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<br />, I TWAS USELES.S fO~ THE RADAR UN I T. TO. WORK ON WEST 29TH AVE~l!EBECAUSE" EVEN 1HOUGH ,j I
<br />I THEY Ap'PREHENDED DRIVERS.WH~_ W.ERE SPEE~ING,.THESE DRIVERS WERE HAVING TBE CHARGES :i
<br />AGAINST THEM DISMISSED WHEN _THEIR CASE REACHED COURT. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE II
<br />ATTITUDE Of THE'COURT',~AS-'SUCH ,THA!'SPEtiDING WAS BEiNG'~.ERMI~l'E'~ON~EST 29TH 'AVE- I
<br />I NUE. THE, REASON BE I NG THAT THERE ARE NO HOUSES LOCATED ON THE NORTH S I DE Of THE 'I
<br />J STREET, AND THAT' THERE' AR.E F-EW C'ARS ~PARKED I N THE .ST,REET. ,'AM SURE '!HEXPRESSED I
<br />II. MnDlSGUSTIN N~ UNCERTAIN T'ERM'S;'f'OR'THE'OHICER'WARNED M.E~THAT' WAS GETTING OUT
<br />Of LINE, AND PERHAPS r WA~. I AM SURE l~ERt .IS'CjTTLE THE POLICE CAN 00 TO COR- I
<br />I RECT'THi T~A~flC'~ONDi~IONS i~ THt ABOVE jPEciflED AREA, If fRO~ NO OTH~RSiAND- I
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<br />I POINT THAN THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH Of THEM TO GIVE PROPER TIME-AND ATTENTION TO THE
<br />J PROBLEM. BUT CERTAINLY, If THE Ef~ORTS THEY' ARE MAKING TO'HELP US tORRECT THIS I
<br />II SER I OUS TRAffl C _PROB~EM AR'~ BE i, NG : ~UB~ERTED .'8Y ~~~. A~T. I ~UD~ 'OF. t~E. COURT, TH I NGS I
<br />I ARE I N A MOST H~P~LESS STATE. 'TOLD. THE ~ff I CER, THERE WASN~. USE TALK ~ NG fURTHER, I
<br />I THAT, I UN.DERSTOOD THE SITUATION WAS HOPELESS, AND THAT I W<?OLD.NOTCALL THE POLICE II
<br />I DEPARTMENT'REGA~DI'NG'THE MATTER,.iN ~~E:F~T~~E'. .,1: TO'~D'HIM,'tH~T I 'WOULD'~ONTINUE,
<br />I UPON.OCCASION !O~O,IN.T.~ T~E S~RE.ET ,AND ,SHOUT ~T T~~ ,~PEED~RS, T.HAT I MIGHT EVEN
<br />I flAG MORE OF." THEM DOWN AND TALK WI TH THEM, AJliO THAT If' GO - COMPLETEL Y OUT Of I_
<br />I PATiiNCE, I MIGH~'EiEN START THROWi~G RoiKS AiTHEM;'~N~'THEN'THE~ CO~LDCOME~OUT I ~
<br />I AND AR~E~i ME. . BEfORE TH~.' O~f'l ~ER L'EF:T ~E ~~.SSURED :,~E THAT TH~ RE,GULA.':i P.AT~OLS fOR i
<br />I THE AREA WOULD BE ALERTED.TO.THE CONDITIONS AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE AN I
<br />. EffORT 1:0 APPREHEND ,THE UNREASONABLE 6~i'vr:RS." T~ I S ~HOLE EXPE'R I ENCE LEF."T :ME, SICK I
<br />I ATHEA~,T AND THORO~~~l.'~"~,I.SGiJSTED ,:,i.T.H THESITUATI~~,~. _. . ;," !
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<br />I YET LATER. 'H THE EVEH IHG, .:HY. 'I i FE ;'N;' nOO~ .;. W~L If' UP .T~t~ ILL OH$oUr- LI HCOLH I I
<br />STREET. WHILE WE WERE ON THAT WALK, WITHIN. THE SPACE Of 5 MINUTES, TWO SEPARATE :
<br />..1 CARS CAME SPEEDING RECKLESSLY;'HEED(~SSLY tiow~ ~~E Hli(ATSPEE~~'BETWEE~ 40 AND. I
<br />)' 50 MILES PER HOUR. AGAIN, IN THOSE fEW MINUTES, I fELT AGAIN WHAT I HAVE fELT
<br />. ALL ALONG: LET THESE ~~E~DER~ A~D~RtCKLES~ DRl~ERS'c6~TLNUE THtIRWILLfUL'A~D I
<br />I THOUGHTLESS~ V I OLAi 'IONS Of, THE: LAW I.N ''THE AREA' .Jlj~t A L !TTLE B "t'LONG~R A~P SOMEONE
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<br />j IS GOING TO BE HIT. WHEN, IT HAPPENS SOMEONE WILL DIE - NEEDLESSLY, USELESSLY, YET
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<br />I I THINK THERE ARE SOME ISSUES IN THIS~~SITUATION. fIR~T Of ALL, I THIN~ WE SHOULD
<br />I LIKE TO KNOW WH~T THE TRAfflC~RtGU(ATio~S'ARE THAt AP~LY' to"THE AREA'SP~tlfIED
<br />I ABOVE.$ECONDLY; , TH~N~.~E ~HouLD LIKE to KNO~~~HATcTH~ ~~TITUD~ Of'YHE ~OLICE
<br />I DEPARTMENT~ THE COURT, A~b TH~ C'TY CO~NciL"ARE iN REG~RDT6 ~19L~TLONS' pf~SUCH'
<br />: TRAff I C REGULAT IONS AS DO EX I ST AND' APPL Y. ~ TH I RD, ~ , Ttil NK WE SHo\JL~'U KE TO KNOW
<br />! WHAT HELP. WE CAN EXPECT fROM THE"POLICE ,DEPARTMENT, THECOURT,~ND THf: CITY CPUNCIL
<br />I IN APPREHENDING AND picisEC~TING:THE ri~IVERSWHb VIOLATt THE TRAfttC REGULATIONS
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<br />: IN THE MANNER WHICH I HAVE DESCRIBED ABOVE.
