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<br />Tne Street Committee reported on the petition to pave 12th Avenue
<br />..,. , West from Charnelton Street to Polk Street, excluclil1g the block between Van'
<br />c::~ 'i Buren Street an(i Tyler Street, and recommended the' improvement of such Street be I
<br />~!! called for by advertising for alternative bids, for eit.her plain concrete, vibrolit ic "
<br />ii c oncre te, or Wal'reni te-Bi tuli thic. On mo 1;ion, the report of such commi t tee was
<br />II unanimously adop ted.
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<br />il ~he Fire and Water Committee l~eported that JYIr. McClain of the Water
<br />:: Board will be in position at the next meeting of the Common Council, to give all
<br />:1 desired information as to the lights petit.ioned. for in the C~ula Vista district.
<br />I[ It was also reported that the lights are again,out on the Franklin Street posts at
<br />~ the East City limits.
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<br />II 'Ihe Sewer COrI1:nittee reported tihe outlet of the Amazon West of town is
<br />;1 in bad condition, and. recOITh'TIended tile Cit,y' take immed.iate steps to ,remedy the
<br />II same. The l1ayoJ:' suggested t,hat before aneY' action is taken, .Judge Barnard, of the
<br />ill County Court, should be seen to ascertain if the Coun~ will not assist in such
<br />Jj work, and 5'Uch proceedure was approved. .
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<br />'I The Sewer Committee presented. a petition from property owners asking
<br />that a sewer be constructed in the alley between 3rd and 4th Avenues from Polk
<br />Street West to tihe City limits. Such matter W$.S referred to the Sewer Committee
<br />for re'port at the next meeting of the Council.
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<br />,; The City Attorney reported. further on the matter of procuring from
<br />:, the S. P. Railway Co. its old rieht-of-wa,y' on which the, Street car system formerly
<br />operated, between South University Street and Columbia Avenue, stating the Railway
<br />is hold.ing this for sale, and does not desire to deed it to the City without a real
<br />consideration. In connection therewith, a petition was read from residents in th~
<br />locali ty asking that 26th Avenue, two blocks of Columbia Street between 24th and
<br />26th Avenues, an.d two blocks of_Agate Street between 24th and 26th Avenues, be
<br />scarified, leveled, and. some gr?vel placed thereon to pu.t such highway in condition
<br />for Street Bus service during t:p.e coming winter. Such matter was discussed, and
<br />the Street Commissioner was dir~cted to look into the matter as to the feasibility,
<br />of doing such work, and it was referred to the Street Committee a.p.d the City
<br />Engineer for report at the nexitf meeting of the Council. '"I
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<br />Councilman Washburne spoke on ~he.need of unifrom rules as adopted
<br />in other 'places to control flying at the Municipal Airport, and moved that such .
<br />" rules b,e adopted. Such motion was seconde1 and duly carried, and the Ci ty Attorney -
<br />,'was directed to prepare an Ordinance to that effect and present it at, the next
<br />i mee ting of the c ounc il. .
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<br />A permit was granted to Clara Drury to operate a Romning House at 65
<br />,; We st 8th Street.
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<br />;1 The Board of Viewers appoin ted to make a prelimin.ary report of the
<br />,'proposed opening of 14th Avenue from Willamette Street to Olive Street, submitted
<br />their findings, showing that it would cost about $19,000.00 to the City to open
<br />such Street, with a possible deduction of ,$5,000.00 for benefits which might be
<br />'assessed. Uter di scussion, it w~s moved. and unanimously carried that such matter
<br />be indefinitely laid on the table.
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<br />The Cit,y Engineer having made and executed his certificate, which'was
<br />duly a tteste.d by :M:ayor Wi J.liamson, appro ve<i the work of S ti.en Bros. in re-surfac i.r:g
<br />the Streets, under Stien Bros.' contract wi th the S. P. Railway Co., and in €on- '
<br />formity with Ordinance No. 6167, such certificate was, on motion, duly approved.
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<br />cA pe ti ti on was recei ved from Ro bert Vi. Prescot t, asking that two fi re
<br />'hydrants and certain Street lights be installed in the Streets of Sunset Terraces.
<br />'Su'ch matter was referred to the Fire and Water Committee.
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<br />, "The City Recorder stated to the City Council, he has received an
<br />'initiative petition signed by 927 residents vv.ho are certified by W. B. Dillard,
<br />'County Clerk, as being duly registered voters,.'wtlthin the City, initiating an .
<br />Ordinance pe.rmitting the opening and condueting of any Concert, Theater, Theatrical
<br />show, Motion Picture show, Vaudeville show, ,Minstrel show, or 'special exhibition
<br />in the City of Etlgene, on the first day of the week,comrnonly called Sunday, and
<br />,repealing all Ord.inances or parts of Ordinances of the City of Eugene so far as
<br />: the same conflic<6 therewith, and presented the same to the Ci ty Council for its I
<br />liconsideration. Considerable discussion was had thereon, and the City Attorney .
<br />II advised the Council as to the law governi.q.g such ala tters. It was then moved by
<br />IICouncilman Rugh, and seconded by Councilman Monroe, that such Ordinance be ordained,
<br />rland referreq. to ,the people at the November elect~on. Other Councilmen contended
<br />jlit was not necessary to take any action in the matter, as the proposed Ordinance
<br />:iwould be placed on the ballo t anyway. The mot ion was duly put to the C ounci 1 bU
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