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COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
EUGENE, OREGON.
MARCH 29, 1954.
A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING WAS HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON MARCH 29, 1954 AT I 1:00
A.M. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON WITH THE FOLLOWING
COUNCILMEN PRESENT: CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, CONE AND OWEN. COUNCIL-
MAN WATSON WAS ABSENT. ~
THE MEETING WAS CALLED FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO A REQUEST OF
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY POR AN ADDITIONAL TRACK ACROSS 5TH AVENUE AND HIGH STREET.
A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITIEE ON THE SUBJECT WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS
FOLLOWS:
"PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER;
CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER.
THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MET ON FRIDAY, MARCH 26TH. Two SUBJECTS WERE GIVEN
CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE.
I. REQUEST OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY FOR A FRANCHISE FOR AN ADDITIONAL
TRACK CROSSING AT 5TH AVENUE AND HIGH STREET - THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THIS
REQUEST AT ITS MARCH 24TH MEETING, AND INSPECTED THE INTERSECTION AT 5TH AND
HIGH STREET. FURTHER CONSIDERATION WAS WITHHELD AT THAT TIME.
THE SUBJECT WAS AGAIN DISCUSSED AT THE MARCH 26TH MEETING AFTER ASSURANCE
HAD BEEN GIVEN BY THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY THAT THE FORM OF FRANCHISE PRO-
POSED BY THE CITY WAS ACCEPTABLE.
IT IS WHEREFORE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE, SINCE IT IS AN URGENT
MATTER, THAT THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY BE ISSUED A REVOCABLE PERMIT TO CON-
STRUCT THE TRACK ACROSS HIGH STREET PENDING THE APPROVAL AND PASSAGE OF THE
FRANCHISE ORDINANCE.
2. REQUEST OF MR. ANTON JENSEN FOR A VARIANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION AT 18TH AND
HIGH STREETS - THIS REQUEST WAS ALSO CONSIDERED AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION
OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE VARIANCE BE GRANTED."
AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT ITEM I OF THE REPORT
WHICH PERTAINS TO THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY REQUEST BE ADOPTED. MOTION C~RRIED.
IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, ~ECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT A REVOCABLE PERMIT BE GRANTED
TO THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, PERMITTING IT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW RAILROAD TRACK ACROSS
THE INTERSECTION OF HIGH AND FIFTH STREETS IN THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON. SAID REVOCABLE
PERMIT SHALL BE CONDITIONED UPON THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY AT ALL TIMES COMPLYING WITH
ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE PROPOSED FRANCHISE WHICH IS TO BE CON-
SIDERED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE ON APRIL 26, 1954. HOWEVER, SAID
PERMIT SHALL BE REVOCABLE AT ANY TIME AT THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER
UNTIL A FRANCHISE SHALL BE GRANTED BY THE CITY AND ACCEPTED BY THE COMPANY.
DURING THE DISCUSSION WHICH FOLLOWED THE MOTION, THE COUNCIL HEARD MR. CHARLES SPARKS
OF THE EUGENE TRUCK & MACHINE COMPANY EXPLAIN HOW THE PROJECT MIGHT AFFECT THE GRADE OF 5TH
AVENUE EAST OF HIGH STREET.
AFTER FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION, IT WAS MOV~D BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY CONE THAT
THE MOTION BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THAT IT BE ALSO A CONDITION OF THE REVOCABLE PERMIT THAT
5TH AVENUE EAST OF HIGH STREET SHALL'BE BACKFILLED AND RECONSTRUCTED WITH ROCK IN SUCH A
MANNER AS TO LEAVE THE GRADE AND SURFACE IN THE SAMt CONDITION OF USABILITY AS IT WAS BE-
FORE CONSTRUCTION WAS STARTED WITHOUT CLOSING SAID 5TH AVENUE TO LESS THAN ONE-WAY TRAFFIC.
Mo TI 0 N CAR R lED.
A ROLLCALL VOTE WAS THEN TAKEN ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION AS AMENDED AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY..
A SUGGESTED ORDINANCE REVISING THE PRESENT ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE OREGON STATUTES
PERTAINING TO.MOTOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WAS PRESENTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. IT WAS EXPLAINED
THAT THE ONLY CHANGE INVOLVED WAS THE REFERENCE TO THE SECTION OF THE NEW OREGON REVISED
STATUTES RATHER THAN THE FORMER OREGON COMPILED LAWS ANNOTATED.
IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE DRAFT OF THE ORDINANCE BE REFERRED
TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR A REPORT AT THE APRIL 12TH MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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ROBERT A. FINLAYSON,
CITY MANAGER.
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