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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/12/1935 Meeting ~ -. 413 0 .. ,- - --- - - . -- -" - ~.- ' .. . "'-- .. . --,-- , . - -_._-- --~.,-- --"---~._-~--_..,- -.- ~--~~-------_._~- --- - - -- - --. --- -- -- - -.- ---" -.------- -- - -- - -- ----- -~- ... "- .- -.' - --, -,- -. - '.- - '"- --"'- .. -- .', - .. _. u --- .- - -- -'- -. --. ~-- . . --- Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon I November 12, 1935. ~,' '.....,.. Minutes of the regular meeting of the ~ommon Council due to be held on ~' Nove.lllber 11 th, but legally postponed to November 12th, because of Monday, November Ilt~ being Armistice Day, a legal holiday. Copncil was called to order by Mayor Large, with all Councilmen present except Rei~. . Minutes of the regular meetin~ of October 14th, the special meeting of October 16th, and the adjourned meeting of Oct,ober 30th, 1935, were read and appr.oved. . The Judiciary Commi ttee, by Chairman Ha.rris, asked tha t bids be called for on the leasing of the Airport on commission basis, and that the Judiciary Committee and City Attorney be empowered to investigate the various bidders. On motion duly seconded and carried this request was granted. . The Judiciary Committee reported on the request concerning the Hall property, stating that this would have to bere-assessed. I The Judiciary Committee reported that the request on the Stratton property was to be left up to W. C. Clubb to explain to them, and report back to the Council The question of licensing the theatres was brought to the attention of the Council, and the followin8 proposed ordinance ~as read: An Ordinance imposing a lice.nse tax upon all shows entertainments of any character awarding a prize by lot or chance to ticket holders, in addition to the entertainment furnished. Mr'. e'Connell, representing the MeDonald, Rex, Heilig and M~yflower Theatres addressed the Council expreseing his belief that Bank Nite was not a lottery, and in 44 states the courts had ruled that it was not a lottery and in their estimation it was nothing more than a business stimulant. Jhe people did not have to buy tickets to win, thE:: '-'linning number was announc_ed on the street and if the person was there he would be entitled to win. Counc~lman Simon felt that they did not I want a license merely on Bank Nite, but that the theatres should be licensed. Attorney Calkins pointed out that no matter how it was conducted it was still a1 lottery. Councilman Carlson stated that he felt the theatres should be licensed and Jf then they felt that Bank Nite was a lottery the City could make arrests and stop the same, but that the ordinance should not just cover the theatres, but all kinds of business. At this time Councilman Reid appeared in Council. Councilman Lamb requested that the Mayor return this to the Committee for them to meet with the representatives of the theatres and report back definite recommendations at the next Council meeting. Councilman Reid stated that apparently a report had been brought in by the Judiciary Committee, but he wanted to say that he had not met with the Committee at all. Councilman Harris, Chairman of the Committee, stated that he had intended to call him. It was then moved that this be referred back to the Committee, and it was .' seconded and carried. The Judiciary Committee asked that the Council request the Police Committee and Police Department to enforce the Curfew Ordinance No. 1490, and Ordinance No. 8247 on clairvoyants. Councilman Lamb moved that they be enforced, and the motion was seconded and carried. The Finance Committee, by Chairman Hendershott, moved that the Council request the Recorder to call for bids for the annual audit of the 1935 records. Said bids to be opened at the December 9th Council meeting. Motion was seconded and carried. ) The Finance Committee, by Chairman Hendershott, presented the following bills to the Council with a recommendation that they be allowed. Motion was made and seconded that warrants be drawn for the same. The ayes and nays were called, I Councilmen voting aye 8, nay none, absent none. ( GENERAL BOND IN'l'ER~ST FUND F. Wentworth, Treasurer $ 425.00 F. Wentworth, Treasurer 2325.00 '. I I .. .. ....1 ~ 414- - " ------ --- -~ - ~. --......... __ ~ T_ --- _.._~ -- -- - - -- --- -- - - -- _ n H_ _-0 _ ~ u ---- - - .