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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/27/1943 Meeting --~ .~ 161 --~-- -- - - ---- -::: ---:------:-=-~~~=---~--:=...--=-~--==..:::.:.::::-:.~- := ~-__:-:.~-~~~-__=::::_:_I:.__::_.......-.::==_==:::--_~~=_::__~~-_-_~~___.;:_~~==_==:...:::- --~----.---.-- - -----~- - --~-"-- ------------ =~~=~-=-=-~~-=-=r--~~-=~ ~-~-~~-:c~'~=~=~=c::-=7-==~-====cc:.c~~O:~~-~1- C~~~:bers:-=Eu:-~~-~, ~re~::---~---~--=- I Defemb.er 27, 1943 I 1 The minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council, Monday ~ I Decem1?er 27th. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Large. All i';: I Councllmen present. ~: .1 Ii COMlVITTTEE REPORTS: I: Judiciary Committee-no report II ~: Finance Committee reported on property offers as follows: :1 , E. P. Sharp offers $125.00 cash for the house at 974 Taylor Street 1 1 and will move it outside the city limits within 30 days. Offer rejected. i i Mrs. I. M. Weber submitted an offer of $160.00 cash for the house at 2 ~ 974 Taylor Street and will ~ore it within 30 days, outside the city : limits if offer is accepted. , Offer rejected. I,; F. M. BonHett submitted an offer for client Harold Parmenter-$500. 00 i: cash for the east ~ of 10ts:Ll and - 2 in block 4, :Maplecroft Addition. 3 I: (South side, 22nd. 67.5 feet east of McMillan Street.) ~ Appraisal: $850.00 ~ Hold for appraised value ~ M. E. Damewood and W. H. Damewood submitted an offer of $100.00 for lots 9, 10. and 11, block 30, Driverton Addition. (N.E~:.comer 4 23rd and Hilyard Streets). Terms: $200.00 cash and the balance at 22.00 " plus interest at 650 per month. I'! No Appraisal: J Counter Offer $1200.00 It I.! George E. Hart submitted an offer of ~~500. 00 for lot 9, block 20, Ii College Hill Park. This was held from the Council meeting 12-13-43 5 1 for the Engineer to see if he could reach the Sewer. ~ Offer Accepted: with understanding no sewer right-bf-way be given. I: 11 Thomas A. Grant submitted an offer 12-13-43" for $1300.00 for parts ~ of lots 5 and 6, block 10, Scotts Addition, was acceRted. i: Fred Carlson, former owner wishes to redeem this for wl007. 97 this I'.' includes interest to 12-31-43. Will pay $207.97 cash and the balance : at $25.00 per month plus interest at 6%. 6 I: " It was the recommendation of the Finance Commi ttee that ~ Mr. Carlson be allowed to redeem this property, at the price of Ii $1007.97 as of December 31,1943, with the understanding that the i first payments are to be applied on the accrued interest until the I! accrued interest has been paid up. After which the payments of $25.00 ~ shall be applied on the unpaid balance of principal. II On motion made, seconded and carried the recommendation of the Finance ,~! Commi ttee was adopted. ~: f: Health Committee, no report. i1 Parks and Sewer Comilli ttees, no report. '! Iii: Councilman Hawn reporting for the Police Department asked for another ! two weeks before making a report regarding the traffic hazard at 13th and ~ Charnelton. Councilman Hawn brought up the subject of licensing of bicycles i for the year 1944. He stated that the licensing of bicycles had been adopted 7 f': for two reason, for regulation and for assisting the Police Department in ~ recovering stolen bicycles. He stated,that the licensing of bicycles was no ~ assistance to the Police ip recovering stolen bicycles and that it was the I'i recomm~ndation that hte licensing for .1944 be discontinued. There was some r little discussion regarding this and the matter was referred back for a ,~ decision to be made at the next Council meeting. ' 'I !~ Councilman Hawn also stated that the Humane Society was being paid I' 1..1 monthly in advance. He stated that. the Council has agreed to underwrite the ' 'I IIi Hwnane Siciety for the sum of $3,000.00 for the fiscal year 1943-1944 but that i revenue obtained by the Humane Society; from other sources was to de ifileducted 8 r from the $3,000.00. He stated that there had been no report of outside revenue :1 made to the Hwnane Society and he made a motion that the regular payment of I: ~ap,0 ~~Q(\)I.,)lH~ mail~ to the Humane Society January 1st and tha t this would give the l'i ---l H~ane S~ciety time to make a r~port to the Council before February payment. ~ ThlS motlon was seconded by Davls and on vote was carried. i,: I, " 1',1 , ., I I' I' 11 I ~ r,162 -~ -- -- - -- -- -- _..;--:c---.:c~~"-_-_- .-:- :--::--.~.--:.~.:-~~-:-_::-_-=--=~--:--_-~ --- - --------- -~~.- . _._-- -- -- -- ----------- _._---_._._-~~- ----------- --,.....- - - - -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- - - ~. -- -- -- - _. - . -. -- - -- -- -- -- ------ '- -- --~~ -- -- -- -- -=--~ :.:_~~~~~~=--=~..:.::=:..::.--=- -.:.:-~---=--=:--===:..--:::::=.:::.-=--=---===~----===~---==--::....--=---=--~----=-=-~ -----=--=-=--=-----:--=------=-=-=-=---=-----==--=--=--==--------:---.. --::--- ~-----=-==-----=--===--- --:- ---:--~-~-:::-:--~ -==-=--==-----=------==--=- ~! I Councilman Stewart at this time stated he had a complaint from 958 ,."...;1 Lawrence regarding wood in the alley. He said that this same complaint had I I been reported a month ago and that the police had to make two trips out to this ~I address and that the wood was not removed until three or four days after. He ~j stated that h~ thought at this time something further than just notifying the {~ 'I owners of the wood should be done at this time. He thought a complaint I -should be taken out against this party. The chief of Police said he would I take care of this matter. I I i At this time Councilman Farrington asked regarding the enforcement of i 101 the provision in the bicycle ordinance regarding lights at night. Councilman Hawn stated that he did not know how strict enforcement was being made of I this part of the ordinance but that he knew it was almost impossible to get batteries for the lights. " l , There was quite a delega tion present a t the Counci,l meeting that were , , I interested in the Rat Control Situation in Eugene, Mrs. Wier MdDonald was , , spokesman for the Women's Welfare League and she addressed the Council at i this time and explained how the women became interested in this work. She I I stated that a meeting had been held at the Eugene Hotel, at which 2 or 3 , I members of the Council and Mayor Large had attended. That Dr. Lindgren and ! Mr. Cloyes of the Health Board were present and that Mr. Chaney of the Fisn - I and Wild Game Commission was present. She stated that at the close of this I me~ting there was no doubt in their minds that there was but a rat menace in the City of Eugene. Mrs. McDonald stated that later they had a meeting in which representatives of the Restuarant Association,. the Wholesale Grocers Association, the Retail Grocers, the Produce Dealers, the Milk Producers and Retail Merchants were present and that the Feed and Meat Dealers wer$ unable , to send a. representa ti ve. Mrs. McDonald also sta ted that after this second ,~ , I meeting they'went up and down the street in the business section and contacted I various merchants but that theywere reluctant to make a statement for fear it I might injure their business. Th~t the information they received, strengthened i the tact that the rat situation vyas serious. Mrs. MdDonald stated that in 11 ~ order to put on anythin~ like a sucessful campaign 'the cost would be consider- able and that Mr. Young and Mr. C10yes had worked out the approximate cost and I that she was asking Mr. Young to explain the matter to the Council. Mr. Young I explained that a project to put on anything like a successful campaign would cost about $3,000.00 for the first six months and $3,000.00 a year after that. Mrs. -McDonald also stated in making this investigation they also discovered ~ , ~ that the City Health program was very inadequate. She stated ,that surveys showed that a proper health program for a city of the same size would cost . about $1.00. per capita and that Eugene was only spending 20 cents. Mr. Cheney of the Fish and Wild Game Cownission addressed the Council and stated that a reliable and efficient man must be provided to handle the different poisons. Councilman Hawn asked how the rat poisons worked and would the rats die instantl~ under the buildings where they would be difficult to be reached or would they I leave the buildings. Mr. 'Chaney explained that poisons were slow to take effect, possibly from three to twenty-four hours, and that it was impossible to say wher the rats would go before dying. Councilman Baker stated that he understood the rats were liable to hunt water and there' might not be so many dead rats under the buildings as one might think. O. S. Fletcher, County Agriculture Agent, was asked if the County would : be willing to put on a campaign at the same time as the City. He said that the I County was now carrying on a Rodent Control program but that the size of the 12 County would prevent them from carrying on an extensive campaign such as the City comtemplated. He stated that they only had a small revolving fund that would be used for this purpose. He stated that they would be willing to put on an educational program but that this would be as far as they could go wi th the proposed project. .1 Mr. Cloyes of the County Health Board stated that it might be possible that there would be money in the 1944-1945 budget for County Rat Control but 13 at the present time there was no money available for this work. It was stated that $500.00 or $1,000.00 might be available for this work, .from the Government - .. if an extensive County Program was worked out. Councilman Farrington stated that he had used poison and that the rats would disappear, but he did not know where they went. Councilman Crumbaker asked Mr. Chaney if the City would be liable for the dead r?ts-Mr. Chaney I explained that the mteaJ,th Board could decl;3.re an emergency and he thought this 14 ' would releive the City of any liability for the dead rats. Mr. Chaney explained that some of the poisons used was as harmful to a human being as to the rats and they would have to handle the poison very carefully. Mr. Chaney was asked about the city's liability in case anything should happen to a human being at the time the poison was being used. He stated that he did not know the answer I I to this question but. that in all his experience he had never heard of anything i of this kind. The question of financing the project was brought up and Mrs. McDonald was asked that if in visiting the various businesses firms that they ~ <;ol ~ I 163 -- - -.--- ~.. -----<----- :-:;-----_::-:-:"..::.-. ---~ _- :-_---_-._----=-c-~.-- __::::.=-----;-";..-::;-...:-'---=-=-_=: =~: ~__:::___---:.-:;:::.-=----=------ =:= <--=-.-~-cc--'c_,---:---:_-_=_=_::_____:_~__::_~_=_-~-~___:_-~_____:__::__:: ---- - - - - -- - , , -~-- ..::=-=-_-==-=----:c--=-:-~=:=-::-:=~-=-~-=--"---'---.- ,,--,- - - - - -_ :=-~~ ----- --~- - - --~-- ---- ------ I indicated they were willing to pay for part of the expense. " She stated that ,I " I 'j she was sure the merchants would be willing to stand part of the expense. 'I Mayor Large stated that he thought this should be carried on by tax money and '-" ! I that the business men should not be asked to contribute. Mrs. McDonald was C:-:' , asked if they were considering the project' from a health stand-point or to ~.'. '" :1 releive the business owners of the loss brought about by the rats and she "('f 1,1 " stated that they were considering it purel~ from a health stand-point. Council- " II man Farrington suggested that a committee be appointed by the Mayor to invest- I' igate this situation and Councilman Crumbaker stated that this should be the " Health Committees duties. The matter was referred to the Health Committee to ,I , draw up a program and report back at the neKt 'Council meeting. ,I II The report of the Eugene Water Board of the sewer c~arges for the month 15 'I I o~ November was read at 'this time and ordered placed on file. t, I' , ,I The Recorder ~eported that there were eight requests for recommendation " f Ii of the beer license for the year 1944: I' I' Ii Frank Wills Cate-878 Willamette-Restaurant License ':f i'l Bro\:Vns Emergency Store-567 Willamette-package class A II I: College Side Inn~889 east 13th-retail class C :\ Frank Gibbs-Oregon Tavern-537'Willamette-package class B & retail class B 16 Ii Edward Adams-Broadway Cash St.