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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/11/1938 Meeting ~ 65 Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon April 11. 1938 I The minutes of the regular meet ing of the Common Counc i 1 he Id at the hour' of 7:30 otclock P.M., April 11, 1938. Mayor Large called the meeting to order. Council man present were: Messrs. Lamb, Hendershott, Read, Page, Hanns, Farrington, Bond 1 and Carlson; absent, none. ~ '$1 The minutes of the previous meeting, March 28, 1938, were presented and 2 ordered filed. I Mr. Jack Kesling, who had purchased the site at 15th and High for the purpose of erecting a gospel hall, respectfully petitioned the council to allow him to pr~- ceed with his building plans despite the set-back ordinance, recently enacted by the cQuncil, inasmuch as he had invest!ga~ed in detail his rights to building on the property prior, to the enactment and being fully illformed by the City Engineer's Of- fice, he had completed the transaction and blueprints were ~repared for the proposed building. He said that the building plans had been approved by the Building Inspect r with the exception of the set-back provision. Mr. Kesling further pointed out that within the same block a residenee is situated within eight f~et of the sidewalk and it was their intention to erect their bUilding to conform with that set-back. The I 3 request was referred to the Board of Appeals for study. Leroy Peterson, requested waiver of city license for carnival to be sponsor d by the Veterans of Foreign ~ars of the United States in Eugene on May 16 to May 21, He pointed out that revenue derived from this enterprise would be used to satisfy cQrtain obligations of the organization and to carryon their relief and Americaniza tion program. The methods used by carnivals in averting payments of city licenses were thoroughly aired by members of the coullcil. Councilmen questioned the wisdom of continuing the policy of allowing carnivals to come into the city by way of ob- taining backing of so~e local organization. Upon motion made and seconded, it was / 4 agreed that the regular license fee be waived and it was so ordered. _ Petition presented by Dr. E. T. Helms requesting that 11th ~venue East from ~illamette to r'ranklin Boulevard be made a through street, was referred to the ~tree and Police Committees. I /5A Clive Stanley of Ralph and ~tanley Stores requested a change in the zoning ordinance of the city to allow establishment of a new store at the northwest corner of 13th and Oak Streets. City Engineer Clubb pointed out that a previous request fo reclassification of this district had been denied by the Board of Appeals, but in- asmuch as this is a store building and not a drive-in market, he thought the matter should go before the Board of Appeals for consideration and it was so ordered. /5B I 6 Mayor Lar~e stated that he had received a communication from the ~tate Highwa Commission wherein they agree to participate on a 50-percent basis on th~ installati n of traffic control signals on any intersection of the state highway through the city o( Eugene. John Beakey, state highway ~ngineer, stated that the vommission, in thei report to the council, had recommended a total of seven installations, but that two of these fell beyond the highway; therefore in proceeding with the installation, the bids should be made on that basis and proportionate of costs taken care of after the iqstallation is completed. The State Highway Commission operates upon a competitive b~sis and they will prepare the plans and specifications. The City Engineer was in- st.ructed to confer with Mr. Beakey and report at the next council meeting the plans o~ installations showing respective benefits and costs. Councilman Bond suggested that local labor be obtained for the installation of the lights. Mr. Beakey (stated that the Commission could not make such restrictions; however, he believed that the installation would be done by a local electrical firm. I . The Finance Committee reported the following bills to the council with a re- commendation that they be allowed and motion was made, seconded, and carried that warrants be drawn for the same. The ayes and nays were called, councilmen voting aye: Lamb, Hendershott, fieid, Hanns, Page, Farrington, Bond and Garlson; nay, none; absen t, none:- 7 GENERAL BOND INTEREST FUND I F. Wentworth, Treasurer F. Wentworth, Treasurer F. Wentworth, Treasurer F. Wentworth, Treasurer $450.00 630.00 467.50 125.00 IMPROVEMENT BOND INTEREST FUND F. Wentworth, Treasurer F. Wentworth, Treasurer F. Wentworth, Treasurer 