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41~ ___ ____ - ___u _ _+__ _ ___ -. -- ----- - ------ ------- ---- -------.,..---------------- ---- -_._--- --.~----- - - - -..- -- - - -. - "-- -. - - ---- -"--- .- -- '-- - -- -- -- ---.- -------- .~------_._._--_._--~~- -- +---- - - - -_ - - - + ~_ ~_ "."0. ~.__~__.__ _________~___ ____. __ _______._._._______~_______________________________:_----___::_.-~____ _~___:-_-_-_ _-:-_ + - - - .. _______C_____ - -l~s-usp~n~-ed 1':; the~erm -~o~:~overnment leas~~~-na~- a-~l'~~ment wi t~--stan~:~~- ~~l--- --- ij regarding this contract was read at this time. According to the reading of this Ii agreement, it was not clear to some 01' the Council members as to whether this I 1,1,,: agreement betv,veen the City and the Standard Oil Con~any was giving the Standard ~, Ii: Oil Company exclusive rights on the airport. It ViaS pointed out that originally ~ 'I'! the Standard Oil Company had asked for an exclusive right to sell their products .... land establish facilities on the new airport, but that that had been turned down ,i by the Council and that the Council on February g, 1942, had granted equal rights Iii to all other companies at the Lunicipal Airport for the dura tion of the war, ~but that the Standard Oil Company was the only one that so far had signed a 16 I' contract. Mr. Hefner, manager of the Standard Oil Company was present and sta ted I that he wished to point out that the Standard Oil Company did not have any jlexclusive rights at the airport and was not claiming any; the only thing they were Jclaiming was that they did have permission to install .acilities at the airport. I; On motion made, seconded, and carried trie Mayor and City Recorder were instructed ~to execute this contract if, on investigation of the minutes and this agreement, if the City Attorney decided that this did not give the Standard Oil Company any rexclusive rights at the ~unicipal Aircort. ~ . ',1 Mayor Large stated"at',this time that the Council had never acted in regard ,I to where the swimming pool should be located. He said a report had been made !I to the Council regarding the location of the swimming pool in the ]'air Grounds [land at the present time the City had options on some ground adjacent to the Fair 17 0Grounds which could be traded to the County for a location inside of the Fair ii Oro.unds. He said there haa been other locations mentioned and that he was re- I' questine; that Councilman Hawn have 8 report prepared and present it to the Council II at the next meeting, regarding the lac a t ion of the Swimming Pool. I; Councilman 1!'arrington stated, that he had had numerous complaints regarding :ltrucks on the sidewalk at the Pacific J.i'ruit and Produce Company, located at 4th I.:and Charnelton Streets. He stated that the loadinG platform was only 4 or 5 feet ~back from the sidewalk and that the long trucks extended across the sidewalk ~and for a considerable distance in the street, and that the trucks were on the itsidewalk a good share 01' the time. Councilman Bond stated he also had a complaint ~regarding this condition. Councilman Hawn stated that there were other places 18 !;where certain firms were using sidewalks for loading and unloading purposes and 1 '!.".:that he would like to see a report from either the Police or the Engineer on all ;01' these different firms, and he said he thOUGht some action should be taken to ~stop all firms from using the sidewalks. Councilman Koppe said that he did not ;: think it was right for the City to furnish streets and sid ewalks for firms to do !'business on. The I\~ayor said that he would refer the matter to the Street Dept. lito bring in a report and that he wished to mention the names of the NTedo-Land ~Creamery and Swift and Co. as other violators. I' Ii Councilman Stewart said that a complaint last year had been made regarding rthe eves on the building directly east of the Eugene Hotel; t~t there was a leak ~that came out directly over the sidewalk and was always leaking during the rainy 19 11weather. City Engineer Clubb stated that the matter had been taken up with ,ilVIr. Richmond at tha t time and the t repairs were supposed to have been made, but l~that he would contact lVIr-. Richmond add see if this condition coul<.l not be remedied. Ii l On motion the Council adjurned. !, L ~ .. ~',,' II': I ~ fJ IJ ' ~ ii 1ii\i':~Oru:JIOR PRO 1rW !i i) "I Ii I} I" l: I' ,I II 1'" ':1 ", ; I' ':1 I" I' I~ 1- Ii 1'1' Ii II ',1 I,: !: II ,I It , I,' II I' ,It ,I 'I II Ii . , ~