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r192 I '.. I ~". I ~-:;, II ~!I C:!i 'I' """"1 II ,I 11 I! ii I I I I: II I: I' Ii Ci ty Attorney S. M. Calkins reported that the Portland attorneys who were approving the Water Board Bond transactions, had expressed ljhe opinion that the City could legally advertise the sale of the proposed bonds prior to the deter- mination of the outcome of the elect'ion. He als 0 advi sed that t,he City would follow the requirements of the registration of voters, and that due publicity should be e;i ve.n to the fac t that only votiers duly regis tere(l thirty days pri or to the coming eleetion would b,e allowed to v'ote. I Mr. Calkins also presented .the suggE!.stion of some ga.rages as to the use, of gas buggies) wi jjhout recommendation, as none of the parties had appeared be1'ore the Council. Mr. Calkins also called the attention 01' the Council to the requirement of the pageant Committee for concessions and cooperation through the City Council in working out the various civic problem~, involved, and a motion was made, and seconded, that the City's relation to the pageant activities be c~rried on through a cOfruni ttee consisting of the i\1ayor and J'udicia.ry Commi ttee. ' A commu.nication from Mr. Hollingsworth, thanlcing the Council for the writing of Group Insurance in the Aetna Insurance Co. and a,ivising the City that all employees had availed themselves of this insurance, and that the same became effective on A,r>ril 15, was read, and filed. The request of P.otter & King 1'01' a deed from the City to a certain tract of land now owned by the World War Veteran State Aid Association, was read. It appearing that the title of the City to the land in question was acquired through tax title to p,rotect its own lien for City assessments, and that. the Associ3.tion has paid all tbe City liens, the matter of execut.ing a proper deed from the City was referred to the City Attorney, with 'powel~ to act. A Resolution as to proper segregation of the General Fund and District Improvement Funds in the bookkeeping Depa.rtments was read, and on motion, duly adopted. '" ~ ~ RES 0 L UTI 0 N Whereas, here tofore, gene ra1 fund war ran t s have been issued by I the City of Eugene in payment of inter'est accrued upon District Improvement warrants issued for the payment of contractors for street improvements, and Whereas, expenditure of general funds of' the CUy of Eugene in the paymen t of indebtedness covered by street assessments and should. not be computed in the buedgetary items of the City of Eugene and should not be paid from the Ci ty' s general fun,d, Now Therefore, the City Recorder and the City ~rreasurer are direc ted to c ompu te the amount 01' the general fund war rant s which have been issued in pCLyment of District ImprovelT.ent warrant interest and deduct there- from credits made against the same from collections from street assessments, and determine the amount of such general fund warrants as are improperly chargeable t,o the. general fund and that warrants in such an amount of the general fund. warrants shall be set up in a special account and carried under their appropriate headings and paid from collections from street improvements. The request of the University 01' Oregon Associated Students 1'01' the vacation 01' Mill and Ferry Streets from 20th to 24th Avenues, and 21st and 2~rd Avenues from Patterson to Higp. Streets, and t,he included. alleys, looking forward. to the eventual establishrhent of' athletic fields and Stadiums, was read, and. a motion was made, seconded and carried that the City Grant the request, and that the necessary le gal steps be taken to carry out the request. I ~'