endor,sed. Counci Iman Hannsrt, recommendat ion that some- l~ thing be done. Councilman Rage, Chairman of the Parks Committee, reported that the house on Cheshire Street adjacent to Skinner Butte Park had been investigated in regard to their Sewage Disposal facilities as the owners had constructed outside toilets, one of which was constructed on the ~ark Property. The matter' was referred tothe L-Ci ty Engineer with a request tha't he enfor ce proper action in accordance with la Ordinance No. 8603. I Councilman Reid, Chairman of the Sewer Committee reported that the Sewer Committee had made a trip to Seattle, Ellensburg and Yakima to study various types' of Sewage Disposal plants and reported that the.~rip was successful as they had learned many things to do and many things not to do in the matter of constructing the proposed sew~ge plant. Councilman Bond, Chairma of the Police Committee recommended the grantin of the. transfer of Package "An Beer License at the Lawrence Street Grocery fro m L. H. & J. E. Williams to Thomas L. Lawhorn. Upon motion made and seconded the 20 --I /recommendation was unanimously approved. - ,At this time there was a general discussion concerning the weed situation I in the. City of Eugene and it was reported that-the Street Department was doing everything they could to remove the worst of the weeds and that they were cut';ting 21~ the parking strips and one strip inside the sIdewalk as had been done in the past . Upon motion made and seconded the ~treet Department was requested to vpaint !'NO PARKING" signs on' ooth sides of the curb on 13th titreet and Kincaid 22 Streets ajdacent to the stop signs and it was so ordered. -""' 19 Councilmen Koppe and Farrington were requested to c all on Dr. James A. y Flanigan and ask him to carry out his agreement to remove the old barn located on- 23 his premises at-739 High Streetl J 24 Communication from the Finance Committee to the Eugene Realty Board- recommending the property, Purkerson and Quimby-Addition the North one-half of Lot Block 4, for reappraisal at ~250.00 was upon motion made and seconded, approved upon the recommendation of the Finance Commi ttee.- I ,. Communication was presented in oehalf of Roy C. Andrews asking for a waiver.of the Set-Back Ordinance in order to reeonstruc~ his garage at 1591 Sylvan Street. As Sixteenth Avenue at this location 1s a gully with no prospects of ever being improved, the Board recommended that this-request be granted. Upon motion made and seconded the recommendation of the Board of Appeals was unanimously app- roved. I 25 . Communication was presented from the Office Machinery and Supply Company and also from the Druggists of Eugene complaining of the electrical license fee within the City as unjust and unfair. After a discussion on tne SUbject the matter was referred to the Judiciary Committee and City Attorney with a request that they ~repare a _.new ordinance reducing the license fee for this particular class from :jjl5ecOO to $1..00. 26. ~ i: