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COUNC I L CHAMBERS
EUGENE, OREGON
JANUARY 28, t957
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF T.HE CITY OF EUGENE WAS HELD ON JANUARY 14,
1957 AND ADJOURNED TO JANUARY 28,. 1957 AT 7:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE MEETING WAS
CALLED TO ORDER .BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR J. J. MCGINTY, WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT:
MR. WATSON, MR. SHEARER, MR. HARTMAN, MR. SHISLER, MR. EDMUNDS, MRS. lAURIS, MR. BRIGGS AND
MR. II NDHN.
r THE MINUTES OF THE LAST' REGULAR MEETI.NG HELD ON JANUARY 14, 1957 WERE READ AND APPROVED.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, ETC., WAS SUBMITTED AND READ
AS FOLLOWS:
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"THE YEAR OF 1956 WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BUSIEST YEARS'THE CITY HAS EVER EX-
PERIENCED. BELOW I AM ENUMERATING SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WHICH, IN REALITY, ARE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND NO CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN
TO THE VAST AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE WORK NECESSARY DAY TO DAY TO KEEP THE CITY
RUNNI NG.
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ON EACH OF YOUR DESKS YOU WILL FIND 'A COpy OF THE L956 ANNUAL REPORTS FOR
THE POLICE AND fiRE DEPARTMENTS. THESE REPORTS ARE GIVEN TO YOU FOR READING AT
YOUR LEISURE.' EACH REPORT TELLS THE POLICE AND FIRE STORY FOR THE YEAR, AND A
CAREFUL STUDY WILL SHOW THAT THE YEAR WAS A BUSY ONE. THE CITY'S LAST TRAFFIC
FATALITY WAS ON JANUARY 23, 1956, AND AS OF TODAY WE HAVE GONE SLIGHTLY OVER A
YEAR WITHOUT ANOTHER. AGAIN I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS
FOR EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS WON FIRST PLACE STATEWISE IN THE CONTEST FOR THE
PREVENTION OF FIRES.
A COMPARISON OF THE BUILDING PERMITS SHOW THAT 1956 WAS THE SECOND LARGEST
BUILDING YEAR ON :RECORD. THE TOTAL VALUE OF BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE YEAR
AMOUNTED TO $8,390,067.40 AS COMPARED WITH $4,571,654.00 FOR 1955. THE YEAR
1950 WAS THE LARGEST IN THE CITY AND.AMOUNTED TO $351,000.00 MORE THAN lAST YEAR.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS ALSO IN LINE FOR.CONGRATUL.;ATl.ONS AS THEIR
PROGRAM WAS THE LARGEST 'IN THE HrSTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT. A FULL REPORT IS ALSO.
ON YOUR DESK TO BE READ AT YOUR LEISURE. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THEIR PROGRAM
ARE PLACING ONDER CONTRACT AND SUPERVISION OF THE CONSTRUCT~ON OF 8.25 MILES OF
PAVED STREETS WITH CURB AND GUTTER, 8.13 MILES OF SANITARY SEWER, 3.4 M~LES OF
STORM SEWER AND 2.23 MILES OF SIDEWALKS. OTHER PROJECTS WHICH TOOK MUCH OF THEIR
TIME 'WERE THE MILLRACE~ AMAZON CREEK' AND $360iOOOIM~ROVEMENT PROJECT AT THE
MANLON-SWEET AIRPORT.
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THE PARK DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO BUSY. BEStDES MAINTAINING THE PARKS AND KEEP-
ING THEM READY FOR PUBLICC USE, THEY PREPARED'DETAILED' PLANS AND SPtCIFICATIONS
FOR THREE 'IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, FIVE BACKSTOPS, FIVE BALL FIELDS, TWO ANrMAL
SHELTERS AND SUPERVISED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PROJECTS. ALSO THEY PLANTED
320 TREES, 300 SHRUBS, .LANDSCAPED AND PLANTED TEN ACRES IN FIRST CLASS LAWN AND
INSTALLED 2000 FEET OF FENCE.
THE OTHER -DEPARTMENTS WHICH EXPERIENCED AN-INCREASE IN WORK WERE THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT (MEAT AND MILK INSPECTION), CITY PLANNERS, MUNICIPAL COURT AND TRAFFIC:
DEPARTMENT.
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To ACCOMPLISH: THE ABOVE WORK IT WAS NECESSARY TO PREPARE AND PASS 235 ORDI-
NANCES AND MANY RESOLUTIONS WHICH KEPT THE lEGAL-DEPARTMENT' BUSY; ALSO:THE FINANCE
DEPARTMtNT TO SEE .THAT THERE WAS ALWAYS MONEY IN THE CITY TREASURY TO MEET ESTI-
MATES AND THE PAYROLL. THIS WORK COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IF IT WERE NOT
FOR THE WORK AND THE LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME GIVEN BY THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL, AND
IT REQUIRED 27 COUNCIL MEETINGS AND 77 COMMITTEE MEETINGS WHICH WOULD AVERAGE TWO
MEETINGS A WEEK FOR EVERY WEEK OF THE YEAR. I AM SURE THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL
WILL JOIN WITH ME IN CONGRATULATING THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THE EMPLOYEES IN
EACH DEPARTMENT"FOR THE ACCOMPLtSHMENT OF THE WORK PERFORMED."
ALSO ON EACH.OFYOUR DESKS,YOU WILL F'I NO A COpy OF THE 4TH ANNUAL REPORT .OF
THE lANE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM, A WALLET SIZE GARD SHOWING THE COUNCIL
COMMITTEES AND A DIRECTORY OF CITY COUNCILMEN AND COMMITTEES FOR YOUR DESK."
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER BE
RECEIVED AND PLACED'ON F'lLE., MOTION CARRIED.
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REPORTS or COMMITTEES
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A REPORT or. THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMM1TTEE MEETING HELD. JANUARY 17, 1957 - RE: DISCUSSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS IN REGARD TO SIGN CONTROL AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSEO ORDINANCE TO RE-
GULATE THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF GAS APPLIANCES, PIPING AND APPARATUS WAS SUS-
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MITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"PRESENT: MAYOR MCGINTY; COUNCILMEN WATSON, HARTMAN, EDMUNDS AND LINDEEN; CITY RECORDER;
CITY ATTORNEY; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; FIRE MARSHALL; SENIOR BUILDING IN-
'SPECTOR; PLUMBING INSPECTOR; J. Ross HUGHE'S OF THE WILMAR MOTEL; RALPH KETNER
OF THE BROADWAY MOTEL; MESSRS. MARLATT, GEODE, SHREVE AND CHASE.
I. DISCUSSION_AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN REGARD TO SIGN CONTROL - A FIELD TRIP MAS .TAKEN
IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE FACTS REGARDING THE USE OF NON-CONFORMING SIGNS BY
MOTELS LOCATED ON WEST 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES. AFTER DISCUSSION ON THE SIGN AND
ZONING ORDINANCES AND ~HE LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES,
THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED APPLICATIONS FOR VARIANCES FOR THE WIL MAR MOTEL LOCATED
AT 571 WEST 6TH AND BROADWAY MOTEL LOCATED AT 659 EAST BROADWAY.
IT WAS RECOMMENDED ,BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE "tWO ABOVE LISTED APPLICANTS BE
GRANTED VARlANCES FOR OVERSIZE SIGNS IN A C-I ZONE AND THAT THE PLANNING COM-
MISSION MAKE A STUDY OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE WITH RESPECT TO REQUIREMENTS FOR
SIGNS IN A C-I ZONE, ESPECIALLY'THOSE ZONES LOCATED ON WEST 6TH 'AND 7TH AVENUES
ANDON'EAST-BROADWAY.
2. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF GAS APPLIANCES, PIPING AND APPARATUS - THE,COMMITTEE
DISCUSSED THE HISTORY OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND THE BASIC PROBLEMS AND
QUESTIONS FACING THE CITY. DURING ~HE DISCUSSION IT WAS SUGGESTED ~HAT PRO-
FESSIONAL PEOPLE FAMILIAR WfTH THE GAS INDUSTRY SHOULD BE CONSULTED TO AID THE
COMMITTEE .AND ~HE COUNCIL TO DETtRMtNE THE VALIDITY AND PRACTICALITY .OF ANY
ORDINANCE WHICH MiGHT BE PROROSED TOR PASSAGE.
To ACCOMPLISH THIS END IT ~AS SUGGESTED THAT PROFES~IONAL PEOPLE IN THE PETROLEUM
INDUSTRY, THE NATIONAL WARM AIR INSTITUTE, THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDER-
WRITERS AND OTHER SIMILAR GROUPS MIGH.T BE ASKED TO LEND PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE MAYOR .APPOINT A :COMMI TTEE OF PROFESSIONAL
PEOPLE TO STUDY THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR 'A
WARM AIR HEATING CODE TO THE'E~D THAT THE 'BEST POSSIBLE ORDINANCE ~R CODE
ON GAS AND WARM AIR HEATING.MIGHT BE ADOPTED. IT WAS FURTHER RECOMMENDED
THAT AN EXPENDITURE OF UP TO $250.00 BE AUTHORIZED WITH SUCH FUNDS TO COME
FROM THE EMERGENCY FUND IN'ORDER THAT THE COMMITTEE MIGHT HAVE AVAILABLE SOME
MONEY TO PAY THE COST OF.SUCH A STUDY. MEMBERS OF THE GAS INDUSTRY, PETROLEUM
INDUSTRY, ARCHI TECTURAL SOCI.ETY, MECHANI CAL ENGI NEERSAND OTHER LI KE GROUPS
WERE SUGGESTED AS POSSIBLE SOURCES OF PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE TO SECURE FOR THIS
COMMI TTEE.' II
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED B~ MR. EDMUNDS THAT-THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE MOTION CARRIED.
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A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING 'HELD JANUARY 21, 1957 - RE: PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAYS ALONG CREST DRIVE AND WILLAMETTE STREET TO DUNN SCHOOL; REZONING REQUEST, E.G.WHITMORE,
3101 WILLAMETTE; REZONING REQUEST, WEST SlOE OF LI'NCOLN STREET BETWEEN 13TH AND 14TH AVENUES;
PETITION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ADAMS STREET FROM 26TH AVENUE TO WHITNEY STREET; DISCUSSION REGARD-
ING PAVING OF 'THE ALLEY BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH AVENUES FROM BLAIR BOULEVARD TO VANBuREN STREET;
REQUEST FOR SIDE LINE SET BACK VARIANCE, MR. HARVEY C. KLAPSTEIN, 571. WEST 10TH; REQUEST TO
CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL RESIDENCE MADE BY MR. LOUIS BONSON ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 150 WEST 24TH
PLACE; AND REQUEST BY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1504-C FOR VACATING THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTH-SOUTH
ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL'AND HIGH STREETS AND 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES WAS SUBMITTEDAND'READ AS FOLLOWS:
"PRESENT: MAYOR MCGINTY; COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHEARER, EDMUNDS, LAURIS AND LINDEEN; CITY
RECORDER; CITY ENGINtER; CITY ATTORNEY; SENIO~ BUILDING INSPECTOR; ADMINI-
STRATIVE ASSISTANt; CLARENCE HINESF SUPERINTENDENT-CCERK, SCHOOL DISTRICT
#504-C; MR. BQNSON; DAN WYANT OF THE EUGENE REGI STER-GUARD. -
I. PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS ALONG CREST DRIVE AND WILLAMETTE STREET TO DUNN SCHOOL - THE
COMMITTEE VIEWED CREST DRIVE FROM WILLAMETTE TO OLIVE 'STREETAND WILLAMETTE STREET
rROM CREST DRIVE To'DuNN SCHOOL. THE CITY ENGINEER EXPLAINED THAT PARENTS Or.
