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Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon
August 24, 1936
I Minutes of the adjourned meeting of the common council held at the hour of ~9
7:30 o'clocl{ P. M. August 24, 1936. Council was called to order by Mayor, Large, t:~
wi th all counc i Imen present except L8.mb and Simon. Minutes of the regular meet ing, ':.,;
August 10, 1936 were ordered filed. :~
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Mr. William Forrester addressed the council asking for waiver of interest on"
certain assessments that nad been placed against the North 40 of Lot 1 and North 40
of the East one-half of Lot 2 in Bloclc 7 in Sladden's 3rd Addition. The Matter was --
.1 referred to the Judiciary Committee, City Attorney, and City Engineer.
Mr. D. F. Skene, of the hugene Abstract and Title Company, speaking for his
client, owner of part of Lots 5 and 8 in Block 4, Eugene Original Addition, pointed
out that the property had changed hands three times and had been searched twice by -
two other abstract companies and once by himself and all searches showed no liens
against the property. Now, the present owner is being asked to pay principal and
. interest. He feels the same is not just. The matter was referred to the Judiciary
2 Committee, City Attorney and City Engineer.
Mr. Claire Kneeland 'addressed the council concerning certain assessments havin
been placed agalnst his properties, one located at 1799 Fairmount. He wished to
protest the entire amount as searches had been made and from all indications the
I property was clear of all assessments. Although a small amount is involved, he feel
. he should not be held responsible for the payment of the same. Then, on another
I property in his family's estate which had been reported 'clear and all taken care of, -
there is now a considerable amount in the way of principal and interest. In order
to protect his interest, it would be necessary for payment to be made to prevent
foreclosure and he has filed a written notice of protest with the City Recorder and
the same is as follo~s (letter omitted). The matter was referred ill the Judiciary
3 Committee, City Attorney and City Engineer.
Letter was presented from D. F. Mains offering $750.00 for property described
as follOWS: Beginning at a point 255.5 feet south of the southeast corner of Lot
Nine in Huddleston's Addi tion to Eugene, run thence 48 feet south, thence 66 feet, .'-...
I thence 66 feet to the place of beginning, t~300 .00 to be paid in cash and the re-
mainder to be rebonded on the city liens ac'counts. The matter V'laS referred to the
4 Judiciary Committee, City Attorney and City Engineer.
Judd Stauffer representing the local Veteran's Association, addressed the Mayor
and Council concerning the flag and citizenship of the United States, and at the
conclusion of his address presented to the Mayor in behalf of the city of Eugene an -
American Flag which is to be flown daily on the flag pole at Skinner Butte Park,
weather permitting. Mayor Large made a very fitting remark in the acceptance of the
flag in behalf of the city and the council and those assembled at the meeting ex-
pressed their feelings as well as their appreciation of this fine act on the part of
5! the Veteran's Association of Eugene by rendering very generous applause~
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Upon motion made and seconded the Commanders' Council of the city of Eugene,
an organlzation consisting of representatives of the Spanish American War Veterans, '-
the Veberans of Foreign Tars, the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion,
presented a petition for permission to conduct a parade in the city of Eugene on
6 Armistice Day, November 11, ,1936, and the request Vias granted.
· Request of Mr. F. C. Westerfield for additional lights in Skinner Butte Park _
7 for the safety of chjldren and adults was referred to the Fire and ~ater Committee.
Mr. G. E. Stratton's request for waiver of interest upon payment of principal
on part of 1 and 2 (46 x 150) Huddleston's Addition was referred to the Judiciary, ,
8 City Attorney and City Engineer.
In the interest of thirty-five families, living beyond the city limits at
Judkins Point, Harold F. Allen addressed the council, requesting widening and im-
I proving of the Judkins Point Road for the convenience and safety of those using it.
Mr. Victor Todd, Superintendent of the WPA, being present, voiced his approval of t_e
I project. Mr. Karl Onthank, representing 75 families living within the city li~its, ~
presented a like petition. Mayor Large stated he would refer this to the City
Engineer and Street COIDKittee. Councilman Reid of the Street Committee stated in-
vestigations had been made at previous times and due to the steepneBs of the point,
I they felt it inadvisable to widen the road. Mayor Large asked the Street Committee
and City Engineer to take the matter again into consideration and report at the
9 September 14th meeting.
I Called upon by Mayor Large, Percy W. Brown, chairman of the Eugene Water Board, ~
presented the following statement:
"Since the joint meeting between the Eugene Water Board and the City
Council on July 27, the Water Board has made diligent search through
the records for facts and figures bearing on the 61aim of the Council
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against the Board. Voluminous material has been examined and at this
time the work has not been completed. However, we present such facts I
',", as we have found and if desirable the search can be continued.
~- The Board is approaching this matter with an open mind and a de-
sire to do what is fair to all parties concerned. It desires to have
A L all doubts resolved, and all questions settled, and to arrive at an
equitable and just arrangement, satisfactory to all parties concerned.
\ The Board will approve se~tlement by the utilities of any just and
legal debts. The Board, in other words, wants to pay anything it truly
owes.
It must be remembered that the Board and the City Council represent
different groups. It has occasionally been said that payment of sums
from one body to the other is merely like taking money out of one pock-
et and putting it into another. The Water Board, however, represents
the consumers of water and electric current while the Council repre-
I sents, officially, the taxpayers of the city. While in a large part these .
two groups coincide, yet there are two groups with different interests,
and their respective interests must be definitely kept in mind in any
discussion of the relations between the Council and the rater Board.
The claim which the Council has presented to the Water Board con-
sists of two items:
1. $22,843.67. and interest
2. 57.97.0.98 and interest
1 $80.814.65 total and interest
These two items arise from different transactions and out of different
circumstances and must therefore be discussed independently of each other.
II Prior to 1914, the Water Board found that, of the $140,000.00 worth of
I property purchased and turned over to them, by the Council, about $104,700.00
of it was non-operating and a burden on the water system, leaving a value of
'I $35,300.00 for the operati~g property. This non-operating property consisted I
of Skinner Butte and some $11,359.55 worth of useless equipment. Because of
this excessive burden it was found impossible to operate the water department
on any fair and reasonable rate basis. The Board announced that it would
either have to sell the non-operating property or lease it in order to secure
revenue sufficient to carry out its program. Rather than have this occur the
II various interested bodies of the city determined that it should be removed
from the ownership and custody of the Water Board and preserved as a public
Ii park. After discussion and conferences between the Council and the Board,
,I the Board accepted the ~11,359.55 burden, and a compromise value of $46,659.5
I was reached for the value of the operating portion of the water property. De
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~ucting this amount from the purchase price of the entire water property left
$93,3'40.45 as the value of' Skinner Butte. This matter was referred to the
I voters and by vote of the people in April, 1914 the property was sold back to
II the city for that price, the city assuming bonds in that amount in payment
therefor.
II The claim of $22,843.67 arises out of an appraisal of the property
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made by representatives of the Public Service Commission as of June 30, .
1916. These representatives appraised the property as it then stood,
j setting their own values and disregarding actual costs. As will be seen by
study of the last paragraph on page 14 of their report, after establishing
their values for the entire Water Department property at a net figure, after
depreciation, of $245,651.00 they deducted therefrom the total indebtedness
against the property which was $222,897.33, leaving a net surplus ~ater
Plant value of $22,843.67. They then proceeded on page 21 to assert that
! the City had "clearly established an equity in the water system" in that
amount, disregarding the fact nevertheless shown by their report, that all
of that difference arose from five years of construction work done by the
~ater Board since it took over the properties on March 11, 1911.
The claims recently presented to the 1[iater Board are thus based on a
1916 appraisal surplus, ignoring the fact that the properties of the ~ater
Utility were turned over to the ~ater Board on March 11, 1911, and that any I
adjustments or liabilities which may exist must relate to March 11, 1911,
and not to June 30, 1916. The Commission's engineers did, however, also
make a retrospective appraisal as of March 11, 1911, and on pages 15 and 16
I of the report it is shown that the value of the properties on that date was
I' $182, 908.66.
The debt assumed therefor by the Eugene ~ater Board was $200,000.00,
I leaving a deficit on an appraised basis on March 11, 1911, of $17,091.34.
It is therefore clear that instead of the vity having a claim of
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$22,843.67 against the Water Board, the ~ater Board has a claim of
$17,091.34 against the City by reason of the Commission's findings, if .
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such findings are to be presumed to create liability.
I Although oblivious of the above described error contained in its ~~
report the Public Service Commission nevertheless admits that its ap- ;
praisal basis was unsatisfactory. On page 14 of the report it is ~!
stated that there are several reasons for the figure $22,843.67. One
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"The Commissioners' (P.S.C.} appraisal is higher than :~
the ac tual co s t rec orqed." . '"::
Again, on page 21, where the P. S. C. states that the $22,843.67
represents the excess of the appraised value of the water system over /
that shown on .the Water Board books. The P. S. C. goes on to say __
"This difference ($22,843.67 may partially be accounted
for by the fact that in the construction of the plant,
through good management on the part of the V',ater Board
and its engineers, lower costs were maintained than those
determined as normal in the appraisal found in this re-
. port". .
. I They say that this is partially accounted for, but they do not
attempt to say what part. They question the accuracy of their own
figures. They say that the difference seems to arise from a pro-
bability (not a certainty) of a difference in appraisal of the Butte
property. It well may be. No two groups of engineers could be
found that would be able to arrive at the same appraised value Df
a property, with 6 years intervening between the appraisals, and no
two or three groups of appraisers could be found, anywhere, that
would set the same value on the Butte property in 1911, 1917, or
the present time.
The P. S. C. does not regard its appraisal as being any better
than the one made by other engineers in 1911. They say, on page 14,
llThe appraised value at which the Water Board took over
I the Water plant, exclusive of the Butte property, is
relatively lower than that found in this investigation".
And furtter,
uThe intended fairness of either appraisal should not be
questioned, although such differences are found to exist".
That is, they mean that one appraisal may be just as accurate as
the other.
The P. S. 8. appraisal of the water system in Eugene is the source
of much confusion in figures and values. The estimated values produced
by this appraisal did not agree with other appraisals, or check with
actual cost. The. P. S. C. report indicates that their engineers had
trouble determining the correct value of the water system. On page 13,
it says:
~- "The water utility presents some special difficulties in
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On page 5, they say:
"Complete or conclusive records prior to the date of trans-
fer are not available, and analysis of cost must necessarily
be based, generally, on transactions since the establishment
of the Board administration".
And, again, on page 14 --
uThere was no definite method of separating the distribution
system as between that installed by the Water Board, and that
turned over to the Board by the City Council. Consequently,
the distribution system was also appraised in its entirety".
I The above quotations prove that the Commission's appraisal has
no value, as establishing a claim against the WBter Board.
Entirely aside from the appraisal matter the question of Skinner
Butte valuation at $93,340.45 has been decided three times by the voters
of the city of Eugene, first in 1914 when they voted that the property
should be Bold by the Board to the city at specified price, which
constituted a bona fide sale. The sedohd time, in 1915 when they con-
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firmed the sale by voting to dedicate the property as a park forever, and
the third on January 31, 1936, less than seven months ago, when by a de-
"c;l cisive vote they confirmed previous actions, and voted that the city should I
,C; retain liability for the full purchase price of the Butte property.
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We understand that the City Attorney, prior to the 1914 election,
advised the Council that they had no authority or legal right to transfer,
without a vote of the people, city property or obligations from one depart-
ment to another. This made necessary the Charter amendment of 1914 which
fixed the value of ~3kinner Butte at $93,340.45.
In view of all these definite approvals and decisions, and Charter
amendments, we do not see how the Council and Board can do anything about
this claim, or that they should. If a question can ever be settled legally,
definitely, and positively, the bkinner Butte valuation question has been
so settled. The ~ater Board believes that it is entirely without power to
do anything about it.
To summarize: .
1. The claim has no definite basis in either fact or figure.
2. It is not a legal claim because the Eoard neither has
received nor would receive any consideration of value,
for, as has been shown, the ~ater Board assumed more
debt on March 11, 1911, than the value of the properties
then received.
3. It has been decided three times by the voters.
4. The Board has no legal right to make this payment.
Claim for $57.970.98 and Interest.
Let us turn now to the second part of the claim, that for $57,970.78
and interest. This claim arises out of the pur~hase of the water property
and the incidental construction of the auxiliary power plant and distributing I
system'by the City Gouncil, prior to its beirg taken over by the Eugene ~ater
Board. The original records in this matter appear to be a report made by
the City Council to the Eugene ~ater Board in April, 1911.
The Water Board itself, immediately, upon taking charge, asked the
I Council for an invoice of all tools, materials, pipe lines, and property
under control of the Board, and the Council, under date of April 24, 1911,
by resolution, gave the ~ater Board the information it desired. The re-
solution from the Council gives, from the Records, lias examined by the
Committee of. AuditorsTl, the cost of both the water plant in Eugene, and
its auxiliary po~er plant at Walterville, and lists the outstanding obli-
gations, all as being,
TIThe most accurate information obtainable at this time, and being
for practical purposes a correct statement, as near as can at
this time be determined by the Councilll.
The Water Board has in its possession a certified copy of this report. .
The Council's Report to tne water Board - April 24, 1911:
I This report should settle all questions as to actual cost'~ and debt
of the water and power plants, as of March 11, 1911.
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The total cost of the Water Plant as
at March 11, 1911 $162, 'l90 ..41
The cost of the filtration plant up
to lvfarch 11, 1911 27,790..33
,The cost of the power plant as of
March 11, 1911 (Including $20,755..03
of bond interest during construction I
of the Walterville plant, a charge
which the ~ater Board does not approve
in full) 217,970.98
Total $408,551.72
Debt OblIgations assumed by the
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Total invested in both departments by
the council $48,55l~72
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The Council's "equityll or investment as of 1911, in all the properties, ~
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can not be greater than the total cost of the properties turned over to ~",,-.J
the Board, less the total debt turned over to the Board at t~e same time.
Let us assume for purposes of the discussion that this equity exists~
If so, the city would be entitled to some return on its investment. What
return has it had? The report of the Public Service Commission states, on
page 21, that
I!Accrued interest during the period since this debt was incurred should
not be held as an obligation against the ~ater Board by reason of the fact
that throughout this time the city has been supplied with water at low
rates which more than offset the entire interest accrualD.
What benefit has the city had since that time?
. Capital stock or Equity:
Page 19 of the P.S. C. report refers to the Council's "equitiest/ as
capital s t 0 c k.. Now, stock in a utility is owned for the purpose of re-
ceiving dividends therefrom. It is seldom paid back by the Company issuing
it. The owner of stock should receive dividends, but cannot demand the
return of the principal at will. If dividends are paid, the stock is
generally worth its capital value only. This is the case here. The City
has received a high rate of dividends on its "equityll or stock, and should
not expect the return of principal, plus dividends, plus interest. The
Council's investment made lower rates possible, and the City has benefited
by such lower rates. The City, and its citizens together, have r!3aped
millions of dollars of benefit. The Council's return on its investment
has been immense.
In view of the low Eates that have been applied to the City service,
we do not believe that the Council should ask for interest on any "equity"
I or any investment that it 'may be agreed that the Council has heretofore
made in the utilities. It has had far more than its interest, through
low rates, all these past years, as shown by the following comparisons:
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The p.s. C. report, page 42, stetes that a
I!Municipally owned plant, in a large sized communicty in Oregon,
must have a rate r.oughly averaging lO~ below that of a privately
owned plant, in order to give the same general result to the ul-
! tiraate consumer".
Eugene electric rates are about 40~ lower than rates in surrounding
territory, and the water rates to the City itself are about 50% lower
than the average under private ownership in general. The City of
opringfield pays nearly 10i per kwhr. for street lighting service,
while Eugene pays about 2i per kwhr. for a better service.
In Portland, the City pays $4.00 per month for 600 c. p. residence
district liGhts, for which ~ugene pays $1.95, that is less than one-half.
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The manual of the American Water Works association states that
revenue to cover cost of fire protection should be about 25~ of the
total revenue of a plant. The ~ater Board revenue from that source
is about 5~.
$1.00 to $1.25 per capita is held by the ~isconsin P.S.C. to be the
right charge for fire protection service, and the average actual rates
, for 243 municipally owned plants has been found to 'be 62i per capita.
~ugene pays about 37i per capita.
Eugene, in 1936, with all its added paving area, is paying for street
flushing the same amnunt, less 25%, that was paid in 1917.
I These facts prove that the City government has received immense finan-
cial benefits, from the utilities.
If low rates for service are a good reason for omitting interest claims
in the years before 1917, low rates are certainly a more powerful argument
I for the omission of interest claims from 1917 to date.
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The very low rates prevailing should fully compensate the City so
far as interest on its investment is concerned during the time that the I
':~ Eugene Water Board has been operating. Now"as to what is considered the
principal sum or the 11 equi tyll. In return for this equity what has the
~ ~ater Board given the City?
The Uequity" claims presented to the Board are based entirely on
thB findings and suggestions embodied in the P. s. C. report of May 26,
1917. If the Council accepts as correct the statements in this report,
as a bisis for claims, they must also be prepared to accept the rates and
rate structure set up and recommended by the same report, as well as all
other findings and recommendations embodied in this same report.
The very low rates prevailing should fully compensate the City so
far as interest on its investment is concerned during the time that the
Eugene Water Board has been operating. Now, as to what is considered the
principal sum or the II equi tyll . In return for this equity what has the
~ater Board given the City?
