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<br /> 3RD & FINAL, PAVING 13TH AVENUE FROM GRANT STREET TO THE WEST LINE I
<br /> OF CHAMBERS ADDITION - $ 946.73
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<br /> 3RD & FINAL, PAVING 39TH AVENUE FROM HILYARD TO tERRY STREETS - $ 70!5.29
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<br />, 4TH, SANITARY SEWER IN AREA BETWEEN AUGUSTA AND SYLVAN STREETS . .
<br /> FROM HIGHWAY 99 TO THE SOUTH CITY LIMITS - $ 9,350.93;
<br /> . $75,266.03'
<br /> JOHN M. STEINMULLER, JR. . .
<br /> . AMAZON PARK SWIMMING POOL . . - $23,427.38
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<br /> IT VAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT THE ESTIMATES, AS SUBMITTED AND .
<br /> READ, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFF-ICERS BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAW THE NECESSARY WARRANTS.
<br /> ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MESSRS. OwEN AND HARTMAN ABSENT. MOTION
<br /> CARRIED. . ,
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<br /> A REPqRTFR,OM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: MONTHLY DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS, ET CETERA WAS SUBMITTED
<br /> AND ~EAD AS FOLLOWS: . . . .
<br /> "THE VALUE OF BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1056 AMOUNTED TO ~
<br /> $203,400.00 WHICH IS $3'5,'42.00 LESS THAN THE VALUE REPORTED FOR THE SAME MONTH A YEAR I
<br /> AGO.
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<br /> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERED 75 CALLS DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WITH AN ESTIMATED
<br /> LOSS OF $8,009.13. OUR NEW FIRE CHIEF, MR. SMITH, HAS RECOMMENDED THAT TWO ADDITIONAL
<br /> BATTALION CHIEFS BE APPOINTED BY CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION, ONE FOR EACH SHIFT, TO BE
<br /> THE CHIEF OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ALL FIRE CONTROL AND EXTINGUISHMENT ON THEIR RESPE9TIVE . <
<br /> TOUR OF DUTY.. THESE APPOINTMENTS ARE TO BE MADE FROM THE EXISTING PERSONNEL, WITH
<br /> , . REPLACEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR 1957-58 BUDGET. ALSO, THE RECOMMENDATION INCLUD~S
<br /> THE HIRING OF ONE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION. ..('
<br /> THE CITY, PRESENTLY, HAS MORE THAN 2,000 OCCUPANCIES ON FILE THAT REQUIRE I NSPECTI.ON T,WO '.
<br /> OR MORE TIMES PER YEAR AND WITH THE PRESENT FORCE OF TWO, WE ARE UNABLE TO GIVE THE
<br /> NECESSARY SERVICE. INASMUCH AS THE COST OF THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE ABSORBED IN
<br /> . OUR PRESENT PERSONNEL BUDGET, I HAVE APPROVED THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
<br /> You WILL NOTE FROM THE POLICE REPORT, A COpy OF WHICH IS ON YOUR DESK, THAT A
<br /> TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR COMMAND OFFICERS HAS BEEN PREPARED AND CLASSES WILL BEGIN THIS
<br /> MONTH. IN ADDITION, THE SEMI-ANNUAL REGIONAL POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED
<br /> . FOR NOVEMBER AND ALL PERSONNEL NOT HAVING PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THIS COURSE WILL RECEIVE THE
<br /> " I NSTRUCTI ON. THIS SCHOOL IS SPONSORED JOINTLY BY THE LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES, THE OREGON
<br /> ASSOCIATION OF CITY POLICE OFFICERS, AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF -I~VESTIGATION. . .
<br /> IN A REVERSAL OF 'THE USUAL FALL TRENDS:'I~N CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, OURS HAS SHOWN' A SUB-
<br /> ,STANTIAL DECREASE DURING OCTOBER. ONLY FOUR BURGLARIES WERE REPORTED, AS COMPARED TO I
<br /> TEN IN SEPTEMBER. GRAND LARCENY CASES DECREASED FROM 15 TO 12, AND PETTY LARCENY FROM
<br /> 41 TO 40. THROUGH THE EXCELLENT COOPERATION OF THE PORTLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, ONE MAJOR. I,
<br /> BURGLARY WAS CLEARED BY THE ARREST OF THREE PERSONS, AND CLOTHING (VALUED AT OVER
<br /> $4,000.00) TAKEN FROM A EUGENE STORE WAS RECOVERED. TOTAL CRIMINAL CASES COMING TO OUR r
<br /> "ATTENTION IN OCTOBER WERE 213, COMPARED TO 234 IN THE PRECEDING MONTH,
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<br /> THE TRAFFIC DETAIL, DURING OCTOBER, I
<br /> GAVE TRAFFIC SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS TO MORE THAN
<br /> 800 STUDENTS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THEY ALSO MADE SAFETY EQUIPMENT CHECKS OF 819
<br /> BICYCLES, AND APPLIED REFLECTIVE MATERIALS TO THOSE INSPECTED. e
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<br /> IN ADDITION TO MAKING 343 HOME CHECKS FOR VACATIONING HOMEOWNERS, PATROLMEN MADE ,
<br /> . PROWL CHECKS OF 1,941 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. I,
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<br /> TEN MEMBERS OF THE PARK MAINTENANCE STAFF ATTENDED THE NO'fTHWEST PARKS AND RECREATION
<br /> TRAINING INSTITUTE, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AND 9TH, IN PORTLAND. OVER 90 PARK
<br /> peRSONNEL FROM OREGON, WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND BRITISH COLUMBIA ATTENDED THE I NSTI TUTE.
<br /> SUBJECTS COVERED WERE:
<br /> I. THE USE OF SEASONAL EMPLOYEES
<br /> 2. PRUNING TREES AND SHRUBS
<br /> 3. PROPER USE OF PORTABLE POWER EQUIPMENT
<br /> 4. MAINTENANCE OF 'COMFORT STATIONS AND INDOOR FACILITIES
<br /> AGA IN, I REMIND YOU OF THE LEAGUE OF OREGON (,TIES MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER'25 I
<br /> THROUGH 28 AT THE MULTNOMAH HOTEL IN PORTLAND. ROOMS HAVE BEEN RESERVED FOR ALL COUNCILMEN
<br /> DESIRING TO ATTEND, INCLUDING MR. JOHN McGINTY, MAYOR ELECT, MRS. CATHERINE LAURIS, COUNCIL-
<br /> WOMAN ELECT FROM WARD I, MESSRS. BRIGGS AND LINDEEN, COUNCILMEN ELECT FROM WARDS 2 AND 3,
<br /> RESPECTI VEL Y.
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