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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/24/1942 Meeting 23~ - +- - - - --- ----_. - - -.. ----- - --- - ---- -- ------~-_._----- ---~---~~--- -- --~-----------~ - -.. ---. - -- - ~.- --. . - - . - - - - - _. - - - >- - " - _:. - - - - - - --- ~--- ._------------------~- ------_._~-_.- --------~-~~-_.- --------~---- ---- C~=~ -c c-'l- - ~c ,~, =- -~c- - - - --- ----- - ~ounc ~~ ~~:~~:r:: EU~:~e ~~regO~~- ~~~ ~- ~ . 1 August 24, 1942 1 11 The minutes of the regular meeting of' the Cornmon Council, held :;,':l il August 24, 1942. Councilmen present: Bond, Stewart, Pennington, Barette, ~;~ · (! Hawn, and Koppe. Councilmen absent: Farrington and Brownsoh. :;..j i :; l'he Judiciary Committee and the Street Cornmi ttee had no report. ii :; Councilman Stewart, reporting for the Fire and Water Committee, stated :1 that the ]'ire Department was short four men, and on account of the hazard from 1:: grass fires, that the Fire Department should have a full force at this time. :: The Mayor stated tha t every effort is being made to get recruits for the Fire !I Department. ;J There was no report from the Parks Committee, but Councilman Hawn report in 1,1 for the Playground Commission, stated that the University Swimming Pool was ~ being well patronized and that sufficient money had already been taken in to 2 !'l pay ~he August, bills. Councilman Hawn stated tha t the playground employees, ! worklng part tlme for the playgrounds, would be through as of August 29th, and ~ that they would like to have their pay at that time as part of them were leaving Ii town. A motion made by Hawn and seconded by Bond that the playground employees :: be paid at the end of the week, was carried. '1 :1 The Sewer Committee and the Police Corn.rnittee had no report. 'I " :1 . Councilman BO~ld stated the; t there had been several req~ests for additional 3; parklng space for blcycles on Wlllamette Street, but that thls would mean ;: taking out some addi tional meters, and as Councilman Farrington was not present, ~ he would like to put this matter off until a later date. I' 'I !:: Councilman Bond also reported that Mr. J. R. Wright, who has the power' 4 ': mower, and who is cutting grass on vacant lots, had talked to him during the :1 day and stated that he would be glad to have additional work along this line. 1;1 '1 A petition regarding the annexation of that part of Riverwood Addition 'I ,I lying just outside the City1imits, which had been before the Council on July 13, 1942, was read at this time. It was explained that this was a very small tract of ground and that addttional territory in that locality should be added to this tract and the City Recorder was instructed to write a letter 5, to Mr. 1. W. Lindley, who had presented the petition, to see if additional :1 property could be included and to have Mr. Lindley present at the next Council , meeting. Councilman Hawn stated that it might be a good idea to write a letter i: to other outlying districts regarding annexation but no 8ction was taken along this line. At this time Councilman Farrington arrived. ;,: Mr. 1. B. Sigwart, Mr. T. A. Stocker, and Mr. A. E. Hamilton were present, ;: representing the electricians. Mr. Stocker at thi s time addressed the Council ,: regarding Mr. 1. W. Ccirlisle, the Electrical Inspector, who was about to resign from that position. Mr. Stocker .said that the electricians felt that something should be done to keep MI'. Carlisle on the job; that he was a particularly good man for the position, and that he would be very hard to replace. He r stated that Mr. Carlisle had ilfdicated he would be willing to stay on the job with an increase in salary of $7.00 per month. He stated that for the last four-month period the time that Mr. Carlisle had put in on the traffic signals alone amounted to about $74.00 per month. He said that these signals were very complicated and needed an expert electrician to keep them in shape. He I stated that Mr. Carlisle also looked after the work in the City Hall, at the ~ shops, the parks, the paving plant, and also assisted in collecting sales r licenses and that he was well worth the small amount of raise that he was asking ) for. Mr. Stocker stated that the licenses and fees previously coililected had been more than paying for the Inspector's salary. He stated that it was necessary to have a competent electrical inspector on the job who knew more than the journeyman electrician whose work he was checking. Mr. Sigwart at this tinie stated that he wished to back up everything that Mr. Stocker had said, and that he felt it was foolish to let Mr. Carlisle get away for this small additional amount that he wes asking. He said that Mr. Carlisle cpuld probably go to the shipyards and nllike $400.00 a month. Mr. Hamilton stated that Eugene has a 1 . record of having a very