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~ 49'7 .. .--- - - .-- _. ~ - ._---- I I I I I n____. __"____._ _ __~___~__ _____-.._ - - -- -- ------~--------------~-- Four curb cuts recommended by the Engineer were gr.anted; Cascade Motor Co. No. 870; Mrs. Julia Schumaker No' 8~7iFred Meeds ~ol~869; Henry Wendt No.871; 47~ and one curb cut for 966 Oak Street for the Jim Branner Tire Company was held up. Ordinance Nwnber 8677 amending K6ll was presentedcfor its first reading and under suspension fo the rules by unanimous consent of the council was pre-' sented for its second and third readings by title and pla ced for final passage. 48 The roll was called with all councilmen voting aye. A resolution allowi~g the tidewater Associated Oil Company to erect a building or structure up to the property line of 6th Avenue West with the provision that any time the city of Eugene shall widen 6th Avenue West that the building 'shall be dismantled back 16 feet at no cost to the city, was read and 49 adopted. ~ ..~.... ~, ~ A motion by Dond and seconded by Drownson that the Mayor and the City Recorder be authoiized to enter into contract with the Tidewater Associatid 50 Oil Company, a corporation, to this effect was carried. RE~OLUTION The Mayor and Recorder of the City of Eugene be and they are hereby authorized and directed to enter into an agreement with the Tidewater .Associated Oil Company, a corporation, respecting the p~operty described in the hereto attached contract, perinitting the seid I Tidewater Associated Oil Company to erect a building orsturcture up to the property line -of Sixth Avenue West, with a provision that at any time the city of Eugene shall widen Sixth Avenue West that the l building shall be dismantled back for sixteen feet, and that no damages shall be claimed by said Tide- water ~ss0ciated Oil Company, or its successors in interest, except for the land taken. . Figures by the City Lngineer regarding the construction of a sewer to the Eugene Plywood Company was referred to the city attorney to bring in an 51 ordinance to the next meeting. The City Engineer also reported in detail on a bunch of sidewalk bills on which second notices had been sent out and to which no replies had been made. The City Engineer asked that these various people be assesed for this work and the 52 list was turned over to the city attorney to bring in the proper ordinance. Ordinance 8678 initiating the vacation of an alley described as follows: All of that portion of the alley in Block 2 of Hamble Addition to Eugene lying east and south of the extension of the north line of Lot 10 Block 2 across the alley, all in Lane County, Oregon; was presented for its first reading and under suspension of the rules by unanimous consent of the council was presented for its second and third readings by title and placed for final passage. The roll was called with all 53 councilmen voting aye. The Recorder reported that C. A. Horton had filed the final report for 54 the audit ending December 31, 1940, this was referred to the Finance Committee. Mayor Large reported that Dr. G. I. Hurley had resigned from the Boxing Commission and that he was appointing at this time Harry Talbot to, that 55 pos,ition. Motion made and seconded that this appointment be confirmed was carried. The Mayor reported that it had been suggested to him that a sign should be erected close to the highway Showing the entrance to the new Municipal Airport. Councilman Bond said that he thought there should be two signs, one for each road th t is intended to be opened. It was the opinion of .the council-that these signs should be erected. Councilman Hawn said that he believed that by allowing the contractors to use a part of the space that they could get these' signs erected free of charge. This was left in Mr. Hawn's hands to ,c,:mtact the contractors and see wha t could be done. 56 57 A letter from Colonel Lyon, head of the R. O. T~ C., stated that the end of the school year activities would be held on Howe Field, May 29th and all the councilmen were asked to attend. 58 Councilman Hawn remarked regarding $5,566,924.49 surplus carried on the city books and he further added that he would like to know of what that consisted. iRe said he understood that numerous pieces of equipment had been traded in on new !equiPment were still carried in that account. It was pminted out to Mr. Hawn that this matter had already been taken up with Mr. Lemon, who is additing the city books for this year and later in the year he would have a report on this subject. Councilman Stewart said that residents on East Broadway were complainin~ about the soot from the New Service Launq.ry Chimney. Councilman Pennington said ~