The l1equity" c+a~~s presented to the Board are based entirely on .
the findings and suggestions embodied, in the P. S. O. report of May 26,
1917. If the Oouncil accepts as correct the statements in this report,
as a'basis for claims, they must also be prepared to accept the rates
and rate structure set up and recomrnended by the same report, as well as
all other findings and recommendations embodied in this same report.
Public Service Commission Rates:
Let us see what the P.S. O. says, in a general way, E.,bout the
! matter of rates for public use. On page 46, under "Lighting Rates", we '
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IINo special rates should be given for lighting municipal
buildings. These services must, in equity, be upon the
same basis as all other customers of the same general
class".
And, on page 51, under IlWater Rates", the following occurs: I
liThe regular rates should be given for municipal use in the
city hall, barns, etc. , which is similar to that required by
II ordinary individuals".
On page 53, under "Schedule of Metered Water Rates for the City
of Eugene", a rate is set up for street sprinkling, sewer flushing,
I fountains, and cleaning fire reservoirs~ And, on page 51, cost of
cleaning fire reservoirs is referred to as follows:
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I "It will be noted in the proposed schedule that tI1i s minimum (of
II 5i per 100 cu. ft.) rate has been given for some special munici-
pal purposes, on the basis of charging only the additional cost
of such supply, in excess of that for domestic and commercial use.
In connection with service under this rate, it should. not be con-
sidered necessary to meter each cleaning of the fire reservoir;
rather, a flat rate charge may be used, based upon the measured
II quantity consumed during anyone normal cleaning." .
Evidently, then, as will be noted later, the P.S.C. intended that
I the water department should receive compensation for filling,
cleaning, and maintaining the fire reservoir on Skinner Butte.
I As can be noted, the P. S. C. designed tIle fire protection rates
on the basis of charging only the additional cost of such supply
in excess of that for domestic and comnercial use. Inconnection
with service under this rate, it should not be considered neces-
sary to meter each cleaning of the fire reservoir; rather, a
flat rate charge may be used, based upon the measured quantity
consumed during anyone normal cleaning. II
EVidently, then, as will be noted later, the P.S. C. intended that
the water department should receive compensation for filling, cleaning, and I
maintaining the fire reservoir on ~kinner Butte.
As can be noted, the P.S.C. designed the fire protection rates on the
basis of charging only the additional cost of such supply in excess of that
for domestic and commercial use, and not on the demand basis. Fire protection
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charges are therefore ~n a favorable and low basis.
I The Eugene Water Board in 1917 adopted, to be effective July 1, 1917,
the water and light rates and practices recommended by the P.S.C. The y'1 .
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water and light department, however, has not, as yet, received full pay- .~
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ment for service rendered to the City unde~ the rates established by the .~
P.G.C.
The following is a list of sums that logically grow out of the P.S.C.
recommendations, and rates, and constitute amounts which the water and
light departments have earned under these rates, but which the City has
neglected or refused to pay.
Fire Protection
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I The Public Service Commission report, page 52, states that the annual
cost for plant mains and hydrants for fire protection is $5,513.00 per
year, in 1917. It also states on page 2 that the City paid in 1917, with
I all the added improvements in the system since 1908 the same rate that it
. paid in 1908, namelY$1200~00 per year.
April 1, 1911 to July 1, 1917-- 6t years --
I amount prescribed by P.S.C. 34,456.25
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Paid by City 7,500.00
hmount due but unp?id 26,956.25
July 1, 1917 to June 1, 1920 --
35 months at P.S.C. rate of
266.,67 9,333.45
Paid by City, at rate o~
I 166..6'( 5 , 833 .45
~mount due but unp~id 3,500.00
I June 1, 1920 to Jan. 1, 1930
(New rate established, by help
of P.S. C. engineers; is 362.00 --
115 months @ 362.00 41,630.00
I Paid by the City (166.67 per month) 19,167.05
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Amount due but unpaid 22 .462.,95
Total due on fire protection charges $52,919..20
HYD~~NT RENTAL rate was changed in 1920 from
$1.15 to ~1.50 per hydrant per month. City paid $1.15 per month per
I hydrant until January 1, 1922.
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I 19 months at 35i x 17& 1,,163.75 1,163.75
FIRE RESERVOIR.
. The P. S. C. authorized a charge for maintenance of the fire reservoir on
Skinner Butte. Fire Underwriters required the Board to keep the reservoir
full for fire protection purposes~ and threatened to raise the rates about
I 30% if reservoir was ever used for operating purposes. The Health Board
I objected to the water being usSd in the system. This was a fire service only,
and required frequent filling and washing of the reservoir, but the charge
was never paid by the City.
July 1, 1917 to January 1; 1933,
$75.17 per month for 186 months $13,981.62
DISCOUNT TO CITY
During the latter part of the decade, 1920 to 1930, the warrant debt of the
I city of Eugene increased alarmingly. Revenues were sharply reduced; collection
of taxes fell off, and the City Council very properly took measures to reduce
their mounting debt. b~mong other measures taken was a def ini te request to the
Water Board for assistance, and the ~ater Board agreed to a flat discount of
25% on the City's bills for light and water, amounting to nearly $10,000.00 per
year. This discount was given specifically for the purpose of retiring the
City's warrant debt. The Council has handled its warrant debt very creditably,
as we understand that now this is practically eliminated. Again in 1931 came
a similar request with a similar grant by the Board, and again, in 1932, 1933,
1934r 1935 and 1936 amounting during the seven years to approximately~ $65,107.1 .
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Theratesr on which this discount was based, were the rates established by
" the P.S.C. report, slightly modified in 1920, with approval of p.S.C. engineers.
