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Home My WebLink About12/28/1942 Meeting r- 56 ~--- '-:::'-:--:,:--=-::-~?.:.....=:::~~?~.::~~~~~~ ~ .-=~--=- -=---:-==-===-=-~---:=-~------==::=::::==-:....:.-==-=--::---==-_-=--=----=--_~:::-::- ~ ~-~----.:::.---~~~---~~-------.::z---:.-=.:-- -~--=----~~ _.=:.....::..:......===-=.- .__--=-_:::- _-_ ....:..-=-~_ -=-.- ""-__--'--'-~=- :-c~_=_..:c..==_---=-_==-_"_==_ _ =-==---=-:..::_--~----c-::r:.=_::~:~_=~___=:==.c::::.==_=~ ~=-~-~--- -- -~--=--. --==---=_ -- ~--~- ----~ --------- - --~-- I Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon December 28, 1942 ,e:,." The regular meeting of the Common Council held Monday evening, Dec. 28th. All I ..,~ Councilmen were present at the meeting. 't, ;<!!- Attorney Harold J. Wells was present and presented a letter to the Council re- questing that the action taken by the Council at the Meeting December 14th, regardin the beer license of F. E. and C. E. Welch for the business known as the Star Club, at 663 Willamette Street, be reconsidered. Mr. Wells stated that he felt at the Ipresent time the state inspector had no objections to the license being recomm~nded 'as there had been considerable improvement in the premises made since the inspector' last report. He stated that if the license was not recommended by the Council that the ~elch Brothers would probably lose their place of business;. Councilman Bond stated that at the last meeting December 14th, he was not in favor of acting on the applications at that time and did not feel like turning them down cold and he felt inow that there was no reason why their license should be held up. Mr. Tony P. jhamig, local lnspectorfor the State Liquor Commission, was present and stated that 'when he came here in 1941 conditions at tbis place had no been at all satisfactory, land even though improvementsohad been made he was still getting complaintB over the ItelePhone and from different people regarding drunks on the sidewalk in front of the ,place and that undesirable women frequented the place. He stated that he had given lout warnings regarding this condition, but no tickets had been issued. He said that lit had been reported to him that a bootlegger was making his contacts at this place. ~Councilman Hawn asked Chief of Police Ber~an what he wished to say in regard to Ithe matter; Chief Bergman replied that he had complaints regarding operations from most of the licensed places in town and that he had had a good many complaints from ;this address. He stated that at times Mr. Welch had called up and that numerous !arrests had been made at this place. Councilman Hawn stated that he did not believe 'that closing of the place would remedy the situation much as these patrons would :only go to other pIa ces. He fel t tIla t the management, together with the Police Department, could clean up the undesirable situation if they used more strong-arm ~ethods. Councilman Farrington asked Inspector Eamig how much farther they could go at this place before the Commission would take action and Mr. Ramig stated that (the place would not have to get any worse but that he could not speak for the action :of the Commission. Mr. Welch stated that they had a great many railroad men and I 'lumberjacks that frequented this place and that they were often hard to handle. He :said that the place did not knowingly sell beer to intoxicated persons. Inspector Ramig had delivered to the Hecorder previous to the Council meeting copies of his :Wri tten reports to the Liquor Commission regElI'd ing the Star Club, the East Side 1 Tavern, and Dean's Place, and lVir. Ramie.'s re.r:;orts regarding the Star Club were read :at tLis time. Councilman Stewart stated at this time that he saw no reason to change his previous opinion regarding this place and stated that he wondered how many of !the Councilmen would be willing to go home and tell their wives they had voted to ,recommend that a license be granted to this place in face of all the reports they had before them. Councilman Pennington stated that there seemed to be a great many ~ros and cons and that he felt this merited real study and he felt that the matter ishould be placed in the hands of the police committee to make a further report. :Councilman Hawn stated that he felt the same as Nil'. Pennington and wished to move that the matter be referred to the Police Committee to report back at the next Council meeting. This motion was seconded by Pennington. On voice vote it was Jmpossible to tell whether the motion carried or not and Mayor Large asked for a rol call. Councilmen voting aye: Bond, Hawn, and Pennington. Councilmen voting no: ~arrington, Koppe, Barette, and Stewart. Councilman Brownson did not vote. This ~as four to three against the motion and the motion was declared lost. Councilman ~arrington move that the previous action of the Council on December 14th be approved, pnd this motion was seconded by Stewart and carried. The matter regarding the East Side Tavern at 47 East 7th Avenue, operated by Joe Hale and Merle Short, was taken 'up at this time. Mr. :Lamig' s reports to the Commission was read at this time and ~lso a letter from the Commission to the East Side Tavern dated November 21, 1942, suspending the license for twenty-one days was also read. Inspector Ramig said that some improvements in regard to this place had been made since he came to town but that conditions were still similar to those at the Star Club. Councilman Farrington asked Chief Bergman regarding this place and Chief Bergman stated that conditions were still similar to those at the Star Club. Mr. Short said they were very busy on a Saturday night, in fact, more business than they really wanted; that they did pot cater to soldiers and that they had learned their lesson in the 21-day suspensio and thought they could handle the place satisfactorily in the future. Councilman ptewart moved thct the action of the Council at the previous meeting held December 14, 1942, be sustained and this motion was seconded by Barette and carried. The matter concerning Dean's Place at 865 Willamette Street was taken up at this time I and Inspector Eamig's reports to the Commission were read to the Council. Mr. Ramig ~lso stated that a couple of days ago he received a call from Al Dietz, juvenile ,officer, and that Mr. Dietz had reported to him that he had seen a 14-year-old boy in the booth at Dean's Place drinking beer. Mr. Ramig stated that he had no had kufficient time to investigate this matter and that Mr. Dietz had to go out of town and could not be present at the Council meeting this evening. Mr. Ramig also stated :that Mr. Dragoo was not at the place himself but had girls as bartenders. Mr. Dragoo ~as present and stated that it was true that he had been hauling logs some but that he was at the place every night until one or two o'clock in the morming and that Mr. Ramig haQ not seen him in the forenoon when he had called at the place because '! I ! ~ - 5'7""'l11l ~ . - __ - - - _. - __ n__ __ ~ _ _ _~ __ __ _ _______ __~.___~ ____ ~ ___ _____ __ -- ~- -- ---- - ::..:.c..:..=--_ _~~-=----=---=..:-=-..:..:::.~=-:.::-______--=-c'=-~~c__:-=--= --==---0:1 - -- - - - - - ~ -. ~- ---- ~--- ----- - --------- --~--~--- --.---- - ---~. -- - -- - - - --. - -------~_____ - __ _____._.____~~__ _____n___-_ __ ___ _______ _ _ _ ._______"_____ ____ _ __ ,. --~ -- ----------------- --------:.-- -"- ------------ -_._-------_..:_~---- ---------::_-- ---~---------_. -- ----------- ------ ! he was sleeping at the time. He stated that there was a high school dance hall I upstairs over his place and that these girls and boys came down for cokes and pops I j and that they were never served any beer. He stated that there were four or five 'I 17-year-old girls running around with soldiers that came in there but he did not P81 ' know just how -t-o ~:et rid of them. He stated that he had only been given one ticket. I and he had been operating the place seven years this coming March, and he felt that ;;'~ I this should give him favorable consideration by the Council. Councilman Hawn stated I that he felt this ,place was a little different from the others; that there was a II shoe shine parlor and a magazine stand in front and that he hai been in there a good II many times and never noticed anything objectionable and in view of their record jMr. Dragoo should be given another chance and that he wished to move that the action Ii at-the previous Council meeting be reconsidered and that Mr. Dragoo's license be i recommended for renewal. There was no second to this motion. Councilman Farrington Ii stated that this was a very unpleasant thing for the Council to have to act on and , that he would like to be fair in every way a-nd that he was Hoping action might be Ijpostponed until they could hear a report from Mr. Dietz, the juvenile officer. . Councilman Bond sta ted the; t he fel t the same wa~ and a motion was made by Farringto iand seconded by Bond that action be deferred until the next Council meeting, and l '1 that Mr. Dietz be reque~ted to be present and make a report. This motion was carried I ! The Recorder reported at this time that beer applications to be acted on at !this time were: Newman's Grotto, '764 Willamette, McCrady's Cafe, 878 Willamette, iLee's Coffee Shop, 757 West 6th, and Snappy Service, 860 Olive. A letter addressed Ii to Halph E. Newman and Isaa c H. Newman, 764 1Nillamette, dated November 20, 1942, II from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission suspending this license for ten days was 2 fread at this time. Councilman Bond stated that their license had also been suspende lonce before during the Trail to Rail Pageant. Councilman Bond made a motion that (the applications for McCrady's Cafe, Lee's Coffee Shop, and the Snappy Service, be !recommended for renewal, and the motion was seconded by Hawn and carried. A motion II was made by Farrington and seconded by Bond that t11e ma tter of the license for 11 Newman's Grotto be held over till the next Council meeting. This motion was carried. Ii I; Mayor Large stated tha t bids for gasoline for the Ci ty' s use for the year 1943 ;'iwere to be opened a t this meeting and that as some -of the oil men were present, ~thebids would be opened at this time. The bids were as follows: 1. . C01VlPANY REGULAR ETHYL I I Associated Oil Co. . 1550 .1750 I \ Standard Oil Co. .1550 .1750 3 il Gilmore Oil Co. .1372 .1535 ~:: !~ Shell Oil Co. .1550 .1fi350 I; " Union Oil Co. .1500 .1700 I! Richfield Oil Co. .1550 .1750 General Petrolewn Co. .1372 .1535 I\A motion was made by Penn~ngton and seconded by Bond and carried that ina smuch as "the Gilmore and General bids were the lowest and the same, at .1372, that the contra.t 11 be awareed these two firms and the gasoline for 1943 be divided as equally as possibie ~between the two firms. Ij Ii The Judiciary Committee had no report. ti 'j The following pro~erty offer was submitted by the E'inance Committee: $100.00 11 I! cash for the lot on the north side of Clark Avenue jus t east of Monroe Street, 4 I~being a lot 54 feet by 160 feet. It was the recommendation of the Finance Committee !i tha t this offer be accepted and the. recommendation of the Finance Committee was !!adopted. l:~ I The Street Committee had no report. .1 , 'I ;1 II Councilman Stewart, reporting for the Fire and Water Committee, stated he had ~a request for a light at 23rd and Lawrence. He stated that Lawrence Street was an lunimproved street at this corner and only one house in the block. He stated that 5 lit was a dark corner and it was reported that there had been several robberies in !that neighborhood. It was pointed out that a couple of other requests for new ~street lights had been deferred on account of the Water Board not being able to ~secure material on account of war restrictions. No action regarding this ~equest ~was taken by the Council. 'I . _ Ii Councilman Brownson, reporting for the Heal th Committee, stated that complaints Ilhad come to the Health Committee regarding conditions a t the New York Rooms I ~upstairs at 571 Willamette Street, and also regarding the rooms upstairs over the IICarroll Drug.Company at 730 Willamette. He said that the committee, together with 6 Jthe Fire Chief and the City Attorney had visited these places and found them un- ~lsani tary. Attorney Calkins stated that before anything could he done it was necessar.y tto give ten and thirty-day notices and that these notices have been sent by registered ilmail and are now running. " I I said that the tree on the south side I Councilman Hawn, reporting for the Parks, jOf 13th, west of Kincaid and tl"1e one at 4th and Jefferson, had been further inspected! 7 land that they were dangerous to pedestrians and that the cost of removing them would I~be $30.00 and $20.00. A motion was made by Councilman Hawn, seconded by Barette, !'!and oarried that these two trees should be removed under the supervision of the III 1,;Ci ty Engineer and the money should be taken out of the Emergency Fudn. Ii ..... I' r-58 _-~ _::-~---::_~:-.::.?-_::--=--~.::.~---=--..=...::=..=. ----------=------- - ..:.::..~-=..:..:::~.:._~~~~.~-__~ -:-:-:-_-=-:-=-=~~-:-=-=--""7:-:-__- ~_ ~..:-:-:---- =-~_--==-------::- -----~,,~::---~-~- -~- --=--_.....::...-.:::-_---=-:--~=___=__~-~~~~..: "T '~'~o~~'c ~'lm:n'~~n~ :~:o-~e port~~'tha~'~h~ ;a~k--~~~:~ t~e-~th~d on h~:d : ~:: '~ ~ ~~~'-~ ~ = =,' ~ ,., feet of no. 12 and 14 copper wire. He said it had been taken down and stored in a I building and the Park Department had no great need for it at this time and that it 8 ! could be sold for four or five cents a pOUQd. It was not quite clear whether the I ,,:..'"- lZi ty would. be allowed t~ sell this c~pper wire and. it was suggested tha tit ~ould . (~ be a good ldea to keep lt on hand. No further actlon was taken by the Counc~l. ~ The Sewer COillnlittee had no report. Councilman Bond, reporting for the Police Department, said that early in December one of the Police Officers had run the Police car into the back end of a milk truck and damaged -the police car considerably. He said that he had had Chief Bergman secure three estimates for repair on the car and thet they ran from $189.87 to a little over $200.00, and that he had instructed the Chief of Police to have 9 the repair work done at Simmons-Kendall, their bid in the sum of $189.87 being the lowest. He stated the work had been completed and he was asking that if there was not sufficient funds in the Police budget for equipment and renewals to pay this amount, the balance to be taken out of the Emergency Fund. ,Councilrra n Bond asked Chief Bergman how the accident occured and the Chief stated that the officer was no longer with the City and that it had been discovered he had a woman with him in the car at the time. i Mayor Large at this time stated that a watcf@an had been employed at the new I airport by the name of A. W. Snyder and that he should be deputized. He said this 10 ! watchman would eventually be paid by the Army, but that the City would probably have to advance his pay Ultil the appropriation could be returned from the Army. A motion was made by Bond and seconded by Farrington and carried that this appoint- , illent be confirmed and that he be deputized as a watchman. I Councilman Stewart stated.that Councilman Bond had asked him to make a report concerning tile request of the Humane Society asking for the entire revenue for dog licenses be turned over to them for the year 1943. Councilman Stewart stated that the committee hau held a meeting and that they felt that the request of the Humane Society was reasonable and it was the recommendation of the committee tbat the reque t be granted. Mayor Large stated at this time that in the 1942-1943 budget the dog 11 licenses were included in the es~ted revenue and that an item of $400.00 only had been set up as an allowance for the Humane Society and it was doubtful if any I i money more than this ~400.00 could be allowed the Humane Society for the balance of 'i the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943. Attorney Calkins stated that unless there : was an emergency nothing further than the $400.00 could be allowed the Humane ' ~ i Society and on this account no action was taken regarding the committee report that ! the Humane Society be allowed the full amount of the dog collections. i The report of Sewage charges for November and the Fire Department report for : October were read at this time and ordered placed on file. i A letter from ,the Shell Oil Company requesting permission to install benches ,I at some of their service stations for use of the Armed Forces 'wai ting for rides 12 i was read. A motion was made by Farrington and seconded by Bond and carried that the Recorder be instructed to write the Shell Oil Company that the Council would i be glad to have these seats erectedas long as they were kept on the service station property. I , A letter from residents on Mill Race Drive at the north west corner of the i bridge which crosses the millrac~ at Alder was read. This was a request that the , City erect a sign designating this as Mill Race Drive and also requesting some : gravel be placed on this drive. Councilman Pennington stated this was a private : drive but that it connected with a dead-end -alley belonging to the City; that there 131 were some 20 or 21 garages on this alley, and that if the property owners wanted : to fence off Mill Race