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<br />H. C. WERNER
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<br />5TH FOR PUMPING STATION - RIVERVIEW SECTION I - $1,363.90
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE ESTIMATES, AS SUBMITTED AND READ
<br />BE APPROVED, AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAW UP THE NECESSARY WARRANTS.
<br />,ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />3 THIS BEING THE DATE SET FOR AWARD OF THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE SUBSTATION,
<br />THE FOLLOWING BIDS, AS O~ENED ON FEBRUARY 10, 1955 AT 2:00 P.M., WERE TABULATED:
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<br />BIDDER
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<br />AMOUNT
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<br />COMPLETION DATE
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<br />F. D. HOLL I STER
<br />ARNT :REE & SON
<br />CRAWFORD LYLE
<br />W. S. HARDIE
<br />JAMES B. MAXWELL
<br />ALBERv VIK & SON
<br />JOHN STE I NMULLER
<br />GUSKE BROTHERS
<br />V. A. NELSON
<br />GALE ROBERT-S
<br />WILLAMETTE VALLEY BUILDING CONTRACTORS
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<br />$19,31 I .00
<br />I 9, 38 I .00
<br />19,722.00
<br />1'9,839.00
<br />20,250.00
<br />20,3176.00
<br />20,563.00
<br />21,295.00
<br />22,126.00
<br />22,469.00
<br />24,655.00
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<br />APR I l: I, 1955
<br />MAY I, 1955
<br />75 DAYS
<br />i'20.DAYS
<br />JUNE I, 1955
<br />UUb:Y:f, 1955
<br />MAY 15, 1955
<br />MAY 30, 1955
<br />JUNE 17, 1955
<br />JUNE 30, 1955
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<br />AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING ITEM No. I OF THE PUBLIC S~FETY COMMITTEE REPORT OF FEBRUARY
<br />14, 1955 WAS READ. IT CONTAINED THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE AWARD BE MADE TO ARNT REE & SON
<br />IN LINE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ARCHITECT AND THE CITY MANAGER.
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. OWEN. SECONDED BY MR. W TSON THAT THE BID OF ARNT REE & SON IN THE
<br />AMOUNT OF $19,381.00 BE ACCEPTED AND THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE"SUBSTATION
<br />BE AWARDED TO ARNT REE & SON. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />REPORTS OF OFFICERS
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<br />4 A REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER - RE: MONTHLY REPORTS, IMPROVEMENTS, ET CETERA WAS SUBMITTED
<br />AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />"THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 SHOWED A SlI GHT I NCREASE I N THE AMOUNT OF BUI LD I NG
<br />PERMITS ISSUED AS COMPARED WITH JANUARY A YEAR AGO. RESPECTIVELY, THE AMOUNTS WERE
<br />$158,370.00 AS AGAINST $144,273.00.
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<br />THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERED A TOTAL OF 42 ALARMS DURING THE MONTH'WHtCH CONSISTED
<br />OF 23 DWELLINGS, 3 MERCANTILE, 4 CARS AND OUTDOOR FIRES, 2 FALSE ALARMS, I DEFECTIV~
<br />~LARM SYSTEM, 4 ASSISTANCE CALLS, AND 5 RURAL DISTRICT CALLS. THE LOSS:WAS ESTIMATED
<br />AT $14,199.29 WHICH INCLUDES A LOSS OF $4;199.29 FOR A FIRE THAT OCCURED AND THE,
<br />DEPARTMENT ~AS NOT CALLED. THIS LOSS IS I'NCLUDED TO GIVE A TRUE LOSS FOR THE C TY.
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<br />You WILL NOTE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT, A COPY.OF WHICH IS ON YOUR
<br />DESKS, THAT BURGLARIES SHOWED A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY;
<br />THERE BEING 17 AS AGAINST 6 IN DECEMBER. SEVERAL OF ~HESE HAVE SINCE BEEN CLEARED.
<br />THE AVERAGE JAIL POPULATION INCREASED FROM 35 .TO 44. THIS INCREASE WAS OCCASIONED
<br />BECAUSE O~ INCREASED ARRESTS FOR DRUNKENNESS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, AND VAGRANCY. THE
<br />JAIL SERVED 3,824 MEALS IN JANUARY AT AN AVERAGE COST OF 17.6 CENTS PER MEAL. THE
<br />ANNUAL AWARD PRESENTATION BANQUET WAS HELD JANUARY 15TH AT WHICH CHIEF JAMES A. PRYDE
<br />OF THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL WAS THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER. SECRETARY OF STATE, EARL
<br />T. NEWBRY, AND MAYOR JOHNSON ALSO SPOKE BRIEFLY. FINAL 1954 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FIGURES
<br />RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE REVEALS THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
<br />ACCIDENTS FOR THE YEAR SHOW A DECREASE OF 14.8%, WHILE INJURY ACCIDENTS WERE DOWN
<br />BY 12.5%, AND NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED DECREASED 14%. TODAY WE HAVE GONE 51 I DAYS
<br />WITHOUT A TRAFFIC FATILITY.
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<br />ON JANUARY 28TH, ~HIEF TED BROWN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESI~NED EFFECTIVE AS
<br />OF FEBRUARY 14TH IN ORDER TO ACCEPT A POSITION AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY ON THE
<br />ISLE OF GUAM. THE POSITION WAS CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADVANCEMENT, AND THE RESIGNATION
<br />WAS ACCEPTED BUT NOT WITHOUT MUCH RELUCTANCY. ON FEBRUARY 12TH I ANNOUNCED THE
<br />APPOINTMENT OF MR. VERN HILL TO TAKE TED'S PLACE. MR. HILL COMES TO US WITH 20 YEARS
<br />OF POLICE EXPERIENCE WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL WHERE HE HAD ADVANCED TO THE RANK
<br />OF SERGEANT IN CHARGE OF THE PATROL OFFICE IN THE EUGENE VICINITy. HE COMES WELL
<br />RECOMMENDED FROM HIS SUPERIORS IN THE HIGHWAY PATROL AS WELL AS MANY PRIVATE CITIZENS
<br />OF EUGENE' AND LANE COUNTY.
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<br />MISS ELAINE BEIER HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF MRS. LITA BROWN AS MY
<br />SECRETARY. MRS. BROWN WILL ACCOMPANY HER HUSBAND TO GUAM. MISS BEIER WAS SELECTED
<br />FROM THE EMPLOYEES IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT."
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE REPORT OF THE CI TY MANAGER BE
<br />RECEIVED AND PLACED ON riLE. MOTION CARRIED.
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