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~ ~? -, q) '..J ,1. e I I I COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD - POWER LOAD WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOW.s: "THE OPERATING EXPERIENCE OF THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD SHOWS AN EVER IN- CREASING POWER LOAD IN THE' BUSINESS DISTRICT OF EUGENE. WHICE THIS IS A GOOD HEALTHY CONDITION IT SOMETIMES IS A LITTLE ROUGH ON THE UTILITY INVOLVED., AT THE PRESENT THE BOARD HAS THREE 2,400 VOLT SUBSTATIONS FEEDING INTO THIS AREA AND STUDIES SHOW THEY WILL HAVE TO BE RELIEVED THIS SUMMER IF WE ARE TO CARRY THE LOAD EXPECTED IN THE WINTER OF 1953-54. ArTER CONSIDERABLE STUDY, THE ENGINEERS OF THE BOARD HAVE DECIDED THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THIS INCREASED AND CONTINUALLY GROWING LOAD IS TO I NSTALL A 12,000 VOLT NETWORK SYSTEM. THE BOARD HAS BUDGE~ED $90,000.00 FOR THE PORTION SCHEDULED FOR THIS SUMM~R. e THE TRANSFORMERS USED IN A NETWORK SYSTEM ARE SO LARGE AS TO MAKE IT IMPRACTICAL TO PLACE THEM IN THE AIR ON PLATFORMS SUCH AS OUR PRESENT SYSTEM USES. .THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO RENT SPACE IN BUILDINGS OR TO PLACE THE TRANSFORMERS IN UNDERGROUND VAULTS EITHER UNDER THE SIDEWALKS OR IN THE ALLEYS. PORTLAND, SEATTLE, SPOKANE AND BOISE ALL PLACE THEIR VAULTS UNDER THE SIDEWALK AND AFTER CONSIDERABLE STUDY, THAT SEEMS MOST DESIRABLE FOR EUGENE. PLACING THE VAULT IN THE ALLEY NOT ONLY REQUIRES A MUCH HEAVIER ROOF TO CARRY TRUCK TRAFFIC AS AGAINST FOOT TRAFFIC ON THE SIDEWALK, BUT INSTALLATION OR MAINTE- NANCE EFFECTIVELY CLOSES THE ALLEY TO ALL TRAFFIC UNTIL COMPLETED. (THERE ARE EXISTING VAULTS UNDER THE SIDEWALK AT THE PENNY AND TELEPHONE BUILDINGS.) I THE NETWORK SYSTEM AS NOW PLANNED WOULD START WITH THREE AERIAL CABLES EACH APPROXI- MATELY THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER CARRIED ON THE POLES NEAR THE BUILDINGS AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND. THE SYSTEM AS U[TIMATELY PLANNED WOULD REPLACE ALL THE OPEN WIRES IN THE ALLEYS WITH THESE CABLES. AND OF COURSE ALL OF TRANSFORMER PLATF~RMS WOULD BE REMOVED. SUCH A SYSTEM PROVIDES SERVICE TO THE CUSTOMER THAT IS CONSIDERABLY MORE RELIABLE THAN THE PRESENT SYSTEM. To SUM UP: I. THE NETWORK SYSTEM WILL ENABLE THE UTILITY TO CARRY ANY FORESEEABLE LOAD FOR MANY YEARS WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF BUILDING ANOTHER SUBSTATION IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 2. THE SYSTEM WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE RELIABILITY OF SERVICE TO THE CUSTOMER. . 3. THE SYSTEM WILL CLEAN uP THE ALLEYS; MAKE THEM MORE SIGHTLY, PERMIT THE ALLEY INTERSECTION LIGHTS TO FUNCTION MORE EFFECTIVELY AND PROVIDE ROOM FOR FIRE LADDERS AND APPARATUS. IF THIS MEETS WITH YOUR APPROVAL WOULD YOU PLEASE SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EUGENE WATER &. ELECTRIC BOARD STATING THAT YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE USE OF THE AREA UNDER THE SIDEWALKS (AND UNDER THE CITY PARK AS SHOWN) FOR THE TRANSFORMER VAULTS. A MAP OF THE SYSTEM AS NOW PLANNED IS ENCLOSED." I IT WAS 140VED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 12 'COMMUNICATION FROM WALTER BANKS, CHAIRMAN OF THE STREET LIGHTING COMMITTEE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "As YOU KNOW, THE STREET LIGHTING COMMITTEE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS BEEN WORKING ON AN OVER-ALL PLAN FOR IMPROVI NG STREET LIGHTING IN EUGENE. e THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED, AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED, THE LIGHTING OF THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY THROUGH EUGENE. THIS ROUGHLY IS SIXTH AND SEVENTH AVENUES AND FRANKLIN BLVD. BETWEEN EAST AND WEST CITY LIMI TS. THIS FIRST STEP IN THE OVER-ALL STREET LIGHTING PLAN IS ABOUT THREE-FOURTHS COMPLETED. AN AREA BETWEEN HIGH AND LINCOLN STREETS ON SIXTH AND SEVENTH AVENUES WILL BE OMITTED PRESENTLY FOR THE REASON THAT IT PROBABLY WILL BE INCLUDED WITH A BUSINESS DISTRICT PROJECT. THE LIGHTING COMMITTEE HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION AS TO THE NEXT STEP TO BE RECOMMENDED; HOWEVER, THE RETAIL MERCHANTS DIVISION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS ASKING THAT ORNAMEN- TAL STREET LIGHTING IN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS AREA BE GIVEN ATTENTION NEXT. I ORNAMENTAL LIGHTING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WOULD BE CONSIDERABLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE TYPE OF INSTALLATION ALL READY MADE BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF METAL STANDARDS DESIGNED AND ALSO THE WIRING WOULD OF NECESSITY BE PLACED UNDERGROUND. COST STUDIES ARE BEING MADE AT THE PRESENT TIME BUT BEFORE GOING FURTHER THE STREET LIGHTING COMMITTEE DESIRES AN EXPRESSION, FROM THE COUNCIL AS TO SOME ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF FINANCING THE PROJECT IF IT DEVELOPS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FpR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS POINT AND WE AWAIT YOUR REPLY." IT WAS MOVED BY KOPPE, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES. MOTION CARRIED. . 13 COMMUNICATION FROM H. F. McDANIEL - RE: TRAILER HOUSES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ~