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COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
EUGENE, OREGON,
MAY 9, 1955.
THE REGULAR MEETING or' THE CO~MON COUNCILor THE CITY or EU~ENE WAS HELD ON M~Y 9, ~~!5~
AT 7:30 P.M~ IN T~E COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE MEETING WAS CAL(ED TO-oRDER'ai HIS HriNo~, MA~6~~,
V. E. JOHNSON WI TH THE,F'OLLOWI NG COUNCI LMEN PRESENT: MR. BOOTH, MR. GODLOVE, MR. KOPPE, ,.
MR. OwEN, MR. 'SHEARER,' MR~ HARTMAN'AND'MR. SHISLER. MR. WATSON WAS ABSENT.
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THE MINUTES O~ THE LAST REGULAR MEETING, HELD ON APRIL I I, 25,,27, AND 29, 1955 WERE ~EA6
AND'APPROVED. "~
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B~LLS AGAINST THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS rOR THE MONTH or APRIL, 1955 WERE SUBMIT'EO ,J,'
AND READ AS rOLLOWS: "
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PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
PUBLIC EMPLpYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
P~CIFIC HOSPITAL ~SSOCIATION
EUGENE HOSPITAL & CLINIC
FiRST~N~TIONALBANK or PORTLAND
FiRST NATIONAL BANK or PORTLAND:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK or PORTLAND~
HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREASURER
HENRY F. BE I STEL, 'TREA'SURER
STATE OF OREGON TAX COMMISSION
FIRST NATIONAL B~NK'OF PORTUAND'
V. E. JOHNSON, MAYOR
EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
STATE OF OREGON
ALLENBAUGH PRINTING COMPANY
AMERICAN STEEL & SUPPLY COMPANY I
'ARCH'S MOTOR TUNE-UP
AUTOMATIC HEAT COMPANY
BAKER'S PHARMACY
HENRY F. BEISTEL, TREASURER
BILL'S GARBAGE SERVICE
BLISS PLATING WORKS
BLUMENTHAL UNI~6RM COMP~NY
BOOTH-KELL~ LUMBER COMPANY
F. 'K. BREWER SALES & SERVI CE '
CHARLES BRUNING COMPANY
BUILDING CODE PUBLISHING COMPANY
E. H. BURRELL
BUSI NESS EQUI PMENT 'CENTER
C & S ELECT,R'I C COMPANY,
GEORGE F. CAKE COMPANY
CALIFORNIA BRUSH COMPANY
CARLSON, HATTON & HAY, INCORPORATED
DAVID A. CARMIENCKE
CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION
THE CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY
CENTRAL RESTAURANT SUPPLY
CHASE COMPANY"
HARRY L. CHASE
CITY GALVANIZERS COMPANY
COMMERCIAL AUTO SUPPLY~
COMMERCIAL OrFICE SUPPLY COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED SUPPLY COMPANY
CROMBIE FUEL COMPANY
CUMMINS-DIESEL SMLES OF OREGON
DAVIDSON BAKING COMPANY
DE'S 'RADIO CQMPANY
D'oNALD C. DICKEY
DICTAP~ONE COR~ORATION
DOT DOTSON'S
DUNCAN PARKING METER CORPORATION,
DUPLICATING PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED
MRs. Oll S DYER
EAGLE SIGNAL CORPORATION
ECONOMY PRINTING COMPANY
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GENERAL ~FUND
$ 3,576.86
2,836.70' '
1','368.90
917.25
36.00
112.50
12.50
9.50
108.46
755 . I 6
709.03
.,6,623.85
100.00
3,364.50
750.00
679.49
7.35
178.55
62.38
4.00
4.19
, I 3,803.05
15.50
24.00
96.12
45.75
6.70
21.84
50.00
17.80
41 .90
6671.66
:"'0.33
345.00
I .37
14.00
18.60'
183.40
5.01 '
5.90
8.00
I I .48
4.12
62.71,
19.89
13.00
I 1.26
56.28
16.50
866.66
4.80
13.23
364.00
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7.50
5.62
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EUGENE FARMERS CREAMERY
ECONOMY LUMBER YARD
EOFF ELECTRIC COMPANY
EUGENE BLUE PRINT COMPANY
EUGENE COLD STORAGE LOCKERS
EUGENE CONCRETE PIPE & PRODUCTS CO.
EUGENE EQUIPMENT COMPANY
EUGENE LINEN SUPPLY
EUGENE'S OUTDOOR STORE
EUGENE OVERALL LAUNDRY
EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD
EUGENE WELDER'S SU~PLY
FARMER BROTHERS
FRANK'S GARBAGE SERVICE
W. P. FULLER & COMPANY
DRS. FURRER-McMILAN- & PATTON
GENERAL PAINT CORPORATION
GENERAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
GRAY'S FEED & SEED COMPANY
GUARD PUBLISHING CbMPANY
HENRY C. GUTHRIE
HAASE SAW SHOP
F. H. HALEY
GEORGE A. HALT~N COMPANY
ALLEN E. HAMI~TON ELECtRIC
P. J. HANNS COMPANY
HARLEY - DAVIDSON SALES COMPANY
HARR ,MOTOR SUPPLY
HEINKE WHOLESALERS
HENDERSHOTT'S
ROBERT A. HOLL~ND
HORN PLUMBING SERVICE
HORN PRINTING COMPANY
HUFrMAN's AUTO GRINDING SERVICE
INDUSTRIAL LITHO COMPANY
INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGERS' ASSN.
IRISH-McBROOM PACKING COMPANY
IVERSON PAINTS, IN~ORPORATED
KALEN' ELECTRIC & MACHINERY COMPANY
KENDALL MOTOR COMPANY
KOKE-CHAPMAN COMPANY
R. E. LArrERTY'& SONS
LANE GRAVEL COMPANY
LANE PARTS COMPANY
CHARLES V. LILts
LYLE'S TAILOR SHOP
MCCREADY LUMBER COMPANY
EVERETT A. McKINNEY
GEORGE H. MillER SHEET METAL WORKS
MONTGOMERY WARD
MUNNELL & SHERRILL, INCORPORATED
GEORGE MYRMO & SONS
NIELDS SEA fOODS
R. W.NI SSEN
NORTHWEST INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRY COMPANY
NUDELMAN BROTHERS
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14.98
5.09
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3:7.51
7~67
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, 1~7.01
'167.24
1,29:9.05
2,5'.85
18.30
3.00
8.58
150.50
4. '37'
165.60
483.20
513.45
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5.75
25.68
19.09
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43. "6
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1.5. 10
3.38
21 .96
1'0.44
1:0.70
94.15
46.46
68.15
116.00'
56.25
209.51
5.25
97.46
59. 13
156'.82
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4.85
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4.86
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226.44
2.34
55.78
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30.37 STATE or OREGON, CIVIL SERVICE CO. 10.00 I
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23.12 CHARLES C. THOMAS, PUBLISHER 7.50
5.00 TOMMY'S' PAl NT'.POT "151.18
854.58 UNITED STATES PLYWOODCORPORATLON, 240.84
: 58.80 VALLEYBAGCOM~ANY ,1.00
592~00 VALLEY IRON ~ STEEL COMPANY 40~25
250.00 VALLEY STATIONERY COMPANY 45.60
9J .24 JOHN WARREN HARDWARE COMPANY 4.32
12.24 WEST SIDE AUTO GLASS 45.90
17.35 WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY 5.35
63.52 WIGGINS COMPANY, INCORPORATED 141.27
110.00 T. C. WILDISH 459.24
3.60 WILLAMETTE STATIONERS ~6.19
43~20 WILLAMETTE VALLEY PAPER COMPANY 47.26
1,528.39 WILSON'S ROYAL WHITE RABBITRY '5.13
'20;00 WFLTSH'RE'S " ;' 31.70
12.92 WOODBURY '- ~UGENE 9.80
.89~YATT'S 9.66
32.19- ZELLERBACH PAPER CQM~ANY' 54.65
60.00 ART'S GARBAGE SERVICE' 3.50
16.30' ~ HENRY F". BE I STEl, TREASURER 1,1'74.97
109.20 CITY or EUGENE 57.99
1,047.43 EUGENE PLANING MILL' 22.61
20.00 EUGENE WATER & ELECTRj~ ,BOARD 6,741 .74
21.00 CENTRAL HEATING COMPA~Y." ~41 .60
9.04 LOOMIS ARMORED CAR' SERVr~E 200.UO
I' 284.95 RICHrlELD OIL (ORPORATION 34.38
30.89 PERCY W. BROWN & COMPANY 500.00
, 17.30 ARNT REE & SON 2,682.00
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I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE ESTI MATE, AS SUBMnTEDAND ,REA'D, I
BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER C I TV' Orn-eERS SE. I NSTRUCTED TO DRAW UF? THE NECESSARY WARRANTS;' ROLL-
CALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED.
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OREGON EGG PRODUCERS
OREGON F"RUIT COMPANY
OREGON SUPPLY COMPANY
PAcirlC F"RUH &. PRODUCE COMPANY"
PAClrlC TELEPHONE & TE~EGRAPH'COMPANY
PACKER-SCOTT COMPA~Y
PAPE: BROTHERS
JOHN W. PENNINGTON
PETTY CASH
PRESCOTT'S
QUICK SERVICE LITHO
ELLIS RACKLE~r ;
RAYMAC LUMBER COMPANY
REAR~~ F"ARM SERVICE
RETREAD TIRE SHOP
RICHfiELD OIL CORPORATION
CITY or ROSEBURG
MRS. GRACE RUSSELL
A. B. SCARLETT ' '.
SCHARPf'S TWI N OAtiS BUI LOERS' SUPPL'Y.:
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.4' " ':. ," r;'
SCIENTIFIC SUPPLIES COMPANY' .,
SECRETARY Of STATE :,', ....
SI'LVA CHEVROLET COMPANY
WI LLIS H. SMALL F"EED COMP.ANY " ';,- ",: .
S I MMONSCAR60N COMPANY:
W.' D. SMARTT
?MEED SOUND SERV ICE "., '
BERNI~ SMITH, DISTRIBUrO~
STANDARD BRANDS, INCORPORATED
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SIDEWALK REVOLViNG fUND,.
ARMSTRONG AND HAUGEN-
GENERAL.POG F"UND
HARRY L. CHASE, LANE COUNTY CL!R~
SPEC I AL SEWER, F"UND ','
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CORNELL, HOWLAND,
LANE PRODUCTS
H. C. WERNER
H. C. WERNER
HAYE!t & 'MERRyrl ELD
SEWAGE DISPOSAL F"UND
135.52
ALBERT S.'GENTER:
500.00
INTERSECTION PAVING fUND
148.20
CITY or EUGENE
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DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUND
.1,265.18
73.50
5.00
6,907.63
T. C. WILDISH
'T. C. WILDISH
JESKE BROTHERS' & COAST ,CONST. '
1,500.00
1',539.05
I ,449. I 0
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, :SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE BILLS, ~S SUBMITTED AN~ READ,
BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER C,' n: .'OFr, CrRS BE / NSTRUCTEDTO DRAW UP THE NECE'SSARY WARRANTS.
ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. -
ROBERT WI LLI AN,
THE FOLLOWI NG- MONTHL Y PAYMENT ES"TI MA'TE WAS SUBMI TTED:
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1ST AND F"INAL,' SA'NIT"ARY SEWER - GARfiELD STREET F"ROM 23RD TO 24TH
AVENUE ANDAR1HUR STREET ~ROM 23RD TO 24TH AVENUE ------
$ 430.28
3 'THIS BEING THE DATE SET F"QRTHE OPENING AND CONSIDERATION OF" BIDS ON THE SALE or $57,689.06
BANCROrT I MPROVEMENT BONDS, SERI ES "K", 'THE" fOLLOWl'NG TABULATION WA'S SUBMITTED:
BIDDER
PuRCHASE PR I cr' PER
.. $100 Of. PA.R' VALUE:
EUGENE MAIN BRANCH
1ST NAT'L. BANK or
PORTLAND
INTEREST RATE
NET ::1 NTER'EST, . EFFEC'TI VE
COST TO CITY INT. RATE
BONDS DUE 1956-57,- 6%
BONDS DUE 1958-60 r;"I/2%
$" '-00.00 BONDS DUE 1961-63 - 1-3/4% $~ 6.,461 . 34 # 1.99%
BONDS DUE /9604-65 2%
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$ 100.02 BONDS DUE 1956-57 - 6% $ 7,109.80 2.1897%-
BONDS DUE 1958-65 - 2%
BLYTH & Co. & EUGENE
BRANCH~ U.S. NAT'L.
BANK or PORTLAND
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PURCHASE PRICE ,PER
$100 OF PAR VALUE INTEREST RATE
NET ,I NTER~ST .
COST- To CI. TV
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KALMAN & COMPANY
,PAR: $100 PLUS $67. BONDS DUE 1956-65 - 2%
FOR WHOLE ISSUE
$ 7,079. 1 6 · 2.. I 793%' ·
(ALSO CITY TO ~URNISH lEGAL
OPINION)
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# FIRST NATIONAL BANK BID INDICATED NET INTEREST COST OF $6,561.34 WHICH WAS NOT CORRECT. NET
INTEREST COST SHOWN ABOVE HAS BEEN VERIFIED.
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· KALMAN AND COMPANY' INDICATEDINtT INTEREST COST OF $5,646.17 WITH EFFECTIVE RATE OF'2,i7~~0~529,
WHICH IS.INCORR~~T~ COMPUT~TION OF THE ISSUE BASED ON THE COUPON RATE BID IS AS SHOWN IN THE
TABLE.
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!,OLLOWI NG AN E~AM'!'NATI ON OF THE BIDS, I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE
THAT THE BONOS BE AWARDED TO T~E FIRST NATION~L BANK OF PORTLAND, EUGENE BRANCH, ON THE BID OF
$100.00 PER $100.00 ,OF F~CE VALUE AND AT INTE~EST ,RATES O~ 6% FOR. 1956-57 MATURITIES; ~~~/2_
FOR 1958-60 MATU~ITIE$; 1-3/4% FOR 1961-63 MATURITl:ES; AND 2% FOR ,1964-65 MATURITIES, ,FOR AN
A~ERA'E I~T~REST RATE OF 1.99_. ROLLCALL VOT~. MOTION CARRIED.
REPORTS. OF OFF I CERS
4.A REPORT FROM TH~CITY MANAGER - RE: MONTHLY REPORTS, IMPROVEMENTS, ET CETERA.WAS SUBMITTED
AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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"THE BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL AMOUNTED TO $218,505.00 FOR NEW BUILDINGS
AND $147,467.00 .fOR BUILDING REPAIRS, MAKING A TOTAL OF $365,972.00 WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY
$1 ,ooq.oo .lESS- THAN THE $470, I 23.00 I SSUED THE SAME MONTH A YEAR AGO.
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DURING APRll,THE FLRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERED 42 ALARMS IN THE CITY AND FOUR RURAL ~ALLS.
THE TOTAL ESTIMATED LOSS AMOUNTED TO $8,104.63. OF THIS LOSS, THE ,LAURElWOOD GOLF COURSE
FIRE ACCOUNTED FOR THE MAJOR PORTION, WHICH WAS ESTIMATED AT $8,000.00. DURING THE
MONTH, A 1,0QQ..G.P.M. TURRET NOZZLE WAS I NSJALLED ON ENGI:NE No. 16, THE APPROACHES TO THE
EAST SIDE FIRE SUB-STATION;WERE CONCRETED, THE MAIN OFFICE RECREATION ROOM AND HALLWAY
WERE PAINTED, AND AFIRE PREVENTION BOOTH WAS MAINTAINED AND THE'RESCUE CAR EXHIBITED AT
THE LION'S CLUB HOME SHOW.
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THE POLl CE .DEPARTMENT REPORTS -A MARKED I MPROVEMENT I N THE CRI ME PI CTURE FROM THE I R
REPORT FOR THE. MONTH OF MARCH. . A COpy OF THE I R REPORT I S ON YOUR DESK. A COURSE WAS
GIVEN TOl2 OFFICERS IN THE OREGON MOTOR VEHICLE CODE. THIS WAS A SERIES OF CLASSROOM
LECTURES COVERING A PERIOD OF 18 HOURS INSTRUCTION. THE ADVANCED REGIONAL SCHOOLS
HAN~LED.B~' THE LEAGUE OF O~EGON,CITIES ~NO THEQREGON ASSOCIATION OF CITY POLICE OFfiCERS
WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL. T~ERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 31 OFFICERS I,N ATTENDANCE AT EACH OF
~HESE'CLASSES. , '
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~LL\SERGEANTS, DETECTI.VES AND PATROLMEN WER~ GIVEN COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN ~XAMINATIONS
ON VARIOUS PHASES ,OF LAW E~FORCEMENT WITH VERY CREDITABLE GRADES FOR THE MOST PART._
SHIFT SERGEANTS W~LL BE GIVEN SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS DURING THE FORTHCOMING MONTH.
,ON' EACH OF. 'YOUR DESKS, I .HAVE 'PLACED A REPORT FRQM. THE .TRAFF I C ENGI NEERCONCERNI NG
tHE REMOVAL "or. P~RKI NG ON 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES FROM BlAI R .TO HI GH STREET.S. THE PUBLI C-
", SAFETY,. COMMI-TTEE HAS THI.S REPORT UNDERSTUDY,' AN.D WE' ARE INV I TI NG COMMENTS' FROM ALL
COU~CILMEN ON EI THER OF' THE TWO P.ROPOSA.LS OUTLI NED I N THE REPORT.,
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THE ~EGIONAL MEETING OF THE LEAGUE or OREGON CITIES FOR LANE COUNTY WILL BE HEL~
At THE OS,BURN HOTEL ,AT 6:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, -MAY 17, 1955. .ALL MEMBERS: 'OF THE ..COUNC.I.,L
ARE URGED TO BE PRESEN'T, IF POSS I BLE:.
THE MAYOR ORDERED, IN THE ABSENCE OF OBJECTIONS, THAT THE REPORT BE RECEIVED AND PLACED
ON FI LE.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
5 ~ REPOR~ OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITT~E MEETING HELD APRIL 27, 1955 - RE: CROSSWALKS ON
13TH AVENUE; LEFT TURN,LANES; TRAFFIC HAZARD ON OVERHEAD STRUCTURE AT JUDKIN!?POINT; REPORT ON
OPERATION OF SIGNALS ~T BROADWAY AND WILLAMETTE} REGULATION OF'TRAFFIC ON 6TH AND ~TH; AND
LIQUOR, LICENSE APPLICATIONS WAS SUBMI.TTEl? AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"PRESENT: 'COUNC I LME N GODLOVE, WATSON AND HARTMAN; C I TV MANAGER) TRAFF I C ENGI NEER;
AND THE CITY RECOkDER.
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.. A NUM~ER Ot:' MATTERS WE~RE DISCUSSED AT THIS MEETING OF "THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
THE MAIN ITEMS OF DISCUSSION..INVOLVED STREET TRAFFIC SAFETY MATTERS. THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS
CONSI DERED AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE .WERE AS F:OLLQWS:.
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I. ,. CROSSWALKS:ACROSS 13TH AVENUE BETWEEN KINCAID AND UNIVERSITY 'STREETS - THE: SUBJECT Of
~EDESTRIAN~tROS*IN~~6N 13TH Q~'THEUNIVERSITY CAMPUS'WAS BROU~HTOP BY THE CITY:M~NAGER AND
THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER. IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE PAINTING OF TWO 20 FOOT CROSSWALKS ACROSS
13T~ AVENUE WOUL~ eONTRIBUfE"MUCH TO THE SAFETY OF PEDEStRliNS CROSSING THfs STREET.
IT IS THt,-RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE, TO THE COUNCIL, THAT TWO 20 FOOT CROSSWALKS
BE PAINTED ON 13TH AVENUE BETWEEN KINCAID AND UNIVERSITY STREETS AT LOCATIONS WHICH WILL
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SERVE THIS AREA.
2. LEFT TURN LANES ON SUCH INTERSECTIONS AS 11TH AND OAK, AND 11TH AND OLIVE - IT WAS
EXPLAlNED"BY THE 'CITY MANAGER AND THE TRArFIC ENGINtER 1HAT A;siTUATION IS PRESENT Ai
IMPORTANT LEFT TURN INTERSECTIO~S WHICH COULD BE IMPRaV~D BY'THE-INST~(LATjON OF RAISED
BARS ON THE SURrACE OF THE STREET TO ASSIST IN CHANNELING TRAFFIC. AN ILLUSTRATION-'Ot'
THIS IS AT THE CORNER OF 11TH AVENUE AND OLIVE STREET WHERE SOME OF THE EAST BOUND TRAFFIC
DESIRES to TURN NORTH~ON',OLI"'E; BUT WHERE ,THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE TRAFFIC DESIRES TO GO
THROUGH ON:I ITH AVENUE~ THE PROPOsA~ HERE IS TO MAKE AN ISLAND OF ~AISED BARS, SOMETI~ES
CALL~D "JIGGLEBAR~", JUST EAST OF THE INTERSECTION TO ASSIST IN'CHA~NELIN~ THE THROUG~
.TRAFFIC INTO THE PROPtRLANE. -IT WAS EX~LAINED 1~AT THE LANE~ ~PPROACHING THIS INTtR-
SECTION ARE SIGNED AT PRESENT "LEFT TURN ONLY" AND, "THROUGH LANE", BUT IN SPITE 'OF IT
THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME CONFUSION.
IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION Of THE COMMITTEE THAT AUTHORIZATION BE GIVEN FOR THE IN-
STALLATION OF THEat RAISED BARS~AT'rMPORTANT' INTERSECTIONS WHERE THEY CAN BE USED TO ASSIST
IN THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC.
3. HI GHWAY, TRAFF I~C HAZARD,nON OVE~HEAD STRucniRE AT JUDKi NSPOI NT - AFTER RELATI NG TO THE
COM~ITTEE THAT ,EUGENE'S bA1tST~T~AFFjt FATALITY AND THE FATALITY PREfEED~NG tT HAD OCCURRED
ON THE HIGHWAY OVERHEAD NEAR',JUDK'I'NS POI NT, THE, CITY .MANAGE-R AND 'THE' TRAFF I C ENGI NEER I N-
DICATED THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE WELL TO REQUEST THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO
GIVE CAREFOL,STU~Y ,TO'T~IS 'O~ERH~AD'jTRUCTURE TO DETERMINE IF SOM~THING CAN"~E'DONE TO
ELI~INATE THE.HAZARO: tx~sTf~G2AT:T~IS P61NT ON THE HIGHWA~.
AFTER S6ME DISCUSSION OF POSSfBLE SOLUTIONS, ITWAS RECOMMENDED'BY-TH~ COMMliTEE THAT
'THE CITY MANAGER BE 'AUTHOR I ZED 't,o REQUEST "THE STATE HI GHWAY DEPARTME NT TO MAKE A STUDY OF
THE SITUATION TO DETERMt'NE:WHAT COULD BE DONE TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARD ON-THIS OVERHEAD
STRUCTURE.
4. REPORT ,ON THE OPERAtiON OF SI GNALS AT BROADWAY AND WI LLAMETTE STREETS - THE- FOLLOWI NG
REPORT ONTHIS,iNtERSECTION WAS MADE TO THE PUBCIC:SAFETy:COMMr'TTEE BY THE TRA'F"FIC ENGINEER.
ALTHOUGH ~O MCTION IS INDl'CAiEDj THE REPORT IS ~UBMITTED fOR THE BENEFrt OF T~t COUNCIL.
