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~66 ~ - ~ - ("- - --' . '~ . ." -- -, , - - - "', - ." '- . --.- (This- refers to the' request oi'Basil T. Wil Iiams) reside/nce'distrlc't to a business distric1,l As there were no objections to the change , the ordinance was presented to the council for its second reading, and under suspen- sion of the .r-ul.es was placed for its final reading. The ayes and nays were called, ~ouncilmen voting aye~ 'Lamb, Reid ~ Hanns, Page" Bond ,Farrington, Carlson and Koppe; I '20LIDay: none; ebs'ent:- none. The erdinance was declared passed and numbered 8629. .... ~"', f'~ C"'; The city ftecorder reported tmt complaints had been received in hi's office .-,- from users and'prospectiv~ users 'of the parking meters with regard to meter posts ""0 21/ being used for bicycle stands. The matter was referred to the Police Gommlttee. An application' for a curb cut was presented in behalf of Clyde McDougal, at 761 Polk Street, No. "lll~ and as the application was recommended by the City 1Snglneer, 22-motion was made and seconded approving the recommendation. I ' I Am' application for a dance hall license at the Wintergarden Dance Hall, 211 ~est eth ::street, was presented in behalf of M'rs. Pearl l:+'orncrook. As the applicatio ad been approved by the Chief of Police, motion was made and seconded that the lice se 23' Ibe granted and it was so ordered. , The City Hecorder was instructed to advertise for sealed bids for the purchase lor any or all of the gasoline needs of the uityof Eugene for the yea~ 1940, said bids 24"'to be opened at the council meeting of January 8, 1940. and it was so ordered. Councilman Hanns recomme'nded that 111100.00 be 'transferred t"rom the l!imergency ~ccoun~ to the Uity ~ngineer's o~fice, alc ~upplies & Expense, to compensate this 25-< jPart of his budget for money expended on Blue .t'rint p~per. Upo-n mot ion made and seconded the recommendation was unani~ously approved. ' Councilman Bond recommended granting the following renewal applications for Iliquor Id.cense's:; transfer of l,ocation of Package Store Class "B" license from the IGregon Hotel_ Cafe to the ~ugene Stage Terminal the 1 icense to be issued to J. J. IChiaramonte I s Cafe; the renewal of the Restaurant and Hotel license for the 0regon ~otel Cafe and the renewal of the Club license for the Fraternal Order of Eagles. ,jU:pon motion made and seconded the recommendations were unanimously approved. pouncilman Bond further recommended the denial of the application from the Fraternal ...-O'rder of Eagles for a Package Store Class "An License and upon motion made and second ed 26the recommendation was unanimously approved. I C'ouncllman -Koppe introduced a resolution to require any group outside the council to SUbmit a petition bearing the names of at least 15 per cent of the voters' ~efore a special election will be called. Any issue arising within the council need not be supported by the petitions. Upon motion made and seconded the resolution was lapproved in order to avoid unnecessary expense of an election unless a truly rep- I~esentati ve group of citizens desire a vote. However, Counc1.lman Hanns voted no on the passage of the resolution stating that he wished to keep a clear, open mind to de 1 27 with m~tters as he ~aw fit. RR.e01.YTION ( vw. ? O.6J WHEREAS, the statutes of the'st;ate of Oregon provide for' initiative measures and referendum upon measures by initiative p petitions to be signed by petitioners as fixed by statute or modified by the city charter thus providing a means for determining . in advance whether it is a general demand for the SUbmission of t'hemeasure, and WHEREA.S, the state law also makes provision for the SUb- mission of charter amendments by theCommon Council with or without initiative petition~ and WHEREAS, the Council believes it to be the true intent and purpose of the initiative statutes that measures pre posed oy I individuals or groups of citizens are to be 'tested in advance by an initiative petition before submission to the electorate and that the prOVision authorizing the Council to submit proposals on its own initiative contemplates only such measures as arise 1n the Council itself and are deemed necessary for the orderly conduct of the cityts business and that it is not the purpose and intention of the statute that the initiative petition shall be made inoperative by the Council's SUbstituting themselves for the proponent's measure. I THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, that they will nereafter adher.e to what they deem the spirit and intent of the initiative law and will refuse to substitute themselves for proponents of measures sought to be submitted to the electorate under the initiative statute. ~ I