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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/26/1931 Meeting -- ~ 39 I Counoil Chambers, Eugene, Oregon, January 26; 1931. Minutes of the adj ourned meeting of the Common Counoil, held at the hour of 7:30 o'olock P. M." January 26, 1931. Counoil was oalled to orde~ by Mayor H. E. Wilder, with all Counoilmen present. The owne,rs of the MoDonald Theatre Building presented a request, for sign installation, and the matter was referred to the Building Inspeotor and Board of Appeals, with power to aot. An application of the General Petroleum Company, by C. J. Honan, re- questing permission to make three driveways at 17th and Willamette Streets of widths of fifteen, - twenty-rour, and thirty reet, was read. Motion was made, seoonded, and carried to grant the reques~., Bids for auditing City Reoords for the year 1930 were reoeived as "C,.. '4:,.- ....,~. .;:) :.' follows: Geo. F. Carpenter $225.00 G. H. Tyson 236.50 P. W. Brown 250.00 On motion the bids were referred to the Judiciary Committee with power to act. Councilman Large reoommended that the Treasurer be instructed to buy rrom the State Treasurer 1'01' sinking fund purposes, aut of any f~nds available, bonds of the City of Eugene in accordance with the terms of the ~tate Treasurer's letter to Recorder Bryson, dated January 19, 1931. A moti on was made, seoonded, and carried to adopt tihe recommendation. An offer of Jesse J. Hooker to sell the Oi ty two small beavers for $25.00 was read and laid on the table. - On motion the Recorder was instructed to draw on the revolving fund the sum of $10.00 for annual membership dues to the National Conference on Oit,y Planni~g. I An of reI' of the Eugene Gonc,rete Works, by Howard !1:all, to purchase from the City a triangular tract of land, lying West of Lot five, Blook Eleven, Sladden's Third Addition, and East of Blair and South of Second Avenue for the sum of $600.00, and as a part of the consideration to pay all liens against said Lot five, Block Eleven, and to secure the p~ment of the said $600.00 p~chase pri ce by a mortgage back to the Ci ty on the North 100 feet of the triangular traot to be purchased and the North 100 feet of said Lot five, was presented to the Counoil, and a motion was made, seconded, and carried to aocept the offer. :e- The application of L. O. O. Moose Lodge No. 686 for a dance hall per- mit, approved by Chief Hall, was on motion granted. Annual rep ort of Dr. S. M. Ker ron was read and placed on file. Reports of the Hobi Airways Gompany for the mon ths of November and December were read and placed on file. The annual reports of the Building Inspector, R. W. Rundlett, and Police Matron, Mrs. M. S. Ady, for 1930 were read and placed on file. A,financial state$ent of the City of Eugene, as shown by the Officers or- Recorder and Treasurer, together with the Recorder's analysis of the features of City finances, was presented and filed. Five Sidewalk Assessment Ordinances were nead the second time and this being the time for hearing of objections, obje otions were called for and none heard, and on motion the ordinances were read the third time under suspension ~of the rule and were placed on their final passage. The ayes and nay were called, all present voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinances were declared passed and numbered from 8005 to 8009, both numbers inclusi ve. I~ Two Sidewalk Improvement Ordinances were read the first time, and passed their second and third readings by title by unanimous consent under sus- pension of the rule, and was plaoed on their final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting'aye, nay, none. The Ordinances were declared passed and numbered 8010 and 8011. City Attorney Calkins explained the legal phases of the assessment of cement sidewalks on the East side of Willamette Street from Sixteenth Avenue to Hospit,al Drive, after which an Ordinance reassessing the oost of constructing a sidewalk on the East side of Willamette Street from Sixteenth Avenue to Hospital Drive. in the City of Eugene, Oregon, and fixing a time and place for the hearing of objections, and directing the giving of notie:es 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 rinal passage. The ayes and nays were called, all councilmen voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declared Passed and numbered 8012. '.' - , , ~ r'" 40 .. ~ ...~ "'-' - -- - -" ~ -_..-- -- - ~--_._- ----.- I - On motion, it was ordered that the Chief of Polioe take steps to have the street,oleanel1 up at onoe at the Southeast corner of 13th and Willamette streets. The question, of whether or not the City Attorney should represent the City in the State trial of Mike Dutchuk indicted for the killing of Patrolman, Hal Hall, was referred to the Judiciary Committee with power to act. The S'tree t Gommi t tee reoommended that steps be taken, for the, opening of 8 street or alley from First Avenue to Second Avenue, between Block Seven of Ri~erwood and Block Three of Travis' Addition. On motion the recommendation was adopted. , Mayor Wilder 'announced the resignat,ion of Gertrude S. ,Allen from the Library Board and appointed Mrs. Wm. M. Tugman to fill the vacancy, and the ap- pointment was on motion confirmed by the Council. Mayor Wilder named the following appointees to City Offices, together with designated salaries of all appointees,and including the salaries of City Reoorder and Gi ty Treasurer. I I I I Ii ,I I I i H Ii II II I I II R. S. Bryson, Recorder John Fields, Bookkeeper Ruth Lord, St'enographer Fred Wentworth, Treasurer Bethel E. Clubb, Bookkeeper~ ,Ray Hicks, As:st. Chief of Fire Lloyd Johnson, Captain of Fire Henry Weber, :Fireman Homer Middlesworth, Fireman F. M. Bloomfield, Fireman Lee Loehr, Fireman Jack Hayes, Fireman Elmer Smi fih, ,Fireman C. C. Ball, Fireman H. P. Dixon, :Fireman Elmer Geiger, Captain of Police D. E. Cash, Patrolman C. F. Bergman, Patrolman Clair Larson, Patrolman Ralph W. Weir, Patrolman C. A. Mahany, Patrolman Claude Romaine, Patrolman Hugh Keeney, :Patrolman Royal B. Wilcox, Patrolman Wm. L. Haviland, Traffio Offioer ,J er ry Hoyt, Traffic. Offi eel' ' $225.00 150.00 100.00 160.00 100.00 ,140.00 125.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 100~00 100.00 100.00 95.00 95.00 135.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 1'25.00 125.00 125.00 150.00 150.00 Claude Jackson, Mechanic Will Jones, Street Worker Winf'red Mullins, Stree t Worker Geo. Bond, Street Worker Aaron Campbell, Street Wor~ r Everett Alford, Street Worker J. L. Good, Street Worker Kenneth Carter, Street Worker Neal Bond, Street Worker John Alford, Sewer Tender R. C. Powell, Asst. Tender D. C. Boyd, Janitor T. C. DeVaney, 'Aviation Tender '.- $135.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 115.00 100.00 100.00 25.00 I . Motion was lIlaiie and seoonded that t,he appointments be confirmed, and that the salaries as stated be fixed for said sums and that the Recorder be instructed to issue Wsrrants in payment of said salaries on the first day of eaoh month during their employment. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting aye, nay, none. On motion the Council adjourned. j, II I I, Ii I 'I I, I ! I 1 I I ~\ R. S., Bryson, Gi ty Reoorder. C' .: -I <<