-49 E. Broadway~Package class B & retail class B I,! Clarence Wilcox-Wh,i te Palace-47 east lOth-retail class C I.: ;: Councilman Hawn recommended that all of the beer licenses be allowed Ii except that of the White Palace, operated by Clarence W. Wilcox. Motion was II made, seconded and carried that the Council recommend the renewal of all the I: ill beer licenses except the White Palace License. ~ 1:1 1'1 I, 'I An Ordinance granting the Teh Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company i, II a franchise having had its first reading in detail November 8th and its ,second II II! reading in detail December 13th was now read the 3rd time by title. On roll- 17 Ii call all Councilman present voting Aye, except Farrington voting No. Absent i I: none. The ordinance was declared passed and nU!!lbered 8780. I Ii i: The following resolution in regard to a contract between the The Pacific 1\ Telephone and Telegraph Company and the City of Eugene regarding the use of "the 0 .Telephone Companyies equipment by the City for a police and fire alarms system I: was passed: i: BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Eugne that " ~:;: the Mayor and Clerk of the City of Eugene be and they are , I" I " hereby authorized, empowered and directed, for and ontits " 18 I'! behalf, and in its name and under its corporate seal, to enter r into and execute with THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH I' CONPANY that certain agreement dated January 3rd, 1944, concerning ,I the accomodation of police and fire alarm facilities of the _f I' City of Eugene. " .Adopted on the 27th day of December, 1943. 1 I,! A letter from the The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company signed II \: by District Manger R. B. Bacon and dated November 17th was read at this time. II 19 !i This letter stated that the Telephone Company would continue to furnish the II' free phone service now furnished the City of Eugene until the end of the p present fiscal year enging June 30, 1944 but that after that date this free .i! I: ~ervice would be discontinued. 1:1 I: r: An Ordinance to improve the alley between Pearl and High street from I) 16th to'17th by grading and gravelling was read in detail and passed to its 20 second and third readings by unanimous consent of the Council under Suspension ,I of the rule and was placed for final passage. All councilmen present voting, I: I! Aye. Absent, none. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 8781. - . I, An Ordinance approving and adopting the plans and specifications of . Ii I: the City Engineer fro the improvement of the alley between Pearl and High streets from 16th to 17th was read at this time in detail and passed to its 21 I; second and third readings by unanimous consent of the Council by title under Ii I I spsension of the rules and was placed for f~nal passage. All Councilman I present voting Aye. Absent, none. The Ordinance was declared pasqed and I: numbered 8782. !! " I The Recorder was authorized to publish the required ~otice for the .1 fmP!:Q'tte:aent of the alley and to advertise for bids to be opened at the I.' i:I council meeting January 10th for the improvement of the above alley. Ii J' III I' I: I: f ,'1 I' ~ '. r--164 - =-~ _~_:~_ __ ::...._~_ ___ _.:::._~~ ~ =-_ - .__ __ - ...,___-= __ _~~_____-=__~__~=___.--::._--:- "':___ - ~~ __~_~_ _,~ _. - ____ __ - - __ _~.::-=:-__~--::::-.-_.=-:-__-:-:-;---::;::;:_~ ::_.~_-;- :;,:-..:;:-_-_,~~ _: ~._":" ___~_- :__ - un --:- _~ _----;- ~ _.. .~_ ~_~.___.~ _._ ._.__ __-:::. _ __~.______ _=- _-=;_-==_ _c_~~_ ~ _,__ _ _ __~-::--=----=.c----=-~----c-~~_ ~~--=--~~~~~ _~~_~=~__-----'----__~~~_=~C,=====- Sealed bids had been called for, for the gasoline to be used by the City, for the year 1944 were opened at this time. The bid of the Gilmore Oil 1 .~ Company for Ethel gas was 18~ ~ per gallon, for Gilmore Red Lion 16~~ per :~ gaililon. The'bid of the General Petroleum Corporation for Mobilgas Special ~ was 18~~ and for Mobilgas was 16~~. A letter from Standard .Oil Company stated 22 that owing to the gas shortage they were unable to bid for the 1944 gas but that they hoped they would be permitted to bid on the future requirement of the City. As the bids of the Gilmore Oil and the General Petroleum Corporation were identical, a motion was made, seconded and carried that the gas for 1944 be divided between the two companies. Sealed bids for 40 ton of asphalt had been advertised for an were opened at this time, The bid of the Union Oil Compan~ for 4 hooped wooden 23 barrells was $21\90 per ton-in steel fibre barrells, $20.15 per ton f.o.b. Oleum California. The bids of the Shell Oil Company in single head domestic wood barrells was $23.40 per ton, f.o.b. Martinez, California. The Standard Oil Company in steel fibre barrells'was at the' post price at the time of shipment, price at this time is $20.15 per ton, f.o.b. Richmond, California. The street Committee requested that they be'allowed until the next meeting before deciding on acceptance of these bids, and this request was granted. At this time the discussion in regard to the change in City Government ! was taken up. Mayor Large stated that the Council as a whole had not discussed i this and that he thought in fairness to the Council they should be given the first chance on this discussion. Councilman Hawn stated that he was not present I at the last meeting when the matter came up but that it was his understanding : that the Committee was to make a study o~ the different forms, that they could ; report on one or more forms as they thought best, but that in their report they had recommended only one form, that of the City Superintendant as they termed it. Councilman Crumbaker stated that was tru and that after a thorough study i they had considered this form much the better for a city the size of Eugene. I Councilman Davis stated that he was not against the City Manager but that he did not feel the Council should dictate to the voters what form they should have but that he felt that other forms than the manager system should be presented . for the voters to choose from. Councilman Farrington stated that the Committee i felt that the City Manager form was the only sy,stem suitable for the City of 1- 24 : Eugene but that if they were wrong other forms might. be added. Councilman Hawn stated that so far there had been no other suggestions from the people as to what form should be put on the ballot and that he favored the manager form. A suggestion was made that as manyas four forms might be put on the ballot and Councilman Crumbaker stated that a multiplicity of forms would onlu confuse the voters and that at least a couple would be sufficient for the voters to make a choice from. Councilman Barrette stated he did not beleive the Council was giving the matter the required study and tha~ they should be slow in adopting i another proposal. Councilman Baker said he did not think the Council had been i elected to state what form of government should be adopted. , , I Councilman Staewart stated that he ddtd not think the Council should be too ,hasty, that he favored the Committee recommendation of the Superintendant in place of the Manager. Tha t he favored the appointment of the COIJ1.1ni ttee to . make the necessary changes in the charter but that he did not feel it should 25 be put on the May primary ballot but delayed to the fall election. Councilman Crwnbaker explained that when Mr. Brownson recoffiITlended that the amendment be put on the May primaries it was supposed there would have to he a change in the election of the Council, that that ~ince it had been determined that there need be no change in either Mayor or Council elections, that the necessity for puttin the amendments on the IvIay primary was pari tally removed. Mayor Large sta ted' i that at this time they would be glad to hear from anyone in the Council room. I i ,Mr. Tugman addressed the Council and stated that efter the committee had I reported back to the Council, the Council would put the amendment on the ballot .: and it would be up to the voters to decide the result. Mr. Tugman stated that the present charter provided for the initiative" and that he thought it was a 26 tribute to the good government that no initiative had been 'submitted up to this ~ time and that he hoped the change could be worked out, without the initiative. .: Mr. Tugman stated he wished every citizen of Eugene could see the two charts , on the wall of the Council room that showed the bonded debt of the city. That in the past it had been necessary to concentrate on clearing up this debt ~ut that it was in much better shape now and that he felt the changing times called for a new and more simple charter and 8 change to the City Manager form of '" 1 I government. . R. P. Dixon said that he felt the recommendation the cOMnittee had made 27 should be followed. He stated that he preferred a Superintendant or Manager form as that was the way the successful businesses were run and that he felt i anyone of the Councilmen could handle the City better than all eight together ! could. i , i ,\ I t ~ I 0 ~ 165 --------- - -_.- . --- ._~ _4_,:::~__,____ ..::....::-=-_~~~- _.:=:-_~-=--~.=:c:.:..::~::::;c,_;_~ .:::=-=---=-_-~-_~=_=_=_~~---,---~'-~~--_:___~ _-:-~-- ,---~_---~--~-....--~-7" _. --:-___ - --~----~--- ._---- ----- -_.~....----_.- -- --'-=~~-C:'===--:'-~---ll- --- -' ------ ,- ,- ----'---- '- ---==--~-~------------=-=-..:=::.~===-c:,-'-------~=---'::':=--====-C_'~-- I:, Attorney Bailey stated that he would ravor putting four forms on the May ! primary for the purpose of deciding which one they shall vote on at the November I 28 Ii election. He said there was. a good deal to be said for the Paid-Mayor form as Q il well as for the Manager form. ...~r". ...."" I . ",",!.'O' ~ Stanley Stevenson stated that he had read all he could get hold of in ::t~ II regard to the different forms of government and he felt the manager form was Iii the proper thing for the City of Eugene~ He stated that it was the truth that 29 I! some manager forms had been discontined, but that there were about 500 in use II at this time and only some 25 had been discontinued'. He said the manager form .1 could be a good system if the Council and the public would keep their hands off. 1'1 C. Lyle Kelly stated that he felt the committee that had made the invest- ,I " igation should know better which type of goverlli~ent would be best suited to the 30 I: I: City of Eugene and that he favored their recommendation. I,i Councilman Hawn stated that if the amendments could be put on the May 'I ) l~ Primary tha t the IvTayor and Council ito be elected in November would know what 31 I,! type of government they were being elected for, and that he favored the amend- !'; ment beihg put on the May primaries. i " " Councilman Farrington stated that he would favor the passage of the " resolution that was recommended by the Committee and which has previously been ;1 I presented to the Council. Councilman Ste~art made a motion that section three f 'I of this resolution should be changed for the amendments to be put on the , , November election instead of the May election, and this motion was seconded by I ,I 32 Ii Barette. Councilman Crumbaker suggested that this resolution might be changed so that the committee could recommend whether it should be put on the Mayor Ii November election. Council~an Stewart stated that this would be agreeable to l; him and if Mr. Barette approved he would withdraw his motion. Mr. Barette I: I: stated he was willing that the motion be withdrawn. The following motion was made by Farrington and seconded by Hawn: " I move: I: (1) that the mayor appoint a charter commission of seven members, four I to be members of the City Council, three to be citizens and tax- i, payers of Eugene not now attached to the City Government: I' (2)that the charter commission be instructed to prepare necessary and I' " suitable amendments to the charter of the City of Eugene to create Ii I' the office of municipal superintendant and provide his qualifications, Ii j, powers and duties; and to provide for the re-allocation of powers and I: duties incidental thereto: I, ~! (3)that the amendments be reported to the Council with a recommendation I' r from the committee as to whether the amendments should be put on the I May primary or on the November election: !' " I" (4)that the CO~11ission be instructed tQ confine its charter amendments to j;r those ma~ters which relate to the establishment of the office of muni- I' I: . cipal superintendant and the enumeration of the powers and duties appropriate thereto. " r On roll call all Councilmen voting Aye, absent none. I! II Mayor Large stated that he was not prepared to appoint the committee Iii i,i at this time and that he would make the appointments at the next Council " 'I meeting. i' II t,; On motion the Council adjourned. ,,' I; " : ~ '(I o P-~ \ I, II , ., I; , .,'~ J) hn Fields I' ecorder pro tem il I" '1<' \- ~~', " ~4 I' Ii I' 'I " ti Iii d 1,1 p 1'1 li 11 ~'!: Ii II I: b Ii i......