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I I I ,~ ;0 .~ 185 - - -- - - ---- --- ------ --.------.'----- -_._~-"_. ----- --- ---~-- ----_. .._-- --- --- --- -----~- - -- -- - -.-- --~- - " ---- - - - .. - - - - - - . - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- - . - - . -. - - - - - --~.- - -_. .- - -- ---..:...- ---; ~---:-.---..:.- -~---- ---~-------- --- _.___.__ __ __ ~ _~_n__._ _ _ ___ ___ ___~_ '_" __ _ ____". _________ _____.____._._ - - --. -- ~l-- ,1 1:/ 'I 1'1 I " 'I ------------.- ----- - - --- -- ---_.~-- -------~ - - - . - .~ ~ - ~._---------- Councilman Baker said that he had received a letter complaini~g about the conditions of the chicken year at the south east corner of 19th and Villard streets. Mr. Baker stated that mr. Cloyes had been out to the property and he was asking that Mr. Cloyes address the Council at this time. Mr. Cloyes stated this party had erected an eight foot fence around a part of the lot and he had , about 12 chickens at the present time, that he was bringing in garbage and was 22 ~ mixing it with the feed for the chickens, that he was planning on enlarging the '1';1: enclosure for the chickens and increasing the nwnber of chickens. i'.1r. Cloyes . st~ted that he felt that this party should be stopped from increasing the size ~ of the chicken pen and should not be allowed to bring in more chickens. In order , to build an eight foot fence it would be necessary to take out a building permit, but.that no permit had been secured.' Mr. Cloyes stated he did not have opportun- ity to see the man who owned the chickens. Mr. Baker said that he was suggesting that Mr. Cloyes contact this party and that the Health Committee have a report to make at the next Council meeting. Councilman Crwnbaker reporting for the Sewer Committee regarding the bill of Miss Walton in the amount of $64.65. He said the corr.unittee had made an invest- 1 igation and felt that the City was not libble in this case, as the City sewer was I' not clogged up. Miss Florence D. Ailiden had presented a bill for sewer reRairs .; on her property at 1282 east 18th street from Vfilliamson and Company for :jp16. 00. I: Mr. Crwnbaker stated that the City sewer had been clogged up but that the bill Ii of $16.00 was exorbitant. He said tha.t after investiga tion the committee was j: rec ommending tha t a refund of $8.00 be made Mis s Alden" A motion wa s made, seconde Ii and carried that this refund of $8.00 be made to Miss Florence D. -Alden. !: !'i [, Ii 25 I U 'j !; .', Ii '1 I: I' I: il I, Ii II 1'1 I: I' Ii I; 11 ii 26 II :1 I,i cI p 1.1 Ii II 27 " I: I'; !I I' I:; ~ I 23 24 ~ .:tc _',~.n '~~ I' 'I I: Councilman Barette reporting for the Parks Committee said that he had an offer of $50.00 for one of the buildings on the N.Y.A. grounds back of the butte. He said he had not taken the matter up with the Committee and Councilman Davis said that he did not know whether this was a fiar price for the building and the matter was referred to the Parks Committee to make an investigation and report back at the next meeting. Police Department, no report. Councilman Davis brought up the question of the opening of High street from 20th avenue south to the City limits and stated he would like to have plans and specifications from the Engineer ready for the Council meeting on February 28th. The following resolution directing the City Engineer to have plans and specifi- cations for the opening of High street was passed by the Council: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CO~~ON COUNCIL of the City of Eugene, that the Cormnon Council of the City of Eugene, deems it expedient and necessary to open, layout and establish High Street from 20th avenue to the City limits for the full width of 80 feet and that the City Engineer be and he is directed to make a survey of the same, to mark the boundaries therof, to make a plat thereof, and make and file a written report containing a full and complete description of such street and its boundaries, and of the pIDrtions of each lot, parts of lots and tract of land to be appropriated therefor. This resolution is based upon the recommendation of the City Planning COillITlission that siad opening be done. Councilman Davis reported that the spikes on the planking of the Oregon Electric Railway west of Blair Boulevard were losse and made a motion that the Recorder write a letter to Mr. S.A. Sexsmith of the Oregon Electric Railway requesting that this matter be given immediate attention. This motion was: seconded by Farrington and on vote was carried. Councilman Davis also brought up the matter of steam exhaust from laundries and other places having outside pipe opening turning the exhaust into the alleys. The ordinance provides that this exhaust should empl~y into a trap and from the trap into the sewer. The City Engineer was instructed to see that this ordinance was properly enforded but that a reasonable time should be allowed for making the adjustments. Mayor Large stated that he had a letter from the Treasury Depar~ment asking t: that the City complete the purchase of the heating plant in the N.Y.A buildings !' back of the Butte, that had been given to the City. The Mayor explained that the ~ contradt entered into by the City for the purchase of this plant involved about { ~4816.00. The Nayor explained that about the next day after he received the [ii letter from the ,T.:r,~a:su!:Y_~Department asking pay for the equipment he also recieved 28 Ii a letter from the Army Engineers in Portland offering a monthly rental of $25.00 ! per month for these two buildings now being occupied by the Army Engineers. The i Council had aaked for a rental fee of $200.00 per month. The Mayor stated that it Ii ii I," [,: I; , I ,:1 ;. , ~