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e 6 r~ ,., ~ I e I . I e I e .6 ~ I! r I , THE RECOMMENDATION OF'THE'CITY MANAGER'S OFfiCE WAS THAT TWO CONCESS,IONS BE. ALLOWED IN SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK ON A TRIAL BASIS FOR THE SUMMER OF 1954. ONE Of THESE TO BE A CONCESSION TO SELL CANDY, SODA POP, POPCOR~, GUM AND TOBACCO, ETC., AND THE OTHER TO BE A PONY RING. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REQUEST BIDS FROM PERSONS INTERESTED IN 0PERA~ING,SUCH CONCESSIONS AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAKE THE AWARD ON THE BASIS OF THE BID THAT WOULD BE TO THE BEST INTERESTS Of THE CITY Of EUGENE. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS THE BID SHOULD INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM RATES OR PRICES, THAT WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE SALE OF COMMON- ITEMS, FOR THE PONY RIDES, AND ALSO A LUMP SUM FIGURE THAT THE CONCESSIONAIRE WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY TO THE CITY FOR THE OPERATION FOR THE SEASON. AFTER DISCUSSING THE MATTER, IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL GIVE FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION TO GRANTING TWO CONCESSIONS IN SKINNER'S BU~TE PARK FOR THE SUMMER OF 1954." IT WAS MOVED' BY BOOTH"SECONDED BY GODLOVE THAT THE REPORT OF THE HEALTH & RECREATION COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON APRIL 22ND - RE: BIDS ON STREET AND ALLEY PROJECTS; REQUEST fOR VARIANCE BY DOROTHY ALDERMAN; REQUEST FROM U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SURfACE WATER BRANCH; REQUEST FOR OPENING OF ELINOR STREE~ IN 2600 BLOCK; E.W.E.B. OFFER TO PURCHASE LAND UNDER FERRY STREET OVERPASS AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR 23RD AVENUE fROM ADAMS TO VAN BUREN STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ME~ ON APRIL 22ND TO CONSIDER THE STREET AND SEWER BIDS WHICH WERE OPENED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21ST AND TO CONSIDER OTHER REQUESTS INVOLVING PUBLIC WORKS AND LAND USE. THE ITEMS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE ARE AS fOLLOWS: I. BIDS ~N STREET AND ALLEY PROJECTS - THE COMMITTEE STUDIED THE TABULA~ION or BIDS OPENED ON APRIL 21ST ON THREE STREET PAVING PROJECTS AND TWO ALLEY PROJECTS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BIDS ON THE 34 FOOT STREETS TO BE PAVED WITH ASPHALTIC CONCRETE RANGED FROM $6.15 PER FOOT TO $6.50 PER fOOT IN THE LOW BIDS FOR'THE THREE STREET PROJECTS. THE LOW BIDS fOR PAVING WITH SEVEN INCHES OF CONCRETE AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY $8.40 AMONG THE LOW BIDS. THE LOW BIDS FOR PAVING Of THE ALLEYS AVERAGED AT $4.00 PER FOOT~ IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THAT THE THREE STREET IMPROVEMENT JOBS BE AWARDED TO STANTON W. PAYNE WHO SUBMITTED THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE CITY. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT'THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN 12TH AND 13TH AVENUE P-ROM HILYARD STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 2'AND- 9, BLOCK 3 SHAW'S SECOND ADDITION BE AWARDED TO THE LOW B.IDDER, C. M. KEMP, AT $1,967.20, WHICH IS A LINEAL FOOT COST OF $4.10. IT IS RECOMMENDED- ALSO THAT THE IMPROVEMENT O~ THE ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL STREET AND HIGH STREET FROM 7TH AVENUE TO 8TH AVENUE, AND BETWEEN 7TH AVENUE AND 8TH AVENUE FROM PEARL STREET TO HIGH STREET BE AWARDED TO ~HE LANE STEEL CORPORATION AT $4,628.30 WHICH I. $3.90 PER LINEAL fOOT. 2. REQUEST FOR VARIANCE BY DOROTHY ALDERMAN AT 141-1/2 W. 17TH AVENUE - THIS REQUEST WAS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE- AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE REQUEST BE REfERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION fOR A RECOMMENDATION TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE MAY 10TH MEE'TlNG OF THE COUNCIL. 3. REQUEST fROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT Of THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SURFACE WATER BRANCH -' A COMMUNICATION fROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, S~RfACE WATER BRANCH, RELATIVE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STREAM-FLOW GAUGING STATION ON THE AMAZON CRE~K' ABOUT 2bo FEET ABOVE THE TRAXLER ROAD CROSSING WAS READ AND DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE. IT IS THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE RECORD OF FLOW IN THE AMAZON CREEK WOULD BE OF VALUE TO THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT Of THE STATION WOULD NOT IN ANY WAY INTERFERE WITH ~UTURE MAINTENANCE WORK, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE PROPER CITY OFfiCIALS TO EXECUTE AND RETURN THE PERMIT FORM ATTACHED TO THE LETTER. <~"f- 4. REQUESp FOR OPENING OF ELINOR STREET IN THE 2600 BLOCK - THE COMMITTEE AGAIN CON- SIDERED THE REQUEST OF FIVE FAMILIES FOR THE OPENING OF ELINOR STREET IN THE 2600 BLOCK. ~HE COMMITTEE REVIEWED ALSO THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY ABUTTING THIS STR~ET WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ENGINEER. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF FOR THE OPENING OF THIS STREET. THAT THE PETITIONERS BE INFORMED ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY fOR THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY AGREE TO ACCEPT DEEDS IT IS THE FURTHER RECOMMENDATION Of THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL STREETS. j " ii I. " Ii ,I I; I: " ,: Ii i: I. ,I ....1