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r 58 - 0- . - -- ---- -~ l PE TIT I ON S AND COM M U N I CAT I ON S 9 THE F"OLLOWING APPLICATIONS F"OR RENEWALS OF BEER LICENSES AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE SUBMITTED: VETERANS' MEMORIAL ASSOCil A T ION OF" EUGENE, 1626 WILLAMETTE STREET FRANK J. AND MARION A. GIVVS, 535 WILLAMETTE STREET ROE AND JE SS I E A. BETTERTON, 1081 w. 6TH.AvENUE V. A. ROMAINE AND FRED RATH, 2890 S. WILLAMETTE M &: K MARKET, 1597 -I- I TH AVENUE WEST ARTHUR A. WICK, 2498 WILLAMETTE STREET AN GE L 0 & HAZEL HENSLE Y, 557 IVILLAMETTE STREET J. E. EARLEY, ANNE Eo EARLEY & JOE Eo EARLEY JR. , OSBURN HOTEL, 191 E. 8TH AVENUE. DONALD C. & PRISCILLA IR. BOWMAN, 657 JEFFERSON STREET EUGENE HOTEL, 222 E. BROADWAY GLEN AND BON N I E LINEBAUGH, 92 BROADWAY MARGARET K. CHIARAMONTE, 845 WILLAMETTE STREET GORDON D. LAMONTE & VIRGINIA t. LAMONTE, 42 W. 8TH AVENUE SAfEWAY STORES - 219 W. BROADWAY STANLEY A. & CATHERINE G. DAWSON, 1101 w. 8TH AVE. VIRGIL JONE s, 47 E. 10TH AVE. RALPH D. &: VERA A. HECTOR - 603 W. 19TH AVENUE STILLMAN K. GE 0 R GE - 764 WILLAMETTE STREET I REUBEN RICHARD &. THEODORE E. SCHULTZ - 1797 7TH A V E NU E . IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE APPLICATIONS AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BE ENDORSED. MOTION CARRIED.. 10 AN APPLICATION F"OR A LICENSE AS A WRECKER OF" MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE STATE -OF" ORE'GON WAS S U BM I T TED BY ALF"RED J. MAGNAN, BUS I NESS ADDRESS 1093 WEST 1ST STREET. IT WAS MO VE D BY DAVIS, SE CONOED BY -HAWN T-HAT THE APPLICATION BE ENDORSED. MOTION CARRIED. . II THE <F"OLLOWING PETlnONs TO REZONE WERE SUBMITTED: . ARCHI E A. 'W HIPPS, 754 FILMORE STREET, REZONE FROM R-2 TO M-I. RECOMMENDATION OF" P L"A N N I N G COMMISSION - TO REZONE PROPERTY LO CA TED ON BOTH SIDES OF" lAWRENCE STREET FROM lOT H TO 13TH AVENUE FROM R-3 TO C-3. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, S E CON DE D BY DAVIS THAT THE PET I T ,ION S BE REF"ERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE NECESSARY RESOLUTIONS AND THEN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE I R JANUA RY 3, 1950 MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. . . . 12 A PE'TITION S 1 GNE D BY A BU T TIN G PROPERTY OWNERS FO R THE CONSTRUCTION OF" A SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF" 18TH ,AVE NUE WEST FROM CHAM BERS TO GARFIELD WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. THE REPORT OF THE ENGINEER- SHOWE'D THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS SIGN I N G THIS PE TIT 1 ON REPRESENTEO 56.12% OF" THE TOTAL F"RONTAGE OF THE PROPERT l'ES TO 'BE ASSESSED. . IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE PETITION BE REF"ERRED TO THE Pu BL 1 C WORKS COMMITTEE F"OR FURTHER INVESTI GATION. MOTION CARRIED. I 13 A RE: CLOSING PEARL HIGH STREETS " PROPOSED BY SOUTHERN' PACIFIC COMPANY PETITION - AND AS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F"OLLOWS: "THE UNDERS 1 GNED PETITIONERS RESPECTFULLY SHOW TO YOUR HONORA BLE BODY THAT IT IS CURRENTLY REPORTED THAT THERE IS A TRADING PROPOSAL BE I NG CONSIDERED WITH THE SOUTHE RN PACIFIC COMPANY FOR THE CLOSING OF THE RAILROAD CROSSINGS AT PEARL AND HIGH STREETS. IN ORDER THAT THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER THE MATTER WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE OF" THE INTERESTS INVOLVED, YOUR PETITIONERS ASK THAT THE F"OLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS BE CAREF"ULLY WEIGHED BY YOU. AT THE OUTSET, IT SHO'ULD BE REMEMBERE;D THAT THESE CROSSINGS HAVE EXISTED, WE BELIEVE, 'SINCE THE RAILROAD WAS FIRST PUT THROUGH, AND THAT SO F"AR AS YOUR PETITIONERS ARE ABLE TO ASCERTAIN, NO ACCIDENT HAS EVER OCCURRED ON EITHER OF THESE CROSSINGSe THESE STREETS ARE AT PRESENT GUARDED BY WARNING SIGNALS AND STOP SIGNS., AND FURNISH THE SHORTEST AND MOST CONVENIENT ROUTE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND, IN F"ACT, F"OR ALL OF" THAT SECTION OF" THE CITY. CLOSING THEM WOULD GREATL Y HAMPER THE SERVICES OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY, AND WOULD ADD IN A MATERIAL DE GRE E TO THE RISK SUSTAINED BY " R'A I SE PEOPLE L 1 V I N G IN THA T SECTION, AND W OU L D IN ALL PROBABILITY THEIR INSURANCE RATES~ '- . THESE CRO,SS I NGS, IF" PERMI TTEO TO REMAIN, WOULD ALWAYS FURN ISH AN ALTERNATE MEANS OF" INGRES-S AND EGRESS IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR REPAIR TO THE PROPOSED NEW HIGHWAY A CROSS THE RIVER. . I ~ ---