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Home My WebLink About03/26/1934 Meeting r""262 . - - _. - - - --- --- -- ...... "~ :...l.~5J ,(;,; ',;.'1"r.. <:.. ~..P Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon. March 26, 1934. I Minutes of the adjourned meeting of the Cornmon Council held at the hour of 7:30 o'clock P.M., March 26,1934. Council was called to order by Mayor Large, with all Councilmen present. A delegation of citizens appeared before the Council on the question of creating a restricted zone about the University of Oregon, in restriction of liquor traffi c. Remarks 1,vere made in favor of the creati on of the zone by l~lrs. Elder, Rev. Beistel, III's. 13ogstad, 1'11'. Smith, 1.11'. Mustoe, Mrs. Bro1!ming, Mr. Cook, and I\Ir. Landaker. 1-.11' . and HI's. Campbell and Ur. Guske spoke against the proposed zone. 1~. E. H. Hall asked that he be given credit on his renewal of his street wagon peddler's lice'11se for the amount of time his ot her licensed wagon had been laid off, and la tel' in the se ssi on a motion was made, seconded and carrie d tha t the Recorder be instructed to allow him a pro-rated amount of credi t on the payment of his license renewal, covering the period of December 2nd, 1933 to January 22nd, 1934, in which the other wagon had been laid off. Chairman Edwards reco~nended for the Judiciary Committee that N~. Stockman should be employed as Consulting Engineer in the construction of the Sewage Disposal plant if and when it seemed necessary to employ a consultant in the event that the Sewage disposal project was undertaken. There was no action on the report tI: The Finance Commit tee, reported a completion of the sale of the old garbage dumping ground to A. S. and Cynthia Bonaparte, for the sum of $100.00, which amount had been paid and turned in to the Treasurer, and that a deed had been executed by the I\Iayor and Recorder and delivered. The following Resolution was pre se n t e d : RESOLUTION RESOLVED that the sale of the Ci ty Garbage Dump ground I of 1.61 acres below the East side of the Ferry Street Bridge to A. S. and Cynthia Bonaparte be confirmed; and the deed, and the act of the Mayor and Recorder in executing the same, be hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Council. Motion was made seconded and carried to adopt the Resoluction. Chairman Lamb of the Street Committee reported that the Charnelton Street Bridge was in bad disrepair and should be repaired at once. Councilman Harris reported a dead tree in the alley South of the Heller property on the alley South of 6th Street as dangerous, and the Street Department was instructed to remove it. 4J- Chairman Zumw~lt .recommended the removal of an old structure at 23rd and University Street; and that we should recommend to 1~s. Rugh, as agent, the remov- al of a dilapidated 'building at 16th and Willamette; and that some action should be taken regardinG the removal of the shacks along the ri Vel' front below the Ferry Street Bridge. Councilman Harri s, Park M:ember, recommended tha t si gns be put up in the Ci ty Parks in regulation of speed limit for automobiles, and prohibition of dogs running 8t large, and use of firearms in the City Park, and it was so ordered. Chairman Simon of the Police Committee recommended for his Committee that the applications of O. H. Bray for a Retail Beer License at 327 High Street, and W. R. ~allace for a Retail Beer license at 820 Willamette Street be approved by the Council. A motion was made, seconded and carried that the COlli1Cil approve the4 applicat ions. Statement of the 1ugene Public Library for the month of March was placed on file. I J. S. Middleton, Attorney of Portland, tendered a check of Edwin T. Hodge in the sum of ~70.43 in full of all liens of the City of Eugene against a strip of land in Block 30, Fairmount, as described in Vol. 151, Page 150 of Deed Record of Lane County. Motion was made, seconded and carried that the tender be accepted in full satisfaction of the obligation. ~ 1 ~,I ., '.' ~ 263 -~--- - ---- ----~~ , , -~~._-~~~ ----~------------~-----~---_. --~---- - ~ ---~--~~ --- -~~-----~_. ~~~~--~---.-.--- -- . - - . -- I The claim of 11rs. Edblom for damages by the taking of property which she claimed belonged to her in the line of the Polk street road East of the Aviation Field, and an offer of settlement for $100.00 was referred to the City Attorney and Judiciary Committee. l\:) :t~ , ,;:" ~~~ The Recorder reported applications as follows for rebonding delinq,uent assess- ments: No. Name Amount 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 Howard and Elizabeth Richards Asa L. Findlay' Wm. A. Kernutt and F. L. Chambers Violet Swanton and L. F. St~el Hattie E. and J. C. Krlight Mrs. Frona S. Orrick Simeon and Annie Getchell $ 95.13 58.46 154.89 276.33 69.42 140.30 284.78 '. On motion of the Council, duly seconded and