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83~ e ~ 1 4. PETITION FOR PAVING THE ALLEY rROM ALDER TO KINCAID BETWEEN 22ND AND 23RD AVENUE - THE COMMITTEE INSPECTED THIS PROJECT AND NOTED THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE ALLEY WERE BUILT UP WITH IMPROVEMENTS AND THAT 74.87% OF THE PROPERTY WAS REPRESENTED ON THE PETITION. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COU~CIL AUTHORIZE AND PROCEED WITH THIS PROJECT. 5. PETITION FOR PAVING THE ALLEY BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH AND FROM CHARNELTON'TO LINCOLN STREET - THE COMMITTEE OBSERVED THAT THE EAST ONE-HALF OF THE ALLEY SERVED BUSINESS PROPERTIES BUT THAT THE WEST ONE-HALF OF THE ALLEY WAS IN THE REAR or RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THE PETITION SHOWED AN OWNERSHIP OF 47.49% OF oTHE PROPERTY AS BEING IN FAVOR "OF THE IMPROVEMENT. IT WAS THE FEELING OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS PETITION SHOULD BE HELD AT THE PRESENT TIME UNTIL MORE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS DESIRED THE IMPROVE- MENT. THIS RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO THE COUNCIL. e 6. PETITION FdR PAVING THE ALLEY BETWEEN PEARL STREET AND HIGH STREET FROM 6TH AVENUE TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVENUE - THE SITE OF THIS PROPOSED PAVING WAS ALSO IN- SPECTED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE PETITION REQUESTING THE IMPROVEMENT CONTAINED SIGNATURES REPRESENTINGo62.5% OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY. AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCE FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ENGINEER THAT THIS PAVING COULD BE INSTALLED WITHOUT CREATING ANY PARTICULAR DRAINAGE PROBLEM IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROJECT AND PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT. 1 7. REQUEST FOR SEGREGATION OF ASSESSMENT LIEN - THE APPLICATION FOR SEGREGATION OF ASSESSMENT LIEN SUBMITTED BY HENRY M. HUNTLEY WAS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE, AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SEGREGATION BE ALLOWED." IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY CRUMBAKER THAT THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 8 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD APRIL 30, 1954 - RE: PLANNING COMMISSION LETTER; WATER WELL FOR EUGENE HOTEL; WATER USER CHARGE ON WELL INSTALLA- TIONS; REQUEST OF MR. EVONIUK FOR WAIVER; ANNEXATION, SCOTT & MERRILL; REQUEST FOR VARIANCE AT NORTH END OF JACKSON STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . "PRESENT: MAYOR JOHNSQN; COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTO~NEY; CITY ENGINEER AND CITY RECORDER. EUGENE REGISTER GUARD WAS ALSO PRESENT FOR THE MEETING. KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, OWEN; MR. TOM JAQUES or THE THE PUBLIC WORKS AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEES MET ON FRIