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~ 291 ......- '--' -" I Street with the South line of Twelfth Avenue West running thence east along the south line of Twelfth Avenue West 900 feet; thence South 334 feet to the North line of Thirteenth Avenue West, thence West al011g the North line of said Thirteenth Avenue 900 feet to the east line of Chambers Street; thence north 334 feet to the place of beginning. Comnrunication from C. Madison Landaker, suggesting a solution to the present traffic problem was presented and ordered placed on file. r...? . -- .~ 12~ ,....."'. ~.......,.' 35- 1 Communication was presented from the Board of Appeals presenting the request of M. E. Henzler asking for a waiver of the required "Se-back" on the lot at the southwest corner of the intersection of Polk Street and Eighth Avenue. The Board would recommend that the request, as shovm by plot accompanying request, be granted on condition that he build the store--the imitation brick wall covering to be eliminated--one residence'and the garage this year. After a short discussion, motion was made and seconded that the request be denied and the motion was unanimous ~ carried. 36- .\ A request was received from H. E. Cully for a client asking that the "B_2" Zone on the lot at the northeast corner of the intersection of Chambers Street a~d Eleventh Avenue be increased from 80 feet by 70 feet to 141 feet by 120 feet in order to permit the erection of a market and service station, the remainder of the plot 292.92 feet by 231 feet to be divided into residence lots. The Board of Appeals recor@lended that the request be granted, and motion was made and seconded 37~ unanimously approving the recommendation. ( . ~;' A request was received from Samuel D. Meier for a permit to/convert his house at 1982 Charnelton Street' into an apartment house. '1'he Board of Appeals recommends that this request be denied and motion was made and seconded approving 38v the recommendation of the Board. I A request was received from E. R. Endicott asking for a permit to convert his residence at 1639 Jefferson Street into an apartment house. The Board of Appeals recooonends that this request be denied and .motion was made and seconded 39 approving the recommendation of the Board. . A request was received from Zoe Whittenberg asking for a permit to erect a duplex residence on her property at 534 East Fifteenth Avenue according to plans in the office of the City Engineer. As this building would be a vast improvement to this locality, the Board recommends that' the pe~mit be granted and motion was 40v made and seconded approving the Board's recommendation. A request was received from J. C. Watts asking to be allowed a 10 foot "set-back" on his property at 1566-1568 Olive Street. The Board of Appeals reconmlends that he be granted a 15 foot'~et-backtt and motion was made and seconded 41'- unanimously approving the recommendation of ,the Board. At this time Councilman Hanns sugg'ested that in the future people asking for a change in the building classifications present their plans so the council 42 v might have a complete picture of tIle request. Monthly reports were presented from the offices'" of the City Engineer, Police 4~ Matron and Police Department and ordered placed<on fiilie; 1 A statement of sewerage charges billed and collected for the month of February, 1940 was presented from the Eugene Water Board showing a total collection of $1,530.73 for the month of February, which brings the total collections up to 44~ $20,577.03. The report was ordered placed on file. A petition to vacate 21st Street between Olive and McMillan Streets was presented and referred to the Judiciary Committee, City Attorney and also the Street COnIDlittee for the purpose of extending the proposed vacation from Willamette 45"" and Olive Streets. I A curb cut application was presented from Irish & Swartz, inc. This application was presented at the council meeting of February 12, and the City Engineer recolmnended that one cut be given east of store building, width 40 feet, other cuts be rejected until plans are furnished showing location of buildings on property. The City Engineer now recommends that the cuts be granted as shown on the sketch attached to the application. Motion was made and seconded approving the recmnmendation of;the City Engineer. A curb cut application was also presented from Edith Davis, and the City Engineer recooonended that the request be granted which was approved by the council. A curb cut application was received from C. P. Tillman. The City Engineer reported that this was not a driveway and cars would be parked across the sidewalk and recommended that the cut be denied. Upon motion 46\ made and seconded the recollIDlendation was unanimously approved. The City Recorder presented a communication from W. B. Dillard, County Clerk, addressed to the City Recorder Showing the returns on the swimming pool petitions. The official returns showed that there were 1173 good and regular signatures. The City Recorder reported that the City'Char~er provisions required , ,~