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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/13/1940 Meeting ~ 313 -- - -"- -- --- .- - ~ -. - -...",...- I Council Chambers Eugene, Oregon May lL3. 1940 ::;& ~:~ RE C, /.l.l';'/~ The minutes of theCadjournod meeting of the Common Council held on May 13, 1940 at 7:30 o'clock p.m. Mayor Elisha Large presided over the meeting. Councilmen ~resent were: A. A. Reid, P. J. Hanns; Sam ~. Bond, Fred C. Carlson, A. C. Farring- ~~on, E. A. Barette, H. J. Cox and Louis Koppe. .~ I The minutes of the previous meeting, April 22, 1940, were presented and 2 ordered placed on file. I~ ? Mr. J~Ck Luckey, representing the Knights of Pythias, Helmet Lodge #33, ~ddressed the council aSking for a special permit covering the erection of the new lodge hall on Lawrence Street between 12th and 13th. The present plans called for ~onstruction within five feet of the property line which will occupy a -greater ~ercentage 'of the lot than the ordinance provides. The Engineer's office was aSking ',rhe lodge to comply with the two-hour fire construction requirements while the lodge pontemplated using 'only ordinary construction. Mr. Luckey stated that Mr. Mosher pad been approving their plans up until May 11, and he understood that now the matter had been turned over to the Board of Appeals and the Board of Appeals had denied thei fequest. Mr. Clubb stated that the plans would not meet the building code requiremen s ~nd therefore the permit had been denied. Upon motion made by.GCouncilman Cox, second d py Councilman Reid, the recommendation of the Board of Appeals was denied and the 3~Engineer's office instructed to issue a permit covering this work and it was so order d. II Mayor Large' asked Councilman Cox to make his Health Committee report which wa as follows: (1).. That the City enter into' a renewal of its 'contract with Mr. Hughes bn the same basis as his expiring contract, except that the new contract shall be for ~ term of two years instead of three, as heretofore. (2) That all ordinances govern lng garbage to be strictly 'enforced and immediate action to be taken against BrayJl.s ~arbage Service. Upon motion made and seconded the recommendation of the Health 4d:;ommittee was approved. . I ' Mrs. Vencil Nord, representing petitioners praying for a re-routing of bus ~erv~ce in the southeast section of the city addressed the council aSking for re- ~out~ng of the Fairmount bus route. The Recorder presented the original petition ~nd communication between the city and the Oregon Motor Stages -in which the company ~as opposed to re-routing the route because it would deprive the patrons contributing ~he greatest volume of traffic -on this line of adequate service. The matter was feferred to the Street Committee and the Street Committee requested the City Recorder ~o communicate with Mr. M. A. Reed, General Manager of the Oregon Motor Stages, askin ~im to meet with the committee and consider a possible re-routing because it was felt ~hat some adjustment could be made. The Recorder was instructed to inform J. V. fYDanielson of 2207 Alder of any action taken. II Councilman Farrington, Chairman 'of the Finance Committee presented the property offers beginning with the offer of Mariettie Sullivan, $365.00, $73.00 cash ~nd the balance at $10.00 or more per month plus interest at 6% for Lot- 8, Block 5, ~heshires Addition, except the West 7 reet (254 feet South of 1st Avenue and Washingt n Street). As the Finance Committee recommended the acceptance of the offer, motion 6~as made and seconded unanimously approving the recommendation of the ,Committee. ~ The Finance Committee recommended the rejection of the offer of George W. ~rinn, $200.00, $40.00 cash and the balance at $3.33 per month plus interest at 6% for Lot 10, Block 2, Sladdens Addition. Motion was made and seconded approving the 7-recommenda~ion of the committee. II The offer of Will H. Hodes, $100.00 cash, for the East 114 feet of the South S2.8 feet of Lot 8, Mathews Park Addition (NW corner of Polk and Cross Streets) was II presented with a recommendation that the offer be rejected. Motion was made and 8~econded unanimously approving the recommendation of the committee. ! The offer of Don Gordon, $500.00; $100.00 cashend the balance at $10.00 or more per month plus interest at 6% for Lot 10, Block 1, Croner's Addition was presented with the recommendation that the offer be accepted. Motion was made and 9~seconded unanimously approving the recommendation. II The Finance' Committee recommended a $400.00 counter offer on the offer of ~dith F. Gardiner for clients W. E. and Pearl A. Hansen, $375.00 cash, for the South 60 feet of Lots 5 and 6, Block 6 Croner's Addition (100 feet South of the SE corner ~f 4th Avenue and Almaden Street). Motion was made and seconded unanimously approvin I' 10/the recommendation of the Finance Committee. . - II - The ~'inance ijommi ttee recommended the acceptance - of the offer of F. C. Walter , $200.00 cash, for Lots 7 and 8, Block 4, Croner's Addition and motion was made and II_seconded unanimously approving the recommendation of the oommittee. II The offer of F. C. Walters, $100.00 cash, for Lot 4, Block 5, Croner's Addition (167 feet West of the SW corner of 4th Avenue and Almaden Street) was ~resented with the recommendation that the offer be accepted. Motion was made and II ~ I I I ""'314 1211~e~~nde~ T::P::::: O:h: :::::~~:::::;:on. $100. ~Oc '~~Sh.c" fO;'~t'~:'~::Ck-4~:rOner ~ S'- ~'~~,.----= ',:.,:;4 Addition (111-1/3 feet West of the NW corner of 4th Avenue and Almaden Street). I was presented with the recommendation that the offer be rejected because of an i_ acceptance of the offer made by F. C. Walters, Par. 11. Motion was made and seconde l3~ unanimously approving the recommendation of the committee. The offer ofH. E. Cully for client F. G. Bauer, $350~00 cash, for lot at the NE corner of 8th Avenue and Polk Street was presented. The Finance Committee recommended the acceptance of the offer if construction begins 'in 90 days and 'upon l4~motion made, seconded, and duly carried the recommendation was approved. The offer of Mr. Hecketsweiler for client Myrtle McAlpin, $495.00, $100.00 cash and the balance at $15.00 per month plus interest at 6% for Lot 4, Block 2, Walnut Park Addition (180 feet South of the SW corner of 13th Avenue and Jefferson Street); offer made on condition that client be allowed to er~ct a duplex residence was presented. The Finance Commfttee recommended the acceptance of the offer and 15~ upon motion made and' seconded the ~ecommendation was unanimously approved. I The Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $462.50, if constructio starts within sixty days, on the offer of SamRugh Realty Co. for client, S. A. Johnson, $425.00 cash, for the lot 56 ,x 150 described: beginning 113 feet south of the south line of 16th Avenue West on the West side of Jefferson Street; run South 56 feet; West 150 feet; North 56 feet and East 150 feet to the pla'ce of be- ginning. Will build within sixty days. Mo~ion was made and seconded unanimously 16 approving the recommendation of the committee. The Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $500.00 on the offer' of Thom~s F. and Marie F. Pendergast, $450.00, $150.00 cash and 12 months in which to pay the balance for Lot 3, Block 4, Hollenbeck Addition (52 feet South 'of the SW corner of 14th Avenue and Washington Street) Motion was made and seconded 17, unanimously approving the recommendation of the ~ommittee. A counter offer of $400.00, if erection begins within ninety days, was the recommendation of the Finance Committee on.the offer of Oscar Hanson, $350.00 cash, for Lot 7,Block 2, Hendrick's Amended Addition (NE corner of 14th Avenue and Lawren e Street). The offer made on condition that he be allowed to erect an apartment. '. A motion was made, seconded, and duly carried that the recommendation be approved 18J and it was so ordered. The offer of L. E. Hodges Co. for client C. C. Keith, $2000.00, $400.00 cash and the balance at $25.00 per month or more including interest at 6% for the East 