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rt06 - II: AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION IT WAS MOVED BY MR. KINNEY, SECONDED .BY MR. BEEBE; THAT IT BE RECOMMENDED THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE 17TH DECENNIAL CENSUS THAT THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE VARIOUS SUBVRBAN AREAS TO EUGENE BE SET UP AS UNINCORPORATED AREAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CENSUS AND THE BOUNDARIES BE CERTIFIED TO BY THE COUNTY CLERK TO THE U. S. DEPARTMENT Of ,COMMERCE, BUREAU OF, THE CENSUS, .WASHINGTON, D. C. DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHING SUCH DISTRICTS IS FEBRUARY 20, ,1950. FEBRU,ARY 24,1950 THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATIONS HA~E BEEN COMPLIED WITH AND 29 UNINCORPORATED AREAS PROPERLY CERTIFIED BY THE COU.NTY CLERK WERE SU.BMITTED TO THE CENSUS BUREAU ON THIS DATE. rHE~E UNINCORPORATED DISTRICTS INVOLVE ALL OF THE AREA ADJACENT TO AND SURROUNDING THE CITY OF EUGENE AND THE COOPERATION OF THESE RURAL AREAS IN SUBMITTING THIS INFORMATION AND DESIGNA- TING THEIR BOUNDARIES ON THESE DISTRICTS IS SINCERELY APPRECIATED." NO AC.TION TAKEN. 6 A REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER - REPORT OF INVESTIGATION MADE BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ','FROM FEBRUARY.6, 1950 TO FEBRUARY 17, 1,950, A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF FIRE PROTECTION AND ENGINEERING STANDARDS WAS MADE IN THE CITY OF'EUGENE. MR. EBY ON FIRE DEPARTMENT MR~ WELLS ON WATER DEPARTMENT MR. WIERS ON STRUCTURE DEPARTMENT MR. RAINES, ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER I REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE COMPILED IN PACIFIC COAST OffiCE Of THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS, THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE NEW YORK OfFICE Of THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS. FINAL APPROVAL REPORT AND' RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTE;D TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND CJ:REGON STATE INSURANCE RATING BUREAU. GRADING ~EPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALSO SENT TO THE OREGON INSURANCE RATING BUREAU AND ANY ADJUSTMENT IN IN!?URANCE RATES APPROVED BY THE OREGON RATING BUREAU IS BASED UPON GRADING AS SUBMITTED.BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS. PRESENT GOAL IS A REDUCTION FROM THE PRESENT 5TH CLASS TO 4TH CLASS." NO ACTION TAKEN. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 7 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1950 WITH COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER (CHAIRMAN) AND GODLOVE; CITY MANAGER AND CITY ENGINEER PRESENT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE REQUEST OF MR. A. DORSEY, 760 W. 12tH AVENUE TO DIVIDE A 55'xI60' LOT IN TWO PARCELS BE GRANTED. THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS BASED UPON THE fACT THAT IN DIVIDING THIS LOT EACH OF THE PARCELS,WOULD CONTAIN 44..QJl.-s'QUARE FEET ADJACENT TO A THROUGH ALLEY, AND OTHER LOTS IN THAT AREA ALSO CONTAIN MOR~ THAN ONE HOUSE PER 6000 SQUARE FEET. I THE FOLLOWING SEWER PETITIONS WERE REVIEWED AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THEY BE REFERRED TO THE C'TY ATTORNEY FOR THE PROPER ORDINANCES. SANITARY SEWER IN THE ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREET FROM 16TH TO 17TH AVE. SANITARY SEWER ON WEST SIDE OF MISSION FROM 24TH & VAN NESS TO ABOUT 400 FEET EAST OF VAN NESS. SANITARY SEWER ON THE SOUTH SiDE Of SUMMIT STREET FROM FAIRMOUNT BLVD. TO HEN9RI~K'S :PARK.. SANITARY SEWER IN THE ALLEY BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND JEffERSON FROM 24TH TO 25TH. IT WAS ~ECOMMENDED THAT COUNCIL BILL No. 746 - RE: BUILDING CODE BE PASSED, ADOpTING THE 1949 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE. THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE AFTER DETERMINING THAT THIS CODE PERMITTED SUCH VARIANCES AS WERE DEEMED NECESSARY TO ALLOW THE USE OF ANY ~ATERIAL OR METHOD Of CONSTRUCTION NOT SPECIFICALLY PRESCRIBED IN THE CODE. THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY APPROVE ANY SUCH ALTERNATE PROVIDED HE FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED DESIGN IS SATISFACTORY AND COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 23,' AND THAT THE MATERIAL, METHOD OR WORK OffERED. IS, fOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED, AT LEAST THE EQUIVALENT OF THAT PRESCRIBED IN THIS CODE IN QUALITY, STRENGTH, EFfECTIVENESS, FIRE RESISTANCE, DURABILITY, AND SAFETY. (SECTION 23 - ENGINEERINQ SECT'ION AND DESIGN). 1 ~