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~ 603 I member of the School Board, was present and said he was a5raid that Dr. Cramer had not stressed the fabt that the School Board's request was a part of the Defense Program and that he thought this should take precedence over any other contract the City might have in mind. He also stated that it was necessary that immediate action be taken. l,;embers of the Council indicated they thought the Council should consider the School Board's request on account of it being a National Defense program, rather t,han to enter into a contrsct with someone for ~,{ .....,. individual gain. MEyor Larbe suggested that the matter should be left in the hand ,"". of the Aviation Committee and stated that he thought they could meet with the School Board at any time and that a special Council Meeting could be called immediately after the AViation Committee made its repibrt. Councilman Kdlppe said that they would be glad 'to meet with the School Board tomorrow. ~Dt~r some discussion by the Council a motion was made by Councilman Bond and seconded by Councilman Barette tha t this matter be left in the hands of the Aviation Cornmi ttee for immediate action and Chairman Koppe askedth-e Recorder to notify Dr. Cramer that the Committee would be willing to meet at 7:3.0 in the Council Room, Tuesday evening, March 10th. ~ ....,.. ;::; ~ I 4 _ 5 -..: Councilman Farrington, of the Finance Committee', reporting further at this time, said that he w8:s not ready to report on the ma'tter of insurance for the maintenance equipment. I Councilman Barette, reporting for the Street Department, said that the Department was receiving nwnerous complaints daily about the rought conditions of some of the streets. He said that the Street Department had been set back almost two months in their work on account of a couple of floods and the damage done by the Silver Thaw, but that they were just about caught up and would be working on the streets from now on. He also stated he had had complaints about the conditions of the street at Third and High with the Walters-Bushong Lwnber Yard. He stated that since the adoption of one-way streets, on Sixth and Seventh and High Street that there w~s a difficult situation for the people across the Ferry Street Bridge to reach the Eugene Callnery. Councilman Pennington stated that he knew that Judge Hurd and a member of the State Highway Commission had been over that ground and that they might be able to work out some solution by using the alley, which is East of High Street. Councilman Stewart, reporting for the Fire and Water Committee, stated that "the latest pump for the Fire Department was a Stirrup pump that he had presented to the Fire Department and that it was in the Council Room for inspection Mayor Large asked Councilman Stewart if he had any information regarding the use of chemically treated sawdust for incendiary bombs and Mr. Stewart said that he ?.... had not but would endeavor to see what he could find out. if 6 - I Councilman Brownson, reporting for the Health Committee, read a letter from the four firms hauling garbage to the Dity Dump, in which they were asking for a raise in the rates now charged resi den ts and commercial users. rfhe garbage haulers were asking that the residential rate for one can be raised from fifty cents to sevent~-five cents and that an increase of 25% be allowed on the Commercial rates now charged. Bouncilman Brownson stated that the Committee had investigated the matter and was recommending that the residential rate be chane;ed from fifty cents to sixty-five cents and that Commercial rates be increased 20~0; this to take effect April 1, and Mr. Brownson stated that he would like to make a motion to that effect. '1'he motion was seconded by lVIr. Bond and carried. Councilman Brownson also said that he wished to report that a sand and gravel company had been haUling garbage for' about a year vii ttl a license and not taking it to the City Dump, whereas the garbae;e haulers were all required to take all of their loads to the City Dump and that the garbage hauler'S were objecting to the sand and gravel company hauling the garbaGe. Councilman Brownson stated that one of the main complaints 0'1' the garbage haulers was the fact that the Eugene Sand and Gravel Company had been allowed to clean up at the Newberry Fire and haul the refuse to' their awn dump" and that he thought the Recorder shauld contact the Eugene Sand and Gravel Company regarding this situation. It was pointed out that this situation had been before the Cauncil before and that the matter of what cansititues garbage had not been thoroughly defined by the Council. Mayor Lar..ge stated he thought the Council should go on record regarding this situation rather than putting it up to the Recorder. Attorney Calkins read from the Garbage Ordinance and he stated it was his belief that refuse from buildings such as that mentioned of the Newber~J:''yFire should not be classed as garbage. He stated that it was his opinion that as long as property was in the hands of the owner that he had a right to dispose of it in any way that he saw fit. After ~ome discussion, the Cou:lcil went on record to the effect that vvhere a contractor was doing work he had a right to dispose of refuse material in any way that he saw fit, but that he would not be allowed to haul it to the dump. If it had been abandoned by the owners as garbage it would be the right of the garbage haulers to 8 take care of the material. ' 'I Councilman Brownson reporting for the Health Committee said that he and the County Sanitarian had investigated the complaint regarding the West end of Second Street but that it was outside of the City. Councilman Bond explained to Councilman Brownson that the complaint at the last Council 'meeting was on account of the condi tion at West Second Stre8't where Monroe cY'osses and Councilman Brownson said that he had misunderstood the ma tter and would report back at th e next Council Meeting. Councilman Barette said that he had investigated the situation ~