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~8' .4 ~---- _._----- - - -_._~_. ..--- ----- - ------ -- - - --- .---- -~_. -- ". -- - -- - - - --. --- --_. --- .-- --- - - ',-- '.,_.- - -- . - - --- - ..---- -- --- ---- _...--- -- ~-~ -- - --- -- -- - "-- ~ __om ____ __ ---c----_ ------ - ------_._----------------- ------- ---- ..------ -----._~~--~.......... --.- -----~------_._------_._._---------- - -- -- -- -- ..- -- . -- -- - - - - --.. -- - - -- -- - --.-- ------_._-~~------ ---~--------_.- :! 'I -------- ----- ---.. .-- ---- -_.--.---.- .------ _. --- ---"'.-, ---- -- --- --~- -. -'--'- - ,------- ----- ----_. .--.-. ------~-- -- -- ----- -- + -- ---- - _. ----- - - -- - _. -~________.___~_~___~ ______--'--____.::__.,.------:..-;.-~___=_____________'__ _-= __--'--__'-----=---_ _~__=________-_.:___~~_ ..u____ :...~__~_.__. _ _ ____ ___.___ _________ __ ___ _ Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon March 22, 1943 .'~ , .14tJ ~~ The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council, held Monday evening at 7:30. All Councilmen were present at the meetin~. . The Register Guard had carried a news item that the Council would consider an ordinance regarding the regulation of dogs and several interested citizens were present. Dr. M. L. Handshuh addressed the Council and stated that he was favorable to an ordinance being passed to control the dogs, but that he did not think it should be put into effect immediately. He stated that he had a dog of his own and he had tried now for two days to get someone to construct a fence and had not been able to get anyone to do the work. He said he did not think that it was wise to undertake to tie the dogs up because they become restless and make more or less noise. He stated he had tried tying his dog up and it annoyed the neighbors next door. He stated he thought that owners of dogs should be given until at least April lOth to make provisions to keep them in. Mr. D.T. Bayl~ stated he had a garden every year and that he did not consider the dogs very detrimental to a gmrden. He said he thought people were afraid of the possible damage rather than the actual damage that was done. He stated that children had dogs as pets and he thought that they should not be deprived of letting the dogs run at large. Mrs. Niles Hickey stated that she had five children and a dog. She said that she kept her dog at home and did not allow it to interfere with the neighbors. She said she kept the dog clean and always had fresh water out for it and she did not see why she should have to be bothered with the neighbor's dogs spoiling her yard. Mr. T. A. Campbell stated that the dogs in Eugene have become a nuisance. He said they had flowers and some garden and only this morning there was a large German police, a water spaniel, and another medium sized dog running through his place. He said he did not think that the time specified in the ordinance was of sufficient length to allow Victory gardens to mature; that he would like to see the time extended through August and September. Mr. Claypool, Secretary of the Lane County Humane Society, stated that last year they had taken up a great many dogs and disposed of about 200 in a humane way. He said they had made arrangements with Dr. Swangaard and tt~t the dogs were properly taken I I care of, but that they had run out of funds and had to discontinue operations for the year. He said the society had found that the time necessary to keep the dogs before they could be disposed of made the cost very high. He estimated that a yearly campaign to be carried on ~the Humane Society would cost between $2,000. and $3,000. He siad he thought the Victory garden people had a very strong case and felt that there should be some kind of dog control. Mayor Large stated that the City Attorney had prepared an ordinance on the dog situation and asked that the Recorder give the ordinance its first reading at t:ihl.is time. After the readin of the ordinance, Councilman Koppe stated that he felt Mr. Campbell was right about the length of the time, and felt that it should be extended six weeks or two I months and that he would prefer to have it run to October 1. Councilman Farringto stated that he agreed with Mr. Campbell and Mr. Koppe on the extension of time. He said Mr. Bayly had stated there was very little damage to gardens by the dogs but it was a fact that you can not safely eat vegetables where dogs were allowed to get at them. He stated that stray dogs were no worse than licensed dogs and he felt there should be regulations against all dogs. He said perhaps it should not go into effect immediately, but that he was in favor of the ordinance. He said that small.children were not allowed to run over other people's property and he did not see why dogs whould not be controlled. Councilman Stewart said that he could not agree with Dr. Handshuh regarding extension of the control time, as he felt the people were already at work at their gardens and should have I protection but that he did feel the time of control should ~be extended to Oct. 1. Councilman Hawn stated he thought the subject had been pretty well covered. He said he had a dog of his own but he felt that they should be kept within[the bounds of the owners property the year around. He said we are in a war and any inconvenience caused different people would have to be overlooked. He said he did not think we should waste any more time; that the ordinance should be passed and the control date set up to October 1st. He said additional fees comlected in the process of impounding the dogs should help pay a considerable share of the expenses Councilman Farrington moved that the ordinance be passed but that the starting date be as of April 1st, and that the control date in the ordinance should be amended to cover the months of August and September. This motion was seconded by Stewart and carried. The ordinance with the ameneed control date was passed to itssecond and third readings by unanimous consent of the council by title under suspension of the rules and was placed for final passage. The ayes and nays were called; Councilmen voting aye: Barette, Brownson, Davis, Farrington, Hawn, Koppe, Penningto , and Stewart; nay: none; absent: none. The ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8764. I I Raymond Torrey of the Electric Cleaners addressed the Council regarding the proposed reconstruction of the curb in front of the Drive-In Market and Dutch Girl Dairy immediately south of his place. He requested that action in this matter should be deferred until something satisfactory to the City Engineering Department and thd property owners could be worked out. He stated that Willamette Street was B feet narrower south of 11th than north of it, and that he felt any extra parking space furnished by himse~f and the other two stores was an advantage to the City. He said the p~ivilege of the driveway in front of his place had been granted several years ago and that his business had been built around this service and he felt I ~