competent Electrical Inspector, one who really checks (I up on the job and that he wished to endorse what Mr. Stocker had said. Mayor ~ Large at this time explained that there was no doubt in his or the Council's ~ mind regarding Mr. Carlisle's qualifications, but that the Council was at a ;: loss to know how to go about raising his salary. Councilman Hawn asked if it ,I :, would be possible for Mr. Carlisle to take over the radio work in the Police i! Department for which an amount of $15.00 per month was being paid. Mr. Stocker C said that previously the electricians had asked that Mr. Carlisle be relieved · of the radio work in the Police Department in order that he might have more time to devote to re-inspection of old wiring. Chief Bergman stated that the $15.00 being paid now was for work on the transmitter, and he stated that he did not believe that Mr. Carlisle could do this work. Mr. Stocker was asked ~ ~2"4 --:-~ ~~ ~-"-'~'C""'''''''''''''''-'-~~---- -~-~--~.____~__~~_.......~---.-__ -"-- ---~_._-~--~.- --~.___ .- _ -_______ ---.,........,..._.___ -------.----- ------ ---- ---.... -_... _____ ---- - - --- ----...--~,__c__..~-_____.__._._. ____<__ ______....~___ .__.k_________~_<_.____~_____._____._ ___.,~___ ..____. _ __4__~__.____ .._______._~_._______~~_.~..____._. _____~_____ n__ ~_~ ~___~_ _ --. --_._--------._---------------~-,_._-...-----.._---~--- -------~----_._---~-------------- "----------- --------- ___ ~,' -",_-~:'_=~_==_="'"==::_.:::._=_c::=.._c:_:.'c::.c__====__~==.:.c_=_'~:.:==== '~,:_...:.--C - ~~,---~---,~----====_=__~ --~- --~~- '-=:__-=-=~_~ !: if Mr. Carlisle could qual,ify to do this work on the transmitter, and he stated -:1 tha t he did not believe that Mr. Carlisle could pass the examina tion that would I be necessary for this work as he was not a radio man. It was stated that unless ,-~ Mr. Carlisle was kept on the job that it was likely the City would have to get I along, with a part-time inspector and that this had not been satisfactory in the '!t~ past. lvIr . Hamilton stated that after the Newberry fire Dr. Norris had taken the ,I matter up regarding an additional man to make electrical inspections on old wiring :1 J and the contention was that if proper re-inspection had been made it was qmite I likely both the Newberry and the College Side Inn fires might have been averted. 6 ;1 Councilman Bond said that he would like to say that he agreed with what had been said about Mr. Carlisle but he did not see how one ~mployee could be singled out and.be given a raise at this time. Councilman Hawn said that he felt this was ! very important and that he considered Mr. Carlisle a key man and something should i , be done to retain him and Mr. Koppe stated that he agreed with Mr. Hawn. Council- man :Farrington stated that it vvould be very bad if on account of raising one man's wages the Fire Department should walk out. Councilman Stewart said that he felt I this was only one of several problems which we have already had a~ which will be coming up for the duration of the present budget. He stated that he was quite 1 sure that on account of the loss of some of the higher-paid employees of the Fire Department being replaced by cheaper men that the employees of the Fire I Department could be given a $10.00 raise and not exceed the amount of salaries allowed in the budget and that he felt that the head of each department should I see if something along this line could be accomplished. Councilman Barette said i that he did not think we would be able to compete with the government on salaries, I I and did not see how this raise could be granted Mr. Carlisle. Councilman Bond I said that the whole question was to raise the $7.00 additional requested by Mr. 'I I Carlisle, but that he felt it could not be taken out of' the Emergency Fund. I There was some further discussion among members of the Council regarding the situat on 'I ,I but there was a motion by Mr. Hawn that the salary of Mr. Carlisle be raised ,$7.00 ': I per month the money to he taken out of the Emergency Fund. As there was no second to the motion Mr. Hawn stated that he would change his motion to read a $7.00 per month increase in salary fro Mr., Carlisle to begin Sept. 1, 1942, the money to be taken out of the Parking Meter Fund, as Mr. Carlisle was looking after the traffic signals a g60d deal of the time. This motion was seconded by Barette. , On roll call Councilmen voting aye: Ko p p e , Barette, Hawn, and Pennington. Council : lIlBn voting no: Bond, Farrington, and Stewart. The motion was declared carried. i I " At this time property offers were considered. The offer of Emma Gorrie of $400.00 for the South 66.7 feet of the North 133.4 feet of Lot 5 Block 23, 7 Fairmount Addition was rejected. An offer from B. R. Andrus of $300.00 for Lot 2, Block 1, Zimmer's Addition had been received, and this offer was accepted. The