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-....... 449 --:...:...:-~-~....:.-~-.;;._.:.....:~'~--~--~-- ~-~~....:..-- '------:..-- I I . . I I I CITY ENGINEER- - Appointed Annually w. C. Clubb Term exp January 1, 1942 ~ "~~~' ';"A~ ,~ ..,..:.,:.,.. WEAT & MILK INSPECTOR --411- f aIv, "'-1/ p~ tf~'i Appointed Annually Dr. L. G. Helterline Term exp Januar~ 1, 1942 Mayor Large stated that inas,much as there were several people in the audienc that probably wanted to be heard on different subjects 'he would call for a special order of buisness and hear them at this time. Mr. Cranes Mathews of the 20-30 Club had with him a Street Marker he wished to have placed in the streets for the safety of school children during the hour~ the children come and go from school and asked for permission to have it installed at such schools as the School Board desired. City 4ttorney Calkins brought up the question of city liability in case this sign should get in the way of traffic and cause an accident, and he ruled that in a case of this kind, the city would be liable for damages. Mr. Mathews stated the club would furnish the markers to the school board free of charge and would take the responsibility f9r removing the signs from the streets at the proper times. Councilman Bond spoke in favor of allowing them to be put out provided the city would not be liable for damages. Councilman Barette thought there was one place where there might be a hazard on account of being knocked over and that was at 13th and Olive Street. Councilman Brownson stated he thought there was plenty' of need for the protection and they should be allowed to use the signs. Councilman Farring- ton spoke in favor of the signs and Councilman Hawn wanted to know if the school board could assume half of the liability in case of an accident. City Attorney Calkins explained again that there was no doubt in his mind but what the city would be liable in case of an accident resulting from these signs and stated he did not think the school board could lawfully accept any responsibility; further, he did not think, in ~ase of ~n accident, that they would be considered but the action woul be brought against the city. Motion was made and seconded that the school board be allowed to use these signs in streets and they should be placed wherever the school ~ board decided. The motion was unanimously carried. Dick Matteson of Lightning's Service, spoke regarding the construction of a proposed jail and said he would object very much to having it put any place on the city hall property. He thought if i,t was installed it would only be a temporary structure as he felt the property was too valuable a corner for the city hall to occupy much longer. Dr. W. B. Neal :said he wished to further express his thoughts as to the, jail being put on the city hall property. He said he had been hoping and praying i'lie city would not locatelit the jail at this place. He made reference to the commotion caused by the drunks when they were brought in and said it was very detri- mental to the health of the patients. Dr. P. J. Bartle said he was fearing that may e the council thought as long as the jail was on the property when the hospital was built, the hospital would have to abide by yvhatever the city might do. He stated that at the time they started to build the hospital, they took the matter up with Mayor Williamson and were promised that the jail was only temporary, that it was at that time unsanitary and would have to be removed. Mr. Marvin T. Warlick, Manager of the Eugene Hospital entered his objections to the jail being placed on the city property and explained that he had talked to two of the county commissioner and asked why the present plans to build the jail over there could not be continued. He stated that the city drunks were so filthy they could not be allowed with the other prisoners and he did not think that kind of people should be housed next to th hospital. The commissioners had told him the city could have whatever space on the county jail lot that they needed for the erection of a jail. Further, they had a kitchen in the jail and meals for the city prisoners would only cost sixteen cents. Mr. W. F. Taylor of Taylor's confectionery added his_protest to that of the hospital, against placing ~n the jail on the city property. He stated that when the jail was here before he had been awakened during the night in his room back of the confectionery by the noise of the drunk prisoners in, the jail and did not think this was a suitable place. A letter from G. V. Hasselrooth of the Willame te Street Market was read entering a protest against the jail being placed on the city hall lot. AI:?o a letter from ~ery D. Lake of the Eugene Granite and Marbl e Works was read protesting the erection of a jail being placed on the city hall lot. A motion was made by Councilman Brownson, seconded by Councilman Stewart that the jail be placed on the county property adjacent to the county jail. After considerable discussion by different members of the council, the motion was placed upon roll call. The councilmen voting aye: were: Koppe, Stewart, Brownson, Hawn and Pennington; oc nay: Bond, Farrington, and Barette. The motion was declared carried. Mr. R. G. Miller asked if it would be possible to check uD6n the street condition at 19th and Jefferson. He said the street was very rough there and he woul be willing to pay his share of expenses in fixing up the street and he was quite sure tl~t other property owners adjoining the street would be willing to pay their share. He had checked on this matter at the court house and the property there was assessed for having a graded and gravelled, street front. Mayor Large explained that later on when the weather was more settled the Street Department would probably be able to get to that and referred the matter to the Street Committee for a report 6' at the next meeting. ~