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~ 8 - r.__._ -., - -, - - l .'TH'I S IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT THE MATTER OF' INSTALLING TRAF'F'IC S~GNALS AT THE INTER- SECTIONS OF' 6TH AND 7TH STREETS AT HIGH, AND 7TH AND OLIVE STREETS WAS NOT ACTED UPON "AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING OF' THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION BUT WILL BE REF'ERRED TO THE COMMISSION AND ACTED UPON AT ITS NOVEMBER 7 MEETING. IT W'OULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO L,EGALLY EF'F'ECT A P,RICE AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTRACTOR CURRENTLY INSTALLING SIGNALS ON fRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND BROADWAY IN EUGENE, BECAUSE THE THREE ABOVE-L'lENTIONED INTERSECTIONS ARE OUTSIDE OF' THE L I M ITS OF' HIS PRO JE CT. THE REFORE, i . . " , IT WILL BE NEpESSARY TO EF'F'ECT A SEPARATE CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT COVERING THESE THREE INTERSECTIONS. IF' THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION GIVES FAVORABLE RE COMMENDA T I ON AT THE No'VEU'BER UEET lNG, THE NECESSARY STEPS WILL ~HEN BE TAKEN TO PREPARE A CITY-STATE AGREEMENT, EACH PARTICIPATING EQUALLY IN THE C08T OF' THE INSTALLATION, AND EVERY EF'F'ORT WILL BE MADE TO EF'F'ECT COMPLETION 01" THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LETTING OF' THE CONTRACT AT THE DE CEMB'ER, 1949 OR JANUA RY, 1950 MEETING OF THE HIGHWAY COMMISS'ION. . IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAI<ER, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE COMM.UN I ,C A T I ON BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 13 COMMUNI~ATION - OREGON STATE SPEED CONTROL BO A R D - .RE: SPEED ZONES ON US 99 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS: "IN REPLY TO YOUR LETTER OF' SEPTEMBER 27, R E QU E S 11 N G T HAT THE SIGNING OF THE SPEED I ZONES ON US 99 I N EUGENE BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON FRANKLIN BOULEVARD ARE IN OPERATION, THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SIGN ENGINEER WILL COMPL Y WITH YOUR WISHES. " IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 14 COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, PROTESTING , THE PASSING OF' THE ORDINANCE LICENSING PUNCHBOARDS OF THE QUESTION AND ANSWER TYPE. CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT NO ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN ON THESE COMMUNICATIONS. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF' THE UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH F. R. WITMER Yo UN G PEOPLE OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH BETHESDA tUTHERAN LADIES AID LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF EUGENE . ROXANA T. CLARK FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 15 THE FALL AND W1NTER RECREATION PROGRAM, 1949-1950 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN TH AT THE PROGRAM BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 16 COMMUNICATION F' RO all CHIEF JONES - RE: COUNCILMAN GODLOVE AND RETRIEVING OF' LOST AUTOMOBILE I WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS: "AT 9:30 THIS DATE COUNCILMAN GODLOVE OBSERVED A 1940 GRE V J:.ASALLE CLUB COUPE A.M. I N THE B RU S H JUST WEST OF THE SOUTH OVERHEAD IN A POSITION DIFF'lCULT TO SEE. THIS AUTO- MOBILE WAS REPORTED STOLEN FROM THE 700 BLOCK ON WEST 8TH AVENUE BETWEEN 7:30 AND .9: 3.0 A. M . , . OCTOBER 9:, 1949 BV ONE, LEE C. PRESTON. " . GODLOVE THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT WISHES TO GO ON RECORD COMMENDING COUNCILMAN FOR HIS ALERT OBSERVATION OF THE UNUSUAL AND F'OR HIS IMMEDIATE ACTION REGARDING SAME. THIS ACTIVITY OCCURRED OUTSIDE HIS T.oU R, OF DUTY FOR THE CITY, AN ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR SAME SHOULD BE CONSI DERED. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SEEN F'IT TO PLACE A BADGE OF POLICE TYPE UPON THE VARIOUS CITY OFFICIALS AND FOR THEIR EF'FICrENCY UNDER SAME AS DEMONSTRATED BY , COUNC I LMEN GODLOVE SHO.ULD THE OCCASION ARISE. WE RECOMMEND ,THAT THE CIVIL SERV ICE RULES BE LAID A~IDE SO THAT THE CITY MAY HAVE THE BENEF'IT OF MORE EF'FICIENT ACTION BY THAT AUGUST BO'DY." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THA T THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND P~ACED - ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED,. 17 REQUEST FROM THE EUGEN~ WATER & E~ECTR1C BOARD! - RE: VACATION OF FERRY STREET F'ROM 4T H AVENUE SOUTH WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . . I ~ ,