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Council Chambers Eugene, Oregon
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;~,; The minutes of the adjourned meeting of the Common Council held at 7:30
a; o'clock p.m. September 23, 1940. Mayor Large presided over the meeting. Council-
1 men present were: A. A. !teid, Sam C. Bond, A. C. Farrington, Louis Koppe, E. A.
Barette and Ira O. Stewart; absent: Fred C. Carlson, and.P. J. Hanns. I
The minutes of the previous meeting were presented and ordered placed
2\7. on file. ,The meeting was herewith called to order.
Mayor Large explained at the outset of the meeting that some four months I
ago, the United Air Lines had applied to the Civil Aeronautics in Washington D. C.
for permission to make regular stops at Eugene. The hearing was coming up at an
early date and the United Air Lines would like to have a resolution from the Common
Council supporting the request for a stop at Eugene. After some discussion the foIl w-
ing resolution was presented to the Council. A motion was made and seconded that
3~ this resolution be adopted and a unanimous vote was cast by the members present
approving the resolution.
RESOLUTION
VffiEREAS, the City of Eugene, by reason of its location
at the head of the Willamette Valley and at the junction of main
arterial highways, railroads and transport system of Orego~ is
the trading and distributing center for an area with a total
population of close to 100,000 people, and
, VffiEREAS, present airmail and air transport and express
facilities for this area with its rapidly expanding timber, plywood
and agricultural processing industries is inadequate because there
is no direct service to this city, necessitating ttback haultt from
the airports at Portland or Medford, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has submitted to the vo'ters
of Eugene for approval on November 5th., a two year, three mill
tax levy to purchase site for Class A airport approved by the I
engineers of CAA and also under military consideration, and a
project application for federal aid has been filed with CAA-VWA,
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved, by the City Council of
the City of Eugene, that we petition the Civil Aeronautics Board to
grant the application of the United Air Lines to instal imme4iately
a regular main line service for this city, or such temporary service
as may be indicated until a new airport big enough for the 'largest
planes can be completed.
Mayor Large then stated that Mr. William Tugman was present and would like to
make a statement regarding the Airport. Mr. Tugman reported that he and Mr. H. J.
Cox were going to Washington D. C. to be present at the hearing for a stop at Eugene
Mr. Tugman made quite a detailed report of airport conditions and said that he had
made trips extending from Seattle to San Francisco contacting Airport offiGers. He
stated that there was quite a demand from a civilian point of view for an improved
airport for Eugene ~nd as near as could be ascertained the Army was very much inter-
ested in a location for Eugene if Eugene had anything suitable to offer. He stated
that the Army now had authority to establish 54 bases within the next year~nd that
there was no reason why the Northwest could not get its share. He also pointed
out that the number of Army bases would probably be doubled in another year. After
some discussion by the Council, Mr. Reid stated that he thought Mr. Tugman had made
quite a clear statement to the Council. The following resolution was then presented
to the council. After some discussion by the Council, a motion was made and seconde
that the resolution be adopted. The motion was placed upon roll call and all counci I
men voted aye. After the passage of the resolution, Mr. H. J. Cox stated that the
lumber men were very much interested in getting an Army base located here as it
would mean an expenditure of' close to a million dollars in buildings and other
construction.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Eugene has
submitted to the voters of Eugene at the general election . I
November 5th a proposal for a 3 mill tax levy in 1940 and a:' 3
mill tax levy in 1941 to provide for the immediate acquisition
of a site for a Class A airport, and the necessary application
for federal aid in the development of the site has been filed with
- the CM., and
WHEREAS, the City of Eugene will have under ownersh~p
under this project at least one complete section of flat, c+ear
land with options on at..least two additional sections of flat
land ~~f1,9_ining, all- or any part of which could easily be added
, to the base proje<?t, s~ould it be required for military uses,
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NOW, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Eugene
by this Resolution signifies to the Government of the United States ,..,,,
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its willingness to tender the use of its new airport or of all )..,......6-
or any part of the adjacent land as may be needed, either free :~
or on long term use at nominal rental, for army purposes, and :'r~'
invites the commanding officer of the Army Air Corps to
inspect the properties so that the Common Council and the
people of Eugene may be guided so far as possible in the
extent of their purchases and development.
