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r0,l'- ~j: e "ON EACH OF YOUR DESKS YOU WILL FIND A COMMUNICATIONS PROPOSAL FROM THE TELEPHONE COMPANY CONCERNED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM. THIS PROPOSAL IS GIVEN TO YOU AT THIS TIME FOR STUDY ONLY AND DOES NOT CARRY A RECOMMENDATION FROM EITHER THE POLI~E CHIEF OR MYSELF. THE MATTER WILL BE BROUGHT UP FOR CONSIDERATION AT ONE OF THE FUTURE BUDGET MEETINGS. ' I ON MARCH 2, 1954, I REQUESTED THE TELEPHONE COMPANY TO MAKE AN I NVESTI GATI ON ,AND STUDIES OF THE INSTALLATION OF A MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC SWITCHBOARD FOR THE CITY. THIS STUDY SHOULD GIVE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES AS WELL AS A COMPARISON OF COSTS FOR THE TWO DIFFERENT TYPE BOARDS AND OUR PRESENT ~YSTEM. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE STUDY WILL BE READY FOR DISCUSSION AT THE BUDGET MEETINGS. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, THE CITY:S PARK AND RECREATION DIRECTOR AND MYSELF' HAVE HAD ONE MEETING CONCERNING THE EXCHANGE OF THE OLD LINCOLN SCHOOL PROPERTY FOR CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST AND NORTHE~ST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF 13TH AVENUE AND CHAMBERS STREET. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL TAKE ACTION ON SOME PROPOSAL AT .THEIR MEETING TONIGHT WHICH WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE AT THEIR NEXT MEETING. e ,THE VALUATION OF THE BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AMOUNTED TO $114,500.00 FOR NEW BUILDINGS AND $89,665.00 FOR REPAIRS, GIVING A TOTAL OF $204,165. THIS IS $4,039.00 MORE THAN THE VALUATION OF $200,126.00 ISSUED IN FEBRUARY OF 1953. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERED 36 ALARMS DURING FEBRUARY, 29 INSIDE THE CITY AND SEVEN IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS. THE ESTIMATED LOSS AMOUNTED TO $75,175.00 OF WHICH $75,000 WAS ESTIMATED FOR THE FRANCIS WILLARD SCHOOL, LEAVING $175.00 FOR ALL OTHER LOSSES. CAPTAIN BURTON DAVIS OF STATION NO.2 CONSTRUCTED TWO 1000 FOOT CAPACITY HOSE DR~ERS, ON~ FOR EACH SUB-STATION. THE TOTAL MAN-HOURS OF DRILL AND CLASSES AND COMPANY INSPECTIONS WAS 987 HOURS. I You WILL NOTE FROM THE POLICE REPORT FROM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, A COpy WHICH IS ON YOUR DESK THAT THERE IS A SLIGHT DROP IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE SHORT MONTH. I WISH TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT W~ICH IS CONSIDERED BEING THE BEST MONTH ON RECORD INSOFAR AS TRAFFIC SAFETY IS CONCERNED. ALSO, THE MEMORANDUM FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO ALL POLICE PERSONNEL, A COpy OF WHICH IS ON YOUR DESK CONCERNED WITH PUBLIC RELATIONS. . THE CHIEF OF POLICE IS IN RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM J. EDGAR~HOOVER, HEAD OF THE F. B. I.. CONCERNED WI',TH, OUR TRICYCLE TRAFFIC TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH I AM RATHER PROUD TO READ." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 5 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: EXTENSION OF SOUTH WILLAMETTE TRUNK SEWER; SEGREGATION OF' ASSESSMENT LIENS; LICENSE TO OPERATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT EQUIPMENT; VACATION OF PORTION OF' OAK, GROVE DRIVE AND REVISIONS AT 13TH AVENUE PUMPING STATION WAS SUBMI'TTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, KOPPE; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. I THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL MET ON FEBRUARY 25, 1954 AND MADE AN INSPECTION TRIP TO VIEW THE AREA BETWEEN 32ND AND 40TH AVENUES, WILLAMETTE AND HILYARD STREETS, TO ~ONSIDER THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE TRUNK SEWER. THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON THIS MATTER AND ON OTHER MATTERS IS AS FOLLOWS: e I. , EXTENSION OF SOUTH WILLAMETTE TRUNK SEWER - THE SUBJECT OF THE EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE SEWER, IT WAS EXPLAINED, WAS INI TIATED BY THE FILING OF A PETITION BY WILDISH & BRAATZ REAL ESTATE FOR SANITARY SEWER SERVICE FOR THE AREA LYING BETWEEN DONALD AND WILLAMETTE STREET AND 38TH AND 39TH AVENUES. IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE CITY ENGINEER THAT THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE SEWER NOW TERMINATES AT 32ND AND ~ILYARDSTREET, AND THAT THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THIS TRUNK SEWER WOULD INVOLVE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEWER THROUGH PART OF THE AMAZON PARK PROPERTY AND THE OLD CITY DUMP PROPERTY THEN SOUTH THROUGH A DRAW UP TO 40TH AVENUE JUST EAST OF WILLAMETTE STREET. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL GIVE TENTATIVE APPROVAL TO THE PROPOSAL FOR THIS TRUNK SEWER EXTENSION, BUT THAT FINAL APPROVAL BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE FINANCIAL PROGRAM FOR 1954-55 HAS BEEN GIVEN MORE STUDY. I e ~