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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/26/1930 Meeting '32~ I Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon, Ma y 2 6 , 19 30 . Minu te s of the adj ourne d meet ing of the Common Council, held at the hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M., on May 26, 1930. There were present Mayor Wilder- and all members of the Council except Simon, Washburne, and ZUffi\ival t. Meeting called to order by the Rfuyor. ;,...M ~~ ~ !:" ~.~ Bids for the P~ving of between Oak and Pearl Stree ts Oscar Snow Stien Bros. Hargreaves & Lindsay Chairman L~nb of the Street Snow in accordance with his the alleys between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues and were opened and read as follows: $2,569.85 2,766.25 2 , 666 . 55 Committee moved that the contract be awarded to Oscar bid, and the motion was seconded and carried. A 1~. J. L. LeMaster of Corvallis, appearing for three students who desired to open a Tom Thurhq Golf Course, asked what wouid' be the atti tude of operating on Sundays. He was advised that the Sunday Ordinance prohibited Sunday amusements of this character. 1~. Worden from the Federal Prohibition Office asked the council to revoke the license of the Robt. E. Lee Taxi Company. Some di fferent angle s of the si tua- tion was discussed, and no action was tillcen. The matter of the adjustment of claim of the Western Oregon Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists for damages on account of taking a portion of Lot 11, Block 2, in Fainnount Heights for the improving of Columbia Street was discussed on report of the Judiciary Committee, but no final action taken. Chairman Large of the finance committee recommended in the matter of the claim of Laura Traschel for damages that if she will file a complete release and exoneration of the City, that the City will give her $50.00 in full settlement. Motion was made, seconded, and carried to adopt the recommendation. I Chairman L~nb of the Street Committee reported the purchase of a ford coupe for the City Engineer at a price of $664.50. On motion the action of the street committee was approved. Chairrlliill Hendershott of the Fire and Water Committee asked the instruction of the cow1cil in regard to the fire department answering outside calls. It was the consensus of opinion that the City fire apparatus should not be sent out of the city except in cases of great emergency and general conflagration, and that the Chief of the fire department should use careful jUdgment as to the necessity or advisability of ma}cing outside fire calls and that little good could be accomp- lished by remote trips to isolated fires. It was also recommended that the fire chief curtail the use of fire apparatuses in miscellaneous parades and advertising s tun t s. " Chairman Hendershott also reco~nended installation of a street light at the alley intersection between 8th and Broadway and High and Mill Streets. Chairman Monroe of the Police Co@nittee stated that the chief was in need of an automobile and suggested for the councils consideration the purchase of a second hand car, and the chief was advised to get further prices on other second hand cars and report back to the council. Mr. Monroe al so reported the im tallation of "C:a:ution" and "Slow" signs at the intersection of Sixth and Polk Streets. I t was ordered that the Chi ef of Police purchase for the police and fire departments one dozen books on first aid training. A request of the Oregon Electric Railroad Company for permission to make repairs to their tracks between Blalr Blvd. and Almaden Street in the manner suggested by their letter as a temperary repair was referred to the street committee and city engineer. I The offer of the Sch~ol District No. Four to pay $69.92, being the princi- pal of a sewer assessment against Lot 10, Bloc}c 3, Shaw's Second Addition, pro- vided that the City would remit the accrued interest from November 17, 1904, was . referred to the finance committee. A communication from the State Board of Health regarding sewage disposal was referred to the City Engineer. A communication from the City Planning Commission asking the council to submit all street vacations for its approval before the vacation takes place was read and filed. A letter from Clyde Huntley, advising the Recorder that the Internal Revenue Department had requested the bure811 to provide a rental of $10.00 per ~ r324 I' ,I ii 'I I, II I, I II >~ -~),I -Mj ~~":,~,, 11 I: 'I 'I !I II il II ji II Ii !I il I[ II I An application of M. C. Brace for a Dance Hall and Skating Rink license at 209 West 8th Street, being approved by the Chief of Police, was on Inotion granted.. I per month for use of room inci ty hall, iJ'VaS read and filed. A petition of the Chamber of Commerce for designation of a courtesy zone fo parking out of State cars for foreign registration purposes was on motion granted. The following resolut,ion, continuing the time for considerat,ion of the application to vacate Commerc:ial Avenue from Jackson to Adams Streets and fixing June 9th as the da te for hearing the same, was on motion adopted: BEFORE THE C01~roN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGID~E, OREGON. In the Matter of the Vacation of Commercial) Avenue from the East line of Jackson Street) to the West line of Adams Stree t, being ) located between Blocks 2 and 3 of Riverwood,) an addition to the City of Eugene, Lane ) County, Oregon. ) WHEREAS, a resolution passed by the Common Council of the City of Eugene RES 0 L UTI 0 N on April 14, 1930, and approved by the ~1yor of the City of Eugene on April 14, 1930, directed the Recorder of the City of Eugene, Oregon, to issue notices and cause the same to be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the Ci ty of Eugene, Oregon, that a hearing would be held at the regular meet- ing of the Ci ty Council of the Ci ty of Eugene to he held on Monday, the 26th day e of May, 1930, in the Council Room in the City Hall of the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, at ?:30 o'clock P. M. of said day, upon a petition for the vacatio I of Commercial Avenue from the East line of Jackson Street to the West line of Adams Street, being located between Block 2 and 3 of Riverwood, an Addition to the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and WHEREAS, the Recorder of the City of Eugene posted said notices and deliver ed a copy thereof to the Register Publishing Company of the City of Eugene with instructions to publish said notice, and \fiffiEREAS, the said Register Publishing Company did not start publication of said notice early enough so that there could have been thirty days' notice prior to 1my 26, 1930, and . V~~REAS, said Register Publishing Company did start the publication of said notice early enough so that thirty days would have elapsed before the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene to be held on Monday, the 9th day of June, 1930; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Gommon Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, that the hearing on the petition for the vacation of said portion of Commercial Avenue be, and the same ishe.r>eby continued from. I\1aY 26, 1930, to June 9, 1930, at the hour of?: 30 o'clock P. M. of said day, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, that the action of the Recorder of the City of Eugene, Oregon, and the said I Register Publishing Compan,y- in changingbhe date in the published notice for the hearing of said petition from May 26, 1930, to June 9, 1930, be, and the same is hereby ra tified and c onf irmed. ~II 32~ ~ , ----4L -- I Approved by the Mayor this 26th day of May, 1930. H. E. Wilder, Mayor. Passed by the Common Council this 26th day of May, 1930. R. S . Bryson, .~~~ City Recorder. "~',,,,,, , .. ;,~ -M The following resolution for sale of Lot 12, Block 3, College Hill Park t,o the In termountain Build.ing & Loan Association of Sal t Lake Ci ty was on motion adopted: RES 0 L UTI 0 N VffiEREAS, the City of Eugene purchased from Lane County at Sheriff's sale the hereinafter described property, for the purpose of protecting the City's interest as a lien claimant in said property, and VffiEREAS, the Intermountain Building & Loan Association of Salt Lake City, Utah, holds a mortgage interest in said property, and. has paid to the City of bugene the total amount of the taxes and liens held by said City against said property, towit the sum of $680.75, now therefore be it resolved, Tha t the Ci ty of Eugene convey sai d pro pe rty by deed to said Intermount ain Building & Loan Association of Salt Lake City, Utah, and that the Mayor and Record- er execute said deed in behalf of said City of Eugene. The said property herein I referred to being described as follows, to-wit: Lot Numbered Twelve (12) in Block Numbered Three (p) of College Hill Park in the City of Eugene, Oregon, as platted and recorded. The following resolution to convey to the E'luitable Savings and Loan Association of ~Qgene a tract 64 x 302 feet, South of Lot 9 in Huddleston's Addi- , tion was on motion adopted: RES 0 L UTI 0 W 1/ffiEREAS, the Ci ty of Eugene pur cha sed from Lane County on Oc tobe I' 24, 19,28, a t She riff sal e the following de scribed property: Beginning at a point 398 chains East and 12.46 chains South of the North- west corner of James Huddleston's Donation Land Claim in Section 31, Township 17 South of Range Three West of the Willmuette Meridian~nd Section 36, Township 17 South of Range Four Vlest, of the Willamette :Meridian, said point being the North- west corner of a certain tract of land heretofore conveyed by T. W. Harris and wife to Lizzie S. Kerns, recorded in Volume V, page 444, being identical with Southwest corner of Lot 9 Huddleston's, thence East along the North line of tract at ove referred to 302 fe e t, th ence Sou th 64 feet, thence We st 302 fee t, thence North 64 feet to the place of beginning, all being in the City of Eugene, Lane I County, Oregon. Ahd Whereas, the E'luitable Saving and Loan Association is the holder of a mortgage on said property and is desirous of aC'luiring the title of said property to protect its interest as mortgagee. And it ap,pearing that the City of Eugene hold.s no liens against said property except the amount of taxes paid out $96.33, porportionate share of deed 60d, City taxes due the City $24.85, interest on ~ r326 ,I I, II II ,I above from October 24, 1928, $11.55, total $133.33, Now, Therefore, Be it resolved that upon the payment of the said sum to the City Treasurer the Mayor and Recorder be ins,tructed and are' hereby authorized to execute a deed of said pro:pe;ty to th'9 ~saVingS and Loan Association. I ..~ u: ;/C'~ ~ ii Five sidewalk Improvement Ordinances were read the first time, and passed their second and third readings by title by unanimous consent under suspension of the rule, and was placed on their final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all counci Imen voting a~le, nay, none, ab sent Simon, Washburne, and Zumwalt. The Ordinances were declared passed and numbered from 7791 to 7795, both numbers inclu - i ve. Nine sidewalk Assessment Ordinances, having been read the first time on May 12th, 1930, and registered notices for protest having been sent, objections were called for. l'vIr. E. L. Coffin objected to the amount of assessment for con- struction of a sidewalk on the East side of Agate Street assessed aGainst property described as: Beginning at the Nort:J:1JNest corner of Lot 6, Block 2, of Cherry Grove Addition to Ragene, Lane Co., Ore., and filnning thence South 80 feet, thence East 64 feet, thence Horth 80 feet, thence West 64 feet to the place of beginning. The City Engineer went over the assessment and explained it to the Council and the motion was made and seconded that the council finds and determines that the proposed asse s- ment was legal and just, and that the objection t,hereto be denied. The motion was carried. 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 called, all councilmen vot- ing aye, nay, none, absent Simon, Washburne, and Zumvvalt. The Ordinances were :1 declared passed, and numbered from 7795 to 7803, both numbers inclusive. i' 'I An Ordi nance pI' 0 vi ding for the ap:pointment 0 f s peci al poli cemen for indef in te terms, ei ther upon pay from the City of Eugene or from private 'sources or service without pay was read the second time an d pas sed its third reading by ti tle by un- animous consent under suspension of the ,t'ule, and was placed on it s final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all councilmen voting aye, nay, none, absent Simon, Washburne, and Zumwalt. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 7804. An Ordinance prohibiting driving across p,rivate property from one street to another, cutting the corner, and ente,ring streets from :private property, as a matter of passage, was read the first time, and passed its second and third read- ings by title by unanimous consent under suspension of the rule, and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all councilmen voting aye, nay, none, absent Simon, Washburne, and Zumwalt. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 7805. I Comment on the dangerous condition of the Northwest corner of Eleventh and Pearl Streets by reason of approaches to the Firestone Station was made and it was ordered that the owners of property or tenants be required to establish proper barracades at the corner of said station at the direction of the City Engineer. On motion, the Council adjourned. R. S. Bryson, City Recorder. I I: Ii Ii 1\ ,I \: ~