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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/08/1943 Meeting ~80 -" --- -- -. -- ----- ---- ~-- - -"'":- :.:-=-:-:.~~-=---==--------.-:._::-_--~~_:..--=---~-:.: :-~-.:=~-=_-==.:..=-_=.:~-=~- .:..~_:-_-::-:==:-:-'::_- -..;-::..:r...:::~..=....:_=~-=-:..:..-:;:....::-_ __-=-_....:.___..=..:-.-=-_~-=.:-_~.:.::.:::.:=:-....:.=..=..:::.~~~~--=..::.~~~----~~-=--=---:-_-.....:..._ ___ _~_ _"---=' _~__~----=--_ _ n ___..:...-":___ -- - ~ - -- - ----==-=--==-=-=--:-~--==--:..--:.._____=____==__ _-~ =--=-: - ---- - - - -~----- -- - - -----=.~_ =-=-~=___=_-~___=__==___==_=-::::::_____==_~__ -==---=--=-=_== _-=---=-==--=-=----=-=--=::.=-=-=-=--=-__---=-=--.-__=_ -_-=-_. =--:=-_-u _ 'I I i I I (:';;f!'I: ~, . I Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon March 8, 1943 I The, minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council held Monday evening at 7:30 P.M. Councilman present: Barette, Brownson, Davis, Hawn, Farrington, and Stewart. Absent: Koppe and Pennington. The Finance Committee presented the following property offers: Offer of Robert W. Prescott, $500.00 for Lots 9 and 10, Block 31, Gross Addition. It was 1 the recommendation of the Finance Committee that this offer be rejected and a counter offer of $600.00 be made. Offer of Robert E. Keefe $400.00 for Lots 18 and 19, Block 2 of Agate Plat. ,It was the recommendation of the Fihance Committee that this offer be accepted. On motion made, seconded, and carried, the recommendations of the Finance Committee were accepted by the Council. Mr. Farrington, reporting for the Finance Committee, stated that the bills had ! been O.K.'d by two members of the committee, and a motion was made and seconded that the bills be paid. On roll call all members present voting aye; absent: Koppe and Pennington. GENERAL FUND John Fields, Recorder Pro Tem Aetna Life Insurance Company Aetna Life Insurance Company Pacific Hospital Assn. Eugene Hospital and Clinic Collector of Internal Revenue Eugene Public Library Roger Bale i Henry Hooning A-I Service Station R. A. Babb Hdwe. Company Blue Bird Packing Co~pany , Burroughs Adding Machine Company Carlson-Hatton-Hay Cascade Saw Works Central Heating Company Cresseys' O. E. Crowe, Sheriff D & E Storage Electric Cleaners Eugene Concrete Pipe Co. Eugene Hardware Eugene Lane Co. Directory Eugene Laundry Eugene Mirror and Glass Co. Eugene Sand and Gravel I Eugene Water Board Eugene Water Board Eugene Water Board Eugene Water Board I Firestone Tire Co. Dr. E. D. Furrer Louise Rickabaugh I Leslie Brockelbank Lillian Redkey I Kay Fossum Delbert Brunton Robert Christner Robert Tramp A. E. Hulegaard, Treasurer A. E. Hulegaard, Treas. Bosler Electric Co. i Eugene Water Board Pacifi'c Tel. and Tel. Co. Dotson's Photo Shop Eugene Water Board A. E. S. M. ~ 105.72 114.17 45.00 65.00 20.00 314.32 1,050.00 113.44 107 . 10 1.50 5.88 1.10 9.55 8.23 3.00 29.25 2;25 10.50 26.10 4.45 54.95 .45 90.00 15.70 2.50 189.38 19.98 1,795.25 40 . 9 7 163.28 1.50 55.00 Gilmore Oil Company Grand Cafe Geo. 'A. Halton P. J. Hanns Company Hawkinson Tire Tread A. E. HUlegaard, Treas. Koke,~Chapman Company Mayor Elisha Large Lightnings Stanley Miller Nordling Parts Orchard Auto Parts Oregon Supply Company Pacific Tel. and Tel. Company Packer-Scott Company R. C. A. Communications George Schaefers Scobert Bldg. Material Company Shelton-Turnbull-Fuller Shumway Metal Works Sigloh-Sawyer Silva Chevrolet Simmons-Kendall Sparky's Garbage State Ind. Acct. Commission Steen's Market Stevens Typewriter Co. The Texas Company Union Tile Company C. M. Urey Company West Side Auto Wreckers Williams Bakery 244.22 28.65 1.96 4.50 33.25 528.66 .45 50.00 1.00 15.00 6.63 2.12 10.04 52.58 7.58 2.50 6.00 5.16 5.40 19.88 1.85 846.66 19.68 1.20 189. 51" 2.70 8.50 16.25 3.76 7.95 1.85 2.34 'Olj I . PIAYGROUND,FUND - 14.25 14.25 3.00 13.50 8.50 3.00 ~10 . 00 Everett Daugherty Fred 'Carlson wilma Shaid Margaret Hammerbacker Pacific TEl. & Tel. Co. State Ind. Acct. Comm. Gilmore Oil Company 4.88 37.50 9.00 5.00 6.01 2.59 2.74 co, - IMPROVEMENT BOND INTEREST FUND - - 650.00 PARKING METER ~ 129.80 Dual Parking Meter Co. ~roNICIPAL AIRPORT FUND 10.40 Collec~of Int. Revenue 1.92 Alex Morgensen 17.75 A. W. Schneider SWI~~ING POOL FUND , -- 7.00 ENGINEER AND BUILDING INSPECTOR REVOLVING FUND --- 1.57 Cresseys' - IMPROVEMENT BOND SINKING FUND Hulegaard, Treasurer 198.0~ Bryant DeBar Calkins 3.00 5.20 I 8.80 135.60 135.60 8.15 6.40 -~-~--~---""- ~~._----~-~--...-~~ -____ -_ __________.._ _____w_ __ ____.________ ~ ____ ________~_________~ _________.___________~__ __ ' . . --- ------ -- -- --~- - ii' ----, -- -- - - -- -- ----- - ----- ..----~------- - ----'--,--, ---- -- -- -- -~ ,--- _u_ - --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----- 2 I: Ii l:' " ,! " 3' I I: Ii Ii ii Ii I: 4 Ii r: I: I' 1,1 I' I: I: I, Ii n II I; I' I: I' i: 5 i,i ~ 6 t! I I' I J;:-i -0 I . ~, ':::J I 81"""11l - - - ---~- --- -- --~ ~.- ---------------- ----- -.----.-- -------_._~-_.._._--_._- - -~- ~- --- _.._~~- .,---..-- --. -- - -.- - -_.- - - - - - - -. - - . - - - ~ - - . - -~--~-_.-_~_~_______~.~ _ __ w._______.._ _._ ~...__~__ ._________._____~_______._~___. _____~___ - - ----- In regard to making Columbia a one-way street, Mr. Barette, reporting for the Street Committee, explained that the Street Co~nittee failed to contact the employees of the bus lines and requested that the matter be laid over until the next Council meeting. Mr. Barette also reported the Street Committee had investigated the condition of the Shelley lot on the East side of Kincaid between 19th and 20th, reporting that it was a public nuisance and dangerous. 'qgo ;~ At this time Councilman Pennington entered the Council Chambers. Councilman Barette also reported that previously the Committee had made a report regarding trucks and automobiles occupying sidewalk space in front of various places of business in the City. He stated that since that time some of the places had improved the situation but that others were worse. He stated that they were still having a great deal of trouble at the Drive-In Market at 1222 Willamette Street; that recently the Police Department had to clear the sidewalk of trucks parked there. He said it was the recommendation of the Street Committee that the curb should be replaced in front of the DriveIn Market. Mr. Barette explained there was a parking lot on the south side of the building, and if the curb was constructed from the north line of the building to the south line of the building, it would still leave a 12 or 14 foot space to drive in to the parkinglot. He stated he was making a motion that the Recorder be instructed to notify the owners of this property that the curb should be replaced in front of the building, commencing at the north line of the building and extending to the south line of the building and that the owners should be allowed t~ 30 days to make this change and if' it was not made in tha t time, the City was to proceed to replace the curb and assess the charges to the property. This motion was seconded by Stewart and carried. At this time Councilman Koppe entered the room. Councilman ABarette also reported that automobiles were being parked on what is known as the parking strip between the curb line and the sieewalk line. He said this was becornming a common practice allover town, both where the parking strip was paved and where it was not paved, and he felt that the ordinance against this should be strictly enforced. Councilman Barette also reported it would be impossible to get oil this year to oil the grade and gravelled streets and that the public would have to put up with the dust for the duration. i: I' Ii I I 7 :, Mayor Large stated he had a complaint from a property owner who has a Harrow lot. This property owner states that a truck with a trailor parks in front of this property every night which makes it impossible for anyone wishing to call at :, this house to find a place to park. This letter was turned over to Couhcilman I , Barette to make an investigation, and report back at the next Council meeting. i, l'f " b The following resolution regarding the East 100 feet of Lot 11, Block 13, gros !; Addition, Kincaid Street, between 19th and 20th was read and on motion made, second d ~ and carried, was adopted. ~I . " II Ii I, I': Ii I' 8 II II I: ri ,: I' Ii 1 ! RESOLUTIOli , .' I! " t: That the lot of R. S. Shelley on the East side of Kincaid Street between 19th and 20th has a deep pit in it with standing water and is overgrown with evergreen blackberry bushes and is a nuisance to the residence section and is hereby by the Council declared to be a nuisance, and a hearing is hereby set for, Monday March 22, 1943 at 7:30 o'clock P.M. at which the said R. g. Shelley is required to appear and show cause if any he have why the City should not go forward and abate the nuisance by Clearing the lot and filling the pit and making the cost thereof a lien upon the lot, and it is further resolved that the Recorder be and he is hereby directed to serve notice by registered mail on R. S. Shelley forthwith, directing him to appear at said hearing and show cause if any he have why the City should not clear up the nuisance and make the cost thereof a Charge upon the lot. I: II "1 I:,. Councilman Koppe, reporting for the Judiciary Committee, brought up the I question of allowing various people to plant Victory gardens on City lots. He :! sta ted he felt that if gardens were planted on the various City lots that sufficient time for harvesting the garden should be allowed in case the lot was sold. After some considerable discussion by the Council regarding this situation, the City Attorney was instructed to draw up rules and regulations allowing the garden owners until October 1st to harvest their crop in case the lot should be sold by the City in the me,antime. ;1 ; ~ I Cd H i: II II: !I :1 Ii' I:: !J '.1 lij loll ,I Ii! I! " I: Councilman Stewart, reporting for the Fire and Water Co~nittee, stated that he felt there should be a provision in the contracts with the Rural Fire Districts that the City's 2~ mills tax levy should be paid to the City direct by the County Treasurer instead of the present procedure where the County Treasurer ..... ~82 --~--- ------- -_._~- - - +. -. . - - - - _.. _____"____ ...._. ---.----.,0...-- .~ --- - - ..p- ._~._._~---_._----- ---- -- -- -- ---- ~ --- --- -- - ------- ---- -- -----~-------_. -- - -- - - .- ----- ----- _..- --- -----"-- -.- ~ - - ,- - ". - - - . - - .. -- - . - - - - - - - --., - . - - --- . - - - - -- ,- ___ ----------4---------- ....._ _.~___ __ ________ ____________.__.________________.~.__________.;...__________.__________ .-::.~ -...:--=.~7~-~-~.__:__=-_=_-: -_=-~_:_:__=.:_ -=. -:.::~.--=--.:-:;;::- -=-=..:...-==-=-==-=- ..:!..:.=-:-. :..::::=..:.=-===_=-~-~---==..:..-..:: --==-: =---=--=--=-------=-=---'-__=_ =-:::~-_=_=--=--__:.:=...-_= _~~..::::_==...-===~=_~_::::.:::_..::_-:-:~==__==.~_=__=__-::_::=: ~_-~- ~ -'-===-=~=_-===--=-~_.:.~=.:...::~:...__ =_-:.._ 'I turns all the money over to' the fire districts and the fire districts make the I payments to the City. Mr. Stewart stated he felt this procedure would provide more prompt payments to the City. On motion made, seconded, and carried, it was ordered that in future contracts this provision should be inciuded. I 'S1lil l~.,p The Recorder presented to the Council an application of Merle H. Short for a permit for the maintenance and operation of a rooming house known as the New York Rooms at 571 Willamette Street in-Eugene. The Council called for recornmendatiGlns as to the granting or withholding of the permit and Mr. Brownson, representing the Health Committee, stated that he had taken the Chief of Police, the Chief of the Fire Department and the Building Inspector and himself as pepresenting the Health Committee, and had examined the premises of the New York Rooms. As a result of their investigation, he stated that based on the reports of the various departments, it was an old wooden structure operating above a restaurant where fires were kept and was in a state of advanced disrepair and had no facilities for the escape of ! guests in case of fire and did not comply with either the State law or the City Ordinances with respect to fire hazards. He further said that the New York Rooms were being operated in violation of the Building Code in a variety of ways and I also of the Sanitary Code. He stated that it was in a filthy condition and unfit for habitation for anyone. That there were two inside toilets without ventilation and that they were in an indescribably filthy condition. That there was one sink serving the entire 17 rooms and this had completely rotted out and the metal lining no longer contained water and water from the tap ran trhough teh sink and dripped on the floor of into various recepticals that were placed for catching it. That i the applicant, llimself, had been operating beer joints in the City in an unsat- isfactory manner and it is the recommendation of the Health Committee by Mr. Brownson that no erpmit shall be granted to Mr. Short nor to anyone else until the rooms are brought up to the standard required by the Ordinances of the City of Eugene. Mr. Brownson further reporting, stated that the rooms themselves, irrespective of the present conduct of the rooming house, were a fire hazard and a I health health menace in that the stench from the toilets and from leaking plumbing was such as to render them unfit for use. Mr. Brownson stated further that the Building Inspector had served notice by Registered Mail on the owner as far back as December 22, 1942 after efforts made previous to that tiwe to have the conditions corrected had failed. That the December 22 notice