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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/08/1941 Meeting 570 ~ ---- - -- - -- --- _.. --- - - ..-- --- -- -..- - - -- - - - - -- Council Chambers, ~ugene, Oregon December 8, 1941 Vq The minutes of the regular meeti,ng of the Common Counci 1 held Monday I ~~. .Q.:~ evening at 7:30 in the Council Chambers. All councilmen were present with the ~. exception of Farrington and Pennington. .:,.....' The minutes of the pr~,vious meeting were read and approved and the meeting 2 herewith called to order by ~ayor Large. Mayor Large said undoubtedly all the Council members were familiar with the conditions concerning the declaration of war with Japan and there was probably I not much the council could do regarding the matter but stated there had been a resolution prepared and asked to have it read at this time. RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, an unwarranted and treacherous attack has been made upon the ,~ United States, resulting in destruction of prpperty and loss of life, followed by a Presidential call for a declaration of war by the Congre$s, and WHEREAS , the safety of the nation must at last reat in the SOlidarity, loyalty and unity of all its parts, THEREFORE, the Common Council of the City of Eugene calls upon the citizenry for alert response and prompt obedience to any and all measures deemed necessary by those in authority, and the Common Council particularly imposes. upon the conscience and conduct of everyone in Eugene that cheerful and prompt compliance with any and all requirements, and unity and loyalty to our duly constituted authorities is our first and imperative duty. 3 On motion made and seconded this resolution weB unanimously adopted by the Council Mayor Large explained that the Air Filter Center wished to sign a lease for the quarters they were occupying in the Armory and that the rental was to be $100.00 per month. He said it was necessary that the Council authorize the Mayor and Recorder to sign this lease. A motion by Bond and seconded by Stewart I 4 that the Mayor and Recorder be authorized to sign this lease was carried. Mr. Theodore Johnson stated that on the second Sunday in August, 1941, he had been on.:.-Skinner's Butte and there were six well dressed Japanese ~here and two of them had cameras. He stated that they were looking over the ~ity and asked another gentlemen who was there, where the reservoirs were located. He managed to catch the attention of this gentlemen and told him not to give the Japanese any information. He said he did not think they belonged around here but 5 were strangers in this locality. J Mr. D. T. Bayley was present and stated the P.T.A. Safety Committee had worked out quite a large schedule for the safety of the school children. He wished to express the pppreciation of the committee for the effort the co~ncil had made regarding this work, especially for placing the man at Broadway and high Streets and for the signs that had been furnished and for the cross walks on ' Franklin Blvd. He said it was the committee" s idea that there should be more playgrounds for the school children to take them off the streets. He said one place in particular they had thought of was at Patterson Schoibl grounds. He said it was their recommendation that the Bicycle Ordinance should be enforced as thoroughly as possible. Councilman Bond stated that Mr. Bayley had given him a copy of the committee report but had not had time to look through it and would like to have a meeting of the Police Committee regarding the matter and would 6 report at the next meeting. Judiciary Committee had no report. I In the absence of Chairman Farrington, Councilman Hawn of the Finance Committee reported regarding the bills for the month of November. Mr. Hawn said the bills had not been o,k'd but that it would probably be well for the Council to order the payment of the bills after they had been G.k'd by the Finance Committee. Motion was made and seconded that the Council authorize the payment of the bills after they had been properly passed by the Finance Committee, and