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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/26/1940 Meeting ~ 355 - - ---- -.- .~_. '-~ -'-'- --;-- ,-- . .- _u_ _ ~. .'__ -'--- - ---- - ----~ ~~ - ._~. -- -- - -- ' - . Council Chambers Eugene, Oregon I . August 26. 1940 ~ Vi \ft The minutes of the adjourned meeting of the Common Council held on August 26, 1940 at 7:30 o'clock p.m. Mayor Elisha Large presided over the meeting. Councilmen ~resent were: A. A. Reid, Sam C. Bond, Fred O. Carlson, A. C. Farring- .' '", .f....~)! 1....... ton, P. J. anns, Louis Koppe, and E. A. Barette; absent: Ira O. Stewart. ,'. '" , ,.. ~ ",,,,.,,,, I The minutes of the previous meeting, August 12, 1940, were presented and 2-- ordered placed on file. The meeting was herewith called to order. . I Mr. J. L. Guthrie of Guthrie's Grocery at 1201 West 11th Stteet addressed the council sta~ing that if the council ever altered its restricted policy governin liquor permits he wished to apply for a Package Store Class "A" Liquor license for 3>- his place of business. ' Councilman Farrington, Chairman of the Finance Committee, presented the off r of D. M. Higbee, a request for $35.00 ~or mortgage satisfaction and Abstract for the North 60 feet of Lot 1, Block 6, Shelton's First Addition (West 2nd and Lawrenc Streets) was presented. It was the Finance Committee's recommendation that ~~. 4~ Higbee's request be turned over to the county and it was so ordered. Request of Norman T. Schneider, the city to pay the taxes and he will comp~nsate by paying $10.00 per month for the property at 1420 West 6th Avenue, (Lot 2, Block 2, West ~~xth Add.) was presented with the recommendation that the 5-' city pay the back taxes to the county. The recomnendation was unanimously approved. Request of Robert W. Watson for $50.00 refund, payment made on Lot 49x130 on the Northeast corner of 8th Avenue and Taylor Street, due to delay in clearing title was presented with the recommendation that the request be granted and the 6~ contract ordered cancelled. It was so ordered. The offer of Rug~Realty Company for client Ernest T. Ray, $400; $80.00 'I cash and the balance at :jp15.00 per month for the East 121.06 feet of Lot 16, Huddle _ ton's Addition (Southwest corner of 8th Avenue and Almaden Street) was presented with the recommendation that the offer be accepted. The recommendation was unanimo 7>- approved. The offer of Willis H. Small, $175.00 cash for Lot 6, Block 4, Hollenbeck Addition (100 feet East of the Northeast corner of 15th Avenue and Washington Stree was presented with the recommendation that the offer be accepted. The recommenda- 8...- tion was unanimousiliy approved. , The offer of Ralph B. La~e, $400 cash, for Lot 7, Block 4, College Hill Park Addition (Southeast corner of 19th Avanue and Washington Street); offer con- ditioned on Board of Appeals request to build a duplex. The Finance Committee recmmmended the rejection of the offer because the city did not have an appraisal price on this property. Also the Board of Appeals had denied his request to build a duplex house on the property. Motion was made and seconded approving the 9l-- recommendation of the Committee. . . . Offer of A. H. Norton, $700 cash, for Lot 9, Block 19, College Hill Park Addition (120 feet South of the Southeast corner of 22nd and Charnelton) was presented. The Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $800; with $100 returnable if construction starts in 90 days and the Tecommendation was unanimously 10 ~ approved. Offer of R. N. Stevenson, $150; $15 cash and the balance at $5.00 fer I month plus interest at 6% for part of Lot 3, Block 23, Fairmount Addition NW corner of Orchard and Fairmount) was presented. The council voted to accept the offer of $150 with the understanding that the city issue only a Bargain and Sale deed and that if, and when, a bu~lding is erected on this property, the value of ll~ the same shall not be less than ~3000. Offer of Olga V. Lindquest, $850 cash, for the North 90 feet of Lot 6, Block 2, R. F. Scotts Addition (Southeast corner of 15th and Hilyard Street) was I presented with the recommendation that the offer be denied. The recommendation was 12v 'unanimously approved. The offer of Rugh Realty Company for cli~nt, William Walters, was presented with the recommendation that a counter offer of ~600 be extended with a $75 refund if construction is started in 90 days. The recommendation was approved. The offer is $525 cash, for Lot 1 and the North 11 feet of Lot 2, Block 5, Driverton Addition, l3c- (Southwest corner of 17th Avenue and Mill Street) . Councilman Carlson, Chairman of the Street Committee, recommended that the Firestone Auto & Supply Store at 184 East 11th Street be required to install curbing as per the blue print submitted by the City Engineer under the supervision of Engineer W. C. Clubb. Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the 141 recommendation of the Street Oommittee. ~ 356 .- ~. Mayor Large reported that the alley between Willamette and Olive Street running from 8th to Broadway was complained of as being in a very unsightly conditi . 15- Councilman Carlson was requested to make an investigation and report. _ ~~ Councilman Bond stated that the Police Committee had no report to make on I :e:hll the request of the Spencer Creek Grange presented at the last meeting. ~ AI: '..~ v. Councilman Bond Stated that Police Officer Leonard Kearney attending the FB 'School in Washington D. C. Had been granted $100 ~y the Eugene Police Officers' Association,in addition to the $90 originally granted by them, because of change in living quarters in Washington and recommended a vote of thanks to the ass'ocia- 17 ~tion. The council unanimously approved the recownendation. Communication was presented from C. A. Coulter complaining of a dilapidated I gar~ge on the front of the property at 662 East 14th Avenue and asked the council to investigate his claim with the view of condemning the structure. 'The' communica- 18 tion was ordered placed on file. A request was received from Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ogelsby asking for a J permit to convert their house at 1391 Moss Street into apartments. The Board is 19 holding this request for further information. (see also Par. 23). . A request was received from Ralph B. Lake for the re-zoning of Lot 7, Block 4, College Hill Park Additiorr in order to permit the erection of a duplex residence. The' Board of Appeals recommends that this request be denied and motion 20 was made and seconded unanimously approving the request. Request from Lloyd Denslow for a permit to convert his house at 1859 15th East into apartments was brought before the Board of Appeals and as the rough sketch submitted indicated no exterior changes to the house, the Board recommends that the request be granted on condition that he submit to the council a signed J statement by the residents of that locality that there will be no objections to 21 the change. The recommendation was unanimously approved. In regard to the request of ~itty Scobert that she be permitted to erect her proposed duplex houses at the west end of her property. The Board recommends that her request be granted on condition that she present to the council the writte consent of the property owners between her property ana Polk Street. The recommenda- I tion was approved'. Ci ty Engineer Clubb reported that Mrs. Scobert had informed him there were no objections of any property owners as requested by the Board of 22 Appeals. He was herewith instructed to issue necessary permits. Referring back to the request of Mr. and Mrs.' W. J. Oglesby; a plan presented to the members of the Board shows the only change being the enlargement of the dorme on the rear of the building, which would not be visible from the street. The Board therefore recommends that this request be granted as Mr. Oglesby assures this department that h~ has consulted his neighbors and finds no objections. The 23/ recommendation was unanimously approved.~ also Par" 1~1 Communication was presented from Fred E. Smith, Attorney, complaining of the gas odor given off by the local gas company and asked the council to make an ~ investigation. The matter was referred to the Health Committee with a previous 24 request received from Mr. Smith. . Resolution was presente,d from Oregon State Moose Association thanking the city of Eugene for according the Moose members and delegates the use of its facilities during their conference held in Eugene on July 26th, 27th and 28th, 1940. 