was a ten day notice and thereafter on"'January 12, 1943 a further notice giving them 30 days in which to corredt the conditions had been served on the Frasier family, who are the owners of the New York Rooms. At this time Mr. Brownson moved that the Council shall deny the application for a permit and shall instruct the Chief of Police to close the New York Rooms as a rooming house and not permit it to be occupied for that purpose i until it shall have been made to conform to the ordinances of the City with respect to fire, buiiliding regulations, and sanitation, and further moved that the building as at present occupied and used is a nuisance'and should be declared and condemned as such. The motion. was sec~nd~d and carried by unanimous vote of the Council; Thereupon the followlng resolutlon was adopted: RES 0 L U T 1'0 N BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL of the City of Eugene that the New York Rooms are in an unsanitary condition and do not comply with the City Ordinances of the City of Eugene in that they are in a filthy condition, the plumbing is defective and runs upon the floor and the toilets are in a filthy condition and are not properly vent- ilated and the rooms have no proper protection against fire and constitute a death trap for guests and the rooming house as at present used is hereby declared to be a nuisance and shall be abated and the Chief of Police of the City of Eugene be and he is hereby authorized and directed and instructed to immediately abate the said nuisance by discontinuing the use of the rooms as a rooming house and not permitting such use until further order of the Council. Mr. Brownson thereupon moved the adoption of the resolution which motion was seconded and unanimously carried by the Council. I 11 12 I Councilman Brownson stated he felt there should be a change in the preseht rooming house ordinance requiring that permits should be renewed each year, or oftener if there was a change of ownership, and that in some way a more complete record of the'~ooming houses and hotels should be kept in the Recorderts Office. This matter was referred to the Police Committee to report back at the next Council meeting. . Councilman Pennington, reporting for the Parks Committee, stated that several people had contacted him in regard to cleaning up the fallen trees in Hendricks , Park for the wood. He stated it appeared it would not be possible for Mr. Lamb ~ and his helper to do the work of cleaning up the trees, and that the present con- ditions would create a fire hazard in the summer time. He stated that among the requests that he had had for going in and gathering wood was from some of the , employees of the City. Councilman Barette stated there was probably from 100 to I 150 cord of wood down in the park and if some provision was not made for removing it, it would lay there and rot. It was suggested that people wishing to go into the park and gather this wood should be working under the supervision of Mr. Lamb, Park Superintendent. Councilman Stewart stated he felt that if arrangements I of this kind were made that the City employees should have preference over out- 0' : siders. Councilman Hawn took exception to this and stated he did not like that I I ~ ---'--------_.~--~--~_._- ------.-- --- --_._-- -..- --_. .- .-.---._-- -- -- .--------.---.--. -----~-~ -------- _.-- -~._--- ---- -~---------_................_- ---.-.---- -.- -- ~-- ------.---- - - -lr- --- -- u, - ~ - - - - -- -- --'-- --------- -~ - -----,-------~---- - -- --~--,- -- -, -~ --- - ---' ---- - -- -- --------, 1311 i I I ill I I I , , q _,141, !i I: Ii !1 II Ij J: I,! 83""'l1l - --- - - ----- - ------- ---------.---------------- ------- -~---~~----------------~------~._-- - - - - . -- - - -' - - - - -. - -- - -. - - . -- - - -. - --.. - - - - -. - -- --- --- -- ~----'-------_._-~-------~--- ----- - - ------ --- _.~--------- --~----- ----------~------ --------- kind ~f an arrangement as he felt City employees should not be allowed any more privileges than other people. After some discussion a motion was made by Brownson and seconded by Barette that this matter be left in the hands of the Park Committee with the power to act. Q The Sewer Committee had no report. ,~ '1,;,)<,. .flh:J Councilman Hawn, reporting for the Police Committee, stated he had a request from Dinty Moore to be allowed to park his truck in front of his store for some kind of yearly consideration. Councilman Hawn explained that he had not had an opportunity to take this matter up, with the Police Committee, but that he himself felt that an arrangement