on roll call all councilmen present voted aye. Farrington and Pennington absent. .1 7 The motion was carried. GENERAL FUND Aetna Life Insurance 128.00 Aetan L.ife Insurance 70.35 Pacific Hospital Ass'n. 72.00 Eugene Hospital'& Clinic 29..75' Valley Printing Co. 2.90 J. K. Gill Company 3.15" First Nationaili Bank of Eugene 7.50 Cressey's 25..05 . Danner Service Station 11.50 Eugene Laundry , 33 ~ 42 Carlson Hatton and Hay 2.58 Vitus Electric Works 1.00 Fred Lengacher 12.50 Medo-Land Creamery 1.75 Eugene Water Board 2.28 Ford Nelson Mill Co. 1.30 ~ Geo. A. Halton Company .80 Jim Brannen Tire Co. 23.94 ' ~ . ~ 571 - - . --~ - - ~-p -- -."- . --. . _.. . - . - -~-,. -- - . -- - _. - - ---- --- ~ , - - ~. --_. -'.- '.' - - --- - .--_. -_.- _u ------------.- --- ---~~-----~ GENERAL FUND (con 't . ) Simmons Kendall Company 85.93 Rex Cafe 7.10 Washing Machine Service Co. .75 Koke Chapman Company 86.90 (' ... 1 Dotson's Photo Shop i'~ Earl Snell, Secretary of State 25.00 3.86 &f" Shelton Turnbull & Fuller 31.35 R. C. A. Communications 2.50 C. P. Tillman Com~any .75 Roger J. Houglum 15.00 ~ ,.....l:. H. Ellet Scoles, r. D. 3.50 Walter Hoey MotDrs, Inc. 34.58 Eugene Lurriller Company 1.08 Day & Nite Garage 6.45 Eugene Water Board 27.55 C. A. Swarts,l Sheriff 8.25 Harley Davidson Sales Co. 1.20 W. S. Darley & Company 1.48 Western Union Telegraph 2.02 Dr. Glenn S. .Morgan 5.00 Tidewater Associated Oil Co. 186.34 Carson's Saw Shop 1.00 I Eugene Hardware Company .60 Eugene Sand and Gravel 2.50 R. A. Babb, Hardware Co. 2.65 Scobert's Building & Material 10.08 Lane County Co-op Farmer's 24.00- Williams' Bakery 2.60 Long's Market 1.00 Clark Battery & Electric .52 E. D., Furrer, M. D. 45.00 Central Heating Company 2,4. 84 Sparky's Garbage 1.00 State Industrial Accident C.:)D.:,m, /1,187.50 ~ S. M. Calldns . 9.47 Guard Publishing Company 16.27 Eugene ,Sand & Gravel 84.38 Walters Bushong Lumber Co. 48.00 Bancroft VVhitney Company 10.00 'A.E. Hulegaard, Treas. 212.85 Robert H. Lemon 92.50 Elisha Large,' Mayor 50.00 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph 30.15 STREET DEPARTMENT LEVY Tidewater Associated Oil 103.89 Vitus Electric Works 1.25 R. A. Bahb, Hardware Co. 1.00 A. F. Richards Machine Shop 9.50 Carson's Saw Shop .80 Howard Cooper Corporation 18.66 E. E. Wya tt Incorporate,d 4.24 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph 1.00 Clark Battery & Electric 37.23 Carlson Hatton and Hay 7.46 Simmons Kendall Company 16.72 Oregon Supply Company 12.19 Eugene Planing Mill 2'.98 Alaska Junk and Machinery 1.50 Hendershott's 1.00 Eugene Foundry & Machine 5.00 LIEN DEPARTMENT LEVY Cressey's .75 WATER BOARD LEVYA ' I Eugene Water Board 93.60 Eugene Wate! Board 1,795.19 PLnGROUNDS State Industrial Accident Comm. 4.10 C. Kenneth Dart 2.50 O. N. Mickelson 2.50 Elliott's Implement & Seed Co. 7.00 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph 6.50 GENERAL BOND INTEREST A. E. Hulegaard, Treas. 1425.00 A. E. Hulegaard, Treas. 2333.51 IMPROVEMENT BOND INTEREST A. E. HulegaBrd, Treas. 1162.50 A. E. Hulegaard, Treas. 477.73 PARKING METER Cressey's 2.40 Dunca~ Meter Corporation 50.56 Carlson Hatton and Hay 1.45 A. E. Hulegaard, Treas. 165.76 Shelton Turnbull and FUller 10.05 ENGINEER & BUILDING INSP. REV. Eugene Water Board 1.57 Tycon Incorporated 8.97 Cressey's 7.40 STREET & BRIDGE, REV. Gha rles Petersen 4.50 Spicer Lumber Co. 21.60 Eugene Concrete Pipe & Products 42.60 Eugene Sand & Gravel 250 .00 Eugene Water Board 16.41 Eugene Water Board 42.62 1 ~.;:1.:1. ,~'_, I,' '.. J ".- SIDEWALK REVOLVING LIBRARY LEVY Nels T. Jorgensen 25.95 Eugene Public Library 977.00 Sidewalk Revolving 23.00 IMPROVEMENT BOND SIl\TKING Lane County Apstract po. 95.00 S. M. Calkins 1.35 James C. Peebles 75~00 A. E. Hulegaard, Treas. 713.02 I. Councilman Barette reporting for the Street Department said they had some criticism regarding the condition of the streets .in the recent flood but that it was almost impossible for anything to be done in the afternoon the flood occllrred and that the next morning everything had been done that was possible , to ,e1l:ear up the situation." He 'said that under the conditions the Street Department had done very well. He stated that he and Mr. Clubb had looked over the situation outside the city limits and it was their opinion that a ditch to carry off this " water should be made by the County. He said he had taken the matter up with 0 I ~ ~7? \) f.d -"- - ~ -~ -.