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"I T IS I"NTERE,STI NG TO:NOT-E THE E'FfECT OF THE 'SHORTENI NG 0.... THE GREEN I NTERVAL FOR
VEHICULAR'TRAfflC lJSING WILLAMETTE A'ND BROADWAY. To BETTER UNDt'RSTAND THE ErFECT ON
TRAFFIC IT IS NECESSARY TO THEORIZE A BIT. BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER, 25 SECONDS-OF GREEN
AND 3 SECONDS OF AMBER WAS ALLOTTED TO WILLAMETTE STREET TRAFfiC. How ,MANY CARS COULD
POSSIBLY GETTHROUGH..IN THIS:INTERVAL? If ALL C'ONDITlONS WERE 'PERF,ECT, NO STALLED MOTORS,
ALERT DRIVERS, ~LLOWING 2.5 SECONDS PER ~AR, IT WOULD BE -~OSSIBlE TO GET ELEVEN CARS -PER
LANE tHROUGH THE INTERSECTION PER CYCLE: THREE LANES (ONE TURN LANE) - ~3 CARS PER INTER-
VAL OR 538 CARS IN A 15 MINUTE PERIOD. THE NEW GREEN TIME, 19 SECONDS AND 3 SECONDS OF
AMBER, 'UNDER THE, SAME,"IDEAL CONDITIONS WOULD PERMIT 27 CARS. ptR INTElfvAL OR 550 CARS IN
A 15 MINUTE PER'IOD. SINCE-ALL DR:IVERS'DO'NOT POSSE'SS THE:SAME DEG~EE OF 'ALERTNESS; THE
ACTUAL COUNTS' ON WI LiLAMETTE, NORTH' OF BRO'ADWAY, SHOW THAT THE PEAK 15 MCNUTE PElfl'OD BEFORE
THE CHANGE WAS 280 CAR'S"AND THE- NEXT:TWO,'HIGHEST, WERE 269 AND 267, RE'SPECTIVELY, :IN A
SEVEN DAY PERIOD (APPROXIMATELY HALF THE THEORETICAL VOLUME). ONLY FIVE OF THE PRE-CHANGE
COUNTS RANGED 'BtTWEEN 240 AND 245. PEAK 15 'MI Nun COUNTS -FORA SEVEN PE-R 100, AF-TER TH.E
.SCRAMBLE I'NSTALLATION,SHOWE.D' THE ~~"GHtST ~A's 244 AND THE, NEXT FIVE -HI GHEST RANGfNG FROM 235
TO 240. THE BEfORE COUNT SHOWED 41 - 15 MI NUTE I NTERV'ALS OVER, 200 AND THE AFTER COUNT
SHOWED 38 INTERVALS OVER 200. THE MID-DAY AVERAGE OF BOTH COUNTS WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Of '160 VEHI CLES~
BROADWAY TRAFFIC SHOWS THE SAME 24 HOUR COUNT BEFORE AND AFTER.
~HAT DO THESE .COUNTS REVEAL? FIR~T, fOR ALL PRACTIC~~_PUR~OSES, I_T ~A~ BE SAID THAT
THE SAME VOLUME IS' PASSI~NG THR'OUGH ,'THE 'I NTERSECTI ON NOW AS BEFORE -THE CHANGEOVER WI TH LESS
GREEN 1', ME ALLOTTED TO 'VEHioCULAR MOVEMENT. SECOND, SI NeE' TH'E :SAME -VOLUME 'I'S -'I NEVI DENCE IT
.15 EA'SILY SEEN THAT TH'ERE MUST HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLE IDLE "GREEN TIME NOT BEIN<i USED BY
VEHICLES. THIRD, THE NUMBEROf'I-5M'INU'TE INTERVALS H'AVING 200 VEHICLES-OR MORE REMAINED
APPROXIMATELY THE SAME, 38 TO 41, SUGGESTING THAT NO INCREASE IN CONGESTION HAS RESULTED
"FROM THE ,I NSTALLA'.TiON."'SI N'ct' nfEREHAS BEEN NO'INCREASE IN THE.'NUMBfR OF: 15 MINUTE PERIODS
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HAVING MORE THAN 200 VEHICLES.
THE P'E-DESTR(AN SCRAMBLt\"CONTROL CAN BE SAI D-TOHAVEBEEN FAVORABLY ACCEPTED BY THE
PIJBLI C. THE ~ASE .OF' CEFT AN'D' ''Rt"GHT -',TURNS "FROM THE ONE-WAY STREETS Ai -THE I'NTERSECTION IS
AN INDICATION Of THE SUCCESS OF THE -OPERATION~'"
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5. REGULATION OF TRAFFIC ON 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES-THROUGH THE CITY - THE SUBJECT OF
~EGULATI'ON 'OF PARKING ANb:MO~EME~T OF TRAFFIC ON 6TH AND'7THAvENUES W~S BROUGHT UP BY
THE CITY MANAGER AND TRAFFIC ENG~NEER. T~E TRAFFIC EN~INEER' STATED TH~T THEC~PACITi OF
THESE STREETS is URGENTLY NEEDED, ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN PEOPLE ARE
MOVING FROM WORK. . HE STATED~FURTHER THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY 'DEPARTMENT HAD PREVIOUSLY
REQUESTED REMOVAL OF 'PARKING ON BOTH STREETS ALL THE WAY ALONG THROUGH THE CITY, ,~UT THAT
NO SPECIFIC ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN.'
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE DESIRE OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO MOVE TRAFFIC
ON THESE STREETS, AND THE NEEDS OF THE PROPER1Y OWNERS ALONG THESE STREETS, IT IS THE
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SUGGE~TION OF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER THAT TWO PROPOSALS BE CONSIDERED. THESE ARE As
FOLLOWS:
,I.. REMOVE, THE PARKING FROM BOTH SIDES OF'6TH AND 7TH AVENUES FROM:BLAIR BOULEVARD
TO HIGH STREET BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 4:00 P.M. AND 6:00 P.M.~,~AND SMOOTH OUT THE
INTERSECTIONS AND-STRIPE THE STREET FOR FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC.
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2. REMOVE THE PARKING f"ROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF 7TH AVENUE FROM THE NORTH SIDE- oF'
6TH AVENUE FROM 4:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M. AND SMOOTH OUT THE INTERSECTIONS AND STRIPE
THE STREETS FOR THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC.
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IN MAKING HIS-REPORT, THE TRAf"FIC ENGINEER INDICATED THAT HE f"AVORED-PROPOSAL No'. 2
FOR THE ,REASON THAT IT DOES NOT REMOVE PARKING FROM THESE STREETS ALTOGETHER DURING ANY
HOURS, BUT JUST REMOVES PARKING FROM ONE SIDE FOR LIMITED HOURS, YET PROVIDES rOR GREATER
USE Of" THESE STREETS DURING THE PEAK HOURS.
IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS STUDY AND REPORT OF THE CITY
MANAGER AND THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER BE RETAINED IN COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY.
6'. , ApPL I CATION F,OR PACKAGE STORE, CLASS "s" LI tENSE, WELCOME MARKET, 2885 HILYARD STREET
THIS APPLICATION~AS DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE, AND IT ~AS NOTED THAT THIS'APPLICATION IS
f"ORA CHANGE OF OWNERSHI P f"ROM FRED R. AND MYR'TLE V. K MBALL TO J. RAY'MOND ZIMMERMAN, AND
ALSO A CHANGE OF TYPE OF LICENSE FROM PA TO PB. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBliC
SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT A LICENSE BE ENDORSED AS APPROVED.
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7.: ApPLI'C'ATlON "FOR PACKAGE STORE; CLASS _"A" LICE'NSE, CREST MARKET, 3225 DONALD STREET _
IT WAS EXPLA1NED T~AT THIS APPLICATION WAS MADE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF A CHANGE OF OWNER-
SHIP. THE PREMISES WERE PREVIOUSLY LICENS-ED TO MARY M. AND,M~'RVIN L. Dow. THE APPL'ICA-
TlON BEf"ORE THE COMMITTEE -IS AN APPLICATION IN 'THE NAME OF FLOYD' DEE AND MARY:STAPP, JR.
FOR THE SAME TYPE OF LJCENSE UNDER WHICH THE CREST MARKET FORMERLY OPERATED.
IT-IS THE REC'OMMENDATlON OF THE, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT THIS APPLICATION ALSO
BE APPROVED.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. GODLOVE, SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.
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A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MAY 4, 1955 - RE: ALLEY BETWEEN 7TH
AND 8TH FROMWI~LAMETT~ TO OLIVE; REQUEST~FROM-AMERICAN RED C~OSS; REZONING EAST SIDE OF
GARFI ELD; LI NCOLN STREET SI DEWALK; 24TH AVENUE SIDEWALK; AND SIDEWALK ON POTTER'STREE'T BETW:E'EN
28TH AND 29TH AVENUES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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"PRES:ENT: COUNCI LMEN KOPPE AND SOOTH; CI TY'.-MANAGER; ,CI T'Y ENG' NEER; AND THE C'-TY
RECORDER. MR. JAQUES OF THE EUGENE REGI STtR-GUARD WAS ALSO PRESENT'. THE' FOLL~OWI ,i(G
SUBJECTS WERE CONSIDERED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AFTER AN INSPECTION TRIP WHICH
TOOK THE COMMITTEE TO THE LOCATIONS OF THESE PROPOSED PROJECTS.
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1-.' THE EAst-WEST ALLEY BE:TWEEN 7TH 'AND 8TH AVENUES 'FROM' WI LlAMETTE TO OLI VE STREET'S _
THE COMMITTEE INSPECTED THIS ,ALLEY AND ~OUND THA~ THE WEST ONE-HALF OF THE ALLEY WAS
BADLY. BROKEN UP AND IN NEED OF REPAIR. THE CITY ENGINEER POINTED OUT THAT THE ALLEY WAS
I MPROVED I N ~1909 AND THAT 'I T HAD BEEN REPAI~RED ON NUMEROUS OCC'ASIONS BUT THAT I TWAS
BASICALLY BEYOND REPAIR f"OR THE TYPE OF SERVICE THAT THE ALLEY IS REQUIRED TO GIVE.
I TIS ,THE RECOMMENDATI ON OF THE PUBLI'C WORKS COMMI TTEE THAT THE COUNCI LAPPROVE THE
RECONSTRUCTION Of"' THE WEST ONE-HALF OF THIS ALLEY USING THE PRESENT STANDARDS OF ALLEY
CONSTRUCTION AND TH'AT "THE COST BE' ASSESSED AGAI NST THE ABUTTI NG PROPERTY. ' ,,'
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2. REQUEST FROM THE AMERIC~N RED CROSS FOR PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A CAUSEWAY ACROSS
THE ALLEY (NORTH-SOUTH) BE'TWEEN 7TH AND 8TH AVENUES AND WI LLAMETTE AND OLl VE STREETS _
A REQUEST OF THE LANE COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS :ASKED r6R PERMISSION TO
CONSTRUCT A RAMP ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM THEIR BUILDING AT 47 WEST 8TH AVENUE TO THE BUILD-
"ING DIRECTLY ACROSS :THE ALLEY TO THE WEST. - THIS RAMP WOULD BE 18 FEET ABOVE niE LEVEL
OF, THE- ALLEY ON T:HE BOTTOM AND 8 FEET ABOVE . I T' WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY TWO 8 X 12.' ",I"
BEAMS WITH WOOD' OR METAL DECKS. THE RED CROSS PLANS TO SELL THEIR BUILDING AND HAS
INDICAT-EDTHAT THE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER, MR. MAURICE-JACOBS, HAS MADE THE CONSTRUCTI'ON
OF THIS RAMP A CONDITION ON THE PURCHASE OF THE BUILDING.
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THE COMMITTEE .NSPECT~D THE ALLEY AND THE LOCATION or THI.S P~OPOSED RA~P, AND PURING
.THE INSPECTION'~OTEtic,THAT THERE ARE TWO OTHER OV~RHEAD STRUCTURES 'NTHE'~LLEYSUPPORTING
lARGE EUGENE WATER AND~ELECIRIC BOARD TRANSFORMERS. ,IT IS THE rEELING O~ THE~C6MMITTEE
THAT SUCH A RAMPCAN,B~ CONSTRUCTED ~ITHOUT,ANY DETRtMENT TO;THE PUBLIC USE OF THE ALLEY~
A~D THEREFORE RECOMMENDS TQ THE COUN€~L THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUC~. A RAMP BE APPROVED,
PROVIDI.NG SATIsrAcT9RY ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE BY THE PETITIONER WITH THE UTILITY COMPANIES
WHICH ARE USING THE ALLEY AND PROVIDED THAT IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO. EXPENSE TO THE
CITY OF EUGENE.
3. REZONlNG'or'THE~EAST StDE Of GARFI'ELD STREETBETWEEN.BROADWAY AND'I ITH AVENUE -.THE
COMMITTEE AGAIN INSPECTED ,THE AREA IN QUESTION AND DISCUSSED THE P~OPOSED.REZON1NG ON THE
SITE AFTER AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRESENT ZONING MAP. . THE COMMITTEE FEELS THAT THIS"AREA,
WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING TO THE WEST, IS DEFINITELY LIMITED INDUSTRIAL
INCHARACTER,_ ALTHOUGH 'THE AREA IS OCCUPIED BY SOME OLDER RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.
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IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF T~E COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL PROCEED WITH THE REZONING
OF THIS AREA TO M-I LIMITED INDUSTRIAL AND THAT THE COUNCIL PASS THE ORDINANCE TO EFFECT
THIS CHANGE OF ZONE;-
4. LINCOLN STREET SIDEWALK, 23RD TO 25TH AVENUE - THE CITY ENGINEER EXPLAINED THAT AS A
RESULT OF HIS CONTACT WITH PROPERTY OWNERS ON LINCOLN STREET BETWEEN 23RD AND 25TH AVENUES
THAT NINE OF THE ELEVEN PROPERTIES AFFECTED PREFER'A CURBED SIDEWALK. INSTALLATION. THE
CITY ENGINEER WAS,'UNABLE TO CONTACT ONE or THESE PROPERTY OWNERS, AND ONLY ONE PREFERRED
THE INSTALLATION OF.A ,SIDEWALK IN .THE NORMAL LOCATION.
IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT A CURBED SIDEWALK BE INSTALLED ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE STREET BETWEEN ,23RD AND 25TH AV~NUES.
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5. 24TH AVENUE SIDEWALK BETWEEN ALDER AND HARRIS STREETS - THE COMMITTEE AGAIN INSPECTED
THI S STREET AND ArTER YAKI ~~ I NTO ACCOUNT THE Pf;TI ~I ON 'OF APRIL 17TH. PROTESTI.'NG THE ,PROPOSED
SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION, WAS~.OF THE OPIJljION THAT THE'CONSTRUCTI.QN OF. T.HIS SIDE~ALK SHOULD NOT
BE DELAYED AND THEREFOR~ R~COMMENQS T~ATTHE CO~NCIL P~OCEED WITH THE ORDIN~NCE TO I.NITIATE
THE PROJEC T.
6. SIDEWALK ON POTTER STREET BETWEEN 28TH AND 29TH AVENUES - THE COMMITTEE ALSO OBSERVED
THE NEED FOR A -C'ONTI NUOUSSI DEWA.LK O~ BOTH SI.DES or POTTER STREET. BETWEEN 2,81H AND 29TH
AVENUES. ONE MEM~E~:OF THE COMMITTEE STATED THAT HE H~D OBSERVED THIS PARTICULAR STREET
WHILE CHI~D~EN W~RE ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM THE H~R~I.S STREET SCHOOL AND THAT IT WAS NEC-
ESSARY' FOR THEM TO WALK. I.N THE STREET TO GET TO 'THE I R HOME.S..
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PROVI DE SCHOOL A,ND ,RECREATI'ONAL AREA'S, '1 T I:S ,THE RECOM.MEN.DATI ON. OF THE COMMI TTEE THAT THE
COUNCIL ANNOUNCE ITS INTENTION TO COMPLETE THE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION NEEDED ON POTTER STREET
BETWEEN 28TH AND 29TH AVENUES."
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH THAT THE ,REPORT. .OF" THE PUBLI C WORKS
COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.
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A REPORT, OF THE BUPGET COM.MI'TTEE MEETI NG HELD MAY 4, I 955 ~- RE: SOURCES Of: REVENUE
AVAILABLE TO CITY WAS SUBMI.TTED AND READ AS FOLL.OWS:
"PRESENT: DR. CRUMBAKER, MR. BOOTH, MR. WATSON, MR. OwEN, MR. ASH, MR. GODLOVE,
MR. WILLIAMSON, MR. ,SHISLER, .MR. HILL,' MR. .vATER, MR. KOPPE AND MR. HART;MANj CITY MANAGER;
CI TY ATTORNEYjCI TYRECQRDE,Rj ASSI STANT CI n: RECORDER; AND MR.- ~JAQUES OF: .THE .EUGENE REGI-
STER GUARD.
THE MEETING OPENED WITH A REPORT BY THE CITV ATTORNEV. HE HAD STUDIED THE PROBLEM
or WHAT ADDI. TI ONAL --1:AXES ,COULD BE .LEGALL Y LEV I ED, AND HAD CONF,ER~ED ON T.UESDAY, .MAY3RD,
WI TH TH~ .LEGAL D~PA~T~ENT .Or.THE CI TY OF PORTLAND ON 5HE SUBJECT.'
HIS REPORT WAS :THATTHE SO-CALLED EMPLOYEE TAX, WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT THE MAY 2ND
MEETI NG, .COULD NOT BE LEVI.E;.D I N THE Crl TY OF" EUGENE U.NDER PRESENT LAW. HE' STAr.~D 'THAT IN
HIS OPINION A TAX ON EMPLOYEES WOULD BE, IN EFFECT, REQUIRING A LICENSE OR PERMIT F"OR
THE RIGHT TO WO,RK IN, ~UGENE AND THAT :IT,WOULI'~ LIKELY NOT BE UPHp,D I:N THE 'COURTS.. HE
ADDED THO~GH THA~ IT WAS CLEAR THAT, THE CITY' HAD A ,RIGHT TO LEVY A TAX ON ~~SINE~SES OR
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OCCUPATI ONS W.I--TH THE TAX BASED UPON ,THE. NUMBER; OF" PERSONS ,EMPLOYED. THI S COULD BE DONE
UNDER THE AUTHORITY NOW SET rORTH IN THE CITY or EUGENE CHARTER.
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I T WAS ALSO REPORTED .~Y THE CI TY: AtTORNEY THAT THE CI TY I S WI THOUT A,UT.HORI T_Y, AT
PRESENT,. TO LEV'Y AN 'I NCOME TAX OR A :S,ALES TAX. -
AFTER SOME DIS~USSI ON qr THE AVENUES OF. REVENUE' OPEN' 1:0 THE CITY, :1 T 'WAS MOVED BY
MR. OWEN, SECOND.EDBYMR. GODLOVE. THAT IT.BE RECOMME'NDED TO THE'COUNCIL-TH.AT__A RESOLiUTlON
BE ADOPTED .REQ~E.STl NG THE .E,l!!iENE, WATE,R AND ELECTRIC 'BOA.RDTOI.NC.REASE THE PAYMENT TO THE
CITY rROM ,THREE 'PER CENT ,ON -GROSS ELEClTR-1C REVENUES TO SIX PERCE.NT ON GROSS EL.EC:TRIC
REVENUES. ~
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FURTHER DISCUSSION WAS HAD ON SOURC~S 9f REVENUE T~ SUPPORT THE BUDGET fO~1955-56.
IT'WAS THE GENERAL CONCENSUS Of OPINION THAT SOME SOURCE OF RtVENUE SHOULD BE fOUND OTHER
THAN'TO I NCREASE :tHE PROPERT.Y TAX, EXCEPT THAT I r WAS RECOGNI ZED THAT IT MI GHT BE ,NECESSARY
A,S AN EMERGENCY MEASURE TO ASK fOR AN ADDI TI ONAL, LEVY F"OR THE 1955-56' BUDGET'., FOLLOWI NG
THIS GENERAL DISCUSSION, ',IT WAS MOVED BY MR..BoOTH, SECONDED By-MR. VATER THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND THAT THEe COUNCIL TAKE ACT10N AS F"OLLOWS: '
, (A) CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION F"OR A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE A TAX LEVY OUTSIDE
'THE ,SIX PER C~NT LIMITATION IN THE 'AMOUNT OF" $165,000.00 F"OR ONE YEAR TO SUPPORT THE
.0PERA~ION QF" THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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(B) ADOPT A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD TO INCREASE
THE PAYMENT TO THE CITY ON GROSS ELECTRIC REVENUE F"ROM THREE PER CENT TO SIX PER CENT.
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(C) THAT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE BEG1N AN IMMEDIATE STUDY.TOWARD A DEFINITE PROPOSA~:";
TO LEVY A BUSINESS OR OCCUPATIONAL TAX ESTI,MATED TO RAISE $200,000.00 IN ADDITIONAL' i
REVENUE, WITH SUCH PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED ON OR BE'ORE JANUARY I,' 1956.
A VOTE WAS CALLED ON THE MOTION, AND IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, ,T~E MEETING WAS ADJOURNED."
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT.THE REPORT OF" THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
BE ADOPTED. MOTION ~ARRIED.
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A REPORT OF" THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMI!TEE MEETING HELD MAY:5, 1955 - RE: PROPOSED
ORDINANCE ON SOfTBALL ACTIVITIES; AND PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE MILK ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED
AND READ ASF"OLLOWS:
"PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN SHEARE~ AND HARTMAN; DIRECTOR OF" PARKS ANO,
RECREATION; RECREATION DIRECTOR; MILK INSPECTOR; AND CITY RECORDER.
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THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MET ON THURSDAY, MAY 5TH, 'TO DI'SCUSS fEATURES
Of A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON SOfTBALL LEAGUE ACTIVITIES AND TO CONSIDER PROPOSED CHANGES,
TO THE MI LK ORDtNANCE. '
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I. PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON SOfTBALL ACTIVITIES - AN OUTLINE Of fEATURES OF" A PROPOSED
ORDINANCE GOVERNING USE ,OF" THE'.SOF"TBALL F"IELDS BY THE EUGENE SOfTBALL ASSOCIATI6N WAS
PRESENTED BY THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND DISCUSSED. A NUMBER Of THESE PER-
TAINING'TO A SCHEDULE or CHARGES AT GAMES, EXPENSES TO BE CHARGED TO PROCEEDS, ET CETERA
WERE QUESTIONED, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MORE INfORMATION WAS NEEDED.
IT 1,5 THE RECOMMENDATI ON Of. THECOMMI TTEE THAT THE MATTER BE 'RETAI NED IN COMMI TTEE
fOR F"URTHERSTUDYj AND A JOINT MEETING Of THE COMMITTEE AND R~PRESENTATIVES 'OF" THE
SOfTBALL ASSOCIAHON.
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2. PROPOSED RE'VI SI ONS TO THE MI LK ORDI NANCE - THE COMM'I TTEE WAS PRESENTED WI TH AMEND-
MENTS WH I CH . ARE ,BE I NG PROPOSED I N ,THE MI LK ORDI NANCE. IT WAS EXPLA.I NED BY MR. RACKLEF"f,
THE M~LK .1 NSPECTOR, THAT THERE ARE THIRTY-F"OUR CHANGES ~N ALL RECOMMENDED, AND THAT MOST
OF" THESE ARE MINOR CHANGES TO CONF"ORM EITHER TO CHANGES IN THE STATE LAWS OR REGULATI,ONS
OR CHANGES IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS. MR. RACKLEF"F" STATED THAT THE CHANGES BEING PROPOSED
HAVE BEEN C~ECKED AND HAVE THE APPROVAL Of DR. FURRER 'AND TH[AUTHORITIES OF" OREGON STATE
COLLEGE.
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IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF" THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PROPOSED CHANGES BE INCORPORATED
INTO A NEW MILK ORDINANCE, AND THAT IT BE APPROVED AND PASSED, AND THE fORMER ORDINANCE
BE REPEALED."
I TWAS .,MOVED BY MR . ,OwEN, SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH THAT THE RE PQRT Of THE HEALTH AND
RECREATION COMMITTEE BE. ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.
9 A REPORT OF" THE PUBLIC WORKS ~ND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEEtlNG'HELD MAY 9, 1955 - RE: FEASI-
BILITY Of A CHARTER AMENDMENT DESIGNED TO CLARIF"Y THE 2 1/2 MILL LEVY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ
AS rOLLOWS:
"PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCILMEN BOOTH, GODLOVE AND KOPPE; CITY MANAGER; CITY
ATTORNE~; CllY ENGINEER; AND CITY.RECORDER. AtSO IN ATTENDANCE WERE MESSRS. SIEGENTHALER,
WOOD AND HOWARD, AND MR. J~QUES OF' THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD.
