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Home My WebLink About08/20/1943 Meeting 127~ ~---=-~-c.:._ ~~-~-~-=-==~-~--,~,-~, _--~~---~~c-_~--__~~~~,~~_ ~--~ c.--- - --'---T- --~- _U~~:_ ~~_~___u - ~ -, -0 -- _n C -=_- --f -=-=:-::=-:=-::--=:-==:::=-""::"--=-=-:11::'::: --:=':-----~ - ~-~~=--=:?- -~~--:' ,-=-....:.:-.=c....-=-=- -.:.~==~==~--=-.=-~:::-=--===-:-===~-'--=::.---===--- - -~--~,,~~ --- , ,1 Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon I I August 20, 1943 I~-- !' -, , 1',1, ,. - - - - -, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~.' , "', 1 1 ~ -. Ii, NOTICE OF SPECIAl" COUNCIL MEETING :kj II Ii To the Members of the Common Council of the City of Eugene j!'! Ii NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN-that on this 20th day of August, 1943, the Mayor of I: Eugene hereby calls a meeting to be held at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of ~ the City of Eugene for the following purpose~ , Ii To consider Changing the ordinance regulating sound cars, on account of controversy ~: concerning Jehovah's VIitnesses, and to consider resolution for the Vial' Department !! in regard to lease of the Municipal Airport. I , i: /s/ Elisha Large !i Mayor I. Ii' 1i - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ f; Ii A special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Eugene held August , 20, 1943, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers. All "councilmen were present it with the exception of Davis and Stewart. tl " 1; The meeting was called to order by Mayor Large. He explained that the U meeting had been called mostly to consider the use of the sound car by the :: organiza tion known a s Jehovah's VJi tne sses. Mayor Large expla ined he hFid received :: numerous complaints from business people objecting to the use of the sound car I. and that he had also received a communication from the Commander's Couhcil asking !' "That we request the Mayor and the City Council of Eugene to have the sound car Ii advertising the meeting of the Jehovah's Witnesses taken off the streets iIJl.111ediately2 :: Councilman Hawn steted that he was assuming the responsibility for having the ~ sound car on the streets and that under the conditions in the ordinance he did I',: not see how they could be denied this right. He. said he did not agree with the I I things avocated by the organization, but that he did not think that he or the , ~ -Council could set themselves up as a judge as to whether the convention was a i matter of general interest to the public. He said he had told the members ~ of the organization they would have to conduct themselves in an orderly manner ~ or the use of the sound car would be canclled. It was pointed out that there was I', a sound car for "This is the Army" show a t the McDonald Theatre. CouncillI:an 1:; Baker said he did not think that that was comparable with the subject under l' discussio~l. Councilman Farrington said he agreed with Mr. Hawn and thought it ~ would have been much better if the situation could have been ignored entirely !: in the paper, and that the organiza tion seemed to have a persecution complex , !: and that they thrived on this kind of publicicty. At this time Councilman I~ Stewart entered the room. Each of the Councilmen stated that he was not in ,: favor of the organization having the use of the sound car but tha t under the i: provisions of the ordinance it could hardly be denied. CounCilman Hawn stated Ii the organizat ion had als 0 tried to get a banner across Vlillamet te Street, but ~j that he had told them this permit would have tJ come from the Council, but it I: seemed as though t,.ey were unable to get permission from owne,rs of buildings on I; each side of the street. Councilman Barette suggested it might be advisable ~ to change the sound car ordinance so that none could be used except by special I,i permiss,ion of the Council. Councilman Hawn stated he believed the complaints I: coming in to the Council regarding the use of the sound car was on account of i who was using the car rather than the noise it was making. A motion was made by I: Farrington and seconded by Crumbaker that the ordinance be left as it is and II make no change at this time. There was further discussion as to whether the use Ii of sound cars should be prohibited entirely but it was pointed out there might ~ be need for them at times. The question before the house was called for and on i' 'Uote was unanimously carried. I 1: The following resolution was read and a motion was made and seconded too t the t resolution be adopted and on vote was unanimously carried. !i RES 0 L UTI 0 N V ,. ---------- r WHEREAS, heretofore and on the 12th day of July, 1943, the Common Council j: of the City of Eugene passed the following resolution, to-vvit: I 1,1': "WHEREAS, heretofore and on the 1st day of July, 1942 the City of Eugene 2 i: entered into a leasewith the United States of America for the Eugene I Airport and :: VlHERl_A.s: said lease provides for a term of year to year with the option f of renewal annually, and i,..,; WHEREAS, the government has presented a supplemental agreemen t to dispense : with the notice of renewal, and also with an agreement that they will ~ remove the revetments now located on theairport at the close of the term :: of tl:1e lease, THEREFORE, f: BE IT RESOLVED by the Com~on Counc il of the Ci ty of Eugene, tha t said I: supplemental agreement be and the same is hereby adopted by the City df (i Eugene, and the lYayor and Hecorder be and they are hereby directed to I P \. ~ ,. ...Jll ~1,28 0 - =-_c~~~~_---.:.~-=-,:_ -~-~-_--=-:......;.--=~~_~....:-Z:..~.:__ --!-.::~__-~~_ ~~~-:;-__=--::-----=-___~~~ ---~~~...:.--=-::.:z~~-:....:...._-=--.:.- -=--..=:=::=....::_=-~-=:_.:.:....=.=::=~:-~=~~.::-=-~~-~_::.:.:::::--,---~--- ~- -.-,.:-..-:-::--:-::- --- -_:::.:=-:~_-?---=....:.-=---~......::..:...:___ ---.- ~-_...._~~----------- -~-~-------~--~~----::-:----~--::--:-- --------,- .-,------..----:-----:-.- -.-----~.:--__::_.:____:- - ---=--~____:__--~=__=___~..-_,~ --~- ------:::r---~-------~--.-~- -.- ::---.---:--_- ~urr--~- H_~~___ ----- , ........ - ----- ---- - ._--~--~-.--------- ------------ -------------- -------~- '--~ ----..---.---- - ------- I I _" I execute the same on behalf of the City and for the account of the City '"1: of J:!:ugene, Oregon. ft I ,', ~ I THEREFORE, ~~ . " ,-N' BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Eugene, that ~n:<<x F\S " _..:.. CC I ~~~~~~~K the Mayor of the City of Eugene be and he is hereby authorized to sign the original lease and supplemental agreement for and on i account of the City of Eugene, Oregon without the signature of theCity Recorder, I I and that said signature be and the same is hereby ratified. 1 I On motion the meeting adjourned. I I ~ I i ohn Fields . Recorder Pro Tem I I I I , , I I I I I I t ,) i I i I I I I I " I ! I I , ! ! , ! I , i I I I I I i i I i I , I i , I I I I I i , ~q ..