- - -.- - -- ....- -- ~ - - - .- -. . -~--- -- - . - - - Judge Hurd and the Judge had taken out his maps and after l~oking the situation over said a ditch would have to be dug to take, this water to Clear Lake which .' was a distance of five or six miles. Mr. Barette sald the Judge asked him to I S- come up sometime whenthe court was in session and they would see what could be don . A"lt ~;f Mr. Barette reported that Hale Thompson-had asked him when the fire hydran ....J {\d would be installed at 24th and Charnelton. Mr. Stewart said there was more important work to be done then putting t~ the hydrant but just as soon as the 9 Street Department could get caught up the hydrant would be placed. I Councilman Stewart said the, Fire Department were studying damages in case an incendiary bomb might be dropped. He said they had a pamphlet from 1 British Columbia which gave considerable instruction and they were studying this well. He said there was a Stirrup Pump that was recommended for house holders to have. He said in case of incendiary bombs the fire department might not be able to get to all of these places an'd that a stirrup pump had thirty feet of 10 IV hose and that bucket brigades could be formed by the residents. Health Committee, Parks and Sewer Committee had no reports. ' Councilman Bond stated there was a request for a transfer fora Class "B" beer license now in the name of C. A. Mackey known as Frank's Place at 47, West 8th to be tran~ferred to Everett Madison Hinshaw at the same location. Also, , a request that Mr. Hinshaw be granted a license for 1942 at this location. It was recommended that this transfer be allowed and the license for 1942 be granted. 11 Motion was made and seconded and carried that this transfer be granted. C~ptain Geiger was present and stated the Police Department had between 12 250 and 300 reserve pOlicemen who had signed applicatiops. A letter from the American Legion Post, #3 complimenting the,Police on their good work they had been doing- in' regard ,to the traffic situa tion and 13 expressed hope that this would be carried out during ehe year of 1942, was read. ,~ letter from W. E. Crum stating that he had a prospective tenant for the property just South of the Library Building. He said if he made a deal with these people, the present building would be torn down and a new building erected, but I that the tenants objected to the four trees in the parkigg at the West side of the Library. He said the tenants felt the trees shut off the view down the street and obstructed any signs that might want to be put up. This matter was 14 referred to the Park Committee to report back at the next meeting. A letter from the Pacific Coast Builders Conference was read. The letter mentioned the fact the City of Eugene had not officially adopted the 1940 edition of the uniform building code and recolmnended that this should be done. ,Mayor Large asked Engineer Clubb regarding this and Mr. Clubb ,said the building departme t had familiarized themselves with the new code and were folliwng it in a good many instances, but that they had not been able to get the Board of Appeals to go over this 1940 code. He said they were endeavoring to have the meeting necessary to investigate this and as soon as they could get a report from the Board of Appeailis 15 it would be ready to be adopted. The Board of Appeals received a reques,t from Architect Eyler Brown asking for a waiver of set-badk ~or a house and garaae to be built on part of Lot 3, Block 20, Fairmount Additioh, and recommended ,that it be granted. On motion made 16 and seconded this recommendation was adopted by the Council and the request grante . An ordinance Changing the classification of Lot 9 and 10, Block 4, Packard s Addi.tion from a residence district to