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r -- - - - - __ ___u In consideration for this vacation and to make a proper and safe rearrangement I of the streets in front of Block 4, F.alph 1;I. Martin and Grace B. Martin proposed to deed to the City of Eugene all of lot 12 of the Agate Plat which will provide a 50' right-of-way for the extension of Onyx and/or Inavale Street to intersect with (..- Emer~ld Street at right angles. .....:J We believe that this change in the intersection of Inavale Street and Emerald Street will eliminate a very definite traffic hazard which is occasioned by the present "Y" split of the extension of Emerald Street into Inavale Plat. This "Y" is at the foot of a steep hill which services some 15 or 20 residences of the I Inavale Plat as an entry to the present city streets and views at this intersection are badly blocked by the growth of blackberry bushes, willows and other growth so that there is a definite traffic hazard there at all times and the signers' observations have been that a number of fatal accidents have been avoided there more by good luck than any other reason as there have been a number of narrow escapes, especially of small children, at this intersection. This change would also provide a shorter and safer street layout, cutting down maintenance costs and paving costs when these improvements are made and these improvements should be made, or at least arranged for, at an early date due to the rapid growth of the building up of Inavale Plat before the situation becomes more complicated. In addition to the vacation of Inavale Street South from the South line of lot 12, there would be left a small triangular piece of property adjoining Emerald Street on the East and the newly projected short line of Inavale Street on the South which should be deeded by the Dity to the owners of lots 1, 2 and 3, Onyx PIa t. This arrangement would make possible the extension by the property owners of Block 4, Onyx Plat, to construct a sidewalk from the end of the present sidewalk on the West side of Emerald Street to the city limits, thus completing standard side walks from the center of town to the city limits on the west side of Emerald Street. We attach hereto a rough sketch showing the proposed change, of which we respectfully request that the Honorable kembers of the City Council make proper I investigation and pass upon it favorably, both in the interests of the undersigned property owners and the general developments of the City of Eugene." It was moved by Hawn, seconded by Davis that the communication be received and placed on file and be referred to the Public Works Corrwittee and Planning Commission Motion carried. A petition signed by P. M. Morse and 110 others protesting the smoke and soot 18 nuisance, was submitted and read. It was moved by Hawn, seconded by Davis that the communication be received and v placed on file, and that the matter be referred to the City Manager for investigatio and further report to the Common Council. Motion carried. A communication from the Willakenzie Grange No. 498, was submitted and read as follows: "WHEREAS the suburban areas adjacent to the cities of EUGENE and SPRINQ.FIELD Oregon have been experiencing a great growth, and as a result numberous sub- divisions have been and are being opened up for building and VlliEREAS as a result of this very rapid growth, there is a complete lack of a systematized numbering or naming of streets or numbering of houses in any of these suburban areas, and WHEREAS the two aforementioned cities are closely linked by the reason of the rapid growth of intervening and adjacent suburban areas, and vVHEREAS a street numbering committee of the Lane County Planning Commission I have outlined a plan for an overall numbering system covering all the streets of the two aforementioned cities and all adjoining subdivisions, which plan, if carried out, would constitute a simplified means of locating "addresses in any part of these two cities or their subdivisions, and will further provide for extending the same system to include any and all subdivisions that might be added to either city in the future, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Willakenzie Grange No. 498 in regular session assembled, go on record as approving this basic plan as worked .out by the afore- mentioned committee, and I BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be mailed to the city councils of both Springfield and Eugene for their consideratio1].." It was moved by Hawn, seconded by Davis that the communication be received and placed on file. rv~otion carried. d..___ ,ioill