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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/24/1942 Meeting 610 ...."i 7:30 P.M. Council Chamber, Eugene, Oregon ~arch 24, 1942 The mnutes of the regular meeting held Monday evening, March 23, at All councilmen were present with the exception of Farrington. ~ -- Mr,. D. R. French of the Humane Society was present and explained that they had a Mr. Willard P. Abbott that they wished to have deputized as a Dog Control Officer. On mottion made and seconded, the Council authorized that Mr. Abbott be deputized on approval of the Chief of Police. The motion was carried. Councilman Bond asked fur. French if the Humane Society was not formed to prevent cruelty to animals. He stated it was qu1.te:'e.c:;col1l!:D.on sight to see a horse tied'behind an automobile driving down the street at eight or ten miles an hour, mile after mile. Mr. French explained that the Society was interested as much in regard to the cruelty to animals as they were to looking after the dog situation, and that if they could get reports of anyone leading horses behind automo~iles at an excessive speed, they would be glad to have them \ prosecuted. 1 "- ...,.. ~~ I 1 Graham Smith, architect for the United Airlanes, was present and said that he had received word from the company that they probably would be requested ,to move the location of the administration building back to the South end of the field but that they had nothing definite regarding the matter. They hoped to have information by Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. Mr. Smith said that the first thing necessary in the construction of the building would be to haye water for the use of the contractors. He said that in asking for bids on the administration building he had also asked what the cost of a well would be included in the bids. Mr. Smith explained that there should be a four-inch drilled well in pla,ce of the smaller driven pipe. He stated that the contractors had quoted figures on a fifty- foot, four-inch, driven well complete with casing at $3~20 per lineal foot and tha~ if it was not necessary to go to a depth of fifty feet, the $3.20 per lineal foot would be figured at the depth necessary to get a satisfactory flow of water. Councilman Bond stated that the City had agreed to furnish water but that nothing had been said regarding a well of this size. After some discussion by the council as to whether a smaller driven pipe should be furnished or whether the City should allow for the construction of the four-inch well, a motion was made by Councilman Hawn and seconded by Councilman Bond that the City accept the contractor bid on the four-inch well at a figure of $3.20, per lineal foot, complete with casing. The motion was carried. .1 2- The infor~tion regarding the change of location for the United Airlines Admnistration Building at the airport seemed to be indefinite. If the Army should request the United Airlines to change their location back to the South side of the fieilld it would be necessary to enter into a new contract with the airlines. In order to avoid any delay and save the necessity of calling a special Council meeting, a motion was made by Bond and seconded by Hawn that in event it was necessary to make the change, the Mayor and Recorder be authorized to enter into a new contract with the United Airlanes the same as the one recently granted by the Council, with the exception of the change of location. On vote, the motion was unanimously carried. Councilman Koppe made an objection to the twenty-year lease stipulation in the contract and Councilman Barette said it -seemed to him that twenty years was a long, long time. The Council did not seem to be inclined 3 _ to make any change in this, and no action was taken. Mr. Floyd Ruling was present, and on being asked by the Mayor if he had anything he wished to bring up, he said that he was only present to find out what the Council was going to do regarding the requested annexation to the City and he stated thathe would like to have the matter put over at this time. He was told that there was nothing further that the Council could do until some different solution was worKed out, and that the matter would be delayed pending 4..... investigation. The Judiciary Committee had no report. In the absence of Chairman Farrington of the Finance Committee, Councilman Stewart reported that Ernest G. Ray had. requested that a deed be given him for the East 61 feet of Lot Ie, Huddlestons Addition. Mr. Stewart explained that Mr. Ray had bought two lots and that on account of having made payment on both, he was asking for the deed on the one and a change in the payments on the other. Mr. Stewart also said that the matter of a request for a refund of down-payment and cancellation of his contract for Lot 10, Block 25, College Hill Park by Mr. Elton Rippel had not been settled. Mr. Stewart said that he would move that the request of Ernest G. Ray be denied, but that the Rippel request be held for further investigation. There was no second to Mr. Stewarts motion. It was pointed out that the Council already was on record not. favoring any further refunds and a , motion made by Councilman Hawn, seconded ~'Y Councilman Brownson that both of these requests be denied was carried~ I I .'. ". 5 " ~ " , ;, .--- ---.- ~ 611 .' ~--~--.- - =--=:~ ~---~~_._--- ~~-:"""'_-'_:"._---- -- ------=.._---:;:..::..-:.-_._-~--~.......:....:.-~---~~-=----=--=--=--=---:.=.:::~~-..-:.;~-..:::- ::..---_..::::...