offer of G. W. Clark of $200.00 cash for the north 40 feet of Lots 2 and 3 in ~ Block 1,Reets Addition was accepted. Councilman Farrington stated that the matter of investingsurplusffunds in War Bonds had been referred to the Finance Committee but that he had not had tiiJle 'to call a committ'ee meeting, bUt; that he thbllght Councilman Hawn had something to report. Councilman Hawn said he had secured a schedule of the different War Bonds being sold, and he explained to the Council the various phases of these different 8 bonds and said it was his recommendation that the City invest the surplus funds in the Swimming Pool and the Sewage Disposal funds in the series "GIf bondsl He I said that there was a limit on the amount of these "Gn bonds that could be carried by an individual or a corporation of $100,000.00 and that the Water Board bad already purchased this amount of these bonds. He stated that he had addressed a letter to I the department regarding this matter but had not had a reply as to whether the I department would allow the City of, Eugene to purchase additional bonds, but that I he would probably have a reply within the next day or two. After some further I discussion by the Council the following resolution was read, and on motion made, seconded, and carried the resolution was adopted. RES 0 L UTI 0 N ---------- WHEREAS, the City of Eugene has a Swimming Pool Fund and a Sewage Disposal : Fund, each of which is held pending the construction respectively of a swimming pool and a sewage disposal plant, and neither of which can be used at this time I for construction for the reason that the entire sum is not made up and for the further reason that because of emergency conditions owing to the war, no construc- tion work can go forward at this time. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Eugene that the Swimming Pool Fund in the sum of 16,000 Dollars, and the Sewage Disposal Fund i in the sum of 39,000.00 Dollars together witti accretions coming in,are not require I I for use by the municipality within a period of six months from the date of this resolution, and the Recorder and Treasurer of the City of Eugene be and they are I hereby ordered and directed to invest said funds together with accruing funds , in series "G" War Bonds, approved securities under the statutes of the State of Or I I I ! The Recorder reported that theO.C.D.had presented a bill in the sum of i $41.12 for services rendered by Louise Hughes for office work for the first twenty- 91 two days of August, that this bill was ill.K.'d by Mr. Shumaker and Mr. Hitchens . and that Miss Hughes was no longer working and had requested that this bill be I/'paid a t on ce. Mot ion was made, seconded, and carried that this bill be allowed. I time the Recorder reported a bill from Ray Jacobs in the sum of " . At this , ~ norcn and we-st--bbUhdarlesor-VeTk-dmmen , ~ storm sewer between Delta Highway and en Acres to Holly Street (1258) (76-31) paving, sanitary sewer and storm sewer Bar M,Ranch; and sanitary sewer and storm f the east boundary of 8th Addition to -32) sanitary sewer 25th Avenue from 650 feet t to 320 feet east within 2nd Addition to ) (76-40) paving, sanitary sewer and storm sewer on and sanitary sewer on Robin Avenue bdivision west to Ruskin Street and on 1ex-A Subdivision (1293) (76-63) sanitary sewer on Cross Place from Cross h (1279) (76-64) sanitary sewer - North Polk Street from lorth (1256) (76-70) storm sewer along the northeast boundary It Ranch (1309) (76-71) sanitary sewer - Patterson Street from south (1347) (76-75) <!~1 '--- --.-J ~ ,2,5 ~- ------ ---~ -.----- .--- --- --_.._~--- --- --- ------- - ----- ~..- ---- -- --.-----------------~ -----~ ------ ----- --.. - --~- -..--~.-. -_. ---- ___ __ - ___ ___ ___ -_-0.--__. __..~__~_ ____ ---. - --- - - -- . -- - - --. --- - ..- - . -- . --- .- ._~._- -- ------ .. - -- ----- -- -- - --- '-..- ------~------- ---._-._-------- ~-_.- -- - --. ~=--=~=:::~lrl -~;~~:~~-~'~~; ;e~-;:~;~:g the Street Departme~t building at 101 W. 5t~- s~~::~-.w ~._-- I Engineer qlubb stated that the roof had been completed and that the original bill "c- :j had been $992.85 plus $35.00 making a total of $1027.85 but that when they came ,I 10 l~ to in~tallin~ the roof. some slight changes had to be made and this ha~ reduce~ i::,' il the b1l1 to ~992.85. He stated that Mr. Jacobs had to pay cash for h1S mater1als ..