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~ 222 - - ~ - - -- -- -.- - --.--- Counc il Chambers. Eugene. Oregon Augus t 14. 1939 .~~' i L.~ I (.;J The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council held at the hour 0 f 7:30 0' clock 0"'"",, {'...) p.m. August 14. 1939. Councilman Fred lamb. president of the Council. presided over the .meeting :J in the absence of Mayor Elisha large. Councilmen present were: Messrs. A. A. Reid. ~~Sam. C. Bond. Fred Carlson. P. J. Hanna. and Louis Koppe; absent: A. C. - Farrington and C. C. Page. The minutes of the previous meeting. July 24. were presented and ordered placed. on file. The opening of Fuel Oil bids was had at this time with preserrtat ion of bids from the following: J .H. Beck. Union Oil Comp=my, Central Heating Company and General Petroleum C orp o rat ion. I each company bidding $1.20 a barrel for W16dium Oil No. 300 and $1.10 a barrel fur Light Oil No. 400. Prices f.o.b. Portland. Upon motion made and seconded the City Recorder was instructed to sign / contracts with the above four named companies and to ap portion the city's requirements among them 3 and it was so ordered. The Recorder opened the bids for the construction of the airport hangar to be completed ~ as per specifications in the Engineer's Office. Bids were)?resentedfrom the followi~: I. T. Loom s. 4 ~ ($1.690.00); A. A. Reeves;-($1.555.50); Blair T. Alderman. ($1.493.84); and Arnt Ree. ($1.335.00). Upon motion made and seconded the contract was awarded to Arnt Ree at $1.335.00 and it was so ordere . The only bid received for the cleaning of down sp outs and eave troughs on the City Hall Building was from A. Klasnic. Upon motion made and seconded the bid was awarded to K. Klasnic for 51 $20.00 and it was so ordered. Communication was presented by the City Recorder from the Police Committee on the parking meter situation stating. that the Recorder had vvritten numerous parking meter companies for inforrrati n on their respective machines and reported that interviews and demonstrations had been offered on the Dual, Miller, Karpark. Mark.- Time and Darling Meters. As proposals were ~ceived by the Police Committee up to five o'clock p.m. August 14, the connnittee requested until August 28, to make a % study of said proposals and report its recommendation to the Council at that time. Upon motion made 6 and seconded the request was unanimously granted. Communication from the E. H. Peterson Company with attached petitions signed by a consider ble number of people opposing the installation of parking meters was presented. at the conclusion of I which 1~. Peterson briefly addressej the council on the question. The City Recorder at this time II pointed out that one of the paragraphs of the petition was not in line with the facts because no tax payer's money would be used either in the installation or maintenance of parking meters. R. W. Prescott addressed the council stating that from public statements it would appear that the Real tyBoard was promoting -the petitions in opposition to parking meters but explained that this was not a fact because many of the local realtors were in favor of a fair trial of the meters and further. it was the opinion that if enough money was derived from the meters to help in the natter of policing traffic and thus relieve the tax payers in the property tax for that purpose that the meters should be given a trial. Mr. Prescott closed. his remarks with a statement that many of the realtors had all the confidence in thew-orld inthe actions of the Common Council and that lhe wanted them to know that he personally favored a trial of the parking meters. The City Recorder also presented communication from Charles Sterling highly approving the installation of parking 7/ meters in the City of Eugene. Councilman Carlson, acting as chairman of the Finance Committee in the absence of A. C. Farrington. reported the recommendation of the offer of Mrs. R. A. Babb. $100.00 cash. for ~hat part of Lots 2 and 3. Block 28, Fairmount Addition that lies bebveen her present home and the home I of Mahlan Sweet. Upon motion made and secorrled the reconnnendat ion of the Finance Committee was 8~ unanimously approved. Councilman Carlson also reported the recommendation of the offer of J. F. Berger for client, J. G. Grimes. $820.00. $164.00 cash and the balance at $10.00 per month plus 6% interest for Lot 4. Block 6. Cheshire's Addition. known as 142 Jefferson Street. Upon motion made and 91/ seconded the recommendation of the Finance was unanimously approved. The offer of E. H. Peterson Company for client. Austin Dodds, $500.00. $100.00 cash and I the balance at $20.00 a month including interest at 6% for Lot 11, Block 11, Hendrick's Addition (240 feet north from the northwest corner of 17th Avenue and Charnelton Street) was presented to the council with the recommendation of the Finance Committee. Upon motion made and seconded the 10 U recommendation of the Finance Committee was unanimously approved. The offer of Edith F. Gardiner for client. Ed Walder. $200.00 cash for Lot 4. Block 3, Whitney Addition (66.8 feet east of the southeast corner of 16th Avenue and Olive Street-\vas presented to the council with the recommendation that the offer be rejected. Upon motion made I 117. and seconded the recommendation of the Finance Commttee was unanimously approved. The offer of C. F. Hyde Realty Company for client Dewey Campbell, $550.00 cash for Lot 4 Block 8. Hollenbeck Addition, (113 feet south of southeast conner of 16ht Avenue and Washington Street was presented. The Finance Committee recOInmemed tha. t a price of $650.00, and if Mr. Campbel begins building a house on the property within thirty days, he would receive a crdit of $100.00 12\ on the property. Upon motion made and seconded the recorn:rrendation of the Finance Committee was unanimously approved. The offer of C. F. Hyde Realty Company for client William McBee, $2,000.00. $200.00 cash and the balance at $25.00 per month inclusive of interest at 6% for the south 101.32 feet of ~