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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/25/1941 Meeting ~ 531 ~- ,- _. - ._- . ~.-- - -- -- -- _. - ~ . -".- .-. .'- ~. --. . - -.- - -' - - -- .. - - - - . --_.<. - -- - . ------. - '. - ," .. - --- -'-.. _. -- ".-"- - -----------~,-------- ~-----~-~---- ~~-- ._~--------~-----~--~---_._-,--- .Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon August 25, 1941 .~~ I The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council held Monday evening, ,;;,~ 1 August 20th, 1941 at 7:30 o'clock. All councilmen were present. :....;\, 'Y. r<~.. The minutes of the previous m;e,eting were read and approved and. ordered 2 placed on file. The meeting was herewith c~lled to order. G. T. Dickinson representing the Seventh Day Adventists, was present and said. they had located a lot at 13th and Oak for their tabernacle. He stated the part of the lot that could be secured would. only be 100 feet long and they were I hoping they might. secure a modificati.on of the set-back line from Oak Street. He explained that their oldbuildlng was inadequate and. would not accommodate their congregations. He'wished to state that their meetings were orderlY and that the services were out at nine or shortly after in the evening. Mayor Large said there would be no objection to the services but that the property owners in the neighbor- hood might object to the temporary building. ,Mr..Dickinson explained that the building would not be an eyesore, but a painted. structure and the roof would be cO'l{ered with a silver colored roofing paper. Councilman Brownson said since the site had been changed from 7th and Lincoln to13th'and Oak, the health committee was not in a position to make any' recommendation. A motion was made by Farrington and seconded by Stewart that. the matter be referred to the Health Committee with the power to act. Councilman Farrington said that there might be consideTable;~:, objection from the property owners and he did not believe it was the council's business to find out whether this condition existed o.r not, but that it was up to the people asking for the permit. Councilman Bond agreed with Mr. Farrington on this matter. . Councilman Barette asked about what would become of the building after the .nine months period was up. The Mayor explained it was the intention of the church people to dismantle the building at that time and Mr. Dickinson said th,at if it was necessary they would be Willing to post a $1000.00 bond that the building would be removed in June, 1942. Mr. Dickinson was instructed to furnish the Health Committee with proof that there was no objection in the neighborhood 3 to this building. A vote was called on the previous motion and it waS carried. lAr. John Mencke was present and asked. about th.e request for a service I station at 11th and Ferry Streets. Mr. Calkins stated he thought. this was in the hands of the Planning Commission and if Mr. Mencke would call at his office, he 4 w~uld tell him what had been done in the matter. Mr. C. M., Miller at 1791 Alder Street, was present and asked for a modifi- cation of the set-back on a lot at the southwest corner of 18th and Alder Streets. He explained he had recently purchased this lot and had expected to build two houses on, it. He stated that the set-back requirements from Alder Street were thirty feet and that he had planned a building 42 feet long and this set-back would bring the building back so far as to almost prohibit a second building on the back of the lot. He asked thGt he be allowed to set-back not less than 22 feet from Alder Street. He stated he had ,not had an 9Pportunity to bring this before the Board Of Appeals. Councilman Barette had been with the three members of the Finance Committee during the afternoon looking over the property offers and stated they had viewed this ~ituation of Mr. Miller's. It was Mr. Barette's and the three members of the Finane Committee's recommendation that the set-back line of thirty feet should not be changed. It was suggested that this matter should be taken to the. Board of Appeals before the council acted upon it. Mr. Farrington thought it would be better for the council to render a deaisionat this time rather than have the matter go to the Board of Appeals and then be turned down at a later date. A motion by Barette and 5 seconded by Farrington that this request be denied, was carried. ~r. A. E. Peterson who lives on West Second Street, outside the City, made objections to the cost that had been designated for connection to the sewer on West Second from the City limits'to Garfield Street. It was his contention that the I Pl~ood Plant was a heavier user of the sewer than any private parties would be and he thought the amounts desiganted were out of reason. Mayor Large explained that Mr. Clubb, City Engineer, was out of town.'at this time and the matter would be taken up with him when he returned and if there were any equalities they would 6 be adjusted later. The Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $275.00 with $25.00 \ returnable if construction is started within 90 days on the offer of M. Schroeder of $200.00, $40.00 cash and the balance at $10.00 per month or more plus interest I at 6% for Lot 4, Block 3, Rees Addition. Motion was made and seconded that the 7 recommendation of the Finance Committee be adopted. Motion was carried. . The offer of R. W. Potter for client, Mrs. Walter Holmes of $200.00, $40.00 cash and the balanc~ at $5.00 or more per month plus interest at 6% for the North 80 feet of Lot 8,' Block 4, Purkerson and Quimby Addition, was accepted by the Finane 8 Committee. Upon motion made ,and seconded this offer was acoepted by the council. . The offer of Paul W. Campbell for client, Manuel Antillon of $600.00, $120.00 cash and the balance at $15.00 per month plus interest at 6% for the West l81'.99~ feet of Lot 16, Huddleston's Addition was accepted by the Finance Committee and coun . 9 cil. .... 532 ,- ~ -- -- - .- - - -~ <-- .-. - - - . - - _.-_.--- .. - -- - - -- --- ~ --- -- - .- , - -'. - - .~-~ -. ..... --'----,-.'" .... .. - - .. - . "" - - . . ...._-_._--~ --- ._..- -......--................"'----- - -"-.--- -----~- --~_._.._-----.-----------_._--.-_._---_.._------------ The offer of the Sam Rugh Realty Co. for H. E. Jackson of $1150.00 cash for Lot 6 and the West 24,8 feet of Lot 7, Block 3, Wallis-Dorris Addition was ~~O accepted by the Finance Committee and the council.. I - , The offer ofR. W. Potter for client Frederick R. Carlson of $250.00, $50.0 _~r,,-_. Va-1r~ ~ . cash and the balance at $5.00 per'month plus interest at 6% for Lot 3, Block 9, ....''"'' C-\11 College Hill Park Addition was accepted,by the Finance Committee and council. A counter offer of $500.00 was recommended by the Finance Commi~tee on the offer of Wm. E. Brownfield, 61ient of R. W. Potter of $450.00 cash, for the East half of Lot 12, Block 14, College Hill Park Addition. Upon motion made and 12 seconded this recommendation of the Finance Committee was adopted by the council. I A counter offer. of $1300.00 was recommended by the Finance Committee on the offer of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Heed of $900.00 cash for Lots 11 and 12, Block 4, Gross Addition. Upon motion made and seconded this recommendation was'adopted 13 by the council. A coUnter offer of $500.00 with $50.00 rebate if construction is started in 60 days was recommended by the Finance Committee on the offer of Clarence R. Lindgren of $450.00 cash for part of Lots 4 and'5, Block 2, Fairmount Heights Addition. Upon motion made and seconded this recommendation was accepted ,by the 141 council. The offer of Arthur Reihl of $500.00, $25.00 returned if construction is started within 90 days -for the South 90.0 feet of the West 63 feet of Lot 3, Block 17, Fairmount Addition was accepted with.one insurance policy included. The Fin- 15 aneeeCommittee's recommendation was adopted by the council. The offer of Harvey A. Wheeler of $100.00 cashf6r the East 25 feet of the West,50.'feet of Lot 1, Block 4, Victoria Heights Addition was given a .counter offe 16 of $500.00 by the Finance Committee. ' This recommendation was accepted by the coun il. The offer of Walter M. Ransom of $650.00 cash for Lot 8, of subdivision of Lots 5, 6, 7 and North ~of Lot 8, Block 31, Fairmount Addition wasacc~pted 17 by,_.the,Finance Committee and the council. A counter offer of $675.00 with $75.00 rebate of construction is