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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/13/1931 Meeting r 56 . Council Chambers, I!.\1gene, Oregon, April 13, 1931. '1\] ~ ......... '-'" Minutes o~ the regular monthly session of the Co@non Council, held at 7:30 o'cloclc I). M., April 13, 1931. Council was called to order by Mayor H. E. Wilder with all Councilmen present. I Minuties of the regular meeting of March 9, 1931, and of the adjourned meeting o~ March 23, 1931, were read and approved. Chairman Large of the Finance Gommi ttee reported receipt of the annua.;L audi t from HOI'ton and Tyson, and moved that the same. be accepted and a warrant drawn to Gilbert H. Tyson for the contract price of $236.50. The- ayes and nays were e:alled, all Qounci Imen voting aye, nay, none. Mr. ]~arge also moved the payment of labor bills. in Oi ty Parks out of . unemployment :E'unds to be provided from the emergency fund as follows: F. L. Poindexter, $16.00;, P. P',Magen, $15.00; Hobi Campbel, $16.00; R. C. Shepard, $10.00; and A.. O. I;,iarey, $14.00, and that there be transferred from the street fund to the emergency fund the sum of $119.25 to cover over expenditure in the unemployment program for street improvements. The motion was seconded. The ayes and nays were called, all Councilmen voting aye, nay, none. . Couneilman Edwards, Park Board ]Jlember, reported the cutting of flowers and shrubs in Hendricks Park, and on his recommendation the Park Superintendent was instructed. to place suitable signs notifying the public against this practice. ~ A communication from the Ci ty Treasurer, Fred Wentworth, relating to the matter of City banks collecting a service charge on daily balances was read, and action by the City Council was held in abeyance pending the outcome of a , similar question between the banks and county treasurer. Repo,rts of the< Library Board, Chief of' Police, and Building Inspector for the month of March were read and ~iled. Application of Mrs. John DeMoss for a dance permit at Rankins Hall, approved by Chief Hall, was 'on motion gran ted. I Request of Geo. Korn for cancellation of assessments against Lots 6, 7, '8 and 9, Block 3, Kincaid Park was read and referred to the Street Committee, City Attorney, and City Engineer. Co~rrQllications from the Eugene Garden Club, The Fortnightly Club, Eugene Kiwanis Club, Eugene Park Board, and a petition signed by various citizens pro- testing the building of an Elk pen on Skinners Butte, and a separate petition asking the city to complete the Elk pen as originally planned were read, and the matter was discussed befo,l:'e the council by M:rs. Martin, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Maxham, and Mr. McChe"sney. C'ouncilman Large moved that the matter be laid- over and that the Park Board be given an opportuni ty to be hear'd. Motion was seconded and carrie d. Communicationsfrom the Eugene Garden Club, protesting the slashing of native shrubs on Slcinners Butte, and also suggestions for the cleaning and beautification of the Pacific Highway through Lane County, particularly through the City of Eugene, were read and referred to the Park Board. An Ordinance providing a form for the issuance of $400,000 Power and Light Bonds, which are a unit of the ~1,250,000 Water and Light Bonds authorized by the Electors of the City of Eugene, May 27, 1929, ratifying the acceptance of the bid, and authorizing and directing the issuance and sale of said bonds, in accordance with said bid and proposal was read the first time, and passed its second and third reading by title by unanimous consent under suspension of' the rule, and. was placed on its final passage. i]he ayes and nays were called, all Councilmen voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8038. :, An Ordinan~e authorizing the execution of a contract with H. N. and Edna M. Elliott for the operation of a garbage dump was read the second and third ti Illes by ti tle and was placed on its final. passage. The aye s and nays were called, all Councilmen voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declared passed and nu.mbered 8039. The following resolution was offered, and Councilman Zumwalt moved that it be adopted. Motion was seconded and carried: I It RES 0 LUT' ION Be i.t Hesolved by the Common Council of the City of E,-lgene that the Bray Bros. du.mping ground be designated by the City under Ordinance No. 8033 as a City dumping ground, wi thout incurring any liabili ty on the part of the City. " . ~ Mr. Zumwalt also stated that there had been a misunderstanding cortcern- . --~._, ~.~--------- -- .