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COUNCIL CHAMBt~S,
EUGENE,' ORE'GON,
APRIL 9, 1956.
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THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGE~E WAS HELD ONA~~IL'O~jI956
AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER ByHIS HONOR,'MA~OR
V. Eo' JOHNSON, WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. BOOTH, MR. GODLOVE, MR. WATSON; 'I
MR. OWEN, MR. SHEARER, MR. HARTMAN, AND MR. SHISLER. MR. KOPPE WAS ABSENT. ",'
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THE MINUTES OF THE LAST REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MARCH 12 AND 26,1956'WERE READ AND r
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.1BILLS AGAINST THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1956 WERE SUBMltTE~
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PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM ,$
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
AETNA LI~E INSURANCE COMPANY
PACI~IC HOSPITAL ASSOCI~TION
EUGENE HOSPITAL & CLINIC
FI RST NATI ONAL BANK OF PORTLAND
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND
FI RS,T NATI ONAL BANK OF ..PORTLAND
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND
STATE OF OREGON TAX COMMISSION
FIRS7 NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND
DANIEL O. POTTER, TREASURER
DANIEL O. POTTER, TREASURER
V. E~ JOHNSON, MAYOR
EUG~NE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCILTY
STATE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION
ABAR RADIO TV
AL'S CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY
AMERICAN PAMCOR, INCORPORATED
AMER-ICAN STEEL & SUPPLY COMPANY
W. H. ANDERSON COMPANY
ART!S GARBAGE SERVICE
ASSOCIATED SUPPLIERS
AUTO TRUCK ALIGNING & BRAKE SERVICE
BARCO SUpp"y, 'NCORPORA TED'
BEARING SUPPLY COMPANY
BI LL~S GARBAGE SERVI CE, '
R. C-;. BLUCHER
BOEHNKE PRINTING COMPANY
BRENNER'S FURNITURE
F. K. BREWER SALES & SERVICE
CHARLES BRUNING COMPANY, INC.,
BUREKER ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE
E.' H. BURRELL
BUSINESS EQUIPMENT CENTER
L. ,H. ,BUTCHER COMPANY
C & SELECTRIC
GEORGE F. CAKE COMPANY'
CARLSON, HATTON AND HAY, INCORPORATED
CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION
CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY
THE CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY
HARRY L. CHASE, COUNTY CLERK
CHASE COMPANY
CLARKES SHEET METAL COMPANY
COBURN FILM SHOP
COLUMBIA EQUIPMENT COMPANY
COMMERCIAL AUTO SUPPLY
COMMERCIAL OFFICE SUPPLY COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED SUPPLY COMPANY
CRESSEYS'
DAVIDSON'S BAKING COMPANY
H. BURTON D.AVIS
DE'S RADIO COMpANY,
DICK'S MIDWAY MARKET
DONALD C. DICKEY
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GENERAL FUND
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3,714.48
3,124.12
.747.36
I ,504.32
1,152.70
'28.00
131.25
12.,50
9.25
9.50
1,562.06
7,293.20
125.50
202.18
100.00
3,490.75
750.00
814.34
12.00
1.85
5..91
264.90
7.50
4.95
49.96
33.63
I 7'.00
14.31
200,00
18.50
479.40
9..75
9.25
33.36
8.70
,86.35
27.95:
35.00
49.81
S8.06
66.33
32.14
54.37
370.06
I 25 . 00
21.60
2.00
2.50
147.26
6'.06
86.77
4.50
1.00
11",98
60.00
24.00
37.83
6 I 6 ,,66 .
DOT DOTSON'S ,$ ',38.90
EASTMAN KODAK STORES, INCORPORATED LEr.72
EOFF ELECTRIC COMPANY 3~.S5
EU,GENE AMBULANCE SERVI CE '82.95
EUGENE ARMORY BOARD I~O~OO
EU_GENE BLUE PR I NT COMPANY ",3. ,1'0
~ EUGENE COLD ST~RAGE LOCKERS '31~40
EUGENE CONCRETE PIPE & PRODUCTS CO. 387~95
EUGENE EQUI PMENT COMPANY :' 38,~37
EU~ENE GARDENS .'~, ~~hOO
EUGENE HARDWARE COMPANY~.e5
EUGENE LAUNDRY 7~.25
EUGENE OUTDOOR STORE i'.5I'
EUGENE OVERALL LAUNDRY , :~~~46
EUGENE PLANING MILL :)96.09
EUGENE SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY~616.28'
EUGENE SURPLUS SALES STORE. 3.00
EUGENE TRUCK & MACHINERY COMPANY 5.00
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD .1,245'.35
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD 7,34).00,
EU~ENE WELDERS SUPPLY COMPANY . . )~.9.
EU~ENE WHOLESALE NURSERY : : -,5\ .00'
EVERYBODY'S DRUG STORES 13.00
FACTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES 4.50
FARMER BROTHERS 0 26~95
FEE NAUGHTY MACHI NERY COMPANY J 1'2.94
FI RE ENGI NEER,I NG : I,~ 6.0,0
FI SHER RESEARCH LABORATORY, INC. :t 186.54
BE~ FLEISCHMAN - PHOTOGRAPHY ,) ".30
rRANK~S GARBAGE SERVICE ,:' ,,~.oo
w. P. FULLER AND COMPANY '- ,:6.65
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY ,",19.24
DRS. FURRER, McMILAN & PATTON 268.00
FYR-FYTER SALES & SERVICE 7.60
GENERAL PAINT CORPORATION 28.30
B. F. GOODRICH STORE ,45.05
GRAY'S FEED & SEED COMPANY 9~85
GUARD PUBLISHING COMPANY 226.73
H. C. GUTHRIE 24.24
HAASE SAW SHOP 6.45
G~ORGE A. HALTON COMPANY \15~83
HAMILTON ELECTRIC 65.04
DONALD U. HANNA 40.00
HARLEY.PAVIDSON SALES COMPANY 1.20
HARR MOTOR SUPPLY 19.00
HEINKE WHOLESALERS 8;68
OSCAR HENKE 70.00
HENNEN VOS COMPANY 41.93
HOWARD HERIDER 152.16
HEWITT'S FOOD MARKET, 20.00
ROBERT A,. HOLLAND 28.81
HORN PR I NT I NG COMPANY 332.; 00 ,
HOWARD-COOPER CORPORATION 3.98
HUFFMAN'S AUTO GRINDING SERVICE 407.26
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. 2a.1 I
I NTER~ATI ONAL MUNI CI PAL SI GNAL Ass~,., ,"::/ 5.00
IRISH-McBROOM PACKING COMPANY 16.39
KALEN ELECTRIC & MACHINERY COMPANY 9.35
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Kt~DALL MOTOR COMPANY" ,
KOKE-CHAPMAN COMPANY
M. A. KRENK
L &. L GROCERY
R~E. L~F~ERTY ~ SONS
L~~E G~~BAQE SER~ICE
LANE PARTS COMPANY
I VAN W. LEE &. SONS',
KAirLoOMIS - ADVERTISING ARTISTS
LOOMIS ARMORED CAR SERVICE, INC.
E6Lo~ENCE'COM~ANY, INCORPORATED
LOVEGREN LUMBER COMPANY
CRAWFORD LYLE
LYLE',tsTAI LOR SHOP
MCCRACKEN BROTHERS MOTOR fREIGHT
McKENZIE OIL COMPANY
EVERETT A. MCKINNEY
MAGiC GAS &. ApPLIANCE COMPANY
MEDICAL PHARMACY
MELtS MAINTENANC'E SE'RVICE' \':,
MICHIE CITY PUBLICATIONS COMPANY'
MILlER METERS, INCORPORATED'
GEORGE H. MILLER SHEET METAL,WORKS
MOORE STEEL SERVICE, INCORPORATED
MUNICIPAL fiNANCE OFnCERS ASSN;;
M~N~ELL'&. SHERRILL,' INCORPORATED
NAGLE' LUMBER COMPANY
N~T10N~~ CASH REGISTER COMPANY ,
NATIONAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION
NIELDS SEA fOODS
R. W.' Ni SSEN
NORTHWEST INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRY COMPANY
NORTHWEST POULTRY &. DAIRY PRODUCTS CO~
NUDELMAN BROTHERS
OIL fILTER SERVICE COMPAN~'
OREGON EGG PRODUCERS
OREGON fRUIT COMPANY'
O~EGON STATE HIGHWAy/DEPARTMENT
OREGON SUPPLY COMPANY
P~C In C fRUI T &. PRODUC'f; COMPANY
PACIFIC TELEPHONE &. TELEGRAPH CO.
P~CKER-SCOTT COMPANY
PATTERSON-WILLIAMS MFG. COMPANY
PENNSYLVANIA SALT MFG. COMPANY
PETTY CASH
POLICE &. SHERIFFS ASSOCIATI'ON
DANIEL O. POTTER, TREASURE~
DANIEL O. POTTER, TREASURER
QUICK SERVICE LITHO PRINTING
ELLIS RACKLEFF
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AI RPORT CAPI TAL 'I,MPROVEMENT
CHARLES BR,UNI NG COMPANY, INC.'
DANI EL O. POTTER, TREASURER "
SPEC I AL SEWER
C I TV OF EUGENE
GENERAL DOG
LANE COUNTY CLERK
$
405.4:3
252.63
27.00
13.00
97.16
5.85'
8.37
,2,667.50
10.00
200.00
18.97
25.00
48.95
17.00
24.46
409.37
2.50
7.50
, 6"15
30.00
1,200'.00
254.89
1'65.75
4.81
1.35
47.43
63.01
16.93
10.00
5.00
11.80
6.00
3.75
66.33
23.50
'83.25
17.96
101.-60
95.78
3.90
890.24
92.69
32.01
994.36
79.14
4.00
5,666.76
, 706~'31
20.15
60.30
RAPID WELDING &. fABRiCATION COMPANY
RAYMAC LUMBER COMPANY
REAR'S fARM SERVICE
RETREAD TIRE SHOP
REXIUS fUEL SERVICE
RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION
RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION
ROY A. ROE
A. B. SCARLETT
SCHARPFtS,TwlN OAKS
SCHOOL 01 STRI'CT No.
SCHOOL DISTRICT No.
SECRETARY OF STATE
SERVICE CLUB OF EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL'
SHELL OIL COMPANY
SILVA CHEVROLET COMPANY
W. D. SMARTT
SMEED SOUND SERVICE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFOR~IA "
STATt OF OREGON, 'BUREAU OF ,LABOR
SUNBLEND
CHARLES C. THOMAS, PUBLISHER
TIDEWAf.ER ASSOCIATED OIL ,COMPANY
TOMMY'S PAINT POT
TRAFFIC SAFETY SUPPLY COMPANY
UNITED SUTESCIVIL, DEFENSE COUNCI.L
UN'HERSI TV fRUI T &. ,PH.ODUCE COMPANY
VALLEY IRON &. STEEL COMPANY
VAL-CEY STAT! ONERY COMPANY
JOHN WARREN HARDWARE COMPANY
WEST 'SIDE AUTO GLASS
WESTERN DAIRY fOODSREVI EW
WESTERN GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH ASSN.
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
HERRIET A. WHEELER, D.V.M.
W1CGINS COMPANY, INCORPORATED "
T. C'. WILDISH
WILL &. JOHNSON
WILLAMETTE STATIONERS
WI LLAM"ETTE VALLEY PAPER COMPANY
WILLIAMS BAKERY
WILLIAMS TRANSFER COMPANY
WI LLI AMS&. WI LKI NS COMPANY
WILSON MUSIC HOUSE
WILSON~S ROYAL WHITE RABBITRY
WIL:rSHIRE'S
HAROLD WOOD TEXACO SERVICE
WOODBURY - EUGENE
WYA:rT'S
ZELLERBACH PAPER COMPANY
BLDRS. SUPPLY
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STREET, BRIDGE, DRAINAGE C &. M'
PETTY CASH
DANIEL O. POTTER, TREASURER
VALLEY LAND & WAREHOUSE CO~PANY
A. T~ fRAEDRICK
JOHN R. &. REBECCA CHAPMAN
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
L. H. MORRIS ELECTRIC COMPANY
CIVIC EMERGENCY
PETTY CASH
$ 16~45
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2B~26
77~ 10
7.00
'15.22
1,850.22
20~OO
'1.46:
2.39
80~OO
80~44
62.00
235~qO
60~OO
2i1750~77
, 40.56
326. i 5
17.67
2.00'
5.5'0
, 4. . 05
126.97
10.'23'
'8. 55~
5;'0'0';
60.05/
32.50
3.60
13~49'
24.50
, 2.00
'2.50
11.58
375.00
, 99.60
2, I I I .23
12:50
3.00'
30.57
92.30
9'.99
6.00
i 0'.50
15.49
2.02
2.15
2.40
9.13
I .98'
$ 1.00 '
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1,293.62
I ,783.76
3.38
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84.99
$
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i 4.17
$
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$1 0, 039 . I 7
,$ 56.90
tT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR~ GODLOVE, THAT THE BILLS, AS SUBMITTED AND READ,
BE APPROVED AND THE PROPER CITY O~FICERS BE INSTRUCTED TO DRAW THE NECESSARY WARRANTS., 'ROLLCALL
VOTE.' ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPE ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED.~
'REPoRTS Of Ofn CERS
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A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE:
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MONTHLY DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS, ET CETERA WAS SUBM~TTED
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, "THE' VA'LUE' OF' BUI LDI NG' PER~I TS I SSUED OUR I NG THE MONTH OF'MARCH AMOUN,TED TO
$310,66,1:.00. THIS IS ,$,168,046.00 LESS THAN THE VALUATION REPORTED ,F'ORTHE SAME; MONTH
A YEAR AGO.
THE {IRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERED 77 ALARMS DURING MARCH; 58'WITHINTHE CIT",AND ,HI'NE
RURAL CALLS. THE ESTIMA~ED LOSS AMOUNTED TO .10,~~~.52; ALSO, Dti~I~G~~i~~NiH;'THE
F'IRE ALARM TRANSMITTER WAS PLACED IN SERVICE AND ALL'ALARMSARE No~icONriRMED'O'V'ER'THE
,fIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH SY~TEM AS REQUIRED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF' FIRE, UNDER~RitiR~~,~I-
RECE I YED SEVERAL F'I NE CO,MPL I MENTS, F'ROM PEOPLE WHO WERE TAKEN OF'F' THE SIXTH nOORBY THE
MEN IN O~R FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING F'IR( IN THE EUGENE HOTEL. ALSO,
F'OR THE SPLENDID WORK PERF'ORMED IN PUTTING OUT THE F'IRE.
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You WI LL NOTE F'ROM THE POll CE DEPARTMENT REPORT F'OR MARCH, A COpy WHI CH' i S'ONYOUR
,'DESK, THAT SIX CLASSES Of THE REGIONAL PO,LICE TRAINING SCHOOL WERE HELD IN[UGENE'WI/iii"
'AN AVERAGE STUDENT ATTENDANCE OF' 57 OF'F'I CERS. IN ADDI TI ON TO OUR OWN ,PEOPLE;, PERSO,NN'EL
F'ROM OAKRIDGE, JUNCTION CITY; AND THE SHERIF'F"S OfF'ICE ALSO ATTENDED THE SESSIONS.
CHIEF' SPECIA~ AGENT, JOSEPH SANTOIANA, OF' THE PORTLAND FBI OfF'ICE CONDUCTED A SPECIAL
CLASS I~ CIVIL RIGHTS.
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DURING THE WEEK OF' MARCH 12TH, ,THE CITY WAS HOST TO ABOUT 3,500 OUT Of TOWN HIGH
SCHOOL S'TUDENTS AND OTHERS ATTENDI NG THE ANN'UAL STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. 'GENERAL
BEHAVIOR OF' THE VISITO~S WAS EXCELLENT, WIT~ ONLY 19 STUDENTS COMING TO T~tor~icIAL.
ATTENTION OF' THE. DEPARTMENT. THE JUVENILE OF'F'I,CER HANDLED A TOTAL or 31 JUVENILE~
DURING THE MONTH.
WE HAD A TOTAL Of 285 PRISONERS BOOKED IN AT THE JAIL IN MARCH, AN I NCREASE'OF 54
OVER THE PRE,V10USMONTH. AVE,RAGE DAILY POPULATION WAS 49. THERE WERE SEVEN ADULT:;
FEMALES, 14 JUVENI~E F'EMALES, AND 27 MALE JUVENILES INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL., [,'
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ON EACH OF' YOUR DESKS I HAVE PLACED A COpy OF' THE 1955 F'INANCIAL STATEMENT OF'STHE
MENS' SOF'lBALL LEAGUE WHICH IS REQUIRED BY,RESLUTlON TO BE F'lLED WITH THE CITY. ",ALts'O,
A COpy OF', A RESUME OF' THE APPRAI SALS ON THE VARIOUS PI ECES, OF', PROPERTY WHI CH YOU OR,D,ERED
CONCERNI NG THE SI TE F'OR THE PROPOSED NEW LI BRARY.." :,' ,
THE MAYOR ORDERED, IN THE ABSENCE. or OBJECTIONS, THAT THE REPORT OF' THE CITY MANAGER, BE
RECEIVED AND PLACED ON fILE.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
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3 A REPORT OF'.THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD, MARCH 30, 1956 - RE:
REQUEST F'OR "MI LE OF' PENNI ES 11 BY THE NEW 1I F'E YOUTH CAMPS WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS:
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"PRE SE NT:
CI TY ATTORNEY;
HOWLAND, HAYES
COUNC I LMEN HARTMAN, 'KOPPE, ,AND WA'TSON; C I TV MANAGER; ,C I TV ENGI NEER; .
PLANNING CO~SULTANT; CITY RECORDER; MR.' RALPH RODERICK, OF' CORNELL, :
AND MERRYfIELD; AND MR. DAN WYANT OF' THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. ,
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I. REQUES~ F'OR '~ILE OF' PENNIES" BY THE NEW LIF'E YOUTHCAMPS'- THE COMMITTEE DlSCU$SED
THE REQUEST OF' THE NEW LIfE YOUTH CAMPS F'OR PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A F'UND DRIVE BY DONA-
TION TO A "MlLE OF' PENNIES".
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AF'TER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION IN WHICH THE ORDINANCES OF' THE CITY AND OTHER F'ACTORS
RELATING TO THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WERE BROUGHT OUT, IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF' THE
'COMMITTEE THAT l~ERE BE NO ACTION TAKEN ON THI~ REQUEST."
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. OwEN, SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH, THAT THE REPORT Of THE HEALTH'ANDRECREA-
lION COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION C~RRIED.
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A REPORT or THE PUBLlt SAF'ETY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MARCH 30, 1956 - RE: PROPOSED
PETITION TO'THEtPuBLIC,UTILITIES,COMMI'SStON TO REGULATE THE SPEED-OF' TRAINS; AND REQUEST F'OR,
A PACKAGE STORE .LICENSE, :CLASS "B", B~ EARLjH~ BERNHARDT~WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F'OtLOWS:
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COUNCILMEN WATSON, HARTMAN, AND KOPPE; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER;
PLANNING-CONSULTANT; CITY RECORDER; MR. RALPH RODERICK or CORNELL,
AND.MERRYF'IELD; AND MR. ,DAN WYANT 'OF' TIifE EUGENE REGIISTER-GUARD. ,:",:
"PRESENT:
CI TV ATTORNEY;
HOWlAND, HAYES
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I. PROPOSED PETITION TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO REGULATE THE SPEED OF'-'
TRAINS THROUGH THE CITY OF' EUGENE - THE CITY ATTORNEY INDICATED THAT THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES ,CQMMISSION HAD.ESTABLlSHED AN .ORDER ~HICH SET.A F'IF'~Y,MILEPER HOUR -SPEED LIMIT
F'ORTRAINS:GOING THROUGH THE CITY OF'EUGENE, EXCEPT AT.THE HIGH AND,PEARL STREET
CROSSINGS AT WHICH THE SPEED WAS ESTABLISHED AT THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. IT WAS F'URTHER
EXPLAI NED THAT I F' THE~COUNCI L DESI,RE,D TO HAVE THE SPEED OF' TRAI NS REDUCED I T WOULD, BE
NECESSARY TO PETITION THE PUBLIC UtILITIES COMMISSION AS THE F'IRST STEP IN GETTING ANY
REDUCTION IN SPEEDS. A PROPOSED' PETITION WHICH THE CITY ATTORNEY HAD PREPARED WAS READ
TO THE COMMITTEE. THIS PETITION, IF' APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, WOULD
ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM SPEED OF' THIRTY MILES PER HOUR fOR ALL TRAINS PROGRESSfiNG THROUGH
THE CITY AT ALL GRADE CROSSINGS~
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,THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPE~ CITY OFrICI~LS-~E AUT~ORiiED~O~E~iTION
THE PUBLf'C UTILITIES COMMISSION FOR A REDUCTION OF THE, SPEED OF TRAI'NS TO'THIRTY l'tILES
PER HOUR AT ALL GRADE CROSSINGS WHILE PROGRESSING THROUGH THE LIM~TS O~ THi-CI~~'~F
EUGENE. THE COMMITTEE DEEMED THIS ACTION TO BE NECESSARY SINCE THERE ARE'NUMEROUS GRADE
CROSS~N~~ ~HEfE VISI81~liy IS SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED, ~ND A MOTORi.T MU~T BE ~IRTUALLY ON
THE RAI LR'OAD TRACKS .BEFORE HE.~:"CANDETER'MI NE IF.A -TRAI N:' IS APPROACH I NG.
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2. . - REQUEST FOR PA1::KAGESTORE' L I CENS'E, CLASS '''B", BY EARL H. BERNHARDT~'DBA THE PARTY
SHOP; 787 OLIVE STfEET (NEW BUSINESS) - THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED A (tCENSE APPLICATION
WHICH HAD BEEN APPROVED B~THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS LICENSE APPLICATION BE APPROVED."
IT WAS MOVED BY ~. GODLOVE, SECONDED BY MR.' BOOTH, THAT ,THE, REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOlION CARRIED.
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, _A REPORT OF THE PUBLI CWORKSCOMM" TTEE MEETfNG HELD' MARCH 30, 1956 - eRE: METROPOLITAN
SEWE~ STUDY FOR OAKWAY WATER DISTRICT, RIVER ROAD AREA AND BETHEL AREA WAS SUBMITTED AND READ
AS FOLLOWS:
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"PRESENT:, COUNCILMEN KOPPE, WATSON, AND HARTMAN; CITY MAN.AGER; Cl TYdlNGI NEER; CI TY
ATTORNEY; PLANNI NG, CONSULTANT; CITY RECORDER; MR. RALPH RODERICK OF' CORNELL, HOWLAND,
HAYES AND MERRYFIELD;'AND MR. DAN WYANT OF THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD.
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I. METROPOLITAN SEWER STUDY FOR OAKWAY WATER DISTRICT, RIVER ROAD AREA, AND THE BETHEL
AREA - THE CITY MANAGER ,EXPLAINED THAT PREVIOUS ACTION OF THE:C-OUNCIL HAD INSTRUCTED HE
"ANii'"""THE CITY ENGINEERiTO INVESTIGATE SPECIFICALLY' THE PROPOSED METROPOLITAN SEWER STUDY
SO THAT A FIRM AGREEMENT COULD' BE E'NTERED I NTO WI TH CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES AND MERR'Y-
FIELD. MR. RALPH RODERICK OF CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES AND MERRYFIELD EXPLAINED THAT HIS
FIRM WAS WILLING'TO" UNDERTAKE THE W-ORK WHICH HAD BEEN OUTLINED AND WHICH, IN GENERAL,
WOULD Gi VE THE COUNC I L -I NFORMATI ON ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF' THE METROPOL ITAN SEWER -SURVEY
AND WOULD BRING SUCH SUiVEY ~P- TO DATE. BASED ON:THE COUNCIL'S ~ARLIER REQUiST;CORNELL,
HOWLAND, HAYES AND MERRYFIELD WOULD FORNISH THIS INFORMATION AT A COST OF $840.00, THIS
TO BE ADJUSTED IF THE CITY REQUIRES ADDITIONAL WORK BEYOND THAT ORIGINALLY SET FORTH AND
APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL AT THEIR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 14, 1956.
IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES AND MERRYFIELD SO TH~T
THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SURVEY COULD BE BROUGHT UP TO DATE FOR THOSE AREAS GENERALLY
DESCRIBED AS THE.OAKWAY WATER DISTRICT, THE _RIVER ROAD AREA, AND THE BETHEe AREA.
2. PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF THE OAKWAY WATER DISTRICT - THE PLANNING CONSUL-
TANT AGAIN PRESENTED A MAP'TO THE COMMITTEE-SHOWING THE AREA WHICH HE DEEMED TO HAVE THE
STRONGEST POTENT~AL:REPRESENTATION FOR ANNEXATION to THE CITY OF EUGENE: THE CITY ENGINEER
INDICATED THAT HE BELliEVED IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS, AREA COULD BE SERVED BY SANITARY SEWERS
BUT THAT THE PROOF OF SUCH POSSIBILITY WOULD BE FORTHCOMING IN THE SURVEY OF CORNELL,
HOWLAND, HAYES AND MERRyrlELD WHICH THE COMMITTEE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED.
AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, IT WAS THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS ITEM BE HELD
IN COMMITTEE PENDING THE REPORT OF CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES AND MERRyrlELD ON THE VARIOUS
POSSIBILITIES or PROVIDING SANITARY SEWERS TO THIS ~REA."
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC.iWORKS
COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESE'NT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPEA~~.!NT.
MOTION CARRI.ED.
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A REPORT or THE PUBLfC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MARCH 30, 1956 - RE: REQUEST FOR
CURB SIDEWALK; PURCHASE OF DUMP TRUCK rOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVE-
MENT PETITIONS; APPLICATION FOR SEGREGATION OF SEWER ASSESSMENT; REQUEST FOR-VARIANCE IN. SET
BACK AND rOOTING REQUIREMENTS; REQUEST rOR STREET VACAvION; AND PETITIONS rOR:ANNEXATI.ON WAS
SUBMIT1ED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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"PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSON; COUNCI L.MEN KOPPE, GODLOVE, WATSON, AND SIH SLER; CI TY
MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER; CITY ATTORNEY; PLANNING-CONSULTANT; ASSISTANT CITY RECORDER;
MR. HERMAN HENDERSHOTT; MR. HENRY HOWARD; DR. CHARLES G. IRONS; AND MR. DAN WYANT OF
THE EUGENE:REGISTER~GUARD. . ,
I. . REQUEST BY DR. CHARL.ES G. IRONS.FOR A CURB SIDEWALK AT 3730 DONALD STREET- THE
COMMI TTEEVI EWED ntls AREA AND, AFTER 01 SCUSSI ON, -:1 TWAS THEI R RECOMMENDATI ON THAT THE
REQUEST BE APPROVE~w tT ~S-'THEI'R BEflEF THAT A CURB SIDEWALK ~OULD BE MOST DESIRABLE
DUE TO THE STEEP GRADES O~ tHE AREA. THEY FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT CURB SIDEWALKS BE
INSTALLED-ALONG T~E ENTfRE BLOCK ON THE WEST SIDE 10F DONALD STREET FRciM 37TH TO 38TH
AVENUES.
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THAT THE PUBLIC_WORKS DEPARTMENT RE~UIRED ~HEREP(ACEMENTOF;A D~~~ TRtiC~ fo PRciptR[~'--
CARRYON THEIR ACTIVITIES~ THE Cci~MIT~EE RECOMMEND~DT~AT~~E.~ITY MANAG~R BE. A~I~ORIZED
TO SOLICIT QUOTATIONS FROM ALL FIRMS HANDLING THE TYPE OF TRUCK DESIRED AND'FURTHER
RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRUCK BE PURCHASED FROM THE FIRM SUBMITTING THE LOWEST AND BEST
QUOTATION.
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3., PETITION FOR'PAVING THE ALLEY BETWEEN 18TH-AND 19TH AVENUES FROM HARRIS TO'POT1;ER
STREETS- THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE AREA AND NOTED THAT THE TRArFIC IN THIS ALLEY WAS
HEAVY DUE TO APARTMENT HOUSES AND SORORITY AND FRATERNITY HOUSES WHICH THE ALLEY SERVES.:
THE COMMI pEE RECOMMENDED THAT TtiE PETI TI ON F'OR THE PAV I NG OF THE ALLEY FRO~' ",8r'H
TO 19TH .AVENUES BETWEEN HARRI S AND POTTER SiI'REETS BE APPROVED AND THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES
INITIATING'THIS IMPROV~MENT BE PASSED.
4. PAVING OF DONALD STREET FROM 40TH TO 41ST AVENUES - SINCE THE AP~ROVAL-ot THE
PAVI'NG'OFDoNALD STREET FROM 40TH TO 41 ST AVENUES, EDGEWOOD ESTATES HAS REQUESTED THAT
THE WORK BE DONE UNDER CITY(CONTRACT INSTEAD OF A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR.