s.tarted I within 60 days was recommended by the Finance Committee on the offer of James C. Peebles of $600.00 cash for Lot 15, Block 4, Fairmount Addition. Upon motion' 18 made and seconded this recommendation was accepted by the council.. Councilman Stewart reporting for the Fire and Water Committee stated he had a request for a street light at the corner of 13th and Polk. He stated that Polk Street was developing fast in this neighborhood and there were six new houses on Polk Street close to 13th. It was the recommendation of hi~ committee that the request for this street light be granted. Councilman StewaEt made a 19 motion to this effect, which was seconded by Pennington and carried. I At this time Mayor Large stated that sometime ago there had been a request by the Red C.ross to construct a stairway on their buildi-ng at 31 West 8th Avenue.' Councilman Baretteeexplained that'~he had talked to Mr. Mosher only this afternoon and Mr. Mosher, the building inspector, said the plans had been presented 'and were accepted by the building inspector's office.' A motion was made by Bond and seconded by Barette that the Red Cross be allowed to erect this stairway according 20 to the plans presented. The motion was carried. << A letter was read from the Board of Appeals and motion was made and seconde that the first two requests in the letter be adopted by the council. Motion was carried. The requests were as follows: A request from Mrs. ,Lance Hart asking permission to use the studio of her I home at the southeast corner of the intersection of UniverSity and 18th Avenue as a gift shop. Mrs. Hart is a recent widow with two small children to support. 21 The Board recommends that this request be granted. A request was received from Larry P. Watson asking for permission to erect a stucco covered -fire wall on his new building at 32 Eleventh Avenue East.' The 22 Board.recommends that the request be denied. A request was received from C. J. Albert asking for a permit for an' auto I court on Franklin Blvd. just we'st of the Anchorage. As this is a question of zonfngj:the Board is referring the request, to the council without recommendation. Th'6'counci'1 suggested that it Was hard at this time to te"ll 'just what the situatio would be' in regard to the new highway that would be put' through'tand it', was further pointed out that there was an ordinance on record against auto courts in this vIcinity on accouilt of. oe!hng close to the University. Also, the auto court would be next door ,to an auto court for which special permit had been granted to Mr. 11. B. Brady,. After some discussion a motio& was made by P~nntngton and seon~ed by 23 Barette that this request be laid on the table. Motion was carried. ~ ~ 533 - - -+.--.. -- .- ~-- '--.-- ~-:--.~--- -. -::-:::-~ .- ~~. _.....::.~----,::--~-=---::-==-..--~_-:--:.-:-.::;;.-=-:=:-..;.....--- -~---~--: --_::_-~:_->~.-~ ---~--..;:.....-~---...:-:..---~ ~--=-- ..::_- -- ....;--~---;..:----.:-_~:-=--.-:_:--_:.~----_----...:.-_-~:._--..;,.:......:.!;...- _.:~-----~~--;,.--_. ~ -...:.-..::......:_- -~--..::-:,;;....--=--------=..::~~:..--...:..~-:.-=--~:......... A request from the Standard Oil Company for permission to erect a service station at the Southeast corner of 7th and Charnel ton at an estimated cost of 24 $10,000.00 was read~, Upon motion made and seconded this request was granted. v, I '4 - A request from the Standard Oil Company for permission to erect a service ~: station a't the Southeast corner of 19th and Agate at an estimated cost of $6500.00 "U', 25 was read. Upon mmtion made and seconded this request was granted. ;if:' A request from the Standard Oil Company for a permit to alter a building at the Northwest corner of Broadway and Pearl Streets, for Garge and service station at an estimated cost of $6000.00 was read. It was pointed out that the Standard Oil Company already had one service station across the street and there were no I plans on file to show just what these alterations would be. After some discussion 26 by the council a motion was made and seconded that this request be laid on the table. Three requests from the Shell Oil Company to install, three 1000 gallon and one 2000 gallon underground storage tanks at 315 E. Broadway; three 