25 It was ordered placed on file. ' Communication was presented from F. M. Brown asking for an adjustment on sidewalk repairs. Attention was called t~ the fact that the estimated cost by the city was $6.97 and the amount charged was $13.31, a differenoe of $6.34. The I 26 communication was referred to the Ci~y Engineer to report back. Report for the month of July, 1940 was presented from the Eugene Public 27 Library and ordered placed on file. . A petition was presented signed by property owners ,in the vicinity of lOth and Jefferson Streets protesting the proposed construction of a two story apartment house upon the lot on the South side of 10th Avenue between Jefferson and Madison Stteets. Motion was made, seconded and duly approved instruct,ing the City Eng~neer's 1- office to issue a permit for the construction of a one story single family res1dence 28 or a one story duplex house. . The seoond application for a liquor permit was presented fram Elsie M. Erlandson and ordered placed on file. Councilman Bond stated that the.f?rmer . owner of the Lawrence Street Grocery to whom the liquor licen~e was or1g1nallY.1ssu . was contemplating the opening up of another store and would l1ke to transfer h1s 2i license to his ~ew location at a later date. Mayor Elisha Large asked Mr. Robert Prescott, Chairman of the Special Airpo Committee, to make the committee's report to the council. y~. Prescott presented ~ . ~ 357~ '~\,I:/ - . -, --- _. -- ,- T_- _ __ -_ -~ ~ -- - -..-,--><--._--~ .,- - -- - - ---- - ~. - - - -.,.-- ..~ -....- ---- ~. ------~- ........,------------~_._--. ._-.----"--- ----- - -~ - ---- .._-----.-._--"--._-~:;;.;.:::;;:::...;.---..:::..::::==:..::::=-~-----"~ ------- ------- - I a written report in which the committee asked the City Council to take necessary steps to present the issue of a modern airport to the voters at the regular election of November 5th. A ganeral discussion followed and Mr. Prescott reporte~ that an ..CA,) approved airport site had been optioned by the committee for the sum of $42,000. A ''t'11 resolution was presented directing the City Recorder to transmit the measure to the ~~ County Clerk to be placed upon the general national, state and county ballots, to "'o.... 30 be voted upon at the e~tion of November 5, 1940. It was unanimously approved. RES 0 L UTI 0 N I WHEREAS, heretofore and on the 10th day of June, 1940, the Common ~ouncil by Resolution submitted to the electors of the City of Eugene for their approval or rejection a charter amendment authorizing the Council to make not to exceed a three mill levy for two years (1940 and 1941), and WHEREAS, at the time of the adoption of the resolution it was indicated that it would be submitted at a special or general election to be held in the City of Eugene, and WHEREAS no special election has been called, the Recorder be and he is hereby directed to transmit the measure to the County Clerk to be placed upon the general national, state and county ballots, to be voted upon at the election of November 5, 1940. . A resolution was presented directing the CityRe~order to submit the swimming'pool measure to the ,County Clerk to be placed upon the general election ballot to be voted upon at the election of November 5, 1940. It was unanimously approved and placed upon roll call, councilmen voting aye: Reid, Bond, Carlson, 3 arrington, Hanns, Koppe and Barette; nay: none; absent: Stewart. RESOLUTION I WHEREAS, heretofore by initiative petit~on of the electors of the City of Eugene, an amendment to the charter of the city of Eugene has been proposed to be submitted to the electors of the city for their approval or rejection, and VrnEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Eugene desire to themselves submit the amendment at the general election to be held in the city of Eugene November 5, 1940. The Recorder mf the City is directed to, at this time, place the same upon file and submit the same to the County Clerk of Lane County, Oregon, to be placed upon the general election ballot to be voted upon at the election of November 5, 1940, a copy of which charter amendment is hereto attached and made a part hereof. Ourb cut applications were presented from the following applicants and the recommendations of the City Engineer unanimously approved: No. 703 for Dr. M. V. Walker;V' city Engineer recommends the cut as shown on sket'ch; No. 781 Ifor Frank Seal Jr:""- (approved); No. 782 for W. L. Seward'" (approved) ; zi'o. 783 for R. M. Walker (' (a.pproved); No. 784 for John Fields (approved); No. 785 3 for F. C. Travis 1 approved) ; and No. 786 for B. L. Grieves- (approved). Mayor Large reported that Richard Shore Smith, President of the First I ~ational Bank was requesting two loading zones on the Broadway side of the ~Uilding for loading and unloading freight. After considerable discussion it was 33~eferred to the Police Committee to report back.. . Councilman Reid stated it was the request of the Sewer Committee that the city retain Mr. L.R. Stockman as consulting Engineer for the construction of the sewage disposal system in Eugene. It was thoroughly discussed by members of the council and the request was approved with the understanding that the contract be 34~approved by the City Attorney. I The meeting was herewith adjourned. C. M. Bryan City Recorder - ~