THE COMMITTEE ViEWED THE STREET AND RE~OMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PAVING OF DONA~D
STREET FROM 40TH TO 41ST AVENUES SUBJECT TO A BONO IF THE AS$ESSED'VALUATION IS NOT,
SUFFICI'ENT TO COVER THE TOTAL PAVING COST UNDER THE BANCROFT PLAN.
5. ApPLICATION FOR SEGREGATION OF SEWER ASSESSMENT LIEN BY ARTHUR A. GRIFFITi~,T~~'
COMMIT~EE VIEWED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND TWO OLD SMALL HOUSES OCCUPYING A.LOT WITH 10~
FEET FRONTAGC~N-WtLLAMETTE STREET. MR. GRIFFITH HAS ASKED THAT THE PROPERty BE_~tGRE~
GATED INTO TWO LOTS; ~NE WITH A 48 FOOT FRONTAGE ON WILLAMETTE STREET, THE OTHER WITH A
57 FOOT FRONTAGE ON WtLLAMETTE STREET, BOTH LOTS BEING liB FEET IN DEPTH. THE PLANNING
CONSULTANT EXPLAINED THAT IF THE REQUEST IS GRANTED IT WOULD CONSTITUTE AN ILLEGAL
SUBDIVISION IN THIS AREA AS LOTS ARE~REQUIREb TO HAVE A MI~IMUM OF SIXTY FEET rRONJ~GE.
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AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS THE-RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE REQ~EST FOR
SEG~EGATIONAS-PRESENTED BY MR. GRIFFITH BE DENIED. '~~
6. REQUEST FROM THE EUGEiNE FRUI T ;-GROWERS t, Assoc I AlION FOR A 'VAR I ANCE TO THE ALLE'Y _SET
BACK, SOUTH or 8TH AVENUE ,BETWEEN AN EXTENSION or PATTERSON'STREET'AND HILYARD S~REET,
AND FOR PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT FOanNGS iN THE .STREET 'RIGHT OF WAY -'MR;:HENRY HOWARD;
EXPLAINED A REQUEST rROM THE EUGENE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION FORA VARIANCE FROMJTHE
ZONING ORDINANCE ON THE ALLEY SET BACK REQUIREMENTS SOUTH Or 8TH AVENUE BETWEEN AN
EXTENSION OF PATTERSON STREET AND HILYARD~STREET AND rOR THE PLACING or FOOTINGS IN THE
STREET RliGHT OF,.'WAY ON-8TH AVENUE. .:
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A~TER DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST PROVIDING
,A BOND IS FURNISHED TO INSURE THE REPAIR OF ANY 'PUBLIC UTILITIES, SEWERS, OR OTHER
'PUBLI'C 'ACILITI~S WH~CHMIGHT BE DI'SRU~TED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD OR WHICH MAY
OCCUR ,AFl~R CQNSTRUCTION ISOVER~ -.' -
7. REQUEST BY EMERALD EMPIRE KIWANIS CLUB FOR VACATION OF BALDWIN STREET - THE
,COMMI'TTEE ,VI EWED -THE AJ.tEA OF THE REQUESTED VACATI ON. MR. HERMAN HENDERSHOTT EXPLAI,NED
THAT THE ,PEARL: BUCK SCHOOL OWNE'D E~EVEN LOTS,I,NTHI S AREA AND INTENDED TO BUI LDA!'4EW
PEARL BUCK SCHOOL WHEN FUNDS WERE AVAI LABLE. -,HE' I NDI CATED.THAT THEY HOPED TO START,
CONSTRUCTION I~ THE FALL OF 1956.
,THE ~OMMITTEE ,DISCUSSED THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVE-METHODS-OF HANDLING THE REQUESr
AND ~ECOMMENDED 'FHAT THE~HOLE AREA, BEl NGTHE ELEVEN"LOTS OWNED BY THE PEARL BUCK .
SCHOOL AND BALDWIN STREET, BE VACATED AT THIS TIME.
8. PETITION rOR ANNEXATION GF THE WHITBECK BOULEVARD AREA - THE,COMMITTEE VIEWED1:HE
AREA. THE PLANNING CONSULTANT INDICATED THAT A SURVEY OF: THE LANE Cb~NTY HEALTH DEPART-
MENT RE,VEALE'D THAT 55 TO 60 HOMES I N THE AREA HAD .SUB-STANDARDSANI TARY FACI LITI ES ,AND
T~AT IT APPEARED THAT THE LANE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE ACTION
REOOMMENDING ABATEMENT'OF THE EXISTING SANITARY rACILI'TI:ESITO BE FOLLOWED BY MORE FIRM
,STEPS 'I F, 'THE RESI DENTS OF THE AREA -01 D NOT -COMPLY. .
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IFHE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED-THAT:THI~S ITEM BE HELD 'OVER UNTll.'THE'IR MEETlNG,_OF ,APRIl.
6TH. ~THEY~URTHER RECOMMENDED.THAT THE PETITIONERS BE CONTACTED TO DETERMINE'IF,MORE
51 GNATURES 'F:OR ?EXATI ON COULD BE ~OBTAI NED AND -THAT THE LANE COUNTY HEALTH 'DEPARTMENT BE
,.' CONTACTED:TO. DtTERMI-NE WHAT, SPECI FI C:ACH:ON T,HEY, :CONTEMPLAT.E I'N ',TH 1,5 AREA. II.
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COMMITTEE BE ~DOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.
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A .REPORT OFTHE:,PUBl.IC WORKS COMMIT'TEE MEETING,HELD APRIL 6, 1956 - .RE: ,PETlTIGNS,F.OR
ANNtXATI~N(O~AREAGENERALLY BETWEEN MADISON STREET AND AN EXTENSION OF POLK STREET rROM 26TH
AVENUE SOUTH, REQUEST BY CONTINENTAL PROPERTY FACTORS REGARDING PROPERTY EAST OF: PEARL STREET
BETWEEN 17TH AND 18THAvENUES; AND PAVING OF: 34TH )LACE FROM DONALD STREET TO ONE-HALF: BLOCK
EAST OF DANNA COURT-AND PAVING, OF~PEARL STREET FROM ~4TH PLACE TO DONAl.D STREET WAS SUBMITTED
AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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"PRESENT i COUNCI LMENBoOTH,GODLOVE, OwEN~ SHEARER, AND S'H ISLER; C I TyMANAGER;
CITY ENGINEER; CITY ATTORNEY; PLANNING CONSULTANT; 'CITY RECORDER; MR. H'ILTO'N;MR-.'
BARBER;" MR. KRAEGENBRI NK; MR. THORPE, SANI TARIAN, LANE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; AND
MR. WYANT OF' :rHE EUGENE REGI STER~GUARD.' ,
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I. PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF' THE AREA GENERALLY BETWEEN MADISON STREET AND AN EXTEN-
SION OF POLK STREET F'ROM 26TH AVENUE TO APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF BLOCK SOUTH OF WHITNEY
STREET- MR. THORPE, SANITARIAN F'OR THE LANE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; IN;DIS~US~INGTHE
VIOL~TIONS OF THE SANfTAT~ON LAWS-OF THE STATE OF' OREGON, IND~CATE~ THAT OF THE: 9~cHOUSES
CHECKED IN THE AREA SO WERE"NOT, OR WOULD BE IN-THE NEAR FUTURE; IN VIC?LATION OF THE:'
STATE LAW. HE FURTHER INDICATED THAT OF' THESE 92 HOUSES THERE WERE 88 REGISTERED VOTERS
AND AT THE:'T'IME Or'HIS SURVEY 46 OF THESE 'WERE IN F'AVOR OF ANNEXATiON,SIXWEIU AGAINST
ANNEXATioN, AND 36 EXPRESStD NO OPINION. 'HE'INDICATED THAi INCHECKIN.'THE AREA'A'LARGE
NUMBER OF' RESIDENTS HAD SPETIC TANKS AND DRAIN-FIELDS WHICH'WERE INOPERABLE AND.THAT FOR
ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES THE SEeTIC TANKS WERE DRAINING ~IRECTLY TO THE DRAINAGE DITCHES.
IN CtNERAL THE AREA NO~TH OF' WHITNEY STRttT' fs PR~CTIC~LLY 100 PER ciNt INvrO(ATION
OF' THE STATE LAW AND OF' THOSE PROPERTiES SOUTH'OF'-WHll~EY STREET APPROXIMATELY 'ONE' oui OF'
THREE ARE IN VIOLATION OF' THE STATE LAW. HE INDICATED THE POSITION OF THE HEALTH DEPART-
MENT WAS THAT SEWAGE- VIOLATIONS MUST BE CORRECTED, 'THAT IN THEIR OPINION THE SIMPLEST
METHOD OF CORRECTION ~AS BY ANNtXAT10N ANbTHt INSTALLATION OF ~E~tR LiNEStOT~E AREA.
IF' THE ANNEXATION WERE DEF'EATEO, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WOULD THEN SERVE ABAT.EMENT'
NOTICES AND REQUIRE OTHER MEANS OF' CORRECTION WHICH WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY BE RATHER EXPENSIVE.
I T WAS poi NTED OUT BY MR. ,'KRAEGENBRI NK, WH~ HAD CONTACTtD THE MAJORi TY OF' THt RESI DENTS
I~ THE AREA, THAT OF"THE 151 RESIDE~TS IN-THE AREA094 HAb SIG~ED THE PETITION.' HE'
LIKEWISE INDICATED'THAT INHIS OPINION-IF"AN.ELECTION IlIIERE HELD HE WOULD EXPECT AN-'80
PER CENT VOTE IN FAVOR OF'-ANNEXATION.
