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5'39~ e 1i I 1 II JEFFERSON STREET, AS YOU KNOW, IS A THRU STREET AND HAS SEVERAL VARIANCES OF ! : ~ THIS SAME CHARACTER, SUCH AS THE VARIANCE AT 8TH AND JEFFERSON FOR THE CLINIC. IT :[ APPEARS NOW TOHA T THE STUDY BEING MADE OF JEFFERSON AND WASHINGTON STREETS I N CONNEC- TION WITH THE POSSIBLE OVERHEAD RAILWAY CROSSINGS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DIVERTING Ii MUCH HEAVIER TRAFFIC INTO THESE STREETS, WILL TEND TO CHANGE THE TYPE OF USE MADE OF THI S STREET AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS REQUEST CONFORMS WITH THE PROBABLE FUTURE USE I THERE. ~ ,I )(j " IN ADDITION TO THE Qt) 'I OFFICE SPACE PROPOSED, THERE I S AT PRESENT A SMALL APARTMENT < WHICH WILL BE RENTED AND EVENTUALLY THE SECOND FLOOR OF THIS RES:I DENCE WI LL BE " ~ RENOVATED AND REBUILT FOR AN APARTMENT RENTAL UNI T. c::t '! ,I IT WAS MOVED BY SIEGENTHALER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO I THE PUBLIC WORKS, COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. I: IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY WATSON THAT THE VAALER REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE I BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION AT ITS CONVENIENCE. MOTION ; e CARRI ED. I ,I I II IT WAS ALSO MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY THE WHOLE ARE'A BETWEEN 6TH AND 3RD AVENUES AND WEST OF WASHINGTON STREET WITH RESPECT TO CHANGE OF ZONING. MOTION CA.RRI ED. 13 COMMUNICATION FROM ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH - RE: ASSESSMENT FOR SEWER THROUGH 1 CHURCH PROPERTYW~S SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "ON OCTOBER 12TH, WE RECEIVED FROM~THE CITY RECORDER AN ASSESSMENT OF $6,686.25 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWER THROUGH THE PROPERTY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF PORTLAND LOCA TED I MMEDI ATELY SOUTH OF THE CATHOLIC CEMETERY KNOWN AS MOUNT CALVARY CEMETERY ii AT CREST DRIVE AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE IN THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE CI TV. ., WE THOUGHT WE HAD MADE IT CLEAR THA T THE PROPERTY WAS TO BE USED AS A CEMETERY WHEN, IN JANUARY OF 1952, WE GRANTED THE CITY AN EASEMENT THROUGH IT FOR THE CON- STRUCTION OF A SEWER. Ii WE FEEL THAT, AS A CEMETERY, THE PROPERjTY IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH AN ASSESSMENT, ,I AND TRUST YOU WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO FREE THE ARCHDIOCESE FROM THIS BURDEN. 'e;; THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN IN THE POSSESSION OF THE ARCHDIOCESE FOR SOME NI NE YEARS AND WAS BOUGHT FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF EXTENDING MOUNT CALVARY CEMETERY WHICH IS 'I THE II NEARING FULL CAPACITY. FIRST BODIES WERE INTERRED I N THE NEW ADDITION IN 1945. I t WE ARE ENCLOSING A MAP OF THE SEWER' LI NE FURNISHED US BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND ARE ENCLOSING A MAP OF THE PROPERTY SHOWING OUR DEVELOPMENT OF I T WI TH THE SEWER " ALIGNMENT SHOWN I N P E NC I L. I I WE FEEL THAT YOUR HONORABLE BODY WILL, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BE GLAD TO RELIEVE US OF THIS CHARGE, AS IT IS EVIDENT THAT OUR GRANTING AN EASEMENT TO YOU I THROUGH THE PROPERTY ESHBLI SHES THE FACT THAT IT WAS MORE A NECESSITY ON YOUR PART THAN ANY POSSIBLE BENEFIT TO THE ARCHDIOCESE. MAY WE CONVE N I ENCE?" I HEAR FROM YOU AT YOUR " IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TOI THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMI TTEES. MOTION CARRIED. 14 COMMUNICATION FROM BROWN AND HANKE - RE: RIGHT-OF-WAY TO CITY WAS SUBMITTED AND READ e AS FOLLOWS: "THE ATTACHED PLANS WHICH WERE DRAWN UP BY THE EUGENE CITY ENGINEERS SHOWS A 50 'FOOT WIDE PROPOSED STREET RIGHT OF WAY, INTERSECTING SOUTH WILLAMETTE BETWEEN THE PROPERTIES'OF CLELE AND EDITH BROWN AND EDWARD HANKE. I T HAS BEEN AGREED BY THE BROWNS AND HANKE TO DONATE 25 FEET EACH TO THE CITY OF EUGENE TO MAKE THIS STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY, THIS STREET SITE HAS BEEN LOOKED OVER BY MR. BUFORD ON THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND DEEDING THIS STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE CI TV HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY HIM. UPON THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, BROWNS AND HANKE WILL GIVE THE CITY OF EUGENE THE DEEDS TO DESCRIBED PROPERTY FOR STREET. Ii WE PROPERTY DONATION WE FEEL THAT ON THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY SEWER ASSESSMENT ON THE AREA TAKE N IN BY THE CITY FOR STREET, AND WE REQUEST A DEDUCTION ON THE ASSESSMENT IN PROPORTION TO PROPERTY TAKEN UP BY STREET; I N OTHER WORDS, WE DO NOT WANT TO PAY SEWER ASSESSMENT ON THE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY. " I IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLI'C WORKS AND FINANCE COMMI TTEES. MOTION CARRIED. I: I e I " .....