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r 6112 . Council Chamber, Eugene, Oregon March 9, 1942 ,~w'T,e~ The minutes of the regular meeting held Monday evening, March 9th at 7:30 o'clock. All councilmen were present. I .p',~ Mr. T. A. Campbell adr-essed the Council regarding school children ~ playing in the streets in front of his property located at 735 Jefferson Street. ~ He stated that a Mr. Price, living. at 730 Jefferson Street and Mr. Sander~, at (-",) 738 Jefferson Street, had children that attracted the other children to that neighborhood and that they played ball, and continually batted the ball over on his lot and destroyed the flowers and shrubbery. He stated that he had gone to Mr. Price and Mr. Sanders and they backed up the children in their right to play in the street. He stated that at 4:00 P. M. Today theyhad brought other boys~vith them and that he had caught one of the boys ;,lIlhen he was over on his property where he was destroying flowers. He asked the Council for relief concerning this situation. Mr. Campbell stated that he had said to IVir. Price that there was a large vacant lot on the corner of 8th and Jefferson which could be made into a convenient playground for the children. Attorney Calkins explained that it was evident that the children had no right to trespass on Mr. Campbell's pro'perty but that the City handling Juvenile children was hard to regulate. After some discussion, a~~motion was made and seconded that the matter be turned over to the Play&round Supervisor and the Juvenile Officer with instructions that they investigate the matter l~ immediately. I Mr. rr. C. Hall, living at the Northwest corner of 11th and Chambers Street, presented a petition signed by some 110 people protesting against the proposed annexation for which a petition had been presented to the Council on February 24th. Mr. Hall explained tha t under present conditions they did not think that this was a proper time to bring up the annexation question. Mayor Lar.&e asked Mr. Hall if they had a solution to the difficult situation in that neighborhood and he said that he uid not. Mr. Hall claimed that the signatures on this remonstrative petition were resident property owners of the outside district. Mr. Floyd Huling, who had presented the previous petition for annexa- tion, was present and stated that he would like to see the matter put over until he could make fUI'ther investigations. He stpted that he was not aware that a petition against the annexation would be presented at this meeting until in the afternoon, and that he would like to ascertain what representations were made in order to secure these 110 signatures. It was admitted that there was a serious s2nitary condition in this neighborhood and Mayor Large said that it should be cleaned up, or that the State Sanitary Authorities would probably order something to be done. The matter was left in the hands of the Sewer Committee for further 2 _ stud Y . I The Judiciary Committee had no report. The Finance Committee reported that the bills were audited and moved. that warrants be drawn for the rumounts. The motion was seconded, and on Roll Call all Councilmen were present voting ITAye"; absent, none. Councilman Ferrington, of the Finance Committee, said that they had a request from Mr. Rippel for a refund on Lot 10, Block 25, College Hill Park, but that they were not ready to 3~ report and asked that it be held up until the next meeting. At this time, Dr. J. li'. Cramer read a letter from the Oregon State Board of Education, Division of Vocational Education, salem, Oregon, addressed to Nil's. Lillian Van Loan, Supervisor of the Eugene Vocational School, and signed by H. N. Miller, State Supervisor for National Defense training. The letter stated that they had notification fI~m the office in charge of off-reservation training at the Ogden airport Depot, that the office would be requested to establish tI'aining programs for aircraft occupation to supply the needs of the air depots and sub-depots in the western area. The plan called for training in the following fields: aircraft engine mechanic, aircraft propeller mechanic, aircraft instrument mechanic, aircraft radio mechanic, aircraf't electrician, aircraft sheEt metal worker, aircraft ~,elder, aircraft machinist, aircraft painter, aircraft lea ther 0. nd canvas vvorker, ai I'craft mechanic, and aircraft woodworker. Dr. Cramer stated that the Vocational School at 4th and Madison was already crowded and that the SChool Board was as:dng the Co'C,r..c il fOl~ the use of the old Avia tion t'ieJ,d and buildings. He explained that the Government would pay these different students $75.00 a month, and that if the School Board could use the airport that they would undoubtedly have several hundred students here. Dr. Cramer stated that the School Board would be in a position to enter into some kind of a contract for the old airport similar to, the one that Mr. Harrell had been working under. Dr. Cramer stated that he 'Saw no reason why the School Board could not carryon private training if the Government allowed th2t vyork to be returned to the airport here. Dr. Cramer was asked, if in event private training was allowed at the field, if the School Board would be in a position to furnish planes for that work, and Dr. Cramer stated he thought that could be arranged. It was explained to Dr. Cramer that the City was ,i ust about ready to enter into a contract with Mr. Green-for the use of the airport. Mr. Green was present and stated that if a training school was re-established here it would take about twenty thousand dollars to furnish planes for that purpose. Mr. I'iTcClaren, I I ~