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BASED ON THE:F'OREGOINGF'ACTS, IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF' THE COMMITTEE'THAT AN
ELECTION BE HELD ,IN-THIS AREA ON THE QUESTION'OF' ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF'EUGENE.
2. REQUEST BY GEORGE' CROW, CONTINENTAL PROPERTY rACTORS, REGARDING PROPERTY EAST OF
PEARL STREET BETWEEN 17TH AND 18TH AVENUES - AT-THE COUNCI'L MEETING OF' MARCH 12,1956,
MR. CROW EXPLAINED THAT HIS CLIENTS WERE ENGAGED IN THE PRELIMINARY PLANNING F'OR A
SHOPPING CENTER: BETWEEN 17TH AND'18TH AVE~UES EAST.or PEARL STREET. tN CHECKING THEIR
PLANS WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF.' ENGINEERS THEY F'IND THAT THE CORPS OF'
ENGINEERS PROPOSE:TO REALIGN THE CHANNEl ~F. THE AMAZON WHICH WOULD BRING THE CHANNEL
THROUGH THE PROPERTY-ON WHICH THEY PROPOSE TO BUILD.
MR. CROW REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL'GIVE CONSIDERATION -TO REALIGNING THE CHANNEL AT
THIS TIME AND BUILD THE CONCRETE BOX F'OR THE CHANNEL SO THAT THE BUILDING MIGHT BE BUILT
OVER THE CHANNEL SO THE SHOPPING CENTER DEVELOPMENT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED.
THE CITY ENGINEER EXPLAINED,'THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE ARMY ENGINEERS; BUT INASMUCH
AS THEIR PLANS ~AD,NOT RECEIVED APPROVAL AS OF' THIS DATE,' THEY WERE UNABLE T6 GIVE HIM
ANY OF' THE DETAIL OF' THE PLAN EXCEPT TO INDICATE THAT THEY WOULD PROPOSE REALIGNMENT
OF' THE CHANNEL THROUGH THE PROPERTY CONTROLLED BY CONTINENTAL PROPERTY rACTORS. THE CITY
ENGINEER F'URTHEREXPL,AINEDTHAT niERE WERE TWO POTENTIAL POSSIBiLITIES WHICH MIGHT-
RESOLVE THIS PROBLiM, (I) THE CITY MIGHT CONSTRUCTTHEC~ANNE( IN ITS NEW LOCATI'ON ONLY
THROUGH THE AREA 'WHERE THE' BUiLDfNGdWOULD:-STANDj' OR (2) THAT 'THE BUt'LDING 'MIGHT BE'
CONSTRUCTED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE CHANNEL,COULD BE RUN UNDERNEATH AT SOME F'UTURE DATE.
THIS LATTER SUGGESTION WOULD BE AT ADDED EXPENSE. I'N ANY RESPEC'T,HOWEVER,: UNTIL,
INrORMATION IS RECEIVED F'ROM THE ARMY ENGINEERS WITH REF'ERENCE TO THE DESIGN OF' THE
PROPOSED CHANNE(, THE-ACTUAL RIGHT OF' WAY'REQUIREMtNTS, AND SPECIF'IC '-NF'ORMATION WITH
REFERENCE TO CONSTRUCTION F'EATURES,THE CITY WOULD BE UNABLE TO TAKE ANY ACTION.
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UNTIL rURTHER INF'ORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED~
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3. PAVING'Or 34TH PLACE F'ROM DONALD STREET TO APPROXI'MATELY ONE-HALF' BLOCK EAST or DANNA
COURT, AND PAVING or PEARL STREET F'ROM 34TH PLACE TO:OONALDSTREET - THE CITY ENCINEER
EjPLAINED THAT,A~THE COUNCILtS REQUEST A LETTER HAD BEEN 'SENT TO PROPERTY HOLDERS ~N
34TH PLACE, EAST OF DONALD STREET. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE 14 RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA
AND THAT LETTERS HAD BEEN SENT TO ALL PROPERTY HOLDERS. Or THE 14 LETTERS WHICH HAD
BEEN SENT, SIX PEOPLE HAD REPLIED, TWO OF' WHICHF'AVORED THE'PAVING Of' 34TH,PLACE AND FOUR
Of' WHICH WERE AGAI,NST THE PAVING OF' 34TH PLACE. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED-THE GENERAL
PROBLEM ON THESE TWO STREETS AND MADE SPECIF'IC REF'ERENCE TO THE POOR CONDITION OF' THE
CURRENT STREETS AS WELL AS TO THE PROBLEM OF' STORM-WATER F'ROM BOTH PEARL STREET AND 34TH
PLACE.
ArTER SOME DISCUSSION THE COMMITTEE F'ELT THAT ~T WAS TN THE INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS
Of' THE AREA THAT THESE STREETS BE PAVED, AND RECOMMENDED THAT 34TH PLACE F'AOM DONALD
STREET TO APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF' BLOCK EAST Of' DANNA COURT, AND PEARL STREET F'ROM 34TH
'PLACE TO DONALD'STREET BE PAVED, AND THAT THE NECESSARY ORDI NANCES I NI TI ATI NG THESE '."
PROJECTS BE PASSED."
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COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.
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A R~~OR~ OF T~E' COMMITTEE ~F THE WH~LE MEEiINGME~ti A~R~L 6, 1~5~ ~RE:DISCUSSION OF
FORTY HOUR WORK WEEK FOR CITY EMPLOYEES WAS ~UBMI~TED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"PRESENT: COUNCILMEN BOOTH, GODLOVE, OwEN, SHEARER, AND SHisLER; CITVMANAGER;.:
CI TV ENGI NEER; CI TY ATTORNEY; PLANNI NG CONSULTANT; CI TV RECORDER; MR. Hi LTO'N;'MR.
BARBER; MR. KRAEGENBRI NK; MR. THORPE, ,SANI TARI AN, lANE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; AND
MR. WYANT OF THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD.
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DISCUSSION OF FORTY HOUR WORK WEEK FOR CITY EMPLOYEES - THE CITY MANAGER"EXPLAiNED
THAT, TH,E ,CQMMON COUNC I L 'HAD RErERRED THE QUESTION OF' A F',ORTY HOUR WORK WEEK rOR CI TY
EMPLOYEES TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND THAT IN THE COUNCIL'S DISCUSSIO~'~iiAD
PREVIOUSLY EXPLAINED THE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE VARious
DEPAR,TME:NT'HE~ADS, THI,S BEING IN ESSENCE AT THIS TIME THAT, NO ADDITioNAL EMPLOYEES WOULD
BE REQUIRED TO, IMPLEMENT THE FORT,Y HOUR WORKWEEK. HE LIKEWISE POINTED OUT THAT ORDINANCE
NUMBER 8604 REGULATED THE, MOURS OF' BUSINESS F'OR- ALL CITY OFFICES AND CURRENT(Y SET' ~UCH
HOURS FROM 8:00 O'CLOCK A.M. TO 5:00 O'CLOCK P.M. OF EACH DAY EXCEPT SATURDAY; S~NOAY;
AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, AND SET OF'F'ICE HOURS ON SATURDAY FROM 8:00 O'CLOCK A.M. TO 12:00
NOON. :,
AFT~R DJSCUS~;ON, THE COM~ITTEE RECOMMENDED ,THAT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8604 ~EAME~titD
AND THA'T OFFICE HOURS BE: SET FROM 8:00 O'CLOCK A.M. TO 5:00 O'CLOCK P.M., -MONDAY' THROUGH
rRI DAY, AND THAT THE C I TYOFF I CES BE CLOSED ON TSl\-1'fURDAY, SUNDAY, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS,.
SUCH OFFICE HOURS TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY I, 1956."
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF
THE WHOLE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.
REPORTS Of BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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FOR REZONING WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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~ASA PERMANENT REPOftT, PURSUANT TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY OF EUGENE, 01 RECTI HG THE CI TY PLANNI NG COMMI SS'I ON TO., HOLD
A REPORT UPON THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS F'OR REZONtNG IN THE CITY,
HEREBY ADOPTS AS' I TS PERMANENT RE~ORT, THE F'OLLOWI NG:,
COMMON COU~CIL OF' THE
A HEARI~GA~D PRiPARE
THE PLANNING COMMISSION
THE P~ANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR REZONING BE
GRANTED:
PARK-AIRE SUBDIVISION - (INITIATED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION)
REQUEST ZONING TO R-I SINGLE rAMIL'Y RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EXCEPT LOT 3, BLOCK 5
AND LOT 23, BLOCK 6 TO BE ZONED TO C-3P COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF CHAMBERS STREET BETWEEN 13TH AND 24TH AVENUES
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THE SOUTH 1/2 OF' LOT I, BLOCK 28, PACKARDS ADDITION
LOCATED AT 540 ADAMS STREET
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THE SOUTH 60 F'EET OF LOT II, ALL OF' LOTS 12, 13, 14, 15, AND 16, THIRD ADDITION TO
SUNNY HOLLOW
LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF' EAST AMAZON DRIVE FROM 35TH AVENUE EAST ON NORTH T~ THE
PRESENT C-3 ZONED AREA
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DISTRICT
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THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT C-3P ZONING BE APPROVED FOR LOTS II, 12, 13, ANO
14 OF THE THIRD ADDITION TO SUNNY HOLLOW, THAT A 20 FOOT ALLEY BE DEDICATED ALONGlTHt EAST
LINE OF, SAID LOTS II, 12, 13, ANI;) 14, A!lID THE NORTHERLY LINE OF": LOT.15, AND THAT 1f1E
BALANCE OF.LoT 15 AND ALL OF LOT'16 BE DEDICATED TO THE' GITY OF' ,EUGENE TO BE)USED'~S
RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND THAT ANY REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE SALE OF' SUCH LAND BE TRANSFERRED
TO THE CITY PARK rUND;
AND THE PLANHI NG COMMI SSI ON RECOMMENDS THAT THE BUI LOI NG INSPECTOR EXERC,I SE HI S PREROGATJ.VE
IN GRANTING A PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED USE AS CONTAINED IN SECTION XIX., B., ORDINANCE
NUMBER 10691 IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE PROPOSED USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH C-I USAGE,
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STATED USE UNDER THE PERMIT fOR THE fOLLOWING REQUEST:
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LOT 5, BLOCK 6, PURKERSON AND QUIMBY ADDITION
LQlTED AT 974 WEST 6TH AVENUE
REQUEST CHANGE, Of, ,ZONE fROM C-I LIMI,TED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO C-3P COMMERCIAL
D I S TR I C T : .
AND THE PLANNI NG COMMI SS ION RECOMMENDS THAT THE fOLLOWI NG REQUEST fOR REZONI NG TOC-3P ',.
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; BE~TABLED TO THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSIO~ MEETING fOR ~URt~~~ STUDY,
BUT THAT THE AREA PRESENTLY ,OPERATI NG UNDER A VARI ANCE, BE ZONED TO C-2 NE I GHBORH-OOD
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT: ' .
EDWARD S. fRETWELL, RI CHflELD 01 L CORPORATI ON, GEORGE POWERS
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THE EAST 50 fEET Of LOTS 6 AND 7, BLOCK I, EDBLOM'S ADDITION; THE EAST 100 fEET Of
STRIP A, STEWART'S ADDITION; 'LOTS I AND 2, BLOCK ~, COL~EGE HILL PARK ADDITION; THE EAST
60 fEET Of LOTS I _AND 2, BLOCK 2, HENDRI CKS ADDI TI ON TO COLLEGE HI LL PARK
LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES Of WEST 19TH AVENUE BETWEEN JEffERSON AND MADISON STREETS
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REQUEST CHANGE Of ZONE WROM R-I SINGLE fAMILY RESIDENTIAL,DISTRICT TO C-3P
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE fOLLOWING REQUESTS fOR REZONING BE
DENIED:
NORMAN f. SCHNEIDER
LOT I, BLOCK 9, DRIVERTON ADDITION
LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER Of 18TH AVEN~E AND HILyARD STREET
REQUEST CHANGE Of ZONE fROM R-3 MULTIPLE fAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO C-3P
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
fRED G. KNOX
THE EAST 80 fEET Of, LOT 6,' BLOCK 2, DRIVERTON ADDITION
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LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER Of 18TH AVENUE AND HILYARD STREET
REQUEST CHANGE Of ZONE fROM R-3 MULTIPLE fAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO C-3 CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT
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E. A. NICHOLSON, GEORGE H. BROWN
LOT I, BLOCK I, AND LOTS I AND 2, BLOCK 7, MELROSE ADDITION; AND THE AREA BOUNDED
ON THE'SOUTH BY,THE NORTH LINE Of LOT 1-, BLOCK'I, MELROSE-AoDITI'ON, ON THE WEST BY THE
NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN PORTLAND STREET AND WILLAMETTE STREET, ON THE NORTH BY THE
SOUTH LINE OF 24TH AVENUE AND ON THE EAST BY WILLAMETTE STREET
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LOCATED WEST Of WILLAMETTE STREET, SOUTH fROM 24TH AVENUE TO TWO LOTS SOUTH Of 24TH
PLACE
REQUEST CHANGE Of ZONE fROM R-I SINGLE fAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO C-3 CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTR.C~."
THE MAYOR ORDERED, IN THE ABSENCE Of OBJECTIONS, THE REPORT Of THE PLANNING COMMtSSION TO
BE REfERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
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AN APPLICATION fOR A PACKAGE STORE LICENSE, CLASS'''Btt; WAS SUBMITTED BY GRANT L. BROWNF'IELD,
LELAND MILLER, MELVIN G.LriNG, ARCHIE R. LONG AND LESTERS. HETTICK; DBA'L AND L MARKET,
1591 WILLAMETTE STREET (CHANGE Of OWNERSH'IP AND GREATER PRIVILEGE) AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, 'SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THIS APPLICATION BE REfERRED TO
THE PUBLIC SAfETY COMMITTEE.. MOTION CARRIED.
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AN APPLICATION fOR A LICENSE AS A WRECKER OF'MOTOR VEHICLES'WAS-SUBMITTED BY CHEStER A.
CRAMBLIT, DBA CHET'S.AUTO REPAIR AND WELDING, 2760 MADISON STREET, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THIS'APPLICATION BE APPROVE~.
MOTION CARRIED.
12 THE ~OLLOWING APPLICATIONS FOR ROOMING HOUSE LICENSES WERE SUBMITTED, AS APPROVED BY~THE
POLICE, FIRE, BUILDING, AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS:
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MILLS MOTEL, ,568 WEST 7TH AVENUE - HELEN R. NORRIS AND WILLIAM f. SCHULTE
JACK NEWSOME, 8.13 EAST 13TH AVENUE
IT WAS MOVED,BY MR. WATSON, ,SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH, THAT THESE APPLICATIONS BE APPROVED.
MOTl ON CARRI ED.
A PETITION,FOR PAVING AND SANITARY SEWER ON MCKINLEY STREET FROM 11TH AVENUE WEST TO
HIGHWAY 99 WAS SUBMITTED WITH SIGNA~URES REPRESENTING 68.25 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL!FRONT~;
rOOTAGE or-PROp'ERTIES TO BE ASSESSED.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THIS PETITION BE REFERRED TO
THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
A PETITION rOR PAVING LAWRENCE STREET FROM 26TH TO 28TH ,AVENUES WAS SUBMITTED WITH SIGNA-
TURES REPRESENTING 58.80 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL FRONT rOOTAGE OF THE PROPERTIES TO BE ASSESSED.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THI S, PETITI ON BE RErERRED'TO
THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
15 A PETITION FOR PAVING 38TH AVENUE FROM HILYARD STREET TO WEST AMAZON DRIVE WAS SUBMITTED
WITH SIGNATURES REPRESENTING 70.30 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL rRONT FOOTAGE or THE PROPERTIES TO BE
ASSESSED.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THIS PETITION BE REFERRED TO
THE PUBLIC WORKS,COMMITTEE~MoTION CARRIED. 'I, :.
16 A PETITION FOR PAVING AGATE STREET FROM 24TH TO 27THAvENUES WAS SUBMITTED WITH SIGN~TURES
REPRESENTING 52.26 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL FRONT FOOTAGE OF'THE PROPERTIES TO-BE ASSESSED~
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THIS PETITION BE REFERRED TO
THE PUBLIC-WORKS-COMMITTEE.~MoTION CARRIED., -
17 COMMUNICATION FROM C. S. FERRELL - RE: SPECIAL ELECTION ON BEAVER-MARSH PROJECT WAS
SUBMITTED AND ,READ As:rOLLOWS:
"THIS LETTER IS WRITTEN IN FRIENDLY PROTEST OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE MUNICI~AL
ELECTION OF ,THIS DATE-WAS HANDLED. I REALIZE THAT A GREAT PORTION OF THE 'DlrFICUL~IES
EXPERIENCED TODAY WERE THE RESULT or THE NEW POLLING BOOK LAW PASSED BY THE LAST -~EGIS-
LATURE AND THAT THIS MATTER IS BEYOND YOUR CONTROl; HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT A GREAT PART OF
THI SDI FF,I CUL TY COULD HAVE BEEN -.SOLVED BY ,A 51 Z,E-ABLE INCREASE I,N THE NUMBER, OFPOLLI NG
PLACES. ,.' "
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I REALIZE TOO, THAT ECONOMY IS A MATTER THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED IN ALL MUNICIPAL
ACTIVITIES; AGAIN I rEEL THAT THIS IS ONE PLACE WHERE ECONOMY IS UNWISE. 'THINK YOU
WILL ALL AGREE T,HAT,MANY MANY PEOPLE.WERE TURNED AWAY BY THE CROWDS AT THESE POLLING
PLACES AND THUS LOSTTHEI R VOTES. FEW PEOPLE CAN SPARE AN HOUR OR MORE TO ST,AND ,I N':
LINE TO VOTE. '
THEN TOO, THE DISTANCE TO THE VARIOUS POLLING PLACES WAS A ~ACTOR IN KEEPING MANY
HOUSEWIVES WITH CHILDREN ~ROM EXERCISING THEIR FRANCHISE. THIS WAS NOT ONLY TRUE IN
THIS ELECTION BUT IN PAST CITY ELECTIONS AS WELL, EVEN THOSE SUCH AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
ELECTION or LAST YEAR.
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I SINCERELY HOPE THAT SOME STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION IN FUTURE
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, AND THAT THUS WE CAN GUARANTEE THAT ALL QUALIFIE~ PERSONS WHO WANT
TO VOTE WILL, BE ABLE TO DO SO.
DISE'NFRANCH I SEMENT, .I-S- A SERI OUSP.ROBLEM WHETHER IT
DICTATORSHIP, OR INSUF~ICIENT POLLING PLACES AVAILABLE.
A GUARANTEE OF MY WHOLE-HEARTED SUPPORT FOR AN INCREASE
MUNI-C,IPAL ELEC.T1IONS,." , '.
CAUSED BY RACE I NTOL,ERANCE';, PARTY
THEREFORE YOU MAY CONSIDE~ THtS
IN BUDGET rUNDS FOR FUTURE
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AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED.
