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-~ 47 I I / 3 /4 15 /6 /7 8 I' I ;9 /10 ;11 /12 / 13 /14 I I /15 /16 /17 ~ Council Chambers. Eugene~ Oregon February 28~ 1938 1 The minutes of the adjourne4 meeting of the Common Council held at the hour of 7:30 o'clock P.M.~ February 28~ 1938. Mayor Large called the meeting to order. Councilmen present were: Lamb~ Hendershott~ Reid~ Page~ Hannst Farringtont Bond; absentt Carlson. ~ ~, .<"t"" 2 The minutes of the previous meetingt Februa~ 14~ 1938~ were presented and ordered filed. Mrs. S. M. Dinsmore reported that when the new water main was laid in front of her property at 296 Lawrence Street that the settling of the same has caused the sidewalk to drop to one side and the driveway crossing the main is sunken and broken. She was asked to consult Mr.J.W. MoArthurt Superintendent of the Eugene Water Board~ on the matter. The reoommendation of. the Judiciary Connni ttee to not allow the $74.00 claim of Albert D. Appleg~te~ was upon motion made and duly seconded~ accepted. The $600.00 cash offer of E. B. McCall for the East 80 feet of the North 160 feet of Lot 2~ Block 28~ Fairmount Additiont was upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee~ held for further consideration and it was so ordered. The $400.00 cash offer of L. N. Lengacher for Lot 9. Block 6. Fairmount Amended Addition. was upon motion made and seconded, denied by the council and a counter-offer of $800.00 extended. . The $350.00 cash offer of Ralph M. walker for ,Lot 3, Block I, Gilmore Addition~ was upon motion made and seconded~ denied by the council and a counter-offer of $600.00 extended. The Finance Committee recommended waiver of the 10% penalty and 10% interest and in lieu thereof acoept payment of 6% 1nterest~ plus principal sum~ on property described ,as "Beginning at a point 280 feet North of the Southwest corner of Strip "A" of the Elias Stewart Addition to Eugenet Oregon and rwming thence North 140 feet. thence East 61 feet, thence South 140 feet~ thence West 61 feet to the place of beginning. all in Eugene. Lane, County~ Oregon./l This request was made by A. R. Zimmer. and upon motion made and. duly seconded, the recommendation of the Committee, was ap- proved. . The $750.00 c,ash offer ,of B. H. Coffman for property described as "Beginning at a point in the West line of Madison Street 81 feet South of the South line of Broadway. nmning thence South 80 feet. thence West 80 feet; thence North 80 feet. thence East 80 feet to the place of be- ginning" was rejected by the council and a counter-offer of $1000 extended. Mr. C. K. Talbott's $650.00 offer for the same piece of property was likewise rejected and the same counter-offer ex- tended. Connnunication from B. J. Morrow asking for council's reconsideration of hi s $185.00 offer for Lot 10. Block 26, College Hill Park Addition, was presented. The council refused to ac- oept less than $275.00 and it was so ordered. Offer of Mary W. Wright in the sum of $350.00 cash for Lot 2~ Block 10~ Hollenbeck's Addition. was rejected by the council and a counter-offer of $586.25 extended. W. C. Mclain's second offer 01'$600.00 for Lot 6~ Block 21, College Hill Park Addition~ was acoepted by the counoil. The $561.15 offer of Colin H. Macdonald for Lot 3~ Blook 26~ College Hill Park Addition~ was rejected by the council and a counter-offer of $600.00 extended. The ,$475.00 offer of G. R. Clemens for Lot 2, Block l~ Gilmore Addition, was rejeoted by the council and a counter-offer of $600.00 extended. Communication from the Clerk of Lane, County stating that they had received an offer for the South 100 feet of Lot 10~ Block 3, Whiteaker's Addition~ against whioh the city has liens~ was presented. The Mayor and Recorder were authorized to exeoute a warrant for payment of the taxes to lane County and place a value of $1800.00 upon said property and it was so ordered. The $700.00 offer of ~r. and Mrs. Theodore Forcier for the North'68 feet of Lot 5, Blook 20~ Packard ~ddition. was rejected by the council and a counter-offer of $1000 extended. Relative to the Norman F. Schneider offer, the oouncil rescinded its former aotion, and agreed to accept the $U14.:i7; offer with a payment of $10.00 per month on the condition that :Mr. Schneider clear up the taxes with Lane County, amoUnting to ,$106.51'" Tlie Mayor and Recorder were directed to enter into a oontract on behalf of Mr. Schneider and the following resolution was upon motion made anq duly seconded, adopted: RESOLUTION 'WHEREAS, the City of Eugene has acquired title to the following described property, to-wit: Lot 2~ Block 2, West 6th Street Addition to the City of Eugene and, .....