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Council Chember,~, ~gene, Oregon. October lO, 1927. Uinutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council held at 7;30 o~eloek P.t~. on October loth, 1927. There were present Mayor A.L.Williamson and all member~ of the Council except ~u~h,, who was absent. !~eeting called to order the Nayor. The minutes of September 12 and Sep,~*~uber 26,'1727, re~l and approved. The Independence Cre~mery appeared sad 'a~ked permission to construct a o~rrugate,! shed at the rear of the place of business on 7th Avenue E., Sa~d matter was referred to the l~llre and Water Cow]nlttee and it recoramended said request be granted.. 0~ motion such- rCe.ot~ff~Hd~Ni'6rC;f~s approved. Professor Eriok Allen aPPeared and asked for relief as to the Paving of Birch Lane claiming the street as graded and paved will pr~ctically destroy the con~nerclal value of his property. The matter was dise,~sed m~d he was l~formed there was no relief po~sible. Committee reports were o~lled for: , The Judiciary Cm~nittee reported o~ the proposed Ordinance prohibiting oonveyance~ from operating on fixed routes .without a franchise and recommended it p~ss. Such report w~s unanimously adopted. The Judiciary Co~nitbee reported on the proposed .Ordinance reserving a park- ing zone at street corners ts load cad unload passengers from street busses end recommended it pm~s with slight changed named. 0n motion ~uch reco~mnendation was approved. The proposed Tax,l Ordinance was read the 2n~ time and the Judiciary Co'mmIttee reco~uended it be held over for furthsr study. On motion, such re- commedna'bion Was aPProved. : The ProPosed carnival and circus Ordinance w~s read the second time and the Judiciary Committee recommended It be held over for further study. On motion such ~eoo:mendatlon was aPproved. The Street ConElttee stated Agate Street paving is reported in bad condition and also the approaches to the Alder Street brldg~ are out of repair. The matter was referred to the City F~glneer for :'aport at the next council 'meeting. Th~ Pire mud Water Com~,nitte~ ~eeo~nended a stre~t light be Installed at 20th. Avenue end Jefferson Street. On mot£oa--~uch recon~,mendation was ~opted. The Health Co~nit$se recommended the eppo'i~tment of the'Play Ground Com- mislon be postponed ~ill next, meeting of the Council. Such recommendation was approved. It was recommended the ~{ealtH Committee, Mayor cad City Attorney enter into an agre~nent with the contractor of the Comfort Station to permit the care taker to move into such building before completion and aceept~oe, Judge Barnard to have control, of the light, heat etc., during such time. 0n motion such recommendation was approved. The Printing,~Police Com~,lttees had no report te m~e. The Police Co:mnlttee called for the reeormnendatlon of Chief of Polloe Strait for the dismissal frets the service of Poil~.-r_uent Pollock and Purkey, which recom- mendation wes rani. A petition from such policemen was also re,i, ~red E. Smith ~ppearing as Attorney for ~uch men. A full hearing was h~ before the Council ~s to the ch~ge:~ m~de ~d their petition considered. ~ter discussion, ~oved bg ~onroe ~d s~con~o~:l by Large that the aetlon of the Chief of Pollee ~suspending such men be su~staluad and they be dismissal from the service. Vote e~g hat such motion o~rried by a vote of 4 to ~, ~ per the call the bid of Stien Bro:~., was opened for the construction of ~ sewer on the south aide of ltth Avenue fr.~ Hllyard to Alder Streets, the bid being ~1223.40. There being only one bid which ~mount was greater than the Engineer's estimate the s~ne was, on motion, rejected. R.W. Shelley presented a bid 'to purchase lots 4,5,6, block i, Cherry Grove ~dditio~ reeentl~ acquired by the city from Lane County under tax deed. S~id k Tatter was referred to the ~lnenee Conmnittee a~d the City Attorney.