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~412 l: "A tv1EETING OF -j-7HE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE '-i/AS"HELD ON MARCH 8; 1951W'ITH THE F,OLLOWING PRESENi: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER; CHAIR~AN~ GODLoVE, AND KOPPE; MAYOR JOH~~6N; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER"AND MR. c'LARENCE UREY. . I. THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS WERE REVIEWED AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED .THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE IMPROVEMENT OF: I. PAVING 24TH FROM UNIVERSITY TO AGATE (PETITION WITH 77.34% REQUESTING IMPROVEMENT WAS FROM UNIVERSITY TO EMERAtD BUT IT WAS FELT THAT THE PROJECT SHOULD OPEN UP THE ENTIRE STREET .iFTHE PROPERTY OWNERS DID NOT OBJECT. ) 2. P~VI~G OF TYLER FROM 5TH TO 6TH AVENUE - 68.44%. PAVING TY~ER F~OM WEiT BROADWAY TO I ITH ~VENUE - 82.70%. 3. CROSS ( TOWN" ,( STREET ( PROGRAM r ( 4. PAVING 18r:H'AvENUE FROM jEFFERSON Te.' POL'K STREET - 27.77%. ALS'O GUSKE AND' 'MORGAN ARE I N FAVOR OF PAY I~NG 'WH I C~H WOULD MAK-E THE PERCENTAGE -WELL OVER ... p- ~ 50%:- _ 5. PAVING POLK FROM 12TH TO 18TH AVENUE 22.08%. 6:: PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL' AND HIGH FROM I I TH TO 12TH AVENUE 62.87%. 7. PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN MILL AND FERRY FROM I I TH TO 12TH AVENUE 69.16%. 8. CONCRETE HILYARD . Sr-REET . 89. I 0%. SIDEWALK EAST SIDE OF FROM 26TH TO 27TH - I IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT IF POLK STREET IS IMPROVED AS OUTLINED ABOVE THAT THE CqUNCIL ALSO APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW CONCRETE BRIDGE ACROSS THE AMAZON AT POLk'STFit'ET IN ACCOR'DANCE WITH'ARMY' t'NGINEERS GRADES AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR' THE PERMA'NENT I MPROVE'MENT OF AMAZON CREEK. THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED SEWER INSTALLATION TO RELIEVE THE CONGESTED COMBINATION , , , SAN,ITA~Y'ANDSTORM SEWER IN CONNECTION WITHTHE'PAVING OF ~HE ALLEY BETWEtN PEARL AND HIGH STREET FROM I I TH TO 1'2TH' AVENUE~' WITH RELATION TO THE PAVING OF 15TH AVENUE FROM WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON, WITH 41.67% REQUESTING THE IMPROVEMENT, THE COMMITTEE MADE NO FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS AS THE COUNCIL WISHED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS PROJECT SUBSEQUENT TO THE PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS.FROM. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THA~ IT BE IMPROVED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PETITION REQUESTING THE IMPROVEMENT OF 24TH AVENUE FROM WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON CONTAINING 50% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS BE TABLED FOR FURTHER STUDY. , , IT WAS RECOMMENDtD THA~~ALL O~D~NAN~ES A0THORIZING PUBLIC IMPROVEMEN~S W~EREIN THE PROPfRTY IS ~EI~G ASSESSED, BE READ .THE FIRST TIME ONLY, UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WO~KS COMMITTEE; AND ~EL6 OVER UNTI~ TH~ NEXT ~EEiING FOR FI'NAL PASSAGE So THAT ALL PROPERTY . . ,.... -. " ',' ... .. . OWNERS WOULD 'HAVE ,MORE TIMt TO BECOt;4E'ADVISED OF THE CONTEMPLATED IMPROVEME'NT AND A BETTER OPPORTUN I TY TO VO I CE tHE I R OP I' N I'ON. I T WAS ALSO RECOMME'NDED THAT A DEADL I NE OF APR I L 15TH " " ." J BE SET FOR ACtlON'ON IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS THrS YEAR. 2. MR. CLARENCE UREYWHO IS HANDLING THE OBTAINING OF EASEMENTS AND PROPERTY FOR THE EUGENE SEWAGE DISPOSAL OUTFALL LINE AND SEWA,GE P,L:A.N,T,S,I.TE",R,EPORTED\ TO THE COMMITTEE ON HIS.PROGR~SS TO DATE., HE ADVISED THAT MR. AND MRS. STROME HAVE SIGNED A LISTING CONTRACT . ' . fOR THE .S~~E OF,THflR PROPEATY FOR TH~ SEWAGE DISPO~AL SITE.' THIS PROP(RTY CONSISTS OF 13 AC~E~,PLUS AMbD~~~ HOME ~Nb BARN AND THE SALE PRICE WAS LISTED AT $35,000 TOTAL TO THE CITY OF EUGENE WiTH THE STIPULATIONS"THA~ ~HE PURCHASER WAS TO HAVE IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE OPEN GROUND EXCEPT BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND THAT THE SELLER WAS TO RETAIN THE USE OF THE.HOUSE AND BUILDINGS UNTIL MARC~, 1952, RENT FREE EXCEPT THAT HE IS TO PAY FOR ALL UTILITIES USED; THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL -AUTHOAIZE THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY AT THE ABOVE FIGURE AND THAT SUITABLE TERMS OF PAYMENT OVER A TWO OR THREE YEAR PER}.OD' BE DR~~N, UP TO SUI T MR. At..iD MRS. STROME At-W"THAT ALSO THE STROME 'SHAVE THE FREE RENTAL 'OF' THEIR HOUS't UNTIL JUNE 30, 1952. I , MR. UREY ALSO REPORTED ON EASEMENTS OBTAINED AND THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS WERE RECOMMENDED FOR THE CITY'COUNCIL TO ADOPT IN OBTAI'NING THESE RIGHTS-OF-WAY WHICH ARE 40- FEET FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEWAGE OUTFALL LINE AND 20-FEET FOR FUTURE MAINTENANCE PURPOSES. THAT ONE 4-INCH SEWER CONNECTION BE ALLOWED FOR EACH 100-FEET OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR . -) -. . EACH'HO,USE,'SITUA'tED WITH,IN 160-'FEET ON EITHER s'lDE OF SAID 0UTFALt LINE bR THE EQUIVALENT OF.?NE,4-INtH SEWER CON~ECT!ON FOR. ~ACH S~DE PER, 100-FEET OF RIGHT--bF-WAY. IT WA~ RECOMM~~DED THAT IN THE CASEPF'PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING LESS THAN 100-FEET OF RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT ONE 4-INCH SEWER CONNECTION BE GRANTED ON EACH SIDE OF THE OUTFALL LINE FOR EASEMENT CONSIDERATIONS TO EACH PROPERTY OWNER UP TO 100-FEET OF SEWER EASEMENT GRANTED. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT ALL SEWER INSTALlATIONS MADE UNDER, THIS AGREEMENT BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY PLUMBING ORDINANCE AND APPROVED BY THE CITY PLUMBING INSPECTOR AND THAT DOMESTIC SEWAGE ONLY WOULD BE ALLOWED, SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTING ANY STORM WATER BEING EMPTIED INTO THE OUTFALL LINE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT THESE I, ~