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COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
EUGENE, OREGON.
APRIL 12, 1954.
THE REGULAR MEETING,OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON APRIL 12,
1954 AT 7:30 P.M. IN T~~ COUNCIL .CHAMBERS. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR,
MAy'OR V. E. JOHNSON WITH TH'E FOLLOWI,NG COUNCI LMEN PRESENT: CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, KOPPE,
SI E:GENTHALER, WA.TSON, CON,E, AND ~WEN.
THE MIN~TES OF TH~ LASJ RE~ULAR MEETINq HELD MARCH 8TH AND 22ND, AND OF THE SPECIAL
MEETING HELD ON MARCH 29TH WERE READ AND APPROVED.
BILLS AGAINST THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1954 WERE SU~MITTED
AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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PUBLIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENT $
PU~LIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENi
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS.
PACIFIC HOSPITAL A~soc~
EUGENE HOSPITAL & CLINIC
HENRY F. BEISTEL, tREAS:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK or PORT.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORT.
HEN'RY F. BE I'STEL, TREAS...
AMERICAN RED CROSS
LANE COUNTY COMMUNITY CHEST
HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS.
OREGON STATE TAX COMMISSION
FI~ST NATIONA( BANK OF ~ORT.
F. t. JOHNSON, MAYOR
EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LAN"E COUNTY HUMANE SOCI En:
ORi. STATE INDUST. )CC. CO~M.
AMERICAN STEEi & SUPPLY CO.
ARCH'S MOTOR TUNE-UP
ART & ENGINEERING CENTER
ASSOCIATED SUPPLIERS
AuTOMATIC HEAT Co.
BEARING SUPPLY CO.
BEE LINE SERVICE
BEE LINE SERVICE NO.2
HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS.
BILL'S GARBAGE SERVICE
BRECHTBILLS NURSERY
F. K. BREWER SALES & SERVICE
BROOKS OFFICE MACHINE
CHARLES BRUNING CO. INC.
BLOC. CODE PUBLISHING Co.
BRODSKY'S WILLYS Co.
PERCY W. BROWN & Co.
EDWARD G. BUNCH
MRS. LOUISE BURKHART
BUSINESS EQUIPMENT CENTER
C & SELECTRIC
L. W. CARL ISLE
RAGNAR A. CARLSON
CAROTHERS SHEET METAL CO.
CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORP.
CENTRAL HEATING Co.
CENTRAL HEATING CO.
CHAMPION FRICTION CO.
R. H. CHAPMAN CO.
CHASE COMPANY
CHASE SEEDS
CLARKE ELECTRIC Co.
COLUMBIA EQUIPMENT CO.
COMMERCIAL AUTO SUPPLY
COMMERCIAL OFFICE SUP~LY
CRESSEY'S
Roy CROW
CURTIS MOTORS
DAVIDSON'S BAKING CO.
DE'S RADIO CO.
DIAMOND "M" ORCHARD
DUPLICATING PRODUCTS, INC.
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GENERAL FUND
3,856.02
2,568.14
244.46
4.65
,834.50"
24.50
32.50
93. 75
12.50
8.50
51.44
117.76
31;3.07
632.7,3
6,145.95
100.00
3,115.20
250.00
609.14
46.21
183.67
66.45
10.59
28.00
26.37
69.06
70.17
314.12
15.50
28.00
28.00
34.70
8.92
50.00
8.00
375.00
38.00
10.90
6.00
1,918.17
10.00
175.00
2.40
83.08
100. I 3
207.60
25..85
3.54.
10.00
12.45
11.30
2'.27
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114: 15
38.75
12.00
13'.50.
8.75
5.00
4.00
59.51
EUGENE RADIATOR SERVICE
EQUIPMENT RENTAL CO.
ELECTRIC CLEANERS
EUGENE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
EUGENE CONCRETE PIPE & PRODUCTS
EUGENE FARMERS CREAMERY
EUGENE HARDWARE CO.
EUGENE-LANE COUNTY ASS'N. OF INS.
EUGENE LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANERS
EUGENE MIRROR & GLASS CQ.
EUGENE OVERALL LAUNDRY
EU~ENE PLANING MILL
EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL CO.
EU~ENE TRACJOR & IMPLEMENT CO.
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
EUGENE WELDERS SUPPLY CO.