of this kind could not be made and asked that the matter be put off until the next Council meeting, to give him a chance to. have a Police Committee meeting. Councilman Brownson stated he thought a reqeest of this kind should be tabled. - , The folloWing departmental reports were read and ordered placed on file: Fire Department, Police Matron, Police, Sewage Disposal, and Engineer. I: The Recorder reported that a memorandum had been received from Getting's i Market at 356 East 8th that they were gming o~ of business as of March 15, and retu~ned an inspection certificate from the Milk and Meat Inspector showing that they owed a license fee of $5.00 for the year 1943 for the privilege of selling meat and milk and the Recorder asked for instructions from the Council regarding this $5.00 bill and others of similar nature that may come up. Councilman Brownson reported that this man was already out of business and it would be impossible to collect the amount. Councilman Pennington stGted that as milk and meat licenses were due on the first of the year he could not understand why they were so late in being paid. After some discussion by the Council, the Recorder was instructed to notify Dr. Helterline that he was to look after the collection of these milk and meat licenses at once. i 151; I'i , ., I' I: I: " I; 161\ I: il I! II Ii Ii II " 17f! I: I, L I'i II I; 18: d I' f: II Ii i ~ ; " I, ~' 19,; ii I! i! I: .1 I' iI 1\ I' 201'1 f'; I! [i I: I, 211,1 Ii I;, r: /., I: !I " ~; Ii tl i:; I, t, !: r j' Ii At this time the Recorder presented the bill of Smith and Crakes in the sum of $288.88 for fire, theft, and comprehen~ive coverage on the City's automotive equipment. This bill'was from January 21 1943 to January 21, 1944. Councilman Hawn explained that this matter had been in the Finance Committee's hands for some considerable length of time; that this firm had furnished temporary coverage in 1942 for which they were making no charge, and that he felt this bill should be paid. A motion was made by Councilman Farrington that this bill be paid and the funds come out of the emergency fund. This motLm was seconded by Brownson and on roll call all Councilmen present voting aye, absent, none. A request from Mr. Batchelor, 48 West 23rd, asking that he be allowed to trim up the grape vines at Lot 4, Block2, Rugh's Addition, and be allowed to have the grapes for his work. No action was taken by the Council, but it was suggested that if Mr. Batchelor wanted to trim the vines he would have to take his chance as to getting the grapes if the lot was sold in the meantime. A request from certain City employees that monthly life insurance premiurrs be deducted from their salary and paid direct to the life insurance company each month was read at this time. A motion was made by Brownson and seconded by Stewar t that this arrangement be made and the motion was carried. The claim of Alice F. Stewart, 3144 East 39th Street, Portland, Oregon was read. Mrs. Stewart claims she fell on a defective sidewalk on 19th Street, between Mill and Ferry. She was asting for doctor bills in the sum of $37.50 and $50.00 personal discomfort. This claim was referred to the Judiciary Committee and the City Attorney. The Recorder reported that the Northwestern Cities Gas Company had paid their 1942 franchise tax in the sum of $274.76 and that he had just received remittance from the River Road Fire District in the sum of $796.01. A communication from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, was read in which the Commission had denied a request from M. L. Dow that he be allowed a transfer of the license at Percy's Place. The letter was ordered placed on file. At this time Councilman Davis was excused from the meeting. An Ordinance re-establishing just and equitable rates for sewerage disposal charges as provided for in Oddinance 8610 had its third reading ,at this time and was declared passed and numbered 8763. Bids for 30 tons of asphalt for the Street Department had been advertised for and were opened at this time. Shell Oil Company bid $18.00 per ton, FOB, Martinez Calif. as of this present date, or for posted prices if there should be a change before the order was placed. Standard Oil Company bid $18.75 per ton, FOB, from Richmond, Calif. subject to certain restrictions mentioned in the bid. The bid form the Union Oil Company only covered loading in tank cars, ,hich was $9.5D a ton at Oleum, Calif. A motion was made by Council tewart and seconded by Brownson and carried that the bid of the Shell Oil ompa b accepte s~ On motion the meeting adjourned. ~