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~fj8 discussion this was left in the hands of the Park Committee to report back to the 38'" Council. ,.-,'/'; I Councilman Barette reported that the Irish Super Market on West 6th Street :c~ had cut down trees that they were not supposed to cut and had blasted stumps with- ,,--, ~~ out a blasting permit. He stated that the Park Committee and City.EngineerClubb had marked the trees that could be cut after Ntr. Irish had made a request to move the trees and now they find that all the trees with the exception of one had been cut. It was their recommendation that this should not be allowed and that steps should be taken to rectify it. Mr. M. R. Irish addressed the council stating that the removal of trees beyond those permitted were done so without his authority and entirely by mistake, for which he was very sorry. City Engineer Clubb reported that there was no excuse for cutting the trees that were cut. Mr. Irish again stated that he was very sorry and assured them it was not intentional. Councilman Barette recommended that charges be prepared and the case be brought to trial. The City Attorney stated that if Mr. Barette would come to his office he would prepare the complaint and he could sign the complaint and send it to the office of the City Recorder where a warrant of arrest would be issued for Mr. Irish. From then on the matter would be entirely in the hands of-the court, No definite action was 39-taken upon the recommendation. Councilman Reid, Chairman of the Playground Commission requested that money be expended from the City Hall account to install two screens on windows in the Playground office because 'of the "bee" menace. It was ,explained that the Cit y Hall account was very, very small and if money was taken from it for the screens something else would have to be left undone or money taken from some other account to fulfill city hall necessities. Motion was made and seconded that if screens were installed the money would be expended from the Playground account. The moti0n~ 40'was unanimously approved. Police Committee Chairman Sam Bond recommended the transfer of a Retail Beer Class "Bn License and a Package Store Slass "Bn License from Elmer and Carroll Roberts to Carroll C. and Mabel Roberts at Robert's Drink & Lunch at 147 East 4YBroadway. The Recommendation was unanimously approved. The City Recorder presented a petition for the immediate vacation of Indiana (26th) between Van Ness (Moss) and Central Drive because of excessive grade, over 30%. The petition stated that a grade must be obtained for Central Drive for the purpose of laying water main, and an immediate action would be appreciated. 4 The matter was referred to the Street Committee. I I Communication was presented from the Newport Chamber of Commerce inviting Mayor Large, members of the Council and the citizens of Eugene to participate in Newport~s annual Crab Festival May 3, 4, and 5. Motion was made and seconded unan- 43 imously accepting the invitation. Communication was presented from Emmaus Lutheran Church protesting that the vacant lot between their church located on the corner of Almaden and West Second Street, and the dwelling house to the east of the church, to be used as a wood yard. The communication was 'placed on file for future reference in the event of an applica 44v1ltion for a woodyard at this location. Request from Thomas F. Pendergast and Marie F. Pendergast to purchase a piec 45~of city property was referred to the Finance Committee. . Communication was presented from the Board of Appeals presenting the request from Marius Petersen asking for a permit to erect an apartment house on the North- east corner of -the intersection of Tenth Avenue and Lawrence Street with a set-back of fourteen feet "on Tenth Avenue and thirteen feet on Lawrence Street. As this is a small variation from the regular set-back, the Board recommends that the request be granted. Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the reCOmInendation of 46"Board. The Eugene Water Board presented a statement of sewerage charges billed and collected showing a collection of $1,598.85 for the month of March, 1940. The City Recorder was instructed to transmit to the City Attorney the names and amounts of those whose payments are in arrears to the Eugene Water Board and those whose paymen s 47 are in arrears to the City Recorder. The Eugene Public Library presented its monthly report for the month of 4~March. The report was ordered placed on file. The ~ugene Water Board presented a copy of their annual report for the year 49, ending December 31, 1939. The report was ordered placed on file. An application for a Second-Hand Dealers License was presented from J. E. Moore of Dinty's Trading Post at 120 West 8th Street. As the application was approved by the Chief of Police, motion was made and seconded unanimously app~oving 50~the application and a license was granted. App~ications were presented from Thomas Lawhorn for a Hotel License and Mrs. E. M. Doran-for a Tourist Rooming House. As both applications had been approved I " I ~