~ ~ and would like to have his money. On motion made, seconded, and carried the bill ~, ~ was ordered paid. l' (j A letter to the Judiciary Committee filed by W. C. Clubb, City Engineer, 11 regarding the paving at the corner of 6th and Monroe was read. The letter stated ii that Mr. Coffey had paid in for principal and interest the sum of $407.31 and th at ~: on account of an error in the original assessment he should have paid only $316.20 'Ii and that Mr. Coffey should have a refund of $91.11. The letter also steted that il the department wished instructions to clear the Lien Docket by marking the assess- 11 :j ment paid in full. Councilman Koppe stated that the Judiciary Co~mittee had ~.II studied this 3i tU&.'tion sume, but tha t Mr. Pennington was n.ot present at the time ; but that it was the opinion of the Judiciary Comrni ttee that the property should II be re-assessed. Mr. Koppe stated that he felt there was no doubt that Mr. Coffee ;! should be refunded his excess payment but that he would like to have the balance il of the letter held over for further investiga tion by the Judiciary Committee t with a view of re-assessing the property and placing the lien where it should J have been at the~start. A motion was made, seconded, and carried that Mr. Coffey ~ be refunded the $91.11 and that the matter of re-assessment be left in the hands :1 of the Judiciary Committee for further investigation. II At thi s time Mayor Large stated that the government had asked that the ~ City give fire protection to their radio station which is located about a mile :: north of the Cal Young place, or about four miles from Eugene. He stated that 12 ~! he did not suppose the government would figure on paying for thi s service but he :; thought it would probably be a good jesture for the City to agree to this pro- ~ tection. A motion was made by Stewart and seconded by Farrington and carried that j the City provide fire protection for this radio station incase of necessity. I' ,'I II A letter from Mrs. Louise Higgins asking that a light be placed at 28th r and Potter on account of the Bird Rest Homeand the Alice Maried Children's Home ;' which is located at that point was read. The Recorder also read a letter from '1-- I.J. the Eugene Water Board regarding a light Which the Council had authorized installed /: at 24th and Olive on August 10th, 1942. This letter stated that on account of :: government regulations a priority would have to be secured from Washington, D.C. 13 !I before installation could be made. Councilman Stewart said that he had made ~ the investigation regarding the light at 24th and Olive and he did not think ii it was an emergency at this time, and that the matter should be left till after the ~ duration. This same condition would come up in the request for a light at 28th ~; and Potter as the Via tel' Board would have to run a line from 25th to 28th Street, I! so no action was taken. "I , ~ At this time the Recorder read a letter from Juliette C. Givson and :' Mildred Snow at 58 Eas t 13th Street, regarding barking dogs owned by Dave, I': of Dave's Pie Shop at 1331 Willamette. The matter had been referred to the Police 14 'Department by the Hecorder previous to the Council meeting and Chief Bergrl1an stated they had contacted the owner of,the dogs and he stated there was only one pup and said ttct he would remove the pup to another location. A resolution adopted by the Central Labor Council of Eugene on August Ii the 24th was read. This resolution was regarding pay for City employees and 15 ~ stated that a copy of the resolution had also been sent to the Eugene Register I,; Guar~. On motion made~ seconded, and carried, the resolution was ordered placed '! on f11e. " i'I :; '1'he following appointments were read by Mayor Large and on motion made, 16 ;: seconded, and carried, the appointments were confirmed and the men ordered placed '; on the pay roll. Firemen: Warren H. Bussell, Herbert Sederlin, James V. Bellmore. ~! ,Policemen: Jay Linebaugh, Robert J'. Keefe. 'I I I ; The resignation of Merle C. Brace as janitor was read at this time 17 ~and ordered placed on file. ,~ i Ii A permanent report upon the reclassification of the property described '; below by the Planning Commission was read at this time. This wa s a proposal to !: change the classification from a Single Family Hesidence District to a Light , 1 ;: Industrial District. An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8413 regarding the change ~in classification of this property was read the first time and laid over. The rfollwwing resolution was read at this time and on motion made, seconded, and carried . :lwas adopted. ~ RES 0 L UTI 0 N ~ ---------- Ii , WHEREAS~ heretofor~ the Common. C~unc~l has sUbm~tted ~o the Pl~nning :ICommiss1on certa1n changes 1n the class1f1cat10n of the follow1ng descr1bed area Ii to-wit: I "Beginning at the Northwest Corner of Lot 2, Block 4, West Sixth Street Addition running thence North through Lot 7 and along the West line of Lot 2, Block 5, and Lot 2, Block .....1 r- 26 / / - ---'::~-':.:..::....~~ -::-----,-.:~::'::~-:_~~=---_ -_~:-_-=::.- ~-----=--- - --=-_--:- _' ~--:--:~~_""";:"'"---_S-~ '~_-:-;;--:-- - --- _:- ---;-----~;_:--:-~~~ ~~.-:~ _-=-~-=_:--=-=_-==..:::..,:..:~."'-=-:=-~~ --=-~;-~_--'--=-_~..".- -- ----_ -.-- _no .. _____ _,_ ~ _ ___ __ _ _ _ -- - - ~ --- - --- - - -.. - -- - - -- - -~---'---'---- '--If --~ .:....