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COMMUNICATION F'ROMTHE MILITA'RY ORDtR'OF' THE PURPLE HEART -',INc.';' Rf:ExHIBI-TION OF'
ANTIQUE AND MODERN F'IREARMS AND WAR EQUIPMEN~ WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS:
"THE NAT-IONAL HEADQUAlnERS; OF' THE MI LI TARyORDER OF' THE PURPLE HEAfn, INC., A' COMBAT
WOUNDED VETERANS',ORGANIZATlON WITH OVER FOUR-HUNDRED CHAPTERS'INTHE UNl TED 'STATES;" i-s'
DESIROUS OF' HAVl~G YOUR PERMISSION AND COOPERATION IN AUTHORIZING AN EXHIBIT OF' ANfl~UE
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AND MODERN F'IRE~RMS AND WAR EQUIPMENT, THIS EXHIBIT TO BE ON PUBLIC DISPLAY IN YOUR CITY
F'OR A eERIOD OF' A F'EW DAYS SOMETIME DURING THE YEAR - THE EXACT DATE TO BE DETERMINED -
LATER.
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THE MONEY RAISED'BY OUR EXHIBITIS'TO BE' USED F'OR THE GENERAL WELF'ARE AND HospiTAL
WORK AMONG OUR COMBAT WOUNDED VETERANS AND THEIR F'AMILIES. FORi OUR E~~ORTj, ~~HAVE:
RECEIVED THE APPROBATION OF' THE DEPARTMENT OF' DEF'ENSE, THE SECRETARY OF' THE ARMY, NAVY
AND AIR FORCE. No TICKETS ARE SOLD IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EXHIBIT. ALL CONTRIBUTIONS
ARE STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
THI S UNI QUE EXHIBIT- IS MOUNTtD ON THE EXTERIOR OF' - A TRUCK, OCCUPYI NG ONLY'ONE METER
PARKING" SPACE. IT CON~ISTS OF' A DISPLAY OF' 250 WEAPONS OF' ALL DESCRIPTIONS, ~ROM-
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HISTORIC F'IREARMS DATING BACK TO THE 13TH CENTURY, ALSO ENEMY WEAPONS CAPTURED DURING THE
LAST WORLD WAR AND A COLLECTION OF' KOREAN WAR WEAPONS.
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS CREATED MUCH INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM EVERYWHERE IT HAS BEi~"~H~~~"
~HROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND IN EVERY CASE HAS RECEIVED VERY F'AVORABLE COMMENT FROM
THE PRESS,' PUBLIC AND CITY OF'F'ICIALS.
WE ARE NOW SETTING UP OUR ITINERARY FOR THE COMING YEAR, TO START MAY 1ST. WON'T
YOU F'AVOR US WITH THE-COURTESY or A PROMPT AND rAVORABLE~REP(Y!"
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THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
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COMMUNICATION FROM CITY TRANSIT LINES - RE: REQUEST TO DISCONTINUE NIGHT SERVICE WAS
SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"UNDER DATE OF JANUARY 26, 1956, WE ADDRESSED A LETTER TO YOUR HONORABLE BODY
REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO DISCONTINUE NIGHT SERVICE IN THE CITY OF EUGENE. FOLLOWING YOUR
RECEIPT OF OUR COMMUNICATION WE HtLD~MEETINGS WITH THE' APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE' OF'THE EUGENE /
CITY COUNCIL AND WITH A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS.
FROM'THESE MEETINGS A PLAN FOR STIMULATING BUSPATRONAGE WAS APPROVED BY' A MERCHANTS
COMMITTEE, OPERATION OF THE PLAN TO BE EFFECTIVE PENDING APPROVAL AND PARTICIPATION BY
ALL THE MERCHANTS THE COMMITTEE REPRESENTED.
THEREFORE, NOT WITHSTANDING THE ACKNOWLEDGED FACT THAT THE' NIGHT 'OPERATIONS WERE
RESPONSIBLE FOR A MONTHLY "OUT OF POCKET" LOSS OF' $1,000.00, WE AGREED TO DEFER ANY ACTION
SEEKING TO CURTAIL THESE SERVICES. MAYOR JOHNSON SO ADVISED THE COUNCIL FEBRUARY 27, 1956
AND ACTiNG UPON THIS ADVICE THE COUNCIL REJECTED OUR REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO CURTAIL
NIGHT SERVICE.
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ON THURSDAY, MARCH 29, WE-WERE OFrlCIALLY ADVISED THAT THE BUS PA:TRONAGE 'PROMOTION
PLAN HAD FAILED TO BE APPROVED. THIS ACTION RETURNS THE SITUATION TO IT'S ORIGINAL
POINT AND MAKES IT MANDATORY THAT WE SEEK IMMEDIATE RELIEF F'ROM THE LOSSES BEING SUSTAINED
BY OUR EUGENE OPERATION.
fROM THE FOLLOWING FIGURES SHOWING RESULT OF' OPERATIONS FOR THE F'IRST THREE MONTHS
OF THIS YEAR, YOU C~N READILY ASCERTAIN THE SERIOUSNESS OF OUR SITUATION.
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1956 OPERATI ON' 'COSTS Loss
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JANUARY $' '18,045.51 $ 19,932.'44 $ I ,886.93
FEBRUARY 17 ,289. I 8 19,299.66 2;010.48 ',-
MARCH 18,959.74 20,150.50 1,190.76
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WE BELIEVE T~~T YOUR.COMMITTEE WAS CONVINCED THAT WE NEEDED THE RELIEF' R~QUESTED AND
WOULD HAVE SO RECOMMENDED HAD NOT THE PROMOTION PLAN eEEN AGREED TO. THERErORE I'N VIEW OF'
THE CONTINUING LOSSES AND TO AVOID ANY F'URTHER DELAY WE PROPOSE TO CURTAIL OUR NIGHT
SERVICE EFFECTIVE APRIL 15, 1956 ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL REQUEST OF' JANUARY 26, 1956, WITH
THESE REVISIONS.
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SERVICE TO THE FAIRMOUNT-KINCAID, WILLAMETTE, FRIENDLY AND W~ST'I ITH OISTRI~TS WILL
BE CANCELLED ArTER 6:45 P.M., WEEKDAYS EXCEPT FRIDAYS. ON FRIDAYS SERVICE WILL BE
CANCELLED AFTER THE 9:'15 P.M-. TRI PSG HOWEVER, ON ALL WEEKDA'Y NI GHTS AN II: 15' P.M. SCHEDULE
WILL BE OPERATED OVER THE ABOVE MENTIONED ROUTES.
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SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS THE PRESENT SCHEDULES WILL OPERATE UNTIL 5:45 P.M. THIS I I :15
TRIP TO THE ABOVE MENTIONeD AREAS ALSO WILL BE OPERATED ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAyS.
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SERVICES.
PAClrl~ RAILR~AD SH~PSWILL STILL BE '~AI.~~~INED ON ~HE SAME
No CHANGES ARE BEING MADE IN ,THE SPRI'NGnELD- EUGENE'
WE SI NCERELY HOPE THAT THE CI TY COUNCI.L WILL REVERSE' I T"S ACT.I ON OF' FEBRUARY 27.,'
IN VIEW OF'_THE CHANGE I'N CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH PROMP,TED THEIR ACTION AT THAT TI,ME,. I,T IS
IMPERATIVE THAT WE INSTITUTE THE C"HANGES PROPOSED ON APRIL 1,5, '1956."
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. VA TSON, SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH, THAT TH I S COMMUNI CAT ION BE REF'ERR'ED TO
THE CITIZENS Bus COMMITTEE,;, MOTION CARRIED.
20 COMMUNICATION F'ROM EDGEWOOD ESTATES - RE: OPENING OF' EDGEWOOD ESTATES WAS SUBMITTED AND
READ AS F'OLLOWS:
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INViTATION TO ATTEND THE GRAND 0 ENING OF' EDGEWOOD ESTATES. CEREMONIES WILL BEGIN AT
I :00 P.~., SATURDAY, APRIL 14, AND HOMES WILL BE OPEN F'ORVIEWING FROM THAT TIME OM.
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ME WOULD F'URTHE.R LI KE TO EXPRESS OUR GRATI TUDE TO CI TY MANAGER ROBERT FI NLAYSON,'
CITY ENGINEER WILLIAM CLUBB, AND THE MANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE CIT~ DEPA~t~ENt~ W~O,'
. THROUGH THEIR COMPETENT WORK AND WILLING COOPERATION, HAVE ENCOURAGED OUR CONTINUE.
DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF' EUGENE."
THE MAYOR ORDERED, IN THE ABSENCE OF' OBJECTIONS, THE COMMUNICATION TO BE RECEIVED AND
PLACED ON F'I LE.'
MR. DONALD F. BACH, REPRESENTING THE LANE COUNTY TRAILER PARK OPERATORS ASSOCjAT~O~~ '\
PRESENTED A LETTER TO THE COUNCIL REGARDING A PROPOSED REVISION OF' ORDINANCE NUMBER ~~16"
REGULATING TRAILER PARKS AND TRAILER HOUSES WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE. IN A STATEMENT. MADE
B~F'ORE THE'COUNCIL HE INDICATED IT WAS THE ASSOCIATION'S DESIRE TO ELIMINAT.E THE PARKING OF'
TRAILERS F'OR LIVING PURPOSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND REQUIRE TRAILERS BEING USED F'OR LLVING
PURPOSES TO BE LOCATED IN TRAILER PARKS.
UPON THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION, ,THIS MATTE'R WAS REF'ERRED .TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
F'OR A,CTI ON. J
22 MR. DONALD F. BACH, REPRESENTI NG TERMI NAL T_AXI SERVI CE, I NCORPORAT,ED, PRESENTED_ A LE,TTER
TO' THE COUN~IL AND APPEARED BEF'ORE THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST A RATE INCREASE F'OR TA~I SERVI~i IN
f~E CITY OF' EUGENE. THE PROposAL, AS PRESENTED, WOULD INCREASE THEBAS1CF'ARE F'OR THE F'I~ST
ONE-HALF' MILE F'ROM 35 CENTS TO 45 CENTS, WOULD MAKE NO CHANGE IN THE TEN CENTS CHARGED F'OR
EACH,ADDITlONA'- QUARTER MILE, AND FURTHER REQUESTS AN INCREASE IN THE w.AiTING TIME, SCHEDULE
F'ROM $3.00 PER HOUR TO $5.00 PER HOUR.
