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r"" 98 -- ---:..:...-=:=-_"e:.=_::..-: ....::..__~_~~-;::.-~:.:-~._- t.. ":"7--- --- ~~". ~~~;~:...=_~--==--:.::=__-...:----;-____==_~~____ -=--__~-_=_:;:_-=-==-:-:...~~____=_=_=____~~~--:_=.;___=___:...::_=_==_ _ .~:_~-.:.~-=:..==__=_=:i:~-==--:....:.:.-~~2_~=_:~~_. -~----r- -- - --~--~-~-~------~-- I __~.d~_ u._ ________ ___ ------ -- - -'---- -'--.;-._- - - -~~,~ I ~i ~".I", .1 ~'".:"' I Council C~ambers, Eugene, Oregon May 10, 1943 I The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Counci+, held Monday evening at 7:30 P.M. All Council members were present with the exception of Councilman Pennington. The Judiciary Committee filed a written report concerning the charges of H. O. Moell tha.t certain articles had disappeared from the City dump after having been stolen from his pIa ceo This mat ter had been referred to the Jud iciary COIl1...mi t~ee and the City Attorney at the previous Council meeting. The Committee's conclusion were as follows: (l) There is no valid proof that the silver was in the garbage heap at the back of the Church (2) Nor that it was hailed to the City Dwnp (3) Nor that it was left there (4) Nor that it was taken by any city employee. Sergeant Bates of the State Police had charged that the City dump was in fact a second- hand store and the Committee further reported that they did not believe that the City dwnp could be organized as a second-hand store. which is required to report all articles received by it. ,The Committee's recommendation was that the Council appoint a committee to make an inspection of the City dump with a view to its confirming or disputing the necessity of licensing the dump and making it conform to the ordinance with regard to second-hand stores. On motion made by Brownson and seconded by Darette, the recommendation of the Judiciary ~Committee was adopte by the Council. An offer of $125.00 for the North 12.5 feet of the s~uth 20 feet of the west 2 100 feet of Lot 8, Block 25, College Hill Park was subfuitted by J. BBsil Burke. This offer was rejected by the Council and a counter offer of $200.00 was made. 1 , I I I An offer of $575.00 for Lot 7, Block 33, Gross Additiorr and Lot s 11 and 12, 3 Block 1, Mountain View Park, was made by.C. L. Kelly. T~is offer was rejected by the Council and a counter offer of $900.00 made. W. W. McDougal offered $200.00 for the north 50 feet of Lot 4, Block 2, Chesh're 4! Second Addition. This offer was acfepted. Mr. Loren Fawver made the same offer on this property, which was filed after the McEougal Qffer and was therefore rejroUrl. 5 An offer from Percy D. Bentley for Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, in Block 4, Croner's Addition and also the metes and bounds tracts lying adjacent to these on the west was submitted in the amount of $1025.00 Also received was an offer of $1125.:::;0 for the some .Qr.operty, su bmi t ted by F. C. Vial tel's. In view of c ondi tions surrounding these two offers and the fact that there was so little difference between them, it was the recommendation of the Finance Comrnittee that both offers be rejected and that P. D. Bentley and F. C. Walters be requested to file new sealed bids for tjis proferty to be opened at the next Council meeting. On motion this recon~endation was adopted by the Council. Mr. F. C. Walters had also made an offer of $100.00 for Lot 5, Block 5, 6 Croner's Addition. This offer was accepted by the Council. 'I The Finance Committee reported that the bills had been O.K.'d by all members of the committee, and a motion was made and seconded that these bills be paid. On roll call all Council members voted aye. The Street Committee had no report. Mr. Stewart, reporting for the Fire and It:ater Committee, stated that the wind during the day had kept the Fir'e Department busy. The Health Committee, parks Cow...mittee, and the Sewer Cow...mittee had no report. Councilman Hawn, reporting for the Police Committee, read a written report from Chief of Poli ce Bergman regarding the parking conditions a t the Bluebird Packing Company, 629 Oak Street, which had been referred from the last Council meeting. The Chief of ~olice explained that the south half of the block was taken 7 up by Army cars and that there is a private parking space in front of 643 Oak St. The owner of the Bluebird Packing Company would like to have a thity-minute parkin~ zone and Chief Bergman thought the request justified. Councilman Hawn stated it was the recommendation of the Police Committee that this request be granted. On motion made, seconded, ~hd carried, this recommendation was adopted by the Council. 8 Councilman Hawn stated that Mr. Dow was negotiating for the purchase of the Newman Grotto at 764 Willamette Street; that the establishment at the present time had only a bottled beer license, and that Mr. Dow would like to have an expression from the Council if' they would be favorable to granting a draft beer license at this place. Mr. Hawn stated that this was one of the better places in town dispensing beer and that he w0uld favor giving a license for draft beer at this place. After some little discussion Councilman Hawn moved that the Council go on record as not opposed to granting a draft beer license at this place. This motion was seconded by Davis and carried. 1 , \ .\ ~'