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~ 199 ------ -~-- -- --. ~ --.~-- ------------."....------.--- --------- . I I ~----=::::::.:=------~.:::.:;:::~.:..--:::--.-.-------~.-.---~----.,~ -_._-------~--==..::::-~~--.-~-==..: Counci 1 Chambers, Eugene ~ Oregpn May 22~ 1939 1 % . The minutes of the adjourned meeting of ihe Common Council held a t the hcur of 7:30 /11 o'clock P. M. ~~y 22~ 1939. Mayor Large presided over the meeting. Councilmen present were: Messrs. Lamb, Reid, Bond, Farrington, Hanns, Page and Koppe; absent, Carlson. I...J. .~~ ,,~:;Q ~~;;(, A 2 The minutes of the previous me eting, May 8, 1939 were pre sented ani ordered filed. meeting was herewith called to order. the Councilman Farrington, Chairman of the Finance Committee, recommended the offer of x:,. F. Hyde for client, Earl B. Houston, $125.00 cash for Lot 1, Block 8, Kincaid Park First Attition 3 Upon motion made and seconded the recommendation of the Finance Committee was approved, ~ The acceptance of the offer of E. H. Peterson for cl iem, H. A. Moore, '~350.00 cash .for the property at the Northwest corner 0 f 8th Avenue and Polk Street was reconnnerrl ed by the Finane 4 Corn:.rnittee. Upon motion made and seconded the re commerrl at ion of the Committee was approved. It/ The offer of W. J. Burke to wreck the house at 1706 Lav~ence Street was, upon the ~ recownendation of the Finance Committee, rejected by the Council. Upon motion made an d seconded 5 the recornnendation of the Finance Committee was approved. The acceptance of the offer of Nick M. Derschon to wreck the house at 1706 Lawrence Street, with a paynent of $20.00 for the house and cl eaning upthe house and c3eaning up the lot, was recommended by the Finance Committee. Upon motion made and reconded the recommendation of the . 6 Finance Committee was approved. I I I' .~ The offer of T. H. Garrett to redeem a fifty foot strip cf' property 6n Agate Street between 14th and 15th Avenues was recommended by the Finance Committee on the condition that Mr. Garrett pay $452.92 for said property instead of the previous offer of $400.00. The City will give Mr. Garrett a bargain and sale deed and the property will be clear of all encumbrances including payment of taxes. Upon motion made and seconded the rccommendati on of the Finance 7 Committee was approved. The Finance Committee further recommended that the City Recorder be instructed to notify the lien department to cancel the Onyx Street paving assesslD:mts against 'the North two feet of Lot 3, Block 4, Mountain View Park Addition. Upon motion made and second ed the recommenda- tion was unanimously approved. I j 8 9 Councilman Page, Chairman of the Parks Committee, stated that Mr. J. F. Reade, represen- ting the Eugene Garden Club. requested permission to make further shrubbery and flower plantings on Skinner Butte Park, stating that the same would be done sometime this fall without expense to the City of Eugene~ provided the City would agree to furnish suita1,}le care for them after they are planted. After a short discussion by members of the council, l~. Page was requested to inform Mr. Reade that the City would be very grateful for the plantings and that they would be given every care. J1 10 Councilman Reid, Chairman of the Sewer Committee stated that the Sewer Committee had investigated the Sewer conditions at 246 West 2nd Street and. upon finding them inadequate had ordered sewer connections made. / 11 Mr. Reid further stated that Amon and 1<Tennes Additions had been opened up for settlement on South Willa.mette Street just beyond the city limits and the sponsors of th e additions were requesting the city to run the sewer main to the city limits and they would build their own sewer to connect with the city's sewer main. After considera b]e discussion by the Council, l\1r. Reid was requested to inform the interested parties that no sewer connections could be nade with the city's services until the Additions became a part of the City of Eugere. .; / 12 Councilman Bond. Chairman of the Police Committee, recommen:led that stop buttons be placed in the alley between 5th and 9th Streets bounded by Willamette and Oak Streets. The buttonEK on the north to be placed about one-half way between the entrance to trB alley and the bus depot. The button on the south to be placed at vma t 'WOuld be th e Junction 0 f crossing a 11eys. Upon motion made and s eco:nd.ed the recommendation was unanimous ly approved. ) 13 At this time Mayor Large recommended that th e City Recorder be instructed by the council to write a letter of commendation to'~he Elks BPOE Lodge of Eugene, Oregon complimenting them in providing such a fine parking lot for their members. Upon motion made and seconded the recommendation was unanimously approved. u! t~yor Large reported the accepted resignation of Arthur Mahany, member of the Police Department, and recommended the appointment of P. J. Heise to succeed Mr. ~~hany. Upon motion made and seconded the recommendation of the appointment was unanimously approved. j 15 Mr. Jacob E. Soric addressed the council asking for permission to extend the wrecking operations of the old Yates Hotel until next spring. After considerable discussion by members of the council, 1~. ,Soric was granted until Oetoberll. 1939 to remove the building. It .vas also adjudged that the tenants should be vacated from the building on or before July I, 1939 and it ~ms so ordered. J 16 The City Recorder at this time presented the annual report of the Eugene Water Board for the year of 1938. The report was accepted and ordered placed on file. ~