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r320 I " I " I' ....... ~: , ~~ ,."';, ':.,.. ~!; ~....Il" .... i 'I 0: ":), C'r~' Council Chambers, 1ugene, 0regon, May 12, 1930. Council met in regular monthly' ses~:ion and was called to order by :Mr. Washburne, President of the Council and acting Mayor in the absence of Mayor Wilder. There were present all councilrr.:en except Simon and Hendershott. I Minutes of the regular meeting of April 14th, 1930, and of the adjourned mee t ing of April 28, 1930, were read and, approved. The request was presented for the privilege of constructing a garage at the proposed resicLence of Robert Betts at a distance of less than 15 feet from the street line. On motion the request was referred to the street committee and City Engineer with power to act. l\t1.r. Bone~T inquired as to what action the council expected to' take in the matter of the Laura Trachsel damage clai.m. The committee not being ready to re- port on this [natter, it was ordered continued in their hands. At thi s l:;ime Councilman Hendershott appeared in Council. R. H. Parsons suggested to the council that the district within the bounds of 17th and 19th Avenues between High and Hilyard Streets should be restricted to pre ven t the moving of' old 11.00 ses O.,r' .coll~ltruction of unsightly buildings wi thin this residence district. In the absence of the zoning lawi t was thought. nothing could be done.. Mr. Large of t.he Judiciary committee reported that in the oplnlon of the committee it was not fair to allow wood tirucks to use the streets for business purposes in competition with firms established and paying .I:'ent and'recommended that their petition presented at the previous meeting of the council be denied, and that the ordinance be enforced as now provided. A motion was made, seconded, and carried to adopt the report. Mr. Large also recommended that the request of.the Jenning Heir.s for relief of the assessment referred to them at tr~ previous meeting should be granted so far as the costs of advertising and. abstracting for the sale, but that they would be required to pay the original amount assessed and interest. I The street committee by Chairman La.mb reported that the sidewalk patching work was going ahead, and that since the 14th of April there had been about 202 patches to cement sidewalks in the Northwest section of the City, and that three sidewalk crews are handling the work. The street committee also recommend.ed that the request of Mr. Wingaard for reduction of assessment for sidewalk on 13th Avenue a t the Railroad intersection be denied, and on motion the recommendation was adopted, but at a later suggestio of the City Alitorney the ordinance for t;his assessment was continued for further considera tion.. The Ci t~l Engineer present ed the oral request of the Viewers of the 12th Street Opening for i!).struct.l.ons as to what location the council desired them to follow in locat ing and laying out the street andl on motion it was ordered that they be requested to bring in figures on both of the copsidered locations. A citizen's request f'or the cleaning up of Riverwood Parle was on motion re- ferred to the Park Board. Councilman Lamb reported that 13th and VHllamette Street was being blocked with construction barricades and materials, and that there was no present activ- ity on the building at this 'corner, and ~oved that the Building Inspector request the contractors and owners to move the barricades back to the curb line unless it appeared tha t constructi on work is to go forward a t once. Moti on was seconded and carried. Chairman Hendershott of the Fire alll Water Co~~ittee reco~nended that the 'I' petition for a street light at the corner of 12ijh and Polk Streets be granted. i On motion the recommendation was adopted. At this i~ime Councilman Simon appe2.red in Council. I At the suggestion of Chairman Zumwalt of the Health Committee the council adopted the week of 1illy 19th to 24th as Clean Up Week and requested the press to carry the news to the public. Chairman Reid of the Sewer Committee callecl attention to the failure of the property owner on East 13th Street to connect his plumbing to the sewer. The subject was especially referred to the Building Inspector for his personal con- sideration tomorrow morning. Chie"f Hall recommend.ed. tha t MI'.. OseaI' Dooly be placed on the Ci ty pay roll ~