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". ~ 147 ~ - -- . -. -- --- --'--.---.------------------------ ----_.~---_.__._--------._._----_.- ---.--.-..----- ._--------~----------------~--_-....:...-_~~-~~--------_._- ~_.--------....:: -- -.. --- -. -- -- -~-~--- -~-~--.-~~~.=.=.::=-~.I.;l':~::: -~=,.=-:.-=-=:::. :.::..-=----=-~=. -=---:.=,::::.-=--=.~~__~_-_=_::=.c..:_~ =. '.._-= ==---=-==-=.=c:..-=-::.-=-.-:::::~. ~= . .c:.= .;==:-..cc_u .=._=._-:cc.::==-=-.-c~-c~-=- ,.=-.'-- 'j Ii Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon , 7:30 P.M. November 8, 1943 I" I Ii ~ ~. ' I] The minutes of the regulard meeting of (the, Common Council, held Monday '~ I, evening, Nqvember 8th, at 7 :30 P.M. The meetang was called to order by Mayor eo.J !: Large. All Councilmen present. \ ' I'! I: Mr. R. B'. Bacon, representing the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. I' was present and Mayor Large askeq that the Judiciary Committee make a report Ii regarding the Telephone Franchise, which had been referred to them at the II': last Council meeting. Councilman Koppe reporte.d that the Judiciary Committee ,: has held a meeting at which Mr. Bacon was present. He stated that no desi- ii cision was reached at that meeting but that he felt that it was the Council's I' original intent,ion to grant a franc.hise that would be equitable to both the r Telephone Company and the City. He stated that he had been gi~Dg this matter ;1 a great deal of consideration and after consulting with the other two members l. of the Judiciary Committee he was reporting that the recommendation of the i: Judiciary Comrni ttee was that 'a later franchise ordinance which was more I: favora~le to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company be considered and I' that the committee was asking for a slight change in the new Franchise ~ Ordinance in section 11, in front of the word copporate~ the words "present i: and future" be inserted. A motion was made by Hawn a,nd seconded by Barette : that the recommendation of the Judiciary Committee be adopted. On roll call i: members ~oting Aye; Koppe, Baret~e" Hawn, Crwnbaker and Baker. Those voting I np; Farr~ngton, Stewart, andDav~s. Absent, none. il At this time Councilman Stewart was excused from the mee.ting. .: The proposed new ordinance was read in detail a t this time and the , Recorder was instructed to publish the necessary notice in the Eugene Register ( Guard. Said notice to provide that a hearing shall be held at 7:30 p.m. an I: December 13th, at the regular Council meeting. Counciibrnan Crumbaker raised I I; the question regarding the wording of section 1 where the f~anchise stated !, wires and oth~r appliances, might be installed above ground or at the option !: of the grantee might be laid under-ground. Councilman Crumbaker stated that Ii the city might want some installations to be put under ground during the life - ;! of of this franchise and that wi.th this wording this would be done only at the I I) option of the grantee. Mr. Bacon advised that it was the Telephone Company's 11 policy to make under-€rouhd installations as fast as conditions would permit il and tha t he felt tha t the past recordC"Lofl the Telephone Company would prove ;i that they are willing to cooperate wi th the City and that they would prefer I: making no change in this wording. Attorney Calkins stated that there was Ii no doubt that with the present wording it would be at the telephone Company's option whether under ground installations should be made but that if the ~ words in this seftion 1 "or at the option of the grantee, its Successors I:; and assigns" was eliminated this would leave the matter open for the City i; to act. After some further discussion by the Council a motion was made by II Crumbaker that the words "or a t the option of the grantee, its successors II and assigns" should be eliminated from the new proposed franchise.. The I,! motion was seconded hy Baker and on vote carried. Councilman Crumbaker also JI called attention to the wording in section 3 regarding the ma tter of repairs J. to the streets that had been opened for installation purposes where the I~ ordinance stated that this should be done at the satisfaction of the Street II Commi ttee. He felt that this should read "to the satisfaction 0f the Common il Council" and on motion of Mr. Baker this wording was changed. After some ~ discussion of this ssection the word "street" was inserted before the word !: "broken" and the words "for the purpose of laying underground conduits" was II stricken from the ordinance. This left the meaning that no pavement could !1 be cut or notstreet broken without the Telephone Company had first obtained :: a permit not only for layihg underground conduits but for all other work. I; The former franchise as passed by the Common Council obtained provision for I: the accomodation of Police and Fire alarm equipment of the City to be carried /; on the Telephone Company poles, in thier cables and in underground equipment I, free of charge to the City. This had been eliminated from the new proposed I ordinance. A letter fram the Telephone Company was read in Which they stated f they preferred not to have this in the ordinance granting a franchise but I! that they were willing to give the City this privilege. Attorney Calkins I stated that he thought the Telephone Company wished to enter into a contract '.' with the City to that effect, it would be satisfactory to the City. Mr. Bacon \: stated that the Telephone Company was perfectly Willing to enter into this I r kind of a contract with the City. ,I Ii: Mr. William Mettaur who lives at 39 North Washington street was present ': and made a complaint regarding the placing of saw dust next to his property 2 l; by the LaJoie Wood Yard. Engineer Clubb stated that Mr. laJoie had been I: filling in saw dust in the street and that it was interferring with the water l~ drainage on the Mettaur lot. A ~ot~on was made by B~rette and seconded by It Davis and carried that the Counc~l ~nstruct Mr. LaJo~e to remove this saw(J dust down to the' level of the sidwalk. II Ii , ~ " Ii r I ~