34.07 2696.87 2318.75 .... ~6 -- ----4- INTERSECTION FUND en ~ :( ./~ F. Wentworth, Treasurer $21.00 SPEC,IAL ROAD' AND STREET FUND F. Wentworth, Treasurer Twin Oaks Bldrs Supply Co. Spicer Lumber Company Scobert Bldg Material Company 62.75 3.30 101.30 33.,00 Potter Manufacturing Company George A. Halton Company Home Lumber Company Eugene Sand and Gravel Co. IMPROVEMENT BOND SINKING FUND Lane County Abstract Company S. M. Calkins Eugene ~ater Board 147.00 10.00 LIEN RENT FUND 2..04 McMurphey Ag9ncy F. Wentworth, Treasurer Hendershott's Gun Store F. Wentworth, Treasurer 1.75 Aetna Life Insurance Company Aetna Life Insurance Company Pacific Hospital Association Eugene Hospital and Clinic Natron Printing Company Oriental Art Shop Stevens-Ness Law Publishing Co. Eugene Water Board Eugene Water Board The Gillette Company ~estinghouse Electric Company Paragon hevolute Corporation Keuffel & Esser Company of N. Y. Hanson Blue Print Co., Inc. Eugene Planing Mill Office Machinery and ~upply Co. American-LaFrance & Foamite lnuds. Cascade Chemical Co., Inc. Edgar A. Dugan Eugene Steam Laundry C. A. Swarts, Sheriff Pacific Hospital Association 'Western Union RCA Communications, Inc. H.W. White Electric Company ~ilva Ghevrolet Company C. E. Staley Imperial Lunch, Inc. W. E. Finzer Company Central Stations, Inc. , Bucknum Motor Company Tidewater Associated Oil Company Pacific Hospital Association Mrs. M. F. Hathaway West Side Auto "reckers Veltum Machine Shop C. P. Tillman Company The Texas Company Standard Oil Company of California Shumway Metal works Snap-On Tools Corporation Oregon Supply Company Nordling Parts Company Lane County A. C. Haag and Company Geo. J. Gribler Eugene Concrete Pipe Co. Scobert Bldg Material Company Wells and Wells ~ GENERAL FUND 68.85 113.10 58.25 28.00 44.4 5 3.25 2.50 89.45 1.57 5..00 0.09 14.24 10.29 16.83 1.25 1.65 6.79 9.25 10.00 11.93 7.25 1.75 2.02 2.50 10.15 5.23 4.50 45.80 1.20 .75 8.50 20.94 1.75 5.00 2.50 10.84 1.15 11.85 23., 76 2.85 15.51 16.,59 5.20 6.45 167.59 203.00 17.50 24.75 10.00 Hovey Insurance Agency Ziniker Brothers Zellerbach P:3.per Company Valliams' Bakery Ralph & Stanley #3 J. H. MacDon~ld Lumber Co. Giustina Lumber Company Eugene Water Board Eugene Mill 3.nd Elevator Co. The Brund Saw Shop Thomas Bauer Eugene Water Board Hovey Insurance Agency Cascade Investment & Mortg. Tromp & McKinley Agency George O. Goodall May Cherry J. K. Pratt & Company Ins. Frank F. Brooke The Creamery Pkg Company E. D. Furrer, M. D. Tiffany-Davis Drug Co. Shelton-Turnbull-Fuller Co. Eugene water Board ~tate Indus ~cc Commission Cavenah Lumber Company Eugene Public Library Eugene Water Board Central Heating Company ~parkey's Garbage Elisha Large Percy Brown The 0alvation Army R.A. Babb Hardware Co. Carlson,Hatton & Hay, Inc. Cressey's Clark Battery & Electric Co. Gilmore Oil Company Hendershott's Gun Store' George A. Halton Company Koke-Chapman Gompany Korstad's Midgley Planing Mill Co. Pacific Tel and Tel Co. Sigloh-Sawyer Company Sigloh-Sawyer Company Twin Oaks Lumber Company Valley Printing Company F. Wentworth, Treasurer I 39.4 17.3 8iLO 62.5 I 7.0 1371.1 12.5 38.0 8.0 2.9 3.4 25.2 69.8 3.8 10.8 1.0 1.2 99.6 40.5 Co. 07.5 31.5 27.0 45.0 S8.5 36..0 3.4 59.0 .5 13..7 2332.6 158.0 9.7 '(28.7 11.9 32.3 1.0 50.0 189.1 490.6 'to . 3 22..0 11.,5 35..7 301. 5 4.9 26.1 115.1 62.5 85.3 15.2 '(35.0 3.6 '( . 5 6.0 26.2 I I I ~ 67 I I I I I --- -------------~---- ~~-.---- --- --- ---"-~-~-_._---- --------. ----,.----~------------------------_.~---~-------------------~...__..- ---~~_._~--~_..._----- (8 ~he $800~OO offer of W. E. Tozier for the South' 45 fe~t of the ~orth 115 feet of Lot 1 and the South 45 feet of the North 115 feet of the ~ast 44 ~/3 feet of Lot 2, Block 4, Grand lJrairie Addition, commonly kno~n as 628 Filmore Street, was upon recommendation of thefi'inance Committee accepted and upon motion made and duly ~ seconded, approved by the council. ' ~ The $600.00 offer of Mrs. L. B. Newby for the 00uth 45 feet of the North 115 feet of Lot 1 and the bouth 45 feet of the North 115 feet of the East 44 1/3 feet of Lot 2, Block 4, Grand rrairie Addition, was denied by the Council and the /9 offer of W. E. Tozier, above named, accepted and it was so ordered. Offer of L. W. Siegman for two parcels of property, to-wit: One on each side of 9th Avenue ~est between Van Buren and Polk Streets, was presented. Mr. Siegman has offered to pay ~285.00 for the piece on the 00uth side of the ~treet or $500.00 for the two tracts. In either case the sum of $100~00 cash will be paid and the balance in two years with interest at 6 per.cent. Mr. Siegman will also give deeds to the two small pieces that lIe in what would be Tyler street, if extend d, ~O The matter was held for further consideration. I The $300.00 offer of T. E. Davenport for Lot 6, Block 11, Hollenbeck Ad- dition, was rejected by the Finance Committee and a counter-offer of $400.00 extende . Upon motion made and seconded, the recommendation of the !:,'inance Committee was duly ,11 approved. Regarding Lot 5, Block 20, College Hill Park, for which Colin H. Macdonald had offered the council the sum of :j;:600.00, the council agreed that the former valuation placed upon the lot, to-wit: $1000 for the full lot or $850.00 for the 112 60 x 100 feet still stand and it was so ordered. The $600.00 offer of Frank E. Riggs for Lot 6, Block 26, College Nill Park was approved by the t<'inance Gomrnittee and resolution authorizing the Mayor and Re- corder to execute a contract on behalf of Mr. Higgs, was upon motion made and second d, (13 duly adopted: RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, The City of Eugene has acquired Lot 6, Block 26, College Hill Park Addition to ~ugene, Lane County, Uregon, and WHEREAS, the City of Eugene has caused the saIDe to be appraised and determined its value, and WHEREAS, ~rank Higgs has offered the City $600.00 for said prb- perty which, according to the appr~isement, is all that the property is worth, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE that the Mayor and Recorder be and they are hereby directed to enter into the annexed contract on behalf of the City of Eugene and the $100.00 down payment and all subsequent payments shall be deposited with the City Treasurer of said City. The $750.00 cash offer of L. Axland for the East one-half of Lot 1, Block 7, College Hill Park Addition, was rejected by the Finance Committee and the council s 14 former offer of $900.00 made to Mr. Axland, was sustained. I Offer of Dr. J. L. Hesse in the amount of $300.00 each for Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12, Block 4, Gross Addition, was rejected by the Finance Committee and a counter offer' of $2500.00 extended. Upon motion made and seconded, the recommendation of th 115 Committee was duly approved. The $750.00 cash offer of Robert Walden for Lot 10, Block 4, Shaw's Second Addition and request for release of contract covering Lot 10, Block 12, Gross Addi- tion with application of the $100.00 paid on the contract to be made on his present offer, was rejected by the Finance Committee and a counter-offer of $1500.00 extende for the purchase of Lot 10, Block 4, Shaw's Second Addition. The Committee would no consider applying the ~100.00 on Lot 10, Block 12, Gross Addition. Upon motion ffiade I 16 and seconded, the recommendation of the Finance Committee was unanimously approved. The $750.00 cash offer of Will V. Norris for the North 80 feet of Lot 6 and the No. 80 faet of the West 12.8 feet of Lot 5, Block 10, Scott's Addition, was rejected by the Finance Committee and a counter-offer of. $1500.00 extended. Upon motion made and seconded, the recommendation of the Committee was unanimously ac- /17 cepted by the council. The $1500.00 cash offer of Mrs. R. A. Babb for the West 171.5 feet of the following described property: That part of Lot 3 lying within 160 feet of Fairmount Boulevard also that part of the East 85 feet of Lot 2, lying within 160 feet of Fairmount Boulevard, all in Block 28, Fairmount Addition, was referred to the Financ f 18 Committee with power to act. ~ 68 The $550.00 cash offer of E./ U. 1JIlagy for Lot 4, Block 8, Hollenbeck's Ad 19 dition, was ordered held by the Finance Committee and it was so approved. ( It was reported by the Finance Committee that the city has to start suit to quiet title on Lots 8 and 9, Block 6, Pearl.Addition in order to get a deed for '00 Thelmer J. Nelson who has contracted to purchase the property. These lots are in th, Patterson estate and there are several other lots in this estate which should b~ in- cluded in the suit. The county holds title-to the other lots and-it would be neces~ sary for the city to pay the county taxes in the sum of about $473.00. Upon motion made and seconded, authorization was given by the council to institute the suit and 20 to pay in full the taxes due and it was eo ordered. / At the request of the Judiciary Committee, the sound-car ordinance, whic' had been previously before the council for repeal, was ordered held for another two 21 weeks. The councU. accepted a recommendation of itself as "a committee of the whole" to allow Eugene's anti-picketing ordinance stand as enacted. Harry Johnson, United Workers' LeagtE, stated that the-emergency should never have been attached to said ordinance by reason of the fact that no emergency existed. He requested that the present ordinance be abandoned and a new ordinance prepared with the cooperative. efforts of organized labor, unorganized labor and business. Mr. Johnson asserted, " believe it is a direct attempt by racketeers in the business group to force trouble betwe~n business and labor." Charles Paddock, Jr. also vigorously opposed the ordi- (22 nance. He implied a threat of a business-labor war if the ordinance is retained. 