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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/07/1929 Meeting r146 1 ~'tl <'~~:'. .:.......f" .. -I!"'-"". Cou..nall Chambers, Eugene, Oregon. January 7, 1929. Coun(~il me t pursuan t to adjourJ1ffie.mt of Deaember26, 1928, and was aalled to order by Mayor Williamson. ~here wero present, all Counoilmen exaept MoCully, Washburne, and Rug-h. ' " I . "'" ....... ~I or.., I I I ~ I II \; II ,I II II I i Faur Ol'd..lnan-oes providing far 1;he levying af ss.sasements for the COllS- truetion of a :3idewalk on the West side of Mill Street between 18th at!l:dl9th . Avenues, were ,read the first time and laId over. e An, Ordinanoe Ie vying assessment s for the aonstruati on of a sewer in the alley between High Street and Mill Stree1i from 14th Avenue to 18th Avenue t wi th laterals, in the City of Eugene, O.l?egon, having been read the first time on Deoember 26, 1928, and registered notioes for protest having been sent, and no protests being received, said ordinanoe was read the second time, andpassed it's third reading by title by unanimous oonsont under suspeasio,n of the rule, and. was' placed on its final passage. The ayes a.nd nays were called, all present voting aye, nay, none ,j absent and aot voting, MCICully, Washburne, and Rugh. The Ordin-~ ance was deelat~ed passed and numbered 7245. 'Twenty-five sidewalk Improvement Ordinances were each readseparatel:y and passed thelr second and third readings by title by unanimous c,onsent under suspension of t,he rL..le, and were placed on their fi.nal 'passlSl.,ge.The ayes, and nays were called, all,l present voting aye, nay" none, abs.8.at and not vqting, McCully, ' Washburne, and Rugh. The O,rdinances were, declared passed, and nq.mbered consecutive- ly from 7246 to 7270, both numbers inclus i've. An O,rdinance to lvacate the allety between Lots 1 a.tld 2, Block 6, Sladden's, Third Ad.d.ition to Eugene, Oregon, was read the first time, and passed its seoond and third readings by t~ tIe by u..na.aimous~,consent under sus.PE~ns ion of the rule, and was plaoed on ~ts final passage. The EWes a4d.!laYs werl~ called, all present voting aye, nay, nane, absent and aot vot;ing, McCUlly, Washbur.qe, and Rugh. The Ordinance was cleclared passed, and numbered '7271. The following Resolutien was read: ,I ' , RES 0 L UTI 0 N IN THE MATTER OF THE WIDE,NING OF RAIL110AD BOULEVARD FROM VAN BUREN STREET TO RIVER ROAD, IN EUGENE, LANE COUN~r~ OREGON: . . Whereas, tl:;le Gommon.Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, by Ordinano'6t No. 7229, passed December 10, 1928, and ap i:U:'oved by the Mayor on said alay, did adopt and approve the report of the Yie'wers filed with the City Recorder on the 13th day of November, 1928, ;in. the matter of of the widening Railroad Bouleva.rd from Van Buren Street to River Road in the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and , ' vVhereas, more than twenty days have elapsed since the adoption ot said Ordinance, and no appeal having been taken thE~re:from as provided ~ i by law or ortherwise wi thin said time or at all, now, 1~ere fore, BE IT RESOIDVED, by the Common. Council of the City of Eugene, that the follewing are ,the names of owners, descriptions of property, and amoun.t of' damages assessed as oontained in the rel?prt of sald Viewers end adopted by said Ordinanoe No. 7229: I II ,I Ii !I II \1 Ii 'I I II II ~I! :".141 I City of Eugese Beginning at ai point