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r--6' e r / 7 8 ~ IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A MEETING BE ARRANGED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE CENTURY FUND, GATEWAYS ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERS OF THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION TO FURTHER STUDY AND ANALYZE THE USE Of THE RIVERFRONT AREA AND ALSO THE POSSIBLE ACQUISITION O~ THE MCKy PROPERTY, CHASE PROPERTY, AND OTHER REMAINING PROPERTIES ALONG THE RIVERFRONT NOT UNDER PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AT THIS TIME." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT-OF THE COMMITTEE' BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: ' INSTALLATION OFI NTERCONNEC T I NG CABLE FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHTS; REQUEST FOR ELECTROPLATING SHOP, AND REQUEST FOR VACATION OF SOUTH END OF MILL STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . "A MEE T I NG OF THE PUBL I C WORKS COMM I THE WAS HELD ON DECEMBER 27TH WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE AND KOPPE; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; AND MESSRS. JOHN CATTRALL, CITY AND COUNTY RELATIONS ENGINEER AND VAL JOHNSON, ASSISTANT TRAFFIC ENGINEER OF THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. I ~ THE INSTALLATION. OF THE INTERCONNECTING CABLE FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHTS ON FRANKLIN BOULEVARD 'WAS FURTHER REVIEWED. THE STATE HIGHWAY REPRESENTATIVES STATED THAT THE TECHNICAL ASPECT OF THIS WORK CONSTITUTING THE TIMING AND CONNECTION OF THE CABLES TO THE PRESENT SIGNAL BOXES WAS THE GREATEST PART OF THE WORK, THAT THE ACTUAL LAYING OF THE CABLE WAS NOT VERY DIFFICUL~. THEY STATED"THAT'EVEN IF THIS WORK WERE CONTRACTED THAT THEIR ENGINEERS WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE JOB MOST OF THE TIME rN A SUP~RVISORY AND INSPECTING CAPACITY. THEY FE~T THAT THIS TYPE OF WORK, ESTIMATED NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVELY AND MORE ECONOMICALLY ACCOMPLISHED - IF THE CITY WOULD AGREE TO HAVING THE WORK DONE BY FORCE ACCOUNT WITH STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT ALSO THAT THIS WORK WOULD CONSTITUTE PROBABLY THREE TO FIVE MEN NOT OVER FOUR OR FIVE DAYS, AND THAT THE CITY'S ONE-HALF ($1,000) SHOULD NOT BE EXCEEDED. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE SIGNING Of THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO PROCEED IN THIS MANNER. 2. THE APPLICATION OF MESSRS. ROBERT A. FRANZEN, M. A. METZ AND SAMUEL FRY TO LOCATE AN ELECTROPLATING SHOP AT 640 ADAMS STREET WAS REVIEWED. THIS LOCATION IS A CONCRETE BUILDING WITH AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE FOR.BUSINESS PURPOSES. IT IS LOCATED IN THE C-3, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. THIS REQUEST TO LOCATE A 'DECORATIVE PLATING SHOP AT THIS LOCATION WOULD INCLUDE NICKEL, SILVER, CHROME, ,GOLD, COPPER ~ND BRONZE PLATING FOR SUCH ITEMS AS STERLING SILVERWARE, COFFEE AND TEA SETS, TRAYS, ETC. THEY WOULD ALSO DO BUFfiNG, SUCH AS STERLING SILVERWARE, SOLID BRASS AND STAINLESS STEEL. THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT THIS WAS A VERY SUITABLE LOCATION FOR SUCH A BUSINESS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT A VARIANCE SO THAT THIS DECORATIVE PLATING SHOP COULD B~ ESTABLISHED AT THIS LOCATION, PROVIDED THAT NO GALVANIZING OR INDUSTRIAL PLATING WOULD BE DONE. IT WAS ALSO ST1PULATED THAT ANY ACID DISPOSALS DETRIMENTAL TO CONCRETE SEWERS NOT BE DISCHARGED INTO T.HE SEWER SYSTEM, AND THAT THE BUSINESS BE CONFINED ENTIRELY TO THE CLASSIFIED TYPES OF DECORATIVE PLATING AS OUTLINED ABOVE. 3. THE REQUEST OF THE EUGENE TRUCK & MACHI NERY COMPANY OF 375 EAST 5TH AVENUE ,FOR THE VACATION OF 40 FEET OF THE SOUTH END OF MILL STREET WHICH DEAD ENDS AT THE ALLEY BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH AVENUES WAS REVIEWED. THIS 40 BY 66 FOOT STREET AREA DEAD-ENDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EUGENE TRUCK AND MACHINERY COMPANY PROPERTY AND COULD AT NO TIME IN THE fUTURE BE UTILIZED AS A THROUGH STREET. INASMUCH AS MILL STREET BETWEEN 4TH AVENUE AND TH~ ALLEY TO THE SOUTH WAS OPEN WITH ACCESS FROM MILL STREET THROUGH THE ALLEY TO THE EAST UNDERNEATH THE FERRY STREET OVERPASS TO THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD PROPERTY WA~ MAINTAINED, THAT THEY COULD SEE NO REASON FOR THE CITY RETAI:NING THIS SMALL PART OF MILL STREET 'PROJECTING INTO THE EUGENE TRUCK & MAC~INERY COMPANY F?R0PERTYI.L Lr;~WAS;-RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITT,EE T,HAT THIS VACATION BE GRANTED." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. A REPORT OF, THE RECREATION AND ~INANCE COMMITT~ES - RE: ACQUISITION ~F PROPERTIES FOR PARK PURPOSES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND FINANCE,COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON JANUARY 3, 1952 ~ITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, SMITH, BOOTH,. GODLOVE, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER AND WATSON;"CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; CITY ATTORNEY; PLANNING CONSULTANT AND SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS & RECREATION. MR. UREY, MRS. BURRIS AND MR. CLARE HAMLIN FROM THE PLANNINGICOMMISSIONj DR. OBERG, FRANK SHEARER AND MISS JACOBSON FROM THE RECREATION COMMISSION; AND MR. TUGMAN AND MR. WALDORF FROM THE GATEWAYS ASSOCIATION AND CENTURY FUND. I . I I II Ii I I ! I . ~ I e .!, , I e