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<br />14 A PETITION SIGNED BY ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR PAVING ONYX STREET FRO~' fRANKLIN BLVD. TO
<br /> 13TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. THE UNIVERSITY OWNS ALL BUT 68 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
<br /> STREET AND EXPECTS ~O OWN THIS TOO. THE'UNIVERSITY WilL PA Y ALL THE COST OF THIS IMPROVEMENT. I
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<br />'~ IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, THAT THE PETITION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE AND
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<br />., . ~~' , THAT THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCES BE ORDERED DRAWN. Mo TI ON CARRIED.
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<br />15 A PETITION SIGNED BY,ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR PAVING POTTER STREET FROM 26TH TO 27TH
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<br /> AVENUE WAS SU8M I TTED AN 0 READ. THE REPORT OF THE THE PROPERTY OWNERS SIGNING THE
<br /> REPRESENT 50% OF TH~,A~FECTED PROPERTY TO.BE ' t ~ "
<br /> PETITION TO A,SSESSED.
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<br /> IT'WAS MOVED 8Y HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE PETITION, BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE AND I
<br /> THAT T~E NECESS~RY IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCES BE ORDERED.DRAW~. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />16 A PETITioN SIGNED BY ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE PAVING OF' 23RD AVENUE F'ROM HARRIS TO
<br /> EMERALD WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. THE REPOR T OF THE ENGINEER SHOWED THE PROPERTY OWNERS SIGNING
<br /> THE PETITION TO REPRESENT 60.23% OF THE AFFECTED PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED.
<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE PETITION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON f' I L E AND
<br /> THAT THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCES BE ORDERED DRAWN. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />17 A PETITION SIGNED BY ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE PAVING OF
<br /> 25TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. THE REPORT OF THE ENGINEER SHOWED THE PROPERTY OWNERS SIGNING
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<br /> THE PETITION TO REPRESENT 58.74% OF THE AFFECTED PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED. f'
<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE PE TIT ION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON f'ILE AND
<br /> THAT THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCES BE ORDERED DRAWN. MOTION ~
<br /> CARRIED.
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<br />18 f'ROM THE CITY TRANSIT LI'NES - RE: INCREASE IN LOCAL FARES WAS SUBMITTED AND,
<br /> READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br /> "THE CITY TRANSIT liNES OPERATORS OF YOUR LOCAL CITY SERVICE, REQUESTS AT THIS TIME
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<br /> YOUR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF AN I NCRE ASE IN THE LOCAL CITY FARES ON THE ,''-
<br /> CITY TRANSIT liNES FROM THE PRESENT 10 CENT CASH f:ARt, 3 TOKENS ~OR 25'CENTS,TO A STRAIGHT
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<br /> 10 CENT FARE.
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<br /> WE REGRET THE NECESSITY AT THIS TIME FOR AN INCREASE IN OUR RATES, BUT FINANCIAL CON- i' I
<br /> DITIONS CAUSED BY THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER, SHUT-DOWN OF THE LlI LLS IN THE EARI,Y PARr Of' "
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<br /> THE 'YEAR, PLUS Po GENERAL BUSINESS RECESSION NOW'IN PROGRESS, HAS CAUSED A LOSS IN REVENUE,
<br /> RESUL TI N G IN A SEVERE LOsS 'TO THE CITY tRANSIT 1I NE S IN THEIR OPERATIONS Of' YOUR LOCAL CITY
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<br /> WE HAVE TO DATE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE MAINTAINED A STANDARD OF SERVICE ON THE EUGENE AND ,
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<br /> SUBURBAN LINES, INTEN~ED TO REGULATE AND ATTRACT PATRONAGE. WE HESITATE TO MAKE A REDUCTION I,
<br /> IN SERVICE AND DE~INliELY ARE OF THE BELIEf' THAT THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN f'ARES WOULD BE A
<br /> BETfER SOLUTION TO THE PATRONS THAN A 'DIRECT CUT IN SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.
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<br /> THE CITY TRANSIT liNES IN ITS' OPERATIONS OF THE SPRINGFIELD, EUGENE, SALEM AND SUBURBAN
<br /> CONT I GUOUS TO THE EUGENE OP~RATIONS, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF 817,noo.oo IN THE ,.IRST 4 MONTHS
<br /> , MONTH OF MAY SHOW THAT SUf'f'ER 3
<br /> OF THIS YE A R. PRELIMINARY FIGURES f'OR THE WE SHALL IN ALL
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<br /> CITIES LOSS IN OPERATIONS IN THE AMOUNT O~ 85,000.00. SOLIE 82,000;00 OF THIS LOSS WILL BE
<br /> IN THE EUGENE OP'ERATI ONS.
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<br /> WE READILY ADMIT THAT THE GREATER PORTION OF THE LOSS SUSTAINED BY THE CITY TRANSIT
<br /> LINES,' HAS OCCURRED IN THE OPE RA T fONS IN SALEM AND SUBURBAN AREAS. ,
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<br /> HOWEVER, IT IS ONL Y THRU THE A Bill T ~o F' T H'E COMPANY THRU THE USE' OF" 'THE COMBINED "
<br /> OPERATIONS IN Ef'f'ECTING SAVINGS IN CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS Of' PURCHASES Of' SUPPLIES AND
<br /> MATERIALS, T HAT T HE EUGENE OPERATION APPEARS TO BE IN BETTER SHAPE f'INANCIALLY THAN THE
<br /> OPERA'T I ON IN SALEM. By COMBINING THE PURCHASES FOR THE TWO OPERATIONS WE ARE ABLE TO REDUCE
<br /> THE COST OF GASOLINE, OIL, TIRES, AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO A DEGREE THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE, :,
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<br /> If' THE OPERATION IN EUGENE WERE INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED. IF T.HE EUGENE OPERATIONS WERE "
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<br /> SEPARATED FROM THE SALEM OPER A TI ONS A VERY UNFAVORABLE PICTURE WOULD BE PRESENTED FOR THE
<br /> f'IRST 5 MONTHS OPERATIONS OF THIS YE A R .
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<br /> As YOU NO DOUBT KNOW, A WAGE INCREASE WAS GRANTED TO OUR DRIVERS, M(,CHAN I CS, AND OTHER i
<br /> EMPLOYEES ON THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR, BEC~USE IT WAS BELIEVED THAT BUSINES~ CONDITIONS WOULD
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<br /> REMAIN SOMEWHAT AT THE SAME LEVEL AS WAS EXPERIENCED INTHE LAST 6 MONTHS OF 1948. ,
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<br /> HOY/EVEIR, DUE TO CONDITIONS BEYOND OUR CON.TRO'L AN I) 0 F W H I C H I AM SURE YOU ARE ALL AWARE
<br /> OF, THE ADDITIONAL WAGES PAID TO OUR EMPLOYEES, INSTEAD OF COMING OUT OF A SMALL SURPLUS I
<br /> HAVE RESULTED TO A NET LOSS TO THE COMPANY.
<br /> WE SHALL BE VERY HAPPY TO APPEAR AT THE f'IRST COUNCil MEETING AND EXPLAIN TO YOU AND TO
<br /> MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION AND GIVE YOU A RESUME Of'
<br /> THE STEPS WE HAVE TAKEN TO DATE TO REDUCE COSTS I N A,D 0 IT ION TO THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN RATES.
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