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249~ .----~--~ ---~~~.~~~~-~~:=::::--~~----- --~---~-- ------,---..,-.------ - ._-~--~ ~ ---- ~--~ --....- --.--- ---~~-_.__.- --- Eugene, Oregon 1-, October 30, 1939 ('::> . NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING :; To. the Members of the Gammon C,ouncil of the City of Eugene: You ,ar.e hereby notified that a special meeting of the Gammon Council of the City of" Eugene will be held in the Council Chamber.s in the City Hall at 7:30 o'clock I P..M. of Monday, October 30, 1939, for the purpose of the consideration of and adoption of the annual city budget. /s/ Elisha Large Elisha Large, Mayor Council Ghambers, Eugene, Or'egon Oc.tober 30. 1939 The taxpayers' meeting was called to order by Mayor Large with an announcement that the purpose of this meeting was to receive comments and rec- ommendations from the taxpayers on the proposed budget for 1940. Golonel Tierney requested the status of the budget and Mayor Large stated that the budget to be acted upon was the same as had been advertised in the paper. Mr.. F. G.. Reese made a motion, seconded by Mr. H. A. White, that the following positions be reduced to the salaries as follows: I City Attorney, $1200.00; City Recorder, $2400.00; City Treasurer, $1800.00; City Engineer, $2400.00; Meat & Milk Inspector, $2400.00; Fire Chief, $2000.00; Police Chief,$2000.00; Street Supt~, $2000.0Q; Park Sup~., $1200.00; JanitoPr $1200.00; Comfort Station Caretaker, $480.00; Lien Dept. Clerk, $1800.00;. Dr. H~.. H. Peters addressed the taxpayers' me'eting stating he had noticed that high wages were being paid to city employees and it-was his feeling that as a result of the depression unemployment was still on the increase, property was being foreclosed and that there was generally much poverty and distress and it was his opinion that the salaries were too high. He also stated that he felt the budget should be adopted as submitted by Councilman Lamb. Mr.. H. A.. Vlhi te addressed the meeting opposing the high salaries and recommended Mr. Reesets scale as a fair average. Colonel Tierney addressed the taxpayers' meeting stating that inasmuch as the members of the Budget Committee Gnd the Common Council were the ones that I fere fully informed as to the city's needs, he recommended leaving the budget entir.el in their hands and that the advertised budget be accepted. In opposition to Colonel [ierney, Mr. Reese objected to the adoption of the current budget as advertised. C. C. Ball addressed the gathering pointing out that the small r.mount involved in the proposed cuts would probably not decrease anyone's taxes any more than seventy-five cents a year. I I At this time Matt Wilhelm addressed the taxpayers' meeting stating that ~e very definitely opposed holding such an important meeting in the Council Chambers and stated that he arrived shortly after seven o'clock and many of the seats were ~lready taken by people that probably were not taxpayers. He felt that the meeting bhould be held in the County Court room or some other room where people could be 'seated. Mayor Large stated that there is no room or building large enough4:to 1ccomOdate al.1 the taxpayers in the city. He also stated that everyone present _ ould have an opportunity to be heard. ' I Question was called for with regard to Mr. Reese's recommendation of . alary cuts. Upon taking a standing vote 16 votes were cast for the adoption of ~he proposed cuts and 24 votes were cast opposing the adoption of the proposed ~uts. The motion was not carried. I Mr. E. M. Williams addressed the group stating that the employees of the fity should be satisfied wit~a living wage and nothing more., At this time Dr. Peters made a motion that the budget as propooed by founcilIIlan Lamb be adopted. C. Madison Lanaker seconded the motion and the Recer-der kas requested to read in full the recommendations offered by Councilman Lamb. Upon ~