1000gallon and one 2000 gallon underground storage tanks at 93 6th Avenue West; and three 1000 gallon and one 2000 gallon underground storage tanks at the Southwest corner of 7th 27 and. Blair on Lots 2 and 3, Block 25, Packard's Addition~ were allowed. A request from the Crystal Ice Company for permission to install a 6000 gallon gasoline storage tank on their property at 777 East Broadway for their 'own use and to be installed according to city specifications was read. Councilman Pennington stated this was a large tank and was c1-ose to the gas works and it was his opinion that this should be held up until further investigation. A question ' was r,a:tsed as to why the Crystal Ice Company would want a 6000 gallon tank for gas'o~ line storage.[~+'Councilman Bond explained that they had just allowed the Shell Oil Compahy to extend their gasoline. storage at three different,places and that the Crystal Ice Company was a local concern and should be given the same consideration as the gasoline.companies. He stated that if the request of the Crystal Ice Compahy was to.be held up the Oil company's request should be held up also. A motion was made by Bond and seconded by Brownson. that this request be granted. Councilman voting for the motion were Bond, Brownson('Barette, Hawn, Farrington and Koppe; no 28 Pennington and Stewart. Motion was carried. A request for a refund of $1.00 on an electrical permit No. 825 by C. J. II 29 Miller was granted. A letter from Harry B. Johnson at 2255 Washington Street was read. He stated that there is no sewer where he lives and that his septic tank was causing trouble for a neighbor living down the hill. He asked the council to do something for him in regard to a sewer. This matter was referred for further consideration to the 30 Sewer and Street Committees. A req~est from Emily L. Robinson for a refund of 114.05 which was an over payment on the' paving at Washington Street for the East 2 of Lot 3, Block 7, 'Elias Stewart's Addition was read. This payment had,been maae~!n June, 1929 aDd a payment made in Septbember, 1926 which should have paid up the balance due had been credited to the wrong account. The reason for the delay in asking for a refund was that Mrs. Robinson was unable to find a receipt and had only recently located the check that had been issued in September, 1926. Councilman Farrington explained that thiS was purely a bOOkkeeping error and Mrs. Robinson was entitled to her refund. A motion 31 was made, seconded and carried to this effect. A claim of Stanley O'Hare for $10.23 for a door which had been kicked in by ~ 32 police officers at 1042 Olive Street was denied. Curb cuts numbers: 900 at 1470 East 17th Avenue; 901, 2367Willamette; and 902, 1863 Moss Street, as recommended by City Engineer Clubb were allowed. One curb cut at 8~6 7th Avenue West for the Shell Oil Company was referred to the Street I 33 Committee with the power to act. The Eugene Public Library report for the month of July, 1941 was read and 34 ordered placed on file. The Recorder reported that.Jens Sorenson of the Bethel Fire District had called at the office during'the afternoon and had stated the Bethe_l Fire District would like to have a renewal of their contract for the'year 1942., The Mayor ex- plained that these contracts were drawn from year to year with the understanding 1- that they did not see any reason why the contract should not be renewed. A motion 35 made by Stewart and seconded by Bond that this contract be renewed was carried. An ordinance reclassi~ying the three corners of 19th and Hilyard Streets omitting the Northwest corner, from a business district to a multiple family residence district had its second reading and under suspension of the rules was rea for the third time. The Mayor call1ed for objections and there being none, roll was 36 called- wi th all councilmen voting aye. Ordinance 8687 was declared pass'ed. An ordinance requiring the removal and discontinuance of all pumps and device located within the street limits of any street in the City of Eugene within six mont s and providing a penalty had its third reading. The Mayor called for objections and .... r'534 I - p_ ~'-c -~ - - -- - '" --- --- - - ~ - - . - $7 there being none, roll was