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COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
EUGENE, OREGON.
MAY 2(>, 1952.
THE REGUl~R MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, HELD IN THE
CITY HALL ON MAY 12,1952 AND ADJOURNED TO MAY 26,1952 AT 7:30 P.M. WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY
HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCI LMEN PRESENT: ALLEN, GODLOVE, SMI TH,
SIEGENTHALER AND WATSON. COUNci'LMAN KOPPE TOOK HIS SEAT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:45 P.M.
COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER AND BOOTH WERE ABSENT.
THE MINUTES OF THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD MAY 12, 1952 AND ADJOURNED TO MAY 26, 1952
AND THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD MAY 21, 1952 WERE READ AND APPROVED.
THIS BEING THE DATE SET FOR THE AW~RD OF VARIOUS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THE BIDS WERE
TABULATED AND PUBLICLY OPENED ON MAY 22ND AT 10:00 A.M. DAYLIGHT,SAVING TIME AND AWARDED AS
FOLLOWS:
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BIDDER
31-" ASPHALTIC
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CONC. PAVING
7" CONCRETE
PAVING
5" ASPHALTIC
CONC. PAV I NG
CHAMBERS ~TREE T FROM 8TH TO I I TH
ACME CONSTRUCTION CO.
CENTRAL HEATI~G COMPANY
$ 13,482.00
I 3, 853. 50
$
$
BOTH BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CASHIERS CHECK OR BIDDERS BONO. CITY
MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID or ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BE ACCEPTED.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BID or ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS AUTHORIZED
TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE PAVING OF CHAMBERS STREET
FROM 8TH TO II TH AVENUE I N THE AMOUNT OF $13,482.00. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTl ON CARRI ED.
UNIVERSITY FROM 28TH AVE. TO 29TH PL.
ACME CONSTRUCTION CO.
CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY
9,568.10
I 1,266.64
BOTH BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CASHIERS CH~CK OR BIDDERS "BOND. CITY
MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID OF ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BE ACCEPTED.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONQED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BID or ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS AUTHORIZED
10 ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE PAVING OF UNIVERSI~Y STREET
FROM 28TH AVENUE TO 29TH PLACE IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,568.10; ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
WEST BROADWAY FROM GRANT TO GARFIELD
ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY
6,928.70
7',072.51
BOTH BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND AC~OMPANIED BY A CASHIERS CHECK OR BIDDERS BOND. CITY
MANA~ER RECOMMENDED THE BID OF ACME ~ONSTRUCTION COMPANY BE ACCEPTED.
IT WAS MOV~D BY ALLEN, SECONDED ,BY, GODLOVE THAT THE BID OF ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY 0FFICERS AUTHORIZED
TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ACME.CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ~OR THE PAVING,OF'WES1 BROADWAY FROM
GR~NT TO GARFIELD STREET IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,928.70. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
24TH FROM WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON
ACME CONSTRUCTION COMP~NY
CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY
3,728.30
4,019.30
BOTH BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CASHIERS CHECK OR BIDDERS BOND. CITY
MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID O~ ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BE ACCEPTED.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BID OF ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS AUTHORIZED
TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE PAVING"OF 24TH AVENUE FROM
WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON STREET I N THE AMOUNT OF $3,728.30. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
29TH AVENUE FROM WILLAMETTE STREET TO
tAST LI NE OF PARKDALE ADDITION
ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY
WESTERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
EUGENE SAND ~ GRAVEL COMPANY
FRED STUBBERT
28,294.10
30,648.26
32,778.95
33,561.10
35,028.85
ALL BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CASHIERS CHECK OR BIDDERS BOND. CI TY
MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID OF WESTERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BE ACCEPTED.
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IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECO~DED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BID or WESTERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS AUTHORIZED
TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH WESTERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE PAVING OF 29TH AVENUE FROM
WILLAMETTE STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF PARKDALE ADDITION IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,778.95. ROLLCALL
VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
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BIDDER CONCRETE
5" ASPHALTIC
CONCRETE'
7," CONCRETE
PAVING
33RD AVE. FROM DONALD TO CLIFFORD $
$
$
ACME CONsiRUCTION COMPANY
'CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY
15,413.70
16,867.29
BOTH BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CASHIERS CHECK OR BiDDERS BOND. CITY
MANAGER RECdMMENDED THAT THE BID OF ACME CONST~UCTION C6MPANY BE ACCE~TED.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BID OF ACME CO~ST~UCTION COMPANY,
BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFrlCERS AUTHORI ZED
TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE PAVI NG OF 33RD AVENU~ FROM
DON~LD TO CLIFFORD STREET. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
EMERALD STREET FROM 26TH TO 28TH
ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
CENTRAt HEAT~NG COMPANY
I I ,507.00
13,997.25
BOTH BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CASHIERS CHECK OR BIDDERS BOND.
MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID or ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BE ACCEPTED.
CI TY
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BID OF ACME..CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS,AUTHORIZED
TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE PAVING OF EMERALD STREET FROM
26TH TO 28TH AVENUE. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
STORM SEWER
33RD FROM DONALD TO CLlrFORD
COAST CONSTRUCTION Co. & JESKE BROS.
W. F. STONEBURNER
$ 6,549.75
7,07 I . 30
BOTH BIDS WERE IN PROPER ORDER AND' ACCOMPANIED BY A CASHIERS CHECK DR BIDDERS BOND. CITY
MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE BID OF COAST CONSTRUCTI'ONCOMPANY AND JESKE,BROS. BE ACCEPTED.
I T WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE BID OF COAST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND
JESKE BROS, BEING THE BEST AND LOWEST BID SUBMITTED, BE APPROVED AND THE PRO~ER CITY OFFICERS
AUTHORIZEO TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH COAST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND JESKE BROS. FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF A STORM SEWER ON 33RD AVENUE FROM DONALD STREET TO CLIFFORD STREET IN THE
AMOUNT OF $6,549.75. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
A REPORT FROM HENRY F. BEISTEL, RECORDER - RE: CANVASSING or THE VOTE ON CITY MEASURES
FOR ELECTION HELD MAY 16, 1952 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"I SUBMIT TO YOU HEREWITH THE OFFIC1AL ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST FOR THE CHARTER AMENDMENT
AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO OWN, ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, EQUIP, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A SEWAGE
DiSPOSAL PLANT SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND TO ISSUE $750,000.00 GENERAL OBLIGATION
AND REVENUE BONDS.
