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~192 ,~- ~';l I .~.........ot' ~'1 '-ill ~ iP I '''~ ! l:.." I I I I "'51 G I I i I I I ! i I I , 261 I 1 I 'I , 27 I 29'1 I I :1 30: I I " ~I - ._----,......_______..__________.. ._.______ u'__..._______ ___ __ _~_ _ _ _ __ _ _ "_ _ _ _ . _ _ ._ "_L. . .. _n________________.__________._ __ ._____..__________._._ ________~_.___.________ __ __ _ __._. _ .' ..... .' - ---- - -- -"~ -~ - ~ ~ -- At this time Mayor Large named the following budget comr':,i ttee to work with the Council members in forming the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1944 and ending June 30, 1945: O.K. Burrell Ralph Vi. Martin Wellington Switzer Herbert Wiltshire John Wageman Charles Wipex Frank M.Ce:shman Albert Tiffany A motion was made, seconded and carried that the appointment of the budget com.:lli t tee be confirmed by the Council. b~yor Large. stated that there had been much talk about Post-War planning and that time was growing short, that if anything was to be done by the May primaries a desicion would have to be made at an early date. He stated that ther was a request that the City should make a tax levy of 5 mills for 5 years; that Councilman Crumbaker had been investigating the Sewer situation and that most~ if not all of the 5 mills for the five years could be used for this purpose. Mayor Large asked that the Council study the situation and be prepared to make a decision at the next Council meeting. The library report for the month of January w~s read and ordered placed on file. An application for transfer of package store class A license at 209 Pearl street from Ragnan and Ora Mevig to John and Susan McCracken was approved by the Council. A request from the Eugene Fruit Growers Association asking that the following watchmen be deputized by the City was read to the Council. Cal Pryor, Everett Whitney, William Kitz and Carl Stromme. A motion ,was made, seconded and carried that this request be granted if approved by the Chief of Police. An ordinance to regulate the planting and care of all trees, shrubs, flowe~s plants and vegetation on City property and within the boundaries of street and alleys, and in any place controlled by the City involving traffic hazards, having had its first reading on February 14th had its second reading by title at this time and was laid ,over.(~ ~ ~ -f-/o- yY7~ /l...,.L~d) Mayor Large at this time brought up the question of a road on the south side of the Municipal Airport from the southeast corner of the field west to the Administration Building. Mayor Large stated that it appeared that the south i of the road as no used had never been donated for road purposed and was owned by Mr. Oxborough and that while the City was only interested in making a road through as far as the Administratibn~building that was about 2000 feet that Mr. Oxborough was asking that the City extend the road to the west side of his property which was about 2640 feet. It was explained that the City would need a strip about 100 feet wide which would include 6.8 acres and Mr. Oxborough was asking $100.00 per acre or a total cost of $680.00. Mayor Large stated that it was up to the Council to say whether this should be placed in the hands of the Judiciary Committee, the finance committee or what should be done. He explained that the city al~eady owned a right-a~way 130 feet wide from the southeast corner of the filed to the Pacific highway. That if this extra strip was secured from Mr. Oxborough the County would improve this road from the Pacific Highway to the Administration building. Amotion was made by Baker and seconded by Stewart that the Mayor and Finance Committee be authorized to make Mr. Oxborough the best deal possible fo~ this strip. The following employees were ordered placed on the pay-roll. Police Dept. Joseph Cullender and Leonard Nelson, Fire De~artment; Vlilliam R. Ready, and in the Rat Control project, Donal C. Dickey at ~225.00 per month, Kenneth Gardner and Sl A. McMullin at 95 cents 'an hour. Mr. Joseph Cullender has been previously emplo~eed and resigned and in going back at this time it,was the'understanding that he should start at the usual wage of $1~2.00, not being given any credit for previous employment. On motion the meeting adjourned. ~ John Fields, Recorder pro tem I I I '.