I Mayor Large then called, for Committee Reports: ,Judiciary Committee had no
report. The Finance Committee presented the property offers beginning with the
offer of C. C. Mongold, $600, $120 cash and the balance at $10.00 per month plus
interest at 6% for the East 100 feet of the North 60 feet of Lot 1, Block 16,
Fairmount Addition (Southwest corner of l?th Avenue and Columbia Street). Intends
to start construction as soon as deed is obtained. The ~'inance Committee
recommended the acceptance of the offer and the recommendation was unanimously
4-" approved.
The offer of Roy V. Baldwin, for client, George Livingstone, $300, $60
cash and the balance at $10 per month plus interest at 6% for the South 50 feet
of Lot 4, Block 5, Cheshire's Addition (110 feet South of the Southwest
corner of 1st Avenue and Washington Street), was presented. It was the recommenda-
tion of the Finance Committee that the offer be accepted and it was unanimously
fY' approved.
I Request for a refund of $100 as per contract was presented from M. E.
Henzler for Lot 4, Block 5, West 6th Street. Motion was made and seconded to approve
6<-- 'the recommendation of the Finance Committee to grant the refund,~..A- ~A-d""~.
Request for refund of $?5 as per contract was presented from W; H. Dandy.
~he Finance Committee recommended the granting of the request and the recommendation
?V was unanimously approved.
I Request of William D. Grossluck for a discount of $50 on a balance of
I ~359.06 for Lot 8, Block 1, Shelton Addition was presented. The Finance Committee
~ecommended the denial of this request and the recommendation was unanimously
g/ approved.
I . The offer of Clyde McDougall was presented: . $2100, $420 cash and balance
~t $2?6 each six months, interest at 6 per cent for Lots ?, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
~lock 3, Croner's Addition (North side of 4th Avenue between Taylor and Almaden~.
fhe Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $2525 and the council unanimousl
9' hpproved the recommendation. .
II An offer was submitted from R. .W. Potter for client M. J. Glassman, $?OO;
~50 down for Lot 9, Block 19, College Hill Park. The Finance Committee recommended
~ counter offer of $800, with a $100 refund if construction is started,within
10v ninety days. The recownendation was unanimously approved.
I Councilman Stewart reported that he and Councilman Barette had made
inspections of the trailer houses being parked in the city and the committee
relt the privileges were being abused and the council should adopt some definite
policy as to the length of time that they be allowed to stop. Mayor Large
~uggested that it might help if the council required a permit. It was considerably
aiscussed by the council and then it was requested that the ordinance already in
~ffect be read. City Attorney Calkins read the ordinance and explained it to the
~ouncil. After further discussion it was decided to leave the matter in the hands
llV bf the Health Cownittee to enforce the present ordinance.
I l Councilman Reid made a report regarding the lack Qf sewer facilities at
I,he home of Miss Emily J. Lowry, 1908 Jefferson Street. He stated this lady owns
~wo houses there and rents one of them for $12.00 per month. There are no sewer
facilities in either one of the houses or outside of the houses, and it would be too
~xpensive for this lady to connect up with the sewer as it is now located. Ci~y
Engineer Clubb stated it would cost in the neighborhood of $60.00 just to cross
fl.9th Street. Councilman Reid stated that this lady is sick at the present time and
Fhat he was not able to talk with her, but she is practically without funds and could
not afford this heavy expense. He suggested that one of the three outside toilets
I ~ight be installed for each of the two houses. There was considerable discussion by
&ifferent members of the Council about whether it was the proper thing to allow
this installation. In order to get the rootter before the Council, Councilman
Reid made a motion that the installation of these toilets be allowed and that the
Recorder be instructed to notify Miss Lowry that th~ council had order~d these
lnstalled. The motion was seconded by Councilman Farrington. At thi~ time Mr~
R. G. Miller, who was present in the Council C~mbers, asked that actlon on.thls
!atter be deferred until the next Council meetlng. He stated th~t he and hl~ neigh:
~ors might be able to work out some oth?r solu~ion ~o the Si~u~tlon. Up~n.hls promls
that he would be back at the next councll meetlng wlth a deflnlte proposltlon, the
12, ~otion was withdrawn and the matter held over.
Councilman Reid reported there was a bad sewer condition at 1725 Fairmount
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Boulevard on Lot 1, Block 31, Fairmount Addition. He said the sewer was obstructed
~~") or broken down and the sewage was coming to the top of the ground and running down I
.~;';; on Fairmount Boulevard. It was learned that this property was owned by Dr. W. H.
:f.!.:. Dale and upon motion made and duly seconded, the Recorder was instructed to notify
13 Dr. Dale that this ,condition would have to be corrected at once.
Councilman Reid presented a resolution instructing the Mayor and City Record r
to execute a contract between the City of Eugene and the Aberdeen Plywood Company
regarding a sanitary sewer for the Plywood Plant. After an explanation, to the
$ council by Council~an Reid and the City Attorney, a motion was made and seconded
14 that the resolution be adopted and it was so ordered. I
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. RESOLUTION
BE IT-RESOLVED By the Common Council of the City of
Eugene that it hereby adopts and confirms the hereto attached
contract for a sewer to be laid out to the Plywood Plant and the
Mayor and City Recorder be and they are hereby authorized and directed
to execute and deliver said contract on behalf of the City of
Eugene'; and the Recorder -shall notify the Plywood people that
they must purchase, pay for and deliver the materials before the
work commences.
Adopted by the Common Council
September 23, 1940 .
A letter was presented from the Oregon Motor Stages asking to restore the
service on the Fairmount Loop Line to the route followed previous to the change
of June 16. The company stateq. that while the change of route did offer convenience
to some few people, it was a decided inconvenience to a far greater number of
regular riders residing in fraternity and sorority houses. Also a request was made
for a revision and extension of the route north of the Southern Pacific Company.
Motion was made, seconded and duly approved that the requests be granted and it was . )
15v, so ordered. (Following is a copy of the letter received from the Oregon Motor Stages
September: 9, 1940 . I
Honorable Mayor ,and City Council .
Eugene, Oregon
Gentlemen:
With our letter of May 22nd, 1940 we asked authority to
make certain revisions in service on the Fairmount Loop line and
to extend service into the district north of the S. P: Co. tracks,
all of which was to be in the nature- of an experiment. to determine
if there was justification for such revisions as demanded by the
public.
We have given it a fair trial on the Fairmount Loop sincex
June 16th and now find that the revision was a mistake. While the
change of route did offer a convenience to some few people it was a
decided inconvenience to a far greater number of regular riders
residing in fraternity and sorority house in the vicinity. They
availed themselves of this service because of the frequency due to the fact
that they could use the University Loop bus going to town and the Fair-
mount loop bus returning from town. We therefore wish to restore the
service as it was and require the following authority:
Discontinue operation: I
On Alder between 19th and 22nd
On 22nd between Alder and University
Establish service:
On University between 19th and 22nd
As for the extension north of the S. P. Co.. tracks, we wish to make
further revision and extension and require authority as follo~m:
Discontinue operation: I
On Madison between 1st and 2nd
On 2nd between Madison and Monroe
On Monroe between 1st and 2nd
Establish service:
On 1st between Monroe and Van Buren
On Van Buren between 1st and 2nd
On 2nd between Van Buren and Garfield
On Garfield between 2nd and Roosevelt Blvd I
On Roosevelt Blvd between Garfield and
4 corners and.Westlane. ,.'
Yours very truly,
~ Oregon Motor Stages, ,Py R. W. ~emen, Preside
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Request was received from J.F. Cramer, Superintendent of Schools,
asking for a waiver of "set-back" for the erection of a building sixty-four
'=>. feet by eighty feet on the west side of the property at the Geary School to,!..?