23 Councilman Hendershott was excused from the meeting at this point. An ordinance amending Section 7 of Ordinance No. 8534 entitled "An ordi- nance to regulate pickets and picketing within the city of Eugene, had its first reading and passed to its second and third readings by unanimous consent of the council by title under suspension of the rule and was declared prepared for final reading. The ayes and nays were called; councilmen voting aye: Lamb, Reid, Page, Hanns, Farrington, Bond and Carlson; nay, none; absent, Hendershott. The ordinance 24 was declared passed and numbered 8536. ( Mr. A. C. Farrington, Chairman of the Health Committee, stated that he had consulted City Attorney Calkins on the garbage disposal question brought up at the previous meeting, and it was established that no action could be taken and that 25 the city should stand on their contract. ( Regarding the request of the Eugene Hospital and Clinic, it was the re- quest of Sam Bond, Chairman of the Police ~ommittee, that the matter be held for 26 another two weeks and it was so ordered. ,. Resolution enabling the street Committee and City Engineer to deal with the Oregon-Electric Company on the type and style of poles and cross-arms to be used 27 for suspension ~ power cables, was upon motion made and duly seconded, adopted~ I RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, The City of Eugene has arranged for the repair and rebuilding of certain portions of Fifth Avenue with respect to the structures had therein by the Oregon-Electric Railway Company, and it is necessary and convenient that the work be supervised on behalf of the City, It is therefore resolved, that the Street Committee and the City hngineer, be and they are hereby authorized to'oversee and supervise the placing and replacing of structures and re- pairs in Fifth Avenue by the Oregon~Electric'Railway Company, with power to compel the Oregon Electric Company to conform to the agreements hereinbefore had with the City of Eugene as to the manner and character of the work and improvement to be placed therein. 28 / Councilman Bond stated that a woodyard was being maintained at 18th and Jefferson. He said that in addition to the amount-of wood stored there this winte~, they were storing wood for the coming winter and also beginning to make a lumber yar out of the property. They.are not satisfied to maintain this business on their o~p' property but are also using the city streets. The City Attorney and Chief of POLIce were instructed to investigate. Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Recorder to execute a bargain and sale deed to the Eug~ne Bible University property>to Claude v,ashburne upon the as- surance that the fire- insurance premiums on the fire insurance on the buildings will be assumed and paid by the purchaser, was upon motion made and seconded, adopted by the council: J9 RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, Claude Washburne has made application to the City of Eugene for redemption of the Bible University property and has tendered a check in payment of all of the city charges against the property, and ~ I I I I I ~ 69 I I I I I .. __... ~ 'n f 30 (31 132 133 / 34 J 36 WHEREAS, The Common Council referred the settlement of the application to a committee composed of the Finance Committee and the Judiciary Committee, and WHEREAS, the Committee so appointed has made a report re- commending that the city accept the amount due it from Mr. Washburne and issue a deed upon guarantee being furnished that the insurance premiums will be assumed and paid. - t~ ~f !t:1' ..:~ 'w'l.., NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Common Council of the City of Eugene that the Mayor and the Hecorder be and they are hereby directed to make, execute and deliver on behalf of the City of ~ugene a bargain and sale deed without coven- ants to the ~ugene Bible University property, to Claude Wash- burne and to deliver the deed to him upon assurances being received that the fire insurance premiums on the