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<br />THE ,COMMITTEE~ DROVE -09T TO THE SOUTHWES;r CORNER, OF T.HE SPENCER '.S BUTTE PARK AREA TO
<br />~REVIEW THE REQ0EST S0BMITTEpBY THEOREGON,JRAIL ARE~ COU~CjL OF ~HE B6Y SCOUTS OF
<br />AMERltA RELAT,IVE TO E~~~BLISHING A MEMORIAL SCOUTING AREA TQ BE KNOWN AS THE MICHAEL
<br />McKENZ IE' SCOUTCRAFT"TRA I N I NG CENTER. '" THE 'PLANS,- Oy;rL I N.ED BY MR. DEBuHR~,ASS I STANT.
<br />SCOUT EXEC-UT-.IVE,AND DR. JOHN E,. -TXSEL!- AND DR. FURRER, PRESIDENT OF THE OREGON TRA:IL
<br /><:: AREA COUNCIL! PRESENT A' V.E~Y.COMMEND~BLE AND CHALLENGING P!-AN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
<br />'._Ti'i1 S ,AR.EA leNC L UD I NG.A' ,50 'BY') OO,,:.fOOT R U~ TIC CONS TR.UC T I ON ,WI TH .F I REPLACES AND F AC I L I} IE S
<br />FOR SCOUT TRAINING SUCH AS ROPE YARD, A~E YARD, DEMONSTRATION AREA, NATU~E TRAILS, CON-
<br />SERVATION AND FORESTRY AREA, ARCHERY RANGE, CAMPFIRE CIRCLE, OBSTACLE COURSE AND OUTDOOR
<br />'CHAP.EL. _;.~.;:,; ','.. ','
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<br />"'. T.HE ' HEALTH, A'ND :REC.REA.T I ONCOMM I TTE E I N ENDEAVORING TO WORK OUT A PROGRAM SA T I ;>F AC TORY
<br />TO', THE BOY~ S.OOU.TS --HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT A FIVE OR TEN ACRE TRACT BE PROCURED BY THE BOY
<br />scourrs COUNC.ll. ADJACENT TO THE SPENCER'S BYTTE TRACT WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE T~ CONSTRUCT
<br />THEIR PERMANENT' BUIILDINGS UPON GROUND ACTUALLY OWN.ED OR LEASED B:'I' THE BOY SCOUTS. IN SO
<br />DOING, THE BOY:SCOUTS WOULD HAYE CO~PLETE CONTROL OVER THESE FACILITIES. WHICH WOULD BE
<br />LOCATED :,UPON _THE I'R QWN PREM I SES AND ~HEN; WOULD BE ABLE TO. UT I L I ZE ALL OF THE PARK AREA
<br />NEEDED ,FOR ,seO,UTING ACTIVIT-IES LINDER SlJPERVISIONOF THE CITY PARKS AND ,RECREATION BUR.EAU.
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<br />THE DES I R'ABI L I TY OF TH:ESCOUTS AC TUALL Y, OWN I NG A. SMALL ACREAGE OF THE I R OW.N HAS
<br />BEEN' BROUGHT OUT BY OTHER EXPERIEN0,ES WHEREIN CITIES HAVE ENDEAVORED TO LE,AS~ OR, SET
<br />ASIDE A CERTA~N TRACT O~ CITY-OWNED PROPERTY FOR SCOUT PURPOSES AND LATER FOUND THAT
<br />LEGALLY THESE PREMISES COULD NOT BE RESTRICTED TO SCOUTING ONLY, BUT: BECAUSE OF THE,
<br />FAC~ THAT THE~; WERE 'PUBLICALLY.OWNEDGROUNDS THAT THEY WOULD BE GENERALLY OPEN TO THE
<br />'PUBLICI AT LARGE. IT,WAS, FELT THAT THIS WAS A VERY WORTHWHILE AND O,UTSTAN.D,.ING, PROJECT
<br />AND IT.WAS R~COMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL THAT FULL COOPERATION BE GIVEN, ~O THE BOY SCOUT
<br />AREA COUNC I L I.N. 'ENDEAVOR I NG TO WORK OUT- A PROGRAM FOR THE ESTABL I SHMENT OF TH IS MEMOR I AL
<br />WHICH W.OULD BE NOT ONLY A' TRIBUTE', TO THE BOY SCOUTS OF THIS AREA BUT WOULD BE A CREDIT TO
<br />THE E~TIRE COMMUNITY.
