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Council Chamber~, Eugene, Oregon ~.
I July 23, 1928. ~;
Minutes of the adjourned: meeting of the Common Council held at the
hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M., July 23,1928, "there being present Mayor A. L.
Williams on and all members of the Common Council.
Meeting called to order at 7:30 o'clock P. M. by the Mayor.
.. A representative of the International Hod Carriers, Building and
, Common Laborers Un~ion of America, appeared before the Council, asking the
City to establish a minimum wage scale of $5.00 per day, and asking that actual
resident laborers only, be employed as far as possibe. Such petition was fully
discus,sed, and the petitioner informed that the City now has an Ordinance
covering practically the same matter ",as petitioned for, and such petitioners
were given the assurance the Council would do the best. possible :for them. The
matter was referred to the Judiciary Committee and the 6ity Attorney for report.
Mr. F. D. Hobi apPE:ared on beha.lfof the Hobi Airways Com'pany, and
presented a petition to the lIouncil aSkinE: that the City enter into an agreement
with such company fora five year period, giving them the exclusive right to
engage in transporting by airplane, passengers and freight for hire, an exclusive
right to install a gasoline sta tion at the Eugene airport, and otherwise stating
wha t ::uch company would be wi lling to do in case such franchise is awarded.
Such ma tter was referred to the Judiciary Commi ttee, and the Park Board for
report at the next meeting of the Council;
As per the call, bids were opened as per the resolution for constructing
a new outlet to the Polk Street Sewer as follows:
Hargreaves & Lindsay $19,490.00
StiBlfl Bros. 18,~90.00
Snow and Hall 17,910.00
Guy F. Pyle 17,696.00
L. P. Harmon 16,169.00
I Such bids were referred to the Sewer Committee for report, and such
Committtee recommended the bid of L. P. Harmon at t16,169.00 be accepted, and,
on motion, the report of ::uch committee w~s adopted and the Mayor and Recorder
we.re directed to enter into a contract with such bidder for the perf.ormance
o'f such wd rk.
Committee reports were called for: - - -
The Judiciary, Healt~, Printing, and Police Committees had no reports
to make.
The Finance Committee recommended the following estimates be paid:
The estimate of Stien Brosl for the re-surfacing
of certain Streets within the City. ~23,000.00
The estimate of Hargreaves and Lindsay ~or the
,paving of the alleys between Oak and Pearili 2,561.35
Streets, and between 12th and 13th Avenues.
. The estimate of Hargreaves and Lindsay for the
pavi~ of 16th Avenue from Olive Street to
Lincoln Street. 3,145.90
The estimate of Stien Bros. for the paving of
Lincoln Street from 22nd Avenue to 23rd ktrenue. 3,815.91 "
The estimate of Stien Bros. fa I' the pa ving of
22nd Avenue from Charnelton Street to Washington
Street. 8,159.22 .
The estimate of Stien Bros. for the widening of
Eleventh Avenue from Willamette Street to Lincoln
I Street. 3,202.50
The estimate of Stien Bros. for the paving of
FillmDre Street from 6th Avenue to the alley
Sou th of 6th Avenue ~. " 1,453.95
On 1"011 call, the reco~nendation of such Committee was unanimously
adop ted. ' ,
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Tne Street Committee reported on the petition to pave 12th Avenue
..,. , West from Charnelton Street to Polk Street, excluclil1g the block between Van'
c::~ 'i Buren Street an(i Tyler Street, and recommended the' improvement of such Street be I
~!! called for by advertising for alternative bids, for eit.her plain concrete, vibrolit ic "
ii c oncre te, or Wal'reni te-Bi tuli thic. On mo 1;ion, the report of such commi t tee was
II unanimously adop ted.
il ~he Fire and Water Committee l~eported that JYIr. McClain of the Water
:: Board will be in position at the next meeting of the Common Council, to give all
:1 desired information as to the lights petit.ioned. for in the C~ula Vista district.
I[ It was also reported that the lights are again,out on the Franklin Street posts at
~ the East City limits.
II 'Ihe Sewer COrI1:nittee reported tihe outlet of the Amazon West of town is
;1 in bad condition, and. recOITh'TIended tile Cit,y' take immed.iate steps to ,remedy the
II same. The l1ayoJ:' suggested t,hat before aneY' action is taken, .Judge Barnard, of the
ill County Court, should be seen to ascertain if the Coun~ will not assist in such
Jj work, and 5'Uch proceedure was approved. .
'I The Sewer Committee presented. a petition from property owners asking
that a sewer be constructed in the alley between 3rd and 4th Avenues from Polk
Street West to tihe City limits. Such matter W$.S referred to the Sewer Committee
for re'port at the next meeting of the Council.