PAU,L FLETCHER
W. p. FULLER & CO.
DRS,. FURRER, McMI LAN & PATTON
E. ~. GARDNER CO.
GAR~ETT ApPLIANCE CO.
GEN,ERAL PAINT CORP.
H. J. GENTLE, M. D.
GIANT MANUFACTURING CO.
GIL'S CAR UPHOLSTERY
GRAY'S FEED & SEED CO.
GUARD PUBLISHING COMPANY
H. C. GUTHRIE
FRED H. HALEY
GEQRGE A. HALTON CO.
E. L. HAMMERQUIST
HARLEy-DAVIDSON SALES CO.
HARR MOTOR SUPPLY
J. E. HASELTINE & CO.
HEINKE WHOLESALERS
l. G. HELTERLINE
HOWARD HERIDER
HORN PLUMBING SERVICE
HORN PRINTING Co.
HOTEL EUGENE
HOWARD COOPER CORP.
FRED EUGENE HUSE
INDUSTRIAL AIR PRODUCTS CO.
INOPSTRIAL SERVICE LITHOGRAPHERS
IRI~H-McBROOM PACKING CO.
IVE~50N PAINT INC.
JACK'S MEAT MARKET
KEITH'S ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE
KENpALL MOTOR CO.
KEN!\IELL-ELL IS
WAYNE L. KIGHT
KOK~-CHAPMAN CO.
R. ~. LAFFERTY & SON
LAN~ GARBAGE SERVICE
LAN~ GRAVEL CO.
LANE PARTS COMPANY
ALVPRD F. LATHROP
A. W. LEO
LICHTY PILING COMPANY
KAYE LOOMIS
$ 10.00
3.42
3.54
2,500.00
90. I 9
2.53
5.88
AGENTS 13.64
46.16
5.83
I 1.55
102.90
141.22
4.46
980.,00
10,318.13
28..65
5.00
96.50
221.00
25..44
I 9.50 .
55..57
5.00
16.30
28..90
98.00
41.05
60.00
29.36
57.11
9.00
15. I 5
29.66
I 20.43
116.22
73.27
.41.50
47.53
123. 10
27.50
12.24
17.38
10.15
110.35
72.93
4.85
9.68
6.91
291.80
2.50
60.00
3.70
174.56
3.80
249.00
30.68
18.00
5.60
6.00
I 23.60
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LOOMIS ARMORED CAR SERVIC~j INC.
ED LORENCE CO. tNC.
LYLE'S TAILOR SHOP
MCCORMICK & CO., INC. OF OREGON
McKENZIE OIL CO.
McKENZIE PABCO PAINT MAR~
MIKES' PLU~BING & HEAilNG
MOTOROLA (OMM. & ELECT~ONICS, IN~.
GEO. MYRMO & SONS
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
NIELDS SEAFOODS
NUDELMAN BROS.
NUDELMAN BROS.
JAY F. OLDHAM
ORCHARD AUTO PARTS
OREGON EGG PRODUCERS
OREGON FRUIT CO.
OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPT.
OREGON SUPPLY CO.
PACIFIC FRUIT & PRODUCE
PACI~IC TEL. & TEL. Co.
PACKE,R-SCOTT Co.
PAPE ,BROS.
PARM~NTER-eONTIAC Co.
PEER~ESS PACIFIC CO..
ROY ~ETERSON PLUMBING~' HEATING CO~~
PETTY, CASH
PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO.
PLAST<I-PRODUCTS CO.
J. W., QUACKENBUSH & SON
ELL IS. RACKLEFF
RETR~AD TIRE SHOP
A. F., RI CHARDS
RICH~IELD OIL CORP.
THEO. ROOSEVELT JR. HIGH ~CHOOL
RUBENSTEIN'S
ELLIS, RACKLEFF
RETR~AD TIRE SHOP
A. F., RICHARDS
RICHF~ELD OIL CORP.
THEO.. ROOSEVELT JR. HI GH SCHOOL.
RUBENSTEIN'S
SACRED HEART GENERAL HOSPITA~
R. E.. SCHAEFFER
GEORGE SCHAEFFERS TIRE CO.
ERNES~INE SCHAFFNER
SCHARPFS TWIN OAKS BLDRS. SUPPLY
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.4
RALPH, H. SCHRADER
SHELTON-TuRNBULL-FuLLER CO.
SHER~IN WILLIAMS CO.
A. B.. SCARLETT
SIMMONS CARBON CO. INC.
SILVA, CHEVROLET CO.