-- I I I. I I 6 - Chairman Barette of the Street Committee said he had no report except the matter of furnishing living quarters in the building1at 101 West 5th Street for the Fire employees. He said that, owing to improvement being made to the building, it was necessary to move the Fire Equipment back to headquarters at the City Hall and since the new arrangement, there were not accom04ations for the Firemen. Mr. Barette explained that under existing conditions, he did not think all the the fire equipment should all be housed at the City Hall and that he thought an aprtment upstairs at 101 West 5th Street should be fixed up so that part of the fire equipment could be taken back to that buildingp He said the Street Department had considered plans for an aprtment for an employee of the Street Department at a future date but that it would cost from $600.00 to $650.00 and the Street Department had no money at this time for that work. Councilman Stewart stated that he would like to support this argument of ~r. Barette and tha t he thought a real emergency existed and that.. the Fire Department should' not all be housed under one roof. Councilman Bond explained that he thought that Mr. Stewart's idea had been very good but that he felt that something cheaper than thfus could be arranged at the Street Department Building. Councilman Brownson asked Engineer Clubb what he thought the expense would be and Mr. Clubb said that for sleeping quarters, dining room, and kitchen, the material along would cost between $400.00 and $450.00, and that the Street Department could not furnish over $200.00 for this work. Councilman Hawn made a motion that this matter be referred to a committee to investigate and report back. This motion was seconded by Brownson. After some further discussion Councilman Hawn stated:_that he would be glad to withdraw his motion if it was agreeable with Mr. Brownson. Mr. Brownson stated it was, and the motion was withdrawn. By motion made by Councilman Bond and seconded by Councilman Barette, the matter was finally left in the Street Department's hands to work out some cheaper arrangements whereby the fire employees could be housed in the Street Department building. .:~......... 0; ,~ .'" -',I!' ~ Councilman Stewart reported that he was unable to get any information regarding chemically treated sawdust for use against incendiary bombs. He said that he had contacted Portland in regard to the matter but no one seemed to know' anything about sawdust for this use. Councilman Stewart also reported that a reply from the Sanderson Supply Company was that they could not furnish the type of gas mask that the Fire Department preferred, and that no order had been placed as yet. Mayor Large explained that it was llis understanding that it ? ~ would be impossible to get gas masks of any kind at this time. 8 Councilman Barette reported that Corvallis had sand piles on various street corners marked fifoI' defense purposes only". Coupc;ilman Hawn said that he thought it was up to the City to do something regarding sand for defense purposes. He said he did not think the City should furnish this sand to the people free of charge, but that some arrangements should be made so that people wanting the sand could secure it. Manbn Sweet was present, and suggested that arrangelnents might be made to have the sand left at the various service stations. After considerable discussion, the matter was left in the hands of the Fire and Water Committee to work out the solution. Mayor Large explained that he had a letter from Howard Merriam regarding the sale of fireworks. Mr. Merriam explained that it was the request of the Army that no rire works be sold for the duration of the war, and that Governor Sprague was asking that this request be complied with. Amotion made by Councilman Bond and seconded by Councilman Barette that no fireworks be sold during the 9 duration of the war, was carried. Councilman Brownson reported that he had investigated the woodyard at Second and Monroe and that Mr. W. J. Cloyes had gone with him and that they found nothing of a health or unsanitary condition. He said it was something that was hard to do anything with, as there was nothing there any more than sawdust, mud, and water. A motion was made, seconded and carried that the petition 10 regarding this situation be tabled. A report was made concerning a,woodyard on the West side of Monroe between Sixth and Seventh Streets. H. S. Elliott was present in the ,Council Room and state.d that this was his woodyard. He was informed that he would have to file a written request for a woodyard with the Recorder and that the matter would have t be investigated by the Police Department and the matter as to whether or not he could maintain a woodyard there,would depend on the action of the Health Department and the Police Department. Councilman Brownson read a letter from the Lane County llealth Department stating that for the protection of the City they thought it would be wise to post the Willamette River back of the Butte that no swimming would be allowed as the river was not fit for swimming purposes. Councilman Barrette stated that at the last meeting of the Playground Committee this matter had been taken up and the Playground Department would post signs that no swimming would be allowed and that the usual arrangements for a swimming place there would not be made. Councilman Hawn reported that they were trading the bear for a"pair of peacocks. He also reported that the large bull Elk was getting vicious and that they had an offer from the Elks Lodge that they would take the Elk and furnish the City with an equal amount of beef for distribution for charitable purposes, and also that they had one deer and that they wished to dispose of, and that the Elks Lodge would take this under the same conditions. A motion was made by Hawn and seconded "by 12"-l!