called with all councilman voting aye, with, the exceptio of Bond who did not vote. Ordinance 8688 was declared passed. ' I ' .,p~"".i f~.;; An ordinance initiating the v~cation of Madison Street between 12th and "-~. .. . Streets and the alley in Block 6, James Huddleston's Amended Addition between Lots 1 and 2 on the North and Sand 10 on the South was read for the first time and under suspension of the rules' had its second and thlrd readings. The Mayor called for objections and there being none, roll was called with all councilmen voting aye. Ordinance 8689 was declared passed. The Recorder was instructed to publish notice of this vacation in the Eugene Register Guard on August 26, Septembe 38 2, 9, 16, and 23. I An ordinance amending section t~ree of Ordinance 8413 to divide "R-2 Multiple Family Residence Districts into Apartment House districts and Four Family 39 Multiple Residence Distri~ctswas read for the first time and laid over. An ordinance limiting the area to be covered by buildings in multiple famil residence districts, apartment house districts and single family residence districts 40~and declaring 'a penalty was read for the first time and laid over. . ~ An ordinance providing for the storage of automobiles in all multiple famil , residence districts and apartment house districts in the City of Eugene and declarin 41 a penalty was read for the first time and laid over. A resolution authorizing the Mayor and Recorder to sign a set-back contract with the Shell Oil Company and Ida Callison respecting the West 110.feet of Lot 7, 42 Block A, MUlligan's Addition.East to Eugene City was read and passed by the council. RESOLUTION The Mayor and City Recorder of the City of Eugene be and they are hereby authotized and directed to enter into an agreement with Shell Oil ompany, Incorporated, and Ida Callison respecting the West 110 feet of ,Lot 7 in Block A of MUllingan's Addition East to Eugene City, as platted and recorded at page I 122 of volume A Lane County Oregon Deed RecDr.ds, in Lane County, Oregon, permitting the said Shell Oil Company Inc6rpora~ed to erect certain buildings 16 ~eet from the property line of East Broadway, with a provision that at any time the city of Eugene shall widen East Broadway that the said Shell Oil Company Incorporated and Ida Callison, their he'irs, successors and assigns, shall make no claim for damages on account of the portions of said building standing upon said set back ar~a, but shall vlaim damages only for land taken, and shall upon demand of the city in case of such street widening, immediately remove the portions of the building~ resting upon the area so set back without any cost or expense to the City of Eugene. .A.. resolution authorizing the Mayor and Recorder.to'sign a set-back contract with the Shell Oil Company and Sol and Rebecca Rosenberg, husband and wife, respec- ting a parcel of land being all of Lot 3, and a portion of Lot 2, Block 25,~ Packard s 43 Addition to Eugene was read and passed by the council.~ RES 0 L UT I 6 N .. The Mayor and City Recorder of the City of Eugene be and they are hereby authorized and directed to enter into an agreement with Shell Oil Company Incorporated and and Sol and ReQecca Rosenberg, husband wife, respecting a parcel of.land being all of Lot 3 and~a portion of Lot I 2, Block 25, Packard's Addition. to Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, permitting the said Shell Oil Company Incorporated to erect a building sixteen feet from the property line of 7th Avenue, with a provision that at any time the City of EUgene' shall widen 7th Avenue, that the said Shell Oil Gompa~ Incorporated and Sol Rosenberg and Rebecca Rosenberg, their he~rs, successors and assigns, shall make no claim for damages on account of the portion of' said building standing upon said set back area, but shall claim damages only for land taken, and shall upon demand I of the city in case of such street widening, immediately remove that portion of the building resting upon the area so set back without any cost or expense to the City of Eugene. A resolution authorizing the Mayor and Recorder to signna set-back contract with the Shell Oil Company and Lizzie and Josiah W. Maltam, respecting the West 90 feet of Lot 7, Block 3, Sklnner'!'