50 feet of Lots 1 and 2, Block 8, Coll~ge Hill Park Addition was presented with the recommendation that the offer be accepted. Upon motion made, seconded and duly 191 carr~ed ,the recommendation was approved. A counter offer of $600.00 was recommended by the Finance Committee on the offer of Hale G. and Ruth May Thompson, $550.00 cash, for Lot 4, Block 26, College Hill Park Addit~on (120 feet North of the NW corner of 24th Avenue and Charnelton Street); intend to build wi thin 45 days. Motion was made and oseconded unanimously 2~ approving the recommendation o~ the committee. ," A $650.00 counter offer was recommended on the offer of V. E. Hoffman, $500. o. $50.00 cash and the balance within 30 days for Lot 5, Block 5 Teshner's Addition (135 feet West of the SW corner of 19th Avenue and Oak Street~. Motion was made and 21~ seconded unanimously approving the ,recommendation of the committ~e. The Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $675.00, $75.00 return- able if construction starts in hinety days on the offer of James C. Peebles, $500.0 cash, for Lot 15, Block 4, Fairmount Addit~on (200.0 feet north of the NE corner of 15th Avenue and Agate Street). Motion was made and seconded unanimously approvin 22' the recommendation. . The offer of James C. Peebles, $500.00 cash, for the North 33.3 feet of Lot 3 and the,South 16.7 feet of Lot 14, Block 4, Fair.mount Addition (100.1 feet north of the NE corner of 15th Avenue and ASate Street) was presented with the recommenda- tion that the offer be accepted. Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving 23~ the recommendation. The Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $90.00 on the offer of W. F. Marti, $50.00 ca~h, for a strip of land 10 feet wide just east of 1623 East 24 .J.! 23rd Avenue. Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the recommendation. The offer of L. E. Hodges Co. for clients, 'Emma P. Taylor and Lena C. Olson was presented with the recommendation that the offer be accepted; $1800.00, $360.00 cash and the balance at $25.00 or more per month including interest at 6% for Lot 4, Block 2, Original Addition (known as 242 High Street). Motion was made and sec?nded unanimously approving the recommendation of the committee. . A request was presented from~. u. 90chran for a ref~~d of $llO.OO.whi~h was a down-payment on Lot 4, Block 25, Huddleston's Extended Add1tion (sale pr1ce ~550.0 ) Mr. Cochran was with'the Army Engineers and lost his job, hence he is unable to main I I I 2~ ~ ~ 315: .- ~'-_..._..- --.~._~-,........,-~.~----------~-~~-....,~-- _. --~-~---------;.---.,----~--- ----:-'....,....,....-- tain the contract. The Finance Committee recommended the return of the down 2~ p~yment and motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the recommendation o of ,the committee. . . . . The offer of Glen D. BOlin, $75.00, $15.00 cash and the balance of $60.00 within one year at 6% interest for Lot 6, Block 3, Blair Stteet Addition (68.4 feet North from the NE corner of 2nd Avenue andE Street) was presented with the recommendation that the offer be accepted and motion was-made and seconded unanimou ly 'approving the recowuendation of the committee. I 2?1 ,:,w -... -, _I Councilman Farrington presented the bills for the month of April, 1940, with the reconIDlendation that warrants be drawn to pay for the same. The ayes and nays were called, councilmen voting aye: Reid, Bond, Carlson, Farrington, Hanns, Koppe, 28~'Barette and Cox. The recommendation was declared carried. I - Improvement Bond Sinking Fund J. W. Brown Lane County Abstract Co. 80.00 191.00 Guy Bailey A. E.~Hulegaard, Treasurer 20.00 1,949.77 o Union Central Life Ins. Co. Improvement Bond Interest Fund Duncan Meter Corp. Duncan Meter Corp. A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer Eugene Water Board . Eugene Register Guard R. A. Babb Hardware Co. 35.21 ' Parking 197.20 231.64 97.84 1.04 1.60 .29 Meter. Fund Oregon Parking Meter Co. Oregon Parking l~ter Co. St. Ind. Acc. Comm. Koke-Chapman Company Carlson, Hatton & Hay, Inc. 59.24 71.21 9.31 8.85 6.25 General Bond Interest Fund, A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer I . A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer Eugene Water Board Western Union Tel. Co. Or'lille Wright Twin Oaks Bldrs. Supply Co. Midgley Planing Mill Branaman Paint Store A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer St. Ind. Acc. Comm. Dintyts Trading Post Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co. 425.00 14.00 3.69 .24 64.00 5.10 6.84 46.76 Lien Rent St. Ind. Acc. Commission Eugene Water Board Waldorf Paint Co. C. P. Tillman Co~ Puritan Drug Store Frank Cothrell .50 2.05 13.00 .67 .70 9.00 Paving Intersection 50.40 129.38 Natron Printing Co. 2.50 2.25 Playground Fund 3.50 2.09 6.35 Eugene Concrete Pipe Co. R. A. Babb Hardware Co. '2.50 12.00 Cresseyst Eng. & Bldg. Insp . Rev . Fund Eugene Water Board 1.57 I Spicer Lbr. Co. Street & Bridge Revolving F~d Rikka N. Johnson Aetna Life Ins. Co. Aetna Life Ins. Co. Burroughs Adding Machine Co. M~WTBx~axxYKaxXimmxxxxxxxxx Keystone Envelope Co. Arthur M. Gilbert Silva Chevrolet Co. Pacific Coast Bldg. Off. Conf. Spencer Butte Park Fund 1,000.00 138.16 76.95 5.55 22.40 2.00 8.63 10.00 72.25 31.50 12.50 5.00 2.40 4.90 18.00 31.00 3.32 .... r"" 316 ~~.; -.. -. "".... ...~ ..~, Lightning's Amerioan LaFranoe Foamite Co. Eugene Water Board Roy S:tlen Rex Cate C. M. Williams Manerud Huntington Fuel Co. Waldorf Paint Co. Twin Oaks Bldrs. Supply Co. Preston &, Hales Eugene Water Board Carson'~ Saw S~op Williams Bakery J. H. MaoDonald Lbr. Co. Jaok cTunne Eugene Water Board Frank Cothrell E~ene Water Board Eugene Water Board Eugene Daily News St. Ind. Aoo. Commission Eugene Publio Library Mayor Elisha Large Tidewater Assoo. Oil Co. Paoifio Tel. &, Tel. Co. Western Auto Supply Co. S~elton, Turnbull &'.Fuller Co. J. W. ~uaokenbush &',Son N9rdling Parts Co. Koke-Chapman Co. Hendershott's Gu~ Store Eugene Concrete Pipe Co. Clark Battery &, Electric Co. Carlson, Hatton and Hay, Ino. --1 .~, .60 71.01 1.76 ;L.50 1.70 3.50 4.00 7.38 3.61 12.45 21.31 2.85 2.90 2.40 90.00 72.00 4.50 1,737.86 11.37 11.73 166.86 903.33 50.00 29fl.59 35.47 2.84 11.15 6.21 14.52, 5.85 2.75 13.50 15.70 117.49 Eugene Laundry R.C.A. Communications, Ino.. Van's Radio Service Glen Robertson Servioe Station Day Night Garage Coast Crayon Co. Woodbury and Company Strobel &, Miililer Soobert's Bldg. Material Co. Oregon Supply Co. Eugene Sand &, Gravel Co. Ballou and Wright Shumway Sheet Meta~orks Long's Market Elliott Implement &, Seed Store Standard Feed Co. E. D. Furrer, M.D. Central Heating Co. Sparky's Garbage Servioe Eugene ,. Register Guard Chase Gardens Lloyd Denslow, Treasurer C. A. Horton A. E..Hulegaard,.Treasurer Western Union Tel. Co. Simmons Kendall Co. Sigloh-Sawyer Co. Packer Scott 60. Midgley Planing Mill Co. George A. Halton Co. Eugene Hardware Co. Eugene Planing Mill Co. Cressys' R. A. Babb Hdwr. Co. 6.89 5.00 7.00 .75 7.95 5.00 43.28 2.25 45.00 28.62 62.50 5.00 2.50 1.40 1.00 6.2 49 . 55 . 20.35 1.00 31.85 2.50 41.66 108.00 137.29 2.4 7.65 40.30 38.51 . 4.60 1.20 5.70 4.25 26.60 20.98 I I Counoilman Farrington reported that the R~volving Fund of $1000.00 which had been set up for the use of the City Treasurer was not sufficient to meet the current needs and it was the recommendation of the oommittee that this be increased $2000.00 ~king a total of $3000.00 in the fund. ,Motion was made, seoonded, and duly carried 29' t~at this be allowed and it was so ordered. I .., '. - . It was the Finance. Committee's. recommendation that the City Reoorder be i~struoted to check all deeds on file in his offioe to make certain,that all deeds 30v a~d rights-of-ways had been properly filed and reoorded. The Finance Committee stated that they would not recommend any changes in car and gas use by the city employees. Upon motion made and seconded the recommenda 31' tion was accepted. . - Councilman Carlson, Chairman of the Street Committee, stated it was the . committee's recommendation that the petition calling for vacation of Indiana Street be approved