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r166 - ~--_._-----~-- ~--- -..--- -- --._---- . ~ - -- - .... - -;,..--. =-.~__ --=--::......:--==-..1:.:.--:-: ~.i:..---.-:--~~-~.=..:--..:.-~-:-..:..._:-....:..::...--:_ ~-:~-=:=::::--..:.....::~:-::---- :-~::: . -- ----------_.- ----~----------~--- Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon 7:30 P.M. January 10, 1944 ,~ ,~ .~~. :Q';: The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council, Monday January 10th, 7:30 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Large. All Council- men were present. I 1 Interest in the Curfew ordinance brought out a large delegation of students and some parents, in fact the Council rool was not large enough to accomodate the crowd. Robert Broderick was present representing the Active Club and the Junior Chamber of Commerce and addressed the Council. He stated that arrangements had been made for a dance at the Eugene Hotel on Friday nights. He stated there was some 300 students in the Eugene Area and that arrangements had also been made to take over a considerable space in the Almack Building and that they would install a $15,000.00 night club for the Eugene, Springfield and Lane County juveniles. He said it was the intention to keep this club open from four P.M. to 10 o'clock P.M. except on Friday and Saturday nights when they hoped to be able to keep open until a short time before midnight. He stated this club would have a dance hall, lounge, ping-pong table, Council room, a coke bar,and other amusements. That they were asking the Council that juveniles 13-14-15 and 16 years old be allowed out until twelve o'clock on Friday and Saturday nights. Mr. Broderick stated that experience in other places showed that a club of this kind would ge self-supporting, that there would be a membership fee and revenue from the coke-bar. He stated the dance at Eugene Hotel and proposed club activities would be closed in time on Friday and Saturday nights in order to allow the students to get home by twelve o'clock. Malcolm Karr stated that he represented the students groups and that if they were given this chance that they would co-operate with the authorities and keep them off of the streets. Councilman Hawn stated that the Police Committee had a meeting and considered this situation and that they had intended to recommend that the Junior High and older students be allowed out on Friday and Saturday nights until twelve o'cloDk if they were at some entertainments, but that they were not to be allowed out on the streets up to that time. He stated that after hearing the arguments presented at this time that he personally would be willing to give them a trial to attend organized parties as outlined. Councilman Davis asked that if it was the intention for the students to elect their own members as supervisors of the- club. Mr. Broderick said that was what the group desired and that was the plan, but that the Active Club and the Junior Chamber of Commerce working together would have a full time man at the Club that could be consulted at any time. Councilman Farrington stated that as a matter of protection to the students and to all concerned that they should be chaperoned by some other than their own group. Harry B. Johnson, Principal of the Eugene High School said he was gaad to see the interest shown by the students and beleived that something now might be accomplished. Dr. Vance Webster stated that there were two or three things that should be given considerable thought before this plan was put into action: First, who was to say where the students could go; second, should 7th graders, mostly 13 years old, be allowed out until eleven thirty or twelve o'clock; third, will the bar be open while the dane is going on. He thought the proposals made tonight would not solve all the difficulties. Mrs. McClosky thought that thir- teen was too young for children to be going to public dances. She stated that she did not believe she was willing for her boy to start out that young and she thought the ages in both the lower and uppe,r brackets should be carefully watched. Councilman Hawn stated that if the plan was given atrial that the parents could still use their own judgement as to who should attend. Councilman Stewart said he did not think it was the Council's province to endorse any particular place. Councilman Barette wanted to know how parents would know that the children were going to these places or some other place. Councilman Hawn said he could not agree with Mr. Stewart and that he would not be in favor of the later hours-if the children were to go down-town indiscriminately. Mr. Kenneth L. Shmaaker of the Youth Council said he was gald to see the students taking hold of the~r own problem and that he beleived it would be worked out quite satiSfactory. Council- man Hawn stated that as a temporary measure he would move that the teen age children be allowed to be out on Friday and Saturday nights up to twelve o'clock provided they were at some entertainment, not on the street and that they were to be home by twelve otclock. This motion was seconded by Stewart and on vote was carried. I 2 3 The matter of permits for juveniles who were working to be out after ten o'clock was discussed. A motion was made, seconded and carried that the Recorder was not to issue permits to applicants unless they could show a wage and hour permit from the Bureau of Labor and that these permits would have to be endorsed on the back by the employer each night as they left from work. Councilman Barette brought ~p the matter of closing hours for the bowling alleys and pool halls and the matter was referred to the Police committee tp report back at the next meeting. ' ! I 4 ~