THIS AMENDMENT WAS VOTED ON AT A SPECIAL CITY ELECTION HELD ON MAY 16, 1952, CONCURRENTLY
WITH THE STATE PRIMARY ELECTION. THIS ABSTRACT WAS PREPARED AND EXECUTED BY TH~ COUNTY
CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ELECTION LAWS AND QAS FILED WITH MY orFICE ON MAY 26, 1952.
A SUMMARY OF THE TOTAL VOTE IN ALL THE CITY PRECINCTS IS CONTAINED IN THE ATTACHED ABSTRACT."
SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT
soa-YEs 9,386
501-No 2,371
OF
ON
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED B~ GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT AND THE OFFICIAL ABSTRACT
VOTES BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE CITY RECORDER BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION
.. . . . .. ... . ... .
THE CANVASS OF THE VOTING. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
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REPORTS OF OFFICERS
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A REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER - RE: OPENING PIERCE STREET; PARK PROGRAM; ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"I. MR. WARD AND MR. RI CHARDSON WHO OWN AND OPERATE WARDS MACHI NE SHOP AT THE SOUTH
END OF PIERCE STREET BETWE~N 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES WERE CONTACTED ON MAY 22ND~ RELAJIVE
TO THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE OPENING OF PIERCE STREET. MR. RICHARDSON
OWNS THE PROPERTY AND MR. WARD IS 'PURCHASING THE PROPERTY UNDER CONTRACT. MR. RICHARDSON
SHOWED HIS WARRANTY DEED DA'TED APRIL 17,1940 FROM LOUIS AND MRS.'L. R. M LLER TO MR.
AND MRS. RICHARDSON AND RECO~DED APRIL 20, 1940 IN BOOK 202, PAGE 506 OF LAN~ COUNTY
DEED RECORDS FOR THE NORTH 160 FE~T OF THE PROPOSED PIERCE STREET.
MR~' RICHARDSON AND MR. WARD BOTH OBJECT VERY STRENUOUSLY TO THE OPENING OF THIS
STREET, STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE INTERESTED IN SELL1NG THEIR PROPERTY AS THEY
HAVE ESTABLISHED THEIR BUSINESS THERE AND IT WOULD CAUSE A GREAT DEAL OF HARDSHIP TO
MOVE THE BUSINESS AT THIS TIME. THEY WOULD STIPULATE NO PRICE WHATSOEVER FOR THE SALE
OF THIS PROPERTY. MR. MANLEY WHO OWNS 160 FEET ON THE WEST SIDE OF PIERCE STREET
BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH,AvENUE WAS ALSO THERE AND OBJECTED VERY SERIOUSLY TO THE IMPROVE-
MENT OF THIS STREET STATING HE COULD NOT AFFORD THE ASSESSMENTS ON HIS PROPERTY.
IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL BE VERy DIFFICULT AND VERy COSTLY TO OBTAIN THIS RIGHT OF
WAY FOR THE OPENING or PIERCE STREET BETWEEN 5TH AND 7TH AVENUE AT THIS TIME.
2. WITH FURTHER REFERENCE TO THE PURCHASE OF THE J. V. THOMPSON PROPERTy IN CONNECTION
WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMAZON AREA, A REVIEW OF THE APPRAISALS HAS BEEN MADE AND IT
I S PLANNED TO HAVE A MEETI NG WI TH MR. THOMPSON I N THE NEAR FUTURE. IF THAT PORTION OF
THE THOMPSON PROPERTY LYING EAST, or THE AMAZON WAS DEVELOPED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE, IT WOULD NECESSITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE.
AN OPINION FROM THE COUNCIL IS DESIRED RELATIVE TO THE TYPE OF THE BRIDGE, WHO WOULD
CONSTRUCT THE BRIDGE, AND MAINTAIN IT.
3. THE SUMMER PARK PROGRAM WI LL OPEN UP MONDAY, JUNE 16TH WI TH SUPERVISED RECREATION
AT FAIRMOUNT, UNIVERSITY, SLADDEN AND WASHINGTON PARKS'FROM 9:00 A;M. TO 4:30 P.M. 81VE
DAYS A WEEK, WITH FAMILY NIGHT ONE NIGHT A WEEK. THE MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL WILL OPEN
UP ON'SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH AT I :00 P.M. WI TH THE FOLLOWI NG SCHEDULE'='
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9:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON - LEARN TO SWIM
I :00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M. - RECREATIONAL ~WIMMING
6:00 P.M. TO 9:30 P.M. - RECREATIONAL SWIMMING - WITH SPECIAL SWIMMI NG CLASSES
FROM 12:00 NOON TO I :00 P.M. AND 5:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
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4. THE SUMMER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE GETTING UNDERWAY WITH THIRTEEN JOBS STARTED.
5. PLANS ARE COMPLETED FOR THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT MAHLON SWEET AIRPORJ AND
AUTHORIZATION IS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE.
ADVERTISE IN THE EUGENE REGfSTER GUARD AND DAILY JOURNAL OF CO~MERCE MAY'31, JUNE 5
AND JUNE 10TH.
OPEN BIDS 10:00 A.M. P.S.T. MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1952.
ACCEPT GRANT FROM THE 'C.A.A. IN COUNCIL'MEETING 7:30 JUNE23J 1952.
:AWARD CONTRACT AT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 7:30 P.M. JUNE 23, 1952.
C.A.A. FINAL APPROVAL OF PROJECT BY JUNE 30, 1952.
6. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SEWAGE DISPOSA~ PLANT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE
CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND AUTHORI ZATION IS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWI NG SCHEDULE;
ADVERTISE FORIBIDS MAY 29TH, JUNE 4TH, JUNE 11TH AND JUNE 18TH IN THE REGISTER
GUARD AND DAILY JOURNAL OF, COMMERCE, AND SEATTLE JOURNAL or COMMERCE..
OPEN,BIDS 10:00 A.M. P.S.T. OR 11:00 DAYLIGHT TIME THURSDAY, JULY 10,1952.
AWARD OF BIDS BY CITY COUNCIL AT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JULY 14, 1952.
AUTHORIZE BID CALL FOR 500 FEET ADDITIONAL 72" REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE FOR OUTFALL
LINE FROM THE SEWAGE PLANT TO THE WILLAMETTE RIVER.
AUTHORIZE BOND'TRANSCRIPT BE PREPARED SO ASSURANCE OF CASH PAYMENTS MAY BE INCLUDED
. IN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS."
WITH RErERENCE TO ITEM 2 OF THE REPORT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THOMPSON PROPERTY, IT
WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE COUNCIL REITERATE ITS STANDING POLICY THAT
ALL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING BRIDGES, STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND SEWERS AND OTHER UTILITIES TO BE
MADE rOR WHICH THE MAINTENANCE IS TO BE ASSUMED BY THE CITY MUST BE CONSTRUCTED TO MEET CITY
SPECIFICATIONS.' MOTION CARRIED.
IT WAS ALSO MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY,ALLEN THAT NEGOTIATIONS WI TH MR. THOMPSON
BE CONTINUED. MOTION CARRiED.
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THE SUBJECT OF ITEM 5, PLANS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT, WAS
DISCUSSED AND THE PLANS WERE PRESENTED IN DETAIL BY THE ARCHITECT, MR. GRAHAM SMITH.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS BE APPROVED
AND ACCEPTED AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS UNDER THE SCHEDULE AS
PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED.
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AFTER A DISCUSSION OF ITEM 6, PLANS FOR THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT, BY MR. RALPH RODERICK,
OF THE CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRM or CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES AND-MERRYFIELD, IT WAS MOVED BY
ALLEN, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS BE APPROVED AND ACCEPTED AND THAT
THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS AS SCHEDULED AND ALSO FOR BI,DS ON AN ADDITIONAL
500 FEET OF 72-INCH CONCRETE PIPE. MOTION ~ARRIED.
REPORTS' OF COMMITTEES
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A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS & FINANCE COMMITTEES - RE: CONTRACT AWARDS; PAVING PROJECTS;
SUNNY HOLLOW 'ANNEXATI.ON;. ONE-WAY TRAFFI C ACROSS SP TRACKS AT 6TH; FERRY STREET OVERCROSSI NG
HANDL1NG OF TWO' WAY TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC SURVEY ON CAMPUS; AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR PORT~AND STREET
WAS SUBMITTED AND READ ~S FOLLOWS:
"A MEETI NG OF THE PUBLI C WORKS AND FI NANCE COMMI TTEES WAS HELD. ON MAY 2,2, 1952 WI TH
THE ,FOLLOWI NG PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CR8MBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, KOPPE AND
SIEGENTHALER; C1TY MANAGER' AND CITY ENGINEER.
I. THE BID OPENING, FOR EIGHT 'IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WAS REVIEWED AND' THE COMMITTEE, CON-
CURRED WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROJECTS BE AWARDED TO THE LOW
BIDDERS AS OUTLINED HEREWITH.
CHAMBERS STREET FROM 8TH TO 11TH AVENUE - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF $13,482.00-
$6.60 P,ER FOOT rOR 36 FOOT STREET - 2i" ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING.
UNIVERSITY STREET FROM 28TH AVENUE TO 29TH PLACE - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT
OF $9,568.10 - $6.40.PER FOOT rOR 34 FOOT STREET OF 3i" ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING.
,WEST BROADWAY FROM GRANT TO GARFIELD STREET - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF
$6,928.70 AT $6.20 PER FOOT FOR 36 FOOT STREET OF 3i" ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING.
24TH AVENUE FROM WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON S~REET - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF
$3,728.30 AT $6.60 PER FOOT FOR 34 rOOT STREET OF ~i" ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING.
29TH. AVENUE FROM WILLAMETTE STREET TO EAST LINE OF PARKDALE ADDITION - WESTERN CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF $32,778.95 rOR 42 FOOT STREET AT $1 I ."'5'PER FOOT OF CONCRETE PAVING
AND SIDEWALKS. TH1S IS $1.15 MORE PER FOOT THAN TH~ B1D FOR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE.
33RD AVENUE FROM DONALD STREET TO CLIFFORD STREET - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT
OF $15,413.70 AT $6.20 PER rOOT FOR 36 FOOT STREET OF 3i"- ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING.
EMERALD STREET FROM, 26TH: AVENUE TO 28TH AVENUE - ACME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AMOUNT OF
$1 1,507.00 AT $5.20 PER FOOT FOR 27 FOOT STREET OF 3i" ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVI NG.
STORM SEWER ON 33RD AVENUE FROM DONALD TO CLIFFORD STREET - COAST CaNST. CO. AND JESKE
BROS. IN AMOUNT OF $6,5"'9.75 AT $7.00 PER FOOT - 30" AND 36".
2. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE EXISTING CURBS ON 17TH AND 18TH AVENUES EAST. THERE ARE
361 FEET OF EXISTING CURBS ON 18TH AVENUE AND 393 FEET OF EXISTING CURBS ON 17TH AVENUE
EAST, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ACCORDI~G TO CITY ALIGNMENT AND GRADES PREVIOUS TO
THE ADOPTION OF THE CROSS TOWN STREET PROGRAM. IT WAS RECOMMENDED" BY THE COMMITTEE THAT
CREDIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THESE PREVIOUS CURBS BE GIVEN TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS IF
THESE CURBS HAD TO BE MOVED IN,CONNECTION WITH THE WIDENING OF EAST 17TH AND EAST 18TH
AVENUE UNDER THE PRESENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
3. THE COMMITTEE AGAIN REVIEWED THE PAVING OF EAST 18TH
STREET AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE 42 FOOT
ENDEAVOR TO AFrORD FUTURE CROSS TOWN TRAFFIC FACILITIES.
CHANGE ORDER BE AUTH0RIZED WITH CONTRACTOR FOR ADDITIONAL
AS ON CONTRACT..
AVENUE FROM PEARL TO ALDER
PAV I NG THROUGHOUT I N_ AN
IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A
QUANTITIES AT SAME UNIT PRICES
"'. THE. REMONSTRANCE PETITIONS AGAINST SIDEWALK INSTALLATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF HARRIS
STREET BETWEEN 25TH AND 26TH AND 28TH AND 29TH AVENUES WAS AGAIN REVIEWED~ INASMUCH AS
THE OVER-ALL MAJORITY or THE PEOPLE LIVING BETWEEN 25TH AND 29TH AVENUE TOTALING 53.7%
HAVE PETITIONED FOR THESE SIDEWALKS AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE INCREASED
SAFETY FOR CHILDREN AND PEDESTRIANS IN THIS AREA, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE GOING TO THE
HARRIS STREET SCHOOL, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THAT THIS PROJECT GO
AHEAD. THE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCES HAVE ALREADy BEEN PASSED.
5. 'THE PAVEMENT OF MADISON STREET.FROM 18TH AVENUE TO 21ST AVENUE WAS REVIEWED AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PROJECT BE WITHHELD UNTIL THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF THOSE
PROTESTING THE IMPROVEMENT tOULD aE ASCERTAINED. IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED TH~T ADDITIONAL
WRITTEN REQUESTS BE MADE BY THOSE DESIRING THE IMPROVEMENT TO ASSIST IN THE STUDY OF
AUTHbRIZING THE IMPROVEMENT O~ THIS STREET.
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6. THE SUNNY HOLLOW ANNEXATION'WAS REVIEWED AND THE BOUNDARIES OUTLINED TO THE
COMMI TTEE; I NASMUCH AS THERE ARE OVER 50% REQUESTI NG TH'I S ANNEXATI ON, IT W.AS, RECOMMENDED
THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THIS'AREA AND THAT AN ANNEXATION
ELECTION BE A~THORIZED.
7. THE REQUEST OF THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD TO ESTABLISH ONE WAY TRAFFIC
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PAClrlC RAILROAD TRACKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST 6TH AND THE
RAILROAD TRACKS WAS STUDIED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS BE APPROVED
AS ONE-WAY FOR SOUTH-BOUND TRAFFIC ONLY, PROVIDING THAT THE PAVING COSTS BE ASSUMED BY
THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD, AND WI TH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS UPO~ A
TEMPORARY BASIS UNTIL FUTURE AUTOMATIC SIGNALING DEVICES ARE INSTALLED. UPON APPROVAL
BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SOUTHERN PAC,IFIC COMPANY WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THIS ACTION.
8. THE PLAN SUBMITTED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR HANDLING OF TWO-WAY TRArFIC
ON THE SOUTH APPROACH TO THE FtRRY STREET OVERCROSS'ING WAS REVIEWEQ. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PLAN BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS A TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT TO
AFFORD SOUTH-BOUND TRAFFIC ACCESS TO THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY AND: THAT THE CITY SHARE IN THE
COSTS UPON A FlrTY-FIFTY BASIS, ESTIMATED TO COST- $2,440.00 EACH TO THE CITY OF EUGENE
AND THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
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9. THE SURVEY OF TRArFIC CONDITIONS, ORIGIN DESTINATION COUNTS AND TREATMENT or
13TH AVENUE FROM KINCAID TO ONYX STREET THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY or OREGON CAMPUS AS
SUBMI,TTED BY THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WAS
ANALYZED. IT WAS NOTED IN THE SURVEY OF THESE TRAFrlC CONDITIONS THAT THE CLOSING OF
13~H AVENUE WO~LD' DEPEND UPON THE ABILITY OF ADJACENT STREETS TO ABSORB THE TRAFFIC
o I V E R TE 0 , AND T HAT . THE 0 I V E R S I ON 0 F THE I 3 T H A V E N U E T R A F F I C TO I I T H A V E N U E W 0 U LOB E
PROHIBITED AS 11TH AVENUE IS ALREADY OPERATING ABOVE MAXIMUM OPERATING CAPACITY AND
SUDDEN TRArFIC ADDED TO 11TH AVENUE WOULD RESULT INCONSIDERABLE ADDED CONGESTION AND
POSSIBLE COMPLETE F~ILURE DURING PEAK TRAFFIC PERIODS. TRAFFIC VOLUME ON 13TH AVENUE
SHOWED A TYPICAL WEEKDAY OF 6,988 VEHICLES OF WHICH ONLY 22% ENTERED FROM SIDE STREETS
AND THAT CLOSING OF 13TH AVENUE WOULD CAUSE INCONVENIENCE TO 1,640 DRIVERS DAILY.
THE SIGNALI ZATION OF KINCAID'AND 13TH, UNIVERSITY AND 13TH, AND ONYX AND 13TH, AS
ANALYZED IN THIS REPORT SHOWS AN ESTIMATED COST OF SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 13,800 DOLLARS
AND $15,200, .AND A REVIEW OF'THE.REPORT CONFIRMED'JHE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT SIGNALIZATION
OF~THESE INTERSECTIONS FOR THE DENIAL OF ACCESS TO THE CRITICAL SECTION DURING CLASS
PERIODS WOULD NOT BE COMMENSURATE WITH THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNALS.