- Brownson that the Elks Lodge offer 'be accepted and was carried. II 11 ~ "... 612 .. ==" The Police Committee had no report. - The Recorder reported that a letter had been received from the Oregon State Sanitary Authorities regarding construction of the Sewage Disposal plant. Mayor Large explained that Eugene was further along with this work than any other .~ City and w~s in a position to proceed whenever it was necessary. Councilman ~ Koppe pointed out that he thought there should be some further. arrangmments made (~ regarding the use of this Sewage Plant by the Fruit Growers and the University. Councilman Pennington said he thought the City should have a bill prepared to present to the next legislature with a view of receiving state funds along the l~ _ lines of the Salem bill. Tax bills in the amount of $14.94 for the 19~2 taxes on the O. h. Jarrett property which WaS included in the new Municipal Airport Field were presented. Attorney Calkins stated that the purchase of the property for the new Eugene Airport had beenmade before the March assessment except on the Jarrett property and negotiations on this were not completed until sometime in June so that the City would be obligated to pay these 1942 tax bills. On motion made and seconded, 14 payment of these tax bills was authorized. The motion was carried. I I 15 on file. The Library report for the month of February was read and ordered placed A letter from the P.T.A. Safety Committee signed by D. T. Bayly was read. There was the suggestion in this letter that there was considerable ball playing in the street and that the Committee felt that further facilities should be provi~ed for playgrounds and suggested that the Patterson school building grounds be put in shape for this purpose. This part of the letter was referred to the Playground Committee, and Councilman Hawn reported that it w~s going to be almost impossible to secure student help for playground work this summer, and the actiVities along this line would have to be curtailed. The Safety Committee also recommended the strict enforcement of the Bicycle Ordinance and expressed the hope that thereo~ould be further arrests in connection with the basic rule 16_ violation. The Recorder reported that the Oregon Motor Stages had paid their Franchise Taxes for the year 1942 in the sum of $300.00, this being just twice l7~ the amount the company had been paying in previous years. I A letter from Carl Cuddeback, employee of the Fire Department, was read stating that he had been called for duty to the Army and requested a leave of abs~ense for the duration of the war. On motion made and seconded, this request 18_ was granted. The Recorder reported that the Standard Oil had just returned a signed contract for permission to install ganline facilities at the new Municipal Airport. A statement was made at the time the contract was delivered to the Recorderts office that the conditions at the new Airport were unsettled and the Standard 19 _ Oil Company would not want to install anye'quipment at this time. A letter from Thomas Fischer, Director of the Playgrounds was read concerning the cOlnplaint of Mr. Campbell~t 735 Jefferson Street, regarding playir~ in the streets in front of his house. Mr. Fischer explained that he thought 20 the matter had been settled satisfactorily. A report from Dr. Helterline, the Milk Inspector, was read and ordered 21 - placed on file. At this time, Mayor Large appointed Donald IvJ. Winther and Herbert N. Green as Police Officers. Mr. Winther was appointed on account of the resignation of P. J. Jorgenson and Mr. Green was appointed on account of Mr. Ellis having left the service. Mayor Large appointed also Vance C. Cook as fireman to take the place of Carl Cuddeback. On motion made and seconded, these appoi~~~~nts were confirmed and the Recorder was authorized to deputize Mr. Winther "and Mr. 22 Green as ~ee~~=~~~~sfF~he~r'names were ordered placed on the payroll. I An Ordinance concerning an increase in rates to be charged by garbage haulers and amending Section 5 of Ordinance No. 8265 entitled, "An Ordinance providing for the disposal of garbage, defining garbage, providing regulations for the manner of disposal, prices to be charged, and requiring a license and bond, and generally regulating the collection and removal of garbage in the city of Eugene, repealing.former'ordin!3-nces and declaring an emergency", was read the first time and passed to its second and third readings by unanimous consent of the council by title under suspensicn of the fules and was placed for"final passage. The ayes and nays were called; councilmen voting aye: Koppe, Stewart, Bond, Brownson, Hawn, Pennington, and Barette; nay, none; absent, Farrington. 23~ The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8738. .1 Councilman reports filed by the the Fire Department. made fOr the Council 241 with the Fire Chief. ~, Hawn stated that he had been asked if there had been written Fire Chief in regard to inspections that had been made by Mayor Large said that he thought such reports should be and the Fire and Water Committee was asked to take this up On motion made and seconded, the counci~~.ur ed. ~..I "'- John Fields ~~ ~ Recorder em