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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/10/1941 Meeting ~34 Council Chambers Eugene, Oregon February 10, 1941 I <:~";", ~,.~ ~kl!:::m:x The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council held on Monday ~ evening, February 10, 1941 at 7:30 otclock p.m. Mayor Elisha Large presided over ...'__ the meeting. Councilmen present were: Sam C. Bond, A. C. Farrington, Louis Koppe, ~ E. A. Barette, and A. L. Hawn; absent: Ira O. Stewart and Orren Brownson. A vacancy existed in the second ward because of the recent death of Councilman A. Ai Reid. 2lYfile. The minutes of the previous meeting were presented and ordered placed on The meeting was herewith called to order. I Mayor Large requested a special order of business and asked for the communic - tion from Ralph Hope of the Hope Electric Shop in which Mr. Hope made a special request to repair and improve the property at 1367 Olive Street. The shop to be used as a refrigeration sales and show room in front with a repair shop in the rear. After a brief discussion was had and inasmuchas the Board of Appeals had informally approved the request, motion was made by Councilman Bond seconded by Councilman Farrington to grant the request and it was unanimously approved. The City Engineer ~was herewith authorized to issue a permit to Mr. Hope for the construction. Mr. Lee Moore addressed the council in behalf of the Disabled World War Veterans stating he had hopes of securing the 1942 National Convention for the City of Eugene and requested communication from the city inviting the association \ to hold itsf.convention here at that time. The request was unanimously approved 4 and the City Recorder instructed to prepare the communication. The Mayor requested the City Recorder to present the communication from the Board of Appeals and the same was presented. The communication stated that a letter had been received from Harold Lyons stating h~as ,planning the erection of a store building on the lot immediately -south of the Methodist Church and made i four requests: 1st That he be permitted to install a plage glass window in the north wall of the building at the front corner. The Board recommends that this request be granted on condition that it meets with the approval of the Church authorities. 2nd, That he be permitted to install four small wire glass steel sash windows at balcony level in the north wall. This request needs no recommendation as the Building Code covers this question. I 3rd That he be permitted to construct the rear end of the building out of eight inch concrete blocks--to allow for future extension of the building. The plans will make this construction amply safe, so the Board recommends that this request ,be granted. 4th He intends to observe the seven foot "set-back" and asks that a precedent be established requiring all future buildings between there and Thirteenth Avenue to observe the "set-back~ The Board feels that this request is out of its jurisdiction and therefor makes no recommendation. ~Arter a short discussion, motion was made and seconded unanimously approving 5 the recommendations of the Board of. Appeals. A letter was received by the Board of Appeals from Chet Ingram stating he had been making tamales-commercially in a building at 1757 Seventeenth Avenue East and had learned recently that this occupancy violated the Zoning Ordinance. He is asking that he be permitted to continue his bus iness till the' close of the season' which would be April 1st. The Board recommend~hat the request be granted on condition that he remove the chimney and the sink which do not comply with the ~Codes, at the close his season. Motion was made and seconded approving the ' 6 recommendation of the Board. I Request was received from W. J. Burns asking to be allowed to erectr.a duplex residence on Lot 11, Block 2, College Hill Park Addition. This is the second lot north of Twentieth Avenue on the east side of Lincoln Street. The , Board recommends that the request be denied and upon motion made and seconded 7 the recommendation was unanimously approved. -I Request was received from Mrs. O. C. Bean asking to be permitted to erect a new duplex on a City lot on the South side of Sixteenth,Avenue between High and , Mill Streets. The Board recow~ends that this request be denied and upon motion 8 made and seconded the recommendation was unanimously approved. Mayor Large opened the meeting for discussion on the proposed re-routing of the Pacific Highway through the City of Eugene. A resolution was presented whereby the council by this resolution adopted, confirmed, and acquiesced in the establishment o~ said highways as set out in such order so promulgated. Council- man Bond made a motion, seconded by Councilman Farrington to adopt the resolution.. '\-. .... ~ d,Qb- .}LV I I I I I Mr. Ed Turnbull, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee spoke in behalf of the resolution pointing out that if it was approved they had hopes of opening bids on April 1st for moving the railroad tracks on the east side of town and they were now working on right-of-ways on the West side of town. Mr. B. A. Martin, representing the ~tate Highway Commission addressed the council and with the aid of a map outlined the proposed re-routing through the city. ~uestion was q, the~ called for and ,the motion v~s declared unanimously carried. 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W-tlEREAS; heretofore the State Highway COnIDlission of the State of Oregon has proIDulgate.d and passed an order ,establishing Seventh Avenue from the West city limits to Pearl Street, and Pearl Street to Broadway, Broadway to Franklin Boulevard and Franklin Boulevard to the East city limits as the South bound route of the Pacific Highway through the City of Eugene; and has provided that Seventh Avenue to Pearl Street and Pearl Street to Broadway shall be used only for one way traffic proceeding southerly upon said Pacific Highway, and, ' VmEREAS, by the same order, the State Highway Commission has established Franklin Boulevard from the east city limits to its intersection with East Broadway, Broadway to High Street, High Street north to Sixth Avenue and Sixth Avenue to the Illest city limits, as the North bound route for traffic upon the Pacific Highway, and has made provision that High Street from Broadway to Sixth Avenue and Sixth Avenue frolll High Street to the West city limits shall be used only for one way traffic proceeding Northerly upon said highway, Now, Therefore, the Common Council of the City of Eugene does by this Resolution adopt and confirm and acquiesce in the establish- ment of said highways as set out in such order so promulgated. Councilman Farrington, Chairman of the Finance Committe~, presented the property offers beginning with the offer of L. J. Plo\v.man, $100.00; $20.00 down and 20% annually plus 6% interest per annum for the North 123.2 feet of the Eas 114 feet of Lot 9 Mathews Park Addition (272.8 feet North of the Northwest corner of "Gross Avenue and Polk Street) The Finance 'Committee recommended that this offer be held until the next council meeting ~nd it was so ordered. The offer of Ella A. Day was presented; $150.00, $30 cash and the balance at $25.00 per month plus interest at 6% for the North 95 feet of Block 1, Grand Prairie Addition (SE corner of 6th Avenue and Filmore Street). The Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $300 and the r~cow~endation wa~ unanimously approved. The Finance Committee recommended a coUnter offer of $450 on the offer of C. J. Gottschim for client, J. C. Watts, $300 cash for the Sout~ 60 feet of Lo~s ,I-and 2"Block 2, Lills Addition (100 fe~t South of the SE corner of Broadway and Polk Street). The recommendation was unanimously approved. The Finance Committee recommended the acceptance of the offer of Clyde McDougall, $1200.00; $240 cash and the balance $120.00 each six months plus interest at 6% for Lots 2, 3, and 10, Block 1, Gilmores Addition (between Polk and Taylor Streets on the Northade of West Broadway). Upon motion made and seconded the recommendation was unanimously approved. The Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $400 on the offer of Dale H. Stoffer, $250 cash, for part of Lots 4 and 5, Huddleston's Addition (50x136) 100 feet East of Almaden Street on t~e South side of Broadway. Intends to build. Upon motion made and seconded the recommendation was unanimously 14' approved. 