on the West line of Grand Street, eighty (80) feet South of the Northeast corner of Lot 1, Fosters Additios; running thence South to the North line of Railroad Boulevard, thence Northwesterly along the North line of' Railroad Boulevard to the West line of Lot I, Fos ters Addition; thence North seven (7) feet, thence Southe~6terly'para.l!.lelto and five (5) feet from the North 'line of Railroad Boulevard to the place of beginn- ing. $28.85. SARAH A. MA THEWS Beginning at the intersection of the East line of Lot 26, Mathews Park 'addition and the North line of Railroad Boulevard running thence Northwesterly along the North line of Railroad Boulevard to the East line of Polk Street, thence North eight (8) feet, thence Southeasterly parallel' to and. five (5) feet f rom the North line of Railroad Boulevard to the East of Lot 26, Mathews Park Addition, , thence South to the place of beginning. ' $59.85. f- ~ ~- '-- :;::.~ ""-':~ I. F. ,E. HARRIS Beginning at the interseation of the West line of Polk Street with the North line of Railroad Boulevard running then~e Northwesterly along the Northerly line of Railroad Boulevard to 'the North line of Lot 27, Mathews Park Addition thence East'Nine (9) feet, thence Southeasterly parallel to and fi ve feet from the Northerly line of Railroad Boulevard t,o the West line of Polk Street, thence South to the "place of beginning. ' $76~92. SARAH A. MATHEWS Beginning a t the in tersedtion of the North line of Railroad Boulevard with the South line of Lot 30 Mathews Park Addition, running thence Northwesterly along the' Northerly line of Railroad Boulevard to the South line of Cross Avenue, thence East along the South line of' Cross Avenue, Nine feet (9), thence Southeaste.r13 parallel to andfive (5) feet from the Northerly, line of Hailr i!lad Boulevard to the South line of Lot 30, Mat hews Park Addition, thence West to the place of beginning. $60.27. A. W'. AND R. vV. STIEN Beginning at the intersection of the Northerly line of RailroaA Boulevard with the North line of Cross Avenue and running thence Northwesterly along the liortherly line of Railread Boule vard as now established and laid out to the East line of River Road, theooe North along the East line of ,the River Road (15) feet thence SOlltheasterly ];arallel to and five f'eet from the Nertherly line of Railroad Boulevard as at present established am laid out ta thelJ:d,r:J:zh .bfhe)",Q:f,,;:,Cr.,o:%S Avenue, thence West to the $59~55. place of beginning. and 'that all the proce,edings he rein are hereby ,ratified, approved, and confinned, and said premises above described are appropriated for Street purposes in the ala tter of the widening of said Ra ilroad BOUlevard, am the City Recorder is hereby directed to draw warrants upon the General Fund in favor of the respe'ctive owners above named, for the several I amounts of damages sustained by them in themtte11' of the widening of said Street as set forth in said Viewers report and said Ordinanee No. 7229 and in this Resolution. 1=> Passed by the Common Council this 7 th day of January, ,1929. R. S. BrysoLl. City Recorder. :ipproved by the Mayor this 7 th day of Jaauar y, 192~. H. E. ,,Wilder, Mayor. (SEAL) The as-es and nays were calla:d, a.1l.1present voting aye. nas-, none, absent and not ~ 148 ___.~ ~_ . __.__~__ _ ____ _____~~~_.__.____.___ _ _.~~_ ~ ______ _ _." ____ _ _ _~ 'U _ __ _~~__~___~~______~~~ --------- -..~--- -~.--~-- - ---. .~--- - - Ii -.' II' , ~ I II '.- Ii '~:I ~ or-, ~._~------ - .- --- -.~-- -- -.- -- -- - - --. ---- .- - . < - --, -_. -- - '- McCully, Washbu~e, and Rugh. The Resolution was declared passed. Attent ien was calle,d to the failure of f(Ormer Recorder, Gee. A. Gilmore to attest the passage of Ordinances No. 7229, 7230, 7231, and 7232, and ~ motien was made, seconded, and aarried, tha:tthe present Recorder emter his attest upan sai d 0 rdinanc e s . I City At torney Calkins reported wi th reference to 1~e sale of certain property ~() Mr. Harmon, that he had investigated. the tax sitiuation and reeommended that the City Hecorder dr.aw a warrant in P83ment of the amount assessed on the ' tax rolls for t,he ye ar s 1924 and 1925, afld that the amount on the tax rolls for the years 1926 and 1927 be paid by the pur.chaser. Such recommendation was unallimou - lyadopt,ed. A let,ter fr0m the Hobi Airway Co. assuring future attention te reports to the City und,er the contract, was read and fiJ&d. Ci ty Attorney Calkins explained t a the Council the', preseat status of the suit s f iJa:,d agains t the C it.y on account of alleged damage sat the Polk Street Sewer Outlet, and the probable legal position of the City a.nd claimants, and stated to the Council that the pailties invelved in all the four suits entered against the City had agreed to settle for a to~al amount of $1,000.00, and that the Centraotor, Mr. Harmon, had agreed to contribute $200.00'of this amount if the City would pay the other $800.00. A motion'was made and se<:londed that the CGuneil' adopt the basis of settlement suggestedoy t,he City AttorneJr, and that said Attarney be instructed to procure releases from all tre part;ies involved in the;, said suits, ana, that the Reciorder be hereby instructed to draw warrants in favor of' the City Attomey to ,cover the a"lllOunt to be paid by the City in effecting such settlement. Thea.}lSs and nays were oalled, Csuncilmen vo'ti.ng aye, five , nay, none, absent and not voting, McCully, Washburne" and Rugh. The following bills as herein set forth at the close of the minutes were recommended. for pagl11ent by the Finan,~e GJommittee, and t;he motion was made and secanded that the same by allowed and warrants drawn inIByment thereof. The' aye,s and na'ys were calle;d, Councilmen voting aye, five, nay, none. Absent and AOt voting, McCully, Washburne, and Rugh. At this time Mayor Williamson called before the Council Mayor Elect Wilder, and presented him ta the ,Council, extending also hiB best wishes for a suooessful administration, and Mayor WIlder was duly sworn and installed in the Offie e of Mayor. The follawing Councilmen Elect were duly sworn and installed in their respective Offices as COUlloilmen: E. W. Zumwalt, George Simon, E. Large, Fred E. Lamb, and A. A. Reid. Mayor Wilder addressed the Council briefly as to his polic ie s ani plans for the ensuing year. 1 The Council nominated and elected R. S. Bryson to the office of City Recorder to 1"i11 the vaesncy for the unexpired term of two .