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604: ..~}''''' "-;1""- ~ ~....! ~ ~ at 251 West 8th Avenue and that it had been turned over to the Chief of Police and he believed there would be no trouble about having the place condemned. He stated he had also investigated number 728 Willamette Street where five faluilies live upstairs with only one lavatory and one sink in the hallway and no bath to accomodate these five famili~s, and that he had asked Attorney Calkins to see what could be done to remedy this situation. He said the conditions there were surely very bad. Mayor Large inquired if the condition at 360 East Broadway had been cleared up and Councilman Stewart stated that pasteboard boxes had been burned and the party had sawed sone of the lumber into wood but; the sit'uation' '::: had not been properly taleen care of as of yet. Councilman Hawn stated that he was well acquainted with this party and that he would see that the matter was taken care of. Councilman Brm,nson also stated tha t he had investigated the condition of the Bushnell Apartments on West Tenth Street and that conditions there were not in very good shape. He said that at the present time, they were doing some remodeling and that he had asked Engineer Clubb to see that Mr. Mosher be instructed to see that the conditions there iNere improved. Mayor Large inquired again regarding multiple sewer connections at the VJest City limits which he had previously reported to the Council. Engineer Clubb stated that he couli not find anything tha t' indicated this si tua tion was go:L.ng on. 9- The Parks Corr~ittee had no report. The Sewer Committee had no report. Councilman Bond stated that the Junior Chamber of Commerce was working on a Safety Drive and had requested that they be allowed to paint nwait for the green light" on the curb where traffic lights are located. A motion made by Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Farrington that the Junior Chamber of 10 - be allowed this request, was carried. At this time, Mayor Large stated that he wished to appoint the Budget Committee for the 1942-1943 Budget. This would be for the period commencing July 1, 1942 arrl errling June 30; 1943. He said that he wished to appoint the same Budget Comrnittee that had worked on the Budget for the first six months of 1942 and that the appointments would be as follows: A. E. Caswell, Edward F. Bailey, C. A. Horton, H. J. Cox, Robert IVJ. Fischer, Jr., C. L. Sigloh, George H. McMorran, and L. C. Scharpf. On motion made by Councilman Bond and seconded by Councilman Hawn, the ll..-! appointment of this committee was confirmed. Councilman Stewart at this time presented a memorandum from the office of Civilian Defense, VJashington, D.C. to Mr. Gerald Owen, Co-ordinator by Jack H. Helms, Acting u. b. Regional Director. This was in regard to fire fighting units to be furnished the City by the Goverrunent. Mr. Stewart stated that there were two classes of fire fighting equipment that the Goverr~ent proposed to furnish. One was a unit Inounted on the front of the truck and obtaining its povier by connection with the crank shaft and the other was a self-contained unit with a gas motor and pump mountild on skids weighing approximately 1400 Ibs. That the Government_,would require the Municipalities to furnish a It ton truck for either one of these units. He said the Government Representative was in town last week and that they were asking for a memolqandum of what the Ci ty' swishes viould be. He said that he had called in Chief Husbawn and Councilman Pennington and that they had indicated to the Goverrunent Representative that the City's choice would be five units mounted on the skids and one for mounting on the front end of the truck. Councilman Pennington explained that he had thought that the unit on the skids could be used in a trailer and then in case of an emergency, one could be left at a fire and the truck used S0111e other place at the same time. On motion by Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Hawn that the Cornmittee's recownendation be confirmed, was 12 ... carried. Mayor Large reported at this time that the phone at the new Municipal Airport had been taken over by the U. S. Army Engineers and that the Eng.ineers would pay the back bill which had been charged to the City in the amount of 13-" $47.69. 14- At this time, the Recorder read the request of Seymour's Restaurant that the two licenses that had been i.ssued to Mr. Chiaramonte be transferred to Darle A. Seymour and Harold McCrady. A motion by Councilman'Bond and seconded by Cou4cilman Barette that this transfer be allowed was carried. The following Curb Cut applications were presented: Laura M. Taber, 1411 Agate street, and L. V. FiSh, 1162 1'.yler Street. On motion matfte and 15- seconded, the requests were granted. The report of the City Engineer for the month of February was read and ordered placed on file. The Police report for the month of February was read and ordered placed ~, on file. ...:. I I I I I