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<br />EUGENE, OREGON.
<br />JANUARY 24, 1955.
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<br />THE REGULAR MEETING or THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CITY or EUGENE WAS HELD ON JANUARY 10TH
<br />AND ADJOURNED TO JANUARY 24, 1955 Ai 7:30 P.M. iN THE COUNCIL CHAMaERS. THE MEETING WAS
<br />CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON WITH THE rOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR.
<br />BOOTH, MR. KOPPE, MR. WATSON, MR. OWEN, MR. SHEARER, MR. HARTMAN AND MR. SHISLER. MR. GODLOVE
<br />WAS ABSENT.
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<br />THE MINUTES or THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD JANUARY 10, 1955 AND ADJOURNED TO JANUARY 24,
<br />1955 WERE READ AND APPROVED.
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<br />THREE BI LLS WERE PRESENTED BY THE CI'TY RECORDER FOR APPROVAL. I TWAS EXPLAI NED THAT THEY
<br />WERE IN PAYMENT OF COMPLETED STREET AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS ASSESSED AGAINST THE C'-TY OF EUGENE
<br />AND CHARGED AGAINST THE SPECIAL StWER FUND, THE STREET BRIDGE & DRAINAGE C & M FUND AND THE
<br />INTERSECTION PAVING SINKING FUND.
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<br />To CITY OF EUGENE, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, LIEN DIVISION (PROJECTS #428 & #438, SEWERS) $14,627.48.
<br />To CITY or EUGENE, FINANCE DEPT., LIEN Dlv. (STREET INTERSECTIONS SERIES D & E BONDS $13,915.91.
<br />To CI TY or EUGENE, F'I NANCE DEPT. LI EN DI V. (STREET JOBS 370, 371, 382, 389, 406, 423, 427, 451,
<br />453 AND 458) $35,038.25~ TOTAL OF $63,581.64.
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE BILLS BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER
<br />CITY OFFICERS BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE WARRANTS FOR THE SAME. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />REPORTS OF OFFICERS
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<br />A REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER - RE: IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; REPORTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ
<br />AS FOLLOWS: '
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<br />"ON EACH OF YOUR DESKS YOU WI LL FIND A COpy OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POL I CE DEPART-
<br />MENT. THE FIRST PAGE IS THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ADDRESSED TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
<br />THE REST OF THE REPORT CONSISTS MOSTLY OF PICTURES AND GRAPHS WHICH TELL THE POLICE STORY.
<br />THE STYLE, AND MANNER or THIS REPORT IS CONSIDERED BY ALL WHO HAVE SEEN IT TO BE VERY GOOD
<br />AND I AM SURE YOU WILL ALL JOIN WITH ME IN CONGRATULATING THE POLICE CHIEF AND THE POLICE
<br />DEPARTMENT rOR THEIR EXCELLENT RECORD. ALSO ON YOUR DESKS YOU WILL FIND A BULLETIN ISSUED
<br />BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS DATE WHICH INDICATES WE HAVE GONE 490 DAYS WITHOUT A TRAFFIC
<br />. FATALITY IN THE CITY OF EUGENE.
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<br />NOT TO BE OUTDONE BY THE POll CE DEPARTMENT, I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE :THAT THE EUGENE
<br />FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS AGAIN, FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, WON FIRST PLACE IN THE CONTEST
<br />FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRES AND I AM SURE THAT AGAIN YOU AND THE MAYOR WILL JOIN WITH ME
<br />IN CONGRATULATING THE FIRE CHIEF, THE FIRE MARSHALL AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS
<br />EXCELLENT WORK:
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<br />TODAY, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT THE ONLY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT GOING
<br />IN THE CITY IS THE RIVERVIEW SEWER AND THAT IT IS PROGRESSING NICELY. THE PUMP~OUSE HAS
<br />BEEN COMPLETED EXCEPT FOR THE INSTALLATION or THE PUMP, WHICH HAS NOT ARRIVED AS YET.
<br />THE'TUNNEL UNDER THE RAILROAD WILL BE STARTED THIS WEEK AND WHEN FINISHED, 'SECTION I AND
<br />SECTION 2 WILL TAEN BE JOINED."
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH; SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE
<br />RECEIVED AND PLACED ON F~LE. MOTION CARRIED. '
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CONVEY BY
<br />LETTER TO ,THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE COUNCIL'S HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS FOR ACHIEVING THE DIS-
<br />TINCTION OF WINNING THE FIRE PREVENTION AWARD FOR THE 'SIXTH TIME. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
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<br />A REPORT OF THE A I RPORT AND' F I NANCE COMM I TTEE MEET I NG HELD ON JANUARY I I, 1955 - RE:
<br />PRESENTATION OF AIRPARK REPORT BY LEIGH FISHER WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />"PRESENT: COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHISLER AND KOPPE; MR. LEIGH FISHER; CITY MANAGER;
<br />ACTING AIRPORT MANAGER; AIRPORT MAINTENANCE MAN; DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REGREATION; AND
<br />CITY RECORDER. OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE WERE MESSRS. LENHART, BRENNE,
<br />BUFORD, CLIFF CULP, LYNN HARRIS AN~ DR. HAMPHILL.
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<br />THE COMMITTEE MET TO HEAR MR. LEIGH FISHER OF LEIGH FISHER & ASSOCIATES MAKE AN
<br />ORAL PRESENTATION OF HIS FIRM'S AIRPORT REPORT TO THE COMMON COUNCIL.
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<br />MR. FISHER SUMMARIZED THE FINDIN'GS OF PART I OF THE WRITTEN REPORT TITLED. "DETERMINA-
<br />TION OF NEED FOR EUGENE AIRPARK". THIS REPORT WAS riLED WITH THE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 15,
<br />1954. THE FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />(I) THE AIR TRADE SERVED BY EUGENE AIRPARK IS NOT OF SUFFICIENT VOLUME OR COMMERCIAL
<br />WORTH TO THE CITY OF EUGENE TO WARRANT THE AIRPARK'S CONTINUED OPERATION.
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