~ This discount was therefore 25% of the proper and authorized rates. I
~~l The City Council has never heretofore, so far as the records show, asked
or apparently expected the water and light consumers to pay back any investment,
and the Board has not c6nsidered that it owed any such amount to the City. If
it had so considered, it would have charged the discounts above mentioned direct
ly again~t the claim, and thus more than eliminated it. ~hen the ~ater Board fi st
assumed management of the property in 1911, it assumed tne bonded debt of ~360,0 0
and $741.08 in misc~llaneous bills, these being all of the obligations of the
system as shown by the Council's report to the v.ater Board under date of April
24, 1911, and the Council never has heretofore asked the Board to assume any thin
further. In 1917 the matter of a possible claim or lIequityll was called to the
Council's attention by the report of the t'ublic tiervice Commission, and, again,
if the Council had any intention of asking for the payment of any such amount
it certainly' would have done so at that time. At that time the members of the
City administration of 1911 were living and in Gugene. These were the men who
had full knowledge of the facts and of the intentions of the City Council and ,
i certainly would have seen that a claim was presented if it h,_ad e,ver been their iI
intention or understanding that it should be paid by the water and light consum-
ers. The fact that they did not do so is strong evidence that their intention
was otherwise. In the ordinary course of business any claim originating in 1911
would have been outlawed many years ago, and we believe the Board is justified
in believing that it was not indebted to the City for this amount. However,
the Board will not stand on any such technicality, but wishes the claim settled
strictly on its merits.
To SUlIlilla r i z e : 0
j It has been shown that the claim of ~+22,843.60{ -is not a just claim, and
. it is therefore eliminated f~om consideration. 1t is a difference between two
I appraisals, and represents the net worth of the water system in 191~. As such
it is in nowise an equity of the City, but belongs in the net worth of the
tater Department. Moreover, the Butte value has been fixed by Charter provision ,
by vote of the people.
From the Council's report of costs and obligations, made to the Board in I
I 1911, it appears that the Council invested $48, 551.72 of its water plant
I earnings and general funds in the water system and the electric power plant.
(, In order to state correctly the City's investment at March 11, 1911, this, then,
must be reduced by the depreciation chargeable on the water plant during the
I period of the Council's operation of the properties in the years 1908, 1909,
1910, and 1911, and further reduced by adjustment for excessive interest charges
entered against the Walterville power plant construction account, leaving a
balance which we estimate at not over $25,OOO.LO Against this, the ~ater Board
presents the following items as claims being justly due under the rates and
recommendations of the P.S. C. report of 1917;
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I Fire Protection (52,919.20
!i Hydrant Rent lw163.75'
I Fire Reservoir Maintenance 13,981.62
II Discount to City, 1930-1936 65.107.13 1t
Amount Receivable on the basis
of the P.S.C. report $133.171.70
For purposes of simplicity in this discussion, interest has been omitted
from all claims. If interest is comDuted on all claims the dif'ference between
the City's claims and the Board's wo;ld be increased.
The sums due the Board are as definite, positive, and justified as the
"equitiesll claimed by the Council. Both arise from the same investigation.
Both are authorized by the same agency and they must be considered together.
If the Council wishes to adopt the report of t!1e Public Service Commission of
Oregon, subject of course to the corrections noted herein, it must also adopt
the recommendations as to rates. The Commission has clearly prescribed that I
it is the duty of the Board to charge the Municipality for the service rendered,
and it has stipulated the rates which are to be charged.
Dated August 24, 1936 Respectfully Submitted, EUJENE V!ATER BOARD,
By P. W. Brown, President
By J. ~. McArthur, Seely.
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I WHEREAS the Eugene Water Board is required by law to at all times ~,
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keep an account of the cost of construction, operation and maintenance ' .~-M'"
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of the water plant and all things connected the~ewith, and . .c::~..;;,...
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)WHEREAS the water plant was acquired by the Common Council and was
I turned over to said Eugene Water Board by an Ordinance and a Resolution
passed by the Common Council, and
~HEREAS there was nothing stated in said Ordinance or Resolution
as to what the original cost of such plant and incidentals thereto was,
and
WHEREAS the Eugene Water Board has made repeated requests upon the
Council to be furnished with complete data as to the original cost of
the Water Plant, Power Plant and all things connected therewith, and
WHEREAS it appears to the Common Council that the said Water Board
. should have the information asked for and such information was ordered
furnished by a Resolution heretofore adopted by the Council,
NOW for such purpose the Council finds from the records in the
City Recorder's and City Treasurer's Offices as. examined by the Com-
mittee of auditors the following facts:
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Original cost of water plant...................................$140,000.00
(this includes Skinner's Butte)
Expended on the plant in extensions
between the date of purchase and Sept. 20th, 1910
Material fo~ extensions on mains and repairs..... <It: 9,369.19
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Labor on extensions.............................. 2,682.72
}J e \1V__ ma chi 11 e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .' ." . 683.10
I (This does not include any allowance for the
use of tools or time of Superintendent in making
extensions up to that time)
Extension made between Sept. 20th, 1910 and
I March 1Ith,- 1911................................. ...lO.056.5b
Total expense in extensions and new
I machinery not included in filter plant........................ 22,790.41
Tot ale 0 S t 0 f plan t . e- . . e . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . $162,790.41
Cash receipt of the water plant from water
rentals from Dec. 1, 1908 to March II, 1911. . . . .. . . . . . .. . ... . .. 51,633.26
Operating expenses of the water plant from
Dec. 1, 1908 till fuarch 11, 1911 exclusive of
extensions and new machinery accounted for above. ...34,143.29
Charegeable against the water plant
. interest on $,140,000.00 Bonds from Dec. 1,
I 1908 to March 11,1911 at 5%........................15,950.00
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COST OF POWER PLANT .
Total amount of warrants drawn as shown
by auditors report presented to the City Council
April 10, 1911 up to March 11.....................$211,741.38
(Of the foregoing there was approximately
$7400.00 included which was paid out of the
General Fund during the summer of 1908 for
engineering work evidently in connection with
the Ritchie Creek Gravity System and not proper-
I ly a part of the Power Plant Construction.)
Warrants drawn to Pelton Water ~heel Co.
April 10th, 1911.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . 6,600.00
Judgment and Court costs in the case of
Manerud vs. City. . . . . . . . . . __ .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 'i ,029.60
(1'\'arrant cannot be drawn for this until Judgment is presented to the
Council by the Judgment Creditor.)
