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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/23/1928 Meeting r2.0 - - -- ---<-- -- - ~-- -~.. .~.. Council Chambers, Eugene, Orego , January 23, 1928. I Minutes of the adjourned meeting of the Council held at 7;30 o'clock P.M. on January 23, 1928, there being present the Mayor and all members of the Council except I.Ionroe, who was absent. . Heeting called to order by the I.layor at 7;30 o'clock P.M. C A McClain, Superintendent of the Eugene \7a tel' l3oard, vvas presen t and pre- sented a new schedule for street lights starting January, 1928 and spok~ on th~ same, the kind and type of light the City desires was referred to the Fire and '[later Commi ttee. As per the call, bids were received for the construction of a ~anitary sewer in the Alley between Lavvrence and Washington Streets as foll.ows: Oscar Snow $395.00 Peter A Nelson 547.00 Hargreaves and Lindsay 500.50 Said bids were referred to the ~ewer Co~nittee for report and it recommended the bid of Oscar ~now of ~395.00 and, on motion, such recommendation was adopted and the :Mayor and Recorder directed to enter into a contract wi th such successful bidder. As per the call for bids under Ordinance numbers, bids were opened for side- walk construction, tho se bids marked "approved" being awarded the contract in each case as follows:- Ordinance No. 6515 Edgar Read $215.43 Henry Whi ttall 212.92 Peter A Nelson 217.10 Nels Jorgensen 204.58 appr'oved I 6511 Edgar Read 229.62 Peter A Nelson 233.80 Henry Vihittall 212.92 :i Ne Is Jorgensen 208.75 approved " !i 6386 I: NeIs Jorgensen 190.79 approved Peter A Nelson 202.34 II Henry ~1hi t tall 198.58 11 Edgar Read 201.60 :1 II I' I: 6410 , !! Edgar Read 101.25 Henry VIhi t tall 95.62 approved Peter A Nelson 97.50 Nels Jorgensen 112.50 6.111 Ibls Jorgensen 112.50 Peter A Nelson 105.00 Henry Whi t tall 102.62 approved Edgar Read 103.50 " II I' 6385 Edgar Read 206.40 Henry Vlhi ttall 204.00 II Nels Jorgensen 196.00 approved Peter A Nelson 208.00 II II 5815 Henry 'iihittall 41.80 I I, :1 Edgar Read <Ll. 70 I ! Petel" A Nelson . 3€>: i4' approved Nels Jorgensen , 36.14 ~!l ~ 21 -~.- ~,--- . . r'~ Ordinance No. 6348 I Nels Jorgensen $111.06 approved Peter A Nelson 114. :';:5 ...... Edgar Read 111.42 ~. ~. '{r.,'\ 6346 Edgar Read 117.42 approved Peter A Nelson 127.87 Nels Jorgensen 123.06 6345 Edgar Read 86.39 Peter A Nelson 86.76 Nels Jorgensen 70.81 approved 6349 Edgar Read 42.05 Peter A Nelson 42.75 Nels Jorgensen ':3G~' 25 approve.d 6409 Edgar Read 33.75 Peter A Nelson ,',32.50 Nels Jorgensen 37.50 Henry Whittall 31.87 approved 6408Peter A Nelson 65.00 Edgar Read 67.50 Henry Whittall 63.75 approved I Uels Jorgensen 75.00 Co~nittee reports were called 1'01':- Judiciary Committee: The Judiciary Commi ttee presented the. restricted parldng Ordinance for traffic on 13 th Avenue adj acen t to the Universi t.Y- 0 l' Oregon, which was discussed and passed as hereinbelow set out, and the Chief of Police was directed to prepare and place "Slow" signs at each end of the street affected by such Ordinance. The Judiciary Committee presented a taxi Ordinance which was discussed and passed as hereinbelow set out. Street Committee; The Street Committee stated 1111'S l'vloxley complains her'walk at 1231 Olive St was ruined by House mover Lamners in moving a house across it some two years ago and she wishes redress from some source. The matter was referred to the City Attorney and he reported he has had the matter in hand and that collection from Lammers is impossible, The 1~yor suggested no more moving permits be issued Lammers till this claim is adjusted by him. The matter of house-mover cutting limbs from trees along the parking when moving houses was also discussed and the 11ayor directed the Recorder to notify the Inspector of Buildings to see the Ordinance is obeyed. C A LeVan're<luested a raise of $10.00 per month for himseThf and the street workers and if he is not awarded such raise the men be so raised. 'rhe matter was discussed and referred to the Finance Committee. Health Cammittee: The Heal th Commi ttee reported the proposed lfSwill Ordinance1f which was here- tofore read the first time, has been abandoned. I The 11ayor stated if Hargreaves and Lindsay will now apply to the Water Board, it will see to the installing of a water main on Washington St. Sou t1l om' 13 th Avenue as re<luested by said firm, which petition was referred to the Health Committee and the City Recor,ier. i ~ r22 . - ..~~-_._-,-_._--_._-- -~-----~.~- ,__~ _ .,., _ l_ _ ____ = _ _ r - .. ... ... - --... --. --- -- - .. . - - - -- -... - - -- - u --- --- I The Se-;le.r' COJ:runittee stated several parties are desirous of constructing retaing II walls along the Amazon to :protect .;their property from cave ins. It was agreed to 1= -:-:; II allow such work under the direction of the Ci ty Engineer. .~ . ~~I - I, C\11 Police C ommi ttee : I The Police Committee reported on the pt~chase of a patrol wagon, and recommend - Ii ed the bid of the Hathaway Hotor Co. be accepted for a Dodge, said Company to I! take in the old police car' and furni sh su(~h new car for $598.00 wi th e i therpanel 0 " wire netting sides, or for about ~3'5.00 extra both panel 80nd ne~ting woulcl be Ii furnished. On mo tion, unanimously carried, such re:port was-'adopted but for a :>type '3 ~ with both panel and wire netting. The petition of F B Wynd to be released urtdeJ.:' the contract of Wynd and Goddard from building sidewalks as advertised under Oatdinance NUf:lbers 6345, 6346, 6348 and 6349, was discussed., and, on motion, such petition was granted on con- di tion the peti tioners fOl"fe it the 5% deposi t on each contrac t. C ouncilrnan Rugh voted "no." The Mayor reported a hea tel" has been purchased for Police Head<luarters by the Inspector of Buildings. Aerial permits were issued to H W Williams at the corner of 8th and Park Sts; Fred B Balcer at 1823,East 15th Avenue; S ;1 Calkihs at 689 East 13th Avenue, ancl F N McAlister at 286 High Street. By unanimous vote, the application o:~ the "Smoke ShOP" for a pool hall and card room at 77,3 VlillametteStreet, was granted. 1~s. Ady filed her report as Police Ii~tron for 1927 ~~d the same was ordered filed. The City Recorder filed his report for the year 1927 and the same was filed and, on advice of the Ci ty At torney, ordered :published in one issue of a local -- paper. " : A petition was filed, asking a stree~j light be installed at the intersection 0 I 'i Kincaid and 18th Avenue. Said matter was .referred to the Fire and V/ater Committee. Ii A petition vvas received to pave the alley between 12th and 13th Avenues from . I Alder to Kincaid Sts. A full front footage beinf:; signed, on motion such petition 'I , was granted. ~! , A COD1;.K_.V1ication and resolution was received from the Farmers Union of Lane Count,y-, protesting the :Meat Ordinance. The same vvas filed. A letter was received from J ~ Marsh of 1509 Interstate Avenue, Portland, asking permission to install garbage wagons and to receive an exclusive franchise therefor. Said matter was laid on the table. The matte~ of the vacation ~ Blair Boulevard as per the petition, which matter has been continued from time to tiiJJe, was taken up and the final Order of Vacation unanimously adopted as follow:s: BEFORE THE COhJ.iON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE: FINAL ORDER IN TnE MATTER OF THE VACATION of BLAIR STREET: OF JlACATIO:N Whereas, heretofore, and on April 11, 1927, upon the petition of the Southern Pacific Company, filed by the Common Coun(;il with the City R.ecoro.er of the City of Eugene, on the 28th day of February, 1927, an order of vacation was made, vacating :1 the following de scr i bed property, to-wit: Ii I' :1 Beginning at a point WhiC:2 is 1080 fee t south of and 1380 feet east of the northwesterly corner of the sOL<.theast <luarter of Sect.ion 25, 'l'ownship.17, South :1 Range 4 ille s t 'i1illame tte Lleridian, Lane County,._ Oregon. i: Thence in a northwesterly direction along the 00uth- II we s ter ly right of way li!1l3 of the Coos Bay Branch of Southern Pacific Railroad as it is now laid out, owned I and operated over anc!_ acr'DSS said Section, township and R:...nge, a di stance of 90 fee t ~~ore or le ss to a po in t in the Sou thvve s te rl,Y' 1 ine of Blair S tre e t: _= thence in a northwesterly direction along said line of Blair Street a d.istance of 395 feet more or less to an ~" ~2~ ..-- --~ ~~-_.. -, - - --" .- ------ angle point in said Blair Street; thence in a North- westerly direction along .the southwesterly line of I Blair Street to the point of intersection with the City Ib1i t line of the City of Eugene; thence northerly along C"') said City Limits line to an angle point in said. line, fOl thence easterly along city limi'ts line to a point in the c~ southwesterly right of way line of the main line of said railroad; thence in a southeasterly direction along the southwesterly right of way line of the said main line, said line being. the northeasterly line of Blair Street and its projection southeasterly parallel to and always 30 feet southwesterly from said center line of said main line to an intersection with the easterly lin~ of said Blair Street; thence in a southeasterly direction along said Blair Street a Mstance of 470 ~eet more or less to the poiht of beginning, all lying and being in Section 25., Township 17 South, Range 4 West Willamette Meridian, ~ane County, Oregon. which description is a portion of Blair Street which is being vacated in conjunction with a section of the County road lying next thereto by the County Court of Lane .C oun ty, Oregon, and v7hereas, said order of vacation was made subject to suitable arrangements being made as to City utilities, such as sevlers, water mains and pole lines, and public utilities going through said street, and 'Whereas, the Pac ific Te legr!3;ph and Telephone Company and the Department of Light and VlJater of the Cit,y- of .l!..ugene each have pole lines extend.ing out said street, and ' . . 