carried, the applications were approved. The following Resolution was read and a motion was made, seconded and carried adopting the same. (Resolution) RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Market Road or Feeder Road No. 19 of Lane County, State of Oregon"known as the Hadleyville Market Road, is routed through the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, a Munici:pal corporation, and the route officially adopted for said highway by the State Highway Commission traverses the I following street or streets, or avenues, of said city; towit: West 11th Street, And, VffiEREAS, the State Highway Commission of the State of Oregon is desirous of receiving Federal Aid for the improve- ment of said feeder road, And, WHEREAS, The Bureau of Public Roads of the Departm&nt of Agriculture of the United States will not participate in the construction of said feeder road until and unless the said '.' City of EUgene will guarantee by resolution officially adopted by the City Council of said City, that no encroachments will be permitted upon the right of way of said feeder road within the corporate limits of said City, which will permanently obstruct or interfere with the free and convenient flow of traffic over said feeder road through said City; and will so regulate parking of vehicles on said streets or avenues traversed by said feeder road that the free, convenient and safe flow of traffic shall not be impeded; and agree not to impose unreason- I able limitations of speed upon said feeder road, nor impose any regulations of traffic which will operate to discriminate against traffic upon said feeder road by giving undue preference to traffic upon other intersecting streets or avenues. NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, that no encroachments will be permitted on the streets and avenues traversed by said ~ ~264 <jJ -"._--,~ -~-~-~---- :'- -. ,,] ~ feeder road, known as the Hadleyville Market Road No. 19, which will permanently or unduly interfe~e with the free and convenient flow of traffic along said feeder road; and will so regulate the I i9. ~ 4>1 I Parking of vehicles along said streets and avenues as not to -impede the free, convenient and safe flow of t.raffic; and will not ~mpose any unreasonable limitations of speed upon said feeder road~ nor impose any regulation of t~affic upo~ said !eeder road wpic~ shall unduly discriminate against t~affic upon said feeder road:by giving undue preference to traffic upon other intersecting streets or avenues. <,. It being understood that nothing in this resolution of agreement by the City Council shall be construed so aseto prevent or impair proper police regulations and the enforcement of all existing ordinances and regulations respecting th~ use of streets in said City, nor to prevent such temporary obstructions to traffic as may be necessitated by the construction of water or gas mains, sewers and other public improvements, or to preclude , the proper use of said feeder road for the placement of telephone o~ electric light poles or other public service facilities. I An Agreement in triplicate providing for the submission of the Highway Department for the improvement of 30 feet of the Feeder Highway from the East line of Chambers Street to the West City limi ts of RUgene, known as West 11 th Street, to be designated as Oregon Project No. NRS-233, and recommending the same to the Secretary of Agriculture for construction through fD.nds of the State, was read and I the following Resolution was offered and adopted. .I 'I I I " I, II I' I I: I' J I I I AGREEMENT BY MUNICIPALITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAYS IMl'ROVED UNDER NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY ACT. The City of Eugene, State of Oregon, hereinafter referred to as the City, and the Oregon State Highway Commission, hereinafter :e referred to as the Highway Department, hereby agree as follows: 1. That the Highway Department will submit a project for the improvement of 30 ft. of the Feeder highway from the East line of Chambers Street to the West City Limits of Eu~ne, known as West 11th Street, and to be designate~ as Oregon project No. NRS-233, and will recommend its approval by the Secretary of Agriculture for construction with funds approtioned to the State under Section Ii II I 204 of the Natio~al IndustrialRecoverYiJAct; subject, however, to the condition that the City shall provide for its proper mainten- I, ance after comple tion of it s improvement. 2. That the said City hereby requests the Highway Department to submit the aforementioned project with recommendation that it be approved by the Secretary of AgriCUlture, and agrees that if such project is approved and constructed by the Highway Department ...,. :1 . ~ ~ '.," ~ 265 ~- -.