~ - - GENERAL EUND ,-.. .'~ Aetna Life Insurance Co. $ 82.01 Kremmel Bakery $ 2.90 I ....... L. H. Holeman 119.40 Preston & Hales 7.20 ~ L. L. Lamb 79.58 Lane County 14.00 ~ P. s. Chase 5.00 C. P. Tillman Co. 9.84 ~~ Northwest Cities Gas Co. 5.00 American Brush Co 3.87 Burroughs Adding Mach. Co. ~ 5.65 Eugene Water Board 78.00 I Coe Stationery Co. 1.25 Lovinger Disinfectant Co 23.04 II Eugene Water Board 78.87 Stevenson's Inc. .35 Hanson Blue Print Co. 19.90 Edw. J .1 Yenne Plumbing Co 2.50 Hendershott's Gun Store 2.00 E. D. Fur r e r, lL. D . 35.00 Lane County Abstract Co. 7.50 Eugene ~ater Board 2342.00 II The A. Lietz Co. 11.47 Eugene Morning News 21.36 I I Valley Printing Co. 9.45 Eugene Register Guard 175.45 P . Babb Hardware Co. 300.0Q State Industrial Accident 178.22 ...1.. li... I ,... B. Finegan 300.00 Koke-Chapman Co 13q.45 L:>. EUBene Steam Laundry 11.37 Teal, Winfree, McCulloch & Geo. Halton 16.38 Shuler 135.95 . I Northwest Cities Ga$ Co. 10.29 Eugene Public Library 405.00 I Quackenbush & Son --I.66 Central Heating Co 18.79 I Brown Motor Co .40 Eugene Hardware Co 3.75 Lane County 43.00 Eugene Water Board 15.89 II Firestone Service Stores .50 Bertha Furrow 1.75 Midgley Planing Mill Co. ~, 16 . 93 Jesse J. Godlove .75 A. L. Morris 1.76 ^ 1<' Hansen Paper Co. 61.74 ...."'i-. .l..J. I New Service Laundry 2.63 Lane County 41.66 Associated Oil Company 23.64 Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co 14.10 Eugene Handle & Hardwood 2.70 Bryant DeBar 174.24 Simmons Company 1..12 General Petroleum Corp 208.13 I Southern Pacific Co. 1.00 Carlson, Hatton & Hay, Inc 44.64 I Standard Oil Company 16.93 Clark Battery & Electric Co 11.37 Twin Oaks Lbr. Co. 3.50 Nordling Par.ts Co 4.05 Clarke Electric Co. 15.00 R. A. Babb Hardware Co 2.25 Eugene Auto Top Shop 3.50 Castelloe & Stocker 55.69 Eugen€ Mill & Elevator Co 10.13 Eugene Sand & Gravel Co 36.40 I Eugene Water Board 1..92 Veltum & Clow Mfg. Co. 21.95 I Chase Gardens 13.00 Cressey's 5.25 i F. Wentworth, Treas. 468.52 The Fire and Water Committee, by Chairman Bond, recommended the install- ation of a street light at 25th and Kincaid, and that the request for the light at 24th and Alder be depied. Motion was made, seconded and carried to accept his recommendation. Councilman Bond reported that there was a fire hazard existing in the fire hall itself due to the fact that a woad stove was being used to warm the motors. Councilman Hendershott felt that the Fire and ~ater Committee should be empowered to put that department in shape. Councilman Bond pointed out that there was an electric attachment that could be used to keep the motors w&rm, and they would investigate the same and report back at the next Council meeting. The Police Committee, by Chairman Simon, presented a group of wine and beer applications that had previously been rejected, and recommended that they be :. not approved. Motion was made, seconded and carried that his recommendation be accepted. Councilman Simon, pointed out that after the first of the year the Police I Committee would check into all of these applications very thoroughly. Mr. DeBurgh addressed the Council stating that his application for a wine license had been in II for several months and he would like to have it investigated immediately so he I' could get his license if possible. Mr. H. B. Yount pointed out that two others places were allowed to serve wine with meals and that it was very unfair competit- I ion and he felt he should have his application approved. I I Councilman Simon presented the application of The Combination for a retail I beer license. This application is merely a change of one of the partners, and it was moved, seconded and carried that this be approved. I I A wine package store application from Mr. Le eM. Travis of 73 West Broadway, I 1- was presented, and upon motion of the Police Committee, 'seconded and carried this I application was not approved. -- A letter from the Zoning Board of Appeals was read, in which they recommend- ed that the requist df the Schulz Motor Co. for permission to move a wooden build- ing to the rear of their lot at the corner of 8th and Pearl Street, to ~ used as a used car office and storage room, be granted, providing they would cover the out- side of the building with stucco and place it upon a continuous concrete foundation Upon motion duly seconded and carried this recommendation was accepted by the Council. - . ~ ~ 415 -. - ." -- - -- .