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r""z 8. 0 .Jf I ~ '~, ." Councilman Bond, Chairman of the Police Conwittee reported that his committee had received a number of complaints apout motorists speeding in the neigh- borhood of 22nd and Agate Streets and reported that his committee was making a study of the same. :' I }'3' ,;$..,,. t\.? Peti tions, with the ir required number of 1100 signatures, calling for a Cb special election to levy a tax for the proposed city swimming pool were presented ~ t9 the city' council together with a ~et~er from, the Eugene Youth Council highly endorsing the project. Because of the legal ho~iday ruling of transacting no ~ business, no action was taken upon the petitions except the placing of them on l4v file for checking of the signatures by the county court. Councilman Farrington suggested to the 90uncil that the following descFib~d property: I owned "Commencing at the intersection of the East line of Chambers Street with the South line of Twelfph Avenue West ~nning thence east along the south line of Twelfth Avenue West 900 feet; thence South 334 feet to the North iine of Thirteenth Avenue West, thence West along the North line of said Thirteenth Avenue 900 feet to the east line of Chambers street; thence north 334 feet to the place of begipning. by the city ~ be set aside by resolution of the council'to be held intact for future use as a playground and recreation area. After a short discussion by mocm ErEX~~ 15 members of the council the proposal was set aside for future action. o Communication from the Board of Appeals, was presented, revealing the request from Irish and Swartz ask~ng for a modification of the Building Code regarding the amount of reinforcing in their concrete walls. The Board recommends that their request be granted providing they place three-eights inch reinforcing rods perpend- JVicularly three feet centers the full height of the wall. Motion was made and sec- 16 o;nded approving the r~commendat ion of the board,. . Another request was received from Irish~Swartz asking for a modification of the code to permit them to use plywood on the exterior of their proposed service station to be built on the northwest corner of the intersection of I~dison Street and Sixth Avenue. The Board recorr~ends that th~ requ~st be granted providing the specifications on this t~pe of construction to pe received, from Tacoma are satis- f~ctory to the Board. Motion was mad~ apd secopded unanimously approving the 17 r~cownendation of the Bo~r~. - . < A request was received from D: L. Freel: asking for a permit to complete ap outside stairway at the rear of his house at. 2113 Kincaid Street that he might. utilize the second floor as an apartment. The Board reco~aends that this r~quest be granted providing he ,till enclose th~ stairway, and motion ~as made and s~conded approving the recomrnendation of the co~ittee. I IS.... 19 A request was received from Mrs. Grimes: Perin asking for a pe~it to wfeck a garage on the r~ar of, her property at 2~5 Eleventh Avenue East and to e~ect an apartment twenty by twenty-four feet, ~aiving the requirements of a. stucco exterior as required in Fire Z9ne,No. 2., The building to conform in all lother respects to the Code. The Board recommen~s that this request be granted and upon motion made and seconded the recom~endatiop was unani~ously approved. Cormnunication from County, Judge Clinton:Hurd ~egarding the house located 1297 West 6th Street against which the City pas a paving lien, was referred to Finance Committee. ' / - ap 20/ t:p.e o Oemmunications 'Y1ere presented from W, B:.Dillard, County Clerk, dat,ed F~brua:ry",p and 7, with regard to Lot 7, Block 1, Campbell's First Addition and 21 o+dered placed on file. , The following department reports were presented and' ordered placed ~n file: City Engineer's- report for the month of January, 1940; Epgene Public Library for the JYTonth of December, 1939; Police Matroh's report,for the ~onth of January, 1940; and 22 the Annual Police report for the year of 1939~ . o The following curb cut applications wer~ presented and recommendations of the City Engineer approved with the exception of Application No. 722 for the Consumer's Co-o~ at 166 East Eleventh and this request w~~peld until the next meeting of the counpil: No. 716, Iris~ &.Swartz,~Inc. (Q~~); No. 71S~ W. K. Hamiltonf(approyed); No,. 719, A. W. Berg';(approyed); ~o. 720,M. B. Vitus, (approved No. 721, Wilbur Hyland; (approved); Np. 722, Consumer s CO-01), held over until the 23/ next council meeting. I I An application for a Second-Hand Dealers' License of E. A. Jerome at Jeromec~'s Trading Post, 764 Willamette. been approved by the Chief of Police, motion was made and Jerome a license and it was so ordered. was presented on behalf As the application had seconded to grant E. A. 24 ~