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, 546 -- - -- - - - . - --- - -- "-- -_. ---- --- -- - - - -.. - 31 Street Committee was adopted by the council. ~,. ~ At this time, Mayor Large brought up the matter of a new contract which I '-' J;;'-' should be entered into regarding the old airport. He said he had been'approached ~, ;.c by Mr. Harrell and that Mr. Harrell was agreeable to terminate his present contr8c ,-y... and enter into a new contract with the city. Mayor Large stated this wa's somethin '-' . t,hat should be looked after at an early date and said he would like to refer it to a special committee for consideration. A motion was made, seconded and carried- that this be done. Mayor Large appointed Councilman Farrington of the Finance Committee, Koppe of the Judiciary Committee, and Barette of the Street Committee and asked that they give this an early consideration and let him know just as soon as the report was ready so that he could call a special meeting of the counCil to I 32 consider the matter. Councilman Hawn brought up the question of the stop lights at Willamette Street and stated that in the evening When the traffic was heavy, the way they were timed now seemed to hinder the traffic rather than help it. Mr. Hawn and some of the other councilmen seemed to think it was the left hand turns that were causi the trouble, expecially the left hand turn on Broadway. Mr. Bond pointed out it was the recommendation of 'the State highway Commission that the lights be timed as they were but he stated he-would take the matter up with them and see what could 33 be done. Councilman Farrington reported the dangerous conditiop. for school ch'ildren at the intersection of Franklin Blvd., 13th Avenue and Villard'Street. He said he considered this a much worse situation than the one at Broadway and H~gh which had previouslY heen reported on. Couhcilman Barette stated that he and Mr. Clubb had watched this situation for about one-half an hour one day and the coddition there was very bad on acc0unt of the excessive speed on Franklin Blvd. Councilman Stewart said he was very much in favor of signs being painted to warn motorists of this crossing, and Councilman Bond said he thought the City was very short of signs of this kind. After some discussion Councilman Bond said he would have some signs painted to post along the side of the highway warning of the school crossing-and that as soon as he could get these done, he would have cross walks painted on ' Franklin Blvd. The I~tter of speed on Franklin Blvd.-and 6th Streets was referred to and a moti9n was made by Hawn and seconded by Koppe and carried to the effect I that the pOlice department should slow the speed on all streets in Eugene down to 34 thir~y miles per hour. There bsihg-no further business, I I ~