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Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon
January 8, 1934
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Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Common Council, held at the
hour of 7:30 o'clock P.I'.I., January 8, 1934. Council v'las called to ol"der by
'~~yor Large; with all Councilmen present.
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l\:Iinutes of the regular meeting of Decembel' 11, 1933, the Special meeting of
December 15th, and the adjourned meeting of December 26th, were read and approved.
Councilman Edwards stated that the Police Departnlent had reported. tffit Ur.
Jones was operating an auto camp at the present time on East Franklin Boulevard,
and that ifeany report were to be made by the Committee it would be adverse, and
it was sif,gested that the matter be continued.
lITr. E,'dvvarEis also re[)orted that the Committee were not ready to report on the
matter of accepting Contractor's ~Varrants in .payment of assessment liens.
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The Firiance Commi ttee, by Chairman Hendershott, .reported the following bills
to the Council with a recomnendation that t~ey be allowed, and motion was made,
seconded and carried that warrants be drawn for same. The ayes and llliYS were
called, Councilmen voting aye 8, nay none, absent none:
GENERAL BOND IHTEREST FUlrD
F. Wentworth, Treasurer
F. Wentwortli, Treasurer
F. Wentworbh, Treasurer
F. Wentworth, Treasurer
$150.00 F. Wentworth, T.J;'easurer
825.00 F. Wentworth, T1"'easurer
157.50 F. Wentvvorth, T l"ea sure l'
202.50 'i' Wentworth, Treasurer
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$495.00
1000.00
1000.00
167.5.00
F. Wentworth, Treasurer
BTPROVEI\1ENT BOrrn INS':EREST FUND
5340.12
F. Wentworth, Treasurer
881.79
GENERAL F'(J1\jl)
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Aetna Life Ins. Co.
Hedley Holeman
Geo. W. Butler
N. O. Herring
P. H. K;~lll 0
Central Heating Co.
Northwest CIties Gas Co.
Valley Printing Co.
Eugene Llorn,tng Hews
bllgene Register Guard
The First National Bank
F. Wentworth, Treasurer
Koke-Chapman Company
Mcn or ran & \''fa sh bu rne
Eugene 'vIa tel' :loard
Eugene Steam Laundry
Northwest Cities Gas Co.
Firestone Service Stores
Imperial Lunch
Nordling Parts Co.
Off ice I.lac hi"n ery Co.
Postal Telegraph Co.
Valley Chevrolet Co.
Western Union 'l'elGf,raph Co.
New Service Laundry
Catlson, Hatton t Hay
Castelloe & Stocker
East Side Auto Wreckers
Eugene Planing Mill
Eugene Sand & Gravel
S. B. Finegan
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co.
Oregon Supply Co.
Preston & Hales
Simmons Company
Standard Oil Company
A. Steiert & Son
C. P. Tillman
Union Oil Company
Vel tum &; Claw
$99.40
103.10
5.00
6.00
13.00
5.00
5.00
6.75
2.40
3.75
17.50
6.62
9.25
1.50
77.64
10.38
9.47
14 .50
24.00
.50
1.00
.63
.47
.72
2.76
39.53
1.20
2.00
1.50
72.75
2.75
22.93
42.36
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23.64
26.60
14.00
8.42
38.83
24.55
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Walter's Bushong Lbr. Co.
V/estel'n liuto Supply Co.
C. P. Tillman Co., Inc.
J. W. Quackenbush & Son
R. A. Babb Hardware Co.
Carlson, Hatton & Hay, Inc.
Eugene Hardware Co.
Oree;on ;tupply Company
Ed Beeson
Brund Saw Shop
Eu,gene Hill 8; Elevator
IrTah Cash Store
11u ge ne ';1at er Boaj:d
EUGene Farmer's Creamery
Dr. E. D. Fur1"er
Eugene ',fat er Boa1~d
Eu{:::e ne Wa tel" 13 oard
Eueene Water Board
Eugene '.later Board
State Industrial Accident
11ugene Public Library
Central Heating Co.
Eugene gater Board
The Hanson Papter Co.
C re sse y' s
Pacific Tel. t Tel. Co.
R. A. Babb Hardware Co.
UcGinty1s Service Station
tlidgley Planing Mill
J. W. Quackenbush
Shelton-Turnbul1-Fuller
Strobel & Miller
Eugene ~Vater Board -
Waldorf Paint ,Co.
V. C. Chase
Clark Battery & Electric Co.
George A. Halton
E'ugene Concrete l'ipe Co.
Ludford's
Shell Oil Company
F. Wentworth, Treas.
4.03
1.58
3.00
25.80
81.06
1.62
40.55
48.95
10.00
.85
9.00
.20
6.41
10.35
35.00
750.00
750.00
125.00
741.67
162.54
450.00
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14.25
22.50
24.70
12 . 64
54 . 9 7
21.87
9.35
14.,88
12.80
13 . 2 0
21.03
26.86
96.75
14.48
31.36
7.25
11.80
272.15
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The Heco rder re porte d appli cati on8 as follovvs for refunding delinquent
_ as 8e ssmen t s:
O. P. and Farmy ,3ur ri 8
Eva 11. Cavanaugh
F. L. Chambers
Anna Coombs
C. A. & Elizabeth H.' Coulter
C. A. & Elizabeth Coulter
Eleanor E. and Charles Doane
Urs. C. Douglass
Mrs. Charlot tie Douglass
Glen A. and Edith E. Elkins
Nina E. George
H. W. and Grace 3. Hall
P. 1];. arrn.d Corrine Haugsland
G. E. and l,lrs. G. E. Hegberg
Charles A. Hanson & Altie Henson
Ida G. and L. E. Hodges
E. E. 'Jepsen and Sarah Stoner
Glen D. Lewis and Helen U. Lewis
Eartha l.I~ Little field'
John H. and Carrie Lott
Scott and Cordelia UcClellan
N. L. and Leona 2:. :Uchels
James andHr s . James 0 I Far i'EHl
LIar:J E. and "'I. J. Ogle sby
F. and Laura I. Potterf
J. Hugh and Hope S. Pruett -
George Rebec
Fred A Rice
Kittie G. Scobert
S. E. and Uary Z. Stevens
S. E. and Lax'y E. Stevens
S. E. and Lary E. Stevens
LIr. & Mrs. Harold W. Stewart
,Riley and Helen A. Thomson 0
A. H. & Carrie Tyson
Harold J. and BerthaE. Wells
~estminster Foundation of tHe Synod of
Oregon, Presbyterian Church; U.S.A.
Viola U. Withers
R. S. I3ryson
Oscar A. and Leatha :,1. COO:p8X'
ill'S. D. R. Crosby
ill'S. R. E. Gedney
Fanny E. Hurd
J. J. and Clara G. Jorgensen
llrs. J. M. Kimberling
Joe and Urs. Joe Uoritz
Fanny B. and Ralph R. Osborn
Estella~,I. Poill
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Fred R. and Le1a li. Price
Oriana Stivers
Hr. and LLrs. J. S. '.falls
J. H. and ~Hlla Ii'. ',Iray
$ 221.51
157.96
lOlO~52
332.17
122.80
96.18
732.83
445.39
22 6 .11
207.53
255.13
9[>.30
625.04
506.25
198.43
383.92
143.74
274.95
, 64. 92
242.68
174.04
628.65
254.91
171.92
188.60
98.78
1017.56
18Ll.83
1478.88
149.56
86.33
41.17
119.15
247.82
471.28
326.83
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Amount
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1163.33
847.77
286.00
264.46
92.24
129.56
310.86
672.49
124.68
118.27
146.70
310.04
78.01
161.83
112.01
191.83
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o On motion of the' Council, duly seconded and carried, the .applications \lvere
approved.
- Chairman Simon of the Police Commi ttee r'eported that they had had some
complaint of peo:pl'e sitting i'11 the aisles of theatres. In view of the existing
ordinance covering- such matters, no action was' taken.
- lirs. ~orothy C. Hesse, Secretary of the tity 30ard of Health, in a
communication to the Council, expressed- her a'Jpreciation of the confidence of the
City ~ouncil in appointil"lg her as a member of ~the Board of liealth, and the enjoy-
ment of the service on this 30ard, and transmi~ted the rebords of the Board's' '
Activities to the City Recorder's Office.
,The application of Lillie Ro~ers for a hutel permit at 623Willamette
Street, apPl"'oved b<v Chief 3el~gman, \-i~S on mati-on ordered. gl~anted_.
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Reports of the Police Department, City Engineer, and Fire Department, were
placed on file.
