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"..- . 4.42 ~ ___~:;::~'-':'~-=:..~~~-==--~_::"'~-=::::=:-~_:::"___~~=-=- ~___ :-:__-=~~=-:::-~__ ---:~_-=- =-_-_:;-::;~-- _____"'::-::--__~-~~:_ --.,,!'".: ---~____=__-_: ---~_:"'"".:-o:_---,_--~-- __ --:::;;t=_. -~. :-.-_ ~--=--:-~===..:.~~=:...=..:::::=!::...:.=. Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon April 8, 1946 .y;;'j1!; The regular meeting of the Common Council of Eugene, held April 8, 1946 at 8:00 o'clock P.M. The meeting was called to order by his Honor, Mayor Earl McNutt. Councilmen present at rollcall were - Koppe, Hawn at 8:40 Davis Crumbaker, Bailey, Hurley, Johnson, Allen was absent. " I ,.-, . 'f'..f" ..~. Upon motion the minutes of the last regular rneetingheld March 11, 1946 were considered read and approved. ~I ~I ~I .1 I 1 ! REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 2 The Finance Co,mmittee subnlitted the following report relative to offers of purchase of City owned property as follows: Mrs. T. J. Busch offers $500.00 for Lot 6, Block 28, Chula Vista Park, Second Addition. ('East side Columbia Street 55 feet north of 24th) City to put in 25 or 30 feet more 30" pipe. City Appraisal: $500.00 Co&~ittee recommendation: Hold for further investigation re: Sewer development. Paul W. Campbell offers $400.00 for the above Lot 6, Block 28, Chula Vista Park Second Addition. Committee recommendation: Hold for further investigation re: Sewer development. Geo. W.lVfiltonberger offers $5000.00 for all City property lying East of the "Hawn Road". (East of Block 6, Fairmount Heights Addition.) Committe~ recommendation: Hold for further development. Wm. B. Shelley-Broker offers for client W. Harvey $300.00 for the West 110 feet of Block "A" Cherry Grove Addition. (East side Agate Street just North of alley between 23rd,and 24th.) Committee Recommendation: Hold for offer on entire tract. I 3 4 5 Lawrence Jensen offers $2000.00 for Lots 1-2-3, Block 2, Replat of Victoria Heights. (End of pavement of Rostein Blvd.) March 11, 1946 offered to take $2000.00. Committee recommendation: Accepted. It was moved by Johnson, seconded by Davis that the report of the Committee be adopted. A report of the Council Parks Committee re: Proposed disposition of 6 City owned property between 19th and 21st Avenues West from Lawrence to Washington Streets was submitted and read. "Your Committee on Parks to whom was referred the matter of the sale and/or trade of City owned properties between 19th and 21st Avenues West from Lawrence to Washington Streets begs to report as follows: That your Committee finds upon investigation that 1. The Common Council meeting in regular session February 27, 1945 voted unanimously to dedicate for park and playground purposes within the City of Eugene certain City owned properties including the tract between Washington and Lawrence, from 19th to 21st Avenues West. 2. That the notice of such dedication was publicized at that time and that proposed plans for the development of the property as a P?rk playground area were presented to the public shortly thereafter. . 3. That no other similar sites are available nor will be available in the future to the City of Eugene for such purpose and the property adJacent to the City swimming poo+ site opposite the fairgreunds, available in trade as a part of the proposed transaction with the st. Mary's Parish, is not of suf- ficient size nor type to lend itself to the type and development planned for the 19th to 21st site. Your Committee, therefore, reco~nends to the Mayor and the ,Common Council that the property bounded by Washington and Lawrence Streets from 19th to 21st be retained for Park playground purposes and that the Common Council do not entertain any offers for the sale or disposition of the property now or in the fut ure.", I The City Manager thereupon submitted a letter from the Reverend 7, Francis P. Leipzig of the St. Mary's Catholic Church reading as follows: ,\ I ! ~; ...