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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/25/1937 Meeting ""'~62 . Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon January 25. 1937 \:.;1 I qp NP il II I Meeting of the common council held at the hour of 7:39 o'clock P. M. January 25, 1937. /Mayor Large called the m,'eeting to order; all councilmen were present except Messrs. Lamb, Reid and Page. The minutes of January 11, 1937 were presented and as th~re were no cor- rections appearing, tney were ordered, filed. Mrs. Erick Johnson, 1599 Orchard titreet, asked if provisions could be made to cancel the interest on certain of her properties if the total amount of prin- cipal of the assessments were paid. The properties in question are not subject to foreclosure. Mrs. Johnson revealed, that she wanted to take care of these pay- ments in some suitable manner now due to the, fact that her husband, an employee at the Booth-Kelly Lumber Mill, will be discharged from his services next Mayas a result of the tiocial tiecurity program. Mayor Large, upon the advise of City At- torney Calkins stated that the city was powerless to cancel said interest, but ad- vised her to contact the officials of the Lien Department to make arrangements for payments on one of the city's easy-payment plans. Councilman Bond, acting chairman of the Judiciary Committee, opposed the enactment of an ordinance punishing individuals who operate pin and ball games il- legally. upon motion made and seconded this 'recommendation was approved. In regard to the J. J. McGinty off~rfor lots ~, 8, 9, Block 26, College Hill Park Addition, it was. the recommendation of ~he Judiciary Committee that all penalty be waived and that Mr. McGinty secure a deed from Ben Dorris and pay the full amount of principal and six per cent interest to date. Upon motion made and seconded this recommendation was approved. The Judiciary Committee recommended payment of $24.00 to Mrs. I. Wintermute claimed as damages to ner glasses in a sidewalk fall on the southwest corner of Alder Street at 13th. The ayes and nays were called; councilmen voting aye, Hen- dershott, Bond, Carlson, Farrington, Hanns; nay, none; absent, Lamb, Reid and Page., I .,,' ;,;: 1 / ,f1' I 2 i I' II II I (3 I II Ii \1 ,4 II I I I I 15 II II 6 11 II I; I' :1 7 II , II :1 II 'I :1 !I II q II II r 8 :1 II II I I I , I I il 9 II I I i I ! The Judiciary Committee reported that the petition previously, presented asking for the elimination of taxi-meters had been withdrawn and the matter dropped entirely. I . At this time Councilman Reid arrived. Councilman Bond, chairman of the Police Committee, recommended ,that the petition asking for the installation of a stop street at Sixth and Pearl Streets be denied. Upon motion made and se,cond, the ~ecommendation of the Police Committee was adopted. The Police Committee, represented by chairman Bond, recommended that the following dealers be permitted to obtain original ,applications for paCkage store class "B" licenses: George's Cigar btore, Tiny Tavern, Perlich's Food Market, O. H. Bray and Son, L. J. Peterson, Oregon Hotel Fountain, Gosser's Confectionery. Bray was refused a license for retail beer. Attorney Gordon wells, representing Percy Bucknum, asked his application for a class "B" license be included in the approved list. Councilman Bond statsrl that his application had not been turned down but was simply being held for consideration on the grounds that the titate of Oregon had denied his application for a license at the Three Tree Inn and tnat at tne present charges of operation of gambling devices were pending against Mr. Bucknum.. Upon motion made and seconded, the report of the Police Committee was adopted. . Gouncilman Carlson, chairman of the ~treet Committee, stated that the City Attorney had informed the committee that due to the fact that the city of Eugene had exceeded the Improvement Bond limitation set by law that the proposed improve- ment of widening Willamette Street from 11th to 17th would have to be dropped. The report of the Street Committee was upon motion made and seconded, approved. At this time Mayor Large pointed out that the League of Oregon Cities were sponsoring a bill to be introduced to the State Legislature to allow the city to share a percentage of the state gasoline tax reyenue. Councilman Carlson introduce a resolution endorsing the proposed bill of the League of Oregon Cities with the request that the Recorder so inform the Lane County Delegation at the State Capitol offices of the League of Oregon Cities and copies of said resolution be presented to the press. Resolution was seconded and unanln:.ously approved. I 10 I R ES 0 L 1! I 1. 0 N BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of th,e Ci ty of Eugene that the , " Common Council earneslty recommend to the delegation at the State Legislature that the support in all possible ways the proposal that . ~'- .........