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1,25~ ____._ ___________--- _.---- _.--- _~n__-__,_- _ ___ .___~-_-:--.--.--.---- ____-:_ .___.__________--,-____--:--_~____:_-__:_--.--.,_---- __.___, _____.________.____ ___.~______=_~-:---_--. _..,____ _ --,-=~,___:._ _ __ _ --- ~~.:....::..--=---._--:----______ ___ ________ -.0--- ~~_~___~___ __ ~~___=____=______~~_~~____~______ ~_. ___________ _._______.~__~._~_______ ___ _______ _ --:":'=::'-':"'~-':"'':''-, ::':':::'--=--1(:':':' ,,,:'-= ,_-=-=C:'''::::'--=',-=-''::=~_'::':':''''~=__-=-:-:-- _....._- -- __u ---'=-,C:-,=-,":"=_~__':::'':::'',:::, '.::-_=_:-..:- ....:.=-~-=--=-.:....'~ _=-:...:"_....:.c..:_,__,~ --- : THEREFORE .1 I! BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Eugene that it go upon ,i record that it does not approve of city employees doing outside work (except as they ~:~ : discharge their patriotic duty in furthering war efforts, and then not to exceed . ~6 ' '! four hours in any twenty-four hour period). "~ I , i That any city emplo~~e desiring emplo;rment in addition to his or her em- I.".: plojlllle~t by the municipality shall make application to the Common Council stating ~ the work or employment desired and the time such employment will require, and " the Council shall thereupon either approve or diapprove such application. I: Ii - Be it Further Resolved that employees of the City are hereby directed to : comply with the forgoing resolution. I: At this time a letter of resignation from Orren BrO'Wnson(as Councilman of the 1st Ward was :, handed to Mayor Large. Mayor Large asked the Recorder ~o" read the let'ter. Councilman Brownson - stated that certain business changes required that he leave Eugene, a.t least temporarily. He said in turning in his resignation he wished to make a statement which he was hopeful would re- t suIt in better administration of the City e.ffairs. He stated he .thought the present City I, government was antiquated and not in keeping with a modern City administration and that he be- l; lieved a change should be made to a managerial form apd that a Committee should be appointed by 12 i: the Council with the view of seeing what could be done in that direction. Mayor Large said he I. regretted to lose Mr. Brownson from the Council and Councilman Barette said he thought it was , the City's misfortune in that Mr. Brownson had to leave town. Councilman Farrington said it was I; regrettable Mr. Brownson had to leave but under the circumstances there was nothiqg for the I' Council to do but to accept the resignation. A motion was made by Farrington and ~econded by .- j: Koppe that the resignation be accepted with regrets. On vote this motion was~carried. A motion I': was made by Hawn and seconded that the Council express by unanimous approval their appreciation ,: of Mr. Brownson's service to the Council and the community in his efforts toward good government. v I; The motion was unanimously carried. ;1 ~"~ i' Councilman Hawn stated Mr. Brownson had told him a few days ago of the c!rcumstances, and :. that he had told him Saturday that he would present his resignation at this time. Mr. Hawn I. . I'i stated he had been considering a successor for Mr. Brownson and that he woula like to present 13 ',: the name of Carl R. Baker for the consideration of the Y.ayor and the Council. Mayor Large stated ~I 1" Mr. Baker was an agressive young businessman and that he was glad to nominate him for Councilman , i from the 1st Ward to succeed Mr. Brownson. A motion was made by Farrington, seconded by Davis j. and carried that the Council confirm this appointment of Mr. Baker. il Councilman Stewart stated there had been considerable talk a~different form of City Ir government and that he agreed with Mr. Brownson that a committee should be appointed to make ii a study of changes for the City government. Councilman !\loppa stated that he thought thisw~s 14 i; the proper move to make. A motion was made by Hawn and seconded by Stewart that the Mayor appoint t: a committee to :make a study of a change in the present form of City government. On vote this Ii motion was carried. Mayor Large stated he would defer'appointing this committee until the next !i Council meeting. i, !i Councilman Hawn stated he would like to move that an amendment be made to the proposed Pacific !'i Telephone and Telegraph Company's franchise; that he was moving instead of the 2% mentioned in Ii the present franchise that his be changed to read 10~ per ~rear per telephone. He stated he { thought the 2% charge was excessive and that the 10~ per telephone would produce about $1,000.00 1.5 II per year for the City. Councilman Koppe stated he had no objections to a charge being made on 'j the number of phones in the Ci,ty but he thought Mr. Hawn's suggestion was too low. Councilman - ti Crumbaker said he ,felt action should be deferred to allow more time to consider the suggestion. '1...'. Councilman Crumbaker stated he would secorrp. Mr. Hawn's motion but that he wanted the matter de- ,I ferred until the next meeting. Before any action was taken on this motion Mr. Hawn moved his I: motion be laid on the table. No action,was taken by the Council on thes~ two motions. I. jl! At this time a letter of ~Rpreciation from Helen Dodds c.ross for the Beautiful orchid that had i been given her on her return f~ Eugene from the christening of the ship at Long Beach. She I: stated it was a privilege and a great pleasure to represent the City of Eugene at the laQ~chL~g of 16 j~ the u. S. S. Eugene. Mayor Large explained that the ship was what they called a frigate and was II about 300 feet long. Pictures of the launching had been delivered to Councilman Hawn a~d he said !: he would make arrangements to have them displayed in the Cl1ase Gardens on Broadway. I . L'l , I:. I I: On motion the meeting adjourned. q II Ii if -I II ' ~ ~ I ~~ I,; I' 11 Tern h j; ,I I,; I! It i ~: I ....