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~ 283 _-::....:...~j "---"-~ -:----0 -~--_ -:--: __= _:~.,-: =----:---:- - -~:::=.--=-....::~:-~-__ __~~-_~-=:~~.::-, __--,.;_.-_ ---=-~;~c-_----;--=-~~ .=- _ ___~_ _"'""___". _:_ _-.-.:. ~___:::---:-:::::::'"::=-~-----=-_.__-=....:..::..==.::-.--=-__.:.::.=-_-= ~=---=-___':_:"':-.::~-:-=--___ ----==~::.=:=~-:~----=- --.-=-r~~- --~~-.:.- _--.-:..::::~-_..:::.:.~-:~ - . -__~~__:c.cc:~-~=_:___'==.:.__'c:-__=:::cr,_=__::.::..-_=cc___=_::.:: =-='c====-~_--c--_-_--=-__ -~----= ..=-- tl I; in the traot west of Patterson street between 20th and 24th be vacated and that \1" II!.: the City Attorne~ be in~truoted to prepare the necessary papers for this vacation. ) .! A motion was made by Ba~ley and seconded by Crumbaker that the Recorder and Mayor _~ I: be authorized to' deed to the Eugene School District #4, the 7 foot strips on ~~:.,' ji both sides of High street between 19th and 20th whioh had been reserved by the :_~ !l Couhoil at the time the lots were deed to the Sohool District. Mr'. Bailey ex- \~./i I:: plained that this deed should be issued in advance of the vacationing so that I; there would be no doub~- of the titilie of the School Distriot. On vote this motion ': was oarried. I I: In the event of absence of Mr. Davis, Councilman Stewart reporting for the I~ street department reported that the eves ,of a building on East Broadway leaking ;: on the sidewalk. He stated that this was the building aoross the alley just east 23 II of the Eugene Hotel, known as 258 East Broadway and the leaking of the eves on :: the sidewalk was annoying to the pedestrians. He stated this had been a nuisance i,for two or three years and the matter had beeil oalled to the a ttention of the j' . i; owner and nothing done. Mr. stewart made a motion that the Recorder be instruoted i: to address a letter to the owner of the property asking that this condition be :, oorrected. This motion was seoonded by Bailey and on vote was oarried. I' - II I,: Councilman Stewart reporting for the Fire and Water Committee brought up It the question of salary to be paid to Chet Good, an employee of the Fire Depart- I! mente Mr. Stewart stated that Mr. Good had worked for the Fire Department at :1 different times, oommenoing November 1942 and had worked a total of 12 months; i~ that he had gone back to work on the Department this November 1st; that he was 24:! a more valuable man to the department than a new man and t'hat he was reoommending :: that Mr. Goodts salary be fixed at $166.00. After some disoussion a motion was :i made by Stewart and seconded by Farrington and oa.rried that Mr. Good t S salary be Ii placed at $166.00 per month. . ~ ~ ,: Counoilman Stewart also reported that the rear tires on truok No. 3 were I: worn smooth and were unsafe on, the Slippery streets and th~t the department was 25~; in need to two new casings for this truck. That the casings would oost from H $60.00 to $80.00 each. A motion was made, seconded and oarried that ~hese two Iii oasings should be purchased. I' 'I - JI'I A letter dated Ootober 24th, 1944 from the Lane County Health Department 0: signed by W. J. Cloyes addressed to Counoilman Bailey was read at this time. !1 This letter was in regard to the sanitary conditions of the residenoe at 847 26 I,: West 7th; that this _house was a fire hazard, that the.buildings should ~e !' oondemmed for oocupanoy. After some disoussion a mot~on was made by Ba~ley and Ii seconded by Hawn and oarried that the building be condemmed for occupanoy and !! tha~_ the :Building Inspector take whate.ver steps were neoessary to oarry out this '.1 prooeedure. ,! I' I [I Councilman Barette reporting regarding the tree in front of the Best Ii Cleaners at 831 East 13th. He stated that this was a walnut tree and the owner I Ii of the property did not wanti t removed and, that they had trimmed the t-ree so tha tl :: the limbs did not interfere with the neon_ Sign .of the tenant. In regard to the I! walks and parking around the Eugene Foundry at 8th and Ferry, which had been re- [I ferred to the Committee on October 9th, Councilman Bare.tte stated that the foundry i had ohanged hands and that the new owner had promised to clean this up just as Ii soon as he oould ,get anyone to remove the timbers. Counoilman Barette also. I: reported that the committee had r,eoently investigated the Manerud Huntington Fuel ~ saw-dust pile and wished to deolare it a nuisance and were asking that it be 27 I, removed. He stated that if the fire was allowed to burn as it now was it would i! burn for several years. Councilman Hawn stated that Maneurd Huntington had said l1 it would be impossible to find employees to remove .this pile as. long as they were II delivering the winters fuel. Counoil~n Hawn stated that he understood that this ,~ was th~ type of material that would be used the the new wood aloohol plant and it ~' w~s his understanding that this plant would be in operation soon after the 1st of i,' the year and the inatter was referred to th~ Parks Comrni ttee to contact Manerud, I: Huntington and investigate the possibilitiez of the wood aloohol plant using this I; saw dust. . t Sewer COmIni ttee - no report . I; I, A oomplaint had been reoeived from A. _ West Johnson regarding the breaking '1 Ii of the drive-way to his parking lot at Broadway and Charnelton by Army truoks : that ~d been stationed there overnight. Mr. Johnson was requesting that the , 28 II'! City repair the walk. Counoilman ~wn stated he felt that the City was Obligated ;: to make the repairs and might be re~mbursed by the War Department. After some i; . disoussion the matter was referred to the Polioe Department to oontaot. the Street ii Committee as to costs and report baok at the next Counoil meeting. t:~ I, I, f I' i" ~ 1; I i.' I, j; ~