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28~ COUNCIL CHAMBERS EUGENE, OREGON I DECEMBER 27, 1948 tv CO THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE C I T Y OF Eu GE NE WAS RE-OPENED AND CALLE D TO ':..0 ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR EARL L. MCNuTT ON DECEMBER 27, I 948 AT 7:30 P.M. COUNCILMEN PRESENT ~ 1 WERE: HAWN, DAVIS, CRUMBAKER, BAI LEY, JOHNSON, ALLEN AND WEL LS. HANNS WAS ABSENT. THE MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING HELD DE CEMBER 13, 1948 WERE READ AND APPROVED. I T HIS BEING THE DATE SET FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF BIDS ON THE CITY'S GASOLINE SUPPLY FO R THE I CALENDAR YEAR 1949, THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THE RECEIPT OF SEVEN BIDS WH I CH 'NERE OPENED AND SCHEDULED THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1948 AT 2:00 P.M. AS FOLLOWS: ALL BIDS SUBMITTED WERE BASED ON POSTED TAN K WAGON PRICES LESS DISCOUNTS AND EXCLUDING fEDERAL TAX THEREON. DISCOUNT NON-PREMIUM ETHYL UN I ON OIL COMPAN Y ( I ~ PER GAL) 20.3 22.8 ASSOCIATED OIL COMPANY ( I ~ PER GAL) 21.8 23.3 NORTHWEST OIL COMPANY ( I ~ PE R GAL) 20.3 22.3 STANDARD OIL COMPANY ( I ~ PER GAL) 20.3 21.8 PETRO-LANE OIL COMPANY (3~ PE R GAL) 19.8 21.3 THE BID OF THE SHEL L OIL COMPANY PROVIDED A DISCOUNT OF 1-1/2~, BUT PLA CE D A MINIMUM DELIVERY OF 5000 GALLONS WHICH THE C I T Y IS UNA BL E TO CONSIDER IN V I EW Of THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NO FACILITIES TO TAKE SINGLE DELIVERIES IN SUCH AN AMOUNT. THE BID OfT HE RICHFIELD OIL COMPAN Y IS THE POSTED TANK WAGON PRICE AND PROVIDES FO R NO DISCOUNT. I NOTE -- ONE OF THE BIDS, THAT OF THE UNION OIL COMPAN Y GUARANTEES A SELLING PRICE FOR THE CONTRIICT PERIOD OF 24. I ON REGULA R GASOLINE AND 27.3 ON ETHYL GASOLINE. AN ANALYSIS OF THE BIDS WOULD INDICATE T HA T THE TENDER OF THE PETRO-LANE OIL COMPANY, PRESENT CITY SUPPLIERS, IS THE LOWEST BID S U BM I T TED. IT WAS M OV E D BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY ALLEN THAT THE BID OF THE PETRO-LANE OIL COMPANY BE ACCEPTED AND THE PROPER CITY OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE. HANNS ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF OFF I CERS 2 A RE PO RT FROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: BRIDGE REBUILDING ON THE AMAZON CHANNEL WAS S U BM I T TED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: " FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THIS OFf ICE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ENGINEERS FOR T HE ARMCO PIPE COMPANY wiTH REFERENCE TO THE MATTER OF BRIDGE REBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ON THE AMAZON CHANNEL. PREVIOUS REPORTS FILE D BY THE ARMY ENGINEERS AND CONSULTING ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND SOME PRELIMINARY DESIGN WORK AND COST ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN OBTAINED, WITHOUT COST TO THE C I T Y, ON TWIN ARCH STRUCTURES TO RE PLA CE THE OLD WOODEN BRIDGES AND FOR TWO ADDITIONAL BRIDGES. AT THE PRESENT TIME OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT IS EN GAGED IN REPAIRING CERTAIN OF THESE I STRUCTURES, BUT WE ARE ENDEAVORING TO KEEP THE COST OF SUCH WORK TO A MINIMUM, PENDING SOME fiNAL DEC I S.I ON ON T liE NEW BRIDGES AND A DETERMINATION AS TO THE C IT Y 's PLANS FOR THE FINAL dEVELOPMENT OFT HE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT UNDER THE OVER-ALL FEDERAL PROJECT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MATTER IS AN URGENT ONE AND WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE MATERIAL PRESENTLY ACCUMULATED ON T HIS SUBJECT BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE OF THE C OUN C I L FOR STUDY AND INVESTIGATION. " IT WAS MOVED BY DAVIS, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. fAOT ION CARRIED. I 3 A REPORT fROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM IN NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS WAS SUBMITTED AN D READ AS FOLLOWS: "FOLLOWING THE RECENT ANNEXATION OF THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE AREA, OUR OFFICE WAS PRESENTED WITH AN IMPROVEMENT PETITION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SANITARY SEWER ON WILLAMETTE STREET FROM 24TH PLACE TO 25TH AVENUE. OTHER RESIDENTS FROM SEVERAL LOCALITIES WIT HI N T HI S AREA HAVE LIKE- WISE I N QU IRE D ABOUT SEWER PETITIONS AND INDICATED A DESIRE THAT SEWER SERVICE BE EXTENDED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. .~ ;.;... -.0_......'.---....-..