and the City Attorney be instructed to proceed with necessary steps for 3~ vacation. The recommendation was unanimously approved. . .. Fire and Water Commi~tee Chairman Hanns stated there was no.regular report to make. Mayor Large asked Councilman Hanns how the organization of rural fire districts was proceeding and Councilman Henne statedothat since no funds had been made agailable for the necessary survey and filing for an election, the work had mor or less stopped and as far as he knew there were only one or two suburban districts that would initiate this for themselves. Upon motion made and seconded $75.00 was made available for the use of Fire and Water Committee in proceeding with this rural fire protection work. All councilmen voting yes with the exception of Councilman 33- Farrington and the motion was deClared carried. I . , Park Committee Chairman Barette made a very definite objeation to the use of the sidewalk adjacent to Irish's Market on 6th Street as a street and it was the committee's recommendation that the Irish Store be instructed to locate barriers to prevent cars from driving on the sidewalk; the location of the barriers to be left t . the discretion of the C~ty Engineer. Councilman Barette reported that trees would b 34 tr~ed very shortly to provide proper clearance of the sidewalks. Councilman Barette reported that the Park Committee had been unable to dispo e 35' ot any animals in the .city parks. - I . . The Police Committee made the following recommendation regarding the parking meters; and the council approved the recommendation: That the City Recorder be instructed to communicate with the three meter companies requesting an extension of the present contract for a trial peri"od to and including December 31, 1940. That a .request be made allowing the city to remove the meters now located at unfavorable locations without effecting the operations of the ,contract. That in the event the company does not see fit to grant the above extens.1on" than .this -state~ent ~s to be deemed formal notice of cancellation of the existing contract at the expiration of ~ ~ 317 -- . --- I 35~A...:-: of the 180 day trial period. At this time Councilman Bond stated that the Kiwanis Safety Committee conducting a Safety C~paign had made three requests of the City Council which were that the Police Department should begin to check and issue traffic tickets to all Jay Walkers, a more deliberate check should be made against Basic Rule violators and Reckless Drivers, and Officers should be placed at various known danger intersections and at stop streets. It was the recommendation of the Police Committee that their committee be instructed to prpceedwith'this work and it was 36 so ordered. .."......'" ,.w ...;.... ""'-1 I At this time ~~yor Large, declared a short recess for the Street Committee to study the bids for Sand, Gravel and Cement. The meeting was ca11ed to order .and it was the recommendation of the Street Committee that the bidoof Scobert Building Material Company be accepted for the purchase of necessary cement for the bid price of $3.00 per barrell (paper sacks) and the bid of the Eugene Sand and Gravel Company be accepted for sand and gravel at the price of $1.25 per cu yd for concrete sand and..75 cents per cu yd for concrete gravel. Upon 'motion made and seconded the recommendation was unanimously approved. Other bids presented were from Lane Gravel Company (1.15 per cu yd for concrete Sand and .65 per cu yd for concrete Gravel); Springfield Building Supply Co. ($3.15 and $2.95 per bbl for oement in paper bags and 6,000 bbls in delivery lots of not less than 60 bbls on 37~one order, $17625.00); and Beaver Portland Cement Co. ($2.87 per bbl for cement) I Communication was presented from Jame's A. Rodman asking permiss ion to oonver his residence at 2288 Alder Street into an 'apartment house. The request was 381 unanimously approved. Communication was presented from the Board of Appeals presenting the request from E. H. Hall and Estella Hall asking for a "set-back" of twenty-five feet