- and the Sec~eta~y of Ag~iculture it thereafter, at its own I cost and expense, will maintain the project in a manne~ satisfacto~y to them, or their authorized representatives, l\? C? ~i and will make ample provision each year for such maintenance. - - g - - RESOLUTION RESOLVED that the foregoing ag~eement) as submitted by the Oregon State Highway Commission in t~iplicate be accepted and ente~ed into, and executed by the Mayor of the City of .: , Eugene on its behalf, and that the said Ag~eementbe app~oved in accordance with its terms, and a copy of said agreement herein refer~ed to is attached to this Resolution. -0- I An Ordinance creating a zone around the Unive~sity of O~egon in which it shall be unlawful to sell intoxicating liquo~s, was presented and a motion made, seconded and ca~ried that the Ordinance be amended by inse~ting the clause, llcontaining over 5 per cent of alcohol in weight II, in the ti t Ie to the o~dinance and in Sec ti on 2 the~eof, after the wo~d lfliquorsll. A motion was then made, seconded and carried' that the Ordinance be placed upon its final passage. The ayes and nays we~e called, Councilmen voting aye: Lamb, Hendershott, Reid, and Edwa~ds. Nay: Simon, Zumwalt, Bond and Ha~~is. The ~~yor decided by his vote in the affirmative, and the motion was car~ied, and the O~dinance was placed upon its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, Councilmen voting aye: Lamb, Hendershott, Reid, and Edwa~ds. Nay: Simon, Zumwalt, Bond and Ha~~is. The Mayo~ cast his vote in favor of the Ordinance and the same was declared passed and numbe~ed 8386. It appearing that some confusion had arisen as to the effect of the o~dinance, the Police Committee took a sho~t ~ecess, afte~ which the following O~dinance was presented. An Ordinance ~epealing O~dinance No. 8386. The O~dinance was ~ead the fi~st time, and passed its second and third readings by title under suspension of the rule by the unanimous consent of the Council, and was placed upon its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, Councilmen voting aye 8, nay none, absent, none. The O~dinance was declared passed and numbered 8387. Attorney Immel appeared in the interest of the proprietors of ma~ble machines and asked the Council to approve of the ope~ation of these machines to save possible court action to determine the rights of owners to operate these machines in the City. Councilman Simon ~ecommended that the City keep all slot machines and marble machines' closed until the court determines that they a~e not a game of chance. The motion was seconded and carried. . The City Atto~ney, Chairman of the Health Committee, and the Chief of Police filed ~eports declaring the building at 92 Madison st~eet as dange~ous, and ~ecomm- ended to the City that it be condemned under Ordinance No. 8292. The fOllowing Resolut~on was ~ead and a motion made, seconded and carried to adopt it: RESOLUTIon VffiEREAS, there has been presented to the Common Council ,1 of the City of Eugene, repo~ts f~om the Police Committee, the City Atto~ney and the Ch~i~man of the Health Committee, each and all denouncing the building on that certain ~emises designated as 92 Madison St~eet in the City of Eu~ne, as a dange~ous building as defined in O~dinance No. 8292, and -' recommending to the Common Council that the same be dismantled, and that complaints have been made by a large number of residents living a~ound and nea~ said building, . THEREFORE ~ ~66 -it' BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CO~Th~ON COUNCIL OF THE CITY .' ,... '..,; .. OF EUGENE: That a public hearing is hereby called to be held in the office of the City Recorder in the City Hall in the Cit~ of Eugene, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. of Monday, the 9th day of April, 1934, at whicg time and place all persons interested will be heard upon the ~uestion as to whether or not the building located at 92 Madison Street in the City of I :,'~ L' .(,",:) ~'0; Eugene is dangerous under the provisions of Ordinance No. ,I I' I 1 I I 8292, and as a part of said hearing the Commo~ Council itself shall inspect said building and such inspection shall be considered by it in determining whether or not said building . is dangerous ~ Be it fhrther Resolved, that t~e City Recorder be and he is hereby directed to forthwith mail to Mary J. Terry at 92 Madison Street, Eugene, Oregon, the owner of said property, I I' Ii II ! I i Ii ,I II II j I , notice of the time, place and purpos~ of said hearing, and that at said time and place the Council 'shall de termine by Resolution whether or not said building is dangerous. In addition thereto, the City Recorder shall give ten days notice of such hearing in the Eugene 1\Iorning News, a newspaper published in Eugene, Lane Count~, Oregon and by posting notices thereof in I, three public places in said City of Eugene. The City Attorney, Chairman of the Health Committee, and the Chief of Police filed reports declaring that the building located at 293 Monroe Street was 1 dangerous, and recommended to the City that it be condemned under Ordinance No. lj 8292. The following Resolution was read and a motion made, seconded and carried II to adopt it. ~ I RESOLUTION WHEREAS, thel"e has been presented to the Common Council of the City of Eugene, reports from the Police Committee, the City Attorney and the Chairman of the Health Committee, each :. and all denouncing the building on that certain premises design- ated as 293 Monroe Street in the City of Eugene, as a dangerous building as defined in Ordinance No. 8292, and recommending to the Common Council that the same be dismantled, and that complaints 1 I !\ I I I II II II ! have b'een made by a large number of residen ts li ving around and near said building, e THEREFORE I BE IT RESOLVED BY THE C01rr~ON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE: That a public hearing is hereby called to be held inlthe office of the City Recorder in ~e City Hall in the City of Eugene, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. of Honday, the 9th day of April, 1934, at which time and place all persons interested will . ~"I .. ~ 267 -~---- _._-~._-~ ___~_c_~_______ - --:- ..-- -- I be heard upon the question as to whether or not the building located at 293 Monroe St~eet in the City of Eugene is dangerous under the p~ovi sions of Ordinance No. 8292, and as a part of t" .~ :'",,;1 said hearing the COlllinon Council itself shall inspect said ,'" -, '-- building and such inspection shall be considered by it in determining whethe~ o~ not said building is dange~ous. Be it Fu~the~ Resolved, that the City Recorde~ be and he is he~eby di~ected to forthwith mail to Edward L. and Clara B. Quinn, at 311 North 2nd Street, Silverton, Oregon, the .- owners of said property, notice of the time, place and purpose of said hea~ing, and that at said time and place the Council shall determine by resolution whether or not said building is dange~ous. In addition thereto, the City Recorder shall give ten days notice of such hearing in the Eugene Register Gua~d, a newspaper published in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and by posting notices the~eof in three public places in said City of Euge ne . I The City Attorney, Chairman of the Health Committee, and the Chief of Police filed repo~ts declaring that the buildings at 1976 Garden Avenue were dangerous, and recommended to the City that they be condemned under O~dinance No. 8292. The following Resolution was read and a motion made seconded and carried to adopt it: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Common Council Of the City of Eugene, reports from the Police Committee, the City Attorney and the Chai~man of the Health Committee, each and all denouncing the buildings on that certain premises designated as 1976 Garden Avenue in the City of Eugene, as a . dangerous building as defined in Ordinance No. 8292, and recommending to the Common Council that the same be dismantled, and tha t complaints have been made by a large number of residents living around and near said building: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE C01n~ON COUNCIL OF THE CITY I OF EUGENE: That a public hearing is hereby called to be held in the office of the City Recorder in the City Hall in the City of Eugene, at 7:30 o'clock P.U. of Monday, the 9th day of April, 1934, at which time and place all persons interested will be heard upon the Question as to whether or not the buildings locat~d at 1976 Garden Avenue in the City of Eugene is dangerous unde~ the provisions of Ordinance No. 8292, and as a part of said hearing the Co~non Council itself shall inspect said building and such inspection shall be considered . by it in determining whether o~ not said building is dangerous. ....1 ~268 . - ~---_._-~-~ --~- - -- ---------=--------~-~ - ~.- .-- - - --. ~.. ---- --- _. ~ -- - ..-..- ',:. ,} I ~-I>Jj .q ...'''''.;1\ i.J~')r on Be it Further Resolved, that the City Recorder be and he is here- by directed to forthwith mail to Mrs. Ma;yy Wallace, at 1502 Columbia Street, Vancouver, Washington, the owner of said property, notice of the time, place and purpose' of said hearing, and that at said 1 time and place the Council shall determine by resolution whether or not said building is dangerous. In addition thereto, the City Recorder shall give ten days notice of such hearing in the Eugene Morning News, a newspaper published in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and by posting notices thereof in tl~ee public places in said City of Eugene. . The suit in the Circuit Court of R. S. Shelley, Plaintiff, vs. Mayr E. Gray, the City of Eugene, et~al, and service of su~nons upon the City is noted in these minu te s . On motion the Council adjourned. R. S. Bryson, II I I II j I I I j I: il Ii Ii I. i I City Recorder. 1 c (: 11 I I I I I 1 :.: -I . ~