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~ 409 -_. -- ----- . -_. -~- --- ,-, - - "._~----- .~..- --.. ~- ----- -- -~- -.- _._~-~---- . ------. _._---~_._---- -- .--~~ -- - - - - - - .- ._----~--~_.._----- At the request of Councilman ~ond, Chairman of the Police Committee, the City Hecorder read a communication from C. A. Swarts, Sheriff, notifying I the city that effective January 15, 1941 the county will be unable to care for city prisoners in the county jail, particularly transient drunks. the ~ communication also stated that owing to the increased costs of provisions it will -', ,~ be necessary for the charge per day to be raised from 50~ to 75~, also effective ~,..... .~ on January 15, 1941. 'The matter was referred to the Police Committee to see '); 17' if an extension of time could be worked out with the c9unty. At this time Councilman Hond was excused from the meeting. I Communication was presented from the chief of Police stating he had contacted Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McAllister at 1283 West 4th Street and informed them they would have to discontinue their vegetable business at this location. They promised to move from this location as soon as they are able to find another place 18 and they had also no.tified the head of their company in Portland that they would have to move. A report for the month of November was presented from the Eugene Public 19' Li brary an,d ordered placed on file. Communication was presented from the ~lanning ~ornnission adopting as its permanent report that the proposal to change the classification of Lot 4, nlock 9, Elias Stewart's Addition to Eugene, from a multiple family residence district to 20' a business district be denied. (A. L. Williamson request) Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the recommendation of the Commission. Petition was presented from property owners residing in the first addition tot the City Outlook of Eugene asking the council's aid in remonstrating against a property owner, namely, John Hawkinson, residing on Harris Street between 26th and 27th for reasons as follows: 1st, unsanitary concH tions surround- ing the home, 2nd Fire Hazard and 3rd, general accumulation of unsightly paraphernailia around the home which detracts from value of adjoining properties and curtails sale of property in entire tract. The matter was referred to the 21' Health Committee for investigation. I 22' In the absence of Councilman Bond the ordinance providing for a means of entrance and exit from residential properties was held over. An ordinance initiating the vacation of the alley running North and South through Block 9, Fairillount Addition was presented for its first reading and under suspension of the rules by unanimous consent of the council was presented for its second and third readings by title and placed for final passage. The ayes and nays were called, councilmen voting aye: Reid, Farrington, Koppe, 21 Barette, Stewart, and ~rownson; nay: none; absent: Dond and Carlson. 'l'he ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8669. ~uestion was brought up concerning the use of the Gouncil Chambers by , various groups and organizations. Councilman Reid made a motion to restrict the use of the City Council Chambers to thecity, county, and state officials. The motion was lost for lack of a second. Councilman Farrington made a motion, seconded by ~arette, tb:-:.:testri ct the use of the Gouncil Chambers to the Mayor and the Common Council, this to be effective January 1, 1941. ~uestion was called for and all councilmen voted aye with the exception of Stewart who voted 24 V'"" no . The motion was declared carried. The fOllowing curb cut applications were presented: No. 819 for Laura Stillman; No. 821' for E. H. Hall~ and No. 820 for A. V. Lewis:- The City Engineer recorr~ended that the cuts be granted, with the cut for Mr. Lewis being two 23-foot cuts, to be marked off by the Engineering Department. The reco~nendations were I 251 unanimously approved. The City Recorder reported that representatives of the ~ethel Fire District wanted to know if it would be possible to align the streets of their district 26' with the streets of the City of Eugene for possible future service and it was pointed out that there was no such service available. The City Hecorder presented a statement recowmending the transfer of funds at the close of 1940 from the Ueneral Fund Balances to Special fund I balances for the following departments: (listed on next page.) The recommendation was unanimously approvd. ~