SCHOOL CHILDREN HAD REQUESTED THAT A WALKWAY BE PROVIDED TO ALLOW CHilDREN WHO HAD
TO TRAVEL THESE STREETS TO BE ABLE TO DO SO SAFELY. THE CITY ENGINEER RECOMMENDED
THAT A GRAVEL WALK BE INSTALLED rROM OLIVE STREET ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF CREST
DRIVE, AND rROMCREST DRiVE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF WILLAMETTE TO THE ENTRANCE TO
DUNN SCHOOL. IT ~AS ESTIM~TED THAT THE COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $200~00. THE
COMMI TTEE REC;OMMENDED THE I NSTALLATI ON AS OUTL I NED ABOVE AT THE APPROXI MATE COST
OF $200.00.
2. REZONING REQUEST, E. G. WHITMORE, 3101 WILLAMETTE - THE COM~ITTEE VISITED THE LO-
CATION AT WHICH MR. E. G. WHITMORE HAD REQUESTED A CHANGE IN ZONING rROM RA
RESIDENTIAL ToC-2 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, WHICH HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL
BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ON THE BASIS'OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF COMMERCIAL
SITES, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED CONCURRENCE IN THE PLANNING:COMMISSION RECOM-
MENDATION TO DENY THE REQUEST.
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3. REZONING REQUEST, WEST SIDE OF LINCOLN STREET BETWEEN 13TH AND 14TH AVENUES -
THE .COMMI TTEE. VI SI TED THE AREA LOCATE':D ON THE WEST SI DE OF LI NCOLN STREETBETW,EEN
.I3TH AND 14TH .AVENUES WHI,CH HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED. FOR A CHANGE IN ZONE FROM R-2 Two
f"AMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRIC.T TO R~3 MULTI~LE f"AMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.An'ER'
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0.1 SCUSSI ON, TH.E ~OMMI TTE~ RECOMMENDED CONCURRENCE IN THE PLANNI NGCOMMI SSI ON RE.-I
COMMENDATION.
4. PETI TI ON, F'OR I MPROVEMENT OF ADAMS STREET F'ROM 26TH AVENUE TO WH I TNEY STREET,. -
A PETITION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ADAMS STREET F'ROM 26TH AVENUE TO WHITNEY.
STREET CONTAINING SIGNATURES OF 63.41% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WAS REVIEWED
BY THE COMMITTEE WHO VISITED THE' AREA. . BASED ON.THE PETITION,_ THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED THAT THE STREET BE PAVED AND THAT THE NECE~SARY ORDINANCES )NITIATING
THE PROJECT BE PASSED.
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5. D~SCUSSION REGARDING PAVING OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH AVENUES FROM BLAIR.
BOULEVARD TO VANBUREN STREET - THE COMMITTEE DROVE OVER THE ABOVE CITED ALLEY
AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY ENGINEER. IT WAS EXPLAINED THA1 THIS ALLEY WAS RE-
CEIVING A RATHER HIGH VOLUME OF TRAFF'IC, AND A RESIDENT OF THE AREA HAD REQUESTED
THE COMMI TTEE TO I NDI CATE .1 F THEY MI GHT RECOMMEND PAVI NG. AFTER. 01 SCUSSION,' THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT RESIDENTS BE ASKED TO OBTAIN A PETITION FOR S~CH PAV-
ING IN THE NORMAL MANNER.
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6. REQUEST FOR SIDE LINE SET BACK VARIANCE, MR. HARVEY .C. KLAPSTEIN, 571. WEST 10TH -
THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE PROPERTY ON WHICH A SIDE LINE SET BACK HAD BEEN REQUESTED
A,ND NOTED THE ADDI TI ON HAD BEEN STARTED WI THOUT A BUI LDI NG .PERMI T,. HAD SUBSTANDARD
F'OOTINGS AND FOUNDATION AND DID NOT MEET THE SIDE LINE SET BACK REQUIREMENTS. IN
VIEW OF THE ABOVE, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED CONCURRENCE IN THE ACTION TO DENY.
THE REQUEST AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF ApPEALS.
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7. REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL RESIDENCE MADE BY MR. LOUIS BONSON ON PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 150 WEST 24TH PlACE - THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE LOT F'OR WHICH JHE RE-.
QUEST HAD BEEN ENTERED WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE R-I SINGLE,f"AMILY RESIDENTIAL
ZONE. IN THE DISCUSSION THE COMMITTEE POINTED OUT THAT IF THE PRESENT SMALL
REStDENCE ,WAS NOT USED AS LIVING QUARTERS,. A SECOND. HOUSE. COULD BE. 8UILJw\ THE
COMMI'TTEE CONCURRED I N THE RECOMMENDAT'ION 'OF THE BOARD 'OF ApP'EALS TO DE'NY THE .' "
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REQUEST.
8. REQUEST BY SCHOOL DISTRICT #504-C FOR VACATl.NG rHESOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTH- Ii:
. SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREETS AND 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES - By LETTER
TH~ SCHOOL DISTRiCt INDICATED THEY DEStRED TO ADD TO THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING, AND TO ACCOMPLISH ~HIS IT WAS NECESSARY THAT THE ABOVE DESCRIBED .ALLEX
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BE V'ACATED.. THI s' WOULD ENABLE THE SCHOOL DI'STRI CT fo ADD TO I.TS BUI LDI NG AND ':'
PROVE TO BE THE-MOST ECONOMICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE TAXPAYERS OF 'HE CITY. BAS~~
ON THIS REQUEST AND THE DISCUSSION WHICH F'OLLOWED, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT
THE ORDINANCE INITIATING ,THE VACATION OF THE SOUTH 1/2 .OF THE NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY
BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREETS AND 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES BE PASSED."