~-- -- - -- _.. ~---.- - - -. .._- ------ - -... -'- 0"- ___ --"---_. ~ ---. -- - - ------- ------ -- ~------- ------ ---~---_._-~--- ._----._-. - 'Y" _~.~,~~ - - - ,'-- .. .',. --. - , -- -- -.. -... - - - - -- - - ---- - .- -<. - - -- --- -- - -- -- ~ . - -._- . -- .-.. ~ - - ~ - -~'- Councilman Simon pointed out that he understood that the Plbtter Mfg. Co. had been paying the Water Board fqr pressure in case of fire, and that they had I already paid the Fire Department $25.00 for th~ir services at the fire. Council- ..,':::. man Bond stated that if he had known that they had paid the $25.00 he would not ~ I requested that they be billed. ' Mayor Large pointed out that the Chamber of 6i Commerce vvouldlliike to meet with the Council on that type of protection. Nothing '1'."-': is to be done on this matter until after the meeting with the Chamber of Commerce. i..'~ Reports for the month of October from the City Engineer, Police Department, Eugene Public Library, and the Fire Department, were read and ordered filed. The Resolutions which had been held over concerning the $93,340.45 Wa~er Bonds, and the 5% gross revenue to be turned over to the City by the Water Board, were presented, and Councilman Lamb immediately stated that the Council should not take the stand as to whether the peoP1e should or should not vote on this, but that it should come to the Council from the people by an initiative petition, and he moved that both Resolutions be referred to the people for them to initiate the same 'if they wished the same to be placed on the ballot at the next election. . Councilman Zumwalt felt the Council should not act in such a hurry, and that this should be held up even if it was until next Fall. Councilman Harris stated that in his opinion the Water Board should be heard on this subject, and the Council shouilid deal with them. Councilman Simon recommended that action be ,taken immediate ly so it could be put on the ballot at the election on January 31, 1936. Mr. Wilhelm stated that he felt he was speaking in behalf of a large number of property owners, and they wanted action on this now, and that other groups had appeared before the Council and had received the things they had asked for, and it was time that the Taxpayers were heard. Councilman Bond asked the Oity Attorney whether or not the Resolution concerning the 5% would be legal. Mr. Calkins referred to Ohapters 58 and 275 of the 1931 Session Laws, and pointed out that Chapter 56 definitely states that the utilities publicly owned cannot give the city ,anything for the operation of the.City; and that Chapter 275 does not refer to the City of Eugene inasmuch as the Eugene Water Board is serving users outside the City limits. Mr. Wilhelm stated that he couldn't see why the Water Board could charge the City I and the City could not charge the Water Board for any services, and he thought the I City Council could and should act on this. Mr. Barrette addressed the Council asking that this be put on the next ballot, and does not 1Nant it initiated by the I people. Mr. Schaefer addressed the Council pointing out that they are not asking the Council to determine it themselves, but are askin~ them to refer it to the people for their decision; and he further pointed out that he was opposed to the special levy of $10,731.01 for street light and electrical energy, and could not understand why that had to continue. Ramey Rugh addressed the Council and stated that he felt the Council should put this on the ballot and not sidestep this issue. Mr. Reynolds, member of the recent Budget Committee, stated that he felt that the recommendation of the Budget Committee should be carried out. He further pointed out that he could not see why the State could enact legislation governing something that the people of Eugene own. Mr. Wilhelm again addressed the Council and asked Mr. Calkins if the Eugene Water Board could legally sell outside the city limits. Mr. Calkins stated that he could not answer that question as it was very technical and the only answer~that could be given was if someone instituted a case and it was settled by the Court. Councilman Lamb's previous motion was seconded and the