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<br /> , Council Chambers, Eugene, Oreger.
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<br /> I August 9, 1943
<br /> I 1\ The minutes of the rogular meetir..g of the Common Council, held Monday evenirg at 7:30 P.M. ~
<br /> ii All members of the Council were presnet. .........
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<br /> I Mr. Basil Willi_ was pr~sent and addreased the Council concerning the alley running north ""'~
<br /> : end South in the block between 21st end 22nd, end between Potter End University Streets. He ~:~.:'
<br /> : stated candi tions there were about the same as they had been for the past 19 years and all the
<br /> f! garages in that block h,ad been built with a view of coming out en the streets rather than having
<br /> Ii to use the alley. Mrs. Dean Gilbert was present end said the south end of the o.11.:lY was being
<br /> Ii used as a garden and e lawn; that the lawn was built up so that it was three or four feet higher
<br /> Ii than the sidewalk. She said it was their understanding when they built in there that
<br /> i: there was a public alley end that it could be used by the property owners only so long as there
<br /> U were no objections to the arrangement. A letter from Dr. Alvin S. Sether, addressed to the
<br /> li Council, regarding this situation was read at this time. Dr. Sether stated in hi's letter that
<br /> Ii he believed the best way to hfu"1dle the situation was for the City to te,ke charge and assess what-
<br /> t\ ever costs there were to the property and that he beli'eved the alley should be put in condition
<br /> " so that it could be used. Dean Gilbert addressed the Council at this time and stated he did not
<br /> 1 agree W~h what Dr. Sether had said regarding the unsanitary conditions of the alley, but stated
<br /> ! it was a fact the alley was overgrown with blackberry bushes and other shrubbery. Mr. Matt Yvil-
<br /> :i helm was preS61i.t ond stated, that when he built his garage he built it so he could use the alley
<br /> 1 I, and thought the alley would be improved for traffic. Ee stated he he en aggrssment with Wll'.
<br /> II She lley for the two to us e the driveway from the st reet, but this was not satisfactory. Ne
<br /> : stated Oil account of the oil shortage this year he had wanted the alley opened up so he call ld
<br /> I store some wood to help out durinf the shortage. He stated he tb ought the improvemen t of thss
<br /> i alley would add ttotltth valme of the property. Attorney C~,lkins was asked to give mn opinion
<br /> " regardiJrng the vacation of this alley and also regard"ing t'he City's right to improve the alley.
<br /> Ii: Mr. Calkins exploined that for the interested property owners to start vacation proceedings they
<br /> !I would have to get the signatures of 2/3 of the property owners in this block and also four
<br /> I' hundred feet north end south from this block. He stated that the City on its own intiiative
<br /> !'i could vacate if it was Agreeable to allthe property owners in the block, but that one tax payer
<br /> !l could prevent the City from vacating the alley. Counci lmen Farrington stated h~
<br /> i; thought the City had gone about as far as they needed in the matter, end he felt it was up to
<br /> I'! the property owners in the block to work out a solution. Councilmen Stewa.rt stated he was sure
<br /> li Mr. Calkins was right in his statement that one property owner coo ld block the va.cation of the
<br /> I 1,1 alley, for he had had experience outside of the City in the vacation of a road, end it was true
<br /> I: that one property owner could block the vacc,tion proceed:ings. He stated he believed thet Mr.
<br /> II Wilhelm would be stisfied if this alley in question was put in useable condition from the north
<br /> II end as far south as the Gilbert and Williams property so that Mr. Wilhelm could come and go from
<br /> , his garage to the north and not use the south end of the alley. Mr. Wilhelm said this arrange-
<br /> II ment would be satis factory to him but that he thought the City should take charge of the matter
<br /> II end do a first clas::.> job so that it would be in first class conditio.:J. to use. He stated he would
<br /> I be willing to pay his shere of paving the alley. The matter of the cost of improvement was
<br /> ;,i brought up arid Attorney Calkins suggested that the property owners get together and raise a
<br /> 1'1 sufficient amount of money to do the work. A motion was finally made, seem ded, and carried
<br /> tl that the property owners sh:>uld raise a fund sufficient to cover the oost of the work in the
<br /> II alley, and that the City Engineer should work with the property owners to represent the City and
<br /> :' also to make whatever suggestions that the property owners would desire regarding the work.
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<br /> Ii: The Judiciary Committee had no report.
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<br /> U The Finance Committee made the following reco:mmendations on property 0 ffers: Offer of
<br /> Ii $700.00, net to the City, for Lot 14, Block 1, College Hill Park, submitted by V. E. Johnson
<br /> 2 ii accepted. Offer of $200.00 cash for the East 110 feet of the North 42 feet of Lot 10, Block 6,
<br /> !I Fairmount Addition, submitted by George Stock rejected and counter offer of $400.00 made. Offer
<br /> ! of $90.75 for Lot 15, Block 25, City Outlook Addition, submitted by Peter A. Paris rejected end
<br /> il counter offer of $150.00 met to City made. On moti on m!ide, secon ded.. end carred, the re
<br /> I: commendation of the Finance Committee was edopted by the Council.
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<br /> lil Councilmen Farrington, reporting for the Finance Committee, stated that the bills had been
<br /> II O.K.' d by all members of the committee, end a motion was made and seconded that the bills be paid.
<br /> I On roll call all members present voting aye, absent: none.
<br /> I GENERAL FUND
<br /> :1 John Fi~lds 87.12 Carlson-Hatton-Hay 15.78
<br /> II Aetna L1fe Ins. Co. 133.70 Chase Gardens 5.00
<br /> I: Aetna Life Ins. Co. 42.90 Cressey's .85
<br /> Ii John Field,. Recorder Pro Tern 2.55 Mrs. Helen Cross 4.97
<br /> :i Pacific Hospital AssociatioY' 58.00 O. E. Crowe, Sheriff 13.50
<br /> I :1 Eugene E spital and Clinic 20.00 Glendon H. Dotson 26.25
<br /> II First National Bank 657.24, Eugene Handle & Hardwood Co. .50
<br /> I' Eugene Public Library 1,125.00 Eugene Hardware Company 4.77
<br /> II Dr. L. G. Hclterline 40.00 Del Rey C fa 15.10
<br /> II R. A. Babb Hardware 3.45 Eugene Lamdry 13.91
<br /> II Carl R. Baker 6.00 Hotel Eugene 163.80
<br /> \ Bill's Garbage Service 7.50 Eugene Planing Mill .25
<br /> Ii Boehnke Printing Ce. 25.85 Eugene Send B..'1d Gravel Co. 151.25
<br /> t Sam C. Bond 19.11 Eugene Water BO!:'.rd 1.57
<br /> il s. M. Calkins 15.00 Eugene Water Board 22.74 I
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