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99 ~ e 2/10/58 --_.~~---------~.- --- -- ---- ~_.- - --'----------_._--~---~--~~-----_._.."---_._~ -----~---'._----_.---~ ----------- ____ _.________ ___~~_~._ ~_~__ __ __,__ _~____~____.____~_________'__ ~_7 I TODAY I CALLED MR. FINLAYSON AGAIN. I WAS PROMPTED TO DO SO BY A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRE'D ON THE STREET BELOW US ON THE HILL, DONALD STREET (WHICH ALSO REQUIRES SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHTS), WHERE AN AUTOMOBILE WENT OFF THE ROAD ON A DARK HILL-CRUVE, SERIOUSLY INJURING TWO BOYS...THEY WERE UNDOUBTEDLY DRIVING TOO SWIFTLY BUT THE LACK OF LIGHTS DID NOT HELP MATTERS. MR. FINLAYSON SAID THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GET A COUNTER-PETITION, THAT THIS WAS A MATTER THAT WOULD HAVE FIRST TO BE \\ORKED OUT AMONG THE RES I DENTS OF THE STREET. HE RE- MINDED ME THAT MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY ON CURVED ROADS SO THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH REASON TO PUT IN A LIGHT. I POINTED OUT TO HIM ~HAT WE DID NOT LIVE IN THE COUNERY BUT IN THE CITY. i i II ~ II .:' ': I I AM NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT MR. FINLAYSON'S REQUE~T (OR IS IT A DEMAND) FOR A COUNTER-PETITION. THERE IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLE CONCERNING STREET LIGHTS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A CITY, AND IT WAS ON THIS BASIS THAT THE LIGHT WAS INITIALLY INSTALLE~. I SEE NO REASON TO IMAGINE'THAT SUCH A PRINCIPLE CAN BE OBVIATED BY A PETITION. THE REASON WHY THE PRINCIPLE WAS INTRODUCED )1 N THE FIRST PLACE WAS THAT THE STREET BELONGS NOT ONLY TO THE PEOPLE RESIDING ON IT BUT TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY IN GENERAL, AND ANYONE TRAVELLING ON SUCH A STREET SHOULD EXPECT TO FIND IT LIGHTED. SURELY IT IS NOT NECESSARY FIRST TO HAVE AN AC~IDENT BE~ORE THE DETERMINATION THAT THIS IS A POORLY LIGHTED STREET CAN BE MADE. 'IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT THERE IS SOME IN- CONVENIENCE TO HAVING A STREET LIGHT IN CERTAIN PLACES, THAT IT CAN EVEN SERVE AS A NUISANCE. BUT IF WE WERE TO CONSIDER THIS AS SUF~ICIENT REASON FOR REMOV- ING A UTILITY OR SERVICE FUNCTION, REGARDLESS OF THE EXISTENCE OF OTHER NEEDS OR FUNCTIONS BEING SERVED, I IMAGINE THERE WOULD BE PRACTICALLY NO STREET LIGHTS IN EUGENE; ONE CAN ALWAYS FIND SOMEONE INTO WHOSE WINDOWS A LIGHT SHINES. BUT IT IS POSSIBLE TO ACCOMMODATE ONESELF TO SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE IN VIEW OF THE BENEFITS RECEIVED. THEREFORE, I REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE NEED FOR A LIGHT ON GLEN OAK DRIVE AND TO ORDER ONE INSTALLED - THAT IS, REINSTALLED." I l I I I ! , I' j: I 11 'I' I ,I ~I I I ! , ): e IT WAS MOVED BY MR. LINDEEN SECONDED BY MR. SHISLER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND RE- FERRED TO THE PUBL I C SAFETY COMM I TTEE. MOT I ON CARR I ED'. COMMUNICATION DATED FEBRUARY 7, 1958 FROM CENTRA( HEATING COMPANY RE EASEMENT OVER PORTION OF VACATED ALLEY BETWEEN CITY HALL AND SMITH & CRAKES INSURANCE BUILDING WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "WE HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE EUGENE LIBRARY BOARD STATING THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN OBTAINING STEAM HEAT FROM THE CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY, IF IT WERE POSSIBLE AND FEASIBLE. THERE IS ALSO SOME INTEREST SHOWN BY,OTHER POTEN- TIAL CUSTOMERS EN ROUTE. I 1 \ \ I I I I I I II I I , I J' , I THE STEAM LINE TO SERVE THESE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS WOULD BE AN EXTENSION OF OUR PRESENT LINE WHICH RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH IN THE ALLEY BETWEEN OLIVE AND WILLAMETTE AND TERMINATES JUST NORTH OF 11TH STREET. THE PROPOSED EXTENSION WOULD RUN SOUTH ACROSS 11TH ST AND CONTINUE TO 13TH ST., THEN WEST TO THE NEW LIBRARY SITE. THIS EXTENSION WOULD PASS OVER THE VACATED ALLEY RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH BETWEEN THE CITY HALL AND SMITH & CRAKES INSURANCE BUILDING. ~,'e AT THE SUGGESTION OF MR. FINLAYSON WE ARE REQUESTING AN EASEMENT OVER THAT PORTION OF THE VACATED ALLEY NOW OWNED BY THE CITY OF EUGENE AND JUST EAST OF THE SMITH AND CRAKES BUILDING, FOR OUR STEAM'L1NE-" IT WAS MOVED BY MR. LINDEEN SECONDED BY MR. SHISLER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLI C WORKS COMM I TTEE. MOT ION CARR I ED. ORDINANCES 2 /' COUNCIL BILL No. 4293 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING UNIVERSITY STREET FROM 23RD TO 25TH AVENUE, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON JANUARY 27, 1958, WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WR I TTEN PROTESTS"ON FILE. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY. I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOtiON CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY. 3 IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER S'ECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, EXCEPTING MR. McGAFFEY ABSTAINING AND MRS. LAURIS ABSENT, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 11181. V-/ COUNCIL BILL No. 4294 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING STREETS IN PARK-AIRE ADDITION, INTRO- DUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON JANUARY 27, 1958, WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON FILE. ( I :\ , e I I I I i I: (, ': ~ :.:.,.