- --.. -- - . - --- ~ 57 ing-the amount of fees to be collected for milk distributing wagons, and at his suggestion the Attorney was instructed to bring in an amendment to the milk ordin- .ance making the necessary corrections. ~, .~ ", ..;':. ~ I City Attorney, S. M. Calkins, was also requested to cprepare an ordinance, prohi bi t ing the riding of horses over the trails in the Ci ty 'Parks. The Recorder stated that the viewers on the open:,tng of 5th and Mill Streets had agreed upon a report, which had not yet been drafted but which wou,ld be sub- mitted at the next Council meeting, and that the viewers recommended that the.' , parties interested in t,he opening of the Street in Riverwood Addition bring in a representative petition if there is any real demand for this proposed opening, and Mr. Johnson was present and advised to secure such petition. Councilman Bond stated that Mr. Stanley was objecting to the Wood Dealers parking in front of his store and thought there should be a one hour parking limit. On motion the matter was referred to the Police Committee. '. Councilman Edwards reported trouble with sewers in the residential section at 20th and Alder Streets on account of, clogging of sewers by roots of trees. This matter was referred to the Park Board. Chairman Large of the finance committee reported the following bills for paymen t and recommended that they be paid. The ayes and nays were called, all Councilmen voting aye, nay, none. GENERAL BOND INTEREST FUND F. Wentworth, Treas. F. Wentworth, Treas. F. Wentworth, Treas. $ 687..50 450.00 675.00 IMPROVE1~NT BOND INTEREST FUND F. Wentworth, Treas. F. Wentworth, Treas. 'I F. Wentworth, Treas. F. Wentworth, Treas. 11\ Wentworth, T re as. $1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1252.53 1000.00 F. Wentworth, Treas. F. Wentworth, Treas. F. Wentworth, Treas. F. Wen twor th, Treas., F. Wentworth, Treas. F. Wentworth, Treas. INTERESECTION $ 756.59 GENERAL FUND F. Wentworth, Treas. .' Charles Mercer Jack Dawson Frank Semon Bi 11 Daws on Aetna Life Insurance Co. Peter A. Nelson R. 'E. Vel tum H.L. Hilliard Koke-Chapman Company Eugene Printing Company Lane CoUnty Abstract Go. Fowlers Tire Service Portland Blue Print Co. P~ragon Revolute Corporation Preston & Hales Eugene Steam Laundry American-LaFrance & Foamite Ford-Nelson Mill Co. Inc. Northwest Cities Gas Co. J. W. Quackenbush & Son Roy's Top Shop The Western Union Telegraph Co. Chambe rlain Bros. Fuel Go. Smith & Watkins Inc. Williamson & Co. Hendershott's Gun Store A. Carlisle & Company Willamette Wood Company Imperial Lunch Luruford's Paint Shop Eugene Hardware Oompany C. L. Dunn Motor Co. Eugene Welding & Boiler Works Sweet Drain Auto Co. Eugene Concrete Pipe Co. Union Oil Company I $ 154.80 154.80 12 8 . 20 4.00 123.48 4.80 10.00 5.00 244.90 11.85 ..50 3.50 4.43 12.36 3.85 11.20 51.04 1.20 11.73 2.08 1.25 .73 5.50 3.35 3.00 3.24 2.50 5.25 18.10 4.63 .75 .98 3.58 8.50 114.84 150.90 .' Nordling Parts Company W. F. Davis Tire Shop National Machinery Co. Inc. Western Auto Supply Co. Eugene Sand & Gravel Co. Eugene Water Board Chase Company Kor n Baking Company Eugene Water Board Sun Printing & PUblishing House Eugene Fruit Growers Assn. Chas. C. Hinton Monroe & Crisell Inc. W. H. Haskell Pacific Laboratories Eugene Wat,er Board Eugene Water Board S ta te Indus tri al Acc. G omm. Eugene Register Guard Broders Brothers F. Wentworth, Treasurer F. Wentworth, Treasurer The Eugene Hospi tal and Clinic Walters-Bushong Lumber Co. Inc. Eugene Public Library Central Heating Company Eugene Water Board Jesse J. Godlove Eugene Planing Mill Eugene Water Board Twin Oaks Lumber Company Carlson & Hatton Inc. Natron Printing Company Eugene Storage Battery Co. E. C. Simmons Company F. Wentworth, Treasurer $1125.00 125.00 $1000.00 1660.80 1000.00 519.41 $ .74 7.65 2.05 8.19 65.50 79.20 5.50 18.35 132.32 3.00 1 .00 70.50 10.21 31.00 35.00 1650.00 661.43 173.82 7.20 5.00 1000.00 1090.75 6.50 33.00 547.6& 22.80 10.25 9.75 4.00 8.44 56.40 41.06 55.65 77.79 43.80 156.60 ..... r- 58 '.' >t~'j . ~. . I I Walters-Bushong Lumber Co. Inc. Cresseys BookStore .Coe Stationery Co. Pacific Telephone & ~elegraph Co. Standard Oil Company R. A. Bab b Hardware Co. O.re g on Marc hine ry Co. State Industria.l Accident Commission C. F. Wilder (.t. <lP 20.36 6.95 7.60 15.3Q 275.49 117.10 154.61 1.00 3.00 F. L. Poindexter P. P. Magen Ho bi Oampbel R. C. Shepard A. O. Carey Gilbert H. Tyson $ 16.00 16.00 ,16.00 10.00 14.00 236.50 I 1931. On motion, Council adjourned to meet at 7:30 o'clock P. M. on April 27th, ~, R. S. B.ryson, 0i ty Recorder. .' I . 8. c Ie .'