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He said he was making a motion that they be allowed the one I: yellow strip by making the regular request through the .City Engineer's Department ;: a+td paying the r~gular fee. This' motion ,was seconded and on vote carried. I II I Iii I' Ii II 1'1 !! i; Ii I, 12;: Ii Ii I! Ii Ii II !, 11 \,j II "I II II I, ii 1311 ':1 !i fj 1:'[ ii Iii n I' :i 141; I: 'I i ,: I5! I;i I! , I ,I i: !; Ii II I l61! Ii lJ Ii I.' \:1 "I r; I! I I ll,'i I! l'i ~~ II !i~ i' I i :1 I' 171: Jj I: 1'1 I I I , ,'-+ :..~ "'Q ~ The Library report for the month of April was read and ordered placed on filel A letter was read 'from Father Francis P. Leipzig of Saint Mary's Catholic Church. The letter stated that they were interested in securing a couple of ~A buildings in back pf the butte that are about to be abandoned. He stated they wished to move these buildings to the lot at 11th between L,incoln arid Charnelton, one to be "used as a vocational buileing and the other as a play shed. He stated they would be discarded following the war. The question of whether they would meet the requirements of the building code for the fire zone was brought up and Mr. Clubb stated that 'they were hardly of the construction required for that district, ,but that they were only one 61;-; story buildings and tha t if they were properly plac.ed on the lot as to distance they might be ailo\41ed. A motion was made by Farrington and 'seconded by Barette that the Saint Mary's Catholic Church be allowed to have these building if and when th~y were abandoned by the NYA and if they could be made to conform wi th the building restricti::ms in that zone. On vote this motion was carried. A.letter 'from the Eugene'Council of Girl Scout~, requesting-that a board walk be built on 20th Street between Hilyard and Patterson to accomodate the girls who wisl1.ed. to g~t to the scout house at 20th and Patterson, claiming that on rainy days the girls~could'.not get to the -house unless they had boots. Mr. Clubb stated that a wooden'. s:i;Clewalk could not be:al16wed in tha t neighborhood. Councilman Hawn stated he did ri6f~see how the City could agree to construct a sidewalk for this purpose unless some kind of a fuild was set up in the bUdget to take care of similar requests from different organizations. It was stated that 20th Street from Hilyard to the Scout house is gravelled and in good shape and the Recorder was instructed to write a letter to the organization stating the conditions and that the sidewalk could not be built. A letter from Fannie Marlatte, Secretary aSking that the City give every consideration Juvenile Officer for additional funds for the was taken at this time. of the Eugene Zonta. Club, was read to the request of the Lane County fiscal year 1943-1944. No action A letteri':ft-om' the' Westminister Association thanking, theCi ty for the use of the Skinner Butte Park and expressing appreciation of the services rendered by , Mr. and. Mr~. F. E. Lamb was read to the Council. A petition protesting the Council's recent action in allowing the wood yard on the south ,side of First Street between Adams and Jackson was read. This petition was signed by eight. property owners. Mr. Verne Williams was prese~t and stated there had been a wood yard previously in the lower part of this block but the recent action of the Council allowed the storing of wood just across First Street, and that this was a detriment to their property. . Councilmari Farrington stated perhaps the Council h'ad acted hastily in allowing this wood yard, but tha t he hardly knew how to go about correcting it., It was pointed out' that the Twih Oaks Company probably had leased the property and had been to some expense on this account. There was some discussion regarding the wood yard and it was pointed out that the permit was only granted'for one year. A motion was made by Councilman Farrington that the Council rescind its former action and that the Twin Oaks Builders Supply Company be instructed not to pile any more wood on this property. There was no second to Mr. Farrington's motion. The matter was referred to the Police Comlliittee to ask the Twin Oaks Builders Supply Company not to store any more wood on this lot until an investigation could be made. ' A letter from L.'K. Shumaker, Commander of O.C.D. District NO. 10 was read. The letter was asking 'pe~mJssion of theCbuncil to spenda.i:1.item of approximately $98.00 for printing, '$54.00 for Pplice,Reserve helmets, and $75.00 or $100.00> . to be used toward a 1'Wld being raised by "Dr. Fox for possible hospital evacuation; all this money to cqme out of the aniountthat had been setup in the budget for ~..'. O. C. D. work. Mr'. Shumaker suggested, tha ti,f there were not enough funds in the present budget that $100.00 of the 1943-1944 budget amount be earmarked for this hospital evacuation work. On motion made, seconded and carried, these requests were granted. -. .- A letter from J. W. McArthur, Superintendent Eugene Water Board, regaring , I a resolution passed by the Council concerning the proposed increase in rates for I 1943-1944 and sent to the Wat.er Board on May lOth, was read. Mr. McArthur stated i in this letter that the Board was requesting that three members of the Council II..! be appointed as '.a committee to meet"with three mezp.bers of' the Water Board in order I to clarify this subject. Councilman Brownson and Koppe stated they thought this !I was Ii fair request and felt that the committee should be appointed.' Councilman I: Stewart stated he thought the Water Board should come to the Council rather than Ii a committee being appointed to confer with them. After some little discussion a l..;:(:1 -;-, ~