~ way commission from meeting match money with the Federal Government. Councilman Hendershott, chairman of the Finance Committee, recommended denial of the M. H. and O. L. Hoselton offer of $465.00 for lot I, Block ~, Hollenbeck's Addition and extended a counter-offer of $518.22. Upon motion made and seconded this recommendation was approved. ~ The Finance Committee recommended payment of $26.11 to the Lane Coun~y Tax Collection Department for taxes due on Lot 7, Block 7, Hollenbeck Addition, sold DO J. D. Campbell; and the South 44i' of the North 100 feet of Lot 1, Block 7, Croner's Addition, sold to E. F. Mack. The ayes and nays were called; councilmen voting aye, Hendershott, Reid, Bond, Carlson, Farrington, Hanns; nay, none; absent, Lamb and Page. The $400.00 offer of Dewitt W. Dormer for Lots 26 and 2'(, Block 27, Fairmount Heights Addition was denied by the Finance Committee and a counter-offer of $676.40 placed for consideration of Mr. Dormer. Upon motion made and seconded, the recom- / 13 mendation of the Finance Committee was duly approved. .. ~- ~--~- ----- - - - _.~----, . - - .-. _ . _ . __L_". ------ ---- ._- - --_.~-- ~- -- .,- ' ill ~ II III /12 . /14 ~ 563 the cities have returned to them some reasonable portion of the tax paid by them on gasoline, and that the Recorder be and he is hereby instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to each ~'1 c: ~ member of the delegation from Lane County and to the joint delegate. , t ,.... This resolution is based on the proposition that two-thirds ;....1 of the highway revenues of the state originate within the cities where 61.6 of the people live. That a great portion of the travel and gasoline consumption by tax payers in the city of Eugene is used on city streets, the paving of which is paid by tax payers them- selves in the form of assessments on thei~ property. It is further urged that twelve states already return to cities some portion of the tax paid by them, and in many states the auto- mobile is assessed as property. Further, that the gasoline revenues are constantly increasing and the distribution of this tax money back to its source to a reason- able extent will not affect the highway program nor prevent the high- / In regard to the L. J. Plowman communication, it was the recommendation of the Finance Committee that tne city proceed with its foreclosure program and then if possible deal dire_ctly with Mr. Plowman. Upon moti on made and seconded this recom- mendation was adopted. Records show that erroneous segregation of assessments have been made on the 'I nor~h 65-feet of Lot 10, Block 21, Huddleston's Amended Addition. Adjustment of the same and authority to leave assessments at $22.45 per lot on the east 142 feet of lots 1, 2, 3 in Huddleston's Addition was referred to the JUdiciary Committee / 15 and City Attorney for study. It was the recommendation of the Finance Committee that a contribution of $100.00 be granted to the local WPA sewing project. The ayes and nays were called; councl1men voting aye, Hendershott, Reid, Bond, Carlson, Farrington and Hanns; nay, (16 none; absent, Lamb and Page. The Finance Committee was requested by Mayor Large to consider the purchase of a mimeograph machine for the city. The Recorder's office had been experimenting with one and had found it extremely satisfactory. it was pointed out that tne city was badly in need of one. Councilman Reid-, chairman of the Sewer Committee, stated that investigations had been made in regard to the clogged condition of an underground water passage at Seventeenth and Jefferson and they could find no fault on the part of the city for such a complaint. (~,C.J The Fire and Water Committee was given authority to purchase, suits, turn-out, I and boots for the four new firemen recently appointed to the Fire Department. 'I / 17 , 18 / /19 . ,~ ~564 '. - - Mayor Large made the following appointments to the Boxing Commission for the ensuing year with terms indicated~ " - BOXING COMMISSION (Annual) t/"Y?;!31 ~.~~~ Term expires January 1,1938 Harry Powell 1I" """ l~lte~ Valentin "" u " " Dr. Geo. 1. Hurley"" "u" Wm. W. Porter "" """ (,-,~ RJ" .,"'"",".. . ~: 0\.:: 14,,' 20 Motion was made, seconded and duly carried to confirm the foregoing appointments. Mayor Large named W. R. Robertson to replace C. F. Hyde as appraiser of the j, city's real property. Upon motion made and seconded the appointment was unanimousl ~l j approved. Mr. P. J. Jorgensen was selected from the eligible list of the Civil Servic applicants to fill the vacancy left open by the resignation of william Haviland. Mr Jorgensen is to assume his duties February 1, 1937. Upon motion made and seconded the appointment of Mr. Jorgensen was unanimously approved by the council. .' .' ., ... 22 I Councilman Bond, chairman of the Police Committee, moved that the salary of Claude Morgan, replacing temporarily ~he position formerly occupied by William Haviland, be paid for the month of January, 1937 along with the regular payroll. The ayes and nays were called; councilmen voting aye, Hendershott, Reid, Bond, 23 Carlson, Farrington, and Hanns, nay, none; absent, Lamb and Page. ( Communication from Mrs. Nellie L. Metzler, Box 4'3, Washugat, Washington, asking that she be permitted to apply $10:00 per month, in order to avert foreclosu e proceedings, on property described as Lot 8, Block 2, Kelsays First Addition, which is being advertised for sale for delinquent payment on paving assessments, was upon 24 motion made and seconded, accepted. ( Communication from James A. Rodman offering a price of $1000 for property i described as: "'Beginning at a point 94 links east of the NE corner of the 8 acre i tract