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The minutes of the regular !!Beting of the Common COlmcil held at the hour of 7:30 o'clock
~ P.M. July 10, 1939. Mayor Elisha large presided over the meeting. Council1ren present were:
I Mes s rs I Reid, Bond, Farrington, Hanns, Page, Koppe an d Lamb. Absen~ I Car 1. on.
!U The minutes of the previous meeting, June 26, 1939, were presented and ordered placed on
file. I
Mr. Otto Morton representing the people supporting the G1enwood annexation spoke and
said that in a previous meeting it had been said that Mr. Turner had started the annexation
movement and wished to correct this impression as he, Mr. Morton, was the original one that had
worked on this and later had asked Mr. Turner to assist him in the work. He said thai; the
opposition group hadnames on their petition that were not inside of the property annexation distric .
Mr. Iarge asked him how nany names on the other petitions tmt were that were not in the proposed
annexation district and he stated that they had checked the list and found thirteen. It developed
by deducting these thirteen the amount of each petition for and against the proposal was a bout
one hundred sixteen names. They said the best estimate they could nake of the -voters in the
district was 175 or 200. After some discus'sion it was recammended that Mr. Mor-tx>n have the petition
checked against the County poll books to determine jus t how many corresponded with the Poll bo oks
and also that the committee make a report to the council as to the assessed valuation that this
proposed district would carry. Also, if possible, make a showing as to about how much the annexa-
tion would increase the City of Eugene levy. It was the wishes of the council that -the committee
get a considerable larger representation of the actual voters on the petition. Councilinan Reid
brought up the question of the cost of a trunk sewer and Mr. Morton explained iha t they were in
no position at the present time to stand the assessment of a sewer of this kind and could let that
JJ matter rest. However, it was absolutely necessary that they get an improved water system. The
1 proposed election ordinance was laid over without being read a t this time.
County Judge Clinton Hurd introduced Mrs. Sunderland, head teacher for the WPA nursery
school now located at 7th and Blair Streets. Mrs. Sunierland explained that their work is with the
poor and under privileged children mose mothers are forced to work and support the family. The
nursery school lasts for six hours per day and furnishs the children balanced rations for their I
meals. She explained that they were equipped to take care bf ten more children without additional
I expense if they had proper quarters. The nursery school is sponsored by School District No.4,
and the school district has been IRying $20.00 monthly rental for -the property they are
occupying, and asked permission to rent the city owned property a t the corner of 11th and Polk
/ incase that the school district would continue to sponsor -th e project. The reque st was re fe rred to
2 the Finance Connnittee to report back at the next council meeting.
Mrs. L. V. Snyder of 309 Clark Avenue said tm t their premises had been posted on account
of unsanitary conii tions and wanted to lmO\"l how much ti!!B they had to comply with the regulations.
The difficulty was that there were no sewer connections fOr this and a couple of other houses in
the same location. Mrs. Snyder asked permission to install a septic tank but it was believed that
this would not be practical. The natter was left in the hands of Engineer Clubb to work out a
3 solution for these three houses and report back to the council at its next meeti ng.
A. C. Farrington, Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported the bills for the month of
June, 1939, to the council with a recommendation that they be allowed and motion was nade, seconded
and carried that warrants be drawn for the same. The ~yes and nays were called, Councilmen voting
aye: Iamb, Reid, Bond, Farrington, Hanns, Page, and Koppe, nay: none; absent: Carlson.
The bills for the month of June, 1939 are as follows:
SEWAGE DISPOSAL FUND
F. M. Casluoo. n 10.00 L. M. Watson 10.00
W. R. Robertson 10.00 A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer 160.00'
Cleo Flint 4.80
LIEN RENT FUND 'I
C. P. Tillman 2.75 Eugene Water Board 6.92
Midgley Planing Mill 8.58 A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer 13.63
J. H. McDonald Lumber CompaDiY' 1.74 Eugene Water Board 6.22
SPECIAL ROAD AND STREET FUND
Spicer Lumber Company 238.23 Eug ene Sand & Gravel Co. 305.00
Eugene Water Board 656.71 Hansen Paint Store 33.00
IMProVEMENT BOND SINKING I
A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer 860.80 S. M. Calkins, City Attorney 80.61
Lane C01.mty Abstract Co. 232.00 Eug ene Dai ly News 54.88
GENERAL BOND INTEREST FUND
A. E. Hu1egaard, Treasurer 150.00 A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer 90.00
A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer 665.00 ,A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer 495.00
A. E. Hulga~rd, Treasurer 112.50 A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer 1,825.00
A. E. Hu1egaard, Treasurer 157.50
IMPROVEMENT BOND INTEREST FUND
A. E. Hu1egaard, Treasurer 187.50 A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer 2,859.38
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PLAYGROUND FUlI'ID
Pacific Telephone & Tel. Company 10.06 . Al bert Sandner 35.75
Beth Taylor 35.75 Frank Fassett 35.75
I Anna Rose Cothrell 35.75 Leonard Scroggins 56.55 :N~
Edith Hays 35.75 W. P. Walter 41.25 ~~
Virginia Gamble 35.75 Hendershott Gun Store 4.00 ~;;.?
GENERAL FUND
S. M. Calkins, Ci~ Attorney 72.00 Packer Scott Compa.ny 26.41
Shelton Turnbull & Fuller 19~05 McCracke n Bros. Motor Frei'ght .50
Na tron Pri nt ing Company 42.50 Cte. se Plumbing ComIRny 1.10
I Pacific h~nifolding & Book Co. 160.70 C. A. Horton 75.00
R. E. Griswold 1.75 Mayor Elisha large 50.00
Frank Myers 76.00 Eugene Public Library 903.33
Valley Printing Co. 44.05 Bryant DeBar 6.07
Koke-Chapman 14.15 Mrs. H. L. Hilliard 22.50
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. 9.75 S innnons-Kendall 3.12
Bill's Garbage Set-vi ce 6.00 Clark Battery & Electric Co. 31.97
Eugene Foundry & Machine Co. 150.00 Babb Hardware ComIRny 20.49
Sigloh Sawyer . 1.90 Waldorf Paint Company 22.46
Bucknum Motor Co~pany 1.50 State Industrial Accident Commiss 169.09
Montgomery Ward & Company 1.29 Cressey's Boo~ Store l2.~
Silva Chevrolet Company 2.02 Pacific Tel and Tel Co. 2l.LP
Eugene Planing Mill Company 9.00' Lovinger Disinfectant Co. 52.50
Manerud Huntington Fue 1 Company 8.50 Carlson, Hatton & Hay 84.64
Eugene Hardware Company 1.10 E. D. Furrer '48 00
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Ed Jensen & Company 21.90 Eugene Ia.undry & Cleaners' 9.93
Wiggins Company, Inc. 18 . &::J A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer 91.36
Nordling Parts Company 14.34 Hendershott's Gun Store 7.00
Hawkinson Tire Service 8.50 Cleo Flint 76.65
Elliott Implement & Seed Company 11.88 Eugene Hospital & Clinic 1.75
Midgley Planing Mill .64 Tidewater Associated Oil Co..- 307.20
Eugene Auto Top Shop 11.00 J. K. Gill Company 3.50
Preston & Hales 1.00 Lane County Abstract Co. 50.00
Eugene Concrete Pipe Co. 19.70 Eug ena Water Bea rd 1,992.01
Scobert Building Material Co. 19.00 Eugene Water Beard ,33.60
I Jack Junne 90.00 Eugene Water Board 97.60
Williams Bakery 2.95 Eugene Water Board 13.44
Lloyd Denslow-Treasurer 25.00 Central Heating Company 8.26
R. E. Buck 3.50 Eugene Water Board 1.75
, The offer of L. E. Hodges for client, Ray Sims, $300.00, $60.00 cash and $10.00 or more
~per month for Lot 11, Block 16, College Hill Park Add it ion was recommended by the Finance Committee.
Upon motion made and secomed the recommendation of the Finance Committee was approved.
Councilman FarringtOIlll, Chairman of the f.inance Committee recommended the offer of Denny
Koupal for clients, J. 6. and Lottie Levins, $750.00, $150.00 cash and $15.00 per month plus,
J.f interest at 6% per annum for the pr~perty known as 185 Jefferson Street. Upon motion made and
6 seconded the recommendation of the Jiinance Committee was approved.
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Chairman Farrington also recommended the offer of Rugh Realty Company for client Mr. Walter
~. Fisous, $675.00 oash for Lot 2, Block 6, R. F. Scotts Addition. Upon motion made and seconded
7 the recommendation of the Finance Committee was approved.
Councilman Hanns, Chairman of the Fire and vVater Conunittee asked that a street light be
JVPlaced at the corner of 18th and Mill Streets. Upon motion made and seconded this light was
8 ordered installed.
Councilman Page, Chairman of the Park Committee requested tmt the City Recorder
communicate with Mr. Lyons of the NYA and arrange a Park Project for the members of that organization
~o clear paths, trim trees and work on trails, etc. Mr. Lyons had said it was necessary that he
I 9 have some work for the boys.
Mr. Page also reported that he had received communicati on from Mr. Winkler complaining
of the poplar trees at 1483 Pearl Street, which had gone under the sidewalk and caused about a six
inch raise in the sidewalk. Mr. Winkler said he had taken this up with Mr. Allen, t he owner of the
property and Mr. Allen said he could remove the trees if he wished to but he did not want to become
involved and wanted to knOVT what the city could do. The question was asked if the city ~
pmxitimx m PQC :fm: lMDrlrl could work up a WPA project to take care of defective sidewalks and
I Mayor I.e.rge said he thought that could be done if the city was in pos i tion to pay for llB. terial.
