04/12/1943 Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~ 92 ----- - - -- -- .. -- -- - --- ._--~ ~ - -- .- - - -. --- --.-- -., - ~ .. --.. - --.- - -" .. ... .'- - - - - -~- --- --- ~-- --~ -~_. -~---+-+ -~- ---- ---------- "---- -.,.-- - - ~ -- --" - - - - - - __________~.__ __________.._~_____ __r --- -.-- ---- -- - - - - - -_._~-----------~_._~--- -- r ---- ~_-_-::..---=--=...:..=.....- ----=--==-____=_=__ ~_=-___:_~=---=-=_ :_-=---=_--:-=~=-':'o.:l-..;--::~-_~=-~===-~=-==-":":::=-----=--':":: =--- -~. - -_._-......,........--- .__._-- _. - - ---- - ---- -- ----~.._--~ --- -- - - - -. --~_._----_. ------- ._- - --- - - - -' --- - - - - - - - .. .. - - - -. - -- - ~~ ..."" ~;'":~ Ii '~~1I1 : 17 . I t Mr. Brownson stated that Mr. Barette had mentioned the gift to Mr. LeVan and stated he did not realize the Street Corrunittee was going to do anything, but that he thought a report was to be made back at this meeting. He said that the purchas- ing of the chair was all right but that he did not consider that sufficient and that he thought in addition to the chair Mr. LeVan should be granted one months pay; Mr. Davis stated that 30 years was a long time to be with one concern and they were the best years of I~~I'. LeVan I s life, and he thought he was entitled to at least a month's pay. Councilman Hawn stated that the Council knew how he stood on the situation from the statement he had made at the last meeting and that an extra month's pay would only be one day a year for the time he had put in and that he thought Mr. LeVan was entitled to at least the difference between the month's pay and the cost of the chair, if the Council did not feel like giving a full month's pay in addition to the chair. After some further discussion, a motion WES made by Brownson, seconded by Stewart, and carried, that Mr. LeVan be given a full month I s pay in addi tion to the cha ir purchased by :Mr. Bar ette. I At this time a letter addressed to Mayor Large from Mr. Cloyes of the Lane County Health Department was read. 'l'his letter was in regard to mosquito control : in Lane County, and the possibility of mosquitoes transmitting malaria from 18 i infected persons to well individuals. Mayor Large explained that the worst sit- I uation was at the Fern Ridge Dam and that the most of the places infested by mosquitoes were outside of Eugene, but that he would refer this matter to the Healt Corrunittee to be reported on at the next meeting. ' Councilman Pennington, reporting for the Parks Committee, brought up the question of the location for a site for the swimming pool. He said it was the intention of the committee at the last Council meeting to recow~end that the five ecre tract inside of the fair grounds, south of the Amazon, be purchased from Lane County at $200.00 per acre, making a total price of $1,000.00. He said there seemed to be some objection to this location and that he would like to have an expression from the Council regarding the location. He said in fact a couple of 19 l members of the committee had preferred the site back of the vutte. It was pointed out that a ci.tizens commi ttee previously had made a study of the si tuation and that they had recolnmended the purChase of the site referred to inside of the fair ~unds. Mr. Frank Hill stated that he would like to see the purchase of this site and that ! he would be in favor of building the pool this year. After some discussion by : the Council a motion was made by Pennington, seconded by Hawn, and carried, that the City should Rurchase from the County the five acre tract inside of the fair grounds for the ~1,000.00 I CounciDnan Pennington stated that the Playgrounds Commission was to have a meeting this week and that he would like to have an expression of the Council at this time regarding the playground activities for the coming year. He said he did not know whether it was the intention of the Council that the playground activities 20 should be curtailed or w;",ether they should be continued as in the past. Councilman i Brownson stated that he thought this would be a poor time to curtail the activities, in fact, he thought they should be expanded if possible. Councilman Barette said he felt that the full time program should be carried out. There were no objections from the Council as to the carrying out of the full time program. Councilman Davis, reporting for the Sewer Committee, said that they had re- 21 ceived a letter from Mr. Woodson regarding a crack in the sewer at the foot of Agate Street. He said he and Mr. Clubb had examined this and repairs would be made. Councilman Hawn, reporting for the Police Department, said he had a request I from the Alaska Junk Company for permission to rent space for a truck in front of their place of business on 5t_~ Street. He said they claimed that a certain party , parked a car there each day and left it standing all the time. Councilman Hawn suggested that a sign similar to other loading signs might be placed in front of 22 , the Alaska Junk Company allowing 24 minute loading time. Councilman Farrington stated he did not thinl-c this would be satisfactory to the Alaska Junk people as wha ' ! they really wanted was permission to park in front of their place all day. It was suggested that this matter be referred back to the Police Committee for further study, ahd Councilman Hawn stated he had already put in two weeks time on it and did not know what was the solution, but that he would make further attempts to a I solution and report back at the next Council meeting. Councilman Hawn said that he had something to report on that was m real problem and that was the dog situation. He read a letter from the Humane Society and stated that the Police Committee had had a meeting with the Wociety and that in order to handle any kind of proper dog contro+, the City would have to spend : a considerable sum of money. He said the best estimates obtainable were the : monthly charges would be about as follows: $150.00 for dog catcher's salar~; : $10.00 light and water; $20.00 food; $25.00 for expense of an automobile, ~5.00 heat . $6.75 telephone, $25.00 veterinary and medical services, or about an annuaJ cost of $3,000.00 He said it had been suggested that one of the NYA buildings should be removed from back of the butte and that they be placed on a City lot in the vicinity of 25th and Hilyard or 25th and Alder, which would be close to Dr. Swan- gaard's veterinary hospital. Mr. Claypool and Mr. McClain stated they did not thinM \ the City need worry about this being a cont~,nuous cost to the City as other I , Humane Societies in the state had become s~eJt:f,"'":.9tUPp.9_rGting after they had been in I ~