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Home My WebLink About06/13/1938 Meeting ~ 87 \. ,- ... ----- -..,;.~----'----..-~~~--~-~.-.~-----~---.---.-~-------- - ,- -:"'-- - Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon 'June 13. 1938 00 I ()~ ,....~..... . ,~,- The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council held at the hour of' 7, :'30- 0 t clock P.M~. June 13, 1938; M'ayor Large called the meeting to order-. Councilmen present were: Messrs. Lamb, Hendershott, Page, Hanns, Farrington, Bond, I. and Carlson;, absent, Reid. The minutes or- the previous meet1ng, May 23" 1938, were presented and or- 2 dered, f 11 ed. I Written request from the American Legion, Eugene Post .#3, for waiver' of' license fee for carnival to be sponsored by them and held at the old circus grounds 10,cated on West 4th street between Taylor and Almaden, from July 11 to 17th ia- clusive, was presented. Con Dillon, spokesmaa, stated that they would see that the, grounds were properly cared for and would agree to comply with all other- regulation. Petition from adjacent property owners requesting the council to refuse to grant,' permi ts or licenses for either circuses or carnivals at that 10'cati"on at any time in the future, was read. ,After considerable discussion, Counc ilmanHendershott moved and Bond seconded that the r~quest for waive~ of license fee be granted bue that the Legion attempt to secure another location. The Legion is to report at the 13 next meeting of the council. A communication in the form of a resolution was presented. to' the Council by Frank' I. Kinney, member of the Eugene Realty Board, wherein' i t- was requested tha a Committee of the Council be appointed'to meet with members of the Eugene Realty Board to put on an active campaign for the dlsposal of city-owned properties with the object of returning these tracts of itand to the city tax rolls'. Mayor Large referred the 'matter' to the Finance and Judiciary Committees to arrange for a meetin 'with the Committee.' from the Eugene Realty Board and report the results at the next I 4 meeting of the Council and it was so ordered~ Fran~ Chambers" proprIetor of the Yates Hotel, requested that demol.l'tion proceedings pending against this property, be held in abeyance until such time that I he is able to present to a proper committee his plans for changing the hotel into a,warehouse and disconnect the, "L" part of the hotel and converting it into a r'es:1:- dence. This was referred to the Health Committee to investigate and report at the /5 next meeting. An additional two"weeks' time was granted the Judiciary Committee to con- e' sider the request 'of Hilde O. Rogers, presented at the meeting of May 23rd. ( Councilman Hendershott" €:hairman of th'e Finance Committee, reporting on the:' request of the Salvation Army for'f-unds"amounting to $500..00: for relief work until September 1, ).938, stated that' the ci ty"s' relief: 'fund of" $3500.00 as budgeted had diminished to' $1494.35, the balance based on estimated collectionr'eceipts (85%) of $29'15..00;'" Mr. Hendershott moved that the City Recorder be instruct'edto notify the Salvation Army. that funds are not available at the present time for relief purposes. Motion was duly seconded and all present voted aye with the exception of Councilman' 'l Hanns, who voted in the negative.. / r Of reI.'- of J. E. Balch in the amount of $500.00; for Lot 14, Block 2, Sladden's First Addition, was rejected by the Finance Committee and upon motion made and 8' seconded, recommendation sustained by the council. / On behalf of the Western Loan and Building Company, Lloyd A. P~y~e; Agent,. off'e-r-s $44.00 for deed to "The south 4 2/3: feet of the North 43.2/3 feet of Lot 1, Block 4, West 6th Street Addition to Eugenet Lane County, Oregon", which property is now owned by the City by virtue or a Treasurer's Deed. The Finance Committee re- I commended that the offer be accepted and upon motion made and duly seconded, re- /9 commendation was approved. 'Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Recorder to execute a contract on be- /10 haIr- of L. W. Siegman, was upon motion made and duly seconded, adopted:' RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, the City of Eugene has acqu1:red the following described 'I property, to-wit: Beginning at the intersection of the West line of Tyler :::;treet' with the South line of Broadway, and running thence West 59.92, feet, thence South 60 feet, thence East 59.92: f'eet, thence Nor-th 60 feet, to the place of beginningt, and, WHEREAS, the C,lty of Eugene has caused the same to be appraised: and determined its value, and WHEREAS, L. w. Siegman has offered the City $285..00 for said ... r'" 88 - cq '" propert,y, which , according to the appraisement, is all that I the property is worth, ,. t..h" ,.....1'". NOVV-; THEREFO'RB;" -- ......~~ BE: IT--RESO'LVBD'by the Common Councilof--the City of Eugene that the Mayor and flecorder be and they are hereby directed- to enter into the ahnexed coptract on beti~lf of the City o~ Eugene, and the $.10a.00 down payment an&~'all" sub@equent pay- ments shall be ,deposited with the City Treasurer of-said City. I The $500.00 off'er' of C. D. Quinn for property described as "Commencing at the north line of' the alley and running North 95.4&, feet, thence West 124 f'ee;t~ thence South 95.45 feet, thence ~ast 124 feet," was rejected by the Finance Com~ mittee with no counter-offer extended. Upon motion made and seconded, recommenda- 11 tion of the Committee was duly approved. I Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Recorder to execute and deliver to H. G. Hendrix a deed of conveyance for Lot 1 and Block 1, Maplecroft Addition, was. 12 upon motion made and duly seconded, adopted~ I RES 0, L UTI 0 N Wa,EREAS, The City of Eugene has acquired the following described property,' to-wit~ Lot 1"Block'l,Maplecroft Addition to .t!:ugene, Lane County, Oregon WHEREAS, The Ci tY.of~"Eugene has caused th~ same to be ap- praised and determinea its value and WHER~AS, C. P,.; Til1m~h has offered the C 1 1::y of' Eugene $650.00 for said property,w~lch according to tne'appr8&8em~nt is all " '~ ..\ ! ' . that the propert~ i~:wortb. I NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT 'RESOLVED, BY~p'e Common Cibuncl1 of:"theCi ty of Eugene that the Mayor'and"Recorder be and they are hereby directed to execute and deliver,,:t;o H. G. Hendrix (party named by C.P. Till- man) a' good and~suftlcient deed of con~eyance to the above des- cribed property on pehalf of the City of: Eugene. " Councilman Hendershott, Chairman of the Finance Committee, recommended that the $1500.00 counter-offer extended by them to Lance Hart for Lot 12, Block 5, Gross Addition, be sUBtained~ inasmuch as a recent appraisal report valued the pro- 13 perty.' at $2000.00. The recommendation of the Commi tte~' was approved. / . . I .... ..' . . Resolution authorizing the execution or' a deed by the Mayor and Recorder on behalf of Max ,and Ruth' Rubenstein, clients of Miss Edith F'. Gardiner, for the West 100 f'eet of Lpts 11 and 12,. Block 33, Gross Addition, in the amount of $15QO..00 14 cash. was upon motion'made and duly seconded, adopted by the Council: / , RES 0 L U TI 0 N WHEREAS, The City of Bugene has acquired the following described property, to-wit: The West 100 feet of Lots 11 and 12, Block 33, Gross Addition, I WHEREAS, The City of Eugene has caused the same to be appraised and determined its value and WHEREAS, Max and Ruth Rubenstein have offered the C.ity $1500.00 for said property, which according to the appraisement 1s all that the property 1s worth, NOW, THEREFORE, I 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 and deliver to Max and Ruth Rubenstein a good and sufricient deed of conveyance to tne above described property on behalf of the City of Eugene. The $650.00 offer of S. Runnlngfor Lot 14, Block 2, Sladden's First ~ddltion to Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and more commonly known a8'309 Monroe Street, was accepted by the Finance Committee and upon motion made and seconded, recommenda- l~ t 10n of the Commi ttee w~s dul~ a~roved .~nd the, Trea~urert s Office herew~ th instructed to pro ceed with the execution of t e nece sa papers In conflrmatlon of the sale as dlrected by the genera ~ resolution authorizing such action and it vms so ordered. ~ - 89 .... - - -- , It was reported by Councilman Hendershott, Chairman of the Finance com- mittee, that at the time, Mrs. Lola Babb made her purchase of city property for which . she paid $2000.00, cash that she was to receive 171.5 f"eet--facing on Fairmount Boule-''Ki I vard; however, it was reported that actual measurements --show that there is only '160'.~:L.... feet. -Ih view of these circumstances, the FTnance Committee recommended that the CT.J - sale'priee be fIgured on a front footage. basis,. thus making the prIce to Mrs. Babb ~ $1868:.22. 'Upon motion made and duly seconded" the recommendation made by the Com- (16 mi tt~e was unanimously approved. , . The Fihance Committee reported the 'followIng bills to the councfl'with a recommehdat ion that they Oe allowed and mot fan was made , seconded; and carr.fed that. warrants be drawn for the same. The ayes and _ nays. were called, councl1men,voting r" I aye:, Lam 0 , Hend~rshp',tt, Hanns; Page, Farrington,. Bond..and Carlson; nay, ~one~ absen" 17 Reid~ , ~. GENERAL BOND INTEREST Ft1ND . :', F. Wentworth, treasurer",. . $2333.51 F. Wentworth, Treasurer" 250.00', :' > . F. Weritworth, Treasure~ 1425.00 . ~ , , , A_,' "IMPROVEMENT BOND INTEREST "FUND ,',', F. Wentworth, Treasurer 2287,50; F. Wentworth, Treasurer' 927.74 . i. '::," IMPROVEMENT BOND SINKING FUND Western Union ~, 1.10 S. M. Calkins 5.00 Lane County Abstract 'Company 20.00 F. M."Cashman ' 5.00 w. 'R."Robertson 5.00- F~ Wentworth, Treasur-er 507.22 I INTERSECTION FUND P. W~htworth, Treasurer 156.44 F. We~\~worth, Treasurer..i 11.63 ,~. LIEN RENT FUND " ' .." 1"+' F~ Wentworth, Treasurer 17.05 C. P. Tillman Company 11.47 Bugene, Water Board 3.56 , ;:~ SPECIAL 'ROAD AND STREET FUND Eugene Sand and Gravel Company 62.50 Eugene Water Board 117.27 Goettl1ng Sigh Company 15.00 . , . GENERAL' FUND Aetna Life 'Insurance Company 68'.85 1!1i'!estone Auto Supply & Service 16.15 Aetm; Life Insurance Company lI2.~8 Pactf1cHospl't'al Association 1.75 Pacific Hospital Association 58.25' Ca,rr.oll Drug Company' 1.00 BugeneHbsp1ttal"and" Clinic 28.00 'Sam:~'. Bond"'"'' " , 13'.00 The AmericanMag~zl~~:.: " 2,.00 A1aska',Junk--and""Machin'ery',Company--- 4.60 Hanson Blue Print ?ompany,lnc. 16'.83 ,Air Reduction Sales C'ompany 10'.25- I Euge,ne Planing Mill 1 .25' NordlIng Parts Company 3.31 Lawrence Robertson, 17. 25 LoggerS':' &: C'ontractors' Machinery Co. 14.75 Pacific Coast BIdg Conference 10.00, P. J.Hanns'Compa'ny-" . 171.86 Eugene Water Bc~.ard ~.57 A.C. Haag--,and-"Company 21 31 Eugene Water Bo'ard 78..02 · AmericahLa France Industries 12.57 Good'r'lch-Silver'-to'wn"Stores 34.04:' Packer-Scott Paper Cpmpany 2.26' Veltum's'Mach-1ne'" Shop. 17.50 ' l5ugene Water B9,~r,d ~"U1i, : 50.38 Union Oil Company-- of, Ca-lifornia- 331.05 Eugene Steam La,undry 10.03 Southern,Pac,lfic Company, 180.68' I Fabric Fire Hose Company 352.80 The Texas, Company 4 77 " Bucknum Motor Compa!}}', 1.50 """ · , Allenbaugh ~lntlng' Company 6.25 Str,obeL,and__J~:iller 13.00 Imperial Lunch, - Inc. 29.50 A. Ste'ler't'''a:nd'''Sbn 26.40 Day-Nite Garage, " ",,' 1.75, S~p~Qn,Too'lsC.orpor.a,tlon 7.32 H. w. ~hite Garage ~,9mpany 6.55 Splc:er'Lumb'er"'Company"" 12.65 C. E. Staley 4.50 S b t"Bul1""dl M t 1 1 C Ruark's Shell Station 2.15 co er ng a er aompany35.45 ,R.O.A. Communications.,:, Inc. 2.50 SiglOl')-Sawyer Company 1179.00 C.A. Swarts, 'Sh,eriftl..' 52.50 Oregon Supply Company 10.12 . .. '. , (~: .'., ~ ~90 --.... --- .,... ._-~ ,..._~,. .-_-w>_. c. -1'"-' - - -~ Eugene1 Concr-ete Pipe Company 15.75' Eugene Daily News 5.80 J~ H. MacDonald Lumber 60. 1.75 Slgwart Electric Company 2.70 "," ># Hendershottts Gun Store 3.50 Sparkey"s Garbage 1.00 I ~ William's Bake~y . 2.90, Eugene Water Board 12.57 ,--., '"-' J. F. Stingley 100.00 Central Heating Company 13.78 W. L. Wright 100.00 R.A. Babb Hardware Co. 22.60 William' Clubb'_. 6.88 Burroughs Adding Machine 0'0. ? .35, Eugene Bumblng & Heating Company,::: 4.25 Castelr6e &' Stocker Electric rf . 15 EUgene Water Board '~:~i44.40 Carlson, Hatton & Hay, Inc. 89.28 W~' E. Flnzer Company ~:: .30 Clark Battery & Electric Co 22.06 ~ ~ , D '. Fur re r, M. D. "'50.00 Eugene Register-Guard 720.9~ Shelton-Turnbull-Fuller Co. 13.70 GIlmore, Oil Company 319.32 I Qressey's Book'Store ; 1.05 J'e sse J'. Godlove 32.75 Natrbn'Printing C6mpany 11.30 MIdgley Planing Mill Co. 5.99 Eugene Printing Company 55.45, Pacif 1 c T-e land Te F Company 18.15 Valley Printing Company 108.00 Slgloh-'Sawyer Company 3.45 Etigene Water Board 2343.83 Sfmmons -Kendall Company 6...7. 2, Eugene Public Library 728.75 C~' . P. TTlTman Cbmpany ..50 state Industrial'Accident Com. 153.50 Twiri Oaks Builders Supply Co. 29.24 Elisha Large . 50.00 Wald-orf"'Pi3.1nt Company '1.63 Percy W. Brown . 29.17 West Side Auto Wreckers 1.25 Chase Gardens Florists 5.00' F. Wentworth, Treasurer 189.2S Councilman Hanns, Chairman of the Fire and Water C,ommI:ttee, recommended the issuance of bill in the amount of $46.05 to School District #12, Santa Clara.. for services rendered them by the Eugene Fire Department in their recent fire. 18 Upon motion made and duly seconded, this recommendation was unanimously approved. I Councilman Farrington, Chairman of the Health Committee, reported that Dr. James A. Flanigan, Veterlmirian, has asked for special permit to. wa~ve certain building restrictions to ~llow the erection of an animal hospital on the premises that he now occupies at 739 High Street. After much discussion, ,the matter was re- 19 ferred to the Board of App~als to report at the next meeting of the council and it was so ordered. / Councilman Farrington further reported that he wished the office of the I City Recorder to contact Rev. D. M. Higby, 205 East 4th Street, Albany, Oregon and request the immediate completion of demolition of his building loca~ed at the Southwest corner of First and Lawrence Streets in the City of Eugen~, and it was so 20 ordered. . ( CouncilIU8n Page, Chairman of the Park Committee, requested that a special watchman be deputized to look after the Spencer Butte property as there has been considerable hunting and snotting on'bhahproperty since acquisition by the city. Mr. S. M. Cilkins, City Attorn~y, stated that the council should pass an ordinance givin the Chief' of' Police power to deputize officers with power to make arrests and bring such individuals before the Recorder's Court. Mr. Calkins was instructed to prepare such an ordinance. It was understood that the_ officer or officers so appointed woul 2.1 receive no remuneration for their services. ( Communication from Walters and Seiff'ert Company making application to redeem, Lots 6. 7.,; 8. 9,. and 10,. Block 4; and Lots 2, 3~ 4 and 5,. Block 5; Croner's 22. !Additioil, was referr'Sd to the Finance Committee with power to aet. / Councilman Bond" Chairman of the Polic~ Committee, recommended the approval of' transfer of Package Store Class "An License from W. H. Allenbaugh to Lawr-ence H. Wi1l1ams" (Lawrence Street G'rocery). and Retail 'Heer Class uB" License from Charles, iMunson to Albert E. Green (Tap Taver'n) and upon motion' made and seconded" the re- 23 Icommendation of' the Committee was unanimously ap~roved. I . Councilman' Bond further recommended that the south side of 17th Street ae I the. intersection of Charnelton be made a stop st~eet and upon motion made, seconded 24. and, duly carried, the recommendation was approved.. I , , Communication from Oregon Motor Stages 'requesting discontinuance and ex- tension of bus services.,. was' upon motion made and' seconded,. duly approved. The re- larrangement of operation on the lines are as follows:- (Discontinue operation}: On Sixth Street between Almaden Str.eet and city limits;: On Polk Street between Second St~~et and Fifth Street; On Second Street betweeri Polk Street and city limits. I(Authorize operation): On Almaden Street between: Sixth Street and Fifth Street; On I 2(' Fifth Street between Almaden Street and Blair Street. I, Peti tion from occupants residing in