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<br />- I' "Yeur cemmittee en Pelice to. whem was referred varieus recemmendatiens
<br />I ~' made, .by the Chis l' 0.1' the Pelice Depar.tment, begs to. repert as fellews.: eN
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<br /> " That we recemmend faverable censideratien 0.1' the Ceuncil to. prepesed erdin-
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<br /> :;anc;es ,covering ,the fellewing.:
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<br /> 1. Erectien 0.1' stop signs at 17th and Linceln and 8th and Menree Streets. ,
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<br /> 2. Prehibiting 0.1" parking at all times en the Seuth side 0.1' Breadway
<br /> t' between High Street and Franklin Beulevard and en the West side 0.1'
<br /> n Willamette Str,eetfrem Grandvi-ew, to 22nd Street.
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<br /> 3. Prehibiting left hand turns at the intersectien 0.1' Breadway and
<br /> Willame.tte Stree.ts.
<br /> " 4. Prehibiting parking en Nerthside 0.1' Breadway 25 feet east 0.1'
<br /> /'1 intersectien 0.1' High Street and West side 0.1' Htgh Street 50 feet
<br /> 'f; narthef .the. ,intersectien 0.1' Breadway.,
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<br /> ~: i 5. Prehibiting 0.1' U-turns at varieus intersectiens to. be designated
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<br /> il 6. We, r.ec,ommenl an apprepriation 0.1' $650.00 from the Emergency Fund
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<br /> I. fer equipping and pa in,ting 0.1' two. Police Department safety pa trel
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<br /> I, cars fer regulat,ien 0.1' traffic.
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<br /> I, 7. Werec,emmend a-pproval 0.1' Pelice Departme.nt recemmendatiens fer I
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<br /> ;, establishment 0.1' ene-way alleys at varieu~ designated lecatiens I
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<br /> I:: REPORTS OF OFFICERS:,
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<br />38 The City Manager submitted the fellowipg repor;\;: I
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<br /> , RE:Eugene Fire Department,sl:lbmittee and. read as follews:
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<br />I "Since the. last meeting 0.1' the Cemnlen Ceuncil, E,ugene, has suffered two.
<br /> '. serieus fires inrapidsuc.cessien. As is usual in such inst~nces censiderable
<br /> cemment has been eccasiened as to. the. eperatiens ef the Department and its equip-
<br /> ;, ment in combattin& thes~ large fires and a s a result censiderable c:t.iticism has
<br /> I' been levied agains.tthe Fire Department. In many instances this criticism is
<br /> ii unfeunded .and unjustified. On thee.ther hand,varieus weaknesses within the !
<br /> :' Department, have been. bre,ught to. light as a result 0.1' these fires and several steps I
<br /> '. have been taken in erder :te eliminate these shartcemings so. far as it is pessible
<br /> to.. de so. ,under present conditiens.,.
<br /> It sheuld be recognized. first. U18t eur. greatest preblem is ene experienced
<br /> by practically every Fire Department. in the United States since the beginning 0.1'
<br /> :, the present emergency -_. this is a shertage ef trained man pewer. To. everceme
<br /> i.: this shertage the 0.1'1' icers of the Fire Department have, been charged with the I
<br /> ;, ;respensibility eferganiz1ng a trained grou.p 0.1' vel.unteers" these men to. be paid I
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<br /> at the rate 0.1' $.50 .per heur far supervis ed. training and. $1.00 perhaur while ,
<br /> I On active duty. This greup is nON in the precess 0.1' being erganized by Assistant I
<br /> ! Chief 0.1' the Department, Ray Hicks and sheuldbecempleted within the. n~ar future. j
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<br /> Aninvesti.gatien .ef the Bartle Ceu.rt fire indicates tha t while a pertien I
<br /> ef the. bUildi,ng m1.ght hav,e been saved had there been twice the numher .0.1' regular I
<br /> firemen available at the time. .the alarm. was. rece.ived the blaze had' gained' censid- I
<br /> !,' 'erable headway prier tethegi ving 0.1' the. alarm and the respense by' the Department, I
<br /> ;. ~nd the flames. had reached theatt1.c 0.1' t,hebuildingand mushreemed wi thin Ii I
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<br /> Ii' cemparatively shert time after the f.ire was first reperted.. The efferts 0.1' the I
<br /> ; firs.t. greup 0.1' firemen arri vilig" en the scene were direct.ed teareusing the eccu- I
<br /> :' pants and emptying the building which was entirely in erder, as the saving 0.1' I
<br /> i. human life naturally must ceme first in the cembatting of any fire.
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<br /> Pump.ing equipment used ,by the Department in this fire and the subsequent I
<br /> Keith Mill fire fWlctioned efficiently fer the mest part altheugh during the
<br /> Keith fire damage was.s.uffered to. the meter and pump 0.1' apparatus #91 necessit-
<br /> : atingext.ensiverepair nOW under way . There were two. ins.tances 0.1' hese breakage I
<br />I : whi ch .is 'net unc.ommen in Cases Where lines are kept under high pressure ever an I
<br /> ~extended peried ef time. A cemplete Check ef hese and hese tests has been made
<br /> :par~ ef the Department reutine and hese requir~ments fer immediate use and reserve I'
<br /> : are to. be kept up, .te stanq.ard requirements." I
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<br /> ! On July 31 a' gent?ral meeting was called of the effi~ers 0.1' the Fire De- I
<br /> partment at which time a 'general reerganizatien and assignment ef duties was dis- II:
<br /> cussed and erdered placed into., effect. Net .sufficient time has elapsed. to. jud.ge,l.
<br /> the i'esul.ts ef this reorganization plan, but T feel"cenfidentthat ponsiderable
<br /> imprevement w il.1. taR: e pIa ce within the Department erganiza tio'ii . a's if"'resul t 0.1' this
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