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PUBLIC SArETY COM~ITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
ORDINANCES
COUNC I L BI LL No. 3003 - RE: I MPROVEMENT OF' PEARL STREET F',ROM 34TH PLACE TO DONALD WAS
SUBMI TTED AND READ THE F'I RST TI ME IN F'ULL..
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE BILL aE READ THE SECOND TIME
BY TITLE ONLV,WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF' THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. ,.
IT ~A~ MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND lHE
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, SECONDED By MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN F'INAL PASSAGE. R~LLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPE ABSENT~'
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10808. 'II
COUNCIL BI,LL No. 3004 - RE: ADOPTING PLANS AND SPECIF'ICAT:IONS F'ORIMPROVEMENT. OF'PEARL
STREET rROM 34TH PLACE TO DONALD STREET WAS SUB~ITTED AND READ THE F'I~ST TIME IN F'ULL.
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME
BY TITLE ~NLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COU~CIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANI~OUSLY AND T.HE BILL
WAS RE AD THE SECOND TI ME BY TITLE ONLY. 'j
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BILL BE REA,D THE THIRD nME BY TITLE ON!-Y, WITH !.fHAHIMOUS CONSENT 'OF'THE COUNCIL. 'MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE'ON~Y~
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE COUNCIL
GIVEN F'INAL PASSAGE., ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE~
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10809.
BILL BE APPROVED AND
MR. KOPPE ABSENT.
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Ij~~ TO~8T~ AVENUES, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN f'IRST READING ON MA~CH*6, i.56 'WA~ BROj~HT ~~ f'OR
CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON f'ILE.
I T WAS MOVED' BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE BI LL BE READ T~E SECOND TI ME
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of' THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRI'ED UNANIMOU6L:Y AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND n ME -.BY TITLE ONLY,.
- I T WAS MOVED BY MR.. BOOTH, -SECON[)ED BY MR..:GODLOVE, ,THAT T-HERULES BE'SUSPENDED 'AND THE
BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TIJLE 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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ITWAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN f'I,'NAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPE ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10810.
COUNCIL BILL No. .3014~ RE:, LEVYING RE-ASSESSMENT f'ORPAVING ON ,CHAMBERS STREET f'~OM 13TH
TO 18TH AVENUES, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN f'IRST READING ON MARCH 26, 1956 WAS BROUGHT ON f'OR
CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGE~ REPORTED ~o WRITTEN PROTESTS ON f'ILE.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR..BoOTH, SECONDED BY MR. 'GODLOVE, THAT - THE BI ~L BE READ THE SECOND TI ME_
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of' 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. GODLOVE, THAT THE RULES BE SUSP~NDED 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~
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, S-ECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE-, THAT THE COUNCI L BI LL BE APPR'OVED AND
GIVEN F"INAL PASSAGE. ,ROLLCALL VOTE. AL'L COUNCI.LMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE.' MR. KOPPE ABSENT,.
THE BI LL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 1081-1'. -'>"
COUNCIL BILL No. 3015 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS f'OR SANITARY seWER IN THE AREA Of' EAST
AMAZON DRIVE,- DILLARD ROAD, ET CETERA; INTRODUCED AND GIVEN f'IRST READING ON MARCH 26, 1956
WAS BROUGHT ON f'OR CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED ONE WRITTEN PROTESTS ON' f'ILE.
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 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME- B:Y TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THi~ THE RULESB~ SUSPENDE~ AND THE
BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of' ~HE COUNCIL. MOTI~N --
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOV,E, THAT THE C-OUNC-I L BI LL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN f'INAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN ,PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPE ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10812.
COUNCIL BILL No.' 3016 ';" REf" IMPROVEMENT OF' THE ALLEY BETWEEN HARRIS ANDP-OTTE-R STREETS
f'ROM 18TH TO 19TH AVENUES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE f'IRST TIME IN f'ULL.
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 CARRIED UNAMIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED By'MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE~ULE. BE SUS~ENDED A~D THE
BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIM~aY 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, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE COUNCIL BilL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN F'INAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE., ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPE ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10813~
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BETWEEN HARRIS AND POTTER, STREETS F'ROMI 8TH TO ,19TH AVENUES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE' F'I RST
TIME IN F'ULL.
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'IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLovEj THAT THE BILL BE READ'THE SECOND TIME
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of' THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIE6 UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE-, THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE
BILL BE READ THE THIRD TI~E BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSEN~ Of' THE COUNCIL. 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 F'INAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL. VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPE ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AN~ NUMBERED 10814.
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SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
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IT WAS MOVCD 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 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BilL
WAS READ THE SECOND 'IME BY TITLE ONLY.
I T WAS MOVED B.Y MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR.GODLOVE, THAT THE RULES'''BE- SUSPENDED AND' THE
BILL BE READ TH! THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH, UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT T.HE COUNCIL
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED~.
BILL BE APPROVED AND
MR. KOPPE ABSENT.
COUNCIL BilL No. 3019 - RE: ADOPTING PLANS AND SPEClrlCATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF 34TH
PLACE FROM DONALD TO HI GHSTREETS WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ THE rt:RST TI ME I N FULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND tiME
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANI~OUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE' BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND'TIME BY TI TLE ONLY.
IT WA~ MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE RULES BE ~~SPENDED-AND THE
BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY, TITL[" ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BilL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ROL~CALL V~TE. ALL COUNCilMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPE ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10816.
COUNCIL BI.LL No. 3020 - RE: SETTING MAY 14, 1956 AS HEARING DATE FOR ANNEXATION OF AREA
BETWEEN MADISON STREET AND AN EXTENSION OF POLK STREET FROM 26TH AVENUE SOUTH TO APPROXIMATELY
ONE-HALF BLOCK SOUTH OF WHITNEY STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE rlRST 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 UNANIM~US CONSENT OF 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. GODLGVE, 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, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT,THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. MR. KOPPE ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PAS~ED AND NUM~ERED 10817.
COUNCIL BILL No. 3021 - RE: ORDERING SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH
MAY IS, 1956 PRIMARY ELECTION WAS SUBMITTED AN~ READ THE FIRST TIME IN ~UlL.
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 COUNCI~. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TrTLE 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 OF THE COUNCIL. 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. KOPPE ABSENT.
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10818.
COUNCIL BILL No. 3022 - RE: AUTHORIZING POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE PARKING METER HOODS
TO CERTAIN DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST
TI ME I N FULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE, THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE REFERRED
TO THE PUBLIC SA~ETY COMMITTEE ~OR THEIR RECOMMENDATION. MOTION CARRIED.
RESOLUTIONS
PROCLAMATION - RE: CANVASS OF VOTES ON SPECIAL ELECTION FOR BEAVER-MARSH PROJECT WAS
SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON, ItEPORTED THAT A SPECIAL CITY ELECTION HAD BEEN HELD ON
MARCH 27, i956 AT WHICH ELECTION THE FOLLOWING CHARTER AMENDMENT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE
V01ERS OF THE CITY O~ EUGENE, TO-WIT:
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/ To AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY O~ EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON,
BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER THERETO AUTHORIZING AND EMPOWERING THE CITY OF
EUGENE, ACTI NG BY AND THROUGH THE EUGENEWATE'R AND ELECTRI C BOARD, TO ADD
TO, EXTEND, AND IMPROVE THE ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM BY CONSTRUCTING AN'
ADDITIONAL POWER PROJECT ON THE McKENZIE RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF Cl~AR
LAKE, AND AUTHORI ZING THE ACQUI RI NG OF. ALL PROPERTY, REAL,AND ,PERSONAL,
NECESSARY OR CONVENltNT IN PROVI~ING SAI~ PROJECT, AND ~ROVIDING FOR THE
I SSUANCE OF' REVENUE BOND-S 'OF THE CI TY 'I,N THE AMOUNT OF EIGHT MI LLIONFIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($8,500,000.00) PAYABLE ONLY FROM THE REVENUES OF
SAID ELECTRrC UTILITY.,
THE MA:rOR THEREUPON REPORTED THAT THE. COMMON COUNC I L SHOULD NOW PROCEED' TO CANVASS
THE VOTES CAST AT SAID ELECTION AS PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OREGON WHICH
STATE THAT SAID VOTES' SHALL B~ CANVASSED AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE
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THE COMMON COUNCIL THEN PROCEEDED TO CANVASS THE VOTES CAST AT SAID ELECTION AND
THE TALLY SHEETS AND BALLOTS SHOWED THE FOLLOWING -RESULT, TO-WIT:
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WARD 2 339 401 - 2 VOID
WARD 3 463 449
WARD 4. 542 637
1846 2238 - 2 -VOID'
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THE MAYOR THEREUPON ANNOUNCED THAT THE CHARTER AMENDMENT HAD rAILED AND IT WAS
THEREUPON 'PROCLAIMED THAT SAID CHARTER AMENDMENT HAD rAILEb AND 'WOULD BE OF NO rORCE
OR Ef'F"ECT AND WOULD ,NOT BECOME A PART Of' THE CHA'RTER OF" THE CITY OF EUGENE.
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DATED THIS 9TH DAY Of' APRIL, 1956."
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY. MR. GODLOVE,- THAT THEPROCLAMATI ON BE ADOPTED.
MOTION CARRIED.
UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED) THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO APRIL 23, 1956.
RESPECTFUL~Y SUBMITTED,
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- ROBERT A. fINLAys6N,
CITY MANAGER.
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