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j - 77~ I I 27 I 26 26 A i I I i ! I Ii !I II ii II I, II I, II [I II ,I il II II il II Ii II I Ii II II II Ii II II SINCE CHIEF JONES HAS BEEN HERE, WE HAVE HAD TO POLICE THE PROTECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT, THE FREEDOM TRAIN WITH IT'S VALUABLE CARGO, AND SEVERAL OTHER TRAINS, ALL VERY VALUABLE, THAT BROUGHT MANY THOUSANDS OF PERSONS TO OUR PROPERTIES AND INCREASED TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF EUGENE. WE HAVE BEEN COMMENDED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE AND OTHER POLICE BODIES FOR THE EFFICIENT POLICING AT EUGENE AND FROM THE FIGURES RECEIVED WE HAVE HANDLED MORE PERSONS THROUGH THESE TRAINS THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN WHICH THEY STOPPED. MY DISTRICT EXTENDS TO ALL OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND HAVING WORKED THROUGHOUT THE STATE, CAN TELL YOU TRUTHFULLY THAT EUGENE'S POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SUPERIOR TO ANY POLICE DEPART- MENT AND IS ADVANCING DAILY IN EFFICIENCY. WISH TO EXTEND TO YOU BEST WISHES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON." IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE AND THAT A COpy BE ORDERED POSTED IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. MOTION CARRIED. A REQUISITION FOR THE PURCHASE OF 75 PARKING METERS, APPROVED BY POLICE CHIEF KEITH JONES WAS S U 13M I T TED. IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE METERS BE PURCHASED. MOTION CARRIED. ROLLCALL VOTE. A REPORT FROM CHIEF JONES AND A COMMUNICATION FROM WILLIAM 5. FORT - RE: SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: TAXI CABS, WAS "SECTION 4 OF DRDINANCE 8906 WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS: 'THE COMMON ~OUNCIL HEREBY DEEMS AND DECLARES THAT A MAXIMUM OF THIRTY TAXiCABS MAY BE OPERATED IN THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND THAT NO GREATER NUMBER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE UNDER LICENSE AT ANY ONE TIME IN THE CITY.' WOULD SUGGEST YOU SERIOUSLY CONSIDER REDUCING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TAXICABS FROM THIRTY TO TWENTY SO THAT SECTION 4 OF THE ORDINANCE WILL READ, 'THE COMMON COUNCIL HEREBY DEEMS THAT A MAXIMUM OF TWENTY TAXICABS MAY BE OPERATED IN THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND THAT NO GREATER NUMBER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE UNDER LICENSE AT ANY ONE TIME IN THE CITY.' THE REASON FOR THIS REQUEST IS THAT AT ONE TIME IN 1946 THIRTY TAXiCABS WERE OPERATING IN FIVE COMPANIES. Two OF THE COMPANIES COMBINED--ONE OF THE COMPANIES BUYING TWO SO THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME TWO MAJOR COMPANIES EXIST. ONE OPE{ATING TEN PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND THE OTHER SEVEN PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. THERE IS ANOTHER OPERATION OF ONE CAB WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH AIRLINES. THE TWO MAJOR HOLDERS HAVE BEEN PLANNING ON CONTINUING THE LICENSES TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF THIRTY WHILE ACTUALLY HAVING IN OPERATION ONLY SEVENTEEN TAXICABS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BUSINESS WOULD OPERATE ONLY THAT NUMBER. ESTIMATING EUGENE AS A CITY OF FORTY THOUSAND (40,000) POPULATION WE WOULD BE IN LINE WITH PORTLAND AND SEATTLE IN PERMITTING ONE TAXICAB FOR EACH TWO THOUSAND (2,000) INHABITANTS. ALSO REQUEST SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AS TO WHETHeR OR NOT THE PRESENT INSURANCE POLICY OF PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PUBLIC LIABILITY OF FIVE AND TEN COULD BE RAISED TO TEN ANO TWENTY. IF SUCH IS DONE, IT WOULD COST THE OPERATOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY DOLLARD (880.00) PER YEAR FOR EACH PIECE OF E~UIPMENT OVER AND ABOVE THAT WHICH IS CHARGED NOW. PRESENT RATES ON FIVE AND TEN RUN APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDREO FIFTY DOLLARS (8250.00) FIRE AND THEFT, AND ~'HER INSURANCES AN ADDITIONAL TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00), SO THAT THE INSURANCE COST TO THE OPERATOR IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (8500.00) PER ANNUM. IN DISCUSSING THIS PROPOSITION WITH MEMBERS OF THE CAB COMPANIES THEY REQUESTED THAT WHILE A STUDY IS DONE OF THIS, ONE MIGHT ALSO BE DONE OF FARE RATES." COMMUNICATION FROM WILLIAM S. FORT AS FOLLOWS: - RE: T A X I CABS. I' I' i I II II I II II ,I " 'I I II I! "THE DELUXE, TERMINAL AND YELLOW CAB LOMPANIES HAVE BEEN ADVISEO THAT CERTAIN CHANGES WILL BE PROPOSED IN CJ.RDINANCE #8906, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE OPERATION OF TAXI CABS IN THE CITY OF EUGENE. WE HAVE EXAMINED THE ORDINANCE WITH OUR CLIENTs. IF CHANGES ARE TO BE MADE IN IT, IT SEEMS TO US THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL RELATED MATTERS IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WE SHOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP WITH YOU AND THE COUNCIL INVOLVING CHANGES WHICH WE BELIEVE WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO THE CITY, AS WELL AS TO THE OPERATORS. SHOULD THE COUNCIL SEE FIT TO REFER THIS MATTER TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. WE WOULD BE GLAD TO MEET WITH YOURSELF OR THE COMMITTEE AT THEIR CONVENIENCE TO PRESENT THE OPERATORS' SUGGESTIONS IN THE MATTER. IN THE EVENT THE COUNCIL PLANS TO CONSIDER THE MATTER ON JANUARY 9, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD DIRECT THEIR ATTENTION TO THIS LETTER. I HAVE TO BE IN PORTLAND FOR A HEARING ON THAT DAY AND AM DOUBTFUL WHETHER I SHALL GET BACK IN TIME FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING, ALTHOUGH I SHALL TRY TO DO SO." IT WAS MOVED BY WELLS, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT AND COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. ~;"_''';'';.;.A'"" ~'~~~"-~'t.;;':~~~-..-<:' "':-:....:~ .",_:J;;{~:..it.+-...<i-iLi'~:',.l-_,e;:';;>-~~~~'j\'~ ',_\;;!i "::"'''L..&~'__~,~': ,'~ I I , I i I I, ! \ " ",..i 'x",>,~;;:~~:4