10\ II' 12' 13\ Offer of H. E. Cully for client, Fred Meeds, $425.00 cash, for Lot 3, Block 3, Hollenbeck Addition (52 feet South of the Southwest corner of 14th Avenue and Washington Street), was presented. The Finance Committee recommended that the offer be accepted and upon mo~ion maqe and secondeq it was unanimously approved. This 'offer is contingent on anF. H.A. Loan. The Finance Committee recolmnended the acceptance of the offer of E. H. Peterson Company for client, Charles Felch, $500 cash, for Lot 1, Block 5, Hollenbec Addition (Southeast corner of 15th Avenue and Washington 'Street). Intends to build a $4000 home i~ediately. The recommendation was unanimously approved. The offer of D. E. Cash, $600; $120 cash and the balance at $10 per month plus interest at 6% for Lots 11 and 12, Block 15, College Hill Park Addition (NE corner of 22nd Avenue and Lawrence Street), was presented. The Finance \ Committee recommended that the offer accepted and the recommendation was 17 unanimously approved. 15' 16' The offer of H. E. Cully for client, lr~.M. Brown, $1500.00; $100.00 ~ ~36 I~"-~,-~ ---------. cash and the balance on or before 90 days for Lots 5 and 6, Block 20, COllege ~ Hill Park Addition (NW corner of 23rd Avenue and CharneltoIT'~treet) was presented c.:,).. with ,the recommendation that the offer be denied and motion was made and seconded ~: unanimously approving the recommendation of the committee. A .~>>l 1 The Finance Committee recommended the acceptance of the offer of Carl D. Monroe, $700.00 cash, for the East 100 feet of Lot 5, Block 20, College Hill Park Addition (60 feet North of the Northwest corner of 23rd Avenue and Charnelton Street). Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the recommendation. 19- The offer of Mrs. Selma Thompson, $425.00; $100 cash and the balance at $10.00 per month plus interest at 6% for the West 100 feet of Lot 7, Block 4, Kelsay's 2nd Addition (66.8 feet North of the Northeast corner of 17th Avenue and Mill Street) was presented. The Finance Committee recommended that the offer , be accepted and upon motion made and seconded the recommendation was unanimously 20 approved. ' I, ' The Finance Committee recommended the accepta.Q,ce of the offer of Byron D. I' erter, $375.60 cash, for the South 16-2/3 feet of Lot 3, and the North 33-1/3 feet of Lot 4, Block 2lDunn's Addition (100 feet North of the NW corner of 17th Avenue and Mill Street). The offer is contingent on an FHA Loan. Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the, recommendation of the committee. 21' I The offer of Mrs.O. C. Bean, $425.00 cash, for part of Lots 1 and 2, Block 4, Ellsworth's 2nd Addition (50 x 83-1/3) (110 feet east of the SE corner of 16th Avenue and High Street) was presented with the reco~nendation that the offer be accepted. Motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the recommend _ tion tion of the committee. Councilman Farrington presented the bills for the month of lanuary with a recommendation that they be allowed and warrants drawn in payment of the same. The ayes and nays were called, councilmen voting aye: Bond, Farrington, Koppe, Barette and Hawn; nay: none; absent: Stewart and Brownson. The recommendation 23 was declared approved. 22\ Municipal Airport Fund Oliver Fosback Oliver Fosback George W. & Gladys Boqua 3,675.00 3,675.00 3,625.00 ClydeF. and Juanita Crawford Clyde F. and Juanita Crawford George W. & Gladys Boqua .Parking Meter Fund Aetna Life Insurance Company Pacific Hospital Assn. Dual Parking Meter Company Miller and Q,uall C~ P. Tillman Company R. A. Babb Hdwr. Co. Eugene Supply Company Everybody's ,Durg Store J. W. Q,uackenbush Hdwr. Co. 3.14 3.50 296.16 2.50 2.20 ~,90 xx.54 2.12 6.35 Aetna Life Insurance Company Duncan Meter Corporation Oregon Parking Meter Co. Cressey's Shelton, Turnbull and Fuller Co. Bryant G. DeBar Eugene Hardware Company Duncan Meter Corporation General Bond Interest Fund A. E. Hulegaard, City Treasurer 3,.362.50 A. E. Hulegaard, City Treasurer 537.50 Improvement Bond Interest Fund 3, 590~OOClr, 3,500.00 3,625.00 -I 2.70 467.38 5.47 6.60 42.65 10.00 17.00 11.74 A. E. Hulegaard, City Treasurer 2,450.00 A. E. Hulegaard, City Treasurer 1,087.50 Improvement Bond Sinking Fund Aetna Life Insurance Company Pacific Hospital Assn. Cressey's Lane County Abstract Co. 3.14 1.75 .60 61.00 Aetna Life Insurance Company Bryant DeBar A. E. Hulegaard S. M. Calkins, City Atty. Lien Rent ,Fund Sidewalk Revolving Fund 79.50 Engineer and Bldg. Insp. Rev. Fund C. P. Tillman Company McCracken Bros. Motor Freight .96 3.76 Eugene Water Board _,~ewage Disposal Fund Shelton, Turnbull & Fuller Co. - 11.10 A. E. Hulegaard, City Treasurer ~' I 1.35 2.50 123.42 34.30 1 1.57 50.00 ~ 437 - - - - -..- - - - --~--------_.~~-~_._----~---- -~-- Sidewalk Revolving Fund I Union Oil Company of Calif. Scobert Bldg. Material Co. Eugene Sand & Gravel Co. A. E. Hulegaard, City Treasurer 7..88 426.00 98.63 122.00 Snellstrom Lumber Co. R. A. Babb Hardware Co. Nels Jorgensen Street and Bridge Revolving Fund 7.00 Northwest Cities Gas Co. .50 Howard Cooper Corp. Street Department Levy Fund Central Heating Company Mrs. T. A. Wheatley I ,Pacific Hospital Assn. Howard Herider Service Station Howard Cooper Corporation Aetna Life Insurance Company Firestone Auto Supply Co. Eugene Planing Mille', R. A. Babb Hdwr. Co. Preston and Hales The Texas Company Wyatt and Hatton Inc. St. & Bridge Rev. Fund Eugene Sand and Gravel Company James LaJoie Packer Scott Company Eugene Wat,er Board I Eugene Public Library 22.75 27.51 1.90 22.77 15.96 2.71 1.39 6.60 2.70 23.27 27.00 500.00 19.25 1.00 Tidewater Assoc. Oil Co. Simmons Kendall Co. r. Hendershott's Aetna Life Insurance Company Eugene Hardware Co. Carlson, Hatton and Hay, Inc. Oregon Supply Company Spicer Lbr. Co. Veltum's Machine Shop Eugene Concrete Pipe Co. Eugene Water Board Manerud-Huntington Fuel Co. ,Clark Battery & Electric Co. Water Board Levy Fund 1,763.91 Eugene Water Board Library Levy Fund 1,000.00 Playground Fund Tidewater Assoc. 0il Co. Scobert Bldg. Material Co. Chase Gardens Florists Eugene Planing Mill Hendershott's Gun Store Andrew Hurney James Vitti C. K. Dart Pacific Telephone and Telegraph 5.09 .75 2.50 1.37 10.90 6.00 12.00 2.50 Co. 9.00 Seymour's Cafe St. Industrial Ace. Comma L. L. Daily Eugene Hardware Company Dorothea Monroe Dean Van Lydegraph Donald Mooree Odine Mickelson o General Fund Aetna Life Insurance Company C. M. Bryan, City Recorder Eugene Hospital and Clinic Tidewater Assoc. Oil Co. American M~nicipal Assn. Municipal ]inance Officers Assn. Shelton-Turnbull-Fuller Co. Medo-land Creamery Byrom and Kneeland Frank C. Jones Van's Radio Service DaY Nite Gargge Grieve and Christofferson Eugene Water Board Simmons Kendall Company C. A. Swarts, Sheriff Sam C. Bond ~tmmmmEEiEXocHxxxg~MX~ Eugene Concrete Pipe"Co. Williams Bakery Pittsburgh Paint Store J. N. Allen Supply Company Eugene Water Board E. D. Furrer, M.D. Central Heating Company Eugene Register Guard State Ind. Ace. Commission Eddie's Flower Shop Koke-Chapman Company Cressey's R. A. Babb Hardware Co. I I 116.68 1.35 29.75 146.03 1.00 10.00 2.50 5.63 1.09 5.14 3.00 11.76 3.00 1.60 14.41 1.25 75.75 xx2x&& 20 .00 2.65 36.31 12.73 23.46 45.00 50.78 14.60 133.05 5.00 170.30 '16.20 14.54 Aetna Life Insurance Company Pacific Hospital Assn. Shelton-Turnbull-Fuller Co. Valley Printing Co. Arthur S. Benson, Clerk Natron Printing Co. Clark Battery and Electric Co. J. W. ~uackenbush Hdwr. Co. R. C. Communications, Inc. Rex Cafe Charles Farnham Dotson's Photo Shop Gatlins Garage Consolidated Freightways, Inc. Western Union Tel. Co. Wardrobe Cleaners RmwKX<<xRKXi<<KrxSHxxzX~XHX RmWHxixg~~~Kxxg~x~BrH~x~m Long's Market Carsons Saw Shop C. P. Tillman Companz Carlson, Hatton and Hay, Inc. American Brush Co. Sparky's Garbage Service Eugene Water Board S. M. Calkins, City Attorney A. L. Findlay Mayor Elisha Large Lightning's Western Auto Supply Co. Eugene Laundry 27. 00 ~;J, 27 .05 ~ 25.48 ~: ""-] 9.50 2,000.00 92.00 2.00 .25 14.85 4.00 7.58 64.13 53.33 12.90 2.35 85.24 3.75 16.32 121.20 9~'00 6.08 30.00 15.42 24.00 6.00 7.50 10.00 58.05 47.75 42.65 1.75 , 4.50 22.60 8.95 .80 5.00 26.95 10.00 1.94 1.75 2.16 .72 7.35 x22x5:x :i:x~& 1.00 1.00 : .50 2.50 .50 1.00 12.58 5.45 5.00 50.00 2.45 64.76 11.47 ~ r"'438 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. A. E. Hulegaard, City Treasurer ~ "" ~ ~~ Councilman Farrington opened a discussion concerning the request of Mrs. O! QC~ean to complete the erection of a duplex adjacent to the corner of 16th and High Sts. ~hich was denied by the Board of Appeals. Councilman Farrington pointed out that th members of the Finance Committee had investigated this location and it was their opinion that trerequest should be granted. Th~ matter was held until the next meet- ing of the council with all members of the council to investigate this site and repo 2~ back at ,the next meeting. 