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<br />2; IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE ABC
<br />GARBAGESERV I CE BE APPROVED. I N, REV I EW I NG TH IS APPL I CA T I O,N I T WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT
<br />THIS' WOULD NOT I NCR.EASE'. THE NUMBER OF GARBAGE TRUCKS PRESENTLY OPERATING BUT THAT THE
<br />ABC GARBAGE SERVICE WAS PURCHASING ONE. OF THE TWO TRUC~S NOW OWNED BY HARRY'S GAR~AGE
<br />SERVICE." ' .
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<br />.IT WAS, MOVED BY SMI TH, SECONDED BY GOD,LOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE HEALTH AND RECREATION
<br />COMM'I TTEE BE ADOPT.ED: MOTION CARR lED'.
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<br />6 A REPORT OF THE JUDI.CIARY AND' SAF:ETY COMMITTEES - RE: JEWELRY ORDINANCE, FRANCHISE FOR
<br />NORTHWEST CITIES GAS COMPANY, AND ELECTRICAL CODE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />"A MEETING OF T'HE.'JUDI'CIARY AND SAFETY COMMITTEES, WAS HELD ON APR'IL 2, 1951 W,ITH
<br />THE' F,OLLOWING PRES'E'NT: -MAYOR JOHNS'ON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, ALLEN, SMITH, KOPPE AND
<br />SIEGENTHALER; CITY.:-MA'NAGER'; CITY RE'CORDER AND BUILDING INSPECTOR.
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<br />I. 'JEWELRY ORDINANCE. THIS BILL RESTRICTING AND REGULATING ~EWELRY A~D JEWELRY STORE
<br />AUCTIONS WAS G:I'VEN FIRST READING. AT THE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 26TH. IT WAS RECOMMENDED
<br />THAT THIS BILL BE GIVEN FURTHER STUDY BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE.
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<br />2.' '~,IT WAS RE,COMMENDED THAT A 'FRANCHISE FOR A P.ERIOD OF 15 YEARS BE ,GRANTED TO -THE
<br />'NORTI;iWEST 'CITICES GAS COMPANY AS OUTLINED IN. THE' AT:TACHED ORDINANCE, AND THAT A C~p..;y,
<br />BE SENT TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NORTHWEST CITIES GAS COMPANY FOR .THEIR FURTHER
<br />RECOMMENDATIONS. MR. STANFORD BERRY, PRESIDENT OF NORTHWEST CITIES GAS COMPANY CONCURRED
<br />I N THIS 0 R 0 I NANCE A P R I L 6" I 951 .
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<br />3. A STUDY WAS MADE OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE ELECT~ICAL CODE 10 BRI.NG OUR CODE UP
<br />TO DATE WITH THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. FEES FOR THE JOURNEYMAN ARE SET AT $5.00
<br />PER YEAR AND ANYONE TAKING THE EXAMINATION FOR SUPERVISORS FOR ELECTRICIANS MAY, BY
<br />FORMAL REQUEST, REVIEW THEIR EXAMINA~ION PAPtR~.n
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<br />IT ~AS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED.
<br />MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: WESTMORELAND SEWER SYSTEM, REQUEST OF
<br />MISS.ADA ZINSER,'VACATION OF 18TH AVENUE EAST BETWEEN,WILLAMETTE AND OAK, REQUEST OFJ. A.
<br />PLUMMER, REQUEST OF BILL STUART FOR VARIANCE, REQUEST OF ANNA RICE TO ESTABLISH ~RAILER
<br />COURT AND IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />"A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMI,TTEE WAS HELD ON APRIL ,5, 1951 AT THE OSBURN
<br />HOTEL WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: DR. CRUMBAKER, CHAIRMAN, COUNCILMEN GODLOVE AND KOPPE;
<br />CI TY MANAGER; .C,ITY ENGI NEER:.,AND MAYOR JOHNSON.
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<br />I. THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ENGINEER PRESENTED A PLAN FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A,.
<br />SANITARY SEWER ON 17TH AVENUE FROM CITY VIEW STREE.r TO ALMADEN STREET, THENCE NORTH 'TO
<br />THEPUMP~OUS~ ON 13TH AVENUE~,' THIS SEWER WOULD BE LARGE ENOU~H AND LOCATED AT A PROPER
<br />DEPTH~TO RELIEVE THE ENT~RE WESTMORELAND SEWER ~YSTEM~ INCLUcilNG THE WESTMORELAND SCHOOL
<br />AND ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL .AREA' NOW SERVED BY THE WESTMORELAND SEWERSYS1EM.
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