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Home My WebLink About07/22/1929 Meeting r222 - ~-~ - ~-:-:-=~==------=~~__'_"_____'__'O ___~__.~~~_____~.___.~..~ . ..~ ~-- --- _.- -- -" - - ~'"'-~.~- - - - - -, - --. - --- -- - _n _ ... ._ .___.,-, __n._ ~,c_ -- -. . ._- - r Council Chambers, Eu gene, Oregon. I :-~~ July 22, 1929. fJd ~! I\l1inutes of the adjourned meeting of the Common Council, mld at I II the hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M. on July 22nd, 192.9. There were present Mayor H. E. Wilder, and all members of the Council. Meeting called to order by the Mayor. A representative of the Neon Sign 00. asked permipsion to erect 11 a neon sign extending beyond the sidewalk line at 4th and Blair Streets, and 11 the Fire & Water Committee having previously investigated this request, Chairman Hendershott moved tr~t the requE~st be granted. Motion was seconded and carried. Chairman Washburne of the Judiciary COIfIDli ttee presented to the Council the request of J. S. MagladrY,Ghairman of the Industrial Parade of the Sunset Trail Pageant, inviting the members of the City Council to ride in the parade, and requestingc:the Council to enter the fire apparatus in the parade with proper decorations, and reciting the route of the parade through the Streets of the City and requesting proper traffic control for the parade route. On motion the Gouncil accepted the invi tation to enter the parade and ordered the requests of the letter granted. ~rhe matter of purchase of hay for the animals in Hendrick's Park was considered, and a motion was made and seconded ^ tha t the Park Tender be instructed to reduce the number of elk by four head, leaving four head, which is deemed sufficient. It was also ordered tha t the ParI\: 1'ender permi t campers to enter the Riverview Park during the~time of the Sunset Trail Pageant, and that gener- alley the attitude of the City toward visitors be one of. hospitallty, and that all drastic enforcement of regulations be suspended during the Pageant. C ha i rman Lar ge of the Finan ce Commi. ttee recommended to the I Council that the present license fee for c ircus8 s be amended by fixing th 13 maximum charge for one daY:~Js showing a t ~i;200. 00, the car basis rates to remain as they now are up to that amount. Motion was made, seconded, and carried that the Ordinance be amended in accordance with such recoTIllnendation. ehairman Lamb of the Street Committee moved that parking. on East Broadway between Hillyard and .l!'ranklin Streets be prohibited. The motion was seconded and carried. Councilman'Lamb also recommended that a warrant on the Dist.r.i. ct Improvement Fund for the opening of Almaden Street be issued in t he sum of $25.00, in favor of Mrs. Florence Stevens, and settlement of all claims be relinquished by her, and the proper adjustment of the lien on this account be entered of record. Chairman Hendershott of the Fire & Water Commi ttee moved that an addi t iorti light be installed at the swimming pool at Ri verview .Park. The mption was seconded and carried. 'Jlhe question of licenses imposed by the State Law upon dogs already licensed by the City was discussed, but no action taken. Chairman Zumwalt of the Health Committee reported that lvII'S. 01'1' is operating an Auto Camp Ground in the Fairmount district. Motion was made, seconded, and carried that the Ordinance on this subject be enforced. , ,I The Health Committee also repcrted that Mr. arill Mrs. Robertson were operating the Rest Cottage. Upon the suggestion of Councilman Lamb, the Felice were directed to check on the matter of violations of City Ordinance by installation of gas pumps or oil barrels on the curbing and parking in the City. Councilman Large moved that City e~ployees be all allowed a half I holiday on Friday afternoon on account of the Pageant. The Finance Committee recommended the following estimates be paid: Estima te of Stien Bros. for the paving of Kincaid Street from 13th Avenue to the South line of Kincaid Addition: $12,186.79 Estima te of Stien Bros. for the paving of the alley --- be tween Oale and Pearl Sts. fro m 5th to 6th Avenues: 1,441.21 ~ 2~ - -- ~_ - - _-0 Estimate of Peter A. Nelson for the construction I of a sewer in the alley between Oak and Pearl .~ Streets from 16th to 17th Avenues: 70.ili5 ~~; Estimate of Stien Bros. for the pan ng of High ' ~~ Street from 16th to 19th Avenues: 9,847.40 Estimate of Stien Bros. for the paving of Pearl , Street, from 3rd to 4th Avenues: 3,488.85. On motion the recommendation of the Finance Commi ttee was unanimous , , ly adopted. A petition for the paving of 2nd Street from Bla ir Boulevard West to the City Limits was considered, and a motion was ~ade, seconded, and carried that the petition be granted on the basis that the City shall pay 20% of the cost of the project in addi tion to their ordinary proporti on. A petition for the paving of the alleys between 5th and 7th Avenues, and Oli ve . and Crn rnel ton Stree ts was read, and a mot ion ITa de, secord ed, and carried to grant the petition. Petition of Fred Hydorn to conduct a card room in the basement of the Cooper BuiJding at 10th and Oak Streets, w~s on motion granted. T~e Recorder submitted a gene~ report for the first half of 1~29 which was read and placed on file. An Ordinance levying assessments for the co nstru cti on 101' a sewer in the alley be tween Oal{: and Pearl Streets from 16th Avenue to a point 134 feet South of 16th Avenue in the City of .i.!;ugene}, Lane County, Oregon, having been read the first time on July 8, 1929, and registered notices for protest havi ng been sent, and now no protests being received, said ordinance was read the second time, and passed its third reading by title by unanimous consent under I sus-pension of the rule and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all ~ouncilmen'voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 7509. An Ordinance levying assessments for paving Kincaid Street fDm 13th Avenue to the South'line of Kincaid Addition in the City of Lugene, Lane County, Oregon, having been read the first time on July 8, 1929, and registered notices for protest having been sent, and now no protests being received, said ordinance was read the secoIld time, and passed its third reading by title by unanimous consent unde:r suspension of the rule, and was placed on its final passage. ~he ayes and nays were called, all Councilmen voting aye, nay, none. The Urdinance was declared passed and numbered 7510. Nine sidewalk Assesffioont Ordinances, having been read the first time on July 8, 1929, and registered notices for protest having been sent,and now no protests being received, 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 calle 9-, all Councilmen voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinances were declared passed, and numbered from 7511 to 7519, both numbers inclusive. Councilman Washburne moved that the contractors for the in$tall- ation of the ornamental Street' lighting system be granted permission to remove any trees, if it should be found necessary to do so, in order to properly in- stall the lighting system on West lOth Street. Councilman Monroe suggested that all business houses should see that signs are properly lighted during the Pageant. The suggestion met with the approval of the Council. A motion was made by Counc ilman Washburne the. t the City Epgineer and Street Con@ittee be authorized to act with reference to widening tl~ East side of Charnel ton Street between Broadway and lOth Avenue. The motion was I seconded and carried. A representative of the Electric Porducts Co. expressed a desire to submit figures on the instalJation of the Claude Neon Lighting system for the airport boundary lights. The matter was referred to the Fire & Water Corrmlit tee. On motion, Co~ncil adjourned. R. S. Bryson, City Recorder. i ~