fran the sidewalk on the east side of Fair.mount Boulevard between Seventtenth and Nine- teenth Avenues. As the Board' recommends that this request be granted, motion was 59,./ made and seconded unanimously approv-ing the recommendation. ' . The communication also presented the request from Hargreaves & Sons asking to be allowed a ten foot "set-back" for a six-apartment house for John H. Lewis on the lot at the southwest corner.of the intersection of Patterson Street and Twelfth Avenue. The Board recommends that they, be reqired to observe a fifteen foot "set-back" and motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the recommend _ 4~ tion of the Board of Appeals. A request was receiy.ed'from D. F. Mains asking for a waiver of the "set-back on Seventeenth Avenue West at Lincoln Street. The Board recommends that he be grant a fourteen foot "set-back" from the front of his poroh to the stree~ property line 41"/and motion was made and seconded apprOVing the recommendation of the Board of Appeal. A request was received from Mrs; Myrtle M. MCAlpin aSking for a special per to erect a duplex residence on Lot 4, Block 2, Walnut Par~ Addition, located on Jefferson Street between Thirteenth and the Amazon. This lot is outside the R-2 Zon , but the Board recommends that the request be granted. Motion was made and seconded 42 ~ unanimously approving the recommendation of the Board of AplE als. A request was received from Oscar Hanson for a permit to build an Apartment House on Lot 7, Block 2, Hendrick's Addition, located at Fourteenth Avenue and 'Lawrence Street. The Board of Appeals would recommend that he be granted a permit for two duplexes only and motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the 45r recommendation of the Board. A request was received from John L. Reynolds, in behalf of H. L. Edmunds; asking for the privilege of installing clear plate glass in a -metal frame in the east wall of a proposed building addition adjoining on the west of 'the Safeway Store property at Thirteenth and Willamette Streets. The Board reoommends that they be required to use metal sash and wire glass and motion was made and seconded unanimous 44v approving the recommendation of the Board. Communication was presented from James W. Mott, Oregon Congressman, stating that the application of the City of Eugene for an allotment of $53,129 to construct and reconstruct sidewalks and curbs had been approved by ~he Work Projects Administra 45v'ltion on April 18, 1940. The communication was ordered placed on file. . C<ilmmunication was presented from S. R. Mosher, 'Building Inspector, stating that 'on 'the afternoon of April 30th, he had been accompanied by Mr. H. J.C.ox, -membe bfthe City Council; Mr. S. M. Calkins, <City Attorney; and Wm. Nusbaum, Fire Chief, ~nd they visited the building located at 189, 191, and 197 Eighth Avenue West whioh had been damaged by fire on the 28th of April. ,As the building is now in a hazardous bondition and is not worth the amount of money required to repair the roof, it is ~ecommended that the structure with its attached sheds be condemned. Motion was made and seconded approving the recommendation and the City Attorney was instructed to 46 ~prepare necessary condemnation p~pers. . ~~mmunication was presented from the Union Central Life Insurance Company advising the ,city that warrants #52028 in the amount of $64.01 and warrant #52327 in the amount of $35.21, had been accepted as payment of the amounts tendered in full settlement of the adjustment of an excess assessment covering property known as 290 I I ~ ~ 318 "~~,.) 47, Washington Street in Eugene. The communication was ordered placed on file. A statement of sewerage charges billed and collected for the mont.h of April, 1940, showing collection of $1,437.34 during April was presented. The state- ment was ordered placed on file. Monthly reports for the month of April were prese from the Police Department, Police Matron and the City Engineer. Reports for Janua February, and March, were presented from the Fire Department. All reports were ordered placed on file. . ed I :;.