fire insurance on the buildings will be assumed and paid by the purchaser. Request of the Vermont Loan and ~rust Company to renew the easement per- mitting joint use of the driveway area on their property described as:I1Beginning at a point in the West line of Fairmount Boulevard in the Gity of ~ugene at the N. E. corner of the S. 35.2 feet of Lot 2, Block 22 in Fairmount, now a part,of the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, according to the original plat thereof, and running thence West 96 feet; thence South 50 feet; thence East to the ~est line of said Fairmount Boulevard in said City, and thence following the West line of said Fair- mount Boulevard northerly to the place of beginning',11 and which driveway encroaches to a small extent on the land owned by the city, was referred to the Judiciary Committee and City Attorney. Communication from Donald M. Erb extending his appreciation to the council for their word of welcome to the neWly-appointed president of the University of Oregon, was read and ordered filed. Request of O.H. Bray to be allowed to wreck the service station and apart- mBnt building located at the SE corner of the intersection of High Street Bnd 3rd Avenue east and to rebuild the service station and extend the present tire repair shop, the latter building to be frame construction with stucco walls on the east and south, was granted by the Board of Appeals and this action: sustained by the council. Letter from E. C. Husby requesting permission to enlarge his service sta- tion and grocery store located at 290 Thirteenth Avenue East, was granted by the Board of Appeals on the condition that the construction be subject to the approval of the ~ngineer's Department and this action was sustained by the council. Request of Sher Khan for permission to build a temporary structure on the north sid~ of his building located at 642 Oak Street was granted by the Board of Appeals on the condition that the construction is approved by the Engineer's Depart ment and the permit be limited to two years. This action was accepted by the coun- cil. 35 Reports for the month of March were received from the Engineer, Police and Fire Departments and were ordered filed. Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Recorder to execute a deed on behalf Bf Dr. E. E. Gray, was upon motion made and seconded, duly adopted~ RES 0 L UTI 0 N . WHEREAS, The City of Eugene has acquired the West 55 feet of Lots 5 and 6, Block 24, Gross Addition to ~ugene, Lane County, Oregon, and ~HEREAS, the City of Eugene has caused the same to be ap- praised and determined its value, and WHEREAS, Dr. Edward E. Gray has offered the City $650.,00 for said property, which according to the appraisement is all that the property is worth, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, By the Common Council of the City of Eugene that the Mayor and Recorder be and they are hereby directed to execute a bargain and sale deed to Cr. Edward E. Gray for the above described property and to accept in payment there- for the sum of $650.00. ~ ""-70 The City Recorder reported that a contract for the operation of the municipal airport had been entered into between the City and Joseph Harrell for a te m commencing April 1, 1938 and terminating April 1, 1939 at a rental of $15.00 per ~ month. Upon motion made and seconded this was duly approved. by all members of the C council. The City Attorney was instructed to proceed in thE' matter of collecting all monies due the city from Harold ~anders, former manager, up to and including January 1, 1938, and it was so ordered. I 37 / The following application to rebond delinquent aSe,essments, was upon 38 motion made and seconded, approved by the council: No. Name Amount 522 Marie Tinker $154.78 I 39 ( Al G. Barnes and Sells-Floto Combined Circus was given permission to perform in the city of Eugene on May 15, 0unday afternoon. The matter of increasing the penalty attached to the disorderly conduct ordinance pertaining to raising ~alse alarms, was referred to the Judiciary Committe (401 and City Attorney. , At this time Perry Price, juvenile officer, believed that the enforcement of the curfew law in the city would aid materially in the rElduction of juvenile de- linquency. The Police Committee was asked to work out the procedure to follow in /41 placing the law into effect. The Oi ty Attorney reported that he would immediatElly proceed wi th pre- 42 paration of the western Union and Yostal Telegraph franchisE~s. I 43 Upon motion made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned. C. M. Bryan City Recorder I I I .....1