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR., WATSON SECONDED BY MR.. SHEARER THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLI~ WORKS
COMMITTEE ~E ADOPTED. ROLLCALL ~OTE~ ~~L COUNCI~ME~ PRESENT VOTING AYEJ THE MOTION CARRIED.
PETI TI ONS AND, COMMUNI CA TI ONS.
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AN APPLICATION FOR A. ROOMING, HOUSE LICENSE FORMERLY. OWNED BY. ROBERTSONS WAS SUBMITTED BY
ESTEL ROLLINS,. 537 LINCOLN STREET, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE, f"IRE, BUILDING AND H.EAL'TH DE-
PARTMENTS.
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MRS. LAURIS THAT THE APPLICATION fOR ROOMING HOUSE
LICENSE BE APPROVED. MO~IONCARRIED..
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A PETITION. F'OR THE. IMPROVEMENT.Of McMILLAN STREET. F'ROM 26TH TO 27TH AVENUE WAS. SUBMITTED
WITH SIGNATURES REPRESENTING 74.07~ Of TOTAL. fRONT FOOTAGE OF THE PROPERTIES TO BE ASSESSED.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED. BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE PETITION BE REfERRED TO THE
PUBLIC WORKS tOM~I~TE~; MOTION CARRIED.
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COMMUNICATION FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT #5o~-C - RE,: ApPRAISAL OF f"RANCES WILLARD PROPF;RTif AND
POSSIBLE USE OF,.THA7 StJE F'OR ADMtNtSTRATIVE BUILDING AND WAREHOUSE PURPOSES WAS. SUBMITTED AND
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READ AS FOLLOWS: .
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"LAST NI GHT THE 01 STR I CT No. 504'-C SCHOOL BOARD ACTED TO APPOI NT APPRAI SERS F'OR
THE OLD f"RANCES WILLARD. PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE CITY OF EUGENE HAD ASKED A PRICE AS A
POSSIBLE LOCATION FOR THE CITY LIBRARY.
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IN ~PPOIN~ING ~PPRAISERS TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF' THE PROPERTY, THE BOAR~ D~~
RE'CTED THAT. THE APPRAI SERS .BE ASKED TO PLACE A PRI.CE ON THE NORTH 130 FEET OF THE ;. '
PROPERTY. F'ROM OLI V,E TO CHARNEL. TON I NCL\JDI NG SEVERANCE DAMAGES, ON THE NORTH '40 F'EET',
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FROM OLIVE. TO CHARNELTON I NCLUDJNG SEVERANCE DAMAGES, AND. A. VALUE ON, THE TOTAL .',
PROPERTY AS. IT STANDS AT THE .~RESENT TIME. THE APPRAISERS W1LL BE ASKED TO F'URNIS~
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INDIVIDUAL REPORTS TO THE BOARD, THESE REPORTS TO BE ~IV~N CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD
AS SOON AS THEY ARE RECEIVED.
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F OR YOUR I NF'ORMA TI ON~; THE BOARD HAS~ ASKED THE SUPER I NTENDENT TO PREPARE AN
ESTI MATE OF'THE 'COST' O~ REMODEL I NG THE' OLD FRANCES WI LLARD SCHOOL: BUI LDI NG fOR
ADMI.NISTRATfV~~F'F'lCES fOR TH~ DISTRI~T AND TH~ POSSIBLE' USE OF THE OLD WILLARD
51 TE FOR -ADMI NI STRATI VE' BU'I LDI NG :AND' WAREHOUSE PURPOSES.' THE BOARD FEELS THAT
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IT IS NECESSARY TO I'NVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY IN' AS MUCH AS IT MAY NOT BE' POSSIBLE
TO ADD ON TO THE PRESENT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT SEVENTH AND HIGH STREETS.
As SOON 'AS WE HAVE ADDI TI ONAL I NF'ORMATI ON FROM THE APPRAISERS AND I T HAS BEEN -
PLACED BEFORE T~EBOARD, YO~ ~~LL BE NOTIFIED OF ACT10N TAKE~ BY THE -BOARD.fl
IT WAS MOVED BY MR.. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND
PLACED ON f" I LE. MOTl O'N 'CARiu ED'.
7 COMMUNICATION FROM SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY - RE: AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOUTHERN PACIFIC
COMPANY AND CITY OF E~GENE GRANTING EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE Dl~CH ACROSS IVA B. CONGER PROPERTY
WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
"WE HAVE BEEN ADVI SED THAT' THE CI TY HAS REQUESTED' AN EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE 01 TCH
ACROSS THE Iv~ B. CONGE~ PROPERTY WHICH 'SOUTHERN PACIFiC COMPANY IS ~URCHASING ON
CONTRACT. I 'AM ATT'ACH I NG D'UPL'I CATE COUNTERPARTS OF PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOU-
THERN PACifiC COMPANY AND THE CITY OF EUGENE GRANTING THiS EASEMENT. IF THIS FO~M
OF AGREEMENT IS SATISFACTORY TO THE CITY, WILL YOU PLEASE ARRANGE FOR EXECUTION ON
BEHALF 'OF TH'E: CITY OF EUGENE.
SINCE MRS.- CONGER AND HER DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW, INA LOUI~E AND WALTER H.
NI CHELS, STI LL' HAVE ANI NTEREST IN .THE PROPERTY,. OUR ~ONTRAC'T: ATTORNEY HAS'MADE
PROVISION THA~ 'THEY ALSO SIGN' T~IS AGREEMENT GIVING THEIR ASSENT TO GRANT OF .