27.30 48.38 Bernice E.Ruble, Mag Sec. Packer, Scott Co. 23.0 13.2 I E. A. Barette, Acting Chairman of the Health Committee, stated that after considerable discussion with the county officials, Judge Clinton Hurd had reported that the court would not be interested in accepting all the responsibility for the upkeep of the Comfort Station and asked the Mayor to make an appointment of a care- taker. N~yor Lcrgo then reoommended the appointmont;of a caretaker. Mayor Large then recommended the appointment of Mr. Harry L. Bown, who was recommended by County Judge Hurd, t9 be caretaker at the Comfort Station effective February 15, and upon otion made and seconded the reco!mnendation was approved by the council, and the , City Recorder was instructed to include Mr. Bown on the monthly payroll at the salar of $50.00 per month. At this time communication was presented from Mr. Bown waiving the insurance provisions of the City of Eugene and stating he would in no way hold t e City responsible for any accidents of any kind, that might occur in the performance ,of his duties as caretaker of the Rest Cottage in the Park. The communication v~s 25 accepted and ordered made a part of the record of his appointment. I Councilman Barette, Chairman of the Printing and Parks Committee stated they were progressing very well in the parks; pens were being constructed in Hendr~ck's Park for pheasants and pens were going to be constructed in Skinner's Butte Park for pheasants. He also stated it w~s the recommendation of the Committee ~that the number of bears in the Park should be reduced to two bears; either they wou 26 give them to anybody who wanted them or the bears would have to be shot. I Councilman Koppe, acting chairman of the Sewer CO~llittee, reported aninvest.- gation had been made regarding the request of Frank Seals for city sewer service at his auto courts on West Sixth Streets and the committee wouLd recommend that a fee 0 $2.50 per year or any part thereof be paid to the City of Eugene per unit for the sewerage service. It was learned that the numoer of courts is at the present time sixteen but Mr. Seal is contemplating building, two more within a short time. Counci , an Bond made a motion, seconded by Councilman, Hawn, to approve the report of the Sewer Committee and it was unanimously approved. The City Engineer's office would b ,in charge of the billing as they now handle all matters pertaining to the sewer 27 service. Councilman Bond, Chairman of the Police Committee, reporting on the proble~ 10f building a city jail stated that the old st~el cells had been examined and found to be unfit and not serviceable. It would cost considerable to repair them so the Icommittee was recommending the construction of a solid concrete jail adjacent Ito the city hall in what is now the parking lot for the city hall; the size to be ~2 ~ 14 ~eet; to contain four bunks, electric~ heat, and other sanitary facilities. ~he total cost to be $560.55. Councilman Farri,ngton made a motion, seconded by , pouncilman Barette, recommending that the report of the committee and its plans ,ror building the jail be approved and it was s~ ordered. The City E~ineer was 28 ins~ructed to proceed therewith. Chief of Police C. F. Bergman reported'he had inv~stigated the street conditions at the Walters-Bushong Lumber Company and found them to be in good \ shape, the street has been recently graveled and the sidewalks are clean. He also ~eported he had investigated the woodyard across the street from the Eugene Vocation \~Chool and found it to be in the light industrial zone and that it was alright. 29 ~he report was ordered placed on file. 'Communication was presented from Mr. E: F. McBee aSking the council for a ~artial refund for a sewer construction at 603 West 19th Street. He stated that ~hecity has r~cently permitted the property owner immediately west of his property and located outside the city limits to connect his property with the sewer that he ~aid for, and he felt that if the city is permitting the use of this sewer, the city lfity should pay for him for one-half of the co~t. The communication was ordered 30 !placed on file. I ' Communication was presented from the Planning Commission recommending to the pouncil that no property be disposed of between 17th and 19th Streets and Ferry and I~illamette Streets pending the pr~sent negotiations with respect tq ~he development '- ~f the area as a school district. . Upon motion 'made and seconded the recommendation 31 iWas unanimously approved. _ ' I., : Communication was also presented from ~he Planning Commission' recommending ~o the Council the extension of Oak and Pearl Streets to connect with 19th Street ror'the purpose of carrying traffic from the city. The matter was ordered placed I I ~ ~ 439 <::--- I I 3 I I I - .~_ ._ - u._ _ 32' on file. 33' Request was received from Reverend Frank N. McAllister requesting permission to hold evangelistic tent meetings on the lots at 13th and Madison Streets, just east of the Fair Grounds. After a short dise,ussion the City Recorder was requested to notify Mr. McAllister that he should obtain the signatures of the surrounding neighbors on a petition giving their approval of the erection of the tent at this location and return the petition to the City Recorder and it was so ordered,. 4'...... ...a. \;<'";;l;. ~~' Communication was presented signed by various second hand dealers in the city asking the council to amend the Second-Hand Dealers ordinance by requiring all firms to buy nothing of second hand nature without first securing a license to do so, and keep a record of articles purchased and traded for thereafter. The matter was referred to the City Attorney and Judiciary Committee to studyAnd 3~ report back to the council at its next meeting. , Reports for the month of January were presented from the Police Department, Police Matron's office and the City Engineer's office. Report was presented from the Eugene Water Board giving a summary of billing and collections of sewerage charges for the month of January. A report of cement sidewalk repairs was presented from the City Engineer's office, and an annual report together with reports for the months of December and January were presented from the Eugene Public Library. 35' All reports were ordered placed on file. An ordinance vacating the alley running north and south through Block 9, Fairmount Addition to Eugene, was presented for its first reading. Public hearing ~as called for, there being no remonstrances, the ordinance passed to its second and third readings by title by unanimous consent of the council under suspension of the rules and placed for final passage. The ayes and nays were called, council- \ men voting aye: Bond, Farrington, Koppe, Barette,dild Hawn; nay: none; absent: 36 Stewart and Brownson. The ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8671. I The following curb cut applications were presented: No. 828; O. J. Pedersen; No. 829, R. L. Hixonr No. 830, John L. Harpham;' No. 831, R. O. Carlson; No. 832, ~. W. Brown;'No. 833, Clyde McDougalrj and No. 834, Frank Miner.L The City Engineer recommended that all the cuts be granted and upon motion made and seconded 3~ the recommendations were 'unanimously approved. The City Recorder presented the Financial Statement for the City of Eugene covering the year 1940. The report was unanimously approved and ordered placed on file. 38' "- 39 Mayor Large stated that quarters had been rented to ICompany at the Street Department garage for storage of cars ~er month and he wished the council's approval. Motion was unanimously approving the action taken. the Simmons-Kendall at the rate of $35.00 made and seconded 40' Mayor Large stated he had a request to rent quarters in the Street Department shop recently vacated by the Welfare Commission to a private feed company. It was pointed out in the discussion that the Street Department needed the quarters and Mr. C. A. LeVan, Superintendent of Streets, was authorized to remove the partitions ~nd clean the floor and fix it up for his own ~se. 41' The following applications were presented for second-hand dealers' licenses: ~eromes Trading Post, 43 West 8th Street; the Rummage Shop, 613 Willamette; Vern's Place, 971 Franklin; 