BOOK 18_1939-01-03 to 1942-08-10

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} recreational facilities,, as recommended by the Parks and. Recreation Com- mission,, was again brought up. Lloyd Moore, Paul McCarthy, B..Nordstrand, and Wrex Cruse, all members of the Commuters Club, .urged that action be 1 taken now to acquire Butcher Field, and it was pointed out by Mr. Moore that since the Southern Pacific Company had declined to grant the city a 90 -day optiofi on this property and had elected to sell the property immediately for commercial purposes, condemnation proceedings should be III instituted at once -to hold the site pending the outcome of a special bond election. A letter from Earle Clegg, also a member of the Commuters Club, was read. r On motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman McNulty, and on roll call carried by unanimous vote of the.councilmen .present, it was decided g that the City Attorney proceed to call a special election for the purpose of issuing municipal bonds for improvements at the Port in the amount of $150,000'and for park and recreation purposes in the.amount of'$100,000. The request`of the City Attorney to obtain the services of Mr. Herrington of the law firm of Orrick, Palmquist, Ness and Herrington in connection with the above bond issues was granted on motion of Councilman.McNulty, seconded by Councilman Fletcher. j Mr. Keith and Mr. Moore spoke on the bus matter, and it was susggested that they I meet on Friday evening, January 24, 1941, with the committee appointed by the Mayor and the matter be placed on thg agenda for the next regular meeting. 1 Joseph Fitzpatrick, representing Mr. James harder, stated that his client was i desirous of complying with each and every request of the Health Department, but pointed out that to comply with the demandytto connect sanitary facilities to existing sewer -line" would necessitate the installation of approximately j 465 feet of sewer pipe and suggested that the present septic tank which had been used for a number of years be accepted in lieu of this change. John j t W. Fickeisen of the Health Department explained that compliance with all items indicated in the Department's report, dated December 30, 1940, were { f mandatory and that the use of a septic tank in this case was a violation of State laws. On motion of Councilman Werder,.seconded'by Councilman McNulty, and carried, Mr. Harder was directed to comply with all the recom- mendations set forth in the report of the Health Department, dated Dec- ember 30, 1940- i The proposed ordinance regulating the keeping of goats, chickens, etc. was f ordered placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting.