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~174 -_. -1'1. -~-~ ~~~~~ __c~~~-'--'---- -~ -..:: 1 ' C.-.....I 1",4 :.." ~-,~ ~. Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon January 24, 1944 I The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council, Monday January 24th. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Large. All Councilmen present. 1 The proposed federal housing project sponsored by Paul W. Campbell for Geo. W. Miltobberger and Arthur A. Gilbert brought out a large delegation in opposition to the plan. Those addressing the Council in opposition to the proposed federal housing development were Robt. A. Prescott, Thelmer Nelson, C. D. Knutz Judge Hurd and James A. Rodman. All were very much opposed to the federal set up and felt that it would be much better if private individuals would be granted the priorities and allowed to do the building. James A, Rodman explained that under the proposed plan only in-migrant workers would be allowed to rent or purchase the houses and the federal government would set the rent to be charged and this would only be an entering wedge toward rent controls in Eugene. It was pointed out that there would be no garages, no lawns, 'no shrubbery or walks and that the houses would be very much alike in a row. Mr. Prescott and Judge Hurd in their remarks stressed the need of High Street from the North City limits to the City limits on the South as through artery and advoCated the opening of this street from 20th street south to the City limits. Mr. Prescott said that the School Board had noticed several years ago that the Planning Commission favored the opening of High Street through the City to a width of 80 feet. 3 ~ Paul W. Carnpbell addressed the Council in defense of the proposed federal housing plan and by showing pictures and plans of houses being constructed in Corffallis under this plan, tried to convince the crowd that they would not be a detriment to the soutrl Mill and High Street district. The different members of the Council all expressed themselves as opposed to this type of federal housing plan but felt there was not much they could do, only to see that if the project was carried through that the building code was lived up to. The Council felt that they had been misinformed at the time the options were taken as to the type of houses that would be ~uilt. There 'was a discussion by the Counc~l regarding the extension of the option on the lots from November 18th to December the 18th and from that date to February 10th. There was some argrnnent that as long as there WaS no filed acceptance to the offer of extension~by Mr. Campbell, that the options had eJSpired. A motion was made by Baker and seconded by Barette that owing to the fact ~hat the offer by the City of extension of time for the options to February 10th was not formally accepted that the offer of extension of this time by the Council should be rescinded and the earnest money originally put up be returned. I 2 4 Paul W. Canlpbell said that after a phone call telling him of this extension thc,t he had notified the contractors that they would have until February lOth to complete their plans and Mr. Gilbert said that acting on this information from Mr. Campbell he had completed applications for the building of these houses. There was considerable discussion by the,Council regarding the extension of the option and Councilman Hawn made stl'enuous objections of taking this way to get out of a bad situation. The question was called for and on roll call Councilmen voting aye were Barette, Stewart and Baker. Those voting no, Farrington, Koppe, Hawn, Davis, and Crumbaker. 5 i ,1 I Gordon A. Ramsead, living ~t 158 ~est 21st Street, addressed the Council regarding the obnoxious odors from the City dump and said the City should be ashamed of conditions at the drnnp as they are. Mr. Sawyer was also present and made objections to the same condi tions. IVIayor Large and Councilman Baker both explained to these gentlemen that the City was expecting to erect an incinerator as soon as conditions would permit. Mr. Baker said thE, t he had already made considerable investigation along this line and than an incinerator plant suitable for Eugene would cost about $80,000.00. Both Mr. Ramsead and Mr. Sawyer contended that in the meantime the dump should be moved to some rnore suitable location. C010.MITTEE REPORTS 6 Judiciary co@nittee no report. Finance COllinittee rported on property offers as follows: Grant N. Peterson offers $100.00 for lot 19, block 5, Blair Street Addition, EXCEPT tract Sl.37'x147' in the N.W. corner of said lot. Offer rejected. Counter offer of $850.00 made. Z. M. Cos offers $2,000.00 for lots 1-2-3-4-5-6-7, block 2, Zimmers Addition. Terms $666.66 cash and balance at $666.66 per year plus interest. Offer' rejected and counter offer of $2450.00 made. I