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~42 ~ <:-=- -:..._u_==---.:: _~:_~:__==--_~_:..:-~___=:~ ~_-.:..::...:~:!..-.=.:.=:...=-- ~-:--';:"=":"::"'~-=-=":"':"=-:"':'-::--_-_-=:'==--:...2..:-~:...:..--:--:: --'..2-...:.-~-==-~_~~...;::=_::'--=----:; ---~.;-;-~--;-~.~-- --.- - -- ~::--:---'-"----:- ~_~.:.::::_=-~L_~__=:~~-= ~~.:::..-~_-:::~ - --'f'.- ~- c, ~-::.-~~--:::=- c:=,,-_-:=--~ ,C:-::-'--'-=-_-=--C-=":=-~===CC=::'--==--=-=-T' -~-- - -' ,:::..--.:-- '.::c:_:-.::....--:===:~=..===:---==-~~~~---- -~-~-==c"'"-:.::..-:~,,'-_-=-_ Council Chamber, Eugene, Oregon I . October 26, 1942 I - I The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council, held Oct. 26, 1942, 1 ~~,~(.l at 7:30 P.M. All Councilmen were preseI,lt with the exception of Hawn and Stewart. , ~t~l Mayor Large stated that there was a delegation present in regard to the juvenile situation and asking them to address the Council. Mr~. Turnipseed stated that she was spokesman for six women's organizations and stated that they had all taken a lively interest in the welfare of the juveniles. She said that they were here to make an appeal and a promise: that they were in favor of the adoption ,of a new and up-to-date ordinance on the juvenile situation and were in favor of the ordinance being strictly enforced after its adoption. She referred to the ordinance now in force in Klamath Falls and one also being used by Salem, and said they both were having very good success. She said it was their recommendation that I juveniles picked up by the Police should be taken to the Police station and that their parents Should be notified to come and get them even if the Police had to go to the parent's house to notify them. She stated that after the third offense that the parents should be fined, starting with a minimum of $5.00 and she also recommended that certain citizens be appointed to bring in juveniles. She said she wished to promise that the organiz~tions she was representing would back up the Police Department in their efforts to enforce the provisions of a new ordinance. She said the organizations were willing to trust the council in their actions I and hoped that the Council would be willing to trust them. Mayor Large asked : Councilman Bond as chairman of the Police Committee if he had any recommend~tions : to make at this time and Mr. Bond stated that he had been out of town and did not 1 ! know that there would be a delegation at the Council meeting and that he had no : suggestions to make just at this time. Mayor Large said that this matter should' . be referred to the Police Commission and City Attorney. Dr. Leeper was present : and stated that he thought a considerable study should be given this suggestion : before anything was done. He believed that there might be considerable trouble I in e~ndeavoring to enforce am ordinance of this kind and he was afraid that this : might be a means of antagonizing the juveniles rather than correcting the situation. ,He stated that the work along this line in other places would be available and : he thought that study should be made of the si tuat-ion and that he was not in : favor of adopting a harsh law and clamping down the lid. Professor Bee was also \ present at the meeting and stated that he was of the same opinion as Dr. Leeper , : and that much study should be given the situation. Mrs. F. L. Bonson, chairman 1 . of the county P.T.A., stated that the League of Women Voters are making a study 'of the juvenile situation and would have a detailed report to make at an early I date of conditions as found in other p~ces. Mrs. Turnipseed stated that they :: realized that there were some children of juvenile age tilat would have to be out ; after juvenile hours but she said these children could be provided with permits. ,She stated that they had done exactly what they started out to do--had aroused ,interest in the situation and trusted that this would be the means of getting a ,much improved situation of the juvenile question. Councilman Bond stated that at Ian early date he would call a meeting of the Police Committee and ask members of 'these organizations to meet with them. . ,1 ! Mr. G. B. Fedde addressed the Council regarding Hamble Avenue. He _sta ted : this was a short street about 400 feet long running off Fair.mount Boulevard. He !stated that as now laid out the street was 50 feet wide, but that it had never ,been improved and there was only about an 8-foot'gravel roadway and that i~ was :a dead-end street and probably never would be extended any farther. He stated ,that there were 11 property owners facing on the street but at present it was' : only accomodating.two families and there would probably never be more than four ror five families using the street. He presented a petition aSking that the width : of the streetb'e reduced from fifty feet as now laid out to twenty-five feet. .' Councilman Barette' stated that he had been out and looked over this situation and :was not in favor of reducing the width of the street. He said that we had 2 ,too many narrow streets at this time and if we reduced the width of this street to twenty-five feet it would not leave any place for sidewalks or the installation of sewers. Mr. Fedde had referred to the fine trees on the sides of the street : and especiallytlJ,e walnut trees. and Councilman Barette stated that_~he did not' . think these trees were of so much value and said, it looked to hi_m'that by reducing : the street, tq . twenty-five' feet it was only giving so much property t.o the abutting :property Qwn~rs and that he was not in favor at this time of the reduction but :would like to see the matter referred to a cOI1lrllittee~and have other members,of . the Council look over the si tuation. Mr. R. A."McCu:J.ley was present and, stated that [he lived on one, side of the street and he would'like to see this reduction ma'de ,in order to save.the trees. Mr. Fedde said that a street 16 feet wide would,be 1- ':all that was necessary for this district and that this would leave a nine-foot 'space for walks if the street :was ::edu?ed to a:twenty-five foot widt.h.".Co':lncilman IBarette stated that it looked to h1m 11ke the property owners, wereallanx10us I to get posse~si.on of this extra property to make -their porperty more attracti,ve :for sale. The matter was left to the Street Co~itteeto report back. The Judiciary Committee had no report. Councilman Barette,' reporting for the Street Department, said. h~. wished to-: ! inform the" Council of the very 'nice piece of work, that' had been done by. Engineer 'lciubb,.in the Cleaning of the Amazon; that it was in,much better sha'pe.~t 'this' I ~i