I house ~he wood-working shop ,of the Eugene ,,!ocational School. The "set-back" /,,:",::
asked ~s two feet from the fuonroe Street s~dewalk. The Board of Appeals :~~
16/ recommendedtha~ the request be granted and the recommendation was approved.
Request was received from E.R. Frank asking ,for. a reclassification of
Lot 7, BlockA Mulligan's Addition. This property is located on the north side of
Broadway, from the alley east of High Street to the Mill race. As this is a major
zoning change, a majority of the memoers of the Board of Appeals recommends that
the request be denied. It was suggested that Councilman Stewart' might. have
I something to say as he lived just across the street from this property. Mr.
, Stewart stated that there were already three service stations in this block and he
could not see the need of more. Mr. Frank was present and explained that he had
an offer from the Standard Oil Company to put up a modern service station on the
property where the old house thatwwas built in 18gB now stands. After some
discussion it was decided to defer action on this request until the next council
17". meeting.
Request was received from St. Mary's Catholic parish asking for a permit
to extend the east side of their present gymnasium to house a section of bleacher
seats, waiving the requirements of the building code as to masonry walls. As
they are willing to comply with all other requirements, the Board recommends
18v that their request be granted and the recommendation was approved.
Request was received from R. L. Hixson asking to, be given a ten foot set-bac
from Eighteenth Avenue East on the west side of Mill Street. This is a fractional
lot recently purchased from the city. A majority of the members of the Board of
Appeals recommend that the ~equest be granted and the recommendation was unanimously
19'- approved.
Request has come to the Board of Appeals from Everard Fish;. Roy V. Baldwin,
and Lyle A. Burdick for special permits, but as these requests came in so late,
20 ~ they are being held over for later consideration.
" ' At this time City Engineer Clubb stated that there should be some protection
for 18th Street in the way of a "set-backlt. A motion was made that this matter
21 '" be referred to the Planning Commission and it was. so ordered.~
A letter was read from Dr.E. L. Gardner; Health Officer, stating he had
been called to active duty in the Army, effective September 23, 1940. CouncJlman
Reid stated that the Lane County Health Department had appointed Dr. N. Paul E.
Anderson to take the place of Dr. Gardner. A motion was made and carried that
the city concur in this appointment and that future warrants be drawn in favor of
22~ Dr. Anderson, and it was so ordered.
Report from the Eugene Water Board showing a collection of $1,552.g3
2~ for sewage disposal charges, was presented and ordered placed on file.
An Ordinance vacating that area at lOth and Mill Streets, known as
"Community Drive" was presented. It had its first reading and objections were
called for. There being no objections, it passed to its second and third readings
by title under suspension of the rules by unanimous consent of the council and
placed for final passage. The ayes and nays were called, councilmen voting aye:
Reid, Bond, Farrington, Koppe, Barette and Stewart; nay: none; absent: Carlson and
24 t-- Hanns. The ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8657. '
The following curb cut applications were presented and recommendation~f.:
of City Engineer Clubb approved: No. ?g2 for A. A. Coulterv(approved); No. ?g4
for Williams Bakery-(approved); No. 795 for Eugene Kaufholz~(approved); No. ?g6
I for School Dis.trict No. '4V"(granted); No. ?g7 for Harvey Quellette;- (granted) ; and
No. 780 for Morgan and Kennedy;'" J granted) . An application for a curb cut was
presented from Maurius Petersen at g?l Lawrence. The City Engineer recommended
the cut be granted if the curb is replaced on unused cut to the North. The
25/ recommendation was unanimOUSly approved.
Councilman Stewart reported that he and Councilman Barette had called
at the Northwest Cities Gas Company plant and officials told them that a new
building had been constructed within the last year to do away with fumes of the
I~' gas. At times when weather and air conditions are at a certain stage there
is some vapor from the smoke stack but nothing can be done to correct this.
If we want gas we will have to put up with this condition. Councilmen Barette
and Stewart suggested that part of the objectionable odors might come from the
Water Board plant nearby where they burn oil and fumes might come from their
26' Chimney which is much shorter than the gas plant chimney.
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
o C. M. Bryan
City Recorder
By:
John Fields, Assistant Recorder
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