a busine'ss district had its first reading November 24th. Objections to the change of this district to a business district were. calilied for and there being none, ,the ordinance had its second reading at this time. Under suspension of the rules it was read for the third time and the roll I was called with all councilmen present voting aye., Pennington and Farrington 17 __ absent. Ordinance 8703 was declared passed. A permanent report of the Planning CommiSSion regarding a proposal to change Lot 2, Block 15, College Hill Park Addition was read. Also the resolution from the Planning Commission directing the Secretary to transmit this report to the Council was read. An Ordinance iniating this proposed change had its first reading at this time and was ,!aid over until December 22nd, 1941. A reso- lution authorizing the Recorder to prepare, and publish notice of this change was I adopted by the council. RES 0 L UTI 0 N WHEREAS, heretofore the Common Council has submitted to the Planning Commission certain changes in the classification of Lot 2, Block 15, College Hill Park Addition to Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and the ,Planning Commission has held a hearing, adopted a tentative report, and converted the same into a permanent and final report and resubmitted it to the Common Council with the recommendation that the same be enacted into an ordinance, and the Council has prepaTed and given its first reading of an ordinance enacting said permanent repor . ~ ""llllll 573 - -------- ---:----:-:-.~----:-::--:-~~~~~~~~----~ - , -. _u.__ - --. - - . -- - , - -~.- --- - -----.- --" - - -"-_. - .-' .~._-- - - - -- ~_..- -- ~ . . -_.- - - - - -- (Res. continued) I ~'1 Now, Therefore, the City Recorder be and he is hereby directed to prepare "'-l and cause to be published not less than three times in the Eugene Register Guard ~ in Eugene, Oregon a notice of hearing to be held at the regular Council meeting ~;..' on Monday, December 22, 1941, at 7:30 otclock P. M., said notices to be published ;:;r; within one week commencing December 16,1941. , Six curb cuts numbers 923 at 1761 Washington Street, 924 at 1380 West I IJrCl"dway, 925 at 1108 Jefferson, 9?6 at 1841 Washington, 927 at 1610. Washington, 1 and 928 at, 385 East 19th were passed by the Council I:1:,srecommended by Engineer Clubb. A'curb cut at 195 East Broadway ~or May and Meade Motor Company was held 19'1 over for further investigation. -"'" I :" "The Recorder reported that another'twenty applications for beer licenses 20 \.!l had been received. They were all for renwwals of the existing licenses. A resolution authorizing the May,or and Recorder to sign a deed with 21 ~. W. Evans was passed. RES 0 L UTI 0 N BE IT RESOLVED By the Common Council 01'_ the ,City of ,Eugene that is as much as it is to the interest of A. W. Evans that the hereto attached deed be executed. It is Therefore Ordered, that the Mayor and City hecorder be and they are hereby ahthorized and dir~cted to execute and deliver on behalf of the City of Eugene the hereto attached deed from the City of Eugene, a municipal corporation to A. W. Evans. A letter from Fred G. Knox asking for a refund of $9.27 for ce'rtain payments he had made on sidewalk repairs was read and referred to the Judiciary 22 Committee and the City Attorney. A request from Arthur Riehl asking for a refund of $25.00 on the East 63 I feet of Lot 3, Block 17, Fairmount Addition was read. When Mr. Riehl purchased this property from the City in June, 1941, it was agreed that he should have, a refund of $25.00 if construction was started in ninety days. Engineer Clubb re- ported that cons~ruction had started in ninety days and on motion made and seconded , 23 the refund was ordered made. A letter from the men of the Bible Class of the Baptist Church objecting to the Sunday night dance recently held in the Armory was read. They expressed 24~the wish that the Council cooperate in keeping the City clean morally in the future. The Aecorder reported that a letter had been received from the American La France Foamite Corporation of Elmira, New York, stating that since the council had objected to the substitution of steel rungs for the ladders, the best date they could offer at this time was that the ladders would probably be shipped some- . 