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r- 56 ~--- '-:::'-:--:,:--=-::-~?.:.....=:::~~?~.::~~~~~~ ~ .-=~--=- -=---:-==-===-=-~---:=-~------==::=::::==-:....:.-==-=--::---==-_-=--=----=--_~:::-::- ~ ~-~----.:::.---~~~---~~-------.::z---:.-=.:-- -~--=----~~ _.=:.....::..:......===-=.- .__--=-_:::- _-_ ....:..-=-~_ -=-.- ""-__--'--'-~=- :-c~_=_..:c..==_---=-_==-_"_==_ _ =-==---=-:..::_--~----c-::r:.=_::~:~_=~___=:==.c::::.==_=~ ~=-~-~--- -- -~--=--. --==---=_ -- ~--~- ----~ --------- - --~-- I Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon December 28, 1942 ,e:,." The regular meeting of the Common Council held Monday evening, Dec. 28th. All I ..,~ Councilmen were present at the meeting. 't, ;<!!- Attorney Harold J. Wells was present and presented a letter to the Council re- questing that the action taken by the Council at the Meeting December 14th, regardin the beer license of F. E. and C. E. Welch for the business known as the Star Club, at 663 Willamette Street, be reconsidered. Mr. Wells stated that he felt at the Ipresent time the state inspector had no objections to the license being recomm~nded 'as there had been considerable improvement in the premises made since the inspector' last report. He stated that if the license was not recommended by the Council that the ~elch Brothers would probably lose their place of business;. Councilman Bond stated that at the last meeting December 14th, he was not in favor of acting on the applications at that time and did not feel like turning them down cold and he felt inow that there was no reason why their license should be held up. Mr. Tony P. jhamig, local lnspectorfor the State Liquor Commission, was present and stated that 'when he came here in 1941 conditions at tbis place had no been at all satisfactory, land even though improvementsohad been made he was still getting complaintB over the ItelePhone and from different people regarding drunks on the sidewalk in front of the ,place and that undesirable women frequented the place. He stated that he had given lout warnings regarding this condition, but no tickets had been issued. He said that lit had been reported to him that a bootlegger was making his contacts at this place. ~Councilman Hawn asked Chief of Police Ber~an what he wished to say in regard to Ithe matter; Chief Bergman replied that he had complaints regarding operations from most of the licensed places in town and that he had had a good many complaints from ;this address. He stated that at times Mr. Welch had called up and that numerous !arrests had been made at this place. Councilman Hawn stated that he did not believe 'that closing of the place would remedy the situation much as these patrons would :only go to other pIa ces. He fel t tIla t the management, together with the Police Department, could clean up the undesirable situation if they used more strong-arm ~ethods. Councilman Farrington asked Inspector Eamig how much farther they could go at this place before the Commission would take action and Mr. Ramig stated that (the place would not have to get any worse but that he could not speak for the action :of the Commission. Mr. Welch stated that they had a great many railroad men and I 'lumberjacks that frequented this place and that they were often hard to handle. He :said that the place did not knowingly sell beer to intoxicated persons. Inspector Ramig had delivered to the Hecorder previous to the Council meeting copies of his :Wri tten reports to the Liquor Commission regElI'd ing the Star Club, the East Side 1 Tavern, and Dean's Place, and lVir. Ramie.'s re.r:;orts regarding the Star Club were read :at tLis time. Councilman Stewart stated at this time that he saw no reason to change his previous opinion regarding this place and stated that he wondered how many of !the Councilmen would be willing to go home and tell their wives they had voted to ,recommend that a license be granted to this place in face of all the reports they had before them. Councilman Pennington stated that there seemed to be a great many ~ros and cons and that he felt this merited real study and he felt that the matter ishould be placed in the hands of the police committee to make a further report. :Councilman Hawn stated that he felt the same as Nil'. Pennington and wished to move that the matter be referred to the Police Committee to report back at the next Council meeting. This motion was seconded by Pennington. On voice vote it was Jmpossible to tell whether the motion carried or not and Mayor Large asked for a rol call. Councilmen voting aye: Bond, Hawn, and Pennington. Councilmen voting no: ~arrington, Koppe, Barette, and Stewart. Councilman Brownson did not vote. This ~as four to three against the motion and the motion was declared lost. Councilman ~arrington move that the previous action of the Council on December 14th be approved, pnd this motion was seconded by Stewart and carried. The matter regarding the East Side Tavern at 47 East 7th Avenue, operated by Joe Hale and Merle Short, was taken 'up at this time. Mr. :Lamig' s reports to the Commission was read at this time and ~lso a letter from the Commission to the East Side Tavern dated November 21, 1942, suspending the license for twenty-one days was also read. Inspector Ramig said that some improvements in regard to this place had been made since he came to town but that conditions were still similar to those at the Star Club. Councilman Farrington asked Chief Bergman regarding this place and Chief Bergman stated that conditions were still similar to those at the Star Club. Mr. Short said they were very busy on a Saturday night, in fact, more business than they really wanted; that they did pot cater to soldiers and that they had learned their lesson in the 21-day suspensio and thought they could handle the place satisfactorily in the future. Councilman ptewart moved thct the action of the Council at the previous meeting held December 14, 1942, be sustained and this motion was seconded by Barette and carried. The matter concerning Dean's Place at 865 Willamette Street was taken up at this time I and Inspector Eamig's reports to the Commission were read to the Council. Mr. Ramig ~lso stated that a couple of days ago he received a call from Al Dietz, juvenile ,officer, and that Mr. Dietz had reported to him that he had seen a 14-year-old boy in the booth at Dean's Place drinking beer. Mr. Ramig stated that he had no had kufficient time to investigate this matter and that Mr. Dietz had to go out of town and could not be present at the Council meeting this evening. Mr. Ramig also stated :that Mr. Dragoo was not at the place himself but had girls as bartenders. Mr. Dragoo ~as present and stated that it was true that he had been hauling logs some but that he was at the place every night until one or two o'clock in the morming and that Mr. Ramig haQ not seen him in the forenoon when he had called at the place because '! I ! ~