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397~ e I COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EUGENE, OREGON, APR I L I, 1955. A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON APRIL I, 1955 AT 5:00 P.M. IN THt COUNCIL CHAMBERS. IN THE ABSENCE OF MAYOR JOHNSON, THE ME~TING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ROBERT BOOTH, WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. BOOTH, MR. KOPPE, MR. WATSON, MR. OWEN, MR. SHEARER, MR. HARTMAN, AND MR..SHISLER. MR. GODLOVE WAS ABSENT. IT WAS ANNOUNCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT BOOTH THAT THE SPECIAL MEETING HAD BEEN CALLED FOR THE PURPOSE OF A HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL No. 1846, AMENDING THE BUS FRANCHISE TO CITY TRANSIT LINES, AND TH~T THE HEARING IS DECLARED OPEN. COMMUNICATIONS e COMMUNICATION FROM LEAVITT O. WRIGHT - RE: PROPOSED BUS ROUTES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. THIS COMMUNICATION SUGGESTED A NEW ROUTE FOR THE FAIRMOUNT Bus THAT WOULD SERVE THE CAMPUS, AND ALSO A SCENIC LOOP THROUGH HENDRICKtS PARK. 2 COMMUNICATION FROM J. D. SORENSON - RE: PROPOSED REROUTING OF THE COLLEGE CREST Bus ROUTE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. THIS COMMUNICATION DISCUSSED THE SITUATION INVOLVED IF A BUS WAS ALLOWED TO OPERATE ON WEST 23RD AVENUE FROM JEFFERSON TO MONROE STREET. MR. SORENSON STATED THAT THE STREET WAS NOT PAVED AND THAT IN THE DRIER SEASONS OF THE YEAR THERE IS A SEVERE DUST PROBLEM. I THESE COMMUNICATIONS WERE ORDERED, IN THE ABSENCE OF OBJECTIONS, RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. ORDINANCES 3 COUNCIL BILL No. 1846 - RE: AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 10200 GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO CITY TRANSIT LINES, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST AND SECOND READINGS ON MARCH 14, 1955 WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. . IT WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. OWEN THAT THE COUNCIL 'BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. I THE MEETING WAS. THEN OPEN FOR DISCUSS~ON ON COUNCIL BILL No. 1846. MR. LEA~ITT WRIGHT AND COUNCILMAN SHISLER ASKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS WHICH WERE ANSWERED BY MR. WENDT. A DELEGATION OF OUTSIDE RESIDENTS, ALSO PRESENT, DIRECTED A NUMBER OF QUEDTIONS TO MR. WENDT. IT WAS REQUESTED BY MR. BOOTH THAT THEY ARRANGE FOR A SEPARATE CONSULTATION WITH MR. WENDT SINCE THE OPERATION OF THE BUS LINE OUTSIDE THE CITY IS NOT REGULATED BY THE CITY FRANCHISE. THE' HEARl NG WAS DECLARED CLOSED, AND THE QUESTI ON CALLED FOR. ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTED AYE. MR.GODLOVE ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 'i 0567. UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. e RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ~~ CITY MANAGER. RAF:EB I e ....1