HOWEVER, THE ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION'OF IMPROVED SIGNING, ALTHOUGH LACKING THE
POSITIVE ErFECT OF SIGNALS WOULD DENY ACCESS TO'THE CRITICAL SECTION ON THE CAMPUS AT
AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,500.00. THIS ALTERNATE IMPROVED SIGNING WOULD CONSIST O~ THE
INSTALLATION or METAL LNTERIORL1GHTED CABINETS,WITH PLEXI-GLASS FRONTS AND THE SIGN
MESSAGES COULD BE SO WORDED WITH DIRECTIONAL ARROWS AS TO ADEQUATELY DIVERT TRAFFIC
DURING THE TEN MINUTE PERIODS BETWEEN CLASSES. THE ILLUMINATION or THESE SIGNS CAN
BE CONTROLLED BY A PROGRAM TIMING DEVICE THE SAME AS IN THE SIGNAL INSTALLATION AND
DURING 50 MINUTES OF THE HOUR THE SIGNS WOULD BE BLANK. DURING THE TEN MINUTE PERIODS
BETWEEN CLASSES THE MESSAGES DIVERTING TRAFFIC WOULD BE ILLUMINATED AND VISIBLE.
IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF THI S PLEXI-GLASS
SIGNING AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO NEGOTIATE ~ITH OFFICIALS OF THE
UNIVERSITY FOR THIS INSTALLATION UPON A FIFTY-FIFTY BASIS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
UNI VERSI TY WI TH THE, COST TO THE CI TY NOT TO EXCEED $1,500.00.
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10. AN APPRAISAL. ~EPORT OF,A TRACT OF LAND 60 FEET BY 140 FEET SOUTH OF 25TH AVENUE
WEST IN LI NE WI TH PORTLAND STREET W'AS SUBMI TTED BY THE (I TY MANAGER AT A MARKET VALUE
OF $1,800. THE DESIRABILITYIOr PURCHASING THIS RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE OPENING OF PORTLAND
STREET AS A NORTH-SOUTH MEANS or ACCESS TO THIS AREA WAS OUTLINED AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED
BY THE ~OMMITTEE THAT'THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITy,MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE
OWNERS, MR. AND MRSl RALPH CROW AT THE APPRAISED VALUE OF $1,800."
IN THE MATTER OF ITEM 2, CURBS ON 17TH AND 18TH AVENUES EAST, IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGEN-
THALER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ,BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE.
MOT ION CARER ['ED.
IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE BE
ADOPTED IN'THE MATTER OF ITEM 3, 18TH AVENUE PAVING FROM PEARL TO ALDER - 42 FOOT PAVING.
ROLLCALL. VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
IN THE MATTER 'OF ITEM ~, SIDEWALKS ON THE WEST SIDE or HARRIS FROM 25TH TO 29TH AVENUE,
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY KOPPE THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED.
MOTION CARRIED.
ITEMS, PAVING OF MADISON STREET FROM 18TH TO 21ST AVENUE WAS GIVEN.FULL DISCUSSION
FROM WHICH COUNCILMAN SMITH TOOK LEAVE.
IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE COMPLETE PROJECT BE APPROVED
AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH THE CALL FOR BIDS. ROLLCALL VOTE.
COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH AND SMITH ABSENT. MOTION CABRIED.
IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY KOPPE THAT ITEM 6, ANNEXATION OF SUNNY HOLLOW
BE REFERRED BACK TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
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THE SOUTH APPROACH TO THE FERRY STREET OVERCROSSING BE REFERRED BACK TO THE,CITy,MANAGER'S
OFFICE' AND THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
IN THE MATTER OF ITEM 9, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON THE CAMPUS, IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER,
SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE COUNCIL OPPOSE THE RECOMMENDATION OF COMMITTEE'S PRINCIPLE -AND
CONSULT WITH UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AS'TO PROCEDURE. MOTION CARRI~D.
IT WAS MOVED-Bt'GODLOVE, SECONDED BY KOPPE THAT,THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC
WORKS AND FI NANtE COMMITTEESeE:ADOPTED. MOTION'CARRIED.
5 A REPORT or THE HEALTH & JUDICIARY COMMITTEES - RE: BUTTERFAT TAX rOR MILK PRODUCERS WAS
SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"A MEETING O~ THE HEALTH & JUDICIARY COMMITTEES'WAS HELD,'ON FRIDAY, MAY'16, 1952
WITH THE ~OLLOWI~~:PRESENT:, MAYOR JOHNSO~; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, SMITH, KOPPE,
SIEGENTHALER AND WATSON; 'CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; DR. HELTERLINE, AND MR. RACKLEFF,
MILK INSPECTOR.
MILK PRODUCERS PRESENT WERE MESSRS. HAWN, LYON AND HEMINGWAY; MILK DISTRIBUTORS
MESSRS. KESEY, COLEMAN AND FISH; AND,ED BUTLER, ATTORNEY.
THE PURPOSE O~ THE MEETING WAS TO DISCUSS SECTION 17 OF ORDINANCE No. 9867 WHEREIN
GRADE A MILK, PRODUCERS' INSPECTED BY THE (I TY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WOULD ~AY A FEE OF 1/4~
FOR EACH POUND OF BUTTER~AT, BASED UPON THE ALLOCATED QUOTA PER YEAR. THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED BY THE CI TY, COUNCI L ON MAY 25, 1951, AND PRODUCERS WERE ADVI SED OF THESE
INSPECTION FEES WHICH WERE COMPRABLE OR A LITTLE 'LESS,THAN OTHER PRODUCERS PAY THE
STATE FOR THE SAME SERVICES. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 300 DAIRIES SERVING THIS' AREA ,OF
WHICH AB6uT ONE-HALF ARE INSPECTED BY THE CITY AND THE OTHER ONE-HALF BY THE STATE.' STATE
LICENSE FtES CONSIST OF $fO~OO PLUS $1.00 FOR EACH COW OR GOAT IN THE MILKING HERD WI TH
THE-MAxIMUM ESTABLISHED AT $35.00 PER HERD. THE:EUGENE INSPECTION FEE ESTABLISHED A
$10.00 MINIMUM AND $35.00 MAXIMUM, BUT WOULD AVERAGE A LITTLE LESS THAN THE PRESENT
STATE FEE. IT WAS EMPHASI ZED THAT THE EUGENE ORDINANCE WOULD NOT IMPOSE A DUPLICATE TAX
AS THOSE DAIRIES BEING INsPECTED BY THE STATE WOULD NOT BE CHARGED THE EUGENE ~NSPECTION
rEEj THAT THIS FEE WOULD ONLY APPLY TO THOSE DAIRIES BEING INSPECTED BY THE CITY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS AGREED BY THE PRODUCERS PRESENT THAT THEY DID NOT DESIRE THE STATE TO TAKE
OVER THE INSPECTION or ALL OF THE DAIRIES; THAT THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THE INSPECTIONS
AND SERVICES PRESENTLY RENDERED BY THE CITY. THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME IMPRESSION THAT
THIS rEE WOULD BE CHARGED TO ALL DAIRIES WHETHER THEY-WERE CITY OR'STATE INSPECTED.
ArTER CLEARING tHIS MATTER UP, IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE FEES WERE NOT UNJUST IN
THAT THEY WERE IMPOSED ONLY IN AN ENDEAVOR TO PAY FOR THE INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES
INVOLVED.
THE PRODUCERS STATED THEY ,WOULD SEND OUT EXPLANATORY LETTERS AND ASSIST IN ESTAB-
LISHING THIS FEE WITH A MINIMUM OF Di'SSENTlON IF THE CITY COUNC.lL WOULD AGREE TO MAKING
THE RATES BECOME EFrECTIVE JULY I, 1952, WAIVING THE rlRST YEAR'S rEES FROM JULY, 1951
TO JUNE 30, 1952. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AGREED TO STUDY THESE FEES AND GIVE THE
PRODUCERS AN ANSWER AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
MILK DISTRIBUTORS CALLED THE ATTENTION Of, THE COMMITTEE TO THE ORDINANCE PROVIDING
A DISTRIBUTORS TAX OF 1/2~ PER POUND ON BUTTER FAT FOR ALL MILK SOLD WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS OF EUGENE. MR. COLEMAN FELT THAT THE LARGE DISTRIBUTORS WERE PENALIZED UNDER
T~IS SYSTEM AS HIS FEES A~OUNT TO $100.00 PER MONTH WHICH CONSTITUTES A LITTLE O~ER ONE-
HALr OF THE TOTAL OF $283.50 COLLECTED FROM ALL SEVEN MILK DISTRIBUTORS WITHIN THE CITY.
IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THIS FEE WAS SET UP TO PAY THE COST OF INSPECTION rOR GRADE A
INSPECTION AND THE CERTlrlCATIONOF GRADE A MILK; THAT THESE INSPECTIONS INCLUDED BACTERIA
COUNTS, COLIFORM, PHOSPHATASE AND ADULTERATION TESTS AND WERE CONSIDERED TO BE A SERVICE
TO PROGRESSIVE AND SAFE OPERATIONS. THE COMMITTEE ALSO AGREED TO STUDY THESE INSPECTION
'FEES AT AN EARLY DATE."
IT WAS MOVED BY SMITH, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES.BE RECEIVED
AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED.
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A REPORT OF THE HEALTH & JUDICIARY COMMITTEES - RE: MILK PRODUCERS TAX AND MILK DISTRI-
BUTORS TAX; ORDINANCE rOR REGULATION OF CIRCUSES, MENAGERIES AND TENT SHOWS WAS SUBMITTED AND
READ AS FOLLOWS:
"A MEETING OF 'THE HEALTH AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEES WAS-HELD ON MAY 19, 1952 WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, ALLEN, SMIJH, KOPPE,
SIEGENTHALER AND WATSON; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY RECORDER; DR. HELTERLINE; MR.
RACKLEFF, MI(~ INSPECTOR; AND MR. PALLESKE, BUILDING INSPECTOR.
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I,. A. THE. COMMITTEE FlJRTHER,REVIEWED ORDINANCE #9867 WHEREIN UNDER SECTION 17,
,PRODUCERS or GRADE A MILK PRODUCERS INSPECTED BY THE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WOULD PAY
A rEE OF 1/4~ PER POUND, BASED UPON ALLOCATED BUTTERrAT QUOTA PER YEAR. IT WAS BROUGHT
OUT THAT IF THESE INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES HAD NOT BEEN RENDERED BY THE CITY DURING THE
, PAST YEAR, I T WOUCD HAVE BEEN NECESSARY TO HAVE HAD SI MILAR I NSPECTI ONS BY THE STATE
INVOLVING LARGER FEES THAN OUR ORDINANCE PROVIDES.
INASMUCH AS THESE INSP.ECTIONS AND SERVICES HAVE BEEN RENDERED DURING THE PAST
YEAR, IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT'THESE FEES, AS OUTLINED UNDER THE
ABOVE ORDINANCE, BE COLLECTED FROM ALL PRODUCERS PRODUCING GRADE A MI LK CONSUMED IN
EUGEl'JE NOT LATER THAN JUNE 30, 1952 FOR THE FI SCAL YEAR ,FROM JULY I, 1951 TO JUNE 30,
1952.
B. THE COMMITTEE AGAI,N REVIEWED ORDINANCE No. 9867 WHICH LEVIES AGAINST ALL
CREAMERIES WITHIN THECITY~ A 1/2~ PER POUND BUTTERFAT TAX FOR ALL MILK SOLD WITHIN
THE CITY OF EUGENE; IT WAS FELT THAT THIS WAS A FAIR, JUST AND EQUITABLE REGULATORY
rEE FOR THE INSPECTION ~ERVICES PROVIDED AND THAT THE LARGER CREAMERIES SHOULD CONTINUE
TO PAY UPON THE SAME BASIS. THE INSPECTION OF THESE CREAMERIES IN ADDITION TO LABORATORY
TESTS AND ANALYSIS INVOLVES CONTINUOUS INSPECTIONS AND CHECKS RELATIVE TO SOURCE AND
HANDLING OF ALL OF THE MILK DISTRIBUTED IN THE CITY, AND IT WAS FELT THAT THE LARGER
DISTRIBUTOR SHOULD PAY THE FEE BASED UPON THE VOLUME DISTRIBUTED.
