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".. 402 ~ -....--- - ..--.--.- A resolution concerning the speed regulations within the city was presented llINOC 37 and unanimously approved. ..,~ RES 0 L UTI 0 N I ~t:rl' ~ '" , {'C' WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Eugene has learned by experience and has become persuaded that accidents within the city occur largely at street intersections and are caused almost entirely by excessive speed, and vVBEREAS , the present state law has taken from all cities the right to make local regulations different from those provided in the state law, a 0. I VmEP~AS, the state law fixes a basic rule which makes it almost impossible to establish any speed regulation, Now, Therefore, The COMilon Council does hereby resolve that it is necessary for the protection of the citizens of the City of Eugene and of other cities of the state that they be permitted to dix definite speed limitations within the city in order to protect their street intersect on and the City Recorder be and he is hereby directed to transmit to each representative of Lane . County in the Oregon Legislature a copy of this resolution, together '!f/ith a letter asking for their cooperation, and assistance in getting through such legislation. A resolution was presented authorizing the City Recorder and the Mayor to j execute a contract between the City of Eugene and Shaefers.Brothers with respect 38 to the setback line on Eleventh Street East. It was unanimously approved. r;li, (~~ '..~i ty ::'i.8 RES 0 L UTI 0 N ~.. _ 1_ BE IT RESOLVED, By the Common Council of the City of Eugene that the hereto annexed contract between the City of Eugene and Shaefers Brothers with respect to the setback line on ~leventh I Avenue East as it affects the -fol1m'ling described real estate, to-wit: The East 70 feet of Lot 7, Block 17, MUlligan's Donation, a part of the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon , The City Recorder stated tha,.t Gertrude Kay, Secretary of the Eugene. Culinary.. Alliance was requesting a ;W5.00 refund that was paid on l\ffarch 8, 1938 ,for a picketing license under Ordinance 8534. Refund is claimed because this ordinance fl was declared unconstitutional. The matter was taken to the supreme court and the 391 circuit court decision upheld. Motion was made and seconded to allow the refund and the expense to be taken from the Emergency Fund. It was unanimously approved. Curb cut applications were/presented from the following applicants: Alfred Skade~, No. 816; J. C. Watts, No. 817; and Eanes & Dragoo, No. 818. City 40 Engineer Clubb recownended tlEt the cuts be granted and motion was made and seconded unanimously: approving the recomrnendation of the Engineer. An ordinance providing for a means of entrance and exit from residential properties in the City of Eugene was presented and had its firsx reading. A large number of suggestions for changes in the ordinance were presented. Councilmen Reid and Barette were opposed to passing the ordinance without considerable study while other members of the council were in favor of passing it. Mayor Large referred the matter to the Police Committee for study and instructed them to bring before the next meeting of the c'ouncil a complete ordinance covering suggestions I 41 - in this matter. An ordinance to construct a concrete sewer to serve the Rooks property in Shelton's Addition was presented to the council for its first reading, and under suspension of the rules passed to its second and third readings by title by unanimou consent of the council and placed for final passage. The ayes anm nays were called, councilmen voting aye: Reid, Bond, Farrington, Koppe, Barette and Brownson; nay: none; absent: Carlson and Stewart. The ordinance was declared passed and nrunbered " 42"" 8663. I An ordinance approving and adopting the plans and specifications of the City Engineer for the improvement of constructing a sewer to serve the Rooks property in Shelton's Addition was presented to the council for its first reading, and under suspens ion of the rules passed to iiB second -.and third readings by title by unanimous consent of the council and placed for final passage. The ayes and nays were called, councilmen voting aye: Reid, Bond, l!'arrinGton, Koppe, Barette, , and Brownson; nay: none; absent: Carlson and Stewart. The ordinance was declared 43" passed and nllinbered 8664. ~