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i59~ e I itA MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON APRIL 27, 1953 WITH THE~ FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, KOPPE AND SIEGENTHALER; CITY MANAGER AN0 CITY ENGI NEER. ~ 1.1.' 00 <: ~ <X I. THE BIDS FOR STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND AMAZON BRIDGES WHICH WERE OPENED ON THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1953 WERE REVIEWED. THE COMMITTEE CONCURRED IN THE RECOMMENDAT'ION OF THE CITY MANAGER THAT THESE BIDS WERE TO BE AWARDED TO THE LOW BIDDERS AS ITEMIZED ON THE ACCOMPANYING SHEETS, EXCEPT FOR THOSE PERTAINING TO 25TH AVENUE FROM WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON! STREET. I T' I S RECOMMENDED THAT THI S BI D BE WI THHELD AND RE-ADVERTI SED AS THE LOW BID WAS $7,597.50 AMOUNTING TO $8.13 PER FRONT FOOT FOR PAVING ONLY OF A 34 FOOT PAVEMENT APPEARED TO BE TOO HIGH. GRADING AND FILL OF THIS PROJECT WAS COMPL[TED LAST YEAR. e 2. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT APPROVAL BE GIVEN MRS. VIOLA WILMOT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIVE FOOT FENCE IN HER FRONT YARD AT 2160 FAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD. THIS REQUEST WAS GIVEN TENTATIVE APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF ApPEALS, PENDING WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS WHICH HAS BE~N RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. 3. THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS WERE 'AGA1N REVIEWED' AND RECOMMENDED FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL: (FIRST READING ON APRIL 13, 1953). I (A) PAVING ADAMS, CLARK AND JACKSON - 58.28%. (B) PAVING ONYX FROM 26TH TO 28TH - 4.15% (IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT INAVALE BE VACATED ,FROM ONYX TO EMERALD PROVI DED THAT AN EXCHANGE 01; PROPERTY BE EFFECTED BETWEEN RALPH MARTIN AND THE'CITY OF EUG~NE WHICH'WOULD OPEN'26TH AVENUE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO ONYX AND EMERALD WITH A 40 FOOT WIDTH RIGHT OF WAY. IN MAKING THIS EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A STIPULATION BE MADE THAT INAVALE STREET WOULD NOT BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC UNTIL 26TH AVENUE AS ABOVE STIPULATED WAS OPENED FOR TRAFFIC BETWEENDNYXAND EMERALD STREET) (C) PAVING OAK FROM 19TH TO 20TH AND 20TH FROM WILLAMETTE TO OAK e 61.00%. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ORDINANCE BE PASSED FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 21ST AVENUE FROM EMERALD TO AGATE STREET AND THAT THE CONTRACT NOT BE LET THIS YEAR, AND THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS BE NOTIFIED OF THIS ACTION. .: IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE IMPROVEMENT OF 29TH PLACE FROM OAK TO PEARL BE APPROVED. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE PAVING OF OAK FROM THE'SOUTHLINE OF LOT 4 TO 29TH PLACE BE APPROVED, AND THAT PAVING OF 29TH PLACE FROM WILLAMETTE TO OAK BE WITHHELD PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ABUTTING THE STREET. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ORDINANCE FOR PAVING THE NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN LINCOLN AND LAWRENCE FROM 11TH AVENUE WEST BE WITHDRAWN AT THIS TIME." WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 3 (A) PAVING ADAMS, CLARK AND JACKSON, IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH; SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I IN THE MATTER OF ITEM 3 (B) PAVING ONYX FROM 26TH TO 28TH AVENUE, IT WAS MOVED'BY KOPPE, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT BE ADOPTED BUT THAT COMPLETE ENG~NEERING DATA ON THE PROJECT BE SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL BEFORE THE CONTRACT IS LET. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT ITEM 3 (C) OF THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. e , IT WAS MOVED BY GODLOVE, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 8 AN APPLI CAT! ON FOR A DI SPENSERS LI CENSE, CLASS A, AS I NVESTI GATED BY THE POLl'CE DEPARTMENT, WAS SUBMITTED BY ELMER A. AND DOROTHY SORENSON, SORENSON'S COFFEE SHOP, 757 W. 6TH AVENUE. IT'WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE APPLICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 9 AN APPLICATION FOR A DISPENSERS LICENSE,'CLASS A AS INVESTIGATED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS SUBMITTED BY CARROLL C. AND MABEL C. ROBERTS. IT WA~ MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT'THE APPLICATION'BE REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR MORE COMPLETE PLANS. 'MOTION CARRIED.' I 10 AN APPLICATION FOR A ROOMING HOUSE LICENSE, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE, FIRE, BUILDING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, WAS SUBMITTED BY MR. AND MRS. IRA C. HART, 752 JEFFERSON STREET. IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT ,THE APPLICATIONS, AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE, FIRE, BUILDING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED. II THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS TO REZONE WERE SUBMITTED: e ~