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,6~ I to take ovey the manageffient of the cottage and 9ay one-half of the necessary ex- penses confined to heating, liChting and vvater and to the beautifying of the ~ grourlds immediately surrounding the cottage. On motion duly carried such oi'fer wa,~ ac c e IJ t e d . '..... The Eugene J:'ublic Librarypresc.:nted its report which was duly filed. A petition vvas receiveo_ i'rom property ovmers on 12th Avenue between Olive and Charnel ton street to pave the same. Said petition was referred to the Street Committee. A petition was received to have a lnre Hydrant installed in the vicinity of 4th Avenue and J.:'olk Streets. Such peti tien was referred to the Fire and Water C ormni ttee. A co~nw1ication was received from Stein Bros. as to the re-surfacing of j the streets of the Gity in conjunction with Stein Bros. contr'act with the Southern Pacific Railway Company to pave the railway tracks on which street care for'merly operated, and stating they would re-surfcce the balance of such streets accordingro the plans, spec iflca ti ons and wi thmthe time as there in se t forth, for the sum 0 f $23,000.00. Said matter was fully discD,ssed and Stein bros. were asked if such contract is awarded to them if they would be willing to carry a warrant on the Special Hoad and Street Fund of from six to eight thousand dollars until such t'ime a~ there is money in such fund to meet payment. ~hey agreed to carry such warrant. It was then moved, seconded and unanimously carried that a contract be entered into with Stein Bros. for Such contract work in conformity to their written offer. C ounc ilman l\lonroe called a t ten t ion to the fac t that 11th Avenue from Olive Street to Lincoln Street is six feet narrower than on either end of such termini, and moved tha~ such street be widened before the re-surf'acing of the same. Such motion was seconded and unanimously carried. A rooming house permit was granted to Viola Stone Humphrey to opera~ e the McKenzie Hotel at the corner of 8th Avenue and Willamette Street. I Con Dillon, on behalf of the American Legion appeared as to the celebrati n on the 3, 4, and 5th of July, and asked for the use of certain streets, and also that the license fee which usually goes with certain "rides" be remitted. Such matter was discussed and referred to the Police Committee to make proper arrange- men t s . The claim of -~1Jebster L. Kincaid was bl'ough up for :pa.)rment of sixty-sixty feet of sidewalk which he claims was destroyed b,y- the lilty v-wen 13th Avenue West was opened through his property, claiming he should be paid for the cost price thereof, Such matter was referred to the City Attorney. The following resolution was offered and unanimously adopted. H E SOL UTI 0 N ',iHEhEAS in the opening of Almaden Street from 6th Avenue to 8th Avenue in said Oity as adopted under the termscof Ordinance No. 6778 a tract of ground as therein described was taken from ~lorence H. Stevens for which damages was award~d in the amount of $500.00 and in sheh opening'assessments were made against two adjacent tracts as therein described and owned by Florence H. Stevens, for the opening of said street in the amount of ~250.00 each, making the total amount of damages and benefits offset, one as against the other. AND I[JHEREAS in such opening two tracts of land were taken from David Link for which dalInages was awarded in the a:]lo'\.~nt of ~250.00 each and assessments were mad.e against fo<.:..r adjacent tracts as therein described and owned by David Link in the amoLillt of ~125.00 each makinG the total amounts of benefits ~nd damages offset, one as against the other. And ~mEREAS u.nder such opening the amounts of benefits as assessed agminst Florence H. Stevens and David Link have been assessed against said properties as therein described and the liity is owing b'lorence H. Stevens and David Link the iden tical amounts sai d :p'ar ti es are owing the City unde r such asse ssmen t s. I :BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: that said acemmts of ll'lorence H. Stevens and David Link be offset in each case, one as against the other, and the Recorder and Treasurel~ are hereby ordered and directed to cancel of record such liens against the properties of Florence H. Stevens and David Link, and in consideration therefor, the City issue no warrants to said parties in payment for the properties so taken. ~