EASEMENT. AFTER EXECUTION ON fiEHALF" O~ 'THE0ITY, WILL YOU KtNDLY FORWARD THIS
AGREEMENT TO MRS. CONGER'S ATTORNE1\', MR. EDWARD F. BAILEY, :877 WILLAMETTE STREET,
EUGENE, OREGON;'I NORDER THA'T HE MAY HAVE MRS;. CONGER' AND THENI CHELS SI GN THE
EASEMENT'. UPON RETURN OF THE: SI GNED COUNTERPARTS TO US WE WI LV 'ARRANGE F'OR EXECU-
TION ON BEHALF OF: ,SQUTHERN PAC IF'I C COMPANY." -
IT WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURIS SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS BE
AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
8 COMMUNICATION FROM AL J. PEAKE - RE: FURTHER CONSIDERATION Of RECENTLY PASSED TRAILER
ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED AND'READ AS FOLLOWS: "
"I RESPECTFULLY .EQUEST THAT YOU GIVE fURTHER CONSIDERATION TO THE ~ECENTLY
PASSED TRAI LER ORDINANCE. I RECOMMEND THAT THI S ORD'I NANCE, WHI CH WAS ENACTED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF EUGENE. ON DECEM~ER 26, 1956~ BE SENT TO THE PLANNI~G COMMISSION
fOR ADDI TI ONAL STUDY. .
My REASONS FOR -MAKING THIS REQUEST AND THIS -RECOMMENDATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
I. THE TRAILER ORDINANCE IS DISCRIMINATORY AND ITS"PROVISIONS ARE NEEDLESSLY
HARSH. As YOU ARE WELL AWARE, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF AMERICANS ARE MAKING THEIR
HOMES IN TRAI'LERS'. IT IS,TO SAY THE LEA'ST, SHORTSIGHTED AND UNWISE FOR THIS
COMMUNITY TO ADOPT UNREALISTIC LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO. PLACE OBSTACLES IN THE WAY
OF A TREND WHICH IS NOT ONLY LOCAL BUT NATIONWIDE.
HERE IN EUGENE TRAILERS ARE HOMES FOR MANY YOUNG COUPLES JUST GETTING STARTED
IN LirE. THEY ARE ALSO 'HOMESF'OR MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO UNTIL LAST MONTH BE-
LIEVED THAT THEY COULD LIVE OUT THE BALANCE or THEIR DAYS IN THEIR OWN HOMES,
CLOSE TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
2. THE TRAI LER ORDI NANCE GRANTS A MONOPOLY TO THE LANE COUNTY TRA"ILER COURT
ASSOCIATION, A PRESSURE GROUP rROM OUTSIDE THE CITY OF EUGENE. THE LANE COUNTY
TRAILER COURT ~SSOCiATIO~ ORI~I~A~LipROPOSED AND DRAFT~D THE TR~ILER' ORDINANCE
AND GAVE ITCONTINUOUS~ STRONG SUPPORT' UNTI~' THE' ORDINANCE' WASE~ACTED INTO LAW.
IT IS POSSIBLE, Of COURSE, THAT THE LANE COUNTy~TRAILER COURT ASSOCIATION HAS
BEEN THINKING ONLY OF' THE WELFARE OF THE P['OPLE OF EUGENE, 'OF MAIN'TAIN'INGRESI-
DENTI AL PROPERTY VALUES, AND OF KEEPI NG RESI DENTI A'L AREAS I N GOOD ORDER AND IN
GOOD APPEARANCE. IT IS MORE LIKELY, HOWEVER, THAT THE LANE COUNTY TRAILER COURT
ASSOCIATION IS CONCERNED-ONLY W'ITH ESTABLISHrNG I'TSELF AS A MONOPOL:Y. "fOR NOW
EUGENE CITIZENS WHO MAKE THEIR HOMES IN 'TRAILERS' MUST EITHER GET OUT or TOWN,
OR LIVE IN NOISY, UNDESIRABLE INDUSTRIAL AREAS, OR SUBMIT TO A GRASPING MONOPOLY
WHICH WILL CHARGE ALL THAT THE TRAFPIC WILL BEAR.
3. THE TRAILER ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED BY A MAYOR AND A, CITY COUNCIL WHICH,
FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, NO LONGER REPRESENTED THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OF
EUGENE. THAT IS, THE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED ALMOST TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VOTERS Of
EUGENE HAD SEEN i~T TO ELECT A NEW MAYOR AND ~EW MEMBERS TO THE CITY ~OUNCI~.
IT WAS PASSED ONLY'A fEW DAYS BEf"ORE THE NEW MAYOR TOOK OFF'ICE AND THE CITY
COUNCIL UNDERWENT SEVERAL CHANGES. THE NEW MAYOR AND THE PRESENT CITY COUNCIL
SHOULD BE CALLED UPON AT THIS TIME TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON A CONTROVERSIAL
ORDI NANCE PASSED AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR BY THE'I R :PREDECESSORS. CONSI DERATI ON OF
MY REQUEST AND MY RECOMMENDATION WILL ENABLE YOU TO MAKE THOSE VIEWS A MATTER
OF PUBLIC RECORD.
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4. THE TRAIL.ER ORDINANCE WI.LL VIOLATE BASIC ,PRINCIPLES Of GOOD PUBLIC ADNINIST~A'- ,'.
TION I f' I TIS E:NFORCED''AND ADMINI STERED I N ACCORDANCE WI TH THE PROMISES .AND ~ .
ASSURANCES Of THE fORMER MAYOR AND THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL. AT THE TIME TH~
ORDINANCE WAS PASSED, THE FORMER MAYOR AND MEMBERS Of THE COUNCIL ASSURED A fULL
CHAMBER Of CITIZENS. THAT APPLICATIONS ,FOR Z.ONING VARIANCES PERTAIN-ING TO TRAILERS
wOULD BE GIVEN CAREfUL, SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION. If THESE VARIANCES ARE NOT
GRANTED, THE ORDINANCE WILL HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AND PASSED UNDER fALSE COLORS.
If THEY ARE GRANTED, IT WILL BE ANOTHER CASE Of POOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. SURELY
IT WOULD BE BETTER TO START ALL OVER AGAIN WITH A NEW AND REVISED TRAILER ORDINANCE.
t,[' A LAW CANNOT BE APPLI ED .99.9 PERCENT Of THE 11 ME, I T SHOULD NOT BE ENACTED
INTO LAW. No LAW SHOULD BE PASSED ON THE BASIS Of NUMEROUS EXCEPTIONS BEING MADE
TO THAT LAW. AND ALL Of US KNOW THAT ALREADY ONE Of THE MAIN OBSTACLES TO GOOD'
PLANNI~G I. EUGENE IS ZONING VARIANCES.
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I URGE THAT YOU, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCI~OF EUGENE, GIVE CAREfUL
CONSIDERATION TO A NEW, REVISED AND MORE SENSIBLE AND HUMANE ORDINANCE WHICH WILL
INCLUDE THE fOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
I. TRAILERS USED fOR DWELLIN~ PURPOSES SHALL BE BANNED FROM A-I RESIDENTIAL
AREAS Of THE CITY, WHERE ONLY A SINGLE HOME IS PERMITTED ON A LOT.
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2. TRAILERS USED fOR DWELLING PURPOSES SHALL BE PERMITTED IN MULTIPLE fANILY
ZONES PROVIDED THE LOT IS LARGER THAN 600~ SQUARE fEET.
3. EACH TRAILER RESIDENT MUST OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE Of INSPECTION F'ROMTHE
CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR AT, THE TIME HE MOVES .HIS TRAILER ON A LOT AS WELL AS
ANNU~LLY THEREAF'~ER. THE BUILDING INSPECTOR'S CERTIF'ICATE SHALL BE ISSUED ONLY
If THE TRAILER IS OF' MODERN CONSTRUCTION AND KEPT PAINTED AND IN GOOD REPAIR,
PROVIDED MITH ELECTRICITY OR BUTANE GAS fO~ COOKING AND HEATING, AND CONNECTED
TO SEWER, WATER" AND LIGHTS..
fINALLY, I SUGGEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, fOLLOWING ITS CONSIDERATION Of A
NEW AND REVISE~ TRAILER ORDINANCE, EMPOWER ~HE PLANNING COMMISSION TO STUDY AND.~
TO HOLD HEARINGS'-ON REZONING. THE ENTIRE CITY OF' EUGENE. A NEW AND REVISED
TRAI LER ORD'I NANCE IS CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH ZONI NG. IN F'ACT, THE TWO PROBLEMS
CANNOT BE SEPARATED ON A LONG TERM BASIS."
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I T WAS MOVED, BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER. THAT THE COMMUNI CAT.I ON BE RECE I VED AND
PLACED ON fILE. MOTION CARRIED.
I.T WAS MOVED BY. MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT THE COUNCI L ASK THE' PLANNI NG
COMMISSION FOR A STUDY OF' POSSIBLE CHANGES IN ZONING fOR ADDITIONAL AREAS IN THE CITY TO PER-
MIT TRAILER PARKS BY WHATEVER METHOD ~HE,PLANN.NG COMMISSION MAY RECOMMEND, EITHERB~ UPGRAD-
ING M-I LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT'OR BY INCLUDING ADDED ZONES.' MOTION CARRIED.
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CONMUNrCATlON F'ROM ROBERT H. RUSHING- HE: SEWERS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS .fOLLOWS:
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"ENCLOSED IS A LETTER F'ROM THE CITy-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT OVER THE SIGNATURE
OF'A MR. DONALD B. PACHAL, SANI TARI AN, REGARDI NG SEPTI C TANK SI TUATI ON' ON OUR
PROPERTY .LOCATED AT 2829 EMERALD STREET IN EUGENE.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MR. PACHAL CONTACTED TWO OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING THE SANE DIF'F'ICULTY.
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I CA'LLED ON MR. WI LL I AM CLUB OF' THE (.1 TY ENGI NEER 's DEPARTMENT AND HE SUGGEST
I WRITE YOU A LETTER TO SEE IF THERE IS SOME WAY WE CAN HAVE PUBLIC SEWER SERVICE
ON OUR PROPERTIES.
WE HAVE HAD SEP,T1C TANK PEOPLE LOOK AT, OUR SI,TUA'T1 ON, AND, THEY HAVE ALL
ADVISED ABOUT THE MOST PRACTICAL THING WE CAN DO TO ELIMINATE OUR PROBLEM IS
TO OBTAIN PUBl.I-C SEWER SERVICE, HOWEVER, WE, DO HAVE A SITUATION IN OUR NEIGHBOR-
HOOD OF' SOME,F'OLKS OPPOSING ANY Ef"F'OR-T TO OBTAIN THIS SERVICE.
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH IF' SOMETHING COULD BE DONE TO GIVE US THIS
SERVICE IN THE NEAR F'UTURE.
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I WOULD FURTHER LI KE TO STATE THA'T 'THE' BACK END OF OUR PROPERTY IS .ALSO
THE CITY LIMITS F'OR EUGENE, AND OUR PROPERTY IS AGAINST THE LAURELWOOD GOLf"
COURSE. THERE ARE NOW FOUR HOUSES NOW SITUATED IN THAT AREA WITHOUT SEWER
SERVICE, AND 'f.WO Of"THE'PARTlES ARE. ANXIOUS TO.OBTAIN.THIS SERVICE, AND ALSO ARE
WILLING TO GRANT AN EASEMENT ON THE BACK OF' THE PROPERT~ f"OR THE LAYIN~ or ~HE "
SEWER. WE ARE SITUATED ON A SIDE HILl. AND ALL OF' US HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM;
I' PERSONAl.LY FEEL THIS SITUATION IS A DE,TRIMENT TO THE HEALTH Of OU~ IMNED'IATE
COMMUNITY.~ i.
