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Council Chambers, Eugene, Grego ,
December 23, 1929.
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',;, ..P Council met pursuant to adjournmert of December 9, 1929. There were presen
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.....:~ the Mayor, and all members of the Council except Washburne and Hendershott.
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~ A Commi ttee appeared before, the Council asking permission to' erect a
C\l t.emporar y tabernacle for rel igi ous pUI' po ses at Thi rtee nth and Oli ve Stree ts ,
8,nd a Ie tt er from H. E. Plu!11fuer, Inspector of Build.ings, relating the experience
of the City of Portland in the construction of tabernacles was read. A motion
was made, sec onded , and carried to refer the matte,]:' to the City Planning Commissi n
with power to act subject, however, to the furnishing of an agreement limiting
the use to six months, and the furnishing of a bOild in the sum of $500.00 to
guaran tee the removal of the building after the expiration of its use.
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F. L. Chambers and A. R. Gray appe arecl before the Council and urged the
amendment of theo traffic law to permit thirty minute parking on Willamette street
between Sixth and Seventh Streets.
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Chairman Large of the Finance Co~nittee, to whom was referred the settle-
ment of ~ws. Ida Hosfords claim for personal injury sus tained by falling on a
broken si dewalk , recommended t11a t the claim be settled by the payment of $100.00
to her. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to ad.opt the recommendation and
to draw a war ran t fo l' said amount. The ayes and nays,were called, all c ounci Imen
voting aye, nay, none, absent Washburne and Hendershott.
COUllcilmen Monroe recommended the employmen t, of a sid.ewalk and street
inspector, whose business should be to check up the condition of streets and
sid.ewall{S.
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- Chairman Reid of the Sewer Committee reported bad flood conditions in the
neighborhood of Onyx Stree t and the Masonic Cemetery due to Lnproper drainage.
Engineer Clubb recommended t hat men and teams be er!1ployed to clear the ditch and
malee such alterations in the water course as arrangements with the property
owne r8 will pe l'",ni t . A motion was made, seconded, and carried that the Engineer
be authorized to act in this matter. I
Doctor Fox appeared before the Council with the suggestion that the City
ere ate a City Board. of Health to work in conjunction with the health committee
and Cit,y- Council and in cooperation with the Lane COUllt.)T Health Department, 311d
recommencled that a board should consi st of the City Health Officer as Chairman,
two city doctors, one doctor from the University of Oregon, one dentist, and
one member from SOfi~ civic organization. A motion-was made,.seconded, and
carried, that the Ci ty establish a Board of Health, in line wi th Doctor,Fox's
'I suggesti on and tha t the I\layor appoint its members.-
:1 City Attorne.)T Calkins reported that he had purchaseci from Franlc Tripp Lots
'I 5 & 8, Bloclc 2 of Broadmead Addition in the aviation tract for the sum of $100,
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whi eh amount he had pe rsonally paid. A motion was made, seconded, and carried th t
the Council approve the action of the City Attorney and that a warrant in his
favor be drawn for said amount. The ayes and nays owere called" all councilmen
voting aye, nay, none , absent Washburne and Hendershott. <
City Recorder reported that the City held various liens against Lots 7 & .
8, in Block 1, Lill's Addition, aggregating to the.sum of .;lJl,344.32, and that
to protect these liens he had issued a check on the revolving fund in the sum
of $5100.90 ,b eing the amount of the del inquen t taxes agalns t the se lot s, and had
secured a deed from Lane County to the City. On m0tion the ac twas confirme d by
the Council. 0
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I At this time Councilman Hendershott appeared,in Council.
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A letter from R. VI. Smyth of the State Bank of' Park :Rapids, Minn., represent
ing Mr. H. E. Stevens, was read, cOl1ve,y-ing Mr. Stevens offer to sell the tract of
1311d South of the present Aviation field consisting of about 86 1/3 acres at a
pI' ic e 0 f $150 pe l' acre and an al t ernat eproposi t ion to lease thi s trac t to the Ci t
at an annual rental of ~600. Doctor S. D. Reid stated to the council tha t he hel
an option on this land with a contract and deed in the bank, and that he had in-
I vested a considerable sum in carr.Sling this option and requested that if the C i t y
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:' saw fit to purchase this tract that they purchase from him, so that'he might I
pI' ote ct his inve st ment , and offered to deliver the property to the City for the
same price offered by Mr. Stevens. The Council be ing of the 0 pinion that the re
were no funds availa'bl e for the purcha se of addi t i onal grOllnd and that the City
II was not in a position to accept, any proposition, ordered the proposition laid on
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!! The offer of Henry Nurre to sell to the Ci ty 4t acres to square up the
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'I Nor t he a st corner of the aviation field at a pI' ic e of $500 :per acre was comiilUnicat e
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II to, the council by City Attorne.)l CalJ;;:ins. This offer was also laid on the table.
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i[ City Attorney Calkins stated that he had prepared an ordinance and charter
II amenclme nt on the subject of restriction bf dogs running at large, but that in
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his opinion it would 'l;J8 necessary ei ther for the council to endorse the measure
for submission or for the ma tter to come before the council in the shape of a
voters petition. Councilm311 Hendershott moved that the City drop the consideration
I of a dog ordinance, and the motion was seconded and carried.
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Ci ty Engineer Clubb rer>or ted the sidewalk of A. G. Enright, construe ted by ~
ordinance no. 2700, had been construe ted by a contrac tor hired by the property ,;~
oVlJ.n.er without the City inspection, and on the basis of this report was on motion "::
ordered that the protest of Mr. Enright in connection with the payment of his fJ:
assessment be denied.
Tvlr. Clubb also reported that the repair bill of $8.25, which Walter Zarewski
had presented to the council, had been incurred because of a clogged condition
of the main line of the Ci ty sewer. A motion was made and seconded that a warrant
be (~awn in favor of Mr. Zarewski for $8.25. The ayes and nays were called, all
councilmen present voting aye, nay, none, absent Washburne.
A communication from the Eugene Milk Producers Assn., expreSSing approval
of the cities enforcement of the milk ordinance and assuring their cooperation with
the milk inspector, was read and placed on file.
The recorder was instructed to get prices for various parking signs required
under the new traffic law.
A comnmnica t i on from Ge orge O. Goodall, que st ioning the legali ty of the
assessment against Lot 12, Block 2, Agate Plat, for seVifer construction, was read
and placed on file.
Chairman of Street Co~nittee recommended the purchase of a paving cutting
machine, 311d on mot ion it was ordered that t he purchase "be authorize d at $195,
and a purchase order be issued b~T the 1" ecorder.
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The monthly report of the Eugene Public Library was placed on file.
Applications for rooming permits of Clarence H. Preston for the Central
Hotel, ancl 1Tae Urick at 57'~ West Sixth Ave. with the O. K. of the Chief of Police,
were ordered granted.
I A petition was presented for the construction of a sidewalk on the West side
of Aga te Stree t be tween 24th &: 25th Avenues. Chairman Lamb 0 f the S tree t commi t tee
recommended that the sidewalk be constructed, but that the same should be con-
structed on the East side of said street, that side being built up 'vvith residences.
A mo tion was made, seconded, and carried tha t a walk be constructed and that
ordinances be .prepared therefor.
l\Ir. Roy H. Hewi tt ap,peared before the Council311d stated that he had no
objections to the ordinance levying assessments for reassessing the paving of a
portion of Villard Street from Franklin Boulevard to 19th Avenue and withdrew any
o'bjections thereto. The o'bjections of M. B. Gilmore and J. M. Devers, having been
duly considered, a motion was made, seconded and carried that said objections be
denied. ,Whereon the ordinance was read the second and third time and placed upon
its fInal passage. The ayes and nays were called, all councilmen voting aye, nay,
none, absent Washburne. The Ordinance was declared passed g.nd numbered 7711.
Sixteen sidevvalk Assessment Ordinances, having 'been read the first time on
December 9, 1929, and registered notices for protest having 'been sent, and now no
pI' ote st sbe ing rece i ve d, said ordi Dance s were read the see ond 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 called, all
councilmen voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinances were declal"ed passed, and
numbered from 7712 to 7727 ,both numbers inclusive.
An Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of $137,048.96 of Improvement
Bonds of the City of Eugene, Oregon, and directing that they be advertised for
sale, all in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XV of Title XXVII, of the
Oregon Laws, commonly known as the TlBancroft Bonding Act." was read the first time,
and passed its second and thi1"d readings by title by unanimous consent under sus-
pension of the rule, and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were
called, all Councilmen votin€; aye, nay, none, absent Washburne. The Ordinance was
declared passed and numbered 7728.
I An Ordinance reassessing the paving on the abutting property for the paving
of Madison Street from the South line of 8th Avenue to the North line of West
Broadway in the City of Eugene, Oregon, and fixing a time and place for the hearing
of objections and cUrecting the giving of notice, was read the first time, and
passed its second and third readings 'by title by unanimous consent under suspension
of the rule, and W0S placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called,
all Councilmen vo ting aye, nay, none, ab sent Washburne. The Ordinance was declared
passed aild numbered 7729.
A resolution, conveying the City of ~tlgene's deepest sympathy to the family
of Governor I. L. Patterson, was adopted, and the following is a copy:
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RESOLUTION
Whereas" On Saturday, December 21Et, 1929, His Excellency, Governor I
~I Isaac L. Patterson, departed this life, and
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"b:\l Whereas it as the Chief Execut ive of the State of Oregon, his life and work
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and influence became int erwoven wi th the welfare and destiny of every section
of thi s great Commonwealth, and
Where as" the City of Eugene, as aD integral part of a great state has
il derived. its proportiopate benefit from his splendid executive a1Jility, from the
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inspiration of his untiring devotion to the Public Welfare, and from the influenc
of his splendi.d character and high ideals of service,
NOW THEEEFORE., be it re solved, that while we bow to ljhe Decree of an all
wise Providence, we deplore the removal from our State of a beloved Governor
from our ci ti zenl",Il of an outs tandi ng example of honor and integrity and high
ideals, and f r'om our own municipali ty the loss of an able pub Ii c official who
gave careful thought and undiscriminating considel"ation to the problems of every
section of the State. 0
Be it fl..:u'ther resolved that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of
this meeting and that we convey to the family of the departed our deepest
s.lmpathy in this hour of their great bereavement. I
Adopted December 23, 1929.
,I Attest: R. S. Bryson, H. E. Wilder,
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Recorde r. :Mayor.
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Ii A representative of the General Petroleum Company presented the reQuest
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of Frank Gi bb s for the ins talla ti on of a gasoline t 311lc, 120 gallon capac i ty,
I st Fourth and Willamette Streets, and on motion the request was referred to the
II Fire and Water and Street Committees with power to act.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
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I, R. S. Bryson,
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