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Il""" 300 ...,~t; recommenda,tion was unanimously approved and the City Recorder instruct,ed to notify 33\ the Water Board to install the necessary street lights. ~, ."'"",,,} I NJayor Large offered a correction to paragraph 34,of the minutes of the meeti g of March 11, 1940. The minutes now read that the property. at, 12th, 13th, Tyler and Chambers Street had been withdrawn for park purpo.ses and he recommended it shou.J..d be changed to read that the property should be removed from the list of saleable properties.' Upon. motion made and second'ed the recommendation was unanimously approv d and the City Recorder instructed to change it to read as so stated. Chairman Cox of the Health COIMlittee requested the Council to grant Police Authority to R. R. Hughes, Caretaker of the city dumpgrounds, in order that he might properly supervise the work at the dwnpgrounds. Upon motion made and seconded this request was una<Ilimously approved. Councilman Cox reported that the Contract hetween the City of Eugene and R. R. Hughes expires on the 30th day of April and would like expression from the council as to what the committee should do. Mr. Cox expressed the opinion that it was the city's responsibility to see that Mr. Hughes received al the garbage' of the City of Eugene plus his ~~30. 00 per month or he should receive a greater monthly remuneration. The Chief of Police was instructed to rigidly endorce the garbage ordinance as to the picking up and haulil~ garbage only by licensed garb ge 35 haulers. ~,.., c:.:; c 34 1 ~ Coullcilman Barette, Chairman of the ParkCommi.ttee, reported that R. W. Schi ka requested the construction of a party fence between his property and Hendrick's Park; 11r. Schiska would furnish the wire for the fence if the city would furnish posts and labor and install the fence. After considerable discussion the matter was left in the hands of the Park Committee to report back to the council as to the city s 36.... share in the cost of this improvement. Councilman Bond, Chairman of the Police Committee, recomnended the approval of the application from Lee's Coffee Shop for the transfer of his Retail Beer Class "B" License from 966 Charnel ton to 757 West 6th Street. Ivlotion was made and seconde 3~ unanimously approving the recommendation. Mayor Large introduced H. W. Libby, representing the Oregon State Highway Commission, who gave an outl-ine of the proposed re-routing of traffic through the City of Eugene. Upon motion made and seconded the following resolution was unanimously approved." Mayor Large requested the City Recorder to try to make arrang - ments for the use of the Circuit Court Room for the public hearing on May 1, at 2 o'clock p.m. and to report back at the next council meeting. 1 38V RES 0 L UTI 0 N vVHEREAS, the State Highway COlmnission through one of its engineers, Mr. H. W. Libby, has presented to the Council a proposed . route and plan for the routing of the Pacific Highway through the City of Eugene as follows, to-wit: North bound t.raffic shall come into the city on Franklin Boulevard, thence down 9th Street to High, thence North to 6th Street and thence West on 6th Street and on to the Pacific highway. South bound traffic shall enter the City on 7th Street~nd thence East to Pearl Street, thence north to Broadway and thence East over Franklin to the City Limits. T~iliREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the C01TIillOn Council hereby accepts and approves such designation and will lend its approval and support and co-operation in every way possible. In addition to the foregoing, the Common,Council extends to the State Highway Commission and to its officers its acknowledgement and appreciation of their labors in solving the problem of routing the higlThvay through the City of Eugene. 1 Communication was presented from Janet B. Smith asking that the city deed to the public for street purposes the necessary mnount of land to open 24th Avenue from Alder Street to the West line of the Maltman Addition. 'rhe communication was referred to the Street COlmnittee. 39) Co~munication was presented from E. R. Endicott requesting pennission to remodel his home at 1639 Jefferson Street which is in the Single-Family oResidence Zone. He would like to make three aIJartments in the upstairs which would be constru ted according to the uniform building code. Mr. Endicott presented the plans for the change. Motion was made and seconded approving the plans and the City Engineer was 40/ instructed to issue a permit to 1\111'. Endi cott to conform with the plans presented. 1 COlIDllunication vms presented from the Board of Appeals presenting the request of George GettinG asking for a permit to replace the present porch in front of his store at 356 Eighth Avenue East with a wood franle marquise supported by iron rods from the building and covered vvitll corrugated iron. As it is not likely that this o . ~