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<br />i WE I~VITE YOUR THOROUGH INVESTIGATION: of:' 'THE CONDITIONS WHICH EXIST I~ THIS AREA. I
<br />I WE ASK YOUR PROMPT AND .lUST ACT ION I N HELP I NG U'S MAKE_ Ttfl S AREA A SAfER AREA IN
<br />I WHICH TO LIVE." . I
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<br />I. I T WAS MOVE o. BY MR: MOLHOL" SECOHOED BY MR, L I HDEEH THAT THE pEY I T I OH AND AFFI OA V, T. BE RE FERREO I
<br />I TO THE PUBLIC SAfETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED~ CO~NCI~MA~ HARTMAN ABSTAINING. i
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<br />I COM" UH I CAT I ON DATE 0 A UO'UST ' 22, I 95B .FROM. PUBLI C VTI L1.TY' ,COMN I SS I OHE R 0 F OREGOH REHOT.' CE OF HEAR- Ii I
<br />ING ON REVISION Of TARIffS Of THE: PA-C',fIC TEL"EPHON"t & TELEGRAPH COMPANY WAS SUBM'ITTE'D AND' READ AS II
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<br />I "IN THE MATTE'R Of THE SUSP'EN~UO'N .)......
<br />f Of TARlifS fILED UNDER ADVICE ) I
<br />I No. 443',,?F T':':E PACI'FIC TELEP':ioNE r 'NOTICE Of HEARING: ' " 1'_
<br />I AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. ,-(ON' T,HE. ) - . - ., . ,. 1 ,.,
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<br />j ON MAY '28~ 1958~ THE PACIfic TELEPHONE &:TELEGRA~H COMPANY "fILED WITH THE I
<br />! COMM I SS-'O.NER ADV I CENo'.443' PROPO,S IlliG.. REV I SI ONS I N 'T:A,R~'ffS P. U'..~. OR .:NoS.8, I'
<br />I 9, 10, AND 1,1, EMBODYI NG AD.lUSTMENTS, I NITS EXCHANGE AND TOLL RATES, AND RATES .
<br />I. fOR MISC_ELLA'NEOUS E_QU-IPME..NT AN:S.ERr~ICES,'TO_~.BECOME ErfE,CTIV~ ~U~E 30, 1.958. II
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<br />THE PROPOSED RATES WERE SUSPE.NDED. fOR A PER I 00 NOT TO EXCEED S I X MONTHS I
<br />fROM J'UNE 30,: I~58, BV:COMMISSIONERtS OR'DER No. -3'6ItU DA~TED 'JU~E 23, 19.58,: II
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<br />I GOOD CAUSE EXIS1:S fORREQUIRI.NG ApPLICANT TO f'~ESENT ITS DIRECT TESTIMONY I
<br />i SOME ';. IME I N -ADVANCE 'Of' THE GENERAL CROSS-EXAM I N'A'T "ON Of ApPLI CANT'S WI TNESS'ES j
<br />AND THE PRESENTATIO'NS BY. THE COMMISsfoNERtS STAff AN'D THE PU'B'L1C.. AT SUCH INI"; I
<br />TIAL H~ARI:NG, CROSS-EXAM I NA1:I ON WILL 'BE LIMITED TO' QUESTION'S fOR :ctARlf(~A~ION ,. I
<br />ONLY. fURT:HER HE~R I~NGS W.I Ll 'HERE~f~ER. BE S~T~OR '~HE. PURPOSE oF' PERMI'TT'I NG' . I
<br />GENERAL CROSS-EXAMINATI.ON_ UPON ApPLlCANTtS EXHIBITS AND PRESENTATION Of EVIDENCE I
<br />BY THE STAFf AND BY 'SUCH, OTHER PUBL Ie BODI ES AND MEMBERS'Of" THE GENERAL PUBLI C AS II!
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<br />IT ALSO APPEARS' IN THE PUBLic INTEREST 'AT THIS TIME 'TO IN~ITE 'INTERE~TED
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