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<br /> aouncil-Chambers~ Eugene, Oregon ;L>?
<br /> I July 24, 1939
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<br /> The minutes of the adjourned meeting of the Common Council held at the
<br /> hour of 7:30 Otclock P.M. July 24, 1939. M~yor'Elisha Large presided over the
<br /> meeting. Councilmen present were: Messrs. Lamb,. Reid, Sond, Farrington, Hanns, Car sor
<br /> Page, and Koppe., Absent: none.
<br /> I The minutes ,of the previous meeting, July 10, were presented and ordered
<br /> placed on file.
<br /> Special order of proceedings was called for by Mayor Large and the first
<br /> matter presented to the Council was the pr~posed annexation of Glenwood. Mr.
<br /> Morton of the annexa ti on cOIIlilli ttee for om Glenwood addre ssed the counc i 1 pre'senting
<br /> an itemized statement of ownerships within said area stating that the assessed
<br /> valuation total was $101,130.00. M~. Morton also presented the ~titions favoring
<br /> and opposing the annexation, stating that the petition favoring annexation had
<br /> names of one hundred and eighteen legal voters from_that district while the petitio s
<br /> opposing the annexation, although it had some one. hundred and thirty odd names to
<br /> begin with, had only forty seven legal voters f!tOm the district. .At this time
<br /> Mr'. Houck addressed the council pointing out that the population in the proposed
<br /> ar'ea was in the neighbor;lOod of six hundred people. Statements 'II' ere made citing
<br /> various needs for annexation, but it was decided that the chief. needs were adequate
<br /> water supply and sewer regulations. There had been distrihuted to the Mayor and
<br /> Council and other city officials, statements prepared by the Bureau of Municipal
<br /> Research concerning concerning the proposed consolidation and, inasmuch as the counc 1
<br /> had not had an opportunity to study them, and upon motion made and seconded the
<br /> discussion to call a special election was deferred and upon motion made and
<br /> r/ seconded the discussion to call a special election was deferred to the first counci
<br /> meeting in August, at which time definite action would be taken and it was so order d.
<br /> The next special order of business concerned the Jungle question. The
<br /> Recorder presented the communication from the City-County Health Doctor, Dr'. E. L.
<br /> I Gardner, after WIlich Louis Koppe, Chairman of the Health Commi ttee reported the t
<br /> a meeting had been held by the following people: County Judge Clinton Hurd"
<br /> Dr. Gardner, Mayor Elisha Large" C. C. Page and Louis Koppe to s.tudy this problem
<br /> and further reported that part of the property was"owned by Mr. McNutt and McNutt
<br /> was willing to cooperate with the situation as was recommended. County JUd,e
<br /> Clinton Hurd addressed the council ple'dging the complete support of the county
<br /> in this matter. It was the recommendation of the above corr~ittee that the Jungle
<br /> be done aJNay wi th and completely cleaned out. _U.pon motion made and seconded the
<br /> recomrr:.endation of the committee was unanimously approved and the Chief of Police
<br /> instructed to take necessary s.teps to completely clean up not only this Jungle, but,
<br /> 2 other Jungles in and adjacent to the City of Eugene.
<br /> The Recorder prBBent~d the report of the retail merchants division of the
<br /> Eugene Chamber of Commerce in which they recommended the trial of penny parking
<br /> meters. Statements and 'suggestions were made by var-ious councilmen a s to the numbe
<br /> and location of meters to be tried and upon motion made and seconded it was ordered
<br /> that, penny parking meters be given a trial in r~gulating the traffic problems. It
<br /> was agreed that not less than two hundred meters be installed for a period of not
<br /> less than six months and' it was so ordered. ,T.h!?n upon motion made and seconded the
<br /> Police Committee was instructed to completelY,ew6rk out the proposal in detail and
<br /> the City Recorder instructed to secure information froDm various parking meter
<br /> companies concerning their meters, and this joint commi ttee to report back to the
<br /> council at its meeting on August 14. At this time a resolut'ion was proposed to
<br /> thank M~. Brenne, iIh behalf of the Eugene Chamber of Gommerce and Mr. Roy Morse
<br /> in behalf of the merchants cOIIlillittee, for their assistance in the matter and'
<br /> I 3- it was unanimously approved.C-du: Jr..-1!..--(...1--r:.,,;::t;:..rv\..JJ ~7 J,(.i~)
<br /> The next special order of business was that concerning the traffic control
<br /> problem near the Ellgene Fruit Growers Association. Councilman Bond reported that
<br /> the request for limited parking on Eagt Eighth Street had been investigated and
<br /> recommended that one hour p-arking .on both sides of the street east to the railroad
<br /> track be incorporated in the proposed ~ rking ordinance. At this time the City
<br /> Recorder presented the proposed ordinance which was discussed very fully section
<br /> I .by section showing the new classification of zones in 15 minute parking areas,
<br /> 30 minute parking areas and one and two hour parking areas. ~he ordinance had its
<br /> first reading and passed to its second and third readings by title under suspension
<br /> of the r'ules by unanimous consent of the council. The ayes and nays were called.
<br /> 4 Councilmen voting aye: Lamb, Reid, Bond, Carlson, Farrington" Ranns,. Page and
<br /> Koppe, nay: none, absent: none. The ordinance was '0.eclared p.assed and numbered 861 ."
<br /> At, this time Councilman Carlson presented the question of the purchasing
<br /> of traffic signs to comply with the new traffic ordinance. It was pointed out tra,t
<br /> the continued use of money by the Street Department was not money that had been
<br /> budgeted for that purpQse~ The Street Corp.mittee agreed to continue the purchase
<br /> and installation of the street signs providing the council would allow them to
<br /> offset these expenditures, if need be, from the emergency fund. Upon motion made
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