- -=-_~.:c::.:::..-,.::.-~~-,--' '-,'C c-,:-:-'::'--:,'~ -::.:....c==-...::.::cF-==:c?:::-..?-=..:.~=7c:'=.::..:.--=-'--:.::..:=-='--'-=-=----~- '-~-_.. --=~-=C:--'-~~':_-:::='-:::-~-~~~:~,'~-"'::',,,:~=-c,-'_:c:::-=,,:, : four, Walters and Seifferts Addition and along the West line :i of Lot 2, Block 5, and the West line of Lots 9 and 2, Block I four, Cronerts Addition; thence North to a point 140 feet South I .', of the South line of Second Avenue West which is the South line t~:.' p- :01' the Ligh Industrial District as shown on the Zoning Map of -,., 18 the City of Eugene, thence West to the West City Limits; thence South along the West City limits to the North line of ~ot 5, Block 3, Grand Prairie Addition, thence East to the place of beginning." and the Planning Commission has held a hearing, adopted a tentative report, and converted the same into a permanat report, and has resubmitte it to the Common Council with the recommendation that the same be enacted into an ordinance, and the Council has prepared and given its first reading of' an ordinance enacting said p~rmanent report. NOW (l'HEREFORE, the City Recorder be and he is hereby diredted to prepare and cause to be published not less than three times in the Eugene Register-Guard in Eugene, Oregon a notice of a hearing to be held at the regular Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 14th, 1942 at 7:30 P.M. said notices to be published within the week commencing Sept. 14, 1942. Sealed bids had been asked for at this Council meeting for auditing the City books for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 1942, and ending June 30, 1943. Only one bid was received, which was from C. A. Horton. The Recorder opened and 19 read this bid, which was for $480.00, work to be done monthly. A motion made by , Farrington and seconded by Bond and carried tht the bid of Mr. Horton for the , i audit be acceptee. At this time Mr. Barette reported regarding the complaint which had previousl I been filed regarding the cutting of trees in the parking at 3rd and Lawrence. ! lvIr. Be,rette stated that there had been no trees in the parking cut; t hat Mr. Hyland 20 f had cut one tree but that it was on private property. Regarding the lumber in the , street, Councilman Barette reported that this belonged to the government and it I i probably would be moved at an early date. The complaint regarding the conditions at this location was ordered tabled. I I At this time Mayor Large stated that Engineer Clubb had prepared a map showin I i I the property to be used when the new Ferry Street Bridge is builty by the County I at the end of High Street. Mayor Large stated tht the ~ounty had already secured options for the property on the East side of the river and that something should be done at this time in regard to getting quotations on what the city wbuld have to I pay on the property they would have to furnish. This property is described below. "Beginning at a point 9 feet west and 224 feet north of the southwest corner of block "B" of the original plat of Eugene City as the same is platted and recorded at page 2 of Docket "Aft Lane County, Oregon J'udgrnent Dockets, running thence east 9 ill .@7 feet; thence on a curve to the right whose radius is 532.85 feet to a point 167.48 feet east and 331.14 feet north of the southwest corner of said Block "Bit; 21 thence north 45040' east 86 feet to the low water line of the Willame te ! River; thence northwesterly along the low water line of tee I Willamette River 82.5 feet, more or less; thence south 45 40t west : 67 feet, more or less, to a point 111.57 feet east and 388.37 feet north of' the, said southwest corner of Block uBIt and thence on a curve to the left whose radius is 612.85 feet to the place of beginning.tt I After some discussion by 1liE council, Engineer Clubb was i~structed to make an , investigation as to the probable cost of this property and to report back at the next Council meeting. At this tinle Mr. Farrington asked if anything had everiEbeen done regarding 22. one-way traffic in the alleys. Mr. Bond stated that he remembered about the discussion regarding the alleys but nothing had ever been done about it. , At this time Mayor Large presented.a letter from the Oregon State Highway Commission. The letter was ordered placed on file. "I am enclosing for your information a mimeographed copy of an order that has been 'made by the State Highway Commission, designating 23 . particularly dangerous highway-railroad grade crossings, and requirin all vehicular traffic to come to a complete stop before crossing t the railroad tracks at such locations. I It was thought that you would be particularly interested in receiving I I the information, because it concerns a railroad grade crossing in your city." I I On motion the meeting adjurned. I i i I ~