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...., 471 COUNCIL CHAMBERS AUGUST 15, 1949 I EUGENE, ORE GON A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING WAS CALLED BY MAYOR JOHNSON ON AUGUST 15, 1949. COUNCILMEN PRESENT WERE HA WN , ALLEN, WELLS, BOOTH, AND GODLOVE. COUNCILMEN DAVIS, CRUMBAKER AND SMITH WERE ABSENT. ,~ THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HELD AUGUST 8, 1949 WERE READ AND APPROVED. ~ ;&,.. I AT THE MAYOR'S REQUEST, THE CITY MANAGER READ IN FULL THE REPORT OF.THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1949 AS FOLLOWS: I "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD AT 3:30 MONDAV, AUGUST IS, 1949. PRESENT WERE DR. CRUMBAKER, CHAIRMAN; COUNCILMEN WELLS AND GODLOVE, CITY MANAGER AND CITY ENGINEER. IT WAS RECOMMENDED B Y THE COMMITTEE THAT THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR PAVEMENT ON V AN NESS FROM 25TH TO REED BE POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YE A R, BUT THAT THE SEWER PROJECT FOR THI S AREA GO AHEAD THIS FALL SO THAT A LARGE FILL INVOLVED MAY HAVE AMPLE TIME TO SETTLE DURING THE WINTER SEASON. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT SHORT STREET BE VACATED FROM MISSION STREET TO SPRING BLVD., BUT IN SO DO I N G, STIPULATED THAT EASEMENTS BE RETAINED FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL PUBLIC AND PR I VATE UTILITIES. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT LOTS 8 AND 9, BLOCK 13, EDBLOOM ADDITION (OWNED BY F. A. TOWNSEND, 1950 MONROE) BE DIVIDED INTO THREE LOTS AS FOLLOWS: 50'x120' ON ALLEY F"ACING 19TH; 60'x1OO' F"ACING FRIENDLY; AND 60'xI00' FACING FRIENDLY, AL L THREE LOTS THEREBY CONTAINING 6000 SQUARE FEET AND AFFORDING SUFFICIENT SET-BACK LINE TO COMPLY WITH ZONING REQUIREMENTS. THE IMPROVEMENT OF" POTTER STREET FROM 25TH TO 26TH WITH ASP HAL TIC CEMEN TWAS RECOMMENDED TO BE LET TO THE LOW BIDDEI~ ( THE CENTRAL HEATING CO.. ) FOR 87,472.84. THE PETITIONERS FOR THIS PROJECT CONSTITUTED 49.67%, AND THE COMMITTEE, IN RECOMMENDING THAT THIS IMPROVEMENT GO -AHEAD, TOOl< INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT POTTER STREET WAS NOW BEING IMPROVED F"ROM 24TH TO 25TH AND F"ROM 26TH TO 27TH AND THEY FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT NEXT SPRING THE IMPROVEMENT OF POTTER STREET INCLUDING PAVEMENT FROM 27TH TO 29TH AND 23RD TO 24TH, THEREBV OPENING UP POTTER I CLEAR ACROSS THAT SECT I ON OF THE CITY. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SANITARY SEWER PROJECT ON JEfFERSON AND MADISON STREET BETWEEN 15TH AND 19TH BE HELD uP UNTIL FUR THE R INVESTIGATION IS MADE AND A THOROUGH CLEANING OF THE SEWERS IS DONE TO ASSURE THAT THERE ARE NO TREE ROOTS OR ANY OBSTACLES IMPEDING THE FLOW AT PRESENT BErORE AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION AND ENLARGEMENT or THE PRESENT SEWER. THIS PROBABLV WOULD ENTAIL A 50% ASSESSMENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE OTHER 50% WOULD BE PAID BY THE C I T V OF EUGENE I r AND WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THIS ENLARGEMENT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PARKING BE RESTORED TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST II TH AVENUE AS IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THIS TRArFIC WAS REMOVED ONL Y AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE DURING THE CONSTR~CTION OF THE H I G HW A V . " IT WAS MOVED BV HAWN. SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. ! DIVISION OF lOTS 8 AND 9, BLOCK 13, EDBLOM ADDITION (19TH AND FRIENDLY) INTO 3 LOTS WAS BROUGHT ON FOR CONSIDERATION. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY WELLS THAT THE PROPOSAL BE REFERRED TO THE BOARD or ApPEALS WITH THE RE QUEST THAT THE MATTER BE RECONSIDERED AND APPROVED ON THE REVISED SUBDIVISION. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECONDED BY WELLS THAT THE CONTRACT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT or POTTER STREET I rROM 25TH TO 26TH BE LET TOT HE LOWE S T BID DE R, CENTRAL HEATING COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF' #7,472.84. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SECON DED BY BOOTH THAT NOTICE BE GIVEN TO PERSONS CONCERNED THAT IT IS THE INTENTION or THE COUNCIL TO IMPROVE POTTER STREET FROM 23RO TO 24TH AND FROM 27TH TO 29TH IN THE VEAR 1950. MOTION CARRIEO. - CONCERN I NG THE PROPOSED SEWER ENLARGEMENT PROJECT BETWEEN JEFFERSON AND MADISON FROM 15TH TO 19TH AVENUE. IT WAS MOVED BY HAWN, SE CONDED B V AL LE N THAT THE SEWER BE GIVEN A THOROUGH I CLEANING AND INSPECTION TO DETERMINE IF ENLARGtallENT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. MOTION CARRIED. THE RECOMMENDATION THAT PARKING BE RESTORED TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF II TH AVENUE EAST WAS DISCUSSED AND POSTPONED TO THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. .~ -. _ ._. ~.'. ".~.<C_ ,...._._..".;.~..;,., "....;.._ ~~ ~_._- -