1FJ11ereas, it is desired by the City of Eugene to entirely vacate said property, IT IS THER~FORE ORDERED: That the portion of Blair Street herein described be and the same is hereby declared to be vacated, subject to the City's contract with I the Southern Pacific Company with respect to its water main and pole line, and the City Recorder is hereby directed to prepare a certified copy of this order, togethe with the former order, and cause both to be recorded in the Deed Records of Lane County, Oregon, and to pay to the Count;v Surveyor the sum of 02.50 and cause him to trace upon the Portion of the original plat hereby vacated, in red ink, the words "vaca ted IT wi th appl'opria te refe rence by number to no ta ti on, giving the book and page of the deed records in v~lich tfuis order is recorded. And it is Further Ordered and Directed that this order shall be signed by thS Mayor' and at te sted by the City Rec order of the City of Eugene, Oregon. Dated at Eugene, Oregon, this 23rd day of January, 1928. S JLl JJ. a ~y11~Of ~~T{J9v ~ City Recorder. The follmwing Resolution was offered and unanimously adopted: Vrt'lliR~AS in the assessment of lOth Avenue from Olive Street to Honroe Street, the . , North 100 feet of Lot 1, Block 8, Huddleston's Amended Addition to Eugene, Oregon, was assessed in the name of Anna Winter, and Vnlereas it appears that on February 29, 1924 the North 65 feet of said tract ." was sold by Anna ~i~ter to Ernest C and Edna R Howell, which parties immediately went into possession of such property under such sale, and Whereas at the time of such assessment on December 12, 1924 such abutting I propertj only should have been assessed for such improvement~ :3:2 IT TH:l{;Rb:FOHE, RESOLVED: That the -property of Anna 0inter, described as the South 35 feet of the North 100 feet of Lot 1, Block 8 of Huddlestons Amended Addition to Eugene, Oregon, be relieved from the assessment for paving lOth Avenue from Olive Street to ;\Ionroe Street and the North 65 feet of sadLd propel~ty owned by Ernest C and Edna R Howell bear the vilhole amount of such assessment and t:J.3 Recorder and Treasurer are hereby ord.ered and directed to charge such asselSsmen t on~ the Lien Rec ords in such re spec t i e offices accordingly. ~ ~ r24 - :c .. _n -. -- - --~- -~-~ -- _n_ - - _.. - -- - --~- . - --~ - - -- -- - -.- ---. 1 II An Ordinanoe levying aSSeSSi{!ents for construc;ting a sewer, as follows: begin- Ii -'". .)1 ning at the manhole near Birch Lane and Ha'ple S t" , running thence East along I ., - '1 Victoria Boulevard to the South City Limits; Beginning at the manhole near l~th .y~1 Avenue and Maple St., running thence East 560 feet, thence South to tr.(e South City ~Ii limi ts , together with laterals, was read the first time and laid over. C\} !I I, 22 sidewalk assessment Ordinances weJ:'e read the first " time and laid over. " If An Ordinance levying assessments for grading 22nd Avenue from the West line of !I Charnelton St. to the East line of Washington St. having been read the first time I on January 9, 1928 and registered notices sent, and no protests being filed it ,I passed its second and third readin5s by tItle by unanimous consent under suspen- [I sion of the rule and was :placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were I' II called, all present voting aye, nay, none.. The Ordinance was decl~red passed and 'I numbered 6558. I, I I An Ordinance levying assessme:nts for paving 9th Avenue from the East line. of I: Tyler Street to the East line of Almaden Street, having been read the first time on Januc;,ry 9, 1928, and registered notices sent, and no protests beinG filed it passed its second and third readings by t~tle by unanimous consent under suspension of the rule and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting aye, na,y', nODe. The Ordinance was declared 'Dassed and nUL1bered 6559. An Ordinance levying assessments for paving Second Avenue from the ~!e s t line .. il of Van Buren St. to the East line of BlaL~ BOl~levard, having been read the first il time on January 9, 1928, and registered notices sent, and no protests being filed it passed its second and. third readings b~l title bo:,- unanimou.s consent under suspen- sion of the rule and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were calle all present voting aye, nay, none. The Oc~dinance was declared passed and numbered 6560. 21 sidewalk asseiSsment Ordinances halTing been read the firs t time on January 9 , 1928, and registered notices sent, and no protests being filed they passed I, their second and. third readings by ti tle b,y- unanimous consent unde l' suspension of II 'i the rule and were l',2.c,:;ed on their final passaee. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting aye, ,nay, none. The OrcUnances .vvere 'declared passed and numbered. I frou1 6561 to 65:31, bo th numbers inclusli:ve" An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. i5 69 5, entitled "An Ordinal1ce regulating the use, conduct and control of vehicles upon the streets and alleys of the City of Eugene, and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof, having been read the first time on January 9, 192 8 , and no protests being filed it passed its second and ,I thiro_ readings by ti tle by unanimous consent under suspension of the rule and VJas placed on its final passage. The aye s awl nays vvere called, all pre sen t vo tin€; aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declarecl passed and. n-c.mbered 6590. An Ordinance accepting and ratifying the acceptance of the bid of ~m Hargreave and Fred H Lindsay, doing business as Hargreaves and Lindsay, for the construction oi a storm sewer as follows: on -;!ashington Street from the Amazon to 20th i<_venue; 20th Avenue from 'Jashington to Jefferson St., Jefferson St. from 20th Avenue to 22nd Avenue was read the first time and. passed its second and third readines by tit le by unani:::lOus consent under suspension of the rule and ViaS :placed on its fif1..al passage. The awes and nays were called, all present vo ting aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declared passed and nu.ilbered 6582. .An Ord.inance accepting and ':c~'.tif.Jin<s t~1e aCC8:9.L:-.nce of the bid. of Peter A Nelson for the constr~ction of a sewer on Fairffiount Heights BOLuevard South along the East 1 ine of Block 6, to Spring :3oule'Jard, was read the first tLne and passed its second and third readings by title by unanimous consent u~der ~Qspension of the rule and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting aye, nay, nOlle. The Ol"(linance ViaS declared passed and numbered 'I 6583. An Qrdinance accepting arid ratifyinb the acceptance of the bid of ITm Hargreave and Fred :-1: Lindsay for the paving of an alley between Olive St. and Charnelton St from Broadway to 10th Avenue was read the first time and passed its second and thirct readings by title b.ji unanL.1ous consen t under suspensi~n of the ru.lB and I' was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all present vot- ,I ing aye, nay, none. The Ordinar'lce was de(;lared passed and nUll1bered 5584. II I Ii :1 :: II i: ,I I' I, Ii ;I Ii Ii " II il I, " )1 I( Ii ~1.1 , /, ,- . ~ 2~ -.. -- -- An Ordinance adopting the surve y , :plat and report of the City Engineer as I to the. proposed opening of 7th Avenue fl~om the 'Nest line of Campbel's 1st Addition to West City Limits was read the first time and passed its se c ond and i:.": third readings by title b:, unanimous consent under suspension of the rule and C\) ~\ was placed on its final passage, the ayes and nayw were called, all present :.,.- "- voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 6585. 4 sidewalk improvement ordinance s were read the first t lIne and passed their second and third readings by title by unanimous consent under suspension of the .rule and were placed on their final passage. The 8.~'es and nays were called, all present voting qye, nay, nonw. The Ordinance s were declared passed and numbered. from 6586 to &5B9, both numbers inclusive. _/ ../ An Ordinance to improve the alley between 12th and 13th Avenue from Alder to Kincaid Streets by paving the same with concrete was read the first time and passed its second and third readings by title by unanimous consent under suspen- sion of the rule and was placed on its fLlal passage. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting aye, nay, none! ~he Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 6591. An Ordinance approving and adopting the plans and specifications of the City Engineer for the improvement of the alley between 12th and 13th Avenues from Alder to Kincaid Streets by paving the same with concrete was read the first time and passed its see ond and third readlnes by title by unanimous consent under suspension of the rule and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declared passed / and numbered 6592. An Ordinance to provide for the regulation of taxi cabs and vehicles for hire was read the first time and passed its second and third readings by title boY' unanimous consent under suspension of the rule and was placed on its. final passage. The ayes and nayw were called, all present voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declared ~ ssed and numbered 6593. The Mayor reappointed F N McAlister as a member of the Park Board for a four I .. year term. On motion Council adjourned. \ Geo A Gilmore, City Recorder. ; - . I . " ~ . " ..