25 ~time in January. A letter from the Lane County Health Department signed by W. J Cloyes, . Sanitarian, Objecting to the monoxide gas created by the warming up of fire trucks in the morning. The letter stated it seemed this work could be done out in the 26 ""street and the matter was referred to the Fire and Water Committee for consideration A .letter was read from Robert H. Lemon stating that the audit of the City books had been three-fourths completed and asked for payment for three-fourths of the ye'ar. Councilman Hawn stated a bill for July, Augus t, and September was in the 27 ~bills and would be o,ktd by the Finance Committee. ' , .1 Reports from the Eugene Publ:l.c .L.ibrary for th13 months of October and November were read and reports from the Pol~ce Department and Engineer for the 28 ~onth of November were read and ordered placed on file. Councilman Hawn stated he had ~eport6 regarding unnecessary no~se late at night at the recreation building in hendricks ~ark. - He said this complaint had not come in only once but that one party was very insistent that something be done. .He said the parties were carried on until as late as 2 otclock in the I morning and very much unnecessary noise was made". Councilman Barette said this matter had been gone into by t~e Park Committee several yeers ago and they used to furnish four or five cords of wood for the fire place and it ,would be burned up in one or two nights. No lights could be kept in the building and the building was continually being destroyed. Councilman Barette stated this was the work of young people holding wild parties up there in the park. Councilman Stewart stated that if these were the conditions up there, the police should make some arrests and fines should be levied. Councilman Bond said he agreed with Mr. Stewart and the Police Department would be mnstructed to answer any calls that might be made 29 regarding this situation. ~ 574 - - - - -- - - n -- - ----- - - ---~----_."- "'--'--- -. ---- - The Recorder reported that the present gasoline contract would expire on December 31st and on motion mede and seconded the Recorder was authorized to L,~ advertise for bids for next year's gasoline contract to be opened at the next 1 i30 council meeting. ,.,-.q..p.' ."'\'h~ ~'l Mayor Large reported that the League of Oregon Cities would be holding a ~ ~~ regional dinner at Seymour's Cafet Thursday evening, December 11th at 6:15 and all councilmen were mnvited. . ,..-- Mayor Large stated he had a letter from the Pamona grange stating they were endeavoring to get the district convention meeting in ~ugene next year and wanted the approval of the council. Motion by Bond and se90nded by Brownson I that the Mayor be authorized to invite this convention, to ];ugene was carried. Mayor Large stated there was no penalty now for people not obeying the bilackouts and after some discussion the City Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance to be presentedat the next council meeting in regard to this matter. " The Mayor stated that under the conditions it might be wise to appomnt extra pOlicemen and firemen at this time rather than to wait until the first of th yea I' . The Mayor was asked if he had an elligible list for policemen and firemen and the Recorder reported that there would be an elligible list for both policemen and firemen just as soon as medical reports could be returned. A motion was made by Dond and seconded by Stewart that owing to the existing conditions the Mayor be authorized to appoint the policemen and firmen as soon as the elligible list was presented to him and the appointments could be confirmed at the next council ' meeting. The policemen could be paid out of the Parking Meter Fund an<< the fireme 34 out of the Emergency Fund until the bugget amounts were available ;in January, 1942 There being no'further business the meeting adjourned. ~ I' ohn jlelds '" - City hecorder pro-tem I . , I I ~