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r('l() ~/ U~ e DURING APRIL, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERE~ 53 ALARMS, 48 INSIDE OF THE CITY AND FIVE IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS. 'ESTIMATED LOSSES AMOUNTED TO $56,024.15. THE FIREMEN CLEANED AND PAINTED 120 HYDRANTS, AND DURING THE LION'S CLUB HOME SHOW THE DISASTER CAR AND ITS EQUIPMENT WAS PLACED ON DISPLAY AND EXPLAINED TO THE PUBLIC. 1 THE LIBRARIAN REPORTS THAT ON THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH, THE DAY TV CAME TO EUGENE, THE CIRCULATION WAS THE-SMALLEST DAILY RECORDED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, JUST 244 VOLUMES; HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY, THE CIRCULATION RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATION AMOUNTED TO 487 BOOKS FOR APRIL, Ig54 AS AGAINST 452 IN APRIL OF 1953. THE TOTAL CIRCULATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 12,678 WHICH EXCEEDED APRIL OF 1953 BY 1,127 VOLUMES, EVEN WITH LOCAL TV. You WILL NOTE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR APRIL, A COpy OF WHICH IS ON YOUR DESKS THAT THE.TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IS ABOVE THAT OF ONE YEAR AGO, AND REFLECTS FAVORABLY IN THAT THE ACCIDENTS ARE LOWER FOR THIS SAME PERIOD. As YET, THERE HAVE BEEN NO FATALITIES IN THE CITY SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN ALERTED SO FAR AS O~HER ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS ARE CONCERNED, AND YOU WILL FIND THAT .CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES HAVE DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY DURING THE MONTH. SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE JAIL IN RECENT WEEKS, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE INVITED TO - MAKE A VISIT AT ANY TIME. THIS LAST WEEK, MR. CLAUDE CHAMBERLAIN AND FATHER BASIL WERE APPOINTED AS CHAPLAINS OF THE JAIL." e 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 1 7 A REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD APRIL 29TH, 1954- RE: REQUEST OF C. E. McLEAN; PAVING PORTLAND FROM 24TH TO NORTH LINE OF FRAZIER-HYLAND ADDITION; PAVING ALLEY FROM ALDER TO KINCAID BETWEEN 22ND AND 23RD; PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH FROM CHARNELTON TO LINCOLN; PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL AND.HIGH FROM 6TH TO ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH AND-7TH; AND REQUEST FOR SEGREGATION OF ASSESSMENT LIEN WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENTi MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. WAS ALSO PRESENT FOR THE MEETING. CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER; CITY MR. TOM JAQUES OF THE EUGENE REGISTER GUARD . THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEES OF THE COVNCIL MET ON THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO CONSIDER VARIOUS MATTERS WHICH HAD BEEN REFERRED. AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 26TH. THE COMMITTEE MADE A FIELD TRIP TO INSPECT SEVERAL SITES AND MET AFTERWARDS TO DISCUSS THESE MATTERS AND TO FORMULATE RECOMMENDA- TIONS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMM~TTEE ARE AS FOLLOWS: I. REQUEST OF C. E. McLEAN, 1224 WILLAMETTE STREET - AN INSPECTION OF THE ESTABLISH- MENT WHICH MR. McLEAN OPERATES, HAMBURGER HEAVEN, 1224 WILLAMETTESTREET, WAS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE. MR. McLEAN EXPLAINED THAT THEY DESIRE ~O ERECT A GLASS PARTITION IN THE FRONT Of. THEIR ESTABLISHMENT AT THIS ADDRESS. THIS PARTITION WOULD BE ABOUT 12 FEET IN LENGTH AND WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED OUT FROM THE BUILDING ABOUT FOUR FEET. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A SUPPORTING PARTITION AND WOULD BE SET BACK ONE FOOT UNDER THE PRESENT ROOF OVERHANG. 1 IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT MR. McLEAN A REVOCABLE PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THIS PARTITION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PARTITION COULD BE REMOVED IF NECESSARY AFTER A REASONABLE NOTICE. 2. PETITION ~OR PAViNG OF 16TH AVENUE WEST FROM FRIENDLY TO V~N BUREN - THE SITE OF THIS PROJECT WAS ALSO VISITED BY THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS NOTED FROM THE PETITION THAT 79% OF THE PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET WAS REPRESENTED ON THE PETITION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, AND THAT THE LANE COUNTY FAIR BOARD OWNED THE ENTIRE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET. IT WAS NOTED ALSO THAT THE COMMITTEE DID NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION AS TO WHETHER THE LANE COUNTY FAIR BOARD WAS IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT OR AGAINST IT. e IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PETITION BE. REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO CONSULT WITH THE LANE COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS REGARDING THE PROJECT. 3. PETITION FOR THE PAVING OF PORTLAND STREET FROM 24TH AVENUE TO THE NORTH LINE OF FRASIER-HYLAND ADDITION - THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT WAS INSPECTED BY THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS NOTED THAT TH~ SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION FOR THE PAVING REPRESENTED ONLY 25.65% OF THE TOTAL FOOT FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTIES TO BE ASSESSED FOR THE IMPROVEMENT. IT WAS CALLED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMITTEE BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT A PROTESTING PETITION WAS ON HAND BEARING THE SIGNATURES OF A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PROPERTY OWNERS. I IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT NO ACTION BE TAKEN ON THE PETITION FOR PAVING AT THIS TIME, OR UNTIL MORE PROPERTY OWNERS INDICATE THEIR DESIRE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT. e ~