~._, ...... :;c , 48, The City Attorney stated that all that needs to be done in the transferring of the property between the School District #4 and the City of Eugene was for the ci y to proceed with suit to quiet the tit+e for property being received from the School Board and the same would be insured by the Lane County Abstract Company for $100.00~ Upon motion made and seconded the Mayor and. City Recorder were instructed to execute necessary papers for exchange of property and the City Attorney was ,instructed to proceed with the suit to quiet the title; the city to pay costs of quieting title, insurance, etc. on ~he property being received from the Schoql District and it was so ordered. I 49J An ordfnance vacating that portion of 21st Avenue West ,lying between the East line of Olfve Street 'and the West line of Willamette,was presented to the coun i1 for its first reading and under suspension of the ruleS passed to .its secqnd and third readings by title by unanimous consent of the council and placed for final passage. Councilmen voting aye: Reid, Bond, Carlson, Farrington, Hanns, Koppe, Barette and Cox; nay: none; absent:' none. The ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8638. . 50 51V An ordinance vacating certain parts of Ramey Street was presented to the Council for its first reading and under suspension of the rules passed to' ,its, second and third readings by title by unanimous consent of the council and placed for final passage. Councilmen voting aye: Reid, Bond, Carlson; Far~ington, Hanns, Koppe, Barette and Cox; nay: none; absent: none. The ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8639, . An ordinance adopting the survey, plat and report of the City Engineer as to the proposed opening and establishment of Van Buren Street extended 160 feet South of the South line of 13th Avenue West in Eugene which had its f~rst reading April 22, was presented for its second reading and under suspension of the rules passed to its third reading by title by unanimous consept of the council and placed upon roll call. Councilmen voting aye: Reid, Bond, Carlson, Farrington, Hanns, ~oppe, Barette and Cox; nay: none; absent: ~on~. The ordinance was declared passed 52 and numbered 8640. . I An ordinance vacating a strip of land 10 feet wide lying within Grand View Drive, Alpha Place Addition, was presented to the council for its first reading, and under suspension of the rules passed to its second and third readings by title by unanimous consent of the council and placed upon roll call. -Councilmen voting aye: Reid, Bond, Carlson, Farrington, Hanns~ Koppe, Barette and Cox; nay: none; absent:. 53 'none. The ordinance was declar~d'passed and numbered 8641. .. An ordinance authorizing the making of a dump tender's contract, and placing all garbage and salvage at his disposal was presented to the.council for its first reading and under suspension of the rules passed to its second and third readings by title by unanimous consent of the council and placed upon roll call. Councilmen voting aye: Reid, Bond, Carlson, Farrington, Hanns, Koppe, Barette and Cox; nay: 54rnone; absent: none. The ordinance was declared passed a~d numbered 8642. Curb cut applications were presented fram Weigent & Widkstrom; No. 742; Alfred ,B. Cromwell,-rNo. 743; M. L. Dow; No. 744; F. O. Painter(No. 745, W. W. IJOhnston,~No. 746. The City Engineer recommended that the cuts as applied for be granted and the recommendation was ~animously approved. A curb cut application was presented from Walter M. Ransom, No. 747, aSking for a cut 10 feet ,in width. The City Engineer recommended granting a cut of one car space, same to be designated and marked by the Engineering Department. 'The recommendation was unanimously 55 iVapproved. , Communication was presented from Welby Stevens, Lane County Assessor, advisi g the City Counc~l that the following assessments have been mad~ on the parking meters located in the'City of Eugene, as of March 1,1940: Oregon Parking Meters (electric meters assessed value: $1410.00; Miller meters (Duncan Meter Corp.) assessed value: 11$4350.00 and the Dual Parking meters (Dual Meter Co.) assessed value: $3450.00. 