.s Donation to Lane County, was read and passed 44 by the council. RES 0 L UTI 0 N ~ 535~ - - ~.. ~ -.-. "--- .- ----- -- -~ - - -- - _.. - _. ~ . - - -- - ~ - ~_. - - - . .- - - - - -- - -. . -. ---. - -" ~ -- - -- --- ~ ." . .. ~- . -. - - .... . . . - - - . --. - _. - --- - .' -- . - -~---~----_._---- - -- -- -------,-- - ----- -- ---- ~--- _.- --.---------- ---- -----------_.__._----------~----_._-----_._------~-------- res. cont' The Mayor and City Recorder of the City of Eugene be :..;1 I and they are hereby authorized and directed t.o enter into an ~.,j agreement with Shell Oil OoJ;f:Lpany, Incorporateq., and Lizzie ::.., . Maltam and Josiah W. Maltam, respecting the West 90 feet of : ,.". Lot 7 in Block 3 of Skinner's D6nationto Lane County, permitting ~~ '!.'-- the said Shell Oil Company, Incorporated to erect a building '''_'->'( sixteen feet from the property l~ne of Sixth Avenue, with a provision that at any time the city ot Eugene shall widen Sixth Ayenue that the said Shell Oil ~ompany, Incorporated, and I L~zzie Maltam and Josiah W. Maltman, their successors, heirs and assigns, shall make no claim for damages on account of the portion of said bui+ding standing upon said set back ~rea, but shall claim damages only for land taken, and shall upon demand of the city in case of such street Widening, immediately remove that portion of the building resting upon the area so set back without any cost or expense ~o the City of Eugene. An ordinance amending section 13 of Ordinance8~13 establishin~ set-back line '" on East Broadway from High Street to its junction with the Southern acific Rail- way Company track, 16 feet on each side of Broadway had its first reading and under suspension of the rules was read the second and third times. The Mayor called / for objections and there being none,'roll was oalled with all councilmen voting / 45 aye. Ordinance 8690 was dec~ared passed. An- ordinanc~ declaring it unlawful to drink alcoholic liquors upon the street , alleys, parks or public places within the City of Eugene,. fixing a penalty, was read for the; fir~t time and unde:r",~uspen~ion of the rule?! hed its second and third readings. The Mayor called for objections and there bein~(rione, roll was called 46 with all councilmen voting aye. Ordinance 869~ was declared passed. An ordinance to regulate public drinking fountains in the City of Eugene .and imposing a penalty was read for the first time and under suspension of xhe rules had its second and third readings. The Mayor called for,objections and there being 47 none, roll was called with all councilmen-voting ayei" Ordi~ance S692 was declared I passed. At this time Mayor Large statedth!3,t Ray H. Pence was wprking as bookkeeper in the Recorder's and Treasurer's office' and Lien Department. He requested that the name of Mr. Pence be put.. on the payroll at $100.00 per month. A motion made 48 and seconded, to this effect was carried. , . An ordinance fo~ the safe'guarding of the use of gasoline and fJ,lel oil together with the installation there ~ad its first reading August 11th. . On request 49 of City Att()rney Calkins was he].d ov:er ~ntil next meetIng. " . At this time, Mayor Large appointed the following citizen members for the Budget Committee: crharles L. Sigloh, Edward F. Bailey, George H. McMorran, C. A. Horton, Herb J. Cox, Robert M. Fischer Jr. ~. C. Scharpf and Dr. A.E. Qaswell. A 50 motion by Bond and seconded by Hawn that, this committee be confirmed was carried. Councilman Hawn stated that the garage and tool shed used': by Mr. 1.oamb 'at the back of Skinner's Buttee needed rebuilding. He stated there was #700.00 in the v;Par~ budget for WPA work that had not been used and there was no prospect of using it this year. He sta.ted he would like to use this money for the erection of the garage and tool shed. A motion was made and seconded that the Park committee be 51 allow~d to do this work providing they could get instructions from Attorney Calkins that 1t would be ~egal to use the money which had been setpup for lVPA. . 52 Cou~cilm~n Bond presented Councilman Pennington with an electric percolator I asa wedd1ng glft at the close of th~ meeting. . There being no further business, council adjourned. I ~