\rears occasioned by the death of Recorder Elect, George A. Gilmore. The following Re solu tion of respec t was read and unanimously adopt ed by the ~ayor and C ounci 1: RES 0 L UTI 0 N VlHEHEA.S, Geo. A. Gilmore, City Recorder of the City of Eugene, died on December 21, 1928, and V~EAS~ Mr., Gilmofe was known to us all as a man of upright moral chara.cter and a citizen of the highest standards, and WHEREAS, as a public of'ficial Mr. Gilmore was a capable, efflicient, a.nd 105al officer of' the City elf EUgene, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Eugene, that we deplore the loss to the: City in the death of Mr. Gilmore, and our own loss of a personal fr iend and assocI iat e, and that we express to the f'~nily of the d.eparted our deep L'egre.t and sympathy iLl their great bereavement. A mot,ion was made, seconded, and earried, that the City Council extend to the re tirin~; Mayor, A. L. Williamso.n, a vote of sincere appreQia t ion and thanks for his fai thful and efficient se.rviees on behalf of the CUy of Eugene, and the assurance of the ir good w isba s for his future success. At this t iaie, Mayor Wilder, anmed the fallowing Council Commi ttees am Commissions :Cor approval: 1 ~ I I I - --.. - .-. -~~- JUDICIARY , C. ~. Washburne A. A. Reid E. Large FIRE AND WATER 'Arthur Hendershott C. G. Washlnrne l!:. Large SEVIER A. A. Reidi. Bred E. Lamb Ge0. W'. Monroe FINANCE STREET E ~ Large Arthur Hendershott E. W. Zumwalt HEALTH Fred E.Lamb Gee. W. Monro e Bes. .A.. Simon. PRINT lID E. W. Zumwalt ,A~ A'. Reid C. G.Vlashburne POLICE Ge c. .A.. Simon Arthur Hendershott E. W. Zumwalt Geo. W. Monroe Fred E. Lamb George A. Simon BOXING COMMISSION (1 YEAR) R. S. Babh, Chairman S. .Me Kerron Harry Powell Wal tel' Val en tine :Fred Gerot LIBRARY BOARD Ahne E. Whiteaker B. B. Brundage A. T. Gockerline Mrs. S. D. Allen E. O. Pot tel' Jan, 1930 ;', ::::::. Jan, 1931 Jan, 1932 ,Jan, 1933 Jan, 1933 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION H. E. Wilder, Ex-Officio ~hairman Frank Jenkins W. R. B. Wilcox Edith K. Chambers E. O. Potter R. W. Prese ot t Moselle Hai I' w. C. Clubb S. M. Calkins H. B. Ruth Jan 1930 Jan 1930 Jan 193m Jan 1932 Jaa 1933 Jan 1933 Jan 1932 PARK BOARD F. M. Wilkins, Chairmaa Alton Hampton Darwin Bristow F. N. MeAlister C. G. Washburne PLAYGOURND COMMISSION Mrs. A. R. pa:'ri$ .A. Hendershott Emma Waterman Francis Baker Frank Ray Eddy '~f4~ ......... """,. ~ ;~ ;'1;:. r-..... Jan.. 1933 Jan. 193,0 Jan. 193'1 Jan, 1932, Jan. 1933 d Jan. 1930' Jan. .1;931 Jan. 1932 Jan. 1933 Jan. 1934 A motion was made. seconded and Cla.rried that all said apoinliments be eonf il'med. Mayor Wilder then designated the follow~og appointments of City Offieers and Employees togethel'with the salaries proposed to be allowea: ATTORNEY S. M. Calkins RECORDER'S OFFICE R.S. Br.Y8 on John Fields, Bkkr. TREASURER Fred Wentowrth EnGINEER'S DEPr w. C. Clubb Frank Semon $160.00 $170.00 15 0 .00 $160.00 $2.700.00 2,400.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT , J.. F. S trai t t Chi ef Elmer Willi am, Cap. Elmer Geiger Jerry Hoyt Frank Cronil!l Elta Pollett (Traffic Officers) Delbert, Farrow Arthur Cur ria (POlice Matron) Mrs. M. S. Ady $160.00 135.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 160.00 145.00 135;.00 ~ 150 ,~ I ,I I I 7:: I "01 -""'~.l- ii' l.f:) i i T""'\: ': FIRE DEPARTMEN! W. E. Nusbaum, Chief Ray Hicks, Asst. .. Floyd Joru1son, Cap~ Henry Weber J. O. Bristol HO/Jler Middlesworth Cyril Ball Lee Loehr Jaak Haye s D. ,C., BO.Y-d F. M. Bloomfield STREET DEPARTlvffi::NT $160.00 140.00 125.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 100~00 100.00 95.00 95.00 c. A. .Le Van, C orrun. Will Jones Winfred Mullins Claude Jackson Geo. Bond Chas. Westro,e Aaron Campbell Everett Alford G'. R. Frey J.. G'. Good $150.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 1 PARKS DEPARTMENT SEWEH \DEP.ARTME~T John Alford, t.I'ender R. C. ,Powell, Asst. $115.00 100.00 B. H. Parker Superintendon t $150.00 HEALTH OFFIC EH T. C. DeVaney Avia tion Tender , 25.00 s. M. Kerron $ 50.00 Eh~LOY}J~NT AGENCY JANITOR F. L. Armitage $ 50.00. . D. C'. Boyd $100.00 Motion was made ana seconded that all the foregoing appointments of the Mayor be confirmed by the Council, and that the salaries as to all persons designated in the ,foregokng list be confirmed and allowed by the Council, and that t:oo Recol'd.er be instructed to draw warrants in payment of the respective salaries as therein designated, for each month that such employees may be enti t- led to the Sa!lle, without further order of the Council. The ayes and nays were called~ Counci.lmen veting aye, seven; na.y, none; absent and. not voting, WashbUrne. Report!:1 of the following Officers were preseil.iled to the Council aLld order- ed placed on rile: ., , M.rs. M. S. Ady, Police Matron, WI H. Alexander" Building Inspec tor, , WI' C. Clubb, City Engineer, Report of receipts o~ Recorder's Office, Q.uarterly report of the Milk & Meat Inspector, L. G. Helterline. The Finance Committee recommended that the City Recorder advertise for bids for auditiing t,he City books, and on motion, it was so .ordered. Applica t ion for a license to 0 per'at e the New York Rooms, appro vadz;by the Chief of Police, was on motion, granted. I Applica tion of Glenn L. Mack for a Dance Hall and Skat ing Rink License was considerecl, and a motion' was made, secGnded, and carri~~d that the license be granted with a provisiCDn incorpora.,ted th'erein, that the license shall not be eonstrued as I>ermi tting the operat ion tbe reunde r on any SUI.1day. The Treasurer's Bond was presented under the signature of the National Surety Co. ancL countel"signed b.\l J. J. Kirchoff, Resident Agent, and action thereon deferl~ed to determine whether the Bond may not be written by a resident of the ~ity of Eugene. The Reclorder advised that the OrcUna.n.ce No. 7241 had been returned by Ma-yor',William~)Qn wi tbout his a.pproval, B,nd the 8ubje'ct matter of the Ordinance was referred to the Judiciary Committee togetherwith the City Attorney with a vi.aw to re-draftillg the subje c t matter in an new Ordin,"tnoe to be pre sen ted t G the C ouno il. A"petitiion for a Street Light at the corner o"f Second Avenue 'and Mill Street, an4 a petition for a Str~ Light at the Southe end of SylvmStreet in Kincaid Park~,twere' read snd referred to the Fire & Water Committee, ani the Eu,gene Wa tel' Board,., I ~ 1';5~ I A petit ien for a s~deWalk acrQS s the Sou the I'n :Pacific right of way an the East side of CQlumbia Street was read, and the subject of discussion enlarged to a consideratiQn of also a .sidewalk crossing over' the Southern P~cific right of way on Columbia Street, and the installtion 0]," Railroad danger s~gnalsat both these Streets at the SQuthern Pacific intersection, and the RecQrder was instructe .....,... to take up the matter with Mr. E. L. King, the Gounthern Pacific Superintendent wi th a vi ew to obtaining 1'e lief on' the se ma t ters. ....... ,J".~ ,~ " A QomtnULlio,atiem from D. R. Hill effering a com.:p.rehe\iJi~ive suggestion as to traffic routing and plat was read and placed on file. The following are bills as allowed by the Council: L. P. Harm.on MAIN TRUNK SEWER F1JND $338.38 DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUND Edgar Read $159.00 ,Ha.rgreaves & Lindsay $ 52.25 GENERAL BOND INTEREST FUND F. Wentworth, Treas. $100.00 F. Wentwarth, Tre as . F. Wentworth, Trea s. 150.00 F. Wentworth, T re as. F. Wentworth, Treas. 833.75 F. Wentworth, ,Treas. F. Wen two rth, Treas. 275.00 $270.00 '562.50 4,375.00 IlVIPROVEMB;:NT BOND IN~EREST FUND F. Wentworbh, Treas. $5,340.12 '..' , I:NTERSECTION FUND I E:.llVleiitworth, Treas. $.il,3!l3.99 ,Lane County, SPECIAL ROAD AND STREET 34.00 GENERAL FUND 1 Eugene Water Board $ 15.00 Eugene Sand & Gravel Co~ 77.00 Am. LaFrance & Foamite Ind. 7,400.00 Guard Publishing Co. 3.30 Irwin Hodson Co. 17.20 C.resseys '10.51 Coe Stationery 06. 5.80 F. Wentworth, Treas. 70.99 Frederick Post Co.l ~32 Paragon Revolute 0.'0. 10.05 Portland Blue Print Go. 8.93 Eugene Vulcanizing '~'iorks .50 Jake Dawson 156.00 Henry Peroni 117.84 Don De~eraux 104.75 C. D. Farmer 35.00 George Wood 131.69 George DeVaney 130.94 C. E. Mercer 182.00 Grant .McClure 156.00 Bethel E. Clubb 90.00 Kuykendahl Drug, Co. 38.58 Mountain States power Co.12.33 Eugene Steam Laundry 10.30 Brake1 White Co. 7.18 Fosters Grocery 2.00 Dale Crone I' 13.50 Black & White Cab 00. 7.50 F. M.Bloomfie~ 95.00 C. R. Blankenship 87.60 R. CrQwell 85.78 McMorran & Washburne 28.50 Vel tum & GlOW Mfg. eo. diCO.OO Preston & Hale 1.85 Associated Oil Co. 20.00 Manerud Huntington FUel Co. 15.00 Kratz Sign Co. 2.00 Gla!'ke Electric Co. 19.25 , ' ' \ West~rn Union Telegnaph Co. 13.45 W.B. GladstolJ.:ll;; 2.42 Claude Romaine 133.34 H. C. Keeney 125.00 Ifl1per ial Luneh 32.4,0 Office Machinery & Supply Co. 62.00 Lane Aubo^Co. 5.80 Lane Auto Co. 11.68 Ludford's ' .75 J. S. Geod 100.00 Geo. F. Brent 42.03 A. C. Mathews 2.00 A. C. Haag & Co. 134.100 Uaion Oil Co. 9.75 Shell Oil Go. 2.83 Nordling Parts Co. _,,3.72' Tensile Steal Go. 102.24 Twin Oaks L~er Co.. ~.80 L. T. Jaokson Motor Service 5~OO G. H. Tripp 2.00 Rainier Fual Co. 8.00 PCi>rtla.nd Oxygen & Hydrogen (b. ' 4.67 Eugene Storage Battery Co. 41.50 B. & M. Tire Co.' 33.20 G~nne t t Mo tor Co. - '3.97 R. M. Hollingshead Co. 22.32 Lan.eHardware Co. 166.54 ~ugene Planing Mill OlD. 1.50 Hargreaves & Lindsay 190.00 Ore gon Machine ry & Su'pply Co .254.24 Sigwart Electrioal Co. 5.00 ~ 152 1;-, ~'----- ,'--,---- ._._..~" ---- --~-----~--==.=-- .-.-.-.. ~- --. _. . .~- ~._- . -_.--- ;~ I .. ..~ , .;;.:.'...~ C\) L":) 'I"""l ;; I I ~!1 15~ I Eugene Foundry Co. G. Baurer Geo. W.Graham C en tr'al He a t ing Co. Haskell's . Valley PrintingCol w. N. Turner. State Ind. Aea. Comm ~ugene Public Library Eugene Publio Library Cha~~ Gardens ' University Florist H. H. Foske tt - 6.00 2.50 12&.00 53.63 ,-50 2.50 52.00 104.45 3.58.31 458.33 11.50 5.00 45.00 Van's Distributing Co. Pac. Telephone & Teleg. Co. Howard Cooper Corporatioa Eugene ,Water Board Eugene Vva tel' Baa I'd Eugene Water Board R. A. Babb Hardwar~ Co. S. B. Finegan - Sweet Drain Auto Co. Western Auto Cupply Co. Bettis & Wyatt Williamson & Go. Eugene Sand & Gravel Co. Eugene Book Store Co. Carlson & Hatton Register Publishing Co. J. W. Q.uackenbush & Son F. Wentworth, Treas. E. C. Simmons Co. Bhase & Co. Central Heating Co. Eugene Wat~r Board Hendershotts Gun Store L. P. Harmon Sarah A. Mathews F. E. Harris Sarah A. Ma thews A. W. and R. W. Stien .,. On motion_ Council ad~ourned. I ", I R. S. Bryso.q.~ \ I' City Recorder. 195.00 20175 326.50 836.51 950.00 700~00 1.20 6.25 48.55 18.96 8.12 '2:f.65 86.60 4.50 18.66 12'7.10 14.95 60.63 36.22 7.15 39.30 26.84 6.08 94 . 34 59.85 7t> .9 Z 60.27 59.55 C'l~ Lr; ~ ~.r~: c~~~ ,...--;~ ~