ayes and nays were called, Councilmen voting aye, Lamb, Hendepshott, Reid, Zumwalt Bond and Harris. Nay, Simon and Carlson. Councilman Bond then moved that the ,// recommendation of the Budget Committee to the Council be adopted. After consider- able discussion Councilman Bond withdrew his motion. .. .._" The Water Board letter of October 29th was again presented to the Council, and the request of the Water Board for a hearing concerning the question of rent, was on motion granted. A letter from Hawkins & Roberts asking for cancellation of interest on assessments on the West 40 feet of the South 80 feet of Lot 15, Block 7, Gross Addition, was read and referred to the City Attorney and City Engineer. The request of Harry Gordon for cancellation of interest on assessments on his property, was on motion not granted. The bill from the Eugene Water Board in the amount of ~pl04.41, for the Electrical Inspector for the month of September was presented, and motion maee and seconded to allow this bill and the Recorder be instructed to draw a warrant for I the same. The ayes and nays were called, Councilmen voting aye 8, nay none, absent none. A bill in the amount of $16.00, covering an injury received by Mr. Danly on the sidewalk at 8th and Willamette, was presented and referred t6 the City Attorney with power to act. The following applications to rebond delinquent assessments were presented and on motion duly seconded and carried, were accept!3d: No Name Amount i . , $116.90 367 w. H. & Ora Blowers ; 368 E. M. Johnson 264.24 I 369 Frances E. & Thos. S. \~'ilson \ 229.42 ~ I -~ ~416 . --- -. -- ---- ~~- -_. .- - - --- __ _ ___ ~ _ ____ _~~_ LL_. "----- -_. --, -- ----- " ---- -~_._- ---... _..~--_.~_. ----- ---- -~".~.._-- ~ -- ,------ - .-- ---.-.-,. .. ._- --- --. ~ .- -- - -~< An Ordinance amending Section 9 of Ordinance No. 8425 of the City of Eugene, entitled "An Ordinance to license, tax and regulate certain games and , . mechanical.devices used therein; and declaring an emergency.", passed by the I ' , Common Council May 29; 1935, and approved by the Mayor June 4, 1935, by providing .-roo-> that prizes shall be awarded only in merchandise or merchandise orders, which ~ shall not include any counter, hickey, disc or device which can again be played ~ in any pin and ball machine or other slot machine, was read the second time and .; II passed its third reading by title under suspension of the rule by the unanimous vote of the Council and was placed upon its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, Councilmen voting aye, Lamb, Simon, Bond and Harris. Nay, Hendershott, Reid, Zumwalt and Carlson. The vote being a tye, the Mayor voted nay, and the ordinance was not passed. An Ordinance granting to the Northwest Cities Gas Company, its successors and assigns, a franchise for the construction and operation of a gas manufacturing pland and/or a gas distribution system in the City of Eugene for a term of thirty years was read the third time, and Councilman Hendershott moved that the time be I cut down from 30 years to 15 years and that the franchise tax be left at 1/4 of 1%. I Councilman Carlson seconded the motion, and the Ordinance was placed upon its . final passage including said amendments. The ayes and nays were called, Council- I men voting aye 8, nay none, absent none. The Ordinance was declared passed and II II numbered S448. ,I Three W.P.A. projects were presented to the Council for their approval as r follows: 1 1. Tree pruning in the City of Eugene. II 2. To provide labor for improvement of Skinner Butte Park and Hendricks Park. I 3. Tearing down and cleaning up the remains of the maintenance I I shop, which was destroyed by fire. I ;1 Upon motion, duly seconded and carried these projects were approved, Ii by the Council. I Councilman Zumwalt asked for permission to get rid of three elk in the I I I park. Motion was made, seconded and carried to sell the three. II I The Recorder was instructed to see Mr. McArthur, Superintendent of the I I Water Board and set a date for a joint meeting of the Eugene Water Board and the I City Council to consider the rent situation and other problems. On motion the Council adjourned to meet on November 25, 1935, at 7:30 I II o'clock P.M. \ C. M. Bryan, I ! City Recorder. I I I ,. , I II I, I' ~ I I- I I I I I, ii II ~ . ....1