the' Yates Hotel requesting withdrawal ,Of the condemnation proceedings pending betore the council agains't the' Hotel on the grounds that they will be deprived of a place of :residence due to their financial 2a ~lsabllity, was presented and ordered filed. / I. Communication from Arvilla L. Judkins ~questing'the Council to grant her. Ithe. exclusive right to the fruits borne by the tr.ees located on the property descrtbel:i as "The north 60 feet of Lot 3, Block 4, Falrmount Amended Addition," which she has 2'1 ~eeded to the City. was upon motion made and duly seconded, granted by the council. ~ ~ , 91 , - Communication from Alma Cannon Miller requesting that the grass and brush eiisting on the land where her home is located (Hilyard to Potter and 25th on the I north to t~e south City limits) be cut, and a further request that she be provided .~ 28 with city'light and water, was presented and referred to the Fire and Water Commltt .~ / "'...."... Mrs. A. B.Norris' letter' pointing out the existence' of a broken place in the sidewalk between the Buster Brown Shoe Store and the Lerner Shop, 933 and 941, Willamette Street, where she fell- seriously injuring her left leg and knee and as a result confined to a physician's care, was- read and ref~rred to the Judieiary /29 Committee and City Attorney. I Communication from Building Inspector Mosher recommending condemnation of house located at 661 Monroe Street, (recently acquired by the ctty) as it is in a most dilapidated condition, was upon motion made and seconded, duly approved. City Attorney Calkins was instructed to notify the tenants to vacate the premises within 30 30 days and then commence condemnation proceedings and it was so ordered. I Commuplcation from S. R. Mosher, City Building Inspector, recommending that, the old sha~k on the rear of the property occupied by the Pacific Truck Express at. 136~01ive Street and owned by Charles L. Paine, be condemned and ordered torn down, was presented and recommendation duly approved. The Recorder was requested to contact Mr. Paine and ask 'that he voluntarily remove said structure and it was / 31 -so ordered. Amy H.. Parmley's request for a permi t to build a brooder house G,8it' x 16 t) on her property at 242'7' Miami Lane, was granted by the Board of Appeals and action /32 sustained by the council. Miss Wanda Eastwood's request for pe rmission to move the' house from 1492, Heec Street to the vacant lot at the Northeast corner of the intersection of 13th and Beech btreets and convert this house into apartments was granted by the Board of' r 33 Appeals and action sustained by t.he council. ~ Additional request from Miss Eastwood for a permit to erect "apartments on the lot being vacated, but the, Board feels that it is not proper to make any recommenda ,34 tions on this request at this time and the Council so agreed. I Request from Kieth Fennell for a permit to erect an'addition to the Ice Cream Shop at '1.74 East 11th Avenue, the petitioner being willing to enter into a cont'ract with' the City for a waiver to the "set-back" ordinance, me,t the favorabl"e recommend -, tion of the Board of Appeals on the condition that Mr. Fennell file with the city ,35- prope~ contract, was duly approved by the council. Request from S.' R. Stevenson for a wiiver of the "set-back" ordinance for the erection of a new fire-resistive building on Wlllamette Street between the Public Library and the Methodist Church, a similar contract to be filed with the City as the one covering the erection of the building at, 56 and 72 East 11th Avenue, was 36 approved by tne Board of Appeals and action sustained by the Council. I The request ofH. B. Brady for a permIt to erect a modern Hotel Court on his property on Franklin Boulevard between the Mill Race bridge and the Anchorage, which matter had been before tne Board of Appeals for consideration but dropped by that body because they felt such a request was beyond their jurisdiction, was re- 137 rarred to th'e Judiciary Commi tteefor study. Communication from Building Inspector S. R. Mosher recommending that the pro- perty located at 't3l- Charnel tonbtreet be ordered condemned due, to its veryd111api- dated and unsanitary condition, was read. Upon motion made and seconded, this re- commendation was unanimously approved and the City Attorney instructed to commence J 38 condemnation proceedings, and it was so ordered. I Further communication from Mr. Mosher, recommending that the house ,at 1061 Tenth Avenue west, located on parts of Lots 7. and 8, Block 22, Huddleston's Extende Addition and owned by Jake and Julia Marguth, be ordered condemned as It was found to be in a very dilapidated condition, a fire hazard and the plumbing in an unsanit ry condition, was read. Upon motion made and seconded, City Attorney Calkins, was 39 instructed to commence condemnation proceedings at once and it was so ordered. J Petition requesting demolition of house located at 1061 Tenth Avenue west -by I /40 adjacent property owners, was presented and ordered filed. Communications from Dr. E.L. Gardner," City'Health'Officer, pointing out the unsani tary'and. dilapidated condi t'ions of houses located at' 661 Monroebtreet and' 1061 West 10th btreet, was presented. On June 3rd copies of sai d no,tices were mailed Mr~ Farrington, Chairman ofthetHealth Committee, and he accompanied by othe city officials, investigated the premises in question and the report above submitte by Building Inspector Mosher relative to their findings and recommendations, was I 41 adopted. , Letter' from A. D. Har'tley, requesting permission to solici t and paint house / 42, numbers on the street curbings of the.city, was presented and ordered filed. ..... "... 9 2 ~ ---- .- - - - ,,- Communication from Faul C. Giesy, accompanied with a check 1n tne amount of ~'1.56' for his final payment of taxes upon the Spencer Butte Property , was pre- sented. Upon motion made and seconded, the check was ordered accepted and placed <1:3 In the Spencer Butte Park Fund and it was so ordered. I ;:.),~ ...... Communication from Ci ty Attorney Calkins reporting that the $1..50' claim '"- ~ existing bet,ween M. G. Teeter and the C:i ty or Eugene, was too small an amount for litigation and stated that otner than .writing Mr. Teeter, ne had taken no further 44 action. ~he letter was ordered filed. I Communication from the East- Eugene W.C.T,.U. apprOVing the move of the City Council in taking action to clean up the newsstands of salaclems, literature, was 45 ordered filed. I I Communication from E. C. O'Neel and Ramey W~ Hugh relative to a contract between them and the C,ity of Eugene, was upon motion made and seconded, referred 46 to the Judiciary Committee and City Attorney for consideration. / Communication from the Eugene Water Board requesting vacation of the alley in Block 27 and 33 of College Hill Park Addition to Eugene and 24th Avenue West be- tween Lincoln and Lawrence streets for construction of a reservoir, was granted and 4'1 the City Attorney instructed to commence with vacation proceedings. I Re.quest of the Department of Commerce to renew their lease on airway remot receiving antenna license, for a period of one year beginning July 1, 1938 and end- 48 lng June 30, 1939, was upon motion made and duly seconded, approved. , Report of tne National Board of Fire Underwriters on their investigation 0 conditions in Eugene and recommending the adoption of certain improvements, was 49 presented and ordered filed. I 5Q Reports of the Engineer, Public: Librar~, Fire and Police for the month of" May, 1938, were presented and ordered flIed. 'Presentation of a final revised form of ordinance providing f'(jr the assur- ance of a pure water .supply in the City of Eugene, had its first reading and passed to its second and third readings by title under suspension of the rule by unanimous I consent of the council and placed for final passage. The ayes and nays were called councilmen voting aye: Lamb', Hendershott, Page, Hanns, Farrington, Bond and Carlso . , 5-1 nay, none; absent, Reid. ~he ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8540. An ordinance amending S.eetion 5 of Ordinance Number 8439 as amended, en- titled !IAn ordinance regulating the use of power-speakers, calliopes, etc.," passed by the Common Council August 29, 1935- and approved by the Mayor September 3, 1935, passed to its second and third readings by unanimous consent of the council and was plaeed for final passage. The ayes and nays were, call ed, councilmen vot ing, aye ~ Lamb, Hendershott, Page, Hanns, Farrington, Bond and Carlson; nay, none; absent, 52 Reid. The or.dinance was declared passed and numbered 8541. Communication from A. S. Peterson requesting permi.ssion to establish a woodyard on part of Lots 5 and 8, Block 2, Cheshire's Second Addition, more commonl known as the Northwest corner of the intersection at Cheshire and Lawrence Streets, with a further request to construct a wire fence around the property, was presented The matter was referred to the Police Committee. It was revealed that the party is 53 willing to pay the City $2..50 per month for use of the land. / The application of Hall and Olson to conduct a second-hand store at 345 541 Ian Buren was upon motion made and seconded, approved oy the council. / An ordinance to prohibit the sale and use of fire craekers, sky rockets, torpedos, bombs, cap pistols and other similar explisives, or the sale or use of / confetti, and providing a penalty for the violation thereof, had its first reading I and upon failure to receive tqe unanimous vote of all members of the council, it 55 was held for its second and third readings. An ordinance fixing a license tax upon every dealer who shall sell tobacco In any form in the city of Eugene, had its first reading and upon failure to re- ceive the unanimous vote of all members of the council, it was held for its second 56 and third readIngs until the next meeting of the council. An ordinance regulating the parking of vehicles on property owned by.the I 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 ~aced for final passage. The ayes and nays were called, councilmen voting aye: mb, Hendershott, Page, Hanns, Farrington, Bond and Carlson; nay, none; absent, 5~ Re1ld. The ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8542:. An ordinance making it unlawful to possess, to sell or give away matter' which, is non-mailable under the Federal Code, had its first reading and upon failur to receive the unanimous vote of the council, was held for its second and third 58: readings at the next meeting of the council. ~ - 5~~;ZL ~ ... ~ - AN NUAL 8 ~ i , .i 'I ! i. - L BUDGET , ~ 93 - - Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Common Council to accept the assign ment of contract between Ida H. G.lesy. andETI-zabeth Clark and Louis G. Clark and I ClarenceY'. Simon and assume all Obligations thereunder and agree to c.ar-ry' out the contracts as provided by its terms, was upon motion made and aeconded, duly adopted ::.0 59 by the Councll: :.lJ I '-- RES 0 L UTI 0 N .~l r WHEREAS, heretofore and on the 4th day of February, 1938, c.ertain public-spirited persons in the city of Eugene authorized and directed" Clarence V. Simon to act as trustee in their behalf" and tomake"s:' I contract of purchase with Ida H. Giesy, a single person and Elizabeth Clark and Louis G. Clark, her husband for the following described real estate, to~wit: The North half of the Northeast quarter of Section 30; and the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, in Township 18 South Range 3 West of the Willamette Meridian, being a tract of land of 240 acres on the summit of Spencer's Butte, in Lane County, Oregon. at a purchase price of $6500.00, $1100.,00 of which was paid by sub- s#ription and $4400:.00 of which was agreed to be paid in five years from the date of the contract with interest at five per cent per annum payable semi-annually, with a privilege of paying any amount at anytime. AND, WHEREAS, on the 25th day of February,~ 1938, the sa1d ClarenceV. Simon made a similar contract with Robert D. Morse and Olive Morse; husband and wlf~, for the following describe~ real es- tate, to-wit': The Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 18 South Range 3 West of the Willamette Mer-ld~- -. ian, . I at a purchase price' of $1200.00, of which $200.00 was paid and the remaining $1000.00 was to be paid on or before five years from the date of the contract with interest at five per cent per annum pay- able annually. That both of the foregoing contracts were made on behalf of the City of Eugene and it was proposed that the City of Eugene should seek an authorization of the electors of the city for the purchase of what is known as Spencer Butte Park, being the property herein- before described and authorizilmg a levy of a tax of one-half mill on the dollar valuation upon all taxable property in the city in order to raise funds for the purchase thereof. And now, at this time, an election having been held the authoriza- tion carried by a large majority and the city is tendered by ~ Cle:rence V. Simon as Trustee, with an assignment of the contraets heretofore set out and the city having secured authorization of the electors, Therefore, be it resolved by the Mayor and the Common Council of the city of Eugene that the city of Eugene hereby accepts the assignment, of each of the above contracts and assumes all obli- gations thereunder and agrees to carry out the contracts as pro- vided by their terms. I - Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Common Council to accept, the assign ment of contract between Robert D. Morse and Olive Morse and Clarence V. Simon and' assume all obligations thereunder and agree to carry out the contracts as provided by its terms, was upon motion made and seconded, duly adopted by the couneil. {Same /60 resolution as above}. Resolution authorizing the City Recorder to give notice of Jennie L. and Brownell Frasier, owners of Joe's Place, requiring them to remove-s'e:1-a--oul1ding, wa / 6;1- upon motion made and seconded, duly adopted by the Council: I RE SOL UTI 0 N This matter coming on to be hear before' the Common Council of the City of Eugene pursuant to notice, on the 9th day of May, 1938, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. of said day, in the Council Chambers in the city hall in the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and it appearing that no one was present representing the owners of said building, the hearing was thereby adjourned to the 23rd day of May, 1938, at 7~30 o'clock P.M. of said day ~ "..- 94 I - - --- -- - --- -: a~ the Council Chambers in the City Hall in the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and it appearing to the Com- ~<~ mon Council I ~, ~~ That complaints have been made by residents and pro- prietors of business houses situated near the property herein described and' that a report has bee'n made by the Ci ty Attorney, the Fire Chief, the Chief' of Police, the Building Inspector and the Chairman of the Health Com- mittee, declaring said building to be a dangerous build- ing in fact and. a dangerous building under the provisions of Ordinance N.o. 8292' and a 'nuisance. I The Council thereupon proceeded to a hearing and' examined various persons upon behalf of the city, including various city officers and m~mbers of ' the Cbuncirwho had inspected the building, and no one appeared on behalf of the owner of said building, to~wit: Jennie L. Frasier and Brownell.' Frasier, and the Council after having heard all remonstrances protests and objections, and being fully 'advised in the premi's,es, at thl s t line makes. its' Find.ings, a.s f.ollows:- That said building be and the same is hereby declared to be a dangerous building as a matter of fact and also the same is hereby declared to be a dangerous building as defined in Ordinance No. 8292 of the City of Eugene, passed bi the Com~ mon Council !v1ay9~, 1932, and approved by the Mayor May 10,,1932. 2. That said building be and .the same is hereby. declared, to be a public nuisance. 3. That owing to the dilapidated and dangerous condition . of the bUilding and the unsanitary condition thereof and ~s general condition of disrepair, it is impossible to ren'ovate, reconstruct or repair the building, because it,ls within the fire limits of the City of Eugene and a reconstruc~ion required I under the ordinances of the city cannot be superimposed upon the present structure. That it cannot be made safe and sanitary. 