Drive it would be almost impossible for the City to use 'i this alley as there would be no way to turn around wi thout getting on private property. Councilman Stewart said that he felt under the circumstances this was i a fair request and it seemed to him it should be granted. Councilman Pennington " stated that the alley belonging to the City was in very bad condition and Council- : man Barette stated that the City did do SOllie repairing on this alley but to do much '; good would require a good deal of expense and probably more gravel than they would be able to secure at this time. The'matter was referred to the Street Committee : to report back at the next Council meeting. : This was the date set for comp~etion of the vacation of part of Hamble Avenue ; and for hearing complaints and objections. Mayor Large called for objections and I there being none an ordinance vacating the following described area was read the : first time and passed to its second and third readings by unanimous consent of the 14 ' Council by title under suspension of the rules and was placed for final passage. -~, On roll call councilmen voting aye: Bond, Barette, Koppe, Fennington, Farrington, Stewart, Brownson, and Hawn. Voting no, none. Absent, non~. The ordinance was declared passed and numbered ~. Mayor Large stated that this was the last meeting of the year 1942 and that owing to war conditions had been a hard year and that he hoped the year 1943 wou~d bring the changed conditions we have been hoping for. He stated that also a senlor , member and president of the Council Councilman Bond, was retiring from the Council ~: r- ~ " 5-9 ~- - - - - - -- - - - - ~_._-- - - -- ---~--~---- -~------------~- --- --- - ~- -- --- - - - - --~- -- ----- ~ --- - - -- - - - -- ---- - - - ------- ~ - . - -- - - - .."- .. . ~ -. -- - --- - - -- P'" ------ ----.~ - - -- --- -- ._-. --.-. ----,~- --- -- - ~---.:---------------- -Ir-"-' -~- -- -.- - --- .=-n_ ---=---,--- --- -- -- - =--c::.-----=-_" -- --:-- - -=---------~: 'c.~ =-=.c-:=-:-==--==-_-c:__::.-,-=-u c_ C:._- -- - - - -,,=--.-:.---.:=. ,-'::--:--- ----::=-=-- -=---_'-=_ -_ - -_-___-~- __-,,--=- -=-=-_cc-: -- --~ ,) at thlS tlme. He stated that Councllman Bond had been servlng for twelve years Iii and tha t he had not missed a single Council meeting in that time and that was a ,~ r hard record to beat. He stated it had been a pleasure to work with Mr. Bond; that Ii he had supported the administration in its debt retirement program and he had always r endeavored to be economical in the Police Department on which he Vias serving. He (.'1 -- Ii stated that he and the Council members had a token of remembrance for Mr. Bond Q Ii and that he would present it to him at this time. Councilman Bond stated that he .,' II wished to thank the Mayor for his kind words and the Council for their remembrance :'~:,: r to him and that he would always cherish the present. He said he hardly knew what - I to say but tha tit was with deep regret he left the Council and tha t the members II of the Council and tte,City employees had always cooperated with him in every way ! and that he felt by being on the Council he had haC an opportunity to work with 15 t the best men of the City and that he wished to thank the Council and all of-the l: Ci ty employees for their support while he had been a Councilman. He said Mr. Davis, f; his successor, was present and he wished to introduce him at this time. Mr. Davis Iii said he realized the respoflsibili ty of his position and his only hope was that he :. could carryon where Mr. Bond had left off. Councilman Farrington said he felt that i the Mayor had exp~eased the feelings of all of the Council in his remarks concerning : Mr. Bond and it had been a pleasure to \lVork with 1v1I'. Bond and he said Mr: Bond was ; Dever in a hurry for cction and could not be rushed and he considered this a very :1 good point. Both Councilman Stewart and Councilman Barette said they wished to Ii concur in these statements. ii ij Mayor Large said he wished all the Council a happy new year and on motion the V meeting adj ourned. I', 'i I. II! I! I: i ~ , ~ 1:1 'I 1'1 . II. I I': John Fields ,,' Recorder Pro Tern II I II ji 1:1 I,! ", A n t' 11 '. fl 'I I II 'I 1,- !i II l!il 1'1 .1 .' 11 Ii i\ 1'1 I, II !I ,'I ~,I ;, ;~ II I) 1\ J ! . 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