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<br /> " EUGENE, OREGON.
<br /> OCTOBER 25, (954.
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<br /> THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE HELD ON OCTOBER I I , 1954
<br /> AND ADJOURNED TO OCTOBER 25, 1954 AT 7:30 P.M IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY
<br /> ,. HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON WITH THE FOLLOWING OOUNCILMEN PRESENT: DR. CRUMBAKER, MR.
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<br /> I BOOTH, MR. KOPPE, MR. SIEGENTHALER, MR. WATSON, MR. CONE AND MR. OwEN. MR. GODLOVE WAS
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<br /> ABSENT.
<br /> THE MINUTES OF THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER I I , 1954 AND ADJOURNED TO OCTOBER
<br /> 25, 1954 WERE READ AND APPROVED. ,
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<br /> REPORTS OF OFFICERS I
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<br />e I A REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER - RE: IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS
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<br /> , "ALL CITY STREET JOBS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT ANY MORE
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<br /> WILL BE OPENED UP THIS SEASON.
<br /> THE CONTRACTOR ON THE RIVERVIEW SEWER, SECTION 2, HAS ALL THE PIPE IN AND THE
<br />I CONSTRUCTION OF MANHOLES AND CLEANING UP SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS WEEK. ON RIVERVIEW
<br /> SEWER, SECTl:ON I , THE RIGHT-OF-WAY HAS BEEN CLEARED. THE PRESSURE LINE HAS BEEN COM-
<br /> PLETED AND THE PUMP HOUSE WALLS ARE BEING POURED TODAY.
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<br /> ,. STORM SEWERS BETWEEN 32ND AND 35TH AVENUES FROM AMAZON TO HARRIS STREET ARE 75% I
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<br /> I COMPLETED, AND ON 6TH AVENUE FROM ALMADEN TO PIERCE STREET ARE 25% COMP~ETED. SANITARY I
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<br /> SEWERS -- HILYARD STREET FROM 32ND TO 40TH, AND LATERALS BETWEEN HILYARD AND WEST AMAZON ,
<br /> ARE COMPLETED. I
<br /> ALL OUTSIDE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE BACKFILL IN PLACE ON THE 13TH AVENUE
<br /> PUMP STATION. WE HAVE ONE LARGE PUMP RUNNING ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND THE NEW PUMP IS
<br /> BEING SET. THE ELECTRICAL WORK WILL NOT BE DONE UNTIL THE SECOND PUMP HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
<br />. !i DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER THIS SUMMER, .THE ATTENDANCE AT THE SWIMMING POOL WAS
<br /> , 3,140 LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. CHILDREN COUNTED ON THE PLAYGROUNDS INCREASED FROM 31,518
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<br /> !: TO 44,149, AND IT IS BELIEVED THERE WOULD BE A GREATER NUMBER IF THE WEATHER HAD BEEN
<br /> MORE COOPERATIVE. THE SUMMER BAND CLINIC WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. THIS PROGRAM SHOWED AN
<br /> INCREASE OF 3,460 PARTICIPANTS OVER 1953, AND 'TWO FINE BAND CONCERTS WERE GIVEN BY THIS
<br /> GROUP IN SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK IN ADDITION TO THE SIX CONCERTS GIVEN BY THE SUMMER
<br /> RECREATIONAL BAND. SOFTBALL AND BOYS' BASEBALL TEAMS SHOWED AN INCREASE ALTHOUGH BAD
<br /> WEATHER CUT DOWN THE SPECTATORS ATTENDANCE. THERE WERE EIGHT SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL
<br /> LEAGUES SCHEDULED ON PARK DIAMONDS WITH 88 TEAMS IN THESE LEAGUES, OR APPROXIMATELY
<br /> 1,056 PLAYERS WHO PLAYED 400 GAMES.
<br />I OTHER PARK AREAS SUCH AS SKINNER'S BUTTE, HENDRICKS PARK AND THE ROSE AND RHODODENDRON
<br /> GARDENS HAD MORE VISITORS AND PICKNICKERS, AND AS THESE AREAS ARE DEVELOPED FURTHER, A .
<br /> GREATER INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE MAY BE EXPECTED. THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR JUNE, JULY AND
<br /> AUGUS T, 1954 IN THE PARKS WAS 154,897 COMPARED TO 173,873 IN 1953, OR A DECREASE OF 18,976. It'
<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY DR. CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH, THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
<br /> BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br /> 2 A "REPORT OF THE PUBLI C SAFETY COMMI TTEE MEET.! NG HELD ON OCTOBER 14TH - RE: SI TE FOR I
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<br /> SOUTH SIDE FIRE STATION; AND COMMUNICATION FROM JOE RICHARDS CONCERNING "SCRAMBLE" PLAN WAS I
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<br /> SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I
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<br /> "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN GODLOVE, SIEGENTHALER AND CONE; CI TY MANA'GER;
<br /> CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITy RECORDER. THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MET ON OCTOBER 14, 1954
<br /> TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: I
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<br /> I: I . SITE FOR SOUTH SIDE FIRE STATION - IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE FIRE
<br /> 'I CHIEF THAT A THOROUGH SEARCH HAS BEEN MADE IN THE VICINITY OF 29TH ANDWILLAMETTE STREET I
<br /> II FOLLOWING THE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO SECURE PROPERTY AT TWO OTHER LOCATIONS. THE CON- ,
<br /> CLUSION IS THAT THE ONLY PIECE OF GROUND IN THIS VICINITY THAT COULD BE USED FOR THIS !
<br /> PURPOSE, AND THAT COULD BE SECURED WITHIN OUR MEANS, WOULD BE A PIECE OF GROUND IN THE !
<br /> CORNER OF THE AMAZON PARK AREA WHICH IS ALREADY IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CITY OF EUGENE.
<br />I THE PIECE RECOMMENDED IS A PIECE 100 FEET BY 130 FEET LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 29TH I
<br /> AVENUE AND JUST EAST OF FERRY STREET. I
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