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THE COMMIT~EE WAS REVIEWED BRIEF"LY BY THE CITY MANAGER ON THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO
TH~ MEETING. HE INDI~ATED THAT THE PURPOSE WAS TO CONSIDER A REQUEST OF" THE CITIZEN'S
COMMITTEE fOR THE COUNCIL TO COOPERATE WITH IT IN SUBMITTING A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE
PEOPLE TO PROVIDE F"OR REF"UNDS TO PERSONS ASSESSED PREVIOUSLY F"OR CROSS TOWN STREET CON-
STRUCTIOt.! AND. TO SET UP NEW, PROCEDURE F"ORASSESSI NG COSTS OF" F'UTURE ARTERIAL STREET
CONSTRUCT!, ON'.
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- fOLLOWED WI TH MESSR'S. - SIEGENTHALER AND HOWARD EXPLA I NI'NG THE REQUES,TOf T~E Ci TlZEN' S
COMMI TTH. THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS Of THE fl NANCE AND PUBL I C WORKS COM~fi hEE E:XPLAi NED
THE-CITY.'S paSITION'lN THE-MATTER. -_I,T WAsnlE COMMITTEE'SfEEL,IN~;fTHAT'ALI.. ARTERiAL
PROJECTS COMPLETED. THUS fAR SHOULD BE ASSESSED UNDER THE POLl CY~ I N'; EffECT~ AT' THE 1"1 ME
Of THE UNDERTAKING, AND THAT NOW WldH THE NEW UNifORM STREET,SPEClflCATIONS IN EffECT
THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO ESTABLISH A NEW PROCEDURE fOR THE fUTURE.
IT IS THEREfORE THE RECOMMENDATioN Of THE COMMITTEES TO THE COUNCIL THAT IT SHOULD
BE THE POSITION Of THE COUNCIL THAT ASSESSMENTS STAND AS NOW MADE O'N ALL ARTERIAL PROJECTS
COMPLETED, AND THAT NO ACTION BE TAKEN TO PRoeOSE A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE PRESENT
METHOD Of ASSESSMENT~rOR LOCAL iMPROVEMENTS."
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT or THE PUBLIC WORKS AND
rVNANCE COMMITTEES BE ADOP~ED.~ ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. fl9E COUNCILMEN V~TED "AYE"
AND TWO- VOTED "NO". THOSE VOTING "NO'~ WERE MESSRS. HARTMAN AND OWEN.
REPORTS Of BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
10 A REPORT Of THE BOARD Of ApPEALS MEETING HELD ON MAY 4, 1955 - RE: REQUESTS fOR VARIANCES
fROM THE ZONI NG AND S'I'GN OROI NANCES WAS'SUBMI TTED AND READ - AS fOLLOWS:'
"THE BOARD OF" ApPEALS'HELD A REGULAR MEETING AT THE: CITY HALl-MAY:4, 1955 TO
CONSIDER THE fOLLOWING REQUESTS fOR VARIANCES fROM THE ZONING AND siGN ORDiNANCES.
MEIii1BERS PRESENT:: MR~,'VAAlER;:MR.'BALZHISER, MR. MORRIS, AND-'MR. GILLI''i..AN.'-'''~
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I. REQUEST fROM MR. HOWARD NEEDHAM REPRESENTING THE EMERALD BAPTIST CHURCH fOR
WAIVER Of SET BACKS TO ACCOMMODA[E A CHURCH AND EDUCATIONAL PLANT AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER
Of 19TH AVENUE AND'PATTERSON, STREETS. .,
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ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE 50 fOOT SET BACKS fROM INTERIOR PROPERTY LINES AND THE
WIDTH OF~ACLEYS MAY~BE INCLUDED I.N'THE SET BACK~ - -.
THIS PROPERTY IS BOUNDED ON THE EAST AND NORTH BY 14 fOOT ALLEYS, THEREBY, REDUCING
THE SET BACK TO 36 fEET ON THE PROPERTY.
THE REQUEST. Of THE CHURCH IS FOR A 20 fOOT,'SET'BACK ON THE .NORTH SIDE AND 22 fEET
ON THE EAST SIDE, BOTH TO':fNCLUDE THE,ALLEY WIDTH. OfF STREET PARKING fACILITIES HAVE
BEEN ARRANGED fOR WITH'SCHOOL DISTRICT No.4, fOR USE Of THE HiGH-SCHOOL PARKING AREA
ON P'ATTERSON STREET. n_ . .
IT WAS MOVE;D BY MR. GrLLILAN AND -SECONDED BY MR.-BALZHISER. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS
GRANTrNG',THE ,REQUEST 'FOR- SET'BACK -WAI VERS PROVIDI NG'THEADJOINI NG PROPERTY OWNERS PRE'SENT
LETTERS TO THE EffECT THAT THERE IS NO OBJECTION BY THEM TO A REDUCTfO~:Of THE.REQ6fRED
SET BACKS.
'2. COMMUNICATION fROM THE MARTIN SIGN-COMPANY TO WAIVE THE SIGN REQUIREMENTS Of
THE ZONING ORDINANet-TO PERMIT A SIGN:TO PROJECT OVER THE SiDEWALK;APPROXIMATELY SEVEN
fEET.
THE PROPOSED SIGN IS 8 fEET LONG'AND 2 FEET HIGH WITH THE WORD "MOTEL" TO BE ERECTED
AT 400 WEST 6TH AV~NUE FOR THE TOWN HOUSE MOTEL. THIS IS I~ THE C-I LIMITED COMMERflAL
DISTRICT.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT THE SIGN BE HUNG IN ACCORDANCE~WITH THE ORDINANCE REQUIRE-
MENTS.
3. REQUE$TOf -MARTIN SIGN COMPANy'ON BEHALf Of THE SECURITy,SIGN COMPANY fOR WAIVER
Of HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGNS.
:THERE ARE FOU~SIGNS FOR tHE AsioCIATED' OIL C~MPANY'STATI6NS IN EUGE~E.
THE SIGNS ARE CIRCULAR AND PLACED AT THE CORNER Of THE SERVICE STATIONS AND PROJECT
OVER THE SIDEWALK APPROXIMATELY SIX fEET AND HUNG 12 fEET ABOVE THE SIDEWALK.
IN ACCO~DANCE WITH THE Si"GN CODE REQUIREMENTS fOR HORIZONTAL SIGNS"THEY SHOULD 'BE
20 FEET ABOVE THE SIDEWALK" SECTI ON 5A, ORDI NANCE No~ 8281:
~'fOR THE PURPOSE - OF PREVENTI NG THE BLANKETI NG Of ONE 51 GN I;3Y ANOTHER, THE
, fOLLOWING TABLES REGULATING THE ~IZE O~ THE SIGN ACCORDING TO I-TS LOCATION SHALL
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,SECTION 5C. NO'SIGNSHACL BE CLOSER-THAN 12-INCHES TO A VERTICAL LINE PASSING
THROUGH THE-CURB UNLESS SUCH SIGN IS AT LEASf '12 FEET ABOVE THE SID~WAL~~"
IN APPLYING-TME~~ABLE tN SECTIONS 5A. fOR A HORIZONTAL SIGN WHICH PROJECTS MORE THAN
THREE FEET OVER THE 51DEWALK THE DI,STANCE fROM THE WALK TO THE 51 GN 15 20 fEET.
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THE SIGNS WERE HUNG 12f"EET. HOWEVER, DUE TO THEIR LOCATION ON. THE SERVICE STATION
LOTS THERE WILL BE NO BLANKETING OF OTHER SIGNS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH' SECTION 5C. THE
12 FEET MAY BE PERMISSABLE.
THE BOARD CONSIDERED THIS REQUEST, ALTHOUGH NOT.A SIGN BOARD' or APPEALS, AND
RECOMMENDED THAT THE SIGNS MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS.
THERE BEING No,rURTHER BUSINESS, MEETING WAS ADJOURNED."_
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPORT, A LETTER FROM THE EMERALD BAPTIST CHU~CH WAS SUBMITTED AND
READ AS FOLLOWS:
"WE WISH TO REFER YOU TO OUR LETTER OF APRIL 29TH 1955, ADDRESSED TO THE BOARD
OF ApPEALS, RE.LATI VE TO T:fiE ERECT I ON OF A CHURCH BUI LDI NG ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
NI NETEENTH AND: PATTERSON STREETS. . AN ARCHI TECT HAS 'BEEN' RETAI NED AND PLANS SUBMI TTED"
FOR CONSI'DERATION.
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THESE PLANS WERE DEVELOPED, KEEPING IN MIND OUR DESIRE TO MAKE THE STRUCTURE PLEASING,
BEAUTrFUL, SAFE 'AND USEFUL~ YET WITHIN OUR MEANS. THE STRUCTURE PLANNE~ IS A SINGLE
STOR~ BUILDING WITH A, ONE-HALF BASEMENT. THE HEIGHT TO THE EAVES WILL BE ABOUT 20 ~EET,
WITH'A~~VERHANG OF ABOUT THREE rEET.
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HOWEVER, TO BUILD THIS STRUCTURE, WE REQUESTED THE ApPEAL BOARD TO GRANT A VARIANCE
OF THE SET BACK REQPIREMEN~S TO 20 FEET ON THE NORTH SIPE AND 22 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE,
TO PROV I DE THE NECESSARY SPACE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A CITY CHURCH. . TH I S BOARD HAS
RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE VARIANCE BE GRANTED SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OF
THE ADJOI NI-NG PROPERTY 'OWNERS. AT THE TI ME THI S BOARD MET WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE
ADJOI NI NG PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE NORTH WERE WI LL'rNG TO GI VE THEI R CONSENT. HOWEVER,
WHEN WE WENT TO SECURE THE WRITTEN CONSENT WE LEARNED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER ON THE,
EAST-REFUSED CONSENT AND tiAD TALKED THE OWNERS ON. THE NORTH INTO WITHDRAWING THEIR
CONSENT.
IN VIEW OF THIS NEW SITUATiON WE REQUEST' THAT THE COUNCIL GIVE CONSIDERATION TO
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OUR APPEAL ON THE BAS'I S or HARDSHI P AND NEED, AND FOR .THE FOLLOWI'NG REASONS:
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I. ANY ~EDUCTION IN THE AVAILABLE SPACE WILL. SERIOUSLY HAR~'THE USEFULNESS ~F
THE PROPERTY AS A SITE FOR A CITY. CHURCH BUILDING.
2. THE~,E IS NO O-TliER PROPERTY AVAILABLE IN,THE'AREA,WHICH WILL MEET OUR NEEDS.
3. WITHOUT THE REQUESTED SET BACK'THE AVAILABLE SPACE"WOULD'BE REDUCED TO APPROXI-
MATELY 'FIFTY PER CENT OF THE PLANNED EDUCATIONAL UNIT.
IT IS OUR DESIRE'TOERECT A STRUCTURE WHICH WILL BE PLEASING IN APPEARANCE,
AT~RACTIV~ TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD,_ AND SAFE FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO WILL BE USING
THE BUILDING FOR MANY YEARS.
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IN VIEW OF THE PRECEDENT ALREADY ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN GRANTING SIMILAR
VARIANCE REQUESTS TO OTHER CHURCH GROUPS, WE EARNESTLY PETITION THAT WE BE GRANTED THIS
PRIV.ILEGE."
THE LETTER AND THE GENERAL SUBJECT WAS REFERRED BY THE MAYOR TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMI'TTEE.
!T WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE,. SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH THAT ITEM NUMBER ONE BE DELETED, AND]
THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED;
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A PET,TION TO REZONE THE PROPERTY AT 573 EAST BROADWAY WAS SUBMITTED BY ROBERT DAVIS.
HIS REQUEST IS TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE C-I CLASSIFICATION, RESTAU-
RANTS WITH ALL FOOD SERVED WITHIN THE PREMISES.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. GOOLOVE THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO JHE.
CI'TY ATTORNEY FOR THE NECESSARY RESOLUTION, AND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION
AT THEIR N~XT',MEETINg ON JUNE,7, 1955 WITH'THE REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION MAKE AN IMMEDIATE
REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
12 PETITION FOR SIDEWALK ON-BOTH SIDES OF TAYLOR. STREET FRO~ 6TH TO 11TH AVENUES WAS SUB-
MI ITED.
THE PETITION WAS REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BY THE MAYOR.
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PETITION FROM CITIZENS RESIDING ON CHARNELTON STREET BETWEEN 29TH AND 30TH ~VENUES PRQ~
TESTING THE PAVING OF CHARNELTON STREET THIS YEAR AND REQUESTING THAT IT B~ POSTPONED UNTIL
NEXT YEAR WAS SUBMITTED.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND THAT ANOTHER PETITION BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION. MOTION CARRIED.