,; The City Attorney reported. further on the matter of procuring from
:, the S. P. Railway Co. its old rieht-of-wa,y' on which the, Street car system formerly
operated, between South University Street and Columbia Avenue, stating the Railway
is hold.ing this for sale, and does not desire to deed it to the City without a real
consideration. In connection therewith, a petition was read from residents in th~
locali ty asking that 26th Avenue, two blocks of Columbia Street between 24th and
26th Avenues, an.d two blocks of_Agate Street between 24th and 26th Avenues, be
scarified, leveled, and. some gr?vel placed thereon to pu.t such highway in condition
for Street Bus service during t:p.e coming winter. Such matter was discussed, and
the Street Commissioner was dir~cted to look into the matter as to the feasibility,
of doing such work, and it was referred to the Street Committee a.p.d the City
Engineer for report at the nexitf meeting of the Council. '"I
Councilman Washburne spoke on ~he.need of unifrom rules as adopted
in other 'places to control flying at the Municipal Airport, and moved that such .
" rules b,e adopted. Such motion was seconde1 and duly carried, and the Ci ty Attorney -
,'was directed to prepare an Ordinance to that effect and present it at, the next
i mee ting of the c ounc il. .
A permit was granted to Clara Drury to operate a Romning House at 65
,; We st 8th Street.
;1 The Board of Viewers appoin ted to make a prelimin.ary report of the
,'proposed opening of 14th Avenue from Willamette Street to Olive Street, submitted
their findings, showing that it would cost about $19,000.00 to the City to open
such Street, with a possible deduction of ,$5,000.00 for benefits which might be
'assessed. Uter di scussion, it w~s moved. and unanimously carried that such matter
be indefinitely laid on the table.
The Cit,y Engineer having made and executed his certificate, which'was
duly a tteste.d by :M:ayor Wi J.liamson, appro ve<i the work of S ti.en Bros. in re-surfac i.r:g
the Streets, under Stien Bros.' contract wi th the S. P. Railway Co., and in €on- '
formity with Ordinance No. 6167, such certificate was, on motion, duly approved.
cA pe ti ti on was recei ved from Ro bert Vi. Prescot t, asking that two fi re
'hydrants and certain Street lights be installed in the Streets of Sunset Terraces.
'Su'ch matter was referred to the Fire and Water Committee.
, "The City Recorder stated to the City Council, he has received an
'initiative petition signed by 927 residents vv.ho are certified by W. B. Dillard,
'County Clerk, as being duly registered voters,.'wtlthin the City, initiating an .
Ordinance pe.rmitting the opening and condueting of any Concert, Theater, Theatrical
show, Motion Picture show, Vaudeville show, ,Minstrel show, or 'special exhibition
in the City of Etlgene, on the first day of the week,comrnonly called Sunday, and
,repealing all Ord.inances or parts of Ordinances of the City of Eugene so far as
: the same conflic<6 therewith, and presented the same to the Ci ty Council for its I
liconsideration. Considerable discussion was had thereon, and the City Attorney .
II advised the Council as to the law governi.q.g such ala tters. It was then moved by
IICouncilman Rugh, and seconded by Councilman Monroe, that such Ordinance be ordained,
rland referreq. to ,the people at the November elect~on. Other Councilmen contended
jlit was not necessary to take any action in the matter, as the proposed Ordinance
:iwould be placed on the ballo t anyway. The mot ion was duly put to the C ounci 1 bU
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roilil call, Large, Rugh, Hendershott and Monroe voting aye; Washburne, Lamb,
~cCully, and Reid voting lmy. The vote being a tie, Mayor Williamson voted aye.
I Suc~ motion prevailing, s~id Ordinance was read the first time and being put to ,'t::"
vote by roll cail, the result was the same as the previous balloting. The First 'Q:;
reading mf such Or~ipance not being carried by unanimous consent of all present, ,~ '..,F
such Ordinance was laid over until the next meeting of the Counc~
A communication was received fromL. L. Ray as to the Holeman property
just at the Northwest entrance to the Ci ty, 'asking that some agreement be reached
as to the lien thereon, if the owner of such property is to redeem title thereto,
otherwise offering to let the City take such pro:perty under the lien held thereon.
Such ma tter was referred to the Ci ty At tor ne y for report.
An Ordinance 'levying assessments for paving Lawrence Street l' Dam the
South line of 19th Avenue to the North line of 21st Avenue was read the first time
and lai d over.
An Ordinanc e levying a sse ssment s f or wi dening 'Ele ven th Avenue from
Willame tte Street to Lincoln Street, was read th"e first time and laid over.
.An' Ordinanc.e levy ing a ssessments for pav ing 12th Avenue from the West
line of Olive Street to the East line of Charnel ton Street, was read the first
time and laid over.
Ap Ordinance levying assessments for paving Jackson Street from the Sou. t
line of Eighth Avenue to the North line bf Broadway, was read the first time and
\.. . laid over.
