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"'lllllIl 4""'- bb -- - ---.- --. - - - - .- ------ --_.._-~ - - . -- -- ~ -- . - - ---- - - -"- - -- - . --------- I if he had any report to make. He said they had made some investigation but would 3& have to investigate the matter further before they would be able to make a report. A letter was read from Wells & Wells, Attorneys, in behalf of client, Miss Grace Kelsey, asking a claim of $500.00 for iruj:uries she received when she fell on the sidewalk on West Broadway adjacent to Granzer's Grocery Store. The 3~ matter was referred to the Judiciary Committee and the City Attorney. Communjcation was presented from the Board of Appeals stating that Rev. V. T. Speece had appeared before the Board in regard to the !!set-back" for the ' Lutheran Church to be erected at the corner of Eighth Avenue,and Monroe Street. It was decided to hold up this request until a preliminary plan could be received 34 '-!!. from the archi te ct. ~ c:.;1 :../1 ,.,::i.~ f,~) 1-.,.,,,,r. I Request was received from Ralph J. Hicks asking for a special permit to erect a double garage at 1310 Fifth Avenue West with a "set-back" of only two feet from the property line on Polk Street. The Board of Appeals recommends that this 35- request be denied and the recomrnendation was unanimously approved. Request was received from C. W. Mossey asking for permission to place a trailer house--to be used as a "hot dog" stand--on the property at the northeast corner of the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Charnel ton Street, said trailer to be connected to sewer and lights. The Board recommends that this request 36~ be refused and the recommendation was unanimously approved. I Request was received from Mrs. Hattie Montague to be allowed to make altera- tions in the house at 142 Jefferson Street--which she had purchased from the City-- in order to rent an upstairs apartment in order to help them meet their payments to the City. Due to ignorance of the zoning Ordinance on the part of Mrs. Montague and her contractor they had built a short xoutside stairway in addition to work specified in a building permit for repairs. She was therefore asking to be/allowed to keep the stairway and permitted to complete the apartment. The Board recommendsx 3? ~that the request be granted and the recommendation was unanimously approved. Communication was received from the Board of Appeals reporting that numerous complaints had been received regarding the unsanitary conditions existing on the premises at 1482 Oak Street. The Building Inspector, accompanied by a plumber, had inspected the place and now recommended that the house be ordered vacated at 38L once and condemned. The recommendation was unanimously approved. Mayor Large reported he had received a copy of the resolution adopted by the Eugene Building Trades Council, urging all state, county and city governments to stop sponsoring WPA Projects and to stop approving construction projects for WPA labor with a request that immediate investigation be made of the WPA's effort to procure WPA construction projects in competition to private industry. Mayor Large explained that this was'along the lines that the city had been working and stated that the first work for the new airport would be let through the CAA by contract. Councilman Hawn stated that he would like to go on record as opposed to 39\ the activities of the ~~A and thought that private contracts were much better. Monthly reports were presented from the office of the Police Matron~ the Police Department~ and the City Engineer's office and ordered placed on file. A report was presented from Fred Lamb, Supt. of Parks, giving the activities of the Community Cottage in Skinner's Butte Park during the month of February. The 40~ report was ordered placed on file. I Request was received from Dr. C. H. Phetteplace asking for a refund of dog license No. 1?52 on account of this being a duplicate of the previous license for 4 Jr. the same dog. Upon motion made and seconded the request was unanimously approved. An application for a rooming house permit at 636 Willamette Street, (The Belvedere Apts) was presented from H. A. Shannon; As the application had been approved by the Chief of Police, motion was made and seconded unanimously approving 42'- the application and the Recorder instructed to issue a permit for Mr. Shannon. A contract for the sale of certain buildings on the "Fosbeck Eighty" propert to Ash Bailey was ordered signed by the Mayor and Recorder. It was pointed out that the money had already been paid to the City Recorder and this was merely 43--- a confirmation of the - transaction. ' , I An ordinance providing for the regulation of camp cars, trailers, trailer houses, trailer homes, etc., within the City of Eugene was presented to the council 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: Bond, Farrington, Roppe, Barette, Stewart, Brownson, Hawn and Pennington; nay: none. The 44~ ordinance was declared passed and numbered 86?2. A An ordinance initiating the vacation of the following described street: 24th ~venue between Lincoln Street and Charnelton Street; 24th Avenue between Charnel ton I Street and Olive Street, was presented for its first reading and under suspension ~