~ CouncilrT,an Lamb moved that the I'equest for the payment of Ci ty Engineer's
dues of \plO.OO to the national Conference on City l'lannin{' he taken from the table
and reconsider'ed. 'rhe motion was seconded and cal'ried, whe'lleupon LIr. Lamb moved
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that the Recorder be instructed to remit ~lO.OO in payment of dues for 1933.
lIotion was seconded and ayes and nays called, Councilmen voting aye 8, nay none,
absent none.
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A J)etition for a street light, on Alder :3treet between .Broadway and East 11th
Avenue was read and referred to the .F'ii"e and ':later Committee.
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1..... communication fl'om C. A. 'iJintermeier relating to reassessments of the
improvement on Lot 7, Block 8, Hollenbeck1s Addition was read and on motion referre
to the City Attorney, JUdicial'y Cornmittee, and City- Engineer.
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fir. J. A. Roach submitted an offer to pay the balance of unpaid principal,
amounting to 98.26, on account of sidewalk assessments against the ~est 80 feet
of Lot 8, ~lock 9, Hendrick1s Addition on condition that the interest should be
omitted. It appeared that ~.1r. Roach had received a receipt in full from the City
I'reasurer on October 28, 1927 for this account. LIotion was made, seconded and
carried that the '['l'easurer be instructed to accept the tender of ~~8.26 and receipt
Mr. Roach in full.
The reQuest of the Hater Board that the City sign, as ;jroperty owner, a
Range ~iring installation agreement for Mr. Sullivan, occupant of the City Park
Tender1s cottafse, brought up the Question as to whether the City should pay the
cost of liGht and fuel service for LIr. SuLlivan; and Ur. Hendershott moved that
1.11'. Sullivan be reQuired to pay for his OIlV11 bills for electric lif;ht and range
purposes. Alotion was seconded and carried that the Recorder sign the installation
agreement for the '.fa tel' Board.
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A general disaussion of the plan for the extension of the Aviation Field was
had, after which Councilman Lamb moved that it is the sense of the Council that
the City should endeavor to carry out the proposed cooperative plan for aCQuire-
mentoI' addi tional propel'ty and improvement of the Aviation Field wi th the aid of
GoverniJ.lent C.'\il.A. funds, and that a committee consisting of the Finance Committee,
City Attorney, and Recorder be given the power to ace in arranging all details and
negotialJion fOl' this purpose, and that the Council authorize, the purchase of the
tract known as the Wilkin's Tract, at a price not to exceed ~2,100.00, provided
tha t ai"x'angement s can be made to c 10 se the Lane County road be tween the pre sent
fie Id and the \hlkins' Tract; and that the COffilni ttee also be authorized to secure
an option on the \Hlkins' Tract pendinG the termination of this action. l\Iotion
was seconded and carried.
13i ds i'or ~udit ing the Ci t y account s wel'e opened and l:,ead as fo~l ows:
Percy VI. 3rovvn ";200.00, Orville A. Lesley ;)200.00, and C. A. Horton $197.50. Hi"'.
Brovm also made a proposal bid that he wmlld do the auditing of the 1933 accounts
for \~180.00 providing he would be Given the audit for 1934 on a monthly basis at
$20.00 per month. Illotion was made seconded and carl"'ied that auditing the 1933
accounts be awarded to C. A. Horton fOT 0197.50.
The City Attorney presented a contract for lea~e to the Eugene Water Board,
and also a contract for heating the City Hall, and on motion it was ordered that
these be referred to the City Attorne~T and Judiciary COffilni ttee for any minor change
that might be reQuired, and when satisfactory to the Water Board and said committee
that the Uayor and Recorder be and are hereby authorized to sign the same for the
Ci t y.
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Councilman Bond moved that the City adopt the ordinance providing for fire
protection to property within a radius of two miles of the city limit~. The motion
was sec onded and on vo te was los t. Councilmen va tiue aye: Reid, Bond and Edwal'ds.
Nay: Lamb, Hendershott, Simon, Zumwalt and Harris.
1.Irs. Emma 'ralbot complained of the sevver service at 2434 Columbia Street,
and the matter was referred to the Sewer Committee.
Uayor Large stat ed that t he office occupied by JJr. Cl'owe and hi s as si stant s
in administering the local C.W.A. affairs was costing at the present time about
Q40.00 per month, which would probably be increased to $60.00 in the neal' future,
and presented Ur. Crowe1s sw;gestion that the City should contribute $20.00 per
month on this expense. No action was taken.
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The following appointments of Committees, 3oaras, COffilnissions, and Examiners,
were made by Hayor Large:
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COUIWIL COLTIHTTEES
JUDICIARY
HEALTH
E(lward s
Reid'
Simon
Z11mvral t
Edwards
Harris
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PRINTING
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Hendershott
Edwards
Zumwalt
Harris
Simon
Zumwalt
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SEWER
Lamb
Bond
Reid
Reid
Lamb
Hendershott
FIRE & WATER
POLICE
Bond
Hendershott
Lamb
Simon
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Hal"'ri s
Park Board: Dr. LI. C. Harris, Council LIember, was appointed to succeed
Percy Edwards, whose tertn expired Jan. 1, 1934; makinG the Park Boal"d nO\l.[
constituted as follows:
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,PARK BOARD
H' t1. Wilkins, Term expires Jan. 1, 1937
Wayne Akers, II II l! 1, 1936
IiII' s . Vi. E. I,Ia.xham , 11 II If 1, 1935
1/22/34 lIiss A. 1"'1" Smith If If II 1, 1938 *
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Dr. 1.1. C. Harris, fI If If 1, 1935
* Vacancy to be ~illed at a later date.
Playground Commission: C. A. Huntington re-apl1ointed, making the Playgl"'ound
Commission as follows:
PLAYGROUND CO:.I!'.,IISSION
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Term 5 Years
Arthur Hendershott Term expires Jan. 1, 1936
H. R. Goold fI If II 1, 1935
C. ..t1.. . Huntington fI 11 II 1, 1939
Frances Baker If II If 1, 1938
Mrs. F. C. Pursley II II II 1, 1937
Planning Com.mission: T. I. Cha'p~nanre-appointed,J11aking JGhe Planning
Commi ssi on as follovvs:
PLAlJIiJ"I NG C OllIlII S S I Ol'r
IreI'm 4 Year s
Elisha Large - Ex Officio
S. U. Calkins - fI
W. C. Clubb - fI :,
R. 'N. Pre-acott Term expires Jan. 1, 1937
l.Iozel1e Hail' II II II 1, 1937
E. O. Potter ff If II 1, 1936
E. ~) Ruth II If If 1, 1936
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Edith Chamb er s If II If 1, 1935
.:r . I . Chapman II If II 1, 1938
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* Vacancy to be filled at a later date.
Library Board: Eel Turnbull re-appointeel, making the Library :Soard as
fall O\vs:
LIBRttRY BOARD
5 Members, term 4 years
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A. R. 'II i ff any 'rerm expires Jan. 1, 1935
Vlf " T. Gordon If II II 1, 1936
HI's. Vi. A. Tugman II IT II 1, 1937
E. O. Potter fI fI 11 1, 1937
Ed. Turnbull II II If 1, 1938
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Boxing Co@nission, alIre-appointed as follows:
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BOXING CO~~ISSION
(Annual)
R. A. Babb
Dr. E. L. Zimmerman
Walter Valentine
Fred Gerot
Har:t'Y FOYlell
Boal"d of Health: Dr. Romig, Dr. Fox, Dr. LIlller and E. O. Immel were all
reappointed, and Dr. L. S. Kent appointed to succeed Dr. 11. C. Harris,
resigned, and Dr. J. L. Hesse appointed to succeed Mrs.J. L. Hesse; making
the'Board ofCHealth as follows:
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(Am1ual )
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Dr. R. C. Romig
Dr. Irvin R. Fox
Dr. Fred N. Miller
Dr. L. S. Kent
Dr. J. L. Hesse
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E. o. Immel
* Vacancy to be filled at a latel" date. (Succeedin$ Dr. 'ralbot)
Electrical Board: AlIre-appointed making the Electrical Board constitute~
as follows:
ELECTRICAL BOARD
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H. B. Currin - Electrical Engineer
lie J. Castelloe - Electrical Contractor
A. E. Hamilton - Journeyman Electrician
Board of Plumbing Examiners: AlIre-apPointed, makinG the Board constituted
as follows:
A. L. Williamson - l.Iaster Plumbel"
Frank R. Randle - Journeyman Plumber
W. C. Clubb - Building Inspector
A motion was made seconded and carried that the Council confirm these
appointments.
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Mayor Large called attention to the fact that there was still a vacancy to
be filled on the Parle Board in the place of RalJ?h Ma1"tin, and a vacancy on the
Planning Commission to succeed Louis A. Borde, and one on the Board of Health to
succeed Dr. Talbot; and that these appointments would be made later.
1fuyor Large thereupon named the following appointees, and designated the
salaries of all City offices and appointees for 1934, and motion was made and
seconded that the Council confirm said apDointments and au thorize the liIayor and
Recorder to issue and sign warrill1ts in payment of salaries as set forth in said
list monthly through the year 1934 at the time regular salaries are paid. The ayes
and nays Vlere called, Councilmen voting aye 8, nay none, absent none.
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POSITION
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S. U. Calkins
R. S. Bryson
John 1!'ields
Ruby Young
Fred ',Ven tworth
\'1. C. Clubb
:Sethel E. Clubb
W. E. liius baum
Ray Hicks
Lloyd Johnson
Henry 'ire bel'
Homer Middlesworth
F. U. Bloomfield
Jack A. Hayes
City Attorney
City Recorder
Bookleee per
Stenographer
Ti?easurer
Engineer
Bookkeeper
Chief of Fire Department
Asst. Chief of Fire Dept.
Captain of Fire De pal" tment
F i 1"8 man
Fireman
F irefllan
Fire rflan
SALARY
$> 81.00
182.25
121.50
75.00
144.00
182.25
81. 00
129.60
113 . 4 0
101.25
97.20
97 . 20
97.20
81.00
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1 Councilman Lamb, Pl~esident of the Council, ,nominated ~.Lr. Ar'lthul" Hendershott
as president of the Council for 1934, and moved that his election to said office
! be confiN.aed, vvhicl1 motion was seconded a:ad carl'i~d by a unanimous vote of the
I Council.
'I On mot ion City Engineel' Clubb was <:tirected to take up with the Sta te Highway
II C oiflmi ssi on the construe ti on of the approach from Alder Street to Broadway, vim ch
Ii under the pr~sent plans will be left below grada in the contemplated improvement
I of Droadway unless taken into consideration in the changes made.
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C. C. Ba 11
H. P. Dixon
L. F. Barker
C. F. Bergman
Elmer Geiger
D. E. Cash
Henry Uallagher
C / A': Mahany
Royal B. Wilcox
Clarence D. Quinn
Harold Skipworth
Otis Dyer
J. J. Jackson
\'lm. L. Haviland
Clair Larson
1.Irs. Ella Richardson
C. A. LeVan
Claude Jackson
Will Jones
Winfred Uullins
George Bond
Aaron Campbell
Everett Alford
J. L. Good
Kenneth Cartel'
Neal Bond
John Alford
R.. C. POyvell
Charles Sullivan
S. R; Hosher
Dr. R. C. Romig
D. C. Boyd
Dr. L. G. Helterline
F. L. Armitage
':[1. C. DeVaney
Fireman
Fireman
Fireman
Fireman
Chief of Police
Polic e Cap t aih
Pa t 1~0 Iman
Patrolman
. Pa trolman
Patrolman
Patrolman
Patrolman
Patrolman
Pa t 1'0 Inmn
Traffic Officer (Inci. Car ~22.50)
Traffic Officer (Incl. Car ~22.50)
Police Ma,troil
Street COlwnissioner
Mechanic
Street \Norl\:e1'
Street Worker
Street Vlorke1'
S tre at Wax'ke r
S t re e t 1,'lo1'ker
S tre et . ~'-forke r
Street \lorker
Street 'l4ox'ke1'
Sewer Tender
Asst. Sewer Tender
Parl{ Tender
:3'ui Idi ng Inspe c tor
Heal th Officel~
Janitor
Uilk Ins,pec tor
Employment Agency
Aviation 'rander
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81.00
81.00
81.00
81.00
129.60
109.35
101.25
101.25
101.25
101.25
101.25
101.25
101. 25
101. 25
123.75
123.75
109.35
129.60
109.35
81.00
81.00
81.00
81. 00
81.00
81. 00
81.00
81.00
93.15
81.00
90.00
126.00
45.00
81.00
125. 00
35.00
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A representative of the, rural telephone livaS here before tue Council asking
for su9Port in its efforts to get reITuced rates for telephone service, and
Cmlncilman Lamb moved that the Council go on record as fa\voring this redt;tction,
and the service of the City Attorney be tendered to the rural telephone user, which
motion was seconded and carried.
On motion the Council adjourned to meet January 22, 1934, at 7:30 o'clock
R . S. B ry son t
Ci ty Hecol~der.
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