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" THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
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REQUEST FROM THE OFF STREET -PARKI NG COMMI TTEE, RETAI'L MERCHANTSDI VI SI ON, EUGENE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE, CONCERNING-THE CLOSING OFWILLAMETTE S~REET BETWEEN 7TH AND 11TH AVENUES FOR A TEN
DAY SPRING FESTIVAL PER10D.
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT ~HE REQUEST BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMI TTEE OF THE WHOLE. MOTl ON CARR:.J.ED.,
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COUNCIL BILL 4060 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING McMILLAN STREET FROM 24TH PLACE TO
25TH AVENUE, I NTRODueED AND GI VENFI RST READI NG ON JANUARY 14, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON F'OR CON-
SI DERATI ON. THE CI n-,MANAGER REPORTED NO WRI TTEN PROTESTS ON FI LE. ' '
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WHSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER' THAT' THE: BILL: 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.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT .THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BI LL
BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSEN~ OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY AND TH~.BI~L WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GI VEN FI NAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNC I LMEN PRESENTVOTl NG AYE, MR.SHI SLER' ABSENT,
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10959.
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12/ COUNCIL BILL 4061 '- RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS F'OR SIDEWALK EAST SIDE OF' GRANT STREET FROM
13TH TO 14TH AVENUE, I NTRODUCED AND GI VEN F"IRS'T READI NG ON JANUARY 14, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON
F'OR CONSI DERATI ON. THE C'TY MANAGER REPORTED NO 'WRITTEN' PROTES'TS ON F'.I ~E.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WA'TSON SECONDED ,BY:MR. SHEARER THAT THE BI.LL BE READ THE SEe.OND TIME
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF' THE COUNCIL. MOTION _CARRIED UNAN~IMOUSLY. AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
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I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED .BY MR. SHEARER ..THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE
BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION
CARRIED AND THE BILL WAS READ THE TKIRO ~IME ~Y TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GI VEN FI NAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCl.lMEN PRESENT VOTl NG'. AYE., MR. SHI SLER ABSENT,
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10960.
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AVENUE, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN F'lRST READING ON JANUARY 14, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON F'OR CONSIDERA-.
TION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN'PROTESTS ON FILE.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE READ THE SECOND TIME
BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNAN'IMOUS CONSENT OF'THE -COUNCIL. 'MOTION .CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE RULES BE'SUSPENDE.D AND THE
BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. . MOTl,ON
CARRIED AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. W.ATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER TWAT' THE 'COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ROLLCAll VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MR. SHISLER ABSENT,
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10961.
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COUNCIL BILL 4063 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING PEARL STREE~ FROM 34TH PLACE TO
DONALD STREET, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON JANUARY 14, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON F'OR
CONS I DERATI ON. THE CI TY MANAGER REPORTED NO WR I TTEN PROTESTS ON f'lLE.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SH.EARER THAT THE BI LL 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. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE
BILL BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CO~SENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION
CARRIED AND THE BILL WA& READ THE' THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCI L BI LL BE' AP,.PROVED AND
GIVEN f'lNAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MR. SHISLER ABSENT,
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10962.
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COUNCIL BILL 496'4 _ RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING MILL STREET F'ROM 39TH TO 40TH
AVENUE, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING ON JANUARY 14, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON ~OR .CONSIDERA-
TION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON FILE.
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TI'TLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT. or THE COUNCIL. MOTION C.ARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS
READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL
BE READ THE TH"~D TI~E .BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL.. MOTION CA'RRIED
UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ,THE THIRD TIME By TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED By MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCIL BILl: BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN fiNAL PASSAGE.. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT.VOTING AYE, MR. ,SHIStER ABSENT, THE
BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10963.
COUNCIL BILL 4065 -.RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS fOR PAVING 39TH AVENUE fROM HILYARD TOF"ERRY
STREET, INTRODUCED ANO GIVEN fiRST REAOING ON 'JANUARY 14, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON fOR CONSIDERATION.
THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON fiLE.
,IT WAS MOVED BY MR.,WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE READ.THE, SECOND.TIME BY
TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED .UNANIMOUSLY AND THE ,BILL WAS
READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY ,MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED ANO.THE.BILL
BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE .COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED
UNANfMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOYED BY.MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT,THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED'AND
GIVEN fiNAL PASSAGE. ROLLCA~L VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MR. SHISLER ABSENT, THE
BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10964.
COUNCIL BILL,406Q - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS fOR PAVING 15TH AVENUE fROM AGATE'TO Moss STREET,
INTRODUCED AND GIVEN fiRST READING ON JANUARY 14, 1957, WAS BROUGHT ON fOR CONSIDERATION. THE
CITY MANAGER REPORTED NO WRITTEN PROTESTS ON fiLE.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER 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 SECONDTIME.BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER 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 QY TlTLE ONLY.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNC I L BI LL BE APPR.OVED 'AND
GIVEN fiNAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MR. SHISLER ABSENT, THE
BI LL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND. NUMBERED '10965. '. ' ,.
COUNCIL BILL 4067 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS fOR PAVING 23RD AVENUE fROM ALLEY EAST Of MON-
ROE TO fRIENDLY,STREETJ INTRODUCED AND GIVEN fiRSt READING ON JANUARY 14, 1957, WAS BROUGH1 ON
fOR CONSIDERATION. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED ONE PROTEST ON fiLE.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE 'BI LL BE READ THE SECOND .TlME BY
TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSL'(AND THE BILL WAS
READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. .WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SH'EARER THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND.,THE, BI'LL
BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY' TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN F:INAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL .VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, .MR. .SHISLER ABSENl',
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED ,10966.
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COUNCIL BILL 4068 - RE: IMPROVEMENT OF' 21ST AVENUE fROM ALDER TO POTTER STREET WAS SUBMITTED
AND READ THE fiRSt TIME. IN fULL.'
I T WAS MOVED .ByMR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BI LL BE .READ THE SECOND TI.ME BY
TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS'CONSENT Of THE .COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ANO'THE BILL.WAS
READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR.. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE RULES .BE SUSPENDED AND THE BI.LL
BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY~
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN .FINAL.PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE.-, Al.;L COUNCILMEN PRESENT'VOTING AYE, MR. SHISLER ABSENT,
THE BILL WAS DECLARED P~SSED AND NUMBERED ,10967.
COUNCIL BIL~4069 - RE~ ADOPTING PLANS AND S~ECIF'ICATIONS'fOR .IMPRO'EMENT Of 21ST. AVENUE
fROM ALDER TO POTTER STREET WAS SUBMITTED ,AND READ THE fiRST TIME IN fULL.
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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. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARtR T~ATTHE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL
BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLEO~LY, WITH' UNANIMOUS C6NSENT'OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED.,
UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ.THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR.,SHEARER THAT THE COUNCIL-BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE.. ROLLCALL VOTE.' ALL tOUNCILMEN ~RESENT.V6TING AYE, MR. -SHISLER ABS~NT,
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 1096B.
21 j COUNCIL BILL 4070 -..RE: IMPROVEMENT OF, ADAMS STREET FROM..26TH-TO 28TH (WHITNEY) WEST WAS
SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME-iN FULL. .-
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER 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 :BV TITLE ONLY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL
BE READ THE THIRD TI:ME BY TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BIl:LWAS READ'THE,THIRD TIME BY TlTLEONL:~., ,..
IT'WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE~. .ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL ~OUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, -MR. SHiSLER ABSENT,
THE BILL WAS DECLARED'PASSED AND'NUMBERED 10969.
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FROM"26TH TO 28TH (WHITNEY) WEST WAS SUBMITTED ,AND ,READ THE F1'RST TIME IN FULL. -
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE READ T~ESECOND TiME 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. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER 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 TrrLE ONL:Y.
I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR'. SHEA-RER 'THAT THE 'COUNC I L -,BfLLBE APPROVED AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MR. SHISLER ABSENT,
THE BILL WAS DECLARED 'PASS~D AND NUMBERED .10970..
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STREET AND FROM FERRY TO HILYARD STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
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IT WAS MOVED.BY MR.. WATSON. SECONDED By-MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER.AND PROPER
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED.
24J COUNCIL BILL 4073 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ~OR PAVING 25TH AVENUE FROM,MADISON TO MONROE
STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.,
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER
NOTl CE OF ASSESSMENT BE GI VEN. AFFECTED PROPERTY .OWNERS. MoTl ON CARRIED. .
25 ~ COUNCIL BILL 4074 - RE~ LEVY~NG ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING TYLER STREET-FROM 18TH 'AVENUE TO
24TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
-IT WAS MOVED BY ,MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT-THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED.
26 ) COUNC I L BI LL 4075 ";-RE: LEVYI NG ,ASSESSMENTS FOR SANI TARY SEWER BETWEEN DONALD AND OAK
STREETS FROM 39TH TO 40TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
I T WAS MOVED .ByMR. .WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE- BI LL BE -LAI D OVER AND PROPER
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY. OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED.
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WEST LINE OF CHAMBERS ADDITION WAS SUBMI'TTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME IN FULL.
IT WAS MOV~D BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED.
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WEST BOUNDARY OF ELLENDALE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE .FIRST TIME IN ~ULL.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED.
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RUNNING EAST AND WEST THROUGH BLOCK 17 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ TH~ FfRST
I T WAS. MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BI LL BE READ THE SECOND T,I ME BY
TITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL.' MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL' ~AS!
READ. THE SECOND TI ME. BY TI T.LE ONLY. . ,.t", i J.,
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL
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IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. Sf1EARER THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE APPROVED\ AND
GIVEN FINAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, MR.' SHISLER ABSE~T,
THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10971.
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RESOLUTIONS
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RESOLUTION - RE: AUTHORIZING CIT.Y OF EUGENE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH S,T~TE,,;HI;~nWAY'
DE'PARTMENT F.OR, SI GNALS AT 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES AT GAR'F'\'ELD STREET WAS SUBMI TTED AND REAp. A~'
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''WHEREAS, THE STATE OF OREGON BY AND THROUGH I TS STATE HI GHWAY COMMI SSI ON,A'~D~ '
THE CITY or EUGENE, A MUNICIPA,L CORPORATION, HAVE AGREED UPON THE CONSTRUCTION or
F'\XED TIME TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT GA.RFIELD AND 6TH 'AVENUE AND GARFIELD AND 7TH AVENUE'
INTERSECTIONS IN THE CITY OF [UGENE, AND
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WHEREAS, IT IS TH~ DESlfiE OF THE PARTIES ~O.REDUCE SAID AGREEMENT TO ~RI~ING~
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NOt/, I THER~fOR.E" BE' I T RESOLVED THAT THE MA:YOR AND THE CI TY RECORDER OF TH,E.' / ,';,1
CI TV OF EUGENE BE, AND T.HEY ARE HEREBY, AUTHORI,ZED TO MAKE, EXECUTE AND ENTER I NlQ'i )\
THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT DATED JANUARY 22, 1957 PE.RTAINING TO THE CONSTRUCTION or ) ,
SAID TRAFFIC SIGNALS~ A COpy OF WHICH AGREEMENT HAS BEEN HERETO ~TTACHED AN~ MADE t
A PART HEREOF.
RESOLUT ION ADOPTED. TH I S 28TH DAY OF JANUAR.', 1957."
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I T WAS MOVED BY MRS. LAURI S SECONDED. BY MR. WATSON THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOP.T'Eo,~\ M'OTION
CARRIED.
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UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
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ROBERT A. flNLAYSO
CITY MANAGER
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