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<br />12 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHA~BER OF'-COMMERCE - RE: MOSQUITO-CONTROL WAS SUBMITTED AND I
<br /> READ AS FOLLOWS:
<br /> "IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY REGARDING TH~ MOSQUITO CONTROL PROBLEM'~OR,EUGENE AND
<br /> LANE COUNTY, THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THE EUGENE CHAMBER O~ COMMERCE lNCONJUNCTION
<br /> WITH DRi ANTHONY TRIOlOj' COU~TY HE~LtH'OF'FICE~,HAVE THE ~OLLOWING ~BSERVATIONS AND
<br /> RECOMMENDATIONS. "
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<br /> MAJOR MOSQUITO BREEDING GROUNDS II
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<br /> THE MAJOR BREEDING G.6UNDS FO~ MOS~UITOS THROUGHOUT L~NE COUNTY AND MORE' PARTICULARLY II
<br /> IN THE LOWER WILLAMETTE VALLEY AREA ARE:
<br /> ( I ) LOG PONDS ASSOCIATED WITH MILLING OPERATIONS AND SEEPAGE AREAS ADJACENT THERETO. I:
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<br /> PRINCIPAL MOSQUITO FOUND - CULEX TARSALIS (POTENTIAL VECTOR OF ENCEPHALITIS.) Ii
<br /> I '(2) AMAZON SLOUGH.' THIS IS BADLY OVERGROWN WITH EMERGENT VEGETATION AND PRESENTS II
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<br /> , A. OTHER DITCHES AND CANALS THROUGHOUT "
<br /> , AN ACTIVE MOSQUITO BREEDING GROUND. !I e
<br /> THE COUNTY PRESENTS SAME PROBLEM. II
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<br /> . ( 3 ) rERN Ri~GE RESERV~IR BEtAU~E OF THE,STAGNANTWATtR ABOUT ITS SHORE LINE AND
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<br /> THE BORROW PITS BtLOW tHE DA~. MOSQUito T~PtS PRESENT ARE THE'~OLLOWING: II
<br /> AN~PHELES F'REEBORN~; ~NOPHELE~'PUNCLIPENNISJ ~ULEX~TARSALIS, 'CULISITA-INORNATA Ii
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<br /> AND CUll S I U I NCI DENS. THIS INCLUDES THE MALARIA--CARRYING MOSQUITOES. Ii
<br /> RECOMMENDATIONS I: I
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<br /> ~ SURVEYOr THE METHODS OF LARVICIDING (DESTRUCTION OF THE MOSQUITO LARVA BEFORE II
<br /> I TIS iN THE F'LyjNG STAGE) HAS ~EEN UNDE~TAKEN. IT IS THE OPINION OF THIS COMMITTEE "
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<br /> I THAT C6NTRO( B~ S~RAY ~ROM ~IRPLANES ,I
<br /> IS IMPRACTICABLE BECAUSE IT GIVES AN INCONSTANT 'I
<br /> I AND IRREGULAR DiSTRIBUTION Of SPRAY AND OFTEN FAILS .TO REACH AREAS WHICH ARE POTENTIAL il
<br /> BREEDING GROUNDS. :,
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<br /> ~ MORE PRACTICAL METHOD IS INTRODUCTION OF 25% DDT O(L EMULSION CONCENTRATE AND :i
<br /> OTHER SIMILAR COMPOUNDS DIRECTLY INTO THE STAGNANT WATER AREAS AS ARE FOUND IN AND AROUND I,
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<br /> THE MILL PONDS AND rnBE AMAZON SLOUGH ~ND SIMilAR DITCHES.' IT 15 FURTHER FELT THAT THE II
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<br /> CORPS OF' ENGINEERS SHOULD BE CONTACTED AND AN INVITATION BE EXTENDED TO THEM TO PARTICI- "
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<br /> PATE IN THE PROJECT WITH THE FOLLOWING GENERAL OBJECTIVES: I.
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<br /> To REMOVE OBNOXIOUS PLANTS WHICH WOULD TEND TO STAGNATE THE WATER ABOUT THE I
<br /> To INSURE A VARIATION O~ WATER ,
<br /> PERIPHERY OF THE LAKE AND IN THE BORROW PITS. I
<br /> LEVEL F'ROM THREE TO SIX INCHES AT BI-WEE;KLY INTERVAL$ THROUGH SEPTEMBER I , THIS II
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<br /> WOULD MEANEITHE~ R~I~IN~ ~R LOWERING THE ~ATER LEVELS. IT IS DE~INITELY FELT I:
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<br /> THAT IT IS NOT NE~ESSARY TO HAVE CONTINUED LOWERING OF' THE WATER LEVEL WHICH i'
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<br /> MI GHT INTERfERE WI TH ;THE RECREATIONAL VALUE O~ ,THE LAKE WHI CH I S UNDERSTOOD TO II
<br /> BE ONE OF I~S SUMMERTIME FUNCTIONS. ' 11
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<br /> To INSURE ADEQUATE DRAINAGE OF ADJACENT LOW LEVEL WATER AREAS OR DITCHES. II
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<br /> THIS COMMITTEE WOULD R"ECOMMEND THAT THIS PROGRAM BE CARRIED OUT, 1
<br /> THAT IT IS ONLY 'I
<br /> PRACTICABLE IF' CARRI,ED OUT .ON A COUNTRY-WH)E BASIS, AND'SINCE THERE 15 SUCH A VARIED Ii
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<br /> PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTARY PROJECTS, IT IS FELT THAT THE ONLY PRACTICAL SOLUTION'FOR Ii
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<br /> OBTAINING FUNDS F'OR' ITS ~CtOM~LISHMENT WOULD BE ON A COUNTY-WIDE TAX BASIS. IT IS I,
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<br /> RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY ~F EUGENE ENDOR~E' THIS ~OLICY.", "
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE II
<br /> HE:-Al..TH AND' RECREATI ON COMMI TTEE. MOT'ION' CARR I EO. II
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<br />13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE POLICE CHIEF' - RE: COURTESY TICKETS WAS SUBMITTED AND ,READ AS
<br /> F'OLLOWS: I
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<br /> "y 01' l~you C)N'OTDOUB1TI~REMEMBEiR J,SA[11SEVE,RAlrHMON1tB!? A'G09 I WE UD IiSOUSSEDPliElEPPQSS V'B It:>rTY OF II
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<br /> HAVING COURTESY TICKETS PRINTED FOR DISTRUBUTION BY 0UR O~FICERS, FOR ~SE ON OUT OF Ii
<br /> TOWN VISITORS' VIOLATIONS.
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<br /> AT THAT' TIME WE FELT T~AT OUR BUDGET' DID NOT' INCLUD~ F'UNDS F'OR SUCH AN EXPENDITURE, 11
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<br /> AND MR. BRENNE, OF THE CHAMBER O~ COMMERCE, TOOK THE MATTER UP WITH HIS ORGANIZATION. "
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<br /> THE SENIOR CHAMBER, IN tOOPERATION WITH' THE JUNIOR CHAMBER O~ COM&JERCE, LOOKED OVER ,
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<br /> SAMPLES OF COURTESY TICKETS USED IN OTHER tiTlES, AND DETERMINED ON ONE IDENTICAL TO THE ,
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<br /> ATTACHED SAMPLE. THE ACUTAL TICKETS WILL BE NUMBERED FOR CONVENIENCE IN ACCOUNTING. I
<br /> 'W,E RECOMMEND THAT.ADOPTION OF THE TICKET BE APPROVED, AND THAT OUR OFFICERS BE I
<br /> AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE SAME WHEN APPROPRIATE. "
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE
<br /> PuBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
<br />14 COMMUNICATION FROM FRANK REID - RE: MILTON:REID ADDITION TO CITY OF EUGENE WAS SUB-
<br /> MITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
<br /> "EN~LOSED YOU WIL~ FINO A PLAT OF THE ABOVE ADDITION, WHICH WILL SHOW 182 LOTS e
<br /> WHICH ARE OWNED BY KARL L. WAGNERi TRUSTEE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL ENCUMBRANCES.
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