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<br /> I, Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon
<br /> September 28, 1942
<br /> i The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council held Sept. 28, 1942,
<br />....;; I at 7: 30 F. M. All Counc 1lillen were pre s en t with the ex c e ption of Counci lInan I
<br />~~ Farrington and Councilman Pennington.
<br /> Councilman Koppe, reporting for the Judiciary Committee, said it was the
<br /> recommendation of the Judiciary Committee that the claim of Wilna Kincaid, 1077 Eas
<br /> 19th Avenue, for damage to her car, be not allowed. It was also the recommendation
<br />1 of the Judiciar'y Committee that the claim of Mrs. Helga Strong, for an ankle
<br /> injury caused by a defective sidewalk, be not allowed. On motion made, seconded,
<br /> and carried, the recommendation of the Judiciary Co~~ittee was adopted.
<br /> Councilman Barette, reporting for the Street Department, stated that the depar -
<br />2 ment had been very busy but that they had got things well under hand during the
<br /> fine weather and the work was progressing very satisfactorily.
<br /> Councilman Stewart, reporting for the Fire and Wa-ter Committee, stated that
<br /> he had no report other than there will be a resignation of one man in the Fire
<br />3 ! Department read later in ~he evening, and that he understood there would be one
<br /> other vacancy at an early date.
<br /> The Health, Pa I' k s , Sewer and Police Committees had no report.
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<br /> Councilman Brownson referred to the matter of the charges for the hog food
<br />4 retained by the garbage collectors and stated that he would like to put this matter
<br /> over until the next council meeting.
<br /> At this time Counpilman Farrington appeared. ,
<br /> Councilman Farrington, reporting for the Finance Committee, stated that there
<br /> was one property offer, that of J. L. Good for the west t of Lot 1 and the north
<br /> 16 2/3 feet of Lot 2, Block 3, Shelton Addition, i150.00. Mr. Farrington stated
<br />5 that the commi ttee was making a counter offer of "200. Og. and the recommendation
<br /> of the Finance Committee was adopted.
<br /> A letter from the Board of Appeals was read and the reconwendation of the I
<br /> Board of Appeals was adopted.
<br /> "The IHembers of the Board of Appeals have received a request from liirs . Emma
<br /> Preston asking that her contract with the City covering the waiver of set-
<br /> I back on her building at 160 Fifth Avenue East, be extended to cover a proposed
<br /> I addition 20' by 3G' on the east side of the building. The Board recommends
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<br /> , that the request be granted.
<br /> , A request was received from Mrs. John G. Moeller asking for a permit to convert
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<br /> the second story of her residence at 907 Twentieth Avenue East into an apart-
<br /> i mente This house is one-half block outside the apartment zone. As Ilrs.
<br />6 I Moeller is the widow of a Spanish War Veteran with a very limited income,
<br /> I the Board reconmlends that the request be granted.
<br /> A request was also received from Mrs. Sally lvI. Irish asking to be allowed
<br /> to conduct a "Convalescing Home" in her home at.1992 Potter Street. This is
<br /> a large house that has previously been used as a Sorority House and has been
<br /> repaired, reroofed and painted. and the yard cleaned up and landscaped. ~./rrs .
<br /> Irish is a widow woman with three children to support. The Board recommends
<br /> that the request be granted."
<br /> ! At this time Councilman Pennington appeared at the Council Meeting.
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<br /> 1wo applications for curb cuts were received: liL J. Nee, 788 W. 7th Ave,
<br />7 ,and Alf'onse J. Sa uer , 577 Pearl Street. Engineer Clubb recommended that the cuts
<br /> : be granted, and the recommendation of Mr. Clubb was adopted by the Council.
<br /> ! A +etter from Andrus Brothers, asking for an easement to extend 5 feet into
<br /> : Lo t 3, Block 1, Zimmer's Addition, a City owned lot, so that he might connect
<br /> up 8 sewer from his lots 1 and 2 in Block 1, Zi~er's Addition, was read. City
<br />8 ,Engineer Clubb explained that the Lot 3 the City owned was only a 50-foot lot and
<br /> ,if they granted a five-foot easement into the lot it would depreciate the value
<br /> lof the lot as it would be necessary in constructing a foundation to keep away from
<br /> 'the 5-foot distance, and would leave very little space for a building. On motion
<br /> 'made, seconded, and carried, the request was denied.
<br /> I The report of the library and the Fire Department reports were read and ordered I
<br /> 'placed on file. There were itemized reports on 16 inspections made by the Fire
<br /> ~Department in July, and of these nine were marked defective in some way, mostly
<br />9 overloaded fuses and extra drop cords. Councilman Hawn requested that the reports
<br /> from the Fire Department asking that corrections in the wiring be made, be filed
<br /> in a senarate folder in the Recorder's office in order that it might be learned
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<br /> whether call-backs had been made.
<br /> The following appointemnts were made. Police Department: Wallace W. Townsend;
<br /> Fire Departmen t: Earl W. Snyder; Janitor: David Fillback. On motion made by
<br />10 Bond and seconded by Brownson, the aDDointments were confirmed and their names
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<br /> iordered placed on the regular payroll.
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