sold and ,conveyed by Morris Humphrey to James Higgins by deed recorded on I page 530 in Book U of deed Records o~ Lane County, Oregon, on the east line of the II county road and running thence East 15.74 chains; ~hence north 3.10 chains; thence ji west parallel with the south line of the tract 16.52 chains; thence south 14 degree II 42' east along east line of .the county road 3.21 chains to place of beginning con- 11 taining 5 and a fraction acres all beginning in section 6, township eighteen, SR 3 I. west of W. M. in Lane' County, Oregon" in whI-ch property the county's investment I) amounts to $626.00 and the city's claim for assessments amounts to $922.22 making Ii a total between the city and county of about $1568.00, was referred to the Finance 25 Committee for consideration. I II II . q 26 II , il I II 1\ Ii II /1 I! il II I. 2~ll I' I I I I I I I 28 : / i Ii 291 / I 'I II 30 II I II 31 ] I ! II Letter of E. Lenore Casford requesting that the poplar trees on the south side of 20th Str~et between Agate Street and the alley be removed because they are obstructing the sewer, was referred to the Park Board. The request of Frank Boeh, 855 Washington Street, for renting of certain property described as: "The west 48' of the following described property: Begin- ning at a point on the North line of Clark Street 167' west of the west line of -Madison Street, running thence West 215 feet and thence South 54 feet to the place of beginning, all in Eugene, Lane County, OregonU at $2.00 per month was presented. The Recorder was asked to communicate with Mr. Boeh to ascertain the length of time he expected to rent the place and for what purpose he intended the place to be used. . The council approved the Board of Appeal's recommendation that the request of J. o. Olsen Mfg. Co. for a reclassification or Lot 6 and the west 49.2' of Lot 7, Block 3, Packard's Addition situated at the NE corner of the intersection of 7th Avenue west with Lincoln Street in order to permit the erection of an office and show-room along with some apartment houses in the apartment zone, be referred to the Planning Commission for consideration. Letter from Laura M. Taylor requesting that she be permitted to make pay- ments of $20.00 per month on the South 53.3 feet of lots 1,2,3, Block 7, Gross Addition in order to save her property from foreclosure proceedings was presented and referred to the attention of the Finance Committee and City Attorney. Letter from C. Valentine Boyer, President of the University of Oregon, re- questing that the ordinance be amended so as to prevent the use of sound cars on or adjacent to the campus except after three o'clock in the afternoon, was referred to the Judiciary Committee and City Attorney. , Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to execute an application for bond in the case of Etter vs. City of Eugene was upon motion made, seconded and duly carried, adopted: . ~ .' ~ -~ _~C,.' 565 - - -~-- <---- -- - I . I . I . I 32 f 33 RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, the City of Eugene has inaugurated an appeal in the ~'1 ~ ;";'1' case of Etter vs. City of Eugene, and a bond has been fur- nished by a Surety Company, and the City is required to make an application for the bond BE IT RESOLVED that the City Attorney be and he i8 hereby authorized to execute such application and to affix thereto the seal of the city. ... Petition requesting repeal of ordinances authorizing licensing the operation of nickel-ln-the-slot machines, pin ball games, marble games and other games, de- vices or machines of a similar nature, was presented and ordered filed. The Recorder reported that the total aIrount of monies expended by the city for operation of the airport during the year 1936, amounted to $349.62. He pointed out that a great deal of work had been done by the federal government which has not been taken into consideration in the above figure. The City Attorney was asked to prepare a contract between the City of Eugene and the United Air Lines .at a monthly rental of $25.00 per month rather than the former price of $15.00 for use of the municipal airport. It was pointed out that the United is to have the exclusive use and occupancy of a certain building known /34 as the administration building located on the Eugene airport. Proposed lease between the city of Eugene and Harold E. Sander was upon motion made and seconded ordered executed upon completion of clause to be inserted by the City Attorney, giving the city the privilege of cancelling the lease at any /35 given month. An ordinance fixing certain safeguards to the city and property owners in the matter of making municipal improvements for which special assessments are to be levied upon the property benefitted or paid by the city was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee and City Attorney f.or further study. / 36 /37 ;38 ;39 ...- An ordinance regulating the speed of vehicles in the Parks of the city wheth r witnin or without the city of ~ugene was read the first time and passed to its second and third readings by title under suspension of the rule by unanimous c6n- sent of the council and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, councilmen voting aye, Hendershott, Reid, Bond, Carlson, Farrington, Hanns; nay, none; absent, Lamb and Page. The ordinance was declared passed, and numbered 8499. An ordinance fixing regulations upon the ownership and use of bicycles in the city of Eugene, providing a penalty, and declaring an emergency, and repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith, had its first reading and held for further consideration until the next meeting. 