WILLIS H. SMALL FEED CO.
WESLEX D. SMARTT
SMEED. SOUND SERVICE
STANDARD OIL CO. OF CALIF.
STATE. I NDUSTR I AL Acc. COMM.
TIMBER STRUCTURES, INC.
TROEH!S SPORTING GOODS
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON PH~SICAL PLANT
JOHN WARREN HARDWAREi i~e.
WEST SIDE AUTO GLASS
WESTERN GOLF COURSE SUPPLY CO.
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO.
WIGGINS COMPANY, INC.
T. C.,WILDISH
WILLAMETTE STATIONERS
WILLAMETTE VALLEY PAPER CO.
WILLIAMS BAKERY
WILSON'S ROYAL WHITE RABBITRY
'NI L TSH I RES
HAROLD WOOD TEXACO SERVICE
WOODBURY - EUGENE
WYATT.'S
ARCHIJECTURAL RECORD
DONALD C. DICKEY
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$ 200.00
20.51
9.50
I 26.95
1,736.04
24.14
5.00
231.09
3.25
25.00
5.35
91.72
45.59
18.06
16.96
71.55
27.68
75.40
77.39
5.06
856.06
58.59
56.54
30.25
80.72
10.00
75.85
7.28
46.85
30.80
48.64
27.65
26.50
24.20
30.87
3.45
48.64
27-.65
26.50
24.20
30.87
'3.45
3.00
60.00
58.88
20.00
38.94
,200.87
5.00
,2.90
3.20
9.63
8.20
1,339.37
2,' .00
64.0S
279.05
17.45
686.87
47.04
I. 10
I ,427. I 0
47.63
2.00
13.66
5.50
141.50
4/5.50
3.75
'163.89
49.90
10.80
.33.4\
1.95
.98
69.64
9.00
366.66
SEWAGE DISPOSAL FUND
CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES &
MERRYFIELD
LEE HOFFMAN, CONTRACTOR
LEE HOFFMAN, CONTRACTOR
PUBLIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENT
PUBLIC EMPLOYES RETIREMENT
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF 'PORT.
AMERICAN'STEEL SUPPLY
HEN~Y F. BEISTEL, TREAS.
CARLSON, HATTON & HAV-, INC.
CAROTHERS SHEET METAL CO.
CRESSEY'S
EUGENE HARDWARE CO.
EUGENE PLANING MILL
EUGENE WELDERS SUPPLY CO.
FAIRCHILD LUMBER CO.
W. P. FULLER & CO.
GENERAL PAINT CORP.
GENE'RAL RUBBER & SUPPLY CO.
GENE'RAL TOOL Co.
ALBE'RT L. GENTER
ALLE'N E. HAMILTON ELECTRIC
J. e. HASELTINE ~ CO.
W. 8. KERR & CO. INC.
MCKE'NZIE OIL CO~
MINE' SAFETY ~PPLIANCES CO.
MOOWE STEEL ~ERVICE CO. INC.
ORE~ON SUPPLY C~.
PETTY CASH
J. W. QUACKENBUSH & SON
SHELLY & HUGHS .
STANDARD OIL CO. OF CALIF.
STEWLING FU~NITURE
JOE ~WEARINGEN
VACUUM CLEANER CLINIC
VALLEY STATIONERY CO.
WI LL'AMETTE VALLEY' PAPE'R CO.
ROY 'A. WI SE
OSCA'R HE NKE
, S I DEW ALK REVOL V I NG FUND
$ 1,000.23
2,SI7.09
70,908.46
5.80
13.99
57.10
853.81
8.00
3.46
13.50
9.80
59.86
25.15
73.70
21.03
174.\2
40.09
7.48
38.08
500.00
4.75
2,687.81
637.50
098.96
221 .72
31.81
9.75
2.70
24.65
16.00
24.62
171.78
65 . 5'0
109.95
4.39
21'.40
5,4.00
60.00
V. 0'. PEASE
LOWE'RY & SONS
PUBL1C EMPLOYEES RE~IREMENT
PUBL1C EMPLOYEE~ RETIREMENT
PACIFIC HOSPITAL ASS'N.
AMER1CAN REO CROSS
LANE' COUNTY COMMUNITY CHEST
OREGON STATE TAX COMMISSION
FI RST NATIONAL B'ANK OF PORT.
Ac E CONS TR UC TI O'N
AMER'I CAN STEEL & SUPPLY CO.
ARMSTRONG & HAUGEN
HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS.
R. H~ CHAPMAN CO.
BILL' CHRISTENSEN
DARNELL & WINTERS
EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL CO.
GENE' HA I GLER
HESS' & DtVEREAU)(
FRED' EUGENE Hust
C. M'. KEMP
Eo LORENCE CO. INC.
McKENZIE OIL CO.
MONTGOMERY & WARD
PE TT'y CASH
TED PI CKENS
H. C'. RINARD
HOWARD ROBINSON
L. M'. ROYAL
SCHARPF'S TWIN OAKS BLDRS. SUPPLY
SCOBERT BLDG. MATERIAL CO.
G. R'. THORTON
KEN VINCENT
WILL1AMS & CHRISTOF~ERSON
118.65
85.88
27.30
27.41
10.00
1.50
6.0'0
13.72
87.70
5'6.43
6.73
170.33
IS.27
5'.35
151.72
15.28
83'2.3'2
13.50
65.14
8.69
102.25
58.17
17.37
36.22
..80
138.07
48.38
158.00
45.50
9.02
42.00
43.88
45.50
52.55
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SPECIAL SEWER FUND
DOG FUND
HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS.
EUGENE CONCRETE PIPE & PROD.
EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL
GODLOVE THE PLUMBER
LANE GRAVEL CO.
$
HARRY L. CHASE, COUN~Y CLERK
4.25.
12.00
21.69.
99.00
9.00
$
91.00
AMAZON CHANNEL SEWER FUND
LANE COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.
12.50
STREET, BRIDGE & DRAINAGE C & M FUND
INTERSECTION FUND
OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPT.
HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREAS.
TED PI CKENS
I , 250.00
119.'00
84.00
IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE BILLS AS SUBMITTED AND READ BE
APPROVED AND. THE PROPER CITY OrrlCERS BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAW uP THE NECESSARY WARRANTS.
ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION .CARRIED.
THE fOLLOWI NG MONTHLY' PAYMENT ESTI MATES WERE SUBMI TTED:
ARMSTRONG AND HAUGEN
1ST AND fINAL fOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 1350 LINCOLN STREET
RESIDENCE Of GERTRUDE BECK THURMAN
$
77,.63
CHADEK CONCRETE CO.
1ST AND rlNAL fOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 577 MADISON STREET
RESIDENCE Of RALPH NICHOLS
132.00
BILL CHRISTENSEN
1ST AND fiNAL rOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 590 JEffERSON STREET
RESIDENCE Of PHILLIP A. PICK
169.27
TED PI CKENS
1ST AND fiNAL fOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 360 MONROE STREET
RESIDENCE Of LUCY BALLER
58.75
1ST AND fiNAL fOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 515 CHESHIRE AVENUE
RESIDENCE Of JUNE RICH
I 57.92
1ST AND rlNAL rOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 145 N. WASHINGTON STREET
RESIDENCE Of KENSLER
I 52 . 25
1ST AND fiNAL rOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 245 MONROE STREET
RESIDENCE Or BISHOP
103.37
CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES & MERRYFIELD
ENGINEERING SERVICES fOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT
4,107.59
RESIDENT ENGINEER fOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT
271.59
IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT THE ESTIMATES AS SUBMITTED AND
READ BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY OffiCERS BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE WARRANTS fOR SAME.
ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE MATTER Of THE BIDS ON THE
$214,236.53 BANCROfT BOND ISSUE, SERIES "J" BE MOVED UP rOR CONSIDERATION AS THE NEXT ITEM.
MOTl ON CARRI EO.
THIS BEING THE DATE SET fOR THE OPENING AND CONSIDERATION Of BIDS ON THE SALE Of
$214,236.53 BANCROfT. IMPROVEMENT BOND, SERIES "J", THE CITY RECORDER REPORTED THE RECEIPT
Of TWO BIDS PUBLICLY OPENED AT 10:00 A~M. ON APRIL 12, 1954. THE BIDS WERE TABULATED AS
rOLLOWS:
BIDDER
PURCHASE PR ICE
'PER $100 PAR VALUE
EffECT I VE
I NTEREST RATE
INTEREST
RATE.
