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Councilman Barette also stated the Street Department ~~3i also was required to do a great deal of work for other departments, expecially the I ~~I Police Department~ He stated that one job alone for the Police Department just thir last week had cost $35.00 for parts besides the time necessary to complete the repair work by the Street Department. The question was asked why the Police Matronfs car should be allowed to run without anti-freeze and whose business it was to look after that matter. Mayor Large stated that it was surely negligence on someones part in allowing the conditions to exist. 1 Councilman Stewart, reporting for the Fire and Water Committee, stated that Saturday night he had a request from Manager Dickenson of the Fenney store 'that the snow and ice on the roof of the Penney building appeared to be coming loose and that they thought it was dangerous if it should come down on the sidewalk and asked 4 that the Fire Department turn a hose on the roof to see if the ice could not be taken off. IV~r. Stewar t said this ma t tel' hCl d been referred to him and that he had instructed the Fire Department to undertake this work. Councilman Pennington said he was by there the next morning and that this had not been a success, but the Council stated they thought Mr. Stewart had done the right thing in allowing the Fire Department to undertake the work. The Health Department had no report. Councilman Hawn, reporting for the Parks Department, stated that he also had a request from a party living near Floral Avenue in Hendricks Park to be allowed to go into Hendricks Park to cut wood from fallen trees. He said he told the party tha t he had no au thori ty to grant that request, and tha t he told the party he would 5 take it up with the Council. He stated that last year this wood had been cut by various erganizations and given to the needy and that he did not believe it was wise to allow individuals to go in the park and cut this wood for their own use as later in the year some organizations might wish to procure the wood for the needy the same as they did last year. It seemed to be the opinion of the Council that Mr. Hawn's idea regarding this wood should be carried out. Councilman Davis, reporting for the Sewer Committee regarding the matter of an , appropriation from the legislature for the Sewage Disposal plant on account of its 6: use by the University stated that the Judiciary Committee and the Sewer Committee i had met with the City Attorney on two different occasions and had decided to drop the matter. I Councilman Pennington, reporting for the Police Committee, stated the corunitte had considered the matter of parking space for bicycles and were reoommending that bicycle racks be installed at the following locations where automobiles are now allowed to park; one spot on the sout side of Tenth, west of Willamette, close to , the McDonald Theatre; another on the east side of Willamette on the sout side of Tenth, close to the bowling alley; one near the Miner Building; one on the south side of West Broadway, just east of the alley by the Fenney Building; one on 8th 7 Street near the State Theatre; one on the north side of 7th Street west of Willamet e : to accomodate the Heilig Theatre, and possibl, one east of Willamette on 7th Street. i He stated that these spaces would be about 20 feet long and that this work could I probably be accoKplished by taking out only about three parking met~rs. Mr. ; Pennington stated it was possible that the racks would be furnished by bicycle dealJ : ers in return for their advertising on the racks. He said it was the committee's ,. recommendation that the City Engineer make an exact survey of the locations mention d : and the information be given to Attorney Calkins to bring in ~n ordinance for the I next Council meeting. This recommendation was ordered by the Council. Councilnlan Pennington said he also wished to discuss with the Council the ; matter of bicycle licenses for the year 1943. He stated that so far nothing had : been done in regard to this matter. He stated that the bicycle ordinanc~ provfed i for a yearly license and that he believed this work should be carried out at least ; for another year. He said there were two solutions to the situation; that the : bicycle owners be required to furnish their name, address, and serial nwnber of thei :!bicycle to the Police Department and secure the license from the Police Department 8 : and nut it on their bicycle themselves, or, if the Council thought the Police Depart ishould put the license on the bicycles, and at the same time make an inspection of 1 the bicycle to see that it had the proper equipment~as to lights, etc. He said . that if this procedure was followed it would be necessary to hire extra help j,n !the Police Department durinG the installation of these licenses, and he would like I to have an expression from t"le Council in regard to changing the fee for the license 'from 25~ to 50~. He stated that the Recorder had already contacted the Irwin- ;Hodson Company in Portland and that they had replied that they could furnish the [necessary plates, wires, and seals. Councilman Hawn stated that he was against raising the fee as the 25~ charge had raise sufficient funds last year and he though[ the price should not be changed. Councilman Stewart said he was of the same opinion !regarding the price as Mr. Hawn. It was suggested that a penalty for not securing the license by a certain date should be used. Councilman Pennington moved :that the Recorder be instructed to order 4,000 plates for the year 1943 and that addition 1 suitable help be employed in the Police Department for at least 30 days and that this extra hel~) be paid out of the bicycle license fund. This motion was seconded I ~