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PETI T rON ,F"ROM REsJ:DENTS A-NO PROPERTY, OWNERS ON TRESA. AVENUE REQUESTI-NG TO CHANGE THE NAME
Of TRESA AVENUE TO 25TH PLACE WEST WAS 'SUBMITTED.
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,IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE PETITION BE REF"ERRED TO THE
P'LANNI NG COMMrSSION. 'MoTl ON CARRfED.'
15 'PETITION AND COMMUNICAT16N fROM RESIDENTS Of THE 2900 BLOCK ON FERRY STREET OBJECTING TO
THE ROUTI NG Of THE SOUTH 'WI LLAMETTE 'STREET Bus ALONG :l'HE 2900 BLOCK ON FERRY STREET WAS SUB-
MITTED.
1 T WAS MOVED BY MR.KoPPE, SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH THAT THE PETI TI ON AND COMM'UNI C'ATION BE
REfERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAfETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
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. COMMUNI CATION' fROM THE OREQON STATE HI-GHWAY DEPARTMENT - RE: 'CONTI NUATI ON, Of fEASI BI LI TY
STUDY,WASHI NGTON-,JEffERSON, STREETS OVERCROSSI NG'Of SOUTHERN. PACI frc C6MpANY LI NE AND WI TH
SPECI AL REfERENCE TO NORTHERN EXTENSION TO, RI VER ROAD VI A 01 KE ROAD COMPARED TO FIRST STR-EET-
RAILROAD BOULEVARD, WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
"I SUBMI,TTED _TO YOU -JUL:Y' 22; 1954 THREE COPI ES OF" A' "F-EASIBI LI TY STUDY',-' WASHI NGTON":
JEfFERSON STREET.S OVERCROSSI'NG. 'Of' SOUTHERN PAC I f I C COMPANY LI NE, EUGENE, OR-EQON.','" SUB-
SEQUENTLY, THE CITY AND THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISS10~EXTENDED THE ORIGINAL 'SURVEY TO
INCLUDE THE F"OLLOWING:
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I. A, CONNECTION' TO THE RI VER ROAD AT BAUER' LANE EASTE'RLY ALONG THE RI VERBANK' ~TO
'A CONNECT,I,ON WrTH:WA'SH I NGTON AND JEffERSON STREETS;"
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2.' EXTENDING fROM THIS CONNECTI ON.' AT WASHINGTON AND JE'ffERSON, STREETS SOUTHEASTERLY
TO ACONNECTI ON WI THTHE FERRY STREET OVERP,ASS AT FO-URTH AVENUE;
3.' 'A CONNECT I ON' WI TH THE RIVER'RoAD AT THE END Of ROOSEVELT BOUL'EVARD TO THE PRO-
POSED CONNECTION ALONG THE RIVERBANK NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH GRAND STREET.
'1 AM NOW PLEASED TO 'SUBMIT TO YOU THREE COPIES Of A REPORT ENTITLED "CONTINUATION
Of FEAS I BI L I TY STUDY, WAS-HI NGTON-JEF"fERSON STREET OVERCROSS-I 'NG OF" SOUTHERN -PAC I f I C COMPANY
LINE AND WITH SPECIAL REfERENCE TO NORTHERN EXTENSION TO RIVER ROAD VIA DrKE ROAD COMPARED
Ta FIRST ST~EET-RAILROAD BOULEVARD" EUGENE, OREGON."
BRIEfLY REVIEWING, THE CITY DEPOSITED WITH THE STATE AN AMOUNT OF $1,2~0 FOR ITS
SHARE ON THE FIRS~ SURV€Y fOR HALF T~E COST ~r THE'-STUDY AND yoti ~ERE REfUNDED' .570.05
ON FEBRUARY 20,- 1955. WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESENT STUDY YOU DEPOSITED WITH US $1,500
ON THE SUPPL~MENTARY STUDY FOR HALf Of THE TOTAL CO~T'AND YOU WERE REfUNDED $12~.06 ON
MARCH 13, 1955.
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1 WISH TO REITER-ATEiKAT THE, STATE HIGHWA~COMMISSION AT JTS ~EETI~~OF SEPTEMBER
23-24, 1954 APPRO~ED PARTICIPAT~ON IN THE S~PPLEMENTAL'STUDY'AND STIPU(ATED THA~ IT WOULD
NOT PROGRAM IN EXCESS Of $700,000 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION or. THE JEFFERSON~WASHINGTON STREETS
OVERPASSES AND THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THE RIVER ROAD. You WILL NOTE THAT THIS OVER-ALL
PROJECT' I N THE SUPPLEMENTAL'REPORT AMOUNTS T'O $1';734,500."
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO
THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
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COMMUNICATION fROM PERCY W. BROWN AND COMPANY - RE: AUDIT or THE fiNANCIAL RECORDS or
THE CITY Of EUGENE fOR THE QUARTER'ENDED MARCH 31, 1955 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS-FOLLOWS:
"WE HAVE AUDITED THE fiNANCIAL RECORDS OF THE CITY or EUGENE FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
MARCH 31, 1955. ALL RECORDS APPEAR 'TO BE IN ORDER."
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PLACED'ON fiLE.' MOHON:CARRIED.
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COMMUNICATION fROM BYRON L. MILLER - RE: POSSIBILITY OF VACATING 25TH AVENUE BETWEEN
LINCOLN AND LAWRENCE STREETS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ As FOLLOWS: :
"WOULD THE CrTY.COUN~IL BE'WILLiNG TO STu6Y AND CONSIDER THE pbS~IBILITY or VACATING
25TH AVENUE BETWEEN (INCOLN AND LAWRENCEY"
,I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE STATED LEGAL PROCEDURES NECESSARY,-BUT THAT~I SHOULD'flRST
RECEIVE AN INDICATION fROM THE CITY COUNCIL THAT SUCH PROCEDURES WOULD BE GIVEN DUE CONe
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1 T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOP.PE THAT THE COMMUNI CATION BE REHRRED :fO,THE
PUBI:t:C WORKSLCOMMil'mTE~,"! CMOlfl ON.CARRI ED.
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COMMUNI CATION FROM FORCED ,AI R HEATI'NG CONTRACTORS ASSOCI ATI.ON WAS ,SUBMI TTED AND READ
AS' FOLLOWS:'
"THE FORCED AIR HEATING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AT
YOUR MAY 9TH MEETING. ,WE HAVE A COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENT AND WILL APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU CAN ALLOW US A LITTLE TIME. THANK you."
MR. MARLATT REQUESTED THAT THE CI TY CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A WARM AIR HEATI NG CODE, TO
MEET A NEED IN.EUGENi, AND~PRESENTED A SUGGESTED CODE WHICH COULD BE USED AS A STARTING POIMT
FOR DISCUSSIONS. ;<1"
I't: 'vIA,S MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THoH THE COMMUNI C,ATI ON AND REQUEST BE
REFERRED TO THE PUBLl C SAF'ETY COMMI TTEE. MOTION CARR I.ED.
20 COMMUNICATION FROM CLARE K. HAMLIN, ARCHlrECT - RE: REQUEST FOR ALLEY VACATION,' GRACE
LUTHERAN CHURCH WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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"ENCLOSED IS A DRAWING PREPARED TO SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, AND.ON WHICH A REQUEST FOR ALLEY VACATION HAS BEEN MADE.
THE-~LLEY ,IN QUESTION IS AN EAST-WEST ALLEY ~NTERSECTING WITH A NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY _'
BOTH BEING 14'0" WIDE.
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THE PLAN IS AN APPROVED LAYOUT AND THIS OFFICE IS NOW PREPARED T~ START THE FI~AL
DRAW-I NGS. THE FI RST UNI T EXTENDS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALLEY LI'NE AND THE COMPLETED BUI L1HNG
WILL EXT~ND 4/5THS OF THE BLOC~ LONG PROPERTY.
THE ALLEY HA~ NEVER BEEN PUT I N OR USED. AND I S NOT REQUI RED FOR' UTI LI TI ES. WI TH
THE CONSOLIDATION OF, ALL UOTS INTO ONE OWNERSHIP (EXCEPTIO~: PROPERTY NO.2 WHICH Wt~L
BE EVENTUALLY ACQUIRED) IT WILL HAVE EVEN LESS PUR80SE.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHICH MAY ARI:SE AND WE HAVE A MODEL OF THE
CHURCH WHI CH MAY BE USED TO I LLUSTRATE OUR CONTEMPLATED PROPERTY USE." , _
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH,: SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE COMMUNi CATION BE REFERRED TO
THE PUBLIC WOR~S COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE LIBRARY BOARD - RE: REPORT OF JOINT LIBRARY BOARD-SPECIAL CITY
COUNCIL COMMITTEE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:-
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'~T THE SECOND MEETING OF THE JOINT LIBRARY BOARD-SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
LIBRARY LOCATION THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS WERE REACHED:
I. TH~ NEW EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING SHOULD BE PLACED IN A CONVENIENT
DOWNTOWN LOCATION WHERE I T WI LL .BEST MEET THE LI BRARY NEEDS OF THE CI TY OF
EUGENE.
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PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR SHORT-TIME PARKING AND DRIVE-UP SERVICE. THE
COMMITTE~ FEELS THAT IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO ATTEMPT TO P~OVIDE A
'PARKING LOT' IN THE USUAL MEANING OF THE TERM. FUNDS WERE APPROPRIAJED FOR
,LIBRARY PURPOSES AND NOT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A CITY PARKING FACJLITY. .
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3. THE PARK BLOCK-CIVIC CENTER LOCATION IS REALLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE LIBRARY.
THE CITY DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE IN A POSITION AT THIS TIM~ TO MAKE THE NECE$SARY
COMMITMENTS TO SECURE THE USE OF THE PROPERTY ON AN EXCHANGE BASIS.
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THERErORE, THIS JOINT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE PURCHASE OF THE GRAY AND WATSON
PROPERTIES ADJOINING THE PRESENT LOCATION AT I ITHAvENUE EAST AND WI LkAMETTE STREET FOR
THE NEW LIBRARY B~ILDING.
YOUR JOING COMMITTEE FURTHER RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL IMMEDIATELY AUTHORIZE THE
APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIAL~ TO ACQUIRE THESE PROPERTIES FOR THE USE OF THE EUGENE PUBLIC
LIBRARY."
ArTER A BRI EF 01 SCUSSI,ON I T WAS MOVED .BY MR. OwEN, SECONDED. BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE
COUNCIL ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE JOINT COMMITTE~ AND THAT THE CITY TAKE STEPS TO
NEGOTIATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF" THE TWO PROPERTIES INVOLVED'. ROLLCALL'VOTE." MOTION CARRIED;'f
UNANIMOUSLY.
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COUNCIL BILL No. IS71 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING WEST ISTH AVENUE FROM CHAR-
NELTON-TO WASHINGTON STREETS,~ INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON APRIL I I, 1955 WAS BROUGHT
ON fOR CONSIDERATION. CITY MANAGER REPORTED NINE WRITTEN PROTESTS ON FILE. .
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BErORE THE BILL WAS VOTED ON FOR SECOND READING, MR. HENRY HOWARD, CHAIRMAN OF THE
CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE, PRESENTED TABULATED STATISTICS ON STREET COSTS TO THE COUNCIL AND MADE
AN APPEAL FOR ADJUSTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS CONTAINED IN COUNCIL BILL No. 1871.
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I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, ,SECONDED BY MR. 'KOPPE THAT THE BI La:. BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY
TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL. MO~ION CARRIED UNANIMOUS~Y AND THE BILL WAS
READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
NI~E WRITTEN PROTESTS RELATIVE TO THE ASSESS~ENTS IN COUNCIL BILL No. 1871 WERE REA~ AND
PLACED ON riLE.
, IT WAS MOY-ED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THA,T THE RULES BE ,SUSPEN'DED AND THE
BILL BE REA6THE 'THIRD TIME BY,TfTLE-ONLY, WrTH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE ~OUNCIL. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
"I T WAS MOVED BY MR; BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLoVE THAT THE, C'aUNC I'L BILL BE . APPROVED AND
GIVEN F'INAL PASSAGE. ON A ROLLCALL VOTE, F'OUR, COUNCI LMEN VOTED'IA'Yt", AND THREE VOTE'D "NO"~ i
THE THREE COUNCILMEN VOTING "NO" WERE MESSRS. OwEN, HARTMAN AND SHISLER. MR. WATSON ABSENT. t
THE BILL WAS DtCLARED-PASSED AND ,NUMBERED 10506.
COUN~IL BILL No. 1879 - RE: REZONING PROPERTY, EAST SIDE OF' GARrlELD STREET BETWEEN 10TH
AND, I I fH 'AVENUES T'O 145 F'EE,f SOUTH or 8TH AVENUE WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ THE rI RST TI ME IN rULL.
'IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME
BY nTLE ONLY, WHH UNAN'-MOUS CO'NSENT 'or THE COliNCIL-.' MOTION CARRIED UNANIM'OUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT'WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE
BI LL BE READ THE -THI RD TI ME BY -TI'TLE ONLY, 'WI TH' UNANIMOUS CON'-ENTor THE COUNCI L.' MOTl ON
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE' THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONl.Y. -'
I T WAS MOVED' BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE COUNC I L B I Lt ,BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN F'NAL PASSAGE~' ROlLCALL: VOTE. ::-'ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. WATSON:ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10597.
COUNCIL BILL No. 1898 - RE,:, SLDEW'AlK ON BOTH' SIDES Of" 24TH AVE.NUE .FROM ALDER TO HARRIS ,I
STREETS, INTRODUCED ANDGI.VEN FIRST READING ON APR'IL 25, 1955, WAS BROUGHT' ON f"OR CONSIDERATION. Ii
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH,: SEC'ONDED' BY MR. ,GODLOVE THAT THE. BI LL
BY TI TLE ONLY, WI TH UNANI MOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCI,L. MOTl ON CARR' ED
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
BE READ THE SECOND'TIME
UNANIMOUsLy AND THE BILL
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY-MR. ,GODLOVE THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND-THE
BILL:BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL. MOTION
CARRI ED' UNANI'MOUSLY AND'THE -BILL WAS RE'AD ,THE THI RDT'ME BY "TI TLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GI VEN r I NALPASSAGE. ROLLC'ALL VOTE. -ALL 'COUNC I LME'N PRESENT .VOTl NG A'YE:. MR. WATSON ABSENT.
THE BILL WAs DECLARED: PASSED AND ,NUMBERED 10598.
COUNCIL BILL No. 1899 - RE: ESTABLISHING TWO 20 rOOT CROSSWALKS ON EAST 131H AVENUE BE-
TWEEN KINCAID AND UNIVERSITY STREETS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN rULL.'
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. Boon-i, SECONDED BY MR-. GODLOVE THAT THE BI LL -BE READ T'HE SECOND TI ME
BY TITLE ONLY,: WITH UNANIMOUS COIlrSENT.' OF" 'THE COUNCIL. - MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT niE RULES BE::' SUSPENDED AND THE
BILL BE READ THE, THIRD TI-ME BY TITLE ONLy, WITH 'UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCI'L. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
'IT WAS MOVED BY- -MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE.' ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. WA~SON ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10599.
26 COUNe I L BI LL NO:'~1900 - RE: -PERTAI NI NG TO MI LK WAS SUBMI TTED AND 'READ THE FIRST. 'TI ME IN
rULL.
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I T WAS MOVED BY.. MR .,BOOTH, SECONDED: BY MR.. GODLOVE THAT THE BI LL BE: READ' THE SECOND- TI ME
BY TI TLE ONLY,' WI'TH UNANl MOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCI L. ' MOTl ON CARRI ED UNANI MOUSLY AND THE :BI LL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME- BY- -TrTLE ONL,Y.
IT,WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE 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 MR. BOOTH, SE~ONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN rlNAL PASSAGE.- -RO'LLCALL'VOTE. ALL COUNCIl:MEN PRESENT VOTING 'AVE. MR.,WATSONAEfsEN'r".
THE BILL WAS' DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10600.
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COUNCIL BILL No. 1901 - RE: IMPROVE ALLEY BETWEEN 7TH AN~ 8TH AVEN~ES FR6M OLI~E StREET
TO ALLEY BETWEEN WILLAMETTE AND OLIVE STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY. MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. ,GODLoVE THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRI'ED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE. ~I~L
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE
BILL BE READ.~HE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD T'ME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT.WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SE90NDED BY MR. ,GODLOVE THAT THE'COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED 'AND
GIVEN FINAL.,PASSAGE. RQLLCALL VOTE.'. ALL COUNCILMEN'PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR'. WA:rSON ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10601.
COUNCIL BILL No~ 1902 - RE:
BETWEEN 7TH~ANQ 8TH AVENUES FROM
WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST
ADOPTING PLANS ANQ 'SPECIFICATtONS FOR IMPROVMENT OF ALLEY
OLIVE STREET TO ALlEYBETWEENWILLA~ETTE ~ND OLIVE STREETS
TIME .IN FULL.
.IT WAS MOVED ,BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY.MR. GODLOVE THAT.THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTlqN CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE.,RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE
BILL BE,READ THE THIRD TIME .BY TITLE .ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or .THE COUNCIL. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE .BILLWAS READ THE THI~D TIME BY TITLE.ONLY.
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE COUNCIL BILL-.BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. ,WATSON ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED ,10602.
COUNCIL BILL.No. 1903 - RE:' SIDEWALK ON LINCOLN STREET FROM 23RD TO 26TH AVENUES WAS
SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN rULL.
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. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE BILL BE. READ THE SECOND TIME
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF'THECOUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
.WAS READ THE SECOND.TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDE-D BY MR. GODLOVE 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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IT W~S MOVED BY MR. BOOT~, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE COUNCIL BI'LL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ' ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. WATSON ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10603.
COUNCIL BILL No.: 1904 - RE: SIDEWALK ON POTTER STREET FROM 28TH TO 29TH AVENUES WAS
SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ .THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE HELD OVER AND
AFFECTED PROPERTY ,OWNERS NOTl F I E.D OF T.HE IMPROVEMENT. MOTl ON CARR I ED. _
COUNCIL BILL No. 1905 - RE: ORDERING SPECIAL ELECTION .TO BE HELD ON JUNE 30, 1955 IN
CITY OF EUGENE, $165,000.00 TAX LEVY FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS COMMENCING WITH THE TAX ROLL
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1355-56 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL. .
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH.UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRI~D UNANI.MOUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TIT~E ONLY.
IT .MAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR.. GODLOVE THAT THE RULES BE, SUSPENDED AND THE
BILL BERE.AD THE ,THIRD TIME BY TlTLE.ONLY," WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCI.L. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND TH'r BILL WAS READ' THE THIRD.TIM~ BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MQVED BY MR. BOOTH" SECONDED BY MR. ~ODLOVE THAT.~HECOUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ,ROL.LCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. 'MR. WATSON ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED ~ASSED AND ~UMBERED 10604.
_ F"OLLOWI NG THE PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL No. 1905, .1 T -WAS STA.TED FOR tHE RECORD, AND IT
APPEARED TO BE THE POSITION OF THE MAJORITY, THAT A~THOUGH THE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSED
PROVIDES FOR THE LEVY FOR TEN YEARS IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE COUNCIL TO MAKE THE LEVY FOR
eNLY ONE YEAR, THE YEAR OF 1955-56.
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COU~CI(BILL~N6._ 1~06 --RE~. LtijYING ASSES~MENTS FOR SANitARY SEWER ~ RIVERVIEW A~EA,
SECTION Two, WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
IT WAS MOVED By'MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT'THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AF"FECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. 'MOTION CARRIED. . ,
RESOLUTIONS
33 PROCLAMATION --RE: CANVASS ,OF-VOTES FOR LAUREL ,HILL AREA ANNEXATION ELECTION WAS SUBMITTED
AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
'~HEREAS, AT-A'SPECIAL'ELECtlON,-DULY AND 'REGULARLY HELD IN THE AREA COMMONLY KNOWN
AS LAUREL HILt-AREA; ON TUESDAY, MAY 3RD, 1955; THE FOLDOWING MEASURE WAS'SUBMITTED TO '
THE ELECTORS, TO-WIT:
SHALL THE TERRiTORY COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE LAUREl:. HILL 'AREA; LOCATED-EAST-
OF THE EAST CITY LIMITS AND GENERALLY 'BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE PAciFIC HIGHWAY
(U. S. 99); ON THE EAST BY A LINE APPROXIM~TELY ~/~ WAY ~ETWiEN LAURE( HI(L ROA6
AND HENDERSON AVENUE; ON THE SOUTH BY A LINE IN GENERAL PROLONGATION OF 25TH AVENUE
EAST; AND ON THE WEST ~YTHE PRESENT CITY~LIMITS, MORE ~ARTICULA~LY DESCRIBED 'BELOW,
BE ~NNEXtD TO THE CIT~ O~ EUGENE~ ' "
BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE
PAtlFIC HIG~WAY U;S; 99 WITH A LINE ~ARALLE~:TO ANci-320'FEEi EASTiRLY FROM
THE EASTE~L~ LINE 'oF-KINCAID PARKADDtil~N, S~ID iNTERS~CTION'BEING ON THE
PRESENT efTY LI MI TS OF EUGENE, OREGON, I N SECT! ON 33, TOWNSHi'p 17 SOUTH,
RANGE 3 WEST, W.M., AND RUNNING THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY RIGH!
OF WAY LINE oF- THE PACIFic HIGHWAY #99 TO THE: WEST'L1NE-OF CHARLES B. SWEET
D.L;C. #38 IN TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH,:RANGE 3 WEST, W.M~; THiNCE"SOUTHERLY ALONG
THE WEST LI NE or SAID D.L.C. #38 :roo THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE'
WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID D.L.C. #38, IF SAID SOUTH LINE WERE
EXTENDED WE~iER[Y~TO A LINE BEARING SOUTH 0040':WEST iROM A POINT, SAID LAST
MENTIONED POINT BEING SOUTH 89020' EAST'500 FEET AND SOUTH 0040'WEST 19.41
FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT I I I N THE PLAT OF OVERLOOK AS PLATTED
AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4; PAGE 9, lANE -COUNTY PLAT RECORDS; THENCE SOUTH 0040'
. WE~T TO A POINT 812.4( FEET SOUTH 0040,'WEST ANO 560 FEET SOUjH 89020' EAST'
FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT I I OF THE PLAT-OF OVERLOOK; THENCE NORTH
89020' WEST TO A POINT 320 FEET EAST OF THE EAST LINE OF KINCAID PARK ADDI-
TION EXTE~DED SOUfHERL~; THENCE NORT~ERLY PARALLELici AND 3~0 FEET EASTER~Y
F~OM'THE EA~TE~Ly'(iNE OF KINCAID 'PARK 'ADDITION:EXTENDED SOUTHERLi TO THE
POI NT OFBEGINNIING, t'N LANE COUNTY, OREGON.
WHEREAS, -THE,COMMON COUNCIL DID ON THE 9TH DAY OF MAY, 1955, -CANVASS THE ELECTION
RETURNS rOR SAID SPECIAL ECEC110N,AND DID:FIN6 THAT THE RESULtS-OF THE ECECTION WiRE AS
FOLLOWS:
FOR ANNEXATION 10
AGAINST ANNEXATION 2
NOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY PROCLAIM AND DECLARE THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EUGENE, OREGON, AN~ I HAiE~U(Y AND REGULAR(Y CANVASSED~T~E RETURN~ CAST IN SAID,
SPECIAL tlEctlON AND THERE- WE~E -tAST~Fo~ A~NEXAT,6N 10 VOTES -AND AGAINS~ ANNixAflON 2-- ..
VOTES.
NOW, THEREFORE, r HEREBY PR'OCLA I M THAT SAID ANNEXATI ON E'L.ECTI-ON MEASURE PASSED, AND
THAT SAID AREA DESCRIBED HEREIN BE, AND IT IS HEREBY ~NNEXE6TO THE Cliy ~F E~GENE.
DATi~ THIS 9fH DAY OF MAY, -1955;"
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IT WAS MOVED By-MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE PROCLAMATION BE AUTHORIZED.
MOTl ON CARR I ED.
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PROCLAMATION - RE: CANVASS OF VOTES FOR WEST SECOND AVENUE AREA ANNEXATION ~E'LECTION WAS
SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
f~HEREAS, AT A SPECIAL ELE~TION; DULY AND REGULARLY H~LD IN THE AREA COMMONLY
KNOW'N AS THE WEST SECOND-AVENUE AREA" ON TUE'SDAV;' MAY 3RD;' 1955, THE FOLLOW' NG MEASURE
WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS, TO-WIT:
SHALL THE TERR" TORY COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WEST SECOND AVENUE AREA; SURRO~NDED
BY THE I.NCORPOR'ATED AREA' OF" 'THE CI TY Of EUGENE AND GENERALLY BOUNDED 'ON THE NORTH
BY A LINE APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF BLOCK NORTH OF" WEST FIRST AVENUq ON THE EAST BY
A LINE APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF BLOCK EAST OF PIERCE STREET) ON THE SOUTH BY WES!
THIRD AVENUEf AND ON THE WEST BY GRANT STREET, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BELOW,
BE ANNEXED TO THE city OF EUGtNE.
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BEGINNING AT.THE INTERSECTION or THE NORTH LINE OF. McLAREN'S 'PLAT 'WITH A
LINE RUNNING DUE NORTH fROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER Of JAMES HUDDLESTON'S'
D.L.C. #37 SAID INTERSECTION BEING ON THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS or EUGENE,
OREGON, AND RUNNING THENCE WESTERLY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER.Of" McLAREN'S
PLAT; THENCE SOUTHtRLY TO THE SOUTHWE~T CORNER OF THE BLAIR STREtT AD6IfI6N;
THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY or BLAIR STREET ADDITION TO A LiNt
RUNNIN~ DUE NORTH ,FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNEi ~r JA~ES ~UDDLE~TON D.L.C. #37;
THENCE NqRTH TO THE POI NT or BEGI NNI NG, 1 NLANECOUNTY, 'OREGON.,
WHEREAS, THE COMMON COUNCIL DID ON THE 9TH DAY or MAY, 1955, CANVASS THE ELECTION
RETURNS rOR SAID SPECI AL fLECTION, AND DID f"1 NO THAT THE RESULTS or THE ELECT I ON W'E'R'E
AS rOLLOWS:
FOR ANNfxA'TI ON 2'0 '
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Of" EUGENE, OREGON, AND I HAVE DULY AND REGULARLY CANVASSED THE RETURNS CAST IN SAlti
SPECI A'L 'ELECTION ANO THERE 'WERE CAST ro'RANNEXATlON 20 VOTES AND AGAI NSTANNEXATI ON ONE
VOTE.
NON, THEREFORE, I HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT SAID ANNEXATION MEASURE PASSED, AND THAT
SAID AREA DESCRIBED HEREIN BE, AND IT IS HEREBY ANNEXED TO THE CITY or EUGENE.
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D~TED THi~ 9TH DAY or MAY~' 1955."
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE PROCLAMATION BE AUTHORIZED.
MOTION CA'RRI E'D.
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PROCLAMATION - RE: CANVASS or VOTES rOR 23RD AVENUE AND CHAMBERS STREET AREA ANNEXATION
WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS rOLLOWS:
"WHEREAS, AT 'A SPECIAL ELECTION, DU~Y AND REGULARLY HELD IN THE AREA COMMONLY KNOWN
AS THE 23RD AND CHAMBERS AREA, ON TUESDAY, 'MAY 3RD, 1955, THE FOLLOWING MEASURE WAS
SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS, TO-WIT:
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SHALL THE TERRI TORY COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE 23RD AND' CHAMBERS 'AREA LOCATED SOUTH
or THE SOUTHWEST CITY LIMITS AND GENERALLY BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY CHAMBERS STREET,
ON THE SOUTH BY A LINE IN GENERAL PRQLONGATION or WEST 29TH PLACE If EXTENDED, ON
THE WEST BY SOUTH CITy'VIEW STREET; AND BY CLEVELAND STREET AND ON THE NORTH BY THE
PRESENT CITY L1'MITS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED' BELOW, BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY Of
EUGENE.
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BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER or SECTION I, TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 4
WEST, or THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 1308.6 fEET;
THENCE SOUTH 89020' EAST 262 rEET; THENCE NORTH 165.2 f"EET; THENCE SOUTH
89020' EAST 262 rEET; THENCE NORTH TO A LINE BEARING NORTH 89020' WEST rROM
A POINT THAT IS SOUTH 89"20' EAST AND SOUTH 2405 rEET rROM THE' NORTHWEST
CORNER OF SECTION I, TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST, W.M.; THENCE SOUTH
~89020' EAST TO A POINT THAT IS SOUTH 89020' EAST AND SOUTH 2405 rEET rROM THE
NORTHWEST CORNER' OF SAID SECTION I, SAID LAST MENTIONED POI NT BE I NG ON THE
PRESENT CITY LIMITS pr EUGENE, OREGON; THENCE f"OLLOWING THE CITY LIMITS
SOUT,H' 89020' EAS'T 400 FEET; THENCE NORTH 98 FEET; irHENCE E'AST ALONG THE
SOUTHL I NE Of" LOT 29 AND LOT 30 Of PROSPEC T PARK AND SA 10 SpUTH LI NE or: LOTS
. 29 AND 30, If" PROJ~cjEDWEST ~O THE WEST ~INE or CHAMBERS StREET; THENCt
SOUTHERL Y ALONG THE WEST LI NE Of CHAMBERS STREET TO THE SOUTH:L1 NE OF THE
NORTH HALr OF SECTION I, TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST, W.M., THENCE
LEAVING THE CITY LIMITS or EUGENE, RUNNING SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY
LINE or CHAMBERS STREET TO THE SOUTH LINE or SECTION I, TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH,
RANGE 4 WEST, W.M.; THENCE WESTERLY ACONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SA'l'DSSEOTION I
TO THE POINT Of" BEGINNING, ALL IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON.
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WHEREAS, THE COMMON COUNCIL DID ON THE 9TH DAY Of MAY, 1955, CANVASS THE ELECTION
, RETURNS FOR SAID SPECIAL ELECTION, AND DID FIND THAT THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION WERE
AS FOLLOWS:
FOR ANNEXATION 7
AGAINST ANNEXATION 14
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NOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY PROCLAIM AND DECLARE THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CITY
or EUGENE, O~EGON, AND I HAVE DULY AND REGULARLY CANVASSED THE RETURNS CAST IN SAID
ELECTION AND THERE WERE CAST FOR ANNEXATION 7 ANO AGAINST ANNEXATION 14 VOTES WITHIN
THE AREA TO BE ANNEXED.
NOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT SAID ANNEXATION MEASURE FAILEO, AND THAT SAID
AREA IS NOT ANNEXED TO THE CITY or EUGENE, OREGON.
DATED THIS 9TH DAY or MAY, 1955."
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IT WAS MOVED.BY,MR..,BoOTH,'SECO~DED .BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE PROCLAMATION BE AUTHORIZED.
MOTION CARRrED.
36R~sOLUTI0~ - RE:INCREA$E IN TAXES ~GAINST [UGENE:WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD FROM THREE TO
SIX PER CENT WAS SUBMITT~D AND READ AS FOLLOWSt
':WHEREAS,T,HE CITY .OF E.UGENE OWNS. AND OPERATES A MUNI C I PAL ELECTR I,C. POWER PLANT
SYSTEM AND DI.STR' BUTI.ON SYSTEM, AND t
WHEREAS, THE EUGENE ,WA.1:ER AND ,ELECTR I C BOARD HAS ,'PA 10. UNTO THE TRE'ASURER OF THE
CITY OF EUGENE DURINi T~E~AST FEW YEARS ,THR~E PER ~EN~ ~F_THEANNUAL GROSS ,OPERATING
REVENUE OF SUCH ELECTRICAL UTILITIES, AND,
WHEREAS, THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY,pF EUGENE DESIRES THAT ALL AVAILABLE SURPLUS
EARNINGS OF SAID ELECTRICAL UT1LITIES ,BE PAID TO ~HE CITY TREASURER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE
AND INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY OF EUGENE SO THAT SAID SURPLUS MONEY MAY BE USED IN
REDUCTION or GENERAL PROPERTY. TAXES \t!1 ~HI N THE CI T~ C?f' El!GENE, ~ND., -
WHEREAS, THE BUDGET COM~I TTE-E F~R THE CI TV ',OF EUGENE ANO'THE COMMON GOJNCI,L ,OF T,HE
CJ:TY' OF EUGENE RECOMMEND THAT NOT LESS THAN SIX PER CENT OF THE ANNUAL GROSS OPE~ATING
REVENUE OF SUCH ELECTRIC POWER PLANT SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BE PAID TO THE CITY
OF EUGENE F:OR SA 10 PURPOSE .OF .-REpUC I NG GENE.RAL. PRO':'ERTY TAXES;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE I T RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNC I'L OF THE CI TY OF EUGENE THAT
THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD BE AND IT IS.HEREB~~EQUES~ED TO PAX ~NTO ~HE CITY
TREASURER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON NOT LESS THAN, SIX PER CENT OF THE ANNUAL GROSS-
OPERATI NG REVENUE~ ;FeOR !HE CALENDAR YEAR 1955, AND FO~ EA,CH C',ALE:NDAR YE~R THEREAF.TER,.
FROM THE ELECTRIC POWER PLANT SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND THAT SAID ~AYMENT~BE'
MADE ON OR BEFORE,ApRIL 30TH, 1956 AND ON OR BEFORE APRIL 30TH IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR
THERE AFTER. " '
IT WAS THE SUGGESTION OF MR. KOPPE THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE -RESOLUTION BE HELD UP PENDING
A ME~TING WITH THE EUGENE WATE~ AND.EL~CTRIC BOAR~ TO .~lSC~~~ THE ~ATTER. .- It WAS MOVED BY
MR. GODLOVE, SECONDE~ BY_~R. BOOT~ THAT ,THE MATTER~BE ~EFERR~D TO THE FINANCi COMMITTEE TO MEET
WITH THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRI~ BOAR~. MOTION CARRIE~.' .
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RESOLUTION - RE: TRANSMITTING REZONI,NG PETITION TO PLANN.ING COMMlSSI,'Ot:'.- ROBERT DAVIS
WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"BE iT RESOLVED, .BY -THE' CO~MON,COUNCIL OF, THE CITY OF,EUGENE,OREGON THAT THERE
I S HEREBY TRANSMI TTED TO T.HE~_CITY PL,ANNI NGC;OM'MI S51 ON OF SAI D CI TY THE, FOLLOWl NG PETI TI ON
TO AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE No. 9188, TO-WIT:
ROBERT DAVIS - 599 EAST ,BROADWAY
REVI SI ON OF .ORDINA~CE) /19188. AS ::fOLLOWS,:
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C~I LIMITED, COMMERCIAL DISTRICT,
SECTION X.
AMEND ,TO INCLUDE RESTA~RANTS.
AND 01 REC,.I NG THE PLANNI "!C;' .COMMI SSI ON .TO ADOPT. A TENTATI VE RE~OR:r I!ND' HOLD A::E1EARI NG
THEREON IN 1HE C,OUNClL CH'AMBER,IN THE CITY-:HAL-L. OF, SAID CITY ON:TuESDAY,.JUNE 7, ,1955
AT 7:30 P.":1., .AFTER GIVING DUE NOTICE BY PUBLICATION ONCE.INTHE REGI.STER-JG,UARD; AND A
HEARl NG IS :HEREBY CALLED TO '~E HEI,D I:N THE CI T'Y HALL AT :THE COUNC I.LMEETI NG' ON JUNE
13, 1955 AT ,"?:30 P.M., 'NOTICE OF WHICH SHALl BE GIVEN THREE TIM~S 'I~ THE. REGISTER-GUARD.
THIS RES'OLU'TIt:iN ADQ~TED-'THIS- 9TH DAY OF" MAY, 1955." .
IT WA,S MOVED BY, MR;. B'OQ-TH,. SECONDED B'( MR'., GODLOVE THAT T.IiE RES,OLUTI ON BE ADOPTED. MOTION
CARRIED.
UPON ~OTION DULY,MADE" SECO:NDED-AND. CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO MAY 23, 1955.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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ROBER~ A. FINLAYSON, '
CITY MANAGER.
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