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<br />3\. time for carrying off the excess water than it had been for a good many years, and
<br />, that Mr. Clubb had also been working very hard on cleaning out the sewers and that
<br />1 ! the Str'eet Department in general had been doing a very fine p,iece of work.
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<br />; Chairman Farrington, -reporting for the Finance Co.mm.i ttee, stated that there _~
<br />I were three different property offers, but that two of the members of the Finance :
<br />: Committee were away and that he would like to hold the property offers over
<br />: till another meeting.
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<br />!: , The chairmen of both the Fire and Water Committee and the Parks Committee
<br />Ii were out of town and no reports were presented.
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<br />Ii The Health Coromi ttee had no report.
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<br />Ii. Councilman Pennington, reporting for the Sewer Committee, said that Engineer
<br />i: Clubb had notified him tha t the Eugene Plywood Plant was dumping glue into the
<br />I' sanitary sewer, which was strictly forbidden in the contract with the. Plywood
<br />Ii Company. He stated that he thought this situation should be taken care of at
<br />,I once. . It was stated that the City Engineer had notified the Plywood Company some
<br />Ii considerable time ago that they were not permitted to use 'the sewer for this "
<br />I, purpose and Councilman Koppe said that he felt action should be taken to remedy
<br />4 I' the situation at once. Councilman Brownson stated that he felt the Plywood
<br />I Company was a reliable firm and that- if the matter was put up to them in the
<br />'Ii right way they would probably remedy the situation. Engineer Clubb stated that
<br />: a catch basin should be put in to catch this glue and keep it from going into the
<br />II sewer. .A motion was made by Koppe and seconded by Bond and carried that the
<br />i: -chairman of the Sewer Committee and - the City Engineer call upon the Eugene Plywood
<br />!: Company: and notify them that it was the CounCil's request that this situation
<br />Ii be remedied at once.
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<br />]1 ,An application for a transfer of beer license from Max J., Robinson at
<br />II! 550 East 13th Avenue, known as Robinson's Cafe, to Albert Lee Marshall and Vera
<br />! Fern lVlarshall,waspresented. This. request was for the ~ame,1:icense now in effect
<br />5 It at the place a.nd .a. motion was madebjT Councilman Bond ari~ seconded by Brownson that
<br />Ii the request be granted if it was agreeable; to the Chief of Police. The motion
<br />:' was carried.
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<br />I. I' Councilman Farrington at this time stated that at the previous meeting heid
<br />, ": October 13th, a recommendation of the Board of Appeals that Mrs. Buttrick be
<br />I; permitted to operate a popcorn stand on the property ajoining the south side of
<br />6 I( the Safeway Store at 13th and Willamette had been approved. He stated that it
<br />II appeared now that the Council had been a little hasty in granting this permit and
<br />I! that he wished to make a motion at this time that the action of the Council
<br />II at that time be rescinded and this permit be not granted~ This motion was' seconded
<br />I,; by Barette and carried. '
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<br />Ii A letter from Chris T. Wilde, Junction City, regarding a cedar tree which
<br />I,! he claimed had been cut down by the City mower at 1193 Van Buren Street was read.
<br />7 j1 In this letter Mr. Wilde asked that the City reimburse him in the sum of $10.00
<br />11 for the loss of this tree. A motion was made by Barette and. seconded by Brownson
<br />;1 that this matter be placed on the table. .
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<br />I; At this time the resignation of D. M. Winther, Policeman, was' read and ordered
<br />8 ~ placed on file.
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<br />!1 Mayor Large referred to the bill of the League of Oregon Cities in the sum.
<br />I,' of $416.76 for the period from July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1943. He said that he
<br />II had talked with Mr. Langtry and asked that the $50.00 paid by the. Eugene Water
<br />9 I'! Board for a like ,service be deducted from this City bill. He sta ted that Mr. Langt:ry
<br />1,1 said he, had no authority to do this but that _ the executive committee would be meetinig
<br />1:1 at, an early date and he would present Mayor Large's request 8 t . that time. Council-
<br />I:i man Bond said he thought payment of the bill should be deferred till after this
<br />!'; meeting of the executive committee and that the matter be put off, till the next
<br />li meeting. .
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<br />ill A letter from Edgar E. Thom, 442 Almaden Street, regarding trouble he had
<br />: with his sewer late this spring was read. He stated that he had called a plumber
<br />,I and the plumber told him his sewer was working all right, but that the trouble
<br />r was with the City sewer where the connection was made. He stated that he called
<br />0' the Street Department -regarding the:-':si tuation and that they called at his place,
<br />1- 101,i examined the sewer, and said that the trouble must, b e with his line as it was not
<br />'. the City sewer. He said that he then dug up a part of thi sewer l.ine and again
<br />!: called the plumber and that he stated that the City sewer was clogged and full.
<br />i He said then the City came out and cleaned out the sewer whiCh remedied the sit-
<br />:: Ua tion. He 'said he was not charging for his work on his sewer but only asking
<br />!; for a refund of $6.00 for the bill presented by the plumbing company. Mr. Thom
<br />1',:/ stated that there was a heavy growth of blackberries on the lot ajoining his and
<br />\ he thought that had caused the trouble with the sewer. Mayor Large referred the
<br />Ii matter to the ~ewer Committee to report back at the next meeting.
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