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".. 354 j! 15 SEVEN NEW STREET IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS WERE PRESENTED FOR CONSIDERATION. IT WAS MOVE~ BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THEY BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENGINEER FOR REPORT AND REP.ERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. I .....~.-'. ,.'..... \\.,'tr A COMMUNICATION FROM MR. CLARENCE HINES - RE: PURCHASE OF lOT FROM CITY BY SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . ,tp C'.N C:Jl ~ "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT" REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF A LOT OWNED BY THE CITY AT THE SOUTHWEST COR~ER OF 24TH AVENUE EAST AND SOUTH HILYARD STRE~T, WE HAVE THE AP~RAISA~ OF W. R. ROBERTSON PLACING A VALUE OF 81500.00 O~ THIS LOT. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS READY TO . .. . . MAKE PAYMENT FOR THIS LOT AT THE APPRAISED PRICE UPON DELIVERY BY THE CITY TO THIS OF'I~E OF A PROPERt~ EXECUTED DEED A~D TITLE INSURANCE POLICY." IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE OFFER BE ACCEPTEO AND THAT THE NECESSARY PAPERS BE PREPARED AND EXECUTED TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. , . I . l I 17 COMMUNICATION FROM THE OFFICE OF R. H. BALDOCK~ STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER - RE: PROPOSED CHANGES IN TRAFfiC ISLANDS AT THE 11TH STREET AND ~GATE STREET INTERSECTIONS WITH FRANKLIN BLVD. WAS SUB- MITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REAC~ED DURING THE INSPECTION OF FRANKLIN BOULEVARD TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK, I SUBMIT HEREWITH A MAP, SHOWING THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN TRAFFIC ISLANDS AT THE 11TH STREET INTERSECTION AND THE PLAN AT THE AGATE STREET INTERSECTION. You WILL NOTE THAT PROVISION IS MADE FOR CUTTING BACK OF THE ~SLAND 15 FEET ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF THE 11TH AVENUE INTERSECT~ON AND FOR THE CUTTING OF AN OPENING THROUGH THE ISLAND ON THE WEST SIDE, TO PROVIDE A TURN-AROUND. !J. AT THE AGATE STREET INTERSECTION, PROViSiON IS MADE FOR A FULL 24-FOOT WIDTH FOR TURNING EITHER IN OR OUT OF AGATE STREET. SHOULD AT SOME FUTURE DATE AGATE STREET BE EXTENDED TO THE NORTH, THE TRAFFIC ISLAND WOULD EITHER BE REMOVED OR RECONSTRUCTED, SO AS TO PERMIT FREE FLOW OF TRAFFIC NORTH AND SOUTH. THE CHANGE-OVER OF THE ISLAND WOULD BE A VERY NOMINAL MATTER, AND WE PREfER TO INSTALL THE ISLAND AS INDICATED PENDING THE POSSIBLE EXTENSIO~ OF AGATE STREET. THESE CHANGES MUST HAVE THE APPROVAL Of THE PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTR~TION, AND WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE ADVISE, AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE, OF YOUR CONCURRENCE IN THE PROPOSED PLANS, IF ACCEPTABLE TO YOUR COUNCIL." I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE PLAN OUTLINED IN THE STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEE~'S LETTER BE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. 18 Two COMMUNICATIONS, FROM DELPHIE COX AND MARGARET AND fRVING 'JACKSON, PROTESTING THE -WIDENING OF WILLAMETTE STREET WERE SUBMITTED. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE COMMUNICATIONS BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. 19 A COMMUNICATION FROM MAY WHITTIER, PROTEST~NG THE OVER-NIGHT PARKING ORDINANCE WAS SUBMITTED. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEiVED AND PLACED ON fiLE. MOTION CARRIED. 20 A COMMUNICATION FROM W. C. CLUBB, CITY ENGINEER - RE: EXTENSION or TIME ON REPORT OF ALLEY OPENING BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH AVENUES~ F~OM HALLOCKS ADDITION TO GARFIELD STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. AS FO LLOWS: "AN EXTENSION OF T.IME IS REQUESTED TO PREPARE THE PLANS AND ENGINEER'S OPENING OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN SEVENTH AVENUE AND EIGHTH AVENUE FROM HALLOCKS GARFIELD STREET. REPORT ON THE ADDITION TO CHAMBERS STREET FROM SEVENTH AVENUE'TO E,IGHTH AVENUf;. I THIS EXTENSION IS NECESSARY TO CONfORM TO THE CHARTER WHICH REQUIRES TH~T THE REPORT MUST BE MADE IN TWENTY DAYS." . IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY DAVIS THAT THE CITY ENGINEER BE GRANTED AN ExTENSION Of AN ADOITIONAL 30 DAYS TO FILE HIS REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. 21 A REPORT FROM THE MILLRACE PARK ASSOCIATION T<O~THE~COUNCIL WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I "THE MILLRACE PARK ASSOCIATION HAS ENDEAVORED TO SECURE;' E'A'SEMENTS TO THE BED OF THE " . , MILLRACE FROM ALL 74 PROPERTY OWNERS ABUTTING THE ~ACE, AS PE~ REQUEST OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION AT THE PRESENT TI'ME 50 SIGNED~ EASEMENTS. WE HAVE A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT NEWBURN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SIQN>,n-;YING THEIR COOPERATION. ~