HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 9384~3~0
ORDIIvi~dCE i~10. 934
A'n Ordinance amending Section 2 of Ordinance bTo. 6239, as amended by Ordinance Pio. 90?0,
?gassed by the Common. C~::urcil. January 12, 1948, and an:nrcved by the ,~'ayor January l_3, 1941?, and
x~reviding ten cents as the maximum rate of fare for e ach t r n in cne genera dir. ectior. in
the City o.f Eugene en hoses operated ?-~y the City Transit Lines and rroviding nor an emergen-
cy.
~:i'HFF~'LS, the City of Eugene na.ssed Ordinance Pdo. 523°, gra~~ting ~.znto thQ Southern
Pacific Comz~any, its successors and. assigns, a franchise to overate nasse:nger ruses anon the
struts of the City of Eugene ~_ar:d.er certai~~ restrictio•~~s a.nd for certain fares, and..
i~~~HFPr~S, Southern Pacific Comoan~r has heretofore assigr_ed said franchise to Oregon
N?otor Stages, and Oregon i1,4otor Stages has h:~reto.fore ~.ssigned said fr=~nch.se to City Transit `'
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~~HE Ft`:S, City Transit Transit Lines have made an ~lication to ameT.7d said franchise and ~
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have made a showing to the Common Counci 1 of the City of Euge ne that ox~erating expenses of
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City Transit Lines have greatly increased, and gross revenue has grea%ly decreased, and in
order to meet operating expenses, a?.ditional revenue is needed:
NO~~ THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EII'7ENE DOES ORDAIN 4S FOLLOa1rS:
Secti:~n 1. That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 5239, passed by the Con:~mon Council on the
loth day of September, 1927, a.nd a proved by the "t~iayor on the 14th darT of Sente~~~her, 1927, as
amended by Section 1 of Ordinance Pdo. 9090, passed ry the Common Council on January 12,
1948, and approved ry the ?~~ayor o n the lath day of January, 19L~ s, l=e, and the same is hereby
amended to read .as follows:
"SEc tin 2. The maximum rate of .fare which nzay re c hs~aed by the grantee herein for
each trio in or.e general direction wwithin the nrPsent limits of the City of. Eugene shall not
be more than ten cents; provided, however, the Common Council of the City of Eu~ eve retains
the right to revoke this increase in r~a,tes at any time after due hearing and notice.
"Section 2. V~TtIE2EAS, City Transit Lines have declared that they are now operating
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buses within the Cit y o_f Eu,_ene at a f_ financial loss and have reouested the change in ~I
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fares as soon as possible, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and it is declared to i~
be necessary for the immddiate nreservatiatn of the peace, healthsnd safety of the citizens
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of the City of Eugene that this Ordinance take effect im;nediately Amon its rassage and apnroval;i
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and it is sc orde.red. i,~
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Passed by the Corn_mon Council A°proved by the T~iayor this !
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this 11th day of June, 1949. 12th day of Jwze, 1.949.
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/s/ Henry F. Reistel /s/ V. E.~Johnson ~~
City Recorder ~ - ?~ayor f
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