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51~ -_..~- ~- - -,- ~ ---. --- - -- -- .-- -- -. ---- - ., . -- -- - - .+- -- - . - *- -- ---, ---- .- - Conncil Chambers, Eugene, Oregon July 14, .1941 I The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council held Monday, 1 evening, July 14, 1941, at 7:30 o'clock. All councilmen were present. If ....1 \?j. .'" The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and the "- 2 meeting herewith ~alled to order. - Mayor Large called for anyone in the audience wishing to talk to the Council. C. F. Hyde, spoke Qn a.pposition to allowing a building permit for a grocery store on Lot 9, Block 7, Kincaid Park Addition.. He explained that all I deeds to tIlis.tract carried certain limitations and that no business of any kind could be allowed in that section. Permit to erect a grocery store under certain conditions had been granted at the Council meeting on June 24th. Attorney Calkins stated that he believed notwithstanding the limitations in the deeds, that the Planning Commission could make othe~ recommendations and the Council if they desired could carry out these recommendations. He said he was not .positive of this and would want more time to look into the matter. Councilman Hawn said if reservations in'the deeds expressed that this Should be only residential district . that he believed the Council should respect their wishes. After some discussion this. matter was referred to the City Attorney and Judiciary Committee to report back at the' .next Council meeting, with the understanding that the Building 3 Inspector would not issue any permits until after that time. ; , Otho E. Garver, representing the Standard Oil Company and the May and ~eadeMotor Company, asked for permission for the May and Meade Motor Company to install a computing gasoline pump at the curb in front of their place. Mayor Large explained that it had been the policy of the Council not to allow anymore c.urb pumps and that none of the old ones in town could be exchanged for the newer ones or any extensive repairs made on them in case 0.1' an accident. Mr. Garver .explained that there had recently been a new one put up by the Texaco company in front of the Willamette Motors. City Engineer Clubb said that there had been ,no .permit issued for this pump and he did not know there was one there. Council- ,. . . man Barette made amotion that the request of the May and Meade Motor Company be held up and that the Street Committee investigate the installing of the pump c at the Willamette Motors and that if the pump had. been installedwfuthout permission I from the Building Inspector, that they be instructed to take the pump out and 4 pay a penalty for having installed it. Motion was seconded by Brownson and carried. At t~is time the Whiskalantes entered the Council Chambers and deposed t~6 Mayor and took over the meeting. They held a session of their court and Mayor Large, City Attorney Calkins, several member~of the Council a~d three or 5 four from the audience were fined by this or:gafl.:fuzation.. ~ . B. .P. Dutke spoke to the Council at this time inregard to certain charges for repairs on his property located as. follows: Tract #64, Lot 4, Block 2, Shel- ton's Addition. He was ~nstructed to take this matter up with Engineer Clubb 6 and if adjustments were in order Mr. Clubb would see to the matter. . Jess Hayden add!essed the Council in~, regaf>d to his claim for damages to his motor car at 6th and Charnel ton Streets where he claimed the damages were done by the Stop button in the middle of the streetl He stated that he was proceeding down the street in an orderly manner and not at an excessive rate . . of speed and he thought the Council should reconsider their action 'and allow the , repair bill which amounted to $27.21. Motion was made by Farrington and seconded .7 by Bond that this request be placed on file. Motion was carried. Mrs'. Mary Ruth Campbell at 284 Pearl Street made. objections to Constructio of sidewalk repairs by the City to her property. She claimed she had recieved - notice from the City to repair her sidewalk and secured the services Of a private contractor and paid him for the work. Some.time after this the crew from the City I came out and started tearing up her sidewalk and cut into a tree that she didl:.:. not think was necessary. She claimed the sidewalk they tore up did not need repairing and that they left a considerable amount of dirt that she had to have hauled away ather expense. As a result she objected to paying for the work done by the City. A motion by Brownson and seconded by Farrington was made that this 8 be left in the hands of the Judiciary Committee and the City Attorney to investigat . A. J. Snider made objections to the cost of repairs for sidewalk on I property that he owns. He claimed that thesid-ewalk repairs were made in the fall of 1940 and that he purchased the property in December, 1940, and the owner of the property claimed there were no liens against this property. City Attorney Calkins explained t~at if the assessment had not been made when he purchased the property there was really no lien against it even thought the work had been done before. Attorney Calkins added that the Ci ty had.,.a right to assess the cost of the repairs at. this time and Mr. Snider would hage to settle the dispute with the former owner. Mr. Calkins stated that it: it had been a newly shingled roof, he would have probably investigated to see it had been paid for and a new section of sidewalk 9 should have been warning that there might be a bill to that effect. The offer of the Sma Rugh Company for a client of $125.00 cash for the South 50 feet of Lots 2 and 3, Block 8, Croner's Addition ~nd also a strip 11 '. .... - - -