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Home My WebLink About02/22/1943 Meeting ~76 - ------- --..---~:.-=.;.=--=-~ ~--=-----=--~-....:...:--~----=-:.:.....:::~-:.--~.::.=~~.::..:::-:-::..-"=-----~=..;:.~--..:...:......::___~_=::.__-_.::_......:.--;-::; _::_-~ -:- ~- -:-;. -~~.....::::_-~:::::3.;._-~.:.:-~~~~_____~=_~_2...;_==_~~___=_=__:.._::_...::_~~__.-:_~;::;_ - - --=-~-=~--=--- ~-=::_--=- -.:. --~ ~-:- ::=---_-_=::---=--_-----=--_-:::-_-:-:--~__::-_E_..:_~~_=__=_==__~==_ --=:-::~_=-==---::-.=.:_=-=___=_ =-__ =---=- -=--:=-==----=-_-:-::==-=--==-=-=----====-~-_-=---=----_=_=_~- _ -= _~- -=--:..:::==... ~-~- -_::- _.::..:.:..--__~__ __ -:.:. _____ T~ I I The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council held Monday evening ~J! at 7:30 P.M. All Councilmen were present with the exception of Councilman Brownson. , ::......."'.."., Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon February 22, 1943 I The Oregon Motor Stages had filed a letter with the Recorder requesting that if Columbia Street from Fairmount Boulevard to 22nd Street be made a one-way Street, that it be made one-way for traffic going north. Mr. Carlyle, representing the Oregon Motor Stages, was present andaddressed the Council at this' time. He explained that making Columbia a one-way street going south would make three more turns 'in the route of the Fairmount Loop bus, in which there are already 13 turns. He stated that this route covered a distance of 5.7 miles, carried about 1,000 people per day, with about 80 stops on a round trip, and that it would considerably inconvenience a good many people on Fairmount Boulevard; that these people walk two or three blocks to the bus and that the new,route would make an additional two blocks. Councilman 1 Stewart stated that it was the north-bound traffic that caused the hazzard at Columbia and Fairmount, and that was what they were trying to get away from. : Dr. W. V. Norris was present at the Council meeting and stated he wished to enter : an objection unless some other schedule for Fairmount Boulevard could be worked out. He suggested that possibly the University Loop bus could continue on Fairmount I Boulevard to where, 21st Street comes down through Washbourne Park, instead of turniI}g off at 19th Street as at the present time. Councilman Hawn stated that he did not like to give up the idea of making this part of Columbia Street one-way for south- bound traffic, and suggested that the Mayor should appoint a committee ,from the Council to confer with the bus officials and see if some solution could not be : worked Qutl After some further discussion, Mayor Large referred the matter to the Street Committee to confer with the bus company and make a report back to the Counc~l at the next meeting. ' Councilman Koppe, reporting for the Judiciary Committee, stated that it did not seem wise for the Council ,to deputize theC.A~P. guards at the new airport and 'that it was the recommendation of the Judiciary Committee that this matter should be worked out between the C.A.P. and the Army. Councilman Hawn stated that 2 he did not like the dual responsibility between the City and the Army at the air- port and did not believe these guards should be deputized. Councilman Pennington suggested that we should wait for a request from the Army before deputizing these guards. It was pointed out that the CAP guards were already carrying arms and it was decided that the matter should be left as is for the present time. I' Councilman Farrington, reporting regarding the NYA building for the Garden 3 Club, stated that the Judiciary Committee could see no reason why this building should not be given to the Garden ClUb. At this time Councilman Brownson entered the Council Chambers. The following property ,offers were received: Offer of $50.00 for the west 50 feet of Lots 1 and 2 in Block 3, Mountain View Park, submitted by Mrs. Mary W. Fox, The Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $100.00 be made. Offer of i $300.00 for Lot 10, Block 1, Mark Flemming Addition, submitted by LeRoy Petersen. 4 The Finance Committee recommended a counter offer of $330.00 be made. Offer of $500.00 for the South 66.7 feet of the north 133.4 feet of Lot 5, Block 23, Fairmount Addition, submitted by Sam Ashley. The Finance Committee recommended that a countet offer of $675.00 be made. The recommendations of the Finance Committee were I adopted by the Council. Councilman Farrington stated that the City had a good many vacant lots that were sui table for gardening and 11e thought they should be put at the disposal of the public and stated he would like to get some publicity of the pressn. Mayor Large said he had also received some requests for lots for gardening and that he , had also received requests for relaxation of the ordinance governing chickens under this 'emergency. Mayor Large suggested that there should be some control over the ' : size of tracts of land allotted to anyone for gardens, as they might want to take a large lot and would use only a part of it and thus deprive others a space to have 5 a garden. Councilman Hawn stated that if someone wished to put in a sizeable tract , of ground and do commercial gardening that the City should have some compensation in the form of rent. Attorney Calkins pointed out that if people were allowed to plant these gardens and the City had no agreement with them it might be embarrasing if the lot should .be sold, as the parties would have the right to harvest their crops. It was the recommendation of the Council that the chicken ordinance be relaxed for the duration of the war and that the lots should be allowed to be used for gardening purposes and tht a committee be appointed to draw up rules and re~ gulations. Mayor Large appointed the Judiciary Committee to formulate rules and regulations for parties wishing to rent garden space. I Councilman Barette, reporting for the Street Department, stated that the street sweeper was out of commission again and necessary repairs would cost in the neighbo~- 6 hood of $340.00. He stated that Engineer Clubb had made a very detailed report regarding the work of the sweeper for the last year; that the street sweeper had only operated about 145 days but that when it was in operation it was more economical than the former system of cleaning the streets and the Street Committee ;) felt that if it was possible to get the necessary repair parts the sweeper should be put back in commission. ~ 77~ - ~ - - - ~. .. - ---------- --~--- -- --- --_. -... ------ -___ ~----..--~__ -- _ _____ ~_~____~_____4_______ _ _______ __ __ ______..-_ _ ---'------ --- '---lr-~--- '~,___n~ 'n_ ---- _h,_ -,- ,--~'~--~,-~-~----~-,'-, -, ~__'U._..~..,______,___"'____~__n_______ 'i Gouncilm.an Stewart, reporting for the Fire and Water Committee, stated that I! Chief Nusbaum said the Fire Department was following up the recommendations re-' !:~ garding improvemen ts at th e dance halls and bowling alleys and that the recent ? :i recommenda tion made by the State Fire Marshal in conjunction wi th the Eugene !iFire Department were being complied with. Mayor Large asked if the type of '1 decorations used in the dance halls were fireproof and Councilman Stewart stated !1 that this had been included in the recommendations. ,.' , Ii Councilman Brownson, reporting for the Health Committee, stated that it was the Ijrecommendation of the Health Committee that the reqest of Norman A. Johnson to 8iconvert the residence at 2013 Charnel ton Street into a two-apartment house be jgranted with the understanding that no exterior changes be made and that he was lmaking this in a form of a motion~ This motion was seconded by Barette and carried. I: Councilman Brownson also stated tha t he had a complaint regarding the condition 'I of a lot on the east side of Kincaid between 19th and 20th; that the lot was over- :grown with berry vines and that at one time a basement had beennstarted and there was 9 la hole with about three feet of water in it. He stated he had asked the City :Engineer regarding the ownership of the lot and that it was in the name of R.S. 1\ Shelly., He stated he was making a motion tha t the City Attorney take whatever steps !:were necessary to clear up this condi tion. This motion was seconded by Barette and 1 'd ' bcarr1e ., ' .' II I ' ,Councilman Brownson said he also wished to state that he had two complaints ii, concerning rats. One complaint was where the ra ts weTe being poisoned and then 10 !;going under the buildings to,die. Another complaint was that conditions at a certai. Ii place weI'e such tha t rats were attracted to this place. He sta ted he did not know Ithow anything could be done regarding the poisoned rats, and that he would refer lithe other matter to the County Sanitary Inspector, Mr. C~es. I:' Mr. Brownson at this time called for the report of theBuilding Ins pector in iregard to the New York Rooms at 571 Willamette and the rooms over the Cosmo Cigar I!Store at 728 Willamette. The report stated that the inspections had been made by ,:Mr. Mosher, Mr. Barette, and Mr. Nusbaum, and Councilman Barette stated that the I: report concerning the New York rooms was very mild. Councilman Brownson stated I!that the New York Rooms were in a deplorable condition and that he did not think 11 II they should be allowed to operate any further and tha t he was making a motion that lIthe City Attorney'start condemnation proceedings on the building at once. This :i:motion was seconded by Barette. Attorney Calkins stated that in his opinion it I:would be impossible to condemn the building as conditions there were not sufficient ': as to warrant condemnation proceedings but he stated that the New York Rooms could libe closed until satisfactory improvement~ had been made. Councilman Brownson stated ii that under those conditions he would withdraw his motion and that he would make ~a motion that the City Attorney proce~d to habe the place closed until satisfactory I: repairs had been completed. This motion was seconded and carried. !i At thiS" time Councilman Brownson stated he wished to make a report concerning liDr. Helterline,> the Milk and Meat Inspector, and that he would like to present a i:few facts concerning the si tuation. Mr. Brownson read at some considerable length ':from a typewritten report which he had regarding the activities of the Milk ji Inspector's Office arid also made reference to the minutes of the Council of March !: 10th, 1941 and quoted from a certain resolution concerning the transfer of Dr. liHel terline from the office in the City H€!-ll to the office of the Health Department ;; in the Court House. This resolution was passed by the Council on March 10, 1941, lland recinded by the Council at its meeting March 24th, 1941. Mr. Brownson stated !the wE;l.~ appointed to the Health Committee when he cameon the Council and that he had 12 i'inever been,satisfied with the operation of the Milk Inspector's Office and that he Ii thought changes should be made. He stated that the Milk Inspector should be tied u~ "with the Health Board at the Court House. He said he had never been satisfied (~Iith the amount of work being performed by Dr. Helterline and that he had asked lIthe State Inspector to give him a report and that he was convinced that the City ,';was not getting over 50~ on the dollar for the money expended in the Milk and Meat i'[Inspector's Office; that Dr. Helterline was the second highest paid employee of :; the City, that he had never been under any supervision and tha t he thought he Ii: should be under the supervision of some competent person. Mr. Brownson then I!stated that he was making the following motion: That the office of the City ~IMilk and Meat Inspector Of the City of Eugene as set up and provided for in the 'I'ibudget of 1942-1943 be and hereby is tra:sferred from the pre~ent quarters in the !office of the City Engineer, City Hall, to the office of the City-County. Health [IOffice, Lane County Court House, Eugene, Oregon; that the City Milk and Meat !i Inspector 1.s hereafter under the direct supervision of the City-County Health i,Officer and Shall submit to that officer' a monthly report covering his daily op- I!erations in full; that thepresent Milk and Meat Inspector, in addition to his !lduties as such, shall perform sanitary inspections of food handling establishments !iof the City of Eugene. Councilman 'Farrington asked Councilman Browhson why he did l:!not want to give Dr. Helterline credi t for kxs:xm the high grade milk, rating that !,Eugene has'. Councilman Brownson stated that he was perfectly willing to give ~Dr. Helterline credit for his milk inspections and that Dr. Helterline had been 1'lqUite consistent in taking milk samples and these samples were all reported on throu ,h : DID. .Furrer's office, 'but he stated it was his conviction 'that the, high standard irrnilk rating that the City of Eugene enjoys was on account of the high standards l!j ~ . I; I' ,I ;1 ,I " """-J .~ 1 I ~ " 78 ~ ----- --- -------- ---------------- . ~--_._--------~-----...,.. ---._-- ----....- _ _ . -- -- --- . -__ ---. -- __ ~ --0- - -- -- -- -~ ----------_._-~..-- -~- -.-- -- ._-----'--- -------------.------- ------------------~-_.~ - -- _,..'- _"_... __ _ __________0 ___ ___ __ _OU _ ____ . __ _ ____________________ ,__ __ ___~ _~._________ _______ - __n___ ____________. _ _;1. - - - -, ,~.- ~ -=.::---=:==--=-=--'~~- L--=="------="--:..==-"'---:~'___'_=_:.::.:::.=:_,:c:..:_c=___:c2:_.,-=C'c'?:..._==_:cc::::_ --'.-=-:"::'-= =-c=:-"-c-===-~c=-:',====:c- ,.=:..=-:.: -.:.-..:.--::c==--=-_'--=-':7~_::==O= =-:-.:.=---=--=---=-=-~.=--- ",- demanded by the Eugene creameries and that it was largely through their advertising I and the consuming of large quantities of pasteurized milk that had kept the Eugene I standards up. Councilman Pennington stated that it was the policy of the Coundil '8.4; to take a committeet s report regarding different situations and that if the Health I QG,~ Committee had gone into this situation th~r.oughly with the Health Board that he ,~ thought the Health Committee's report should be upheld and that he wished to second .: the motion of Mr. Brownson. Councilman Barette also stated that he felt the rec- ommendation of the committee shouldbe adopted. Councilman Brownson explained that he had talked the matter over with two members of the Health Board and it was their recommendation that this change should be made. Councilman Farrington asked Council- man Brownson if it was not a fact that his reason for wanting this change was so that Dr. Helterline could be put on restaurant inspection work along with his other duties, and Councilman Brownson stated that if Dr. Helterline had extra time that h thought this should be done. Mayor Large said he'had talked to members of the Health Board and they had admitted there was no set-up at the present time whereby restaurant inspections could be carried out. Councilman Brownson replied that that was probably a fact but that if the department found that Dr. Helterline had extra 'I time tha t thedepartrre nt would probably be able to work out some kind of a si tuatio.m 12 regarding restaurant inspections and that it was possible that this work could not be performed satisfactorily with one inspector, but that that would be sonething to decide later on, and that he was only insisting that hte change be made to endeavor to find out what could be