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i -~. An Ordinance levying assessments for p;3.ving the ,,alle'y between Thirteenth
Avenue and Fourteenth Avenue from the East line of Alder Street to the West line
of Kincia,~F Street, was read the fi rst ti me anSl la.:id 0 ve r;
~ Ordinance levying assessments for paving Ninth Avenue from 'the East
line of Tyler Street to the East line of Almaden Street, having been read the
'first time on JUiliy 9', 1928, and notices of protest having been sent by registered
maii, and no protes ts being filed, such Ordinance was read the second time, and
I" passed it.s third reading by ti tle by unanimous consent under suspension of the
fule, and was placed on its final passage. The ~es and nays were called, all,
present voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinanc.e was declared passed and numbered
699;,.
An Ordinance accepting and ratifying the acceptance of the w<btfrk in the
improvement of the Streets of the Ci ty. in covering the street car rails as provided
by the terms of Ordinance No. 6167, and directing the City Engineer to execute a
written acceptance of the work and directing the ~hyor to counter-sign such
acceptance, was read the first time, and passed its::, sec'ond and third readings by
title by unahimous consent under suspension of the rule, and was placed on its fina
passage. The ayes and nays were called"all present vo ting aye, nay,' none. The
Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 6994.
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'I'hree sidewalk assessment Ordinances having been read the first time on
July 9, 1928, and notices of protest having been sent by registered mail, and no
protests being filed, said Ordinances were read the second time, and passed their
third readings by title by unanimous consent under suspension of the rule, and
were placed on their final passage. The ayes and nays were calmed, all present
voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinances were declared passed and numbered 6995 to
6997, both numbers inclusive~
Four sidewalk improvement Ordinances were read the first time, and
passed their second and third readings by title by unanimous consent under suspen..;
sion of the rule, and were placed on their final passage. The ayes and nays were
called, all present voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinances were delcared passed
and numbered 6998 to (/001, both numbers inc'lusi ve. '
An Ordinance for the construction of' a sanitary sewer between Fairmount
Boulevard and Sunset Drive from Sunset Drive to Lot 9, Sunset Terraces, was read
the first time; and passed its second and third readings 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
1 declared passed. and. numbered 7002.
An Ordinance adopting the plans and. specifications of the City Engineer
for the construction of a sewer~etween Fairmount Boulevard. and. Sunset Drive from
Sunset Drive to Lot 9, Sunset Terraces, was read the first time, and passed its
second. and. third readings 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
7003.
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An Ordinance to improve 12th Avenue West from the V~est line of
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..' ~ Ii Charne It on Stree t to the We st line of Polk S tree t, exc luding the block be tween the
~II West, line of Van Buren Street and the Wes~j line of T.)Tler Street by paving the same I
wi th either plain concre te , vibrolithic concrete, or Warrenite-Bitulithic, was read
~ Ii the fir st ti me , and passed its second and third readings by title by unanimous '
con sen t under suspension of the rule, and was plaeed on its f inal ~passage. The
Ii alJes and nays "vere called, all present voting aye, nay, none. The: Ordinance
Ii was declared pa ssed and numbered' 7004. .
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,I \ An Ordinance approving and adopting the plans and specifications of the
.'City .l1ngineer for the :iiml?l'~O\1eiflent of 12th Avenue West from the West line of Charnel-
I ton Street to the West l1'ne of Polk Street;, exc'iliuding' the block between the West
~ line of Van Buren Street and the West line: of Tyler Street, by paving the same with
I "either pl~in concrete, vibrolithic concrete, or Warrenite-Bitulithic, was read
,! the fl rst ti me, nad passed its second and. third reading s by title by unanimous
II consent under suspension of the rule, and vvas placed on its final passage. The
i~ua.Y'es and na.ys were called, all present voting aye, :;,ny, none. The Ordinance was
Ii declared passed andrnlj.mbered ~OO5.
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]iIayor Will iamson spoke on the ne ed of' a hydrant, or some way in which
water can be procured for the protection of the area in the Southeast part ;of the
City below the new water resevoir, to pro teat tha t distric t from fi re s, referring
to the grass fir'e this week, which burned over a large area, and the Recorder was
instructed to notify the Water Board to make such installation.
Councilman Rugh stated the Eugene, Water Board is desirous of having
Eugene: sign a negat i v,e s.rgu.me nt relative to the fish bill wh.Lch will be on the
ballot at the coming election, it effecting the I'v1cKenzie River and the operation
of Eugene Water Board under its new project in that area. The Recorder was instruct - ,
~ " 'ed to sign such argument on behalf of the C i t y to submi t along wi th other C i tie s
': prote sting the ];8 ssage of such bi 11.
On motion, C01.UlCil adjourned until the next regular meeting.
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