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"'lllllll 459 . .__. __ - 0.- __ __ _ __ _ ------------ I Councilman Barette reported that the two Barco hammers used by the Street Department had become very badly worn and it was the committee's decision that they ~ should be overhauled so the ha~ners were shipped to the factory for a complete over- V, haul joq. However, he wished to inform the members of the Council now that they ~ should anticipate for the 1942 levy, the inclusion of funds for the purchase of' new street equipment. 13. I Councilman Stewart, Chairman of the Fire and Water Committee addressed the council commenting on the League of Oregon Cities Conference held on the University of Oregon Campus the past week and stated that the whole meeting was devoted to the theme, "How can the City Government best aid in the preparedness programme." Various duties which may rest largely on local governments, in cases of emergency, were brought up and Mr. Stewart felt that among those spoken of, the two most im- portant to us would be the training of additional Firemen and Policemen. In case of an emergency, such as an attack, black out, or other disaster, the Firemen and Policemen would be the first ones to be called upon and one speaker at the conference had said, "It is already much later than we suspect.~ With these things in mind, and in light of fire equipment needs recently discussed, the Fire and Water Committee had held several meetings with the Chief of the Fire Department and Mayor Large to consider the various bids recently submitted for the purchase of a fire truck. It was therefore the Committee's recommendation that the City of Eugene ~urchase a ?50-gallon pumper American, LaFrance fire truck; the total cost to be ~9506. Tkerms as follows: $6000 on delivery or as taxes are turned over as of this year; the balance to be paid in 1942 by April 1st, with no interest or carrying charge; delivery of equipment is to be made approxi~ately ninety days from the date of receipt of the order. Councilman Bond made a motion to accept the committee's recommendation and authorize the Mayor and City Recorder to execute the contract with the company. The motion was seconded by Councilman Farrington and unanimously approved by the Council. 14r Councilman Barette, Chairman of the Street Committee recommended the install _ tion of a street lighiat what would be the intersection of 3rd and Polk Streets and the reconwendation was unanimously approved. The City ~ecorder was instructed to notify the Eugene Water Board to install th~ light. .- Iff I Councilman Brownson reported he had redeived a complaint regarding the situation on the northwest corner of 1st and Washington Streets and upon investigat- ing the corner was unable to locate the cause of the complaint. He therefore asked that whomever had been complaining, to make a further detailed statement so the investigation could be continued. 16( Councilman Hawn, Chairman of the Printing and Parks Committee, recownended the purchase of a power lawn mower and the purchase of a hand mower, for the Park 1 ~ Department. Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the recommendation. Councilman Barette stated that the City parks had been looking better than l~ they ever had in the past. Councilman Pennington, Chairman of the Sewer Committee, recommended that the City Recorder be instructed to notify by registere~ail all users of the city sewer living beyond the city limits, that unless, all those who are connected with the city sewer service and haven't paid their annual $5.00 service fee for 1941 do so Iw ithin thirty days from the date of notice, the service fee will be refunded to those who have paid, and the sewer service disconnected at .the trunk line junction WI ith the main city sewer located inside the city limits. Also, an additional charge will be made for disconnecting and connecting such service. Upon motion made and seconded the recommendation was unanimously approved. (Note: The City Engineer 19" Ito furnish the mailing list) I Councilman Bond, Chairman of the Police Committee, recommended the acceptance pf the C & S Electric Company bid, $1073.00, for the installation of traffic signals at the intersection of 13th and Willamette Streets. Motion was made and seconded 20 ,. ~I nanimously approving the recommendation. Councilman Bond further recommended the purchasing of the necessary equipment for straightening meter posts at a price of $39.50. Motion was made and seconded 21r UI nanimously approving the recommendation. Mayor Large at this time recomnended the appointment of Dr. L. G. Helterline ~s the Milk and Meat Inspector for the year 1941; his salary to be the amount provide ['or in the budget, or $219.44 per month with an allowance for car expense of $30.00 2Z- per month. Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the recommendation. I Councilman Barette, Chairman of the Street Committee, reported that the City pf Eugene needed 100 new sign posts. The City Engineer had investigated various ~ypes of posts and recommended that the city purchase the same type we now have with I~he exception that the posts be of a heavier weight. It was pointed ou.t the city could purchase eit~er galvanized or painted posts; the painted ones in a heavy reight would cost ~1.52 each plus freight from Portland to Eugene (or $1.66 f.o.b. Eugene). Motion was rnade and seconded authorizing the Recorder to issue a purchase I ~