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632 ~ ----~ ~-- cussion by the Council, the matter was referred to the City Engineer and the Street Committee to report back at the next Council meeting. ~~ A letter signed by Attorney Louis Hoffman regarding repairs to a [ewer at the ~ S. A. Peters property at 2267 Olive Street was read. A bill from the Chase Plumbing (~:l Company in the amount of $21.75 was attached and the letter requested that Mr. Peters be reimbursed the amount of this bill. This matter was referred to the Sewer Committee to report back at the next meeting. I A letter from the Southern Pacific Company signed by kr. ~. L. Jennings in regard to logging and pole trucks being required to stop at all railroad corssings ~as 12 read. This matter was referred to the Judiciary COnlnlittee and the City Attorney to report back at the next Council meeting. I A letter from the State Fire Marshall regarding the recent convention at Baker was 13 read and ordered placed on file. Councilman Bond at this time stated that he had had a complaint from property owners at the N. Vi. corners of 7th and Blair St. about damage to a tree in the parking being caused by pole trucks Inaking the turn at that intersection. He said 14 that the police had investigated that matter and found out who had caused the damage and that they were going to straighten up the tree and paint it and if necessary later on would put in a new tree to take its place. He said that after that the vvalk at the corner had been damaged by some truck and that the Police Department was checking on that matter and he thought that they VJould be able to make a report in a Gay or two. A letter on Treasury Department letterhead signed by the Oregon ~ar Saving Staff, U. S. National Bank Bldg., Portland, was read. This Vias in re~ard to Payroll deductions for War Savings stamps and bonds and.asking for 100% cooperation for an overage deduction of not less than 10% of the employee's payroll. Mayor Large 15 suggested that he thought more of the City Employee's should be buying bonds through payroll deductions and suggested that it might be wise for the heads of. the departments to take this matter up vvi th the various employees. Councilman Hawn explained that he thought it probably would be wise for the City Employees to cooperate further in this effort as if it was not a success there w~uld probably be a 10% compulsory deduction from their payroll for War Fonds or it was possible this 10% reduction might be a tax and not for bonds. After some discussion by the Council a motion by Farrington and seconded by Bond was made and carried that the heads of the departments contact the various employees with regard to making payroll deductions for War Bonds. A request from the Eugene Wa tel' Board that .B. M. Sutherland and. Victor A. Rutherford 16 be deputized as watchmen 1'01' the Reservoirs was requested. A motion was made, seconded, and carried that this request be granted on condition that these names be ok'd by the Chief of Police. I At.this time, Mayor Large appointed Fred M. O'Sullivan and P. M. Sargent as employees.of the Fire Department. He stated that Mr. O'Sullivan had been working since Ilf.ay 17th and Sargent since May 23rd. He said this appointment l/:as necessary 17 for 1IIJr. 0' Sullivan to fill the place vacated by Middlesworth, and Sargent to take the place of lvjr. Knotts. On motion made and seconded,. and carried these appoint- ments were confirmed and the names ordered palced on the monthly payroll. At this time, the bills presented for the Casualty Station were brought up. There was one bill from Alstock, Fay & Company in the amount of $115.21 and another in the amount of $52.00 from the same firm and also a bill of $51.46 from the Puritan Drug Company. These bills have been incurred by Dr. Thompson and amounted to 18 $218.67. Councilman Hawn stated that Mr. Hichens had told him that the total amount of this Casualty Station?, inclusing a case to carry them in v,ould probably be in the neighborhood of from 1260.00 to $275.00. There was some discussion r;egarding the payment of these bills and Councilman Bond and Hawn both stated they thought the bills should be OK'd by Mr. Shumaker. A motion was made by Mr. Hawn and seconded by Barette that these bills be allowed after they have been ok'd by Mr. Shwnaker and the other bills to complete the Station be paid not to exceed the sum of $275.00 total and this money to come out of the $2,000.00 amount that had been placed in the 1942-1943 budget for the O.C.D. On Roll Call all councilmen present voting aye, absent Stewart and Brownson. I On recommendation of chairman Farrington of the Finance Committee the Recorder 19 was instructed to pay the taxes on Lot 5, B~.6ck 5, Croners Addition for which the county had received an offer and had served notice on the City by sending a registered letter. I" A request from Russell Brothers Circus signed by J. C. Rhodes asking for permission to show at the Fairgrounds July the first, inside of the racetrack. The request stated that there would be two performances, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. The Recorder explained that they had stated that there w~ld be about 32 20 trucks mostly with trailers and they understood the license would be $100.00 and they would have to put up a deposit to guarantee the cleaning of the grounds. Councilman Bond suggested that owing to conditions maybe the Council should not gran this permission feeling that maybe the money spent at the circus should go into ~