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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/24/1933 Meeting .. ~ 1-89 - -.- .--_.. -- - - Council Chambe~s, Eugene, O~egan. A:p~il 24, 1933. <~ ;~ <:~ -.-' ~ I Minutes of the adjourned meeting of the Cou@on Comlcil, held at the hou~ of 7:30 o'clock P.tI., April i:A" 1933. Council was called to o~de~ by M:ayo~ Elisha La~8e, witj:l all Councilmen present exce.9t H~. Scobe~t. H~. 1,1. A. Reed of the O~ef~;on I.Ioto~ Stages asked 'p~~mission to ~e-~oute ce~tain bus lines as follows: 1. Extend Sp~inGfield ope~ation on F~aruclin Blvd. to tu~n off on 11th St~eet instead of 13th; thence on 11th to ~illaffiette; on Willamette to 5th; on 5th to Blair; on Blai~ to S. P. Te~minal. .- 2. Discontinue ope~ation on 8th St. between Willamette and Monroe and on Blair between Honroe and 5th. 3. Discontinue operation on Sundays only on 13th between Alder and Willamette. i\lotion was made seconded and carried to grant the request. I Councilman Zumwalt ~eported dilapidated barns at 460 West Sixth Avenue, and 654 West Sixth Avenue, and these were referred to the City Attorney. Mr. Zumwalt also p~esented the complaint of Geort:~e Davis residing on the property at the rear of the Woodman Hall against the noises of freight trucks at night in that vicinity. This matter was referred to the Chief of Police. Chairman Simon of the Police Committee recommended that the City a,p'point Otto Dyer and James Jackson as Patrolmen beginning 11ay 1, 1933, and that they should receive a salary of ~~lOl.25 pe~ month; and that Clair Larson be t~ansfe~red to the Traffic Division and his salary be placed at ~~123.75 per month, \vmch includes the use of his private car at ~22.50; and that C. E. ~ascom, who has been working as a Pat~olfilan, be paid at the rate of ~lOl.25 per month for services f~cm April 18th to April 30th inclusive. Hotion was made and seconded that appointments and ~ecommel1dations of the 1'olice COrTllllittee be adopted, and the ayes and nays were called, Cou.ncilmen voting aye, 'I, nay none, absent Scobe~t. Bids for certain plumbing repairs and installations at the City Park, caretaker's Cottage, and Community Building at Rive~view Pal~l: were submitted as follows: Hall & Shumway, total bid, ~81.80, Chase Company, ~73.75, and Edw. J. Yenne Plumbing Co., $68.40. The bids were referred to Councilman Edwa~ds, member of the Park 30ard, with power to act. In response to the suggestion of ITouncilman Lamb that the allowance to Mr. Decker for suppli es should be con tinued, the I\Tayor, as Chairman of the local Reconstruction Finance Committee, sug[;ested that it vvoulc1 not be necessary as the Co@nittee would be able to supply him the required funds. :. The City Recorder reported that there had been filed a p~oposed Charte~ Amendment being !fAn Act to amend the charter of the City of Eugene, O~egon, by adding a new chapter thereto, creating a commission to be known as the Board of Heal th, and defining its powers and duties". That the signatures on the peti tion had been verified by W. B. Dillard, County Clerk, showing 1338 valid signatures. Said petition was filed in the office of the Recorder on April 21, 1933. The report of the E~gene I~blic Library for the month of April, 1933, was file d. City Engineer, \Vm. Clubb, recommended the refund of Plumbing License from January 1st, 1933, to Montp;ome~y Ward 8: Company, 301 days @ $.274 - - - ,~82.47, and the VVillamette Plumbing Supply COlupany, 19 days @~p.274 - - - ~~5.20. Motion was made and seconded that the Recorder be instructed to d~aw warrants for payment of these refunds from General Fund, '.rhe ayes and nays were called, Councilmen voting aye, 7, nay, none, absent Scobert. I The request of the Eugene Home Appliance Company for the refund of ~l5.00 on City Elect~ical License No. 18, alleging that they were the only Firm that had paid this license fee, and that the law had not been enforced, was referred to the JUdiciary Committee and City Attorney. 1.1rs. Cathe~ine li'lynn submitted an offer to accept ;;;510.00 in full release of damages for injury to a certain ornamental tree in front of her premises at 612 Pifteenth Avenue East, occasioned by car driven by Park Tender lIilr. Sullivan. . ~ r-190 ~ ""t:- -~. 1.10ti on was made and seconded that she be allowed $10.00 damages. The ayes and ::'tl naJs were called, Councilmen voting aye, ?, nay, none, absent Scobert. --ll.. h~...=~ 'Ii' The Sity Recorder '.fIas authorized to negotiate with Hr.E. F. Hurphy, former owner of Lot 6, Block 5, Chambers addition, for the disposal of this lot by the Oi ty, pre sent owner by forclosure proceedings, upon the payment by Mr. Murphy of costs totaling, to date, ~p28.34, and ~,Ir. 2Jurphy's authorization to the Tax Collecto to extend a Sheriff's Tax Levy on the 1931 and 1932 Tax rolls against this lot. I, Petition of the E'llgene Hospital and Clinic for the paving of the alley between 11th and 12th A1renues from Willamette Street West including the intersection of the alley running Horth and South between VHllamette and Olive ~treets, was read and referred to the Street Committee. The Police Comllli t tee recommended the gran ting of the follovving eleven Applications for licenses to sell alcoholic beverages: GENERAL RETAILER'S ~~25 . 00 ;:;!-~ '. O. H. Watkins W. R. Hanson H. ,N. Millard Dave Gribling ',[a tkins Coffee Cup Lunch 'fhe Korne 1.' Cosmo Mide;et Confectionery PACKAGE RETAILER'S $10.00 James H. Baker Newton S. Smith J. E. Mencke O. H. Bray L. J. Kolker E. G~ Davis Crown Drug Co. College Side Inn University Grocery Model Grocery & Market Kolker's Grocery Bell Fruit Company VmOLESALER'S $ 5.00 I E . G . Da vis Bell Fruit Company An Ordinance regulating the keeping of bees in the City of Euaene was read the first time, and Councilman Hendershott moved that it be laid on the table. ) Upon roll call Councilmen Lamb , Hendershot t and Reid voted aye, Councilmen Simon, j Zumwal t, Bond and 'iIdwards va ted nay. 1'[0 ti on was declared los t, and the Ordi nance was laid over for further consideration. I [I I Councilman Reid, Chairman of the Sewer Committee, recommended that the City proceed to make sewer repairs at the followiy~ locations: Between 11th and 12th Avenues from Jefferson to VJashine;ton Streets, and Between Lincoln and Lawrence Streets from 15th to 16th Avenues. And that Engineer Clubb be instructed to procee with said installation, paying for the necessary pipe from the Trunk Sewer Fund, and being instructed that the labor is to be supplied by the Reconstruction Finance Committee. On motion made, seconded and carried it was so ordered. j:,layor Large appointed on the Board of Plu_il1bing Examiners, A. L. Willairnson, Master Plumber', li'rank R. Randle, 1450 Orchard Ave., J'ourneyman Plumber, and the Building Inspector as the other member,e-and on motion the appointments were con- firmed by the Council. 1J- On motion the Council adjourned. R. S. Bryson, Ci ty Hec order. I I. I; I: I I ;1 I ~ I ~ ~, .... " I .