There is due on account of construction of
the Power Plant and incidental expenses connected
.' therewith to the General Fund the sum of . . . . . .. . . '70,555 ...62 >~----
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a portion of which is represented by transfers made
~' . to the Construction Fund and a portion by the
"~i General Fund warrants which draw 6% interest. I
~I This includes the item of $7400.00 above mentioned, but
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',('0 to this item of $70, 555.62 should be added the warrant drawn to
Pelton ~ater ~heel Company April 10th, 1911.
(See Auditors report, Recapitulation of transfers)
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Cost of Filter Plant up to March II, 1911.
~arrants drawn for material and labor.........................$22,521.97
Transfer to Construction Fund for
I purchase of ground for filter................................. 800.00
Warrants paid out of the Current Fund for
material and labor on Filter Plant............................ 3,468.36
which sum is due the Current Fund and will increase
the amount on hand for extensions by that much. .
Receipt from Jewel Filter Co. on account of
Bon d i s sue. . . .' . . . . . . .' .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . . .. .. 1.000.00
Makine a total of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . $27,790.33
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Outstanding obligations against the entire
system.
I (Not including General Fund Warrants outstanding accounted for under head #2.)
Original issue Water Bonds due Jan. 1st.
1948 drawing 5% interest payable on Jan. 1st.
I and July 1st of each year with exchange and
I! banking charges....................................... ......$~OO.OO.OO
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Water Improvement Bonds voted in 1910 I
payable one-third each in 1920, 1925 and 1930,
interest dates Feb. 1st and Aug. 1st., 5%................... 60,000.00
~arrants outstanding on March 11,
1911 against the Current Fund................................. 507.42
General Fund warrant erroneously drawn
and should be paid out of the Current Fund.................. 60.00
Construction Fund warrants outstanding................ 173.66
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Interest Account
Amount of interest which has actually
I been paid by the City on the $360~000.OO
Bonds up to the present time is .
Dec. 26th, 1908.......... ................... .. .. .. ... .. .. . .~~5 ,200.,30
June 19th, 1909 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .." 5, 627 . gO
Dec. 14th, 1909....... ........ ....,..... ... .. . ... ......... . .... 6,128.15
J un e 24 t h , .1 9 10 . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' . . . . . .. . . . . .. 6, 87 8 . 50
Dec. 23rd, 191 0 ~ . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . ..- 7,584.38
Feb. 1st., 1911........................................... 1,500.00
I Makin~ a total amount of interest
actually paid.........,.........:........................... $ 32, 919.23
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Against that there has been covered into
, the 'l'reasurery the sum of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 444.44
II on account of accumulated interest on the I
Filter Bonds.
'I On Water main extension bonds............................. 127.78
) Interest on the $300,000.00 issue
II accrued prior to the delivery of Bonds....................... 2,090.55
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General Fund from April 1908 to April, 1909.................$ 305.29 _
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II Leaving a net debit against the Entire system ~
on account of interest actually paid on Bonds of
the sum of .................................................. .......... $29 ,951.17
The next payment of interest is on the
$300,000.00 issue and is payable on July 1st.,
1911 in New York City..... .......... ............ ........... $7,500.00
with exchange and banking charges for paying
the s am e, and ..................................... ...... ~.. . . .. . 1 , 500 .. 00
with exchange on August 1st on the $60,000..00
issue.
NOW be it RESOLVED that the foregoing statement of the financial condition,
charges against said plant and incidentals connected therewith be furnished to
the Eugene ~ater Board for their information as being the most accurate infor-
tJ I mation obtainable at this time and being for practical purposes a correct state-
ment as near as can at this time be determined by the Council.
I Approved by the Mayor this Passed the Common Council this
day of April, 1911 24th day of Anril 1911.
I R. S. BRYSON
I Mayor. -- Recorder
STATE OF OREGON )
I COUNTY OF LANE ) ss
I CITY OF EUGENE )
I, R. S. Bryson, City Recorder hereby certify that I have carefully compared
-'I the foregoing copy of Resolution wi th the original thereof and that said copy is
- a full true and complete transcript of said original and the whole thereof as
same appears in my official care and custody this April 25, 1911.
R. u. Bryson, Recorder
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(SELL OF CITY OF EUGENE)
At the conclusion of this report, Mr. S. R. Stevenson addressed the council
stating that he had always felt that the ~ater Board represented the same group
of people as the council. During Mr. McClaim's regime as Superintendent of the
Eugene ~ater Board, he stated that a public budget group had been appointed to
meet with the Eugene ~'ater Board to work out the bUdget and he remembered that
discounts that the city had been receiving were granted in lieu of a franchise or
tax and not held as a loan.
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ti~ In rebuttal Mr. M. Wilhelm stated that Home Owners had stopped building homes
I in Eugene due to high taxes and practically all the new buildings were being con-
structed outside of the city limits with the same light and water privileges as
the-local inhabitants. He further stated that the tax payers of the city of
I Eugene furnished the credit of the Eugene ~ater Board, and that the use of streets,
alleys, running of poles, running of mains was being furnished free of charge and
felt that there should be some remuneration for this service.
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, Mr. Victor Todd, Superintendent of the lXPA, remarked that 400 people were em-
I' plo~ed by the ~PA and that the majority of them are not home owners but are con-
I sumers. He believed that too much stress was being placed on the position of the
tax 'Reyer.
I Councilman 6arlson objected to Mr. Todd's statement, explaining that the Water
. Board would not be enjoying free services were they a privately-owned concern;
-:.1 hence the importance of the taxpayers' position. It was Mr. Carlson's understand-
ins that a statement had been made by the Board that the crty was paying 2i for the"r
. - service while other corporations were pa~ring 3/4i. Mr. Brolrm stated that the 2i
. rating included not only the electricity and water furnished but also maintenance
of the system as well.
