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~34 Council Chambers Eugene, Oregon February 10, 1941 I <:~";", ~,.~ ~kl!:::m:x The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council held on Monday ~ evening, February 10, 1941 at 7:30 otclock p.m. Mayor Elisha Large presided over ...'__ the meeting. Councilmen present were: Sam C. Bond, A. C. Farrington, Louis Koppe, ~ E. A. Barette, and A. L. Hawn; absent: Ira O. Stewart and Orren Brownson. A vacancy existed in the second ward because of the recent death of Councilman A. Ai Reid. 2lYfile. The minutes of the previous meeting were presented and ordered placed on The meeting was herewith called to order. I Mayor Large requested a special order of business and asked for the communic - tion from Ralph Hope of the Hope Electric Shop in which Mr. Hope made a special request to repair and improve the property at 1367 Olive Street. The shop to be used as a refrigeration sales and show room in front with a repair shop in the rear. After a brief discussion was had and inasmuchas the Board of Appeals had informally approved the request, motion was made by Councilman Bond seconded by Councilman Farrington to grant the request and it was unanimously approved. The City Engineer ~was herewith authorized to issue a permit to Mr. Hope for the construction. Mr. Lee Moore addressed the council in behalf of the Disabled World War Veterans stating he had hopes of securing the 1942 National Convention for the City of Eugene and requested communication from the city inviting the association \ to hold itsf.convention here at that time. The request was unanimously approved 4 and the City Recorder instructed to prepare the communication. The Mayor requested the City Recorder to present the communication from the Board of Appeals and the same was presented. The communication stated that a letter had been received from Harold Lyons stating h~as ,planning the erection of a store building on the lot immediately -south of the Methodist Church and made i four requests: 1st That he be permitted to install a plage glass window in the north wall of the building at the front corner. The Board recommends that this request be granted on condition that it meets with the approval of the Church authorities. 2nd, That he be permitted to install four small wire glass steel sash windows at balcony level in the north wall. This request needs no recommendation as the Building Code covers this question. I 3rd That he be permitted to construct the rear end of the building out of eight inch concrete blocks--to allow for future extension of the building. The plans will make this construction amply safe, so the Board recommends that this request ,be granted. 4th He intends to observe the seven foot "set-back" and asks that a precedent be established requiring all future buildings between there and Thirteenth Avenue to observe the "set-back~ The Board feels that this request is out of its jurisdiction and therefor makes no recommendation. ~Arter a short discussion, motion was made and seconded unanimously approving 5 the recommendations of the Board of. Appeals. A letter was received by the Board of Appeals from Chet Ingram stating he had been making tamales-commercially in a building at 1757 Seventeenth Avenue East and had learned recently that this occupancy violated the Zoning Ordinance. He is asking that he be permitted to continue his bus iness till the' close of the season' which would be April 1st. The Board recommend~hat the request be granted on condition that he remove the chimney and the sink which do not comply with the ~Codes, at the close his season. Motion was made and seconded approving the ' 6 recommendation of the Board. I Request was received from W. J. Burns asking to be allowed to erectr.a duplex residence on Lot 11, Block 2, College Hill Park Addition. This is the second lot north of Twentieth Avenue on the east side of Lincoln Street. The , Board recommends that the request be denied and upon motion made and seconded 7 the recommendation was unanimously approved. -I Request was received from Mrs. O. C. Bean asking to be permitted to erect a new duplex on a City lot on the South side of Sixteenth,Avenue between High and , Mill Streets. The Board recow~ends that this request be denied and upon motion 8 made and seconded the recommendation was unanimously approved. Mayor Large opened the meeting for discussion on the proposed re-routing of the Pacific Highway through the City of Eugene. A resolution was presented whereby the council by this resolution adopted, confirmed, and acquiesced in the establishment o~ said highways as set out in such order so promulgated. Council- man Bond made a motion, seconded by Councilman Farrington to adopt the resolution.. '\-. ....