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~ 295 ~-'I-.---- I I I I I Councilman Barette reported that he had not been able to'make an 22/ exchange of park animals but was still working on it. An application for a transfer of Retail Beer Class "B" License from Ted E. Stewart to Walter A. Eallium at the Fir Tree Inn at 2183 Franklin Blvd. was 23 presented and approved by the Council. Chief of Police Bergman reported that he had been checking the cars parked in the city hall lot and he had pretty well weeded out all cars parked 24/ there without authority. t...j -"'" ,-",~ ~::""1 ".,/<. r .....:.: Councilman Farrington reported that Councilman Koppe had been operated on last Thursday and was getting along fine; he is at the Sacred Heart Hospital 25~ and is now able to see visitors. Corrununication from Harlow E. Hudson permitting public utilities to use a 2EY ive foot strip of his property was referred to the City Attorney to report back. Communication from I. G. Kjosness attached to a petition asking for a 27v street light at 25th and Harris Street was referred to the Fire and Water Committee. The Eugene Public Library presented their report for the month of Feb- 280/' ,ruary. The, report was ordered placed on file. I A petition from Wayne W. Holmes for a license to operate a motion iPicture theater at 70 West 10th Street was read to the council. Gordon Ramstead 'spoke in behalf of Mr. Holmes and said Mr. Holmes intended to make this a permanent ~ttraction. He pointed out that the seats in this room would not be stationary as [n a regular theater but the seating capacity would be approximately 300 seats ~nd this would be the basis for which he was willing to pay a city license. ~Jecessary provisions of the State Fire Marshall's Office and the city fire and health ordinances were to be complied with. He wanted some assurance that if he went to this expense he would be able to secure a license from the city. After ~ome discussion by the council a motion was made and seconded that if the re- ~uirements of the fire marshall's office and the regulating city ordinances were 2~ complied with that a license would be granted to Mr. -Holmes and it was so ordered. I A written request from ~~~s. C. V. Sinniger asking for a refund of $50.00 jYVhich she made as a dovm payment on the South 60 feet of Lots 1 and 2, Block 4, Fampbell's First Addition was presented. She explained in her letter that due ~o unexpected sickness and hospital bills she would not be able to go through ~ith the contract to purchase the property. Upon recommendation of the Finance tommittee it was moved and seconded that this money be refunded. The roll was palled, councilmen voting aye: Reid, Hanns, Bond, Farrington, Barette and Cox; hay: nonei absent: Carlson and Koppe. It was unanimously approved that the refund be 30 v ~ranted. II Communica tio~ was presented from IN. J. Scharen regarding a notice that he had received from the city to repair his sidewalk in front of 2005 Franklin II Woulevard. It was stated tl~t City Engineer Clubb had said that owing to the probability of re-locating the highway along Franklin Boulevard that this work out r"here should be held up and nothing done until the direct highway route was knovvn. 3lv l11e letter was referred to the City Engineer. I Corununication was presented from C. M. Bryan, qity Recorder stating that 0n March 16, 1940 a copy of the resolution passed by the Common Council on January ~2, 1940 regarding fire calls outside of the city limits of the City of Eugene had been mailed to all the subscribers and insurance companies on record in the Recorder' 32..1 r'! ffi ce. I Communication was presented from the Union Central Life Insurance Company an which they returned to the city warrant #52028 in the amount of $64.01 dated ".. .. February 29, 1940 WhlCh had been sent them as over payment on WaSI11ngton Street :Waving and sewer assessmerts.. rrhe company asked for an additional sum of interest thich they had paid on this $64.01 at the time the payment was made. The matter was 33 v'teferred to the City Attorney. ~ Curb cut applications #726, T. S. Peterson~ #727, Ludwig Kaufman;'and W728, 1~s. Oza Whittenberg, were presented and as the City Engineer recommended ~hat the cuts be granted motion was rnade and seconded unanimously approving the ~ecorrnlendation. Curb cut application #725, C. P. Tillman, denied at the council weeting of March 11, was presente~ for reconsideration at the request of Mr. Tillman. ~. Tillman stated that cars would not be parked across the sidewalk. There was ~ome discussion from various members of the council after which motion was made ~y Councilman Hanns, Seconded by Councilman Reid to allow the 18 foot curb cut as 34 vwreviously asked for. The motion was approved. ~ An ordinance initiating the vacation of that portion of 21st Avenue West lying between the East.line o~ Oli~e Street,and the West line of.Willamette was. ~resented to the Councll for ltS flrst readlng and under suspenslon of the rules wassed to its second and third readings and placed for final passage. The ayes and t"Ys were called, councibuen voting ~ye: Reid, lianns, Bond and Farrington, Barette ~