Mr. M. Svarverud, one of the original members of the Eugene ~ater Board,
stated that the city of ~ugene o~ned that utility and that the Board were only
managers. He believed that the Board and Council should hsve no differences and
to work the problem out peacefully. Motion was made and seconded that this dis-
cussion be closed until the next meeting and it was so ordered.
tJ The Judiciary COIDmittee, represented by Councilman Harris, rep~ted negatively
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on the Ethel Etter, Percy Patterson and Terminal Taxi Company requests. Upon
~ .,C;-l motion made and seconded the reports of the Judiciary rCommittee was acted upon
;~l and ordered as accepted. I
Charles Powers addressed the council asking for special signs be placed in
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front of his place of business at 6th and \'illamette btreets which would mark
off a certain section of that street for the use of stage lines. This was referre
to the Police and Street Committees. Councilman Bond remarked that the City of
Eugene should cease making depots out of the streets.
The Finance Committee presented the bill of M. ,., Kelso for 10 tons of hay
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amounting to $101.73 and the list of salaries to members of the Playground Depart-
ment in the amount of $661.40 and asked that both be paid. The ayes and nays were
called. Councilmen voting aye, six; nay, none; absent Simon and Lamb.
I Councilman Hendershott reported the possibility of trading city property for
that property owned by Mrs. Misfeldt behind the Butte stating that she had de-
termined the property located at lOth and ~ashington 3treets as acceptable if in
proper repair. Mr. Hendershott stated he had secured an estimate of the repair ,
which would total ~438.85 and asked if the exchange should be made. Councilman
I Zumwalt asked that the transactions be detained until such a time when he could
inspect the premises. Councilman Reid suggested the deal be completed now. Coun-
cilman Bond felt that money for that purpose should not be taken out of the fund
at the present time. Councilman 'Reid moved for completion of the transaction and
there being no second appearing, Councilman Hendershott's request was held for
further consideration. Mr. Hendershott asked that this entire matter be dropped
II and it was so ordered.
Councilman Bond representing the Fire and ~ater Committee, stated that the
Ii Giustina Lumber Company's request must be denied due to the fact that the plant is ,/'
II located outside the city limits. This recommendation uron motion made and seconde
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I! The Police Committee by Councilman Bond, reporting on the application of the v
Ii Eagle's Lodge for permit for beer license recommended that it be not granted and
,I upon motion made and seconded the recommendation was approved. I
Deposit of $5.00 made by Obak \':allace in March, 1936, as investigation fee for
beer license was ordered not to be returned by Councilman Bond, acting Chairman v
of the Police Cow~ittee, and upon motion made ~nd seconded this report was adopted.
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I Request for the installation of a street light at 22nd and Hilyard ctreets ,.,.....
~ I was placed with Councilman Bond ~ho is to make a recommendation at the next meeting.
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'I Communication dated August 11, 1936, was presented from C. H. Gram, Commissio -
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Ii er of Bureau of Labor, Gtate of Oregon, re~uesting the attendance of Mr. ,~ '" Lar-
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II wood of the Eugene tater Board to the Northwestern bection of the International
,I Association of Electrical Inspectors' convention in Olympia, ~ashington on Septem-
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, ber 14, 15, 16. Upon motion made and seconded the city council determined that
I Mr. Larwood should attend the city would pay its proDortionate share of his ex-
I penses.
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Ii Letter of congratulations to the council on their decision to tighten up on
,I the gambling problem of the city was presented from th~ Pastor of Bethany Evan-
I gelical Church and ordered filed.
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I An offer of $500.00 cash for property located in Lot 17, Block 5, Blair Street ./
I Addition, was received from Irvin D. Custer and the proposal was placed before the
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I Finance Commjttee to report at the ne'xt meeting.
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I The Board of Appeal's reGommendation that the request of A. H. Jackson for
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I a permit to erect a chicken house, ten feet by ten feet at 661 First Avenue West, "........
I said chicken house to be approximately seventy-five feet from any dwelling be
I granted was sustained by the council.
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Recommendation by the Board of Appeals for denial of Chas. N. Allents request V-
ii to erect a "Ford Log Cabinlf building on the foundation formerly occupied by a
I Texas Service ~tation at,15th and ~illamette ~treets was sustained by the council.
Mr. George E. York's request to erect a garage at 1991 Onyx Streot less than L-/'"
I 15 feet from the street property line was denied by the Board of Appeals the re- ,J
I commendation was sustained by the council.
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II Communication from Dr. A. N. Johnson stating that he would be present at the
II meeting of August 24 was presented. Communication from Zugene City Board of Healt t.,../
I' by Dr. Leslie S. Kent recommending that this new county board of health set-up be
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I' entered into by the city of ~ugene, was presented. Dr. Johnson explained that the
!I law provides as representatives to such a unification, the County Court; the Count'
I, School Superintendent, the County Medical Society, the County Dental uociety, the
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I: ~v1ayor of the city and two lay persons wi th the Heal th t;;1ff i cer acting as "oecretary.
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The Mayor is to act as he sees fit in the matter.
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James D. Barnett, Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon, by ......-
letter dated August 15, 1936, accepted appointment to the Civil Service Commission. ,
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Two letters from the Southern Pacific Cornpany requesting refunds in the amounts> ~~
of ~p285.l0 and $1,236.17, the former an over-payment and the latter payment made "~,
after resolution was adopted directin€ a refund of $2% to all property owners who ..-/
had paid their assessments along the ~ranklin Boulevard project between 13th
Street and, the city limits. The matter was placed in the hands of the Judiciary,
City Attorney and City Engineer.
In regard to the Eugene Foundry debris, Mr. Bergman, Chief of Police, reported ---
that Mr. Burkhart of the Eugene Foundry is contemplating constructing additional
buildin~s and promises to remove the ~8chinery from the curbings.
Chief Bergman reported that the papers being scattered on East Broadway find v""
their source from the alley next to the Hoffman Hotel. According to promises
made, the condition will be ta~en care of by the owners of adjoining properties. i
- Monthly reports for the months of June and July from Police Matron, Ella
Ri c'hardson, were presented and ordered filed.
Bids were opened for the paving of alley between Potter Street and University
Streets from 19th to 20th Avenues as follows: Stien Brothers, ~1568.40~ and Nels ./
T. Jorgensen,. $1299.92. The City Bngineer's estimate was presented at $1262.20
and upon motion made and seconded the bid of Nels T.- Jorgensen was unanimously
accepted. An Ordinance accepting the bid of Nels T. Jorgensen in the sum of
~P1299.92, for pavihg the alley between Potter Street and University Street, from
19th ~venue to 20th Avenue, in the City of Eugene was read the first time and
passed to its second and third readings by unanimous consent under suspension of
the rules and was placed upon its final passage. The ayes and nays were called,
councilmen voting aye, six; nay, none; absent 0imon and Lamb. The ordinance was
declared passed and numbered 8485.
Ordinance rec:uiring spark arresters and smoke consuming devices upon, commercial --
smoke stacks in the city of Eugene was read the second time and held over.
I Application for rooming house permit, approved by Chief of Police Carl Berg- --
man was u;on motion made and seconded granted to Mr. and Mrs. P' . HoV"ardivii Ine ,
located at 65 ~est 8th.
Mr. F. L. Chambers requested th~t the ~usene Pire Department stand ready to --
accept calls from the Flax Plant in case of a fire and he was informed that the
busene Pire Department would gladly respond to any calls.
Resolution directing the Mayor and City Recorder to enter into a contract of v"
sale with James H. and Nora D Bramely in consideration of the party deeding ce~-
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tain property. to the city of bugene, was presented and upon motion made andseconde
was duly approved:
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W' IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Eugene
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that in consideration of James H. Bramley and Nora B. Bram-
. ley deeding certain property to the city of bugene,
The City of 1:!,ugene does hereby direct the Mayor and City,
Recorder to enter into a contract of sale with the said
James H. Bramiey and Nora B. Bramley, a copy of which con-
tract is hereto attached; and the Common Oouncil has
caused the property to be appraised and fixed the value as
shown in the contract.
I It was unanimously approved that City Attorney Calkins prepare a letter to the ".-'
Uni(8d States Government in regard to sewer connection for the proposed new post
office bUilding.
Oouncilman Zumwalt was instructed to investigate the necessity of purchase for
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the city dump grounds of 4000 feet of 311 x 1211, 10-12-14 feet of planking offered
) the city by Joe Johnson at 10.00 per M.
Application for Restauran~ and Hotel Liruor License placed by Clarence Wilcdx
I was ~eferred to the Police Oommittee to act upon at the next meeting. V
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I Offer of $75~00 cash for Lot 6, Block 2, Tiff's Platt by Mrs. Ida M. Stough v
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was referred to the Finance Committee and Oity Attorney for approval or rejection.
'~'I Five applications for rebonding delinquent assessments were presented and ~I
'3] ordered accepted:
~I No. 446 Helen Armitage $140.09
No. 447. Alice B. Macduff 95.23
No. 448 Elva L. Day 199.64
I No. 449 VVm. H. Ds.le 687.04
I No. 450 J. B. McFall 124.78
An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8413 of the City of Eugene, entitled:
"An Ordinance to _create or divide the City into Districts within some of which
it shall be lawful, and wi thin others of v,rhich it shall be unlawful to erect,
construct, alter or maintain certain buildings, or to carryon certain trades
or callings, or within which the height and bulk of future buildings shall be
limited, and providing for setback lines, and providing for a penalty for the
violation thereof," which ordinance was passed by the Common Council on the 8th
I day of April, 1935, and approved by the Mayor on the 9th day of April, 1935 was .
II read the first time and passed to its second and third readings by title under
suspension of the rules by unanimous consent of the council. The ayes and nays were
:1 called and all present voting aye and the ordinance was declared passed and numbere
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Fred C. Carlson and Claire Carlson having tendered to the city a deed for the (/
following described property:
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The North 80 feet of Lot 6, and the East 12.8 feet of the North
80 feet of Lot 5, Block 10, Scott's Addition to Eugene, Lane
I Oounty, Oregon.
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thereupon the following resolution was unanimously adopted by the common council;
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Eugene that in con-
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Ii sideration of Fred C. Carlson and Claire Carlson deeding said property
I: to the City of Eugene absolutely and unqualifiedly, that the City of Eugene
il hereby directs the City Reco~der and ~ayor to enter into an agreement of
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I option with the said Fred C. Carlson and Claire Carlson with regard to
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I The North 80 feet of Lot 6,
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Ii of the North 80 feet of Lot 5, Block 10, scott's
II Addition to Dugene, Lane County, Oregon.
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il granting them until ceptember 19, 1937, the right to purchase said pro-
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I perty at the price set opposit e the same in the contract of pption, to-
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I gether Fith interest thereon from ~eptember 19, 1936, until said option
1 is exercised, and in case said option is not exercised before ~eptember ,.
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I 19, 1937, said option shall terminate and all rights of said Fred C.
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I I Carlson and Claire Carlson sha~l be lost.
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IV of opti~n property may be rebonded.
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City Recorder was instructed to ~rite a letter to the state Highway Commissio V'
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I requesting that the commission conduct a traffic survey of the city of Eugene.
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II In response to ~r. Nelson '.s request, !vlayor Large asked the various department
of the city to ascertain the amount of NYA services they could use and report at
i: the next meeting.
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. Upon motion made and seconded the meeting was adjourned. -I
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II w~o3~iter&o~x~i~Je0~~ HeaTing of rejeotions or remonstranoes on ordinanoe va
ti vating that portion of the alley ruUning east and west through Block 3, Skinner's Donation to Eug ne,
II Ore8on, l~in~ between Lots 4 and 5 were called for at this tine an% ~one heard. The ordinanoe wa
II rea tne ir t time and oontinued for second and third readuJgs un i a subsequent meeting. CJ\IlB
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