done. Councilman Pennington asked what were the objectio.ms ' to making this change with Dr. Helterline. Couhciilmn Farrington, replying to this question, stated that he felt the City was furnishing the funds and that the City , should have control over the Milk Inspector. He said he wished tostate farther i he believed everyone should have a fair deal and that he felt we should hear ! Dr. Helterlinets side of the question before a decision was made. Councilman Hawn stated that he would be agreeable -to Mr. Farringtonts suggestion if members of the Health Board were invited in at the same time. At this time Councilman Brownson I stated that if the setup was changed as per his request that matched money from the , government could be secured to equal the amount that the City furnished. Council- I man Hawn stated that he thought there was urgent need for restaurant inspection in the City of Eugene and that he would very much like to see some kind of a system I worked out where systematic inspections of restaurants could be made. The original question was called for and on vote was carried, Councilman Farrington voting nol Councilman Brownson stated the only reason he had previously requested that Dr. Helterlinets appointment be h~ld up was that this change should be made and he felt I." that Dr. Helterline at this time should be appointed for the year. Mayor Large I stated he was very glad to make the appointment of Dr. Helterline permanent as he , felt he had been doing a very good job. A motion was made, seconded and carried that this appointment be confirmed. Councilman Pennington, reporting for the Parks Committee, stated hehad several calls from property owners requesting to be allowed to trim the trees in their parking and that he had been granting these requests. Councilman Davis, reporting for the Sewer Committee, stated that since the fl00d the well at 233,North Polk Street, where Mrs. Heckathorn lives, was no longer fit for drinking water, and that she would like to be supplied with suitable water. It was pointed out that this was on property which will be used for a Sewerage 13 Disposal Plant and that Mrs. Heckathorn is not paying any rent. Councilman Koppe stated that inasmuch as the City was not getting any rent, he felt this was no concern of the City, and that Mrs. Heckathorn should get her water as best she could. No further action was takey by the Council. Councilman Hawn, reporting for the Police Committee, said that the Committee had investigated the character of Frank Monroe, asking for a beer license at 47 14 East 7th Street, and thet it was the recommendation of the Police Committee that this license should be recommended by the Council. This motion was secondee by Brownson and carried, Councilman Barette voting no. Councilman Hawn also stated that the Police Department was short four men at I the present time and Councilman Stewart said that the Fire Department was short five men. A letter from the Building Inspector, Mr. Mosher, concerning the condition 15 , of the roof at the comfort station was read. Mayor Large stated he was glad to get this report as it was not as bad as had been anticipated, and the letter was ordered placed on file. A letter, from Mrs. C. C. Page, secretary of the Eugene Garden Club, thanking the Council for the gift of the NYA building, was read and ordered placed on file. 16 A letter from Wm. L. Lyon of the NYA was read stating that the wYA had no further use for two of the buildings back of the Butte and the City was priveliged to remove or dispose of these buildings if they so desired. At this time a letter from Cyril C. Ball of the City Fire Department, asking for a leave of absence on account of receiving orders for active duty with the U. S. Army Air Corps Reserve was read. A letter from Leo DeVeney, Major, Civil 17 Air Patrol, from Portlnad, Oregon, supporting the claim of Mr. Ball that he should be entitled to a leage of absence, was read. A motion was made by Farrington,and seconded by Hawn that the request of Mr. ,Ballts be granted. Motion was carried. 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Koppe: voting nay; none; absent; Pennington. The Ordinance was declared passed Ii numbered 8!b61. , , I,: An Ordinance regulating explosives and combustible materials, having past 19 i: its first reading January 25th and its second reading February 8th, was read the i,:third time and on roll call all Councilmen voting aye, Pennington absent. The j ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8~62. , '. H I: An Ordinance adopting and re-establishing just and equitable rates as provided 20 !I for in section 6, Ordinance 8610, regarding Sewage Disposal Rates was read the fsecond time and laid over. I', Ii ~! I.: Ii' iii '" i! j' Ii Ii " " I. ;:i t /, I, II I, 1'1 " I' ,,:1; " I. I: I:i I' I' I; !' ;:1 II I ~~ c;:t. and On motion the meeting adjourned. ~ ;ij~ John Fields R@corder Pro Tern I I ii 'I , 1:'1 i' I' I: " ;11 I' II II I ~ I I', It I Ii i' 1~ I' !l I, :1 I, I.' I' I: I: " t 11 I' II Ii Ii , I I I j I i' Ii ,,1 ':1 II I ;'1 Ii M !i I: ,I j ji' Ii! 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