NET INTEREST
COST TO CI TV
FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of
PORTLAND, EUGENE BRANCH
1955-56 4-3/4%
1957-61 1-1/2%
1962-64 1-3/4%
1955-56 3-3/4%
1957-59 1-1/2%
1960-61 1-3/4%
1962-64 2 %
100.00
21,50 I .24
I .7989%
BLYTH & COMPANY, & EUGENE
BRANCH Of U. S. NATIONAL
100.00
23,068.87
I .93007%
FOLLOWING AN EXAMINATION Of THE BIDS, IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER
THAT THE BONDS BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of PORTLAND, EUGENE BRANCH, ON THE
BID Of iloo.oo PER $100.00 Or PAR VALUE, AND AT INTEREST RATES Of 4-3/4% fOR 19556-56
MATURlrIES; 1-1/2% fOR 1957-61 MATURITIES; AND 1-3/4% fOR 1962-64 MATURITIES fOR AN
AVERAGE INTEREST RATE Or 1.7989 PER CENT, AND THAT THE CERTifiED CHECK SUBMITTED WITH THE
OTHER BID BE RETURNED. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
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IT WAS ANNOUNCED BY MAYOR JOHNSON THAT HE HAD INVITED THE MEMBERS Of THE EUGENE POLICE
DEPARTMENT PISTOL TEAM TO PRESENT THEMSELVES AND THEIR TROPHIES WON IN'A RECENT STATE-WIDE
COMPETITION AT THE MEETING. THE fiVE. MEMBERS: LT. DONALD CLARK; DETECTIVE EDWARD ,BUNCH;
DETECTI VE RI CHARD NELSON; DETECTI VE RAYMOND JOHNSON A,ND PATROLMAN WAYNE WOOD CAME fORWARD
AND WERE INTRODUCED AND CONGRATULATED BY THE MAYOR. ~HE MAYOR COMMENDED THEM ON THEIR
ACHIEVEMENT AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A TEM FOR THEIR PROFICIENCY IN MARKSMANSHIP AND FOR
THE.! R ESPR I T DE CORPS.
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IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBA~ER, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALER THAT ALL HEARINGS SET FOR THE
MEETING BE CONTINUED UNTIL APRIL 26TH AT 7:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED.
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AT THIS POINT OF THE MEETING, COUNCILMAN CRUMBAKER, PRESIDENT GF THE COUNCIL, REQUESTED
THE FLOOR'TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL. HIS STATEMENT WAS AS FOLLOWS:
"I RISE 'TO A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE AfFECTING THIS COUNCIL AS A WHOLE. I REFER
TO THE CAMPAIGN Of FALSEHOOD AND MIS-STATEMENT CARRIED GN IN THE EDITORIAL COLUMNS
OF THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO MR. TUGMAN MADE A HEATED STATEMENT
TO THE COUNCIL OVER ZONING' BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE AREA, AND END-
ING WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ULTIMATUM OR THREAT. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL INTER-
PRETED HIS ATTITUDE TO BE 'PASS THE ORDINANCES AS I DEMAND, OR ELSE.' THE CHARACTER
OF THE CAMPAIGN CARRIED OUT TO DATE IN THE EDITORIAL COLUMNS Of THE GUARD fiTS INTO
THIS PICTURE.
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No ONE CAN CHALLENGE THE RIGHT Of MR. TUGMAN TO CRITICIZE THE COUNCIL AS SHARPLY
AS HE LIKES, IF HE WILL STICK TO THE TRUTH, SO THAT THE ISSUE CAN BE BETWEEN HIS JUDG-
MENT AND THAT OF THE COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL ADMIRES THE fREE HAND ALLOWED TO THE EDITOR
IN WRITING (DITORIALS. THE USE Of EDITORIAL COLUMNS fOR PERSONAL VENDETTA IS AN ABUSE
Of THE FREE PRESS, AND A BETRAYAL Of READERS WHO HAVE A RIGHT TO BELIEVE THAT EDITORIALS
ARE BASED ON HONEST CONVICTION AND NOT ON PERSONAL GRUDGES, OR PERSONAL ANIMOSITY.
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IT APPEARS THAT THE fOLLOWING FALSEHOODS OR HALF-TRUTHS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO
DISCREDIT THE COUNCIL AND DESTROY PUBLIC CONfiDENCE IN THE COUNCIL'S ACTS.
I. HE- HAS CHARGED THE COUNCIL WITH CONDUCTING SECRET COUNCIL MEETINGS,
IMPLYING THAT CROOKED DECISIONS ARE MADE AGAINST THE PUBLIC. HE KNOWS THIS TO BE
FALSE IN TOTO.
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2. HE CHARGES THAT THE COUNCIL BETRAYS PUBLIC CONFIDENCE BY NOT RUBBER STAMPING
ALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISS~ON. HIS PURPOSE IS TO PIT THE PLANNING
COMMISSION AGAINST THE COUNCIL. THE REAL CONFLICT IS BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND MR.
TUGMAN OVER WHOSE CONSCIENCE SHALL GOVERN COUNCIL ACTION.
3.' HE, DELIBERATELY SPREAD FALSEHOODS OVER THE CHARACTER Of ZONING PROVIDED FOR
THE SO-CALLED MILL RACE AREA. THE GREAT OUTCRY WAS THE PRODUCT OF THESE FALSE STATE-
MENTS.
4. HE DRAGGED THE RESTORATION OF THE MILL RACE INTO THE MESS, IN ORDER TO
AROUSE THE D,ISTRUST Of THOSE INTERESTED IN THAT DEVELOPMENT. HE KNEW THE EXTENT
OF THE UNTRUTHS INVOLVED IN HIS STATEMENT.
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CASUAL INQUiRY TO DATE INDICATES THAT THE SIGNATURES Of MANY PERKSONS ON THE
REFERENDUM PETITIONS INDICATE BELIEF THAT THE TUGMAN FALSIFICATIONS AND MIS-STATEMENTS
ARE IN FACT TRUE, AND THAT REFERENDUM POWERS WERE NECESSARY TO REBUKE THE COUNCIL AND
STRIKE DOWN WRONGfUL ACTS.
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES IT APPEARS THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD NOT FURTHER CONDUCT
THE CITY'S BUSINESS UNTIL IT SHALL HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO MAKE A COMPLETE STATEMENT Of
fACTS, EXPOSING THE HOAX PERPETRATED BY THE EDITORIAL ATTACK. IT IS HOPED THAT A
GROUP Of DISINTERESTED CITIZENS MAY BE PERSUADED TO MAKE AN EXAMINATION AND OffER
THEIR JUDGMENT ON THE MERI~S Of THE CONTROVERSY~
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I MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN UNTIL APRIL 26TH, AND THAT A COMMITTEE OF THE
COUNCIL BE APPOINTED TO FORMULATE A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL."
THE MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN OWEN.
THIS ACTION WAS FOLLOWED BY STATEMENTS fROM INDIDUAL COUNCILMEN SUPPORTING THE
STATEMENT MADE BY DR. CRUMBAKER fOR THE COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN OWEN SPOKE FIRST, FOLLOWED
BY SIEGENTHALER AND KOPPE. MAYOR JOHNSON THEN SPOKE BRIEFLY IN ANSWER TO THE CHARGE ON
SECRET COUNCIL MEETINGS.' HE STATED THAT DURING THE NINE YEARS HE HAS BEEN'ASSOCIATED
WITH EITHER COUNCIL WORK OR AS MAYOR THERE HAS NEVER, TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, BEEN A SECRET
COUNCIL MEETING. HE STATED FURTHER THAT ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS AND COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MEETINGS WERE OPEN AT ALL TIMES IF PERSONS DESIRED TO ATTEND THEM.
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COUNCI LMAN BOOTH THEN SPOKE SUPPORTI NG THE STATEMENT FOLLOWED BY GODLOVE, CONE AND
WATSON. COUNCILMAN WATSON COMMENTED THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD GUARD AGAINST'BEC~MING TOO
EMOTIONAL ON THE SUBJECT BUT AGREED THAT THERE WAS A BASIS FOR THE OBJECTION AS STATED.
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A QUESTION WAS THEN RAISED BY COUNCILMAN SIEGENTHALER TO WHETHER THE COMMITTEE TO
BE APPOINTED WOULD BE A COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND WHETHER IT WOULD INCLUDE THE WHOSE QUESTION
OF THE OPERATION OF THE COUNCIL IN ITS STATEMENT OR WHETHER IT WOULD PERTAIN MAINLY TO
THE ZONING ISSUE.
THE ANSWER BY DR. CRUMBAKER WAS THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS A COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND THAT
THE WHOLE QUESTION WAS THE ISSUE.
THE QUESTION ON THE MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS CALLED FOR. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANI-
MOUSLY BY A ROLLCALL VOTE.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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