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<br /> ,\ COMMUNICATION RECEIVED JUNE 29, 1959 FROM C. C. PAGE, I,
<br /> I " 1463 PEARL STREET, WAS PRESENTED AND READ ,i
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<br />r "AfTER DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS ARISING FROM VARIOUS MEETINGS, "
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<br /> TRYING TO FORCE DOWN OUR NECKS A NEW SET OF AGGRAVATIONS EACH TIME YOU MEET, I "
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<br />00 I THINK IT IS HIGH TIME TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT AS FOL~OWS: 't
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<br />~ THE QUALITY Of OUR CITY WATER HAS DETERIORATED TO SUCH AN EXTENT IN THE Ii
<br />U " PAST fEW YEARS, I FOR ONE, CANNOT SEE HOW YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO ASK ANY AD- ;:
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<br /> I VANCE IN PRICE REGARDLESS OF WHAT USE IT IS PUT TO. IN THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE 11
<br />c:c YEARS WE, ALL THE PEOPLE OF EUGENE, HAVE BEEN PROUD OF THE PURITY AND QUALITY II
<br /> OF SERVICES RENDERED AND PAID SEWAGE TAX STARTING AT $.25 PER MONTH, THEN i!
<br /> RAISED TO $1.00 PER MONTH - AND NOW YOU HAVE THE CRUST TO EXPECT US TO DOUBLE :1
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<br /> I THE ANTE TO $2.00 PER MONTH. :1
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<br /> THIS IS A RAISE FROM $3.00 PER YEAR IN THE GAY~THIRTIES TO $12.00 PER Ii
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<br /> , YEAR IN THE GRAY FORTIES TO $24.00 PER YEAR IN THE FAT FIFTIES. SHADOWS OF I'
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<br /> DAVE BECK AND JIMMY HOFFA AND WAYNE MORSE. I TIP MY HAT' (HOMBERG) TO THE , II
<br /> ROBIN HOODS NOW IN THE SADDLE. JUST WHE~E filO','YOU EXPECT PEOPLE I N MY PRE-
<br /> DICAMENT TO FIND AL~ THE EXTRA DOLLARS ON SOCIAL SECURITY WAGES? I I" I ':
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<br /> WANTED TO GO INTO BUSINESS IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF EUGENE, I WOULD fIRST HAVE 'I
<br />I TO DIG UP $10.00 fOR A TOBACCO TAX WHICH USED TO BE NOTHING, THEN RAISED TO \1
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<br /> i $1.00 IN 1935, AND $2.50 TO SELL MILK, ALSO WORTH NOTHING WHEN WE COULD EARN I'
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<br /> THE MONEY. GARBAGE DISPOSAL STARTED AT $.25 PER MONTH, THEN TO $.60 THEN TO i ~
<br /> : $.90 AND $1.20 AND NOW $1.35 AND MORE TO fOLLOW. I:
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<br /> ., THINK OVER A fEW OF THESE ITEMS AND Of HOW IT MAKES A MAN FEEL TO GET :1
<br /> " GYPPED EVERY DAY UNTIL YOU CHISEL AWAY THE ENTIRE CHECK. IT TAKES ALL THE
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<br /> GROCERY MONEY FOR SPRINGFIELD SEWER WATER SENT TO US BY THE PIPE LINES OF ,
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<br /> I HAVE SERVED THREE YEARS ON THE CITY COUNCIL IN WARD 4 AND NOW I II
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<br /> THE CITY ASKS fOR SOMETHING IT DOES NOT DESERVE." I,
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WILSON SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE PLACED Of RECORD. :1
<br /> MOTION CARRIED. "
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<br /> 2 COMMUNICATION DATED JUNE 26, 1959 fROM HOWARD & BLANCHE PERKINS, 2000 ORCHARD STREET, WAS PRE- "
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<br /> ~ 1 "WE AREN'T FINDING FAULT, BUT WE WONDER IF AS MUCH THOT IS BEING GIVEN
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<br /> TO THE HUGE QUANTITYf OF WATER WE WILL BE NEEDING 25 YEARS fROM NOW AS IS I'
<br /> BEING GIVEN TO ELECTRICAL OUTPUT AND ZONING AND SCHOOLS?? HOWABOUT TAPP I NG I'
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<br /> ,I CLEAR LAKE FOR A ~ WATER SUPPLY IN THE fUTURE??" :1
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<br /> r, IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REfERRED TO THE :i
<br /> I MAYOR FOR ANSWER. MOTION CARRIED. i,
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<br /> 3 I COUNCIL BILL No. 4677 - RE: ESTABLISHING CHARGES ON WATER USERS AND REPEALING. PORTIONS Of THE
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<br /> :i CITY CODE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN fULL. I,
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<br />e fOLLOWING THE READING OF THE ORDINANCE IN FULL, SOME DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THE ORDINANCE AS i:
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<br /> ORIGINALLY PRESENTED. THE CITY ATTORNEY POINTED OUT IT HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN INTENDED TO START COL-
<br /> LECTION OF THE PROPOSED CHARGES ON Ju~y 15, 1959, BUT THAT IF THIS WERE DONE, WATER USERS WOULD BE I,
<br /> PAYING ON THE BASIS OF WATER USED FROM JUNE 15 TO JULY 15, OR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEfORE THE .,
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<br /> ENACTMENT OF THE ORDINANCE. fOR THIS REASON, HE SUGGESTED THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR BILLING PUR- "
<br /> POSES BE SET AT AUGUST I, 1959. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MCGAfFEY, SECONDED BY MR. MOLHOLM THAT THE :1
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<br /> , EFFECTIVE DATE FOR COLLECTION BE AMENDED AND THAT THIS DATE BE ESTABLISHED FOR ALL BILLINGS ON AND I:
<br /> " AFTER AUGUST I, 1959. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br /> DISCUSSION WAS ALSO HAD ON THE RATE STRUCTURE AS ESTABLISHED IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. ,
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<br /> COUNCILMAN WILSON INDICATED HE THOUGHT THE STRUCTURE AS ESTABLISHED WAS TOO COMPLICATED AND PENALIZED II
<br /> THE RESIDENTIAL WATER USER. HE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE RESIDENTIAL CLASSifiCATION AND TO THE Ii
<br /> DEFINITION OF A RESIDENCE. THESE AMENDMENTS WOULD HAVE 5TABLISHED A FLAT RATE Of $2.00 fOR THOSE Ii
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<br /> I WATER USERS IN THE RESIDENTIAL CLASSifiCATION AND WOULD HAVE REMOVED ROOMING HOUSE, MOTEL AND HOTEL Ii
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<br /> ~i FROM THE DEFINITION AND PLACED THESE THREE LIVING AREAS IN THE COMME~CIAL CLASSifiCATION. THIS iI
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<br /> MOTION DIED FOR LACK Of A SECOND. I'
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<br /> DISCUSSION WAS ALSO HAD ON THE DESIRABILITY OF INCLUDING IRRIGATION PURPOSES ALONG WITH INDUS- ii
<br /> TRIAL OR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES IN SECTION 3, PARAGRAPH 4, SINCE THE WATER BOARD DOES HAVE SOME :1
<br /> CUSTOMERS WHO USE WATER ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FOR THIS PURPOSE~. II
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. McGAFFEY THAT THE WORD "IRRIGATION" BE ADDED TO \1
<br /> INDUSTRIAL AND MANUfACTURING PURPOSES IN SECTION 3. MOTION CARRIED. 11
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