4. 'Fhat it is, the judgment of the Council tha't the building should be removed and the nuisance abated. 5. That the building is now being used as a restaurant and rooming house, but that .it Is a fire trap for those who are sleep- ing there and that it is dangerous for anyone to be in the build- ing. 6. That said building should be forthwith vacated and should be immediately torn down and removed completely. That said building is situated on the West half of Lot 8~ Bk 2. of Skinner t s Donation to Eugene, Oregon, and is known as N,o.. 57 Sixth Avenue East, and is located near the business district of Eugene and is withip the fire limits and cannot be repaired under' the City ordinances except by completely reconstructi,ng the same. That the lower floor of said building is used as a restaurant and the second floor as a rooming house. That the stairway to said ,second floor is in a dilapidated condition and in such a weakened condition as to endanger the lives of persons using it, by reason of the probability of its partial or entire collapse. I That the entire building is filled with noxious odors, the halls are dark and the rooms without ventilation. That there are two stove pipes from the kitchen range going through the board caling without proper clearance, and one stove pipe going through two; board partItions with improper clearance~ That there is some inflammable material, all of which things are likely to cause fire or danger to the safety of such building I and to human life. That if a fire should occur in said building there is little likelihood of anyone escaping from the upstairs. That there is an unsanitary, unvented toilet on the second floor, and no garbage cans for 'the kitchen waste.' , That the entire building is in a filthy and uns8%iJJitarycon- dition and liable to cause the spread of contagious and infectious disease. ~ , 9,~ -- .. ~ - The Common. Council of the City of Eugene therefore orders I and directs that said building be removed and the nuisan~e abated and the City Recorder is hereby ordered and directed, ~ ~o give fifteen (15) days notice to Jennie ,L. Frasier and ~i Brownell Frasier, as the owners of said building, requiring them to remove said building and abate the nuisance within thirty l30) days from the expiration of the fifteen (l~) days notice, and if they fail so to do, that the Council shall thereupon call for bids and order and direct by ordi- n~nce the r'emoval of said ouilding and assess the cost thereof I upon the property benefitted, as provided by Ordinance '8292. The following application to rebond delinquent assessments was upon motion 62 made and duly seconded, unanimously approved~ No. ~ Amount ; 523 Maude Shumway $132.65 Proposed WPA project which constitutes: (1) Clearing, building walks, in- stalling tables and playgrounds equipment and laying branch pipe to bring city wate into Sladden Park; (2) Building auto parking area, stone retaining walls, stone steps, walks, a wading pool and a woodshed in Skinner Butte Park;, (3) Razing the former CCC ,building .in~k~nner Butte Par~ and salvaging the materials therefuom for WPA use; (4) Building crushed roc~ walk and bridle path 1n Hendrick's Park" was (62-A referred to the Park Committee for consideration. Resolution authorizing the execution of a deed to C. A. and Elizabeth ,63 Coulter, was upon motion made and duly seconded, unanimously adopted: RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, The City ,of Eugene nas acquired the following described property, ,to-wit:' , I Lot 23, Block 27, Fair~ount Heights Addition to the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon WHEREAS, The City of Eugene nas c~used the saD;1e to be ap- praised and determined its value and WHEREAS, C. A. and Elizabeth Coulter have offered the City of iugene $500.00 for said property, which according to the appraisement 1s all that the property is worth~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the 'Common Counci~ of the ,City of Eugene, that the Mayor and Recorder be and they are hereby directed to execute and dellve~ to C. A. and Elizabeth Coulter a good and sufficient deed of conveyance to th~ above described property on behalr' of the ~lty of Eugene Resolution to withdraw Lot 23, Block 2'{, Fairmount Heigqts Addition from tne registration records and change the same oack to the former or recording system /6,4 of the titate of Oregon, was upon motion made and seconded, adopted: RES 0 L UTI 0 N' WHEREAS, The City of Eugene desires to write title insurance on "Lot 2;5, I Block 2r(, Fairmount Heights Addition to the City of Eugene, Lane Coutdly, Oregon," and the property as it stands is in the regist~ation or Torrence system on the records, Therefore~ BE IT RESOLVED, By~he Common Oouncil of the City of ~ugene that the Mayor and Recorder be and they are hereby dlrected.to make, execute and deliver an application to withdraw "Lot 23, Block 27, Fairmount I .eights Addition to the City of !t.:ugene, Lane County, Oregon," from the registration records and change the same back to the former or recording system of the State of Oregon . Resolution to withdraw the West 100 'feet of Lots 11 and 12, Block 33, Gross Addition from the registrati0n records and change ~he same back to the former or record ing system of' the State of Oregon, was upon mot ion made and. I 65 seconded, adopted: .... r"" 9 6 - -~--------_. RES 0 L UTI 0 N ....... WHEREAS, The City of Eugene desires to write title insurance on I ,.,':'1 the "West 10Q feet of Lots 11 and 12, Block 33, Gross Addition ,~'O? ~' ,.if:. to the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and the property as it stands Is In the registration or torrence system on the records, 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 make, execute and deliver an application to withdraw the "WEST 100 feet. I of Lots 11 and 12, Block 33, Gross Addition to the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon from the registration records and change the same back to the former or recording system of the state of Oregon. Resolution to withdraw the South 21 1/3 feet of Lot 2; all of Lots -3, 4, 5~ 6, and 7, Block 32, Gross Addition from the registration records and change tne same back to the former or recording system of the State of Oregon, was upon motion 66 made and seconded, adopted: I RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, The City of Eugene desires to write title insurance on liThe South 21 1/3 feet of Lot 2, all of Lots 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, BloC',k 32, Gross Addi ti on to Eugene, Lane County, Oregonn, and the property as it stands is in the registration or Torrence system on the records, 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 make, execute and deliver an application to withdraw, "The South 21 1/3 f'eet of Lot 2, all of Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and ..-(, Block -32, Gross Addi tion to Eugene, Lane County, -Oregon", from the registration records and Change the same back to the former or recording system I of the State of Oregon. , Resolution directing the Mayor and Recorder to enter into a contract on 67 behalf of A.C. Mathews, was upon motion made and seconded, duly adopted: I RES 0 L UTI O-N . WHEREAS, the City of Eugene has acquired the following described real property, to.wit: Lot 6 and the west half of Lot 7, Block 2, Harris Addition to~ Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and WHEREAS, the City of Eugene has caused the same to be appraised and determined its value, and WHEREAS, A. C. Mathews has offered the ~lty $1800.00 for sa~d property, which, accorqing 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 herBby directed t9 enter I into the annexed contract' on behalf of the City of, Eugene, and the $500.00 down payment and all subsequent payments shall be deposited with the City Treasurer of said uity. Resolution granting the Treasurer's Office the power to transact the neces- sary steps to complete a property sale without further resolution or authorization 68 ~y the Counci~ once accepted by the Finance Committee, was adopted upon motion made and duly seconded: I RES 0 L UTI 0 N I WHEREAS, the City of Eugene has acquired many properties by lien foreclosure and also by acquiring the same from Lane County In order to protect their liens, and WHEREAS, before any sale can be made by the city an appraisal must be made and the FInance Committee must recommend the sale, and ~ 97~ , - - WHEREAS, it 1s frequently inconvenient In closing transactions I by the Treasurer's Office that the execution of the deed must " await another meeting of the Council for authority for the ...."....... ..,~..o Mayor and Recorder to sign the same on behalf of the City. ...'tt.. "'-J THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Mayor and the Common Council of the City of Eugene that hereafter there must be incorporated irm the recommendation of the Finance Committee that upon the acceptance of any offer by them or of any counter-offer by the purchaser', that the Treasurer's Off ice may go forward and complete I the making up of titles and conveyances and that the Mayor and Recorder shall be authorized upon such recommendation by the Finance Commi ttee to make, execute and deliver a deed or contrac,t, as the case may be, in accordance with the recommendation of the Finance Committee and where the title is registered, to sign and execute a withdrawal of the property from registration under the Torrence system without further resolution or authorization by the Council. In ae.cordance with the provisions of Ordinance #8539, the Mayor and Recorder were herewith instructed to execute a deed on beQalf of SCho,ol District #4 of Lane County, Oregon relative to the seventeen acre tract to be used for athletic and 69 recre~tlonal purposes. / The City Recorder presented a statement concerning the payment of salary to the band director from funds appropriated for that purpose. Estimated collection receipts (85%){ on $300.00., original sum budgeted, would reduce that amount to $255.0 which divided by twelve months would net the director payments of $21.25 per month. It was reported that $60.00 of said fund had already been remitted; and that the balance now due is $46.25, plus the amount due for the month of June, $21.25 or a total of $67.50. The council upon motion made and duly seconded, approved the pay- ment of $67.50 to bring the account up-to~date and payable July 11, 1938, with the regular bills and the further payment of $21.,25 for each succeeding month thereafter lO, for the year 1938, and such action was unanimously agreed upon. I Upon motion made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned to meet on June 27, 71 1938. C. M. Bryan City Recorder . I I I ~