INASMUCH AS THESE FEES ARE REGULATORY IN CONNECTION WITH THE tNSPECTION AND
SERVICES PROVIDED TO CREAMERIES DISTRIBUTING MILK WITHIN THE CITY, IT WAS RECOMMENDED
THAT NO CHANGES BE MADE.
2. COUNCIL BILL No. 1338 PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION or CIRCUSES, MENAGERIES AND TENT
SHOWS WHICH ~AS GIVEN FIRST READIN6 AT THE COUNCIL MEETING MAY 12, 1952 WAS FURTHER
CONSIDERED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS COUNCIL BILL BE GIVEN SECOND, THIRD ,AND FINAL
READINGS AND THAT THE RATES BE ESTABLISHED AT $7.50 PER DAY PER RAILROAD CAR FOR EACH
AND EVERY CAR FOR EACH DAY SHOWING AND IF TRANSPORTED BY TRUQKS, AN EQUfTABLE CHARGE
MEASURED BY CAR LOAD CAPACITY, PROVIDED THAT THE MINIMUM LICENSE FEE SHALL NOT BE LESS
THAN $200.00 PER DAY.
3. 'REFRIGERATION ORDINANCE ~ AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE .REGULATION OF THE REFRIGERA-
TION INDUSTRY IN THE CI TY AND PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR
THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSJALLATION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE or RErRIGERATION SYSTEMS
AND APPURTENANCES AND'PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF CONTRACTORS ENGAGED IN THE REFRIG-
ERATION INDUSTRY WAS REVIEWED~
IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR FIRST
READING AND FURTHER STUDY."
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN; SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE REFRIGERATION ORDINANCE BE REFERRED
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY. MOTION CARRIED.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
PETI TION FOR PAVING EAST' 21ST AVENUE BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND EMERALD STREETS WAS SUB-
MITTED. A REPORT OF THE ENGINEER SHOWED THAT 70.27% OF TOTAL FOOT FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTIES
HAD SIGNED THIS PETITION. INASMUCH AS THESE PEOPLE HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED TO GET THIS PETITION
IN FOR THIS'~EAR'S WORK AND DUE TO THE LARGE PERCENTAGE REQUESTING THE IMPROVEMENT AND THE
FACT THAT IT CONNECTS WITH THE PAVEMENT ON BOTH ENDS AND OF THE NECESSITY FOR EAST-WEST
TRAFFI C IN THI S AREA, I TIS RECOMMENDED THAT THI S PROJECT BE APPROVED 'AND 'THE ORDI NANCES
AUTHORIZING THIS WORK BE PASSED AT THIS MEETING.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE PROJECT BE APPROVED AND THE ORDINANCES
BE PASSED AT':THIS MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS TO REZONE WERE SUBMITTED:
T. H. CHARLES, TO REZONE 25 W. 25TH AVENUE FROM R-I' TO C-3.
SAMUEL' H. TYLER, TO REZONE, NORTHEAST CORNER OF II TH AND FERRY FROM R-4 TO C-:-3.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMI TH THAT THE PETI TIONS BE REFERRED TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY fOR THE NECTSSARY RESOLUTION, AND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION AT
THtIR,:JULY F1RS~ MTET1NG. MOTION CARRIED.
ApPLICATION FOR SEGREGATION OF ASSESSMENT LIEN WAS SUBMITTED BY MRS. RUTH EMERSON FOR
THE PAVING OF GARFIELD STREET FROM 18TH AVENUE TO SOUTH CITY LIMITS.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE APPLICATION BE GRANTED AS REQUESTED.
MOTION CARRIED.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT - RE: ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURVEY
AND PARKING STUDY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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"I HAVE YOUR LETTER OF MAY 19TH ADDRESSED TO MR. J. AL HEAD, REQUESTI NG I NFORMATI ON
AS TO WHEN CERTAIN PORTIONS or THE EUGENE SURVEY WILL BE COMPLETED AND READY FOR SUB-
MISSION TO:THE SEVERAl INTERESTED PARTIES. I WISH TO ADVISE THAT THE FIRST DRAFT'OF THE
ORIGIN-DESTINATION PHASE OF THE REPORT IS PRACTICALLY COMPLETED. AT SUCH TIME AS MR.
BALDOCK HAS HAD AN'OPPORTUNfTY TO REVIEW THE ROUTE ANALYSIS WE WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ON PRIORI TY OF, IMPROVEMENT FOR STATE HIGHWAYS, COUNTY ROADS; AND CiTY
STREETS IN THE EUGENE METROPOLI TAN AREA. SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD NOT BE IN THE FORM
OF A rlNAL REPORT, BUT WOULD BE IN THE NATURE OF A PRELIMINARY REPORT WHICH COULD BE USED
FOR THE GUIDANCE OF THE SEVERAL AGENCIES INTERESTED.
TURNING TO THE REPORT ON THE PARKING STUDY IN EUGENE PROPER, WE WILL HAVE ALL or THE
BASIC TABLES COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK., IT WILL, HOWEVER, BE THE FIRST or JULY
BEFORE GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS AND THE PRELIMINARY REPORT ARE COMPLETED.
IT IS REGRETTABLE THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ,ABLE TO BRING'THESE STUDIES TO COMPLETION
AT AN EARLIER DATE, BUT THE ENORMITY OF THE STATISTICAL DATA COMPILED REQUIRES RATHER
CAREFUL AAALYSIS AND REVIEW PRIOR TO PRESENTATION IN.A FORMAL REPqRT. WITH RESPECT TO
THE rlNAL PRINTED REPORT, THESE WILL PROBABLY NOT BE READY UNTIL EARLy'rALL, FOR IT WILL
TAKE 'US rROM'six WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS TO PROCESS AND PRINT.THE REPORT AFTER THE RRELIMINARY
REPORTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST."
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON
FILE. MOTION CARRIED.'
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY - RE: SUPPLEMENT TO BUDGET WAS SUBMITTED AND
READ AS FOLLOWS:
"ON BEHALF,or THE BOARD Of TRUSTEES OF THE EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY, I WISH TO REQUEST
A SUPPLEMENT TO OUR BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1952-53 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1500.
WE PROPOSE TO USE SUCH A SUM TO CONDUCT A SURVEY AS TO THE MOST FEASIBLE-LOCATION
FOR A NEW BUILDING fOR THE EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND TO BEGIN THE PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR
SUCH A NEW BUILDING.
THIS REQUEST IS BEING MADE IN LINE WITH THE SUGGESTIONS MADE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING
ON-MAY 12,1952.".
I T WAS MOVED BY. ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
ORDINANCES
I I COUNC I L BI LL No. 133S - RE: REGULATI ON OF CIRCUSES, MENAGER I ES,' ETC., I NTRODUCED AND
GIVEN FIRST READING ON MAY 12, 1952 WA~ BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE'
ONLY, WI TH UNANI'MOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCI L. MOTlO'N CARRI ED UNANI MOUSLY AND THE BI LL WAS
READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE RULES BE'SUSPENDED AND THE BILLBBE READ
THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND G1VEN,FINAL
PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. CRUMBAKER AND BOOTH ABSENT. THE BILL WAS DECLARED
PASSED AND NUMBERED 1006S.
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COUNCIL BILL No. 1339 - RE: ORDERING SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ANNEXATION OF GRAND STREET AREA
WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN fULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE
ONLY, WI TH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BI LL WAS
READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE READ
THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE'COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH ~HAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN
rlNAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTI NG AYE. CRUMBAKER AND BOOTH ABSENT. THE'BILL WAS
DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10069.
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COUNCIL BILL No. 1340 - RE:- PAVING 16TH' AVENUE FROM WILLAMETTE STREET TO OLIVE STREET
WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH
ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or lHE COUNCIL~
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READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WI,TH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION C~RRIED,
UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BI lL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
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I T WAS, MOVED BY. ALLEN,SECONDED BY SMI TH THAT THE COUNCI L BILL BE APPROVED A,ND GI VEN
FINA~ PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. CRUMBAKER, AND BOOTH ABSENT. THE BILL
WAS DECLARED PASSED ~ND NUMBERED 10070.
COUNCIL BILL No. 1341 - RE: ADOPTING PLANS AN,D SPECIFICATIONS FOR PAVING 16TH 'AVENUE
FROM WILLAMETTE STREET TO OLIVE STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
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IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE
ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT' OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BI LL WAS
READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BI LL BE
READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL., MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN
FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. CRUMBAKER AND BOOTH ABSENT. THE BILL
WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10071.
COUNCIL BILL No. 1342 - RE: PAVING 21ST AVENUE FROM UNIVERSITY TO EMERALD STREET WAS
SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE
ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS
READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
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IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED
READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL.
UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
AND THE BILL BE
MOTION CARRIED
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN
FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. CRUMBAKER AND BOOTH ABSENT. THE BILL
WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10072.
COUNCIL BILL No. 1343 - RE: ADOPTING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PAVING 21ST AVENUE
FROM UNIVERSI TY TO EMERALD STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
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ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS
READ THE SECOND TIME
ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH
CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL.
BY TITLE ONLY.
THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS
IT WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL BE
READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
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I T WAS MOVED BY ALLEN, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND GIVEN
FINAL PASSAGE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTI NG AYE. CRUMBAKER AND BOOTH ABSENT. THE BI LL
WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10073.
RESOLUTIONS
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PROCLAMATION - RE: CANVASS OF VOTES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
'~HEREAS, AT A SPECIAL ELECTION DULY AND REGULARLY HELD IN THE CITY OF EUGENE,
LANE COUNTY, OREGON, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGULAR PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION HELD
ON MAY 16, 1952, AT WHICH ELECTION THE FOLLOWING MEASURE WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS,
TO-WIT:
A MEASURE ON OFFICIAL BALLOT No. 500-501, ENTITLED:
"SHALL THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, BE AMENDED AUTHORIZING AND
EMPOWERI NG THE COMMON COUNCIL TO ACQUIRE A COMPLETE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT AND
SYSTEM TO PROVIDE AND COLLECT CHARGES; TO ISSUE AND SELL GENERAL OBLIGATION
REVENUE BONDS NOT EXCEEDING $750,000.00; TO USE THE PRO~EEDSIN PAYMENT THERErOR,"
AND
WHEREAS, THE ABSTRACT or VOTES WAS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EUGENE AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD MAY 26, 1952, BY HARRY L. CHASE, COUNTY CLERK, FOR
LANE COUNTY, OREGON, AND
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WHEREAS, SAID ABSTRACT OF VOTES WAS DULY AND REGULARLY CANVASSED BY THE MAYOR,
COMMON COUNCIL AND CITY RECORDER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE;
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NOW, THEREFORE, I TI S HEREBY PROCLA IMED AND DECtARED 'THAT THE COMMON COUNC I L OF THE
CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY ,RECORDER .HAVE DULY AND REGULARLY CANVASSED
THE RETURNS AND ABSTRACT OF VOTES, AND THERE WERE CAST FOR MEASURE No. 500-501, AFFIRMATIVE
9,386 AND NEGATIVE 2,371. THAT THERE IS HERETO APPENDED AN ITEMIZED STATEMENT SHOWING
THE VOTE BY PRECINCTS AND ALSO A TOTAL ,SUMMARY.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS-HEREBY PROCLAIMED THAT MEASURE No. 500-501 A,UTHORIZING THE
CITY or EUGENE TO OWN, ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, EQUIP, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A SEWAGE DISPOSAL
PLANT SYSTE~ FqR THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND TO ISSUE $750,000.00 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
AND R~VENUE BONDS THEREFOR HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE VOTERS AT SAID ELECTION. AND THAT
SAID MEASURE AND CHARTER AMENDMENT HAS BEEN DULY PASSED AND APPROVED.
DATED TH,I S 26TH DAY' or MAY, 1952. tI
UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
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