40 Mr. E. A. Barette, local citizen, opposed the ordinance on the grounds that sidewalks were constructed for the use of pedestrians and the present ordinance states that wherever a street is improved, the bicycle rider must use the,streets. He further revealed that the State law rules that the streets are to be used for vehicles and sidewalks for pedestrians. The speaker said that his wife had been injured as a result of sidewalk bicycle riding and that he would soon present a bl 1 to the city for the medical care. Mr. H. W. White was granted full permission for erection of any poles 3r wires necessary for installation of the police radio. " ________ Resolution directing the Treasurer to return tre deed on Lots 9, 10 and 11 in Block 2, Croner's Addition to Lawrence T. Harris without recording the same was ...- i./ f duly adopted: R f1. S Q. L U T, I Q N WHEREAS, heretofore Lawrence T. Harris and wife nave executed a deed to the City of Eugene for Lots 9, 10, and 11 in Block 2, Croner's Addition to Eugene, and surrendered the Lots to the city because they did not wish to pay the city assessments against the lots, and WHEREAS, the City has on its records accepted the deed and since such acceptance a party has come in and agreed to take over the lots ~ ~ " 566 . ~ C'~ and pay off the city assessments and itis desired that the deed be made directly,from Lawrence T. Harris and wife to the c: purchaser, and that the deed to the city be surrendered and not recorded. I Therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Eugene that the Treasurer be and he 1s hereby directed and instructed to return the deed to said property to Lawrence T. Harris, without recording the same. .City Recorder presented the annual financial statement for the year 1936 42 to the council. , I , t..' , ' I Councilman Fred E. Lamb was re-elected president of the council. Upon 431~ motion made and seconded appointment of Mr. Lamb was duly confi rmed. , I , The council unanimously approved the Mayor's action in asking the Chamber of Commerce to appoint a,committee to study the airport situation. It being pointed out that this obligates the city in no way. 44, /1 Ii . Deed from Galin Jordan and Epha Soward Jordan, husband and wife, to the City of Eugene for alley described as "Beginning at a point on the west line of Van Buren Street 160 feet south of the south line of Twelfth Avenue West in the city of Eugene, and running thence west parallel to the south line of said Twelfth Avenue West 334 feet to the east line of Tyler Street, thence South 14 feet, thenc east 167 feet thence North 7 feet, thence East 161 feet thence North 7 feet to the place of beginning, all in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, was presented .and ordered filed. Ii 145:1 I, Ii Ii 'I J: n I: ,I ii 'I I 11 r ,I II I' .' Ii .1 Ii I' II II Ii ,I Ii i: I ,..461, II II 'I I I I II I I i I I II Ii Ii , I I :1 \ I Communication from S. R. Mosher, Building Inspector, relating the facts con~erning the remodeling of the store at 115 Eighth Avenue, Rubenstein Furniture Company, was presented. It was pointed out that at the time the permit was issued it was granted on the condition that 3/8" plaster board be substituted for wood lath. Later it was revealed that Rubenstein's, represented by their contracte~s W. Hargreaves and Son, had appeared in the office of the Building Inspector, poste a fee of $10.00 protesting the requirement of the use of 3/8u plaster board in lieu of wood lath. The protest was presented to the Board of Appeals and their recommendation to the council is as follows: "That the 3/Sn plaster board be re- quired on all new partitions, all ceilings, except under the laminated floors, and on all posts and beams. The plaster board in all cases to. be covered with t" of plaster as required by the Building Code." Mr. Nathan Rubenstein and W. Hargreave were present to discuss the problem pro and con. Councilman Hendershott suggested that the matter be left in the hands of the Board of Appeals to do as they saw fit. It was pointed, however, that it was the council's duty to act upon the re- commendation of the Board of Appea~. Mayor Large stated that if the remodeling was not done in conformity to the requirements of the Building Code that insurance rates would be increased. Mr. Rubenstein believed that the rates would be very greatly reduced as the building was being erected in such a fashion as to render i more safe and fireproof in every way possible. Councilman Reid suggested that Contractor Hargreaves, Rubenstein and the Board of Appeals get together and work it out. Mr. Carlson said that the council should either back up the decision of the Board of Appeals or overrule their decision. Councilman Hendershott moved to accept the recommendation of the Board of Appeals. This was seconded and all present voted aye with the exception of Councilman Reid. Upon motion made and seconded the meeting was adjourned. I . C. M. Bryan City Recorder I . ~