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'""llIlllI 353 - -"- ____._ ~_ 0-_-- ~_.__. ____ ..__ ~ _.__ ~._. _~ "__ ___ ____ __._ _._ ._.~._ _ __.__ '........ 21 see that watering would begin immediately. .. Councilman Bond, Chairman of the Police Committee, I presented an ~pp11cat10n from J. A. Morgan & Carroll Kennedy, and an application f~om Mr~. Els1e Erlandson for a Package Store Class A liquor license. A general m d1SCUSS~0~ was had by members of th~ council participated in by Mr. Charles I. Wilso ~!~ former J01nt-owner of the Lawrence Street Grocery and Mrs. Elsie Erlandson, ,purchase ~, of the Lawrence Street Grocery. It appeared that Mr. Wilson was requesting $500 , ~~ as the purchase price of his liquor license and inasmuch as Mrs. Erlandson was not willing to pay it, Mr. Wilson had sold the license to Messrs. Morgan and Kennedy and now they were asking the council for a permit to transfer the license to Messrs. "', Morgan and Kennedy. It was the Police Committee's recommendation that both applica- ;'~~ tions be denied and the recommendation was unanimously approved. The applicants "", I and former owner of the license were requested to settle the matter between them- .'.. 22~ selves and report the settlement back to the council. Councilman Bond reported that complaints had been received from property owners because the telephone company was installing guy wires from the poles to 23r directly in front of their residences making it a nuisance and very unsightly. Councilman Reid recommended to the Common Council the appointment of Mr. 1. . Stewart, to succeed Mr. H. J. Cox who had resigned from the Second Ward because of his change in residence. Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the appointment and Mayor Large designated Mr. Stewart to succeed Mr. Cox on all Council 24 L... C ommi t tee s . Communication was presented from Norman T. Schneider regarding the property at 1420 West 6th Street about to be foreclosed upon for taxes. He was requesting the city to pay the taxes and charge the same against the purchase price and he Fould continue his payments of $10.00 per month until all obligations to the city - 25~~ere paid in full. The request was referred to the Finance Committee. The City Recorder reported that communication had been received from R. H. Jotmston, Fireman, npw on active duty with the U. S. Army at Fort Lewis, in which he stated that he had been ordered to duty with the regular army for an indefinite 26\ period of time. The communication-was ordered placed on file. ~ Communication was presented from O. T. Gilstrap in behalf of R. L. Polk and I Company offering to supply the offices at the city hall with 1941 directories at the price of $10.00 each. Communication was also presented. from the Valley Printing Company offering city ,directories to the city hall offices at the price of $12.50 2~ each. Both communications were referred to the Finance Committee to report back. Communication was presented from Mr. C. E. Gray, recommending the removal of the three trees in the parking strip north of the library when the matter comes fP for re-laying the sidewalk. The communication was referred to the Park Committee 228\ and the City Engineer to investig,ate and report back. I Communication was presented from the Board of Appeals presenting the request from A. A. Furber asking for a permit to make certain small alterations and Irepairs to his box factory at 1385 Viillamette Street. The Board recommends that this 29- ~equest be granted and the recommendation was unanimously approved. I 'Request was received from Marie Tinker asking for a permit to convert her ~esidence at 334 East Fifteenth Avenue into a two-family house. As there are to be I ' no exterior changes to the house, the Board recommends that the request be grante~, 30, ~nd the recommendation was unanimously approved. I . Request was received from Richard Osborn asking for permission to move fhe used car office from its present location just east of the Eugene Public Library lito the car lot at 135 Tenth Avenue East, just east of the "Cooper" building. The Board recommends that this request be granted for a period of one year and the I, 31~ ~ecownendation was unanimously approyed. , I Request was received from Ford A. Hand aSking for a permit to erect a fiuplex residence on Lot 12, Block 11, Hendrick's Amended Addition. This lot is [ocated on the southwest corner of the intersection of Sixteenth Avenue and Charnelto 'treet. fhe Board recommends that this request be granted, and the recommendation 32' ~as unanimously approved. I Communication was presented from Mrs. V.D. Scobert'requesting permission to I construct houses on the west end of her lots instead of the east end as previously 33' granted and the request was referred to the Board of Appeals. I ~w Monthly repo~ts were.presented from the. offices of the, City Engineer &.a4 Cement Sidewalk Repa1rs, Po11ce Matron~ and Po11ce Department. Report for the month bf July showing a collection of $1,721.63 for sewage disposal charges was also presen ed 34 ~ll reports were ordered placed on file. r A petition was presented from Spencer Creek Grange ~o. 85?, asking ~he city council to remove all limit parking signs from the streets 1n res1dent sect10ns, and ~lso that two hour parking signs be placed around both parks, jail and court house 35 ~ots. The communication was referred to the Police Committee to report back. .....