City Engineer Clubb stated tm t in a project of this kind it Was customary for the property owners
),fto pay for the material. After considerable discussion, City Attorney Calkins was requested to
10 prepare and present to the next meeting of the council a new ordinance regarding defective sidewalks
Mr. Page reported that the used-car lot on the corner of 10th and Pearl Streets, lmown as
the LUCkXPla.ce had now been sold to the Greyhound Sta.ge Lines and that a year or more ago the then
Jowner ha asked permission to take out SOlTlf;l trees in the parking and pennission had been granted but
there were a couple more that had not been removed at tha-c time and the new owners now wanted to
11 remove them. Mr. Page was instructed to notify them that this would be satisfactory to the council.
Councilman Bond, Chairman of the Police Committee said he had no report only that the
State Highway Commission during the last week had contacted the Chief of Police in regard to re-
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routing trucks over city streets and said that the highway connnissionwas willing to erect suitable
signs if the route could be designated. Mr. Bond said that the Police'Comrndttee felt that this was
too much to place on the shoulders of the Police Committee and wanter expression from members of the
,,':':) Council regarding what streets to desigmtedfor trucks going through town. Each one of the council- -I
r:; men in turn spoke regarding the difficulties connected with this subject. Fifth Street was suggested
and also Sixth Street. It was pointed' out that only about half of the trucks are following the route
~...., that' they are now supposed to be following. The difficulty of the longer trucks in negotiating -the
~ turns was pointed out and 8th street clear across the t~n1 was suggested as being the easiest route
for the trucks to follow. It was also pointed out that any street that was designated would meet
with considerable opposition from the property owners and tenants concerned. Mr. Reid said he was
concerned about the heavy trucks doing daIIRge to the trunk sewer on Sixth Street. A question was .
asked about the length of poles that poles that these trucks are allowed to haul and -the statement
was Iiade that some of them were running as long as 150 and 175 feet ani tha tit was impos si ble to I
make'turns at street intersections witnout backing up. It was pointed. out that the trucks have to e
get a permit from the county to haul these extra long poles. Mr. Hanns thought that a committee
might be able to contact mills west of town and through tnem be able to control some of the trucks~
but it was stated that the logging and lumber trucks were ^ only a portion of .-the trouble and that
they'were not nearly as heavily loaded as trucks being used by the transfer companies. After cons ide -
able'discussion the Recorder was instructed to write to Albany~ Salem, Oregon City, Corvallis~ PortIa d~
and Klamath Falls in an effort to find out how they handled this situati?n. And the IIR tter of
12 designs. ting a route was held over to the next couno il meeting.
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The monthly reports of the Police Matron, Police Department, aDd Fire Department for the
month of June~ 1939 were presented and ordered placed on file. The report of the Eugene Water Board
shuv{ed sewage collection charges for the month of June, 1939, to be $1,528.20. City Attorney Calkins
called attention to the small number of delinquent payments on water bills for the sewage disposal
plant. He read the list from the report and stated tm. t the amount of money involved was sonething
less o than $30.00. However, these seemed to be habitual delinquents and the council instructed the
13 City'Attorney to see what he could do in regard to making'these collections.
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The following second hand dealers applications recommended by ~ Chief of Police to
operate fram July 1 to December 31, 1939, were presented to the Council; Vern's Tire Shop, 971
Franklin Blvd., approved by the Chief of Police; frinty's Trading Post, 120 West 8th Street~ approved
Jrby the Chief of 'Police; Anna's Second Hand Store, 762 Park, approved by Chief of Police. Upon
~motion made and seconded the above ap?lications were appr~ved and accepted and li~es granted.
. 'A letter fram the Chief of Police attached to tne application of Saul Paul for a second-han
dealers' license at 695 Willamette Street was read and in "accordance with the recommeniation of the I
Chief of Police was denied. However# it was recommended that the placebe allowed to remain open
15 until Mr. Paul had an opportunity to be heard before the council.
. A letter addressed to Nick's Shine Parlor mailed under date of June 27, 1939 denying his'
~application for pawn broker license at the previous council meeting had brought no reply and upon
16 motion made arid seconded the .chief (j.f'^Police was instructed to proceed to cIose this place at once.
A petition to limit parking to one or two hours on one or both sides of 8th street
from the Mill race east to the Southern Pacific Rai lroad tracks was presented. Mr. George E. Horton,
reported that one shift of the employees of the Eugene Fruit Growers Association would park in there
early in the morning, leave their cars all day~ eat their lunch in the car and 'throw the garbage on
the street. Another shift would move in in the evening and park their cars there all night. Mr.
Horton thought that restrictive parking in this neighborhood would not in any .vay effect the cannery.
The matter was left in the hands of the Police Committee to report back at its next council meeting
j and Mr. Bond said that he would be glad to communicate with the cannery authori ties to see if park~ng
11 privileges could be arranged on some of their vacant property. "
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18 A quarterly audit report from C. A. Horton, City Auditor~ was read and ordered placed on fi e.
City Attorney Calkins reported on the $,O.OO'damage claim of Mrs. Nora Wray presented at
the last council meeting. Mr. Calkins pointed out -that the sidewalk had been inspected ani that
1they could not find any hole at this spot tlat would couse any trouble. Upon motion made and seconde
19 it was ordered that the request for damages be denied.
, Councilman Bond~ Chairman of the Police Committee reco:rnrrended the granting of the transfer I
of Package Store Class B License at the Dri ve-In Market from B. D. Pohll to Arthur Ed'ward Welch. .
20 Upon motion made and seconded the recommemationwas unanimously approved.
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A request from Hans Peterson for permission to move the house at 1322 Willamette Street
to 11th and Chambers was read. Mr. Clubb stated that he and Councilman Carlson had gone over all the
route and could not find how this house could be moved without damaging a great deal of property.
J Even if it was moved in two sections one section when on the trucks would be fi. fty feet high and that
the building would take up the entire width of the street. This would damage the trees along the
21 any route that they might take it over. Upon motion made and seconded this request was denied. I
A communication from S. R. Mosher, 'Building Inspector, regarding unsanitary conditions 0 f
three houses. L. V. Snyder at 309 Clark Avenue,R. Rooks, at 327 Clark Avenue and Ed Campbell at
) 337 Clark Avenue was presented. On account of arrangements made earlier in the meeting about these
22 houses, the report was ordered placed on file and no action taken at this tine.
A letter was presented from S. R. Mosher regarding a request for a waiver of set-back
lordinance r'9gulating the location of the garage at 485 West 18th. The Board had contacted L. C.
~charpf~bwner of the property adjoining on the east, and Mr. Scharpf had made no objection so the
board recommended that the request be granted. Upon motion made and secorrled this recommeniation
23 -was approved.
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The. -following curb 'cuts were presented and upon motion made and seconded, apgroved:
Safeway Stores, N.W. corner of Broadway and C~arnelton, No. 663,(approved) H. C~ Skade, 1408
I" Fer~ Street, No. 664,(approved), Earl Byrom, 485 West 17th Avenue, No. 665,(approved) G. R. Linn, l\:)
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A request from J. J. Newberry Company asking for a refund of $4.00 on a $5.00 electrical ~""'.'
license was presented. It was pointed out that. just after this electrical license was paid a
new ordinance had been passed reducing the fee from $5.00 to $1.00 and upon motion made and seconded
25- the refund was granted.
An ordinance to prohibit the sale and use of fire crackers, sky rockets, torpedos, bombs,
I cap pistols and other similar explosives, or the sale or us,e of confetti, and providing a penalty
26 for the violation thereof was read the first time and held over to the next meeting.
Councilman Hanns reported there were considerable complaints about wine l:eing sold from
the various places to minors, but it was pointed out that since the licenses for these places had
27/ been granted, it was up to the State Liquor Cormnission to take the necessary action.
Councilman Reid asked that the City of EugEne furnish free gas to T. W. Fisher, Superintend nt
of Play Grounds and to his assistant for use in their cars while being out for play ground purposes.
The request was denied but it was suggested that ~ome arrangement might be made Vlhereby these two
28/ people could get the gas from the city at the city's wholesale price. Mr. . Re id sa id he would
report to Mr. Fisher to see if this was satisfactory, but no vote was taken authorizing this action.
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Councilman Page reported that the users of the Park Cottage back of the Butte had been
in the habit of making domtions in small sums to be accumulated and spent for replacing broken
dishes, tuning piano, furnishing chairs and various other things. He pointed out that -the City nade
no oharge for the use of the Cottage and -these donati ons had simply been place9. in the care of
Mr. Sullivan for safe keeping. Councilman Page said that the following sums had beenl turned over to
the Recorder and placed in tre General Fund; April 24th, $6.i4 and on J~e 2nd $15.00 making a total
of $21.14. He pointed out tlm-t since this money had been turned in to the General Fund it could not
be spent as 'was intended, rot if it was spent it would }lave to come out of the Park Budget. He
asked that this $21.40 be taken out of the Emergency Fund and returned to Mr. Sullivan. A motion
~I to this effect was made and seconied and on roll call Councilmen voting aye: Lamb, Reig, Bond,
Farrington, Hanns, Page and Koppe, nay: none, absent: Carlson.
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Upon motion made and seconded the meeting of the council was adjourned.
John Fields, Deputy
Acting City Recorder
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