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~492 and fire fighting equipment. Also, in the last 30 odd years the city of Eugene ~ Fire Department had only been called twide~ once at the Springfield plant and once .i<;", at the Wendling plant. Mayor Large asked vouncilmen Stewart, Chairman of the ~~ Fire and Water Cornmitte'i, if he had any recommendation to make regarding this request and he stated the council had passed a resolution providing for fees for industr'ial plants outside the Ci-ty of Eugene and felt there Bh61l1d be no change there. Both Councilmen Farrington and. Koppe explained theSe were firms inside the cityllimits tha~ had fire fighting equipment of their own and yet they were paying 2i mills as a levy to support the fire department. After considerable discussion among the council members a motion was made by Councilma.I.1 Bond, seconded by Councilman Farrington to deny the request and it was so ordered. The Recorder was 35....- instructed to .i:lOti:f,y' Mr. Briggs of the council t s action. I An ordinance initiatin~ the vaca~ion of the alley runnigg east from Olive Street, between 23rd and 24th S reets in block 3, Rughts Addition was presented for its first reading, and passed to its second and third readings by title under sus- pension of the rules by unanimou.s .consent of the council and placed for final passage. The ayes and nayes were called, councilmen voting aye: Bond, Farriggton, Koppe, Barette, Stewart, Brownson, Hawn, and Pennington; nay: none; absent: none. 36 v The ordinance was declar.ed passed and numbered 8676. I / Mayor Large reported that Willard Hambelton had 'been employed to take over the work formerly done by Mr. Johm Fields and he had been working since thea' ) middle of April. At this time he wished to appoint him as an employee of the City at a salary of $100 per month and the Recorder was instructed to place him on the regular payroll. . Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the 37 appointment. Councilman Barette aBked the Recorder to notify the Eugene Neon Sign Company that it was necessary for the city to use the lot.,. no.wi:occupd:ed by them and request that they vacate the lot not later than the first of June and it 38Vwas so ordered. Councilman Barette also reported that Dr. George A. Simon .had contacted him in regard to a ffrooded condition at 15th and the WGst side of Willanlette Street He said the curb had been broken out in front of the property and the water over- flowed onto the lots. The streets seemed to be lower at 15th than at 16th. City Engineer Clubb stated there was a catch basin on the East side of Willamette that was supposed to take care of this situation. Dr. Simon was present and further explained the situation stating he .had previously referred the matter to Mr. C.A. LeVan, Engineer Clubb and Councilman Barette but nothing seemed to be done~ The 39 matter.was referred to the Street Committee and City Engineer to report back. I Councilman Barette brought up the question of allowing cars to be parked on what is known as the pakking strip, between the curb and the sidewalk. He said there were several places around town whele this strip had been cemented and it was a common ocq\.l.;j;lence for cars to be parked on this strip. Councilman Barette said he wished to make a motion that this habit of parking on the parking str~p be investigated. Councilman Hawn stated that it seemed peculiar tb him that a motion of this kind should be necessary when we already had on ordinance coverfungthis situation but he would second this motion~-i. On vote the mOjion was carried. City Engineer Clubb reported that this same situation at ~lth and Pearl had been.prOTIlised several times to be takencare of but up to date p,othing had beenddoae about it. The Council authorized City Engineer Clubb to notify the tenants in writing that if this situation was not remedied at a certain 40 date, the date set by Mr. Clubb, the city would make the necessary barriers. Councilman Farrington asked if. the Police ~ornmittee could not see that the e was some relief about the doubl~ parking around the post office espcially on Willamette Street. Councilman l:)ond said he would have the Chief of POl"ice check 41 v the situation. Upon motion-the meeting was adjourned. & ~~- ~ Fields, City Recorder, Pro-Tem Note: A copy of these mintues were mailed to Mayor Elisha Large, City Attorney S.M. Calkins and to each of the councilman. I I ~