0, K. Tire Welding Shop, 56 West 6th and pregon I300k Sxchange, 31 West 7th Street. All applications had been approved 'Iby the 'Chief of Police and motion was made and seconded unanimously approving the ~ecommendation of the Chief of Police. I City Attorney S. M. Calkins explained fully the problem involved ,in the final settlement'of the purchase of land from Mr. J. H. Bernards. ~t seems the pity had otpions from Mr. Bernards for the purchase of a certain quarter of land and also an option for the purchase of seven acres in a strip for a roadway in I addition thereto. It now appears that a common error has been made and the original !/4 Section actually contained seven acres of land more than was originally stated land that further, the City of Eugene does not need the land outlined in the ~second pption, namely the seven acres for roadway. Therefor, the city is to pay Mr. Sernards on the assessed vlauation on an acre basis for his number of acres in his tract of approximately 1/4 section and Mr. Bernards is not to hold the city :tm the second option, or seven acres for roadway purposes. Upon motion made and seconded, the suggestions of the City Attorney were unanimously approved. ~ Mr. Frank Seal addressed the council stating it was essential to allow Mr. Harrell to build a machine shop at the municipal airport for the continuance pf the training, program and it should be provided immediately. After considerable ~iscussion, it was determined that there should be a meeting held in the Council phambers on Thursday, February 13, at 7:30 p.m. for a discussion of the same and ~he City Recorder was instructed to notify Mr. Harrell and the members representing the vocational school to be present. 42 ~ 43 ~ r 440 A resolution was presented in which the Council resolved that the ,_', planning, construction and completion and the subsequent operation and maintenance :.:" of the swimming pool shall be under the immediate direction of the School Board, :~~subject only to the approval of the City Planning Commission. Upon motion made 45 and seconded the resolution was unanimously approved. I ~ ~ o RE,e,OLUTION WHEREAS, heretofore, by an initiative measure voted on by the electorate of the City of Eugene at the general election of November 5, 1940, a measure was carried authorizing the Common Council of the City of Eugene to levy in two years, being the levy of the fall of 1940 and the levy of the fall of 1941, one mill in each year, upon the taxable property of the City, for the purpose of producing a fund for the construction of a SWimming pool in the City, and WHEREAS, the proposal was presented to the electors of the City upon the premise that the swimming pool should be placed upon the school board p~operty at the conner of Nineteenth Avenue and Willamette Street, together with their other improve- ments, in order that the same might be placed upon public property at a central location, and I VrnEREAS, it was flfirther contemplated in carrying said election, that the construction of the swimming pool shall be under the immediate surveillance and direction of the Board of Directors of School District No.4, Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the Gity of Eugene that th~ funds for the erection, and construction of the swimming pool shall be disbursed as collected by city warrants, bearing the endorsement of the Clerk of the School Board under direction of the Board of Directors, and I It is further Resolved, that the Planning, construction and completion and the subsequent operation and maintenance of the swimming pool shall be under the immediate direction of the School Board, subject only to the approval of the City Planning Commission of the' City of Eugene. U~yor Large called for the election of a PreSident of the Council to serve for the year 1941. The Mayor stated that former Councilman A. A.Reid, tleceased, had been president up until the time of his death and the council had bot elected a new president. Councilman Farrington made a motion that Sam C. Bond, 16enior member of the council, be unanimously elected as president of the council, ~~hiCh motion was seconded by Councilman Koppe and unanimously approved by the 40' bouncil. The meeting was herewith adjourned. C. M. Bryan City Recorder I I ~