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4) P" ~ ().b,;Jl Li.. e I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. EDMUNDS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 14 CPMMUNICATION FROM J.. Ross HUGHES DBA WIL MAR MOTEL, 57~ WEST 6TH, REQUESTING VARIANCE TO KEEP THE PRESENT TWO NEON 01 SPLAY SI GNS ,USED TO ADVERTI SE THE WI L MAR MOTEL WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "I WISH TO APPEAL TO THE BOARD EOR'A VARIANCE, SHOULD I NEED ONE, TO KEEP THE PRESENT TWO NEON DISPLAY SIGNS WHICH ARE PRESENTLY USED TO ADVERTISE THE WIL MAR MOTEL BUSINESS AT 571 WEST 6TH. e OUR SIGN IS LOCATED ON MY PROPERTY DIRECTLY IN FRONT ~F THE MOTEL. IT IS MOUNTED ON rwo STEEL PIPES INSIDE MY PROPERTY LINE. THE MOTEL PANEL PROJECTS OVER THE SIDEWALK AND IS APPROXIMATELY 3 FT. WIDE. THIS PORTION OF THE SIGN IS 12 FT. ABOVE THE SIDEWALK. THE SIGN IS 12 FT. LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 6 FT. AT THE WIDEST PLACE IN WIDTK. THE WIDTH ON THE SIGN WOULD AVERAGE 4 FT. MARTIN BROS. HAS A SIGN PERMIT TAKEN OUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR S.IGN FOR A 16 FT. BY 45" APPROXIMATE SIZE. As YOU SEE, THE SIGN WAS MADE SMALLER IN LENGTH, AND SOMEWHAT LARGER IN WIDTH AT THE WIDEST POINT. THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE BEING APPROXIMATELY THE SAME, IF NOT A BIT LESS. I THIS SIGN, PROJECTING OVER THE SIDEWALK IS NOT LARGER THAN THE SIGN OF MY COMPETITORS ACROSS THE STREET. IT BECOMES NECtSSARY FOR ME TO DO AS MUCH ADVERTIS- ING AND DISPLA~ A SIGN COMPARABLE IF I AM TO REMAIN IN BUSINESS. AM SURE~ IN VIEW OF STRONG COMPETITION, AND THAT WE ALSO HAVE A CITY PERMIT FOR THE SIGN, THAT THE BOARD WILL ACT FAVORABLY ON THIS REQUEST. THE SECOND SIGN IS A DIRECTIONAL SIGN AT 7TH AND WASHINGTON THAT IS MOUNTED ON A STEEL POLE WHICH SETS INSI6E THE PROPERTY_LI~E. THE SIGN PROJECTS OVER THE SIDEWALK AND IS 30" WIDE AND 7 FT. LONG. I HAVE A SIGN PERMIT CALLING FOR A 7-1/2 FT. 'BY 3 FT. SIGN TO PROJECT OVER THE SIDEWALK AT THAT LOCATION FROM TH~ CITY. IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO PROTECT MY SIZEABLE INVESTMENT TO ADVERTISE TO BOTH NORTH AND SOUT~ TRAFFIC IF I AM TO MEET EXPENSES. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE OF DOING THIS ,IS TO PLACE,'THE DIRECTIONAL SIGN ON 7TH STR~ET, INFORMING THE TRAFFIC MOVING SOUTH OF MY MOTEL. You CAN READILY SEE THAT APPEALING TO ONLY HALF OF THE TRAFFIC IS INSIGNIFICANT PROTECTION. SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL CONCUR WITH ME AND ALLOW THESE VERY _'MPORTANT ADVER- TISING MEDIA TO REMAIN, AS I DESPERATELY NEED ,THEM BOTH IN MY BUSINESS." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. EDMUNDS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 15 COMMUNICATION FROM OREGON STATE BOARD OF CENSUS - RE: INQUIRY AS TO WHETHER CITY 'OF' EUGENE PLANS TO TAKE A CENSUS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "As YOU MAY KNOW, THE STATE BOARD OF CENSUS, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE 1955 LEGISLATURE~ MUST MAKE AN ANNUAL ESTIMATE OF THE POPULATION OF EVERY INCORPORATED TOWN AND CITY IN ~HE STATE. THIS FIGURE BECOMES THE BASIS ON WHICH CERTAIN HIGHWAY AND LIQUOR REVENUES ARE APPORTIONED PERIODICALLY TO THE VARIOUS TOWNS AND CITIES. THE TIME IS NOW AT HAND WHEN WORK MUST BEGIN ON THIS YEAR'S ESTIMATES. HOWEVER, THINK IT IS ONLY FAIR TO POINT OUT THAT ANY.ESTIMATE IS BASED ON M~NY KINDS OF DATA, NONE OF WHICH ARE ENTIRELY FREE FROM ERROR NOR A~E COMPLETELY SATISFACTORY FOR THE PURPOSE. IN SOME CASES AN EVEN MORE SERIOUS DRAWBACK IS THE LACK OF ANY REALLY GOOD DATA FROM WHICH TO COMPUTE AN ESTIMATE. e IDEALLY, THE BEST SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO TAKE A CENSUS. IT HAS BEEN SEVEN YEARS NOW SINCE THE LAST FEDERAL CENSUS, AND THE RAPID POPULATION CHANGES WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN OREGON IN THAT TIME MAKE THOSE FIGURES RATHER OBSOLETE. ABOUT 50 TOWNS ,AND CITIES CONDUCTED A-CENSUS IN 1956, AND 43 OTHERS SAW FIT TO DO SO IN 1954 AND 1955. I URGE YOU TO BRING THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF YOUR COUNCIL OR OTHER AUTHORITIES SO THAT ,THEY MAY GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO IT. THE CENSUS BOARD W~LL BE GLAD TO FURNI SH TECHNI CAL ADVI CE ,AND GUI DANCE ON PROCEDURES, FORMS, ETC. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, 'HOWEVER, THE COST OF' A CENSUS MUST BE BORNE BY YOUR CITY. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY FORMULATE OUR PLANS FOR THIS YEAR, I WOULD APPRECIATE AN EARLY REPLY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOUR CITY PLANS TO TAKE A CENSUS." I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER'SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND A LETTER BE WRITTEN INDICATING THE CITY WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO TAKE A PHYSICAL CENSUS AT THIS TIME. MdTION CARRIED. 16 COMMUNICATION FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT #504-C - RE: VACATING ALLEY NORTH OF 7TH AVENUE BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREETS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "AT A MEETING OF' THE'EuGeNE DISTRICT No. 504-C BUDGET COMMITTEE DECEMBER 3, APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE ADDITION OF OFFICES, STORAGE SPACE, AND MEETING ROOMS AT e .....