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<br />of personal sacrifice to himself."
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<br />{ . Upon motion the report was ordered received and placed on file.
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<br />'~ It was further moved by Bailey, seconded by Crwnbaker that the Council go on -
<br />~! record as recognizing the many years of honest, efficient and outstanding service
<br />to the City of Eugene on the part of S. M. Calkins, retiring City Attorney and
<br />that the office of the City Manager be instructed to convey the sentiments of the
<br />Council to Mr. Calkins
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<br />10 A report and recommendations from the Office of the City Manager were
<br />. submitted and read as follows:
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<br />"The following report on various phases of the city's business, together
<br />with several recommendations in connection therewith, are submitted for your con-
<br />sideration.
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<br />Final plans and specifications for the first unit of the projected
<br />Amazon interceptor sewer line are complete and authorization of the Council is
<br />hereby requested to advertise a bid call for the work starting July 12, with
<br />bids to be publicly opened by the Sewers Co~~ittee Monday afternoon, July 29 at
<br />2 p.m. and thereafter reported to the Council for action at an adjourned meeting
<br />I of the Common Council the evening of Monday, July 29th. Bids will be asked for
<br />the installa tion of a 42" and 32" line on Tyler Street from Sixth Avenue West,
<br />South to 15th Avenue East, thence Easterly to Jefferson Street, together with
<br />other work necessary in connection therewith.
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<br />As the initial units in our program of general street repair, as pro-
<br />I vided for in the 1946-1947 fiscal year budget, the authorization of the Council
<br />I is asked to call for bids for the asphalt resurfacing of the following streets:
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<br />,I 13th Avenue, Willamette St. to S. P. Railroad
<br />16th Avenue between Olive and Pearl Streets
<br />Olive Street, 5th Avenue to 11th Avenue
<br />High Street, 9th to lOth
<br />! Blair Boulevard, 1st Avenue to 8th Avenue I
<br />. Eighth Avenue, Olive Street to Blair Blvd.
<br />j General PatChing, Various downtown business streets.
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<br />i (The above work is estimated to require approximately 1,900 tons
<br />I of asphalt.)
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<br />It is recommended that bids be called for public opening by the Streets
<br />Committee at 2 p.m., July 26 for report to the Common Council at the adjourned
<br />meeting of July 29th.
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<br />Authorization is likewise requested from the Common qouncil for ,a bid
<br />call on grading, filling and other necessary grounds work in the playground area
<br />bou~ded by Washington, Lawrence, 19th and 21st Avenues West. The necessary
<br />appropriation for this work has been provided in the budget and is necessary for
<br />full developmen t of the grounds for next summer. It is rec ommended that b ids be
<br />called for public opening in the Engineer's Office July 25 for report to the
<br />Common Council July 29.
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<br />Acting on the suggestion of several local contractors this office called
<br />for bids July 5 on the Eugene Memorial Swimming Pool. For the second time no bids
<br />were received, interested parties informing us that uncertainties on prices and
<br />; deliveries of short items and question of C.P.A. approval made it impossible to
<br />; submit a reasonable bid figure. One contractor informed us that he had developed
<br />'I a bid figure of $137,000, which he declined to submit for obvious reasons.
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<br />I As the council is aware we have reopened the Anchorage Pool, having
<br />'I effected several improvements including a new filter, to safeguard the purity of
<br />I the water, and our recreationg department is endeavoring to make swimming available
<br />l to the youngsters of Eugene as a part of the summer program that has already served
<br />: children this season, providing baseball, softball, handicraft, tennis, badminton
<br />! and other activities as well as swimming.
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<br />In connection with the swimming pool and sewage treatment plant projects
<br />we have been observing with interest the experience of other municipalities on I'
<br />bid calls for similar construction. Low bids have exceeded estimates by 80% to
<br />200%, leading to the conclusion that the pUbliC'S financial interests may best be
<br />served by delaying this type of copstruction in favor of street, sewer and grounds .
<br />improvement for the present at least. .
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<br />i It has been called to my attention that prior to the war the Common
<br />, Council had interested itself in a serious sewage and surface drainage problem
<br />i existing on West 24th. The engineer's office reported on the need of a storm
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<br />sewer but no action was taken because of lack of funds. It is recommended that
<br />this matter be referred to the Sewers Corr~ittee.
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