56~The communication was ordered placed on file. , . Communication was presented from the Southern Pacific Company expressing their desire to continue having the right to maintainaand operate a railway spur switch or track of standard gauge upon, and across Pearl Street in the City of Eugene, Oregon as originally provided for by Ordinance No. 1783 which will expire on ~ugust 11, 1940. The communication was referre.d to the Judiciary Committee, Street 571committee and City Attorney. City Attorney S.,M. Calkins, stated that the City of Eugene had been notified of action taken against the Dual Parking Meter Company for infringement of ~I I I ~ 319 --~ ---~--~-------_._--~---~--~-~~;-:::~.~~--_._~=.;~--=~~~~~ -,------::::::;;-:::-=--~~;~~:.-------~---- ._-~-+-- ~ --- --- ----- - ----- - ---- -- -- --~-------- -..,.----.- --~----------"-- - I patent rights and the City Recorder bad been instructed to hold up the company's payments until further notice. It was now the City Attorney's recommendation that the City Recorder make delinquent payments to the company and bring the account up to date. Motion was made, seconded, and duly carried that this be allowed and it 58 was~so ordered. Councilman Hanns stated that when the city hired Mr. James Scroggie to do miscellaneous work for the City under the supervision of the City Engineer, it was the understanding that he was to start out at $125.00_per month and Mr. Scroggie is only receiving $100.00 a month. Councilman Hanns made a motion, Iseconded by Councilman Barette that Mr. Scroggie shoudl receive $125.00 per month. ponsiderable discussion was had by members of the Council whether or not Mr. Scroggie's .salary should be $125.00 per month of if he should -start out at $100.00 ~er month as other employees. The motion was placed upon roll call, councilmen ]voting aye: Farrington, Hanns, Barette and Cox, nay: Reid, Bond, Carlson and Koppe. ~he roll call resulting in a tie, Mayor Large voted nay and the motion was lost. ~ [t was ordered that Mr. Scroggie con~inue tOllreceive $100.60 per month salary. I: A resolution was presented directing the Planning Commission to adopt a ~entative report; and to hold a hearing thereon with regard to a proposal to change I~he property at the four conners of West Eighth and Polk Streets in. theCi ty of Eugene from a spot business district to a single family residence district. Motion 60~Was made and seconded unanimously appro~ing the resolution. RES 0 L UTI 0 N c..? I ....... ~-':-lt,. ....... ,...1.' I BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Eugene that there is hereby transmitted to the Planning Commission of the City of Eugene a proposal to Change the property at the four corners of West Eighth and Polk Streets in the City of Eugene from a spot business district to a. single family residence district. And directing the Planning Commission to adopt a tentative report; and to hold a hearing thereon. in the Council Chambers in the City Hall of the City of Eugene, on Tuesday, the 21st day of May, 1940 at 7t30 o'clock p.m. after giving due notice by publication once in the Eugene Register Guard, and they shall thereafter make a final report and transmit the same to the Council with their recommendation. Councilman Farrington stated that it was the recommendation of the Financ e ~ommittee that the City Recorder be instructed to sign papers calling for foreclosure ~f delinquent liens. MOtion was made and seconded unanimously approving the recommen a- tion of the Finance Committee. The City Recorder stated that he wished it made a ~atter of records that he is not custodian of the lien dockets which are in the Lien Department and under the supervision of the City Engineer. He has no records as to the amounts received on account or unpaid balances which are cited in the order of " 61 i'oredlosure. Upon motion the meeting adjourned. C. M. Bryan City Recorder I I ~