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,....- 42 Council Chambers. Eugene. Oregon February 14, 1938 ~. C.."'\,' ;;y.. !.Uhe minutes of the regular meeting of the Common Council hEl1d at the hour of 7:30 0' 0100 P.M.. February 14. 1938. Mayor Large called the meeting to order. COttncilmen present were: Lamb. Hendershott. Reid. Page, Hanns, Farrington, Bond. Carlson; absent. nonEI. I 1 Frank B. Reid addressed the council on behalf of 174 petitj.oners, all residents of 11th Avenue West. requesting 11th Street fram Wil1amette Street west to the city limits be made a throug street. He further presented a letter from the Kiwanis Club endorsing this safety program. He stated that in the year 1937 there were 54 accidents on West 11th Avenue in which seven were injure and sent to the hospital, and 6 fire plugs broken. He further revealed that there are three times as many accidents on 11th Avenue West as there are on West 6th, and strangely enough 6th Avenue West has eight times as much traffic. Mr. Reid felt that the traffic nituation demanded immediate attention and respectfully asked for the council's consideration. Cowlcilman Bond, Chaiman of the Police Committee, made a motion requesting the City Attorney to preparl~ an ordinance creating 11th Avenue West from Willamette Street to the City Limits a through street" Motion was seconded and duly carried. I 2 , Letter from the County Clerk informing the city of a bid rl3ceived for Lots 10. 11 and l~. Block 3. Agate Plat, was presented by the Finance Committee. The Mayo:[' and Recorder were au-thorize~ to execute a warrant in the amount of $22.82 to pay taxes and accept the offer for the property tha the County Clerk has on file. Upon motion made and duly seco:oded, this action was unanimously ap- proved. 1 The Finance Committee offered to take $200.00 for the East 60 feet of Lot 1, Block 6, Ri-.erwood Addition, in which property Neil Bond has signified his interest. with the understanding that Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Richards pay $75.00 for the West 11.69 feet. The council stipulated that both parties must accept. Upon motion made and seconded, the recommendation of the Committee was duly approved. The $520.68 offer of Norman F. Schneider for Lot 2. Block 2. West Sixth Street Addition was approved by the Finance Committee provided a down payment of $106.51, amount of taxes due, is made rather than the $40.00 which the party has offered to pay. Upon motion made and seconded, the recommendation of the Finance Connni ttee was unanimously accepted by the counoil. 4 I 5 I The $450.00 cash offer of Clyde McDougall for the 80 x 80 feet lot on the west side of Madison Street, beginning 81.19 feet south of Ninth Avenue West, was denied by the Finance Committe and a counter-offer of $1000 extended for his consideration. Upon motion made and seconded, the reoommendation of the Committee was duly approved. I 6 I The $500.00 cash offer of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kesling for the "North 73 feet of Lot 1 and the North 73 feet of the East 6.8 feet of Lot 2, Block 11, James Huddleston's .Amended Addition". was denied by the Finance Committee and a counter-offer of $1510.53 eJ:tended for Lot 1 and the eas 6.8 feet of Lot 2, Block 11, Huddleston's Amended Addition. The coun(}il stipulated that no divisio of the property is to be made. UP9I1 motion made and seoonded, the Coramittee's action on this pro- perty-proposal was duly sustained. 7 / The $450.00 cash offer of W. p. MoLain for Lot 6, Bloak 21, College Hill Park Addition, was denied by -the Finance Connni ttee and a counter-offer of $750.00 ex'l:;ended for the purchaser's oonsideration. Upon motion made seconded and duly carried, the recommendation of the Committee 8 was approved. I The $185.00 cash offer of B.J. Morrow for Lot 10, Block 26. College Hill Park Addition, was denied by the Finance Committee and a counter-offer of $275.00 exl:;ended. Upon motion made and 9 seconded, the Committee's recommendation was approved. / The $500.00 cash offer of Thelmer J. Nelson for Lots 4 and 5, Block 5, Driverton Ad- dition and Lots 8 and 9, Block 6, ,Pearl Addition was, accepted by the Finance Committee on the con- dition that the purchaser build within a period of six months. Upon motion made and secomed, the recommen:lation of the Connnittee was accepted. 10 / The $550.00 cash offer of Anse yornell (By K.K. Folgedalen( for the South 21.47 feet of Lot 2 and all of Lot 3, Block 32, Gross Addition, was rejected by the Finanoe Committee and a counter-offer of $1052.25 extended for the purchaser's consideration. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the recOlIltlElndation of the Committee was approved. I 11 / The $550.00 cash offer of E. H. Thompson for the West 75 feet of Lot 1, Block 7, College Hill Park Addition, was rejected by the Finanoe Committee and a counter-offer of $750.00 extended. Mr. Thompson being present at the meeting, inoreased his former offer of $550.00 to $650.00. Upon motion made and seconded, Mr. Thompson's second offer was accepted by the council on the condition that he build wi thin a period of six months and it was so ordered. I 12 / The $600.00 offer of Dr. H. H. Borton for Lot 2, Blook 26, College Hill Park Addition, was ordered acoepted by the counoil on the condition that the purchaner build within a period of six months. 13- / A $200.00 check tendered by Robert W. Prescott for Edith E. Seifert as earnest money and down payment for a contract for repossession of ItLot 13, except ~~he West 10 feet of the Sub- division of Lots 5, 6, 7, and the North i of Lot 8, Block 31 of the Amended Plat of Fairmount Ad- dition to Eugene. Lot 14 in the Subdivision of Lots 5, 6, 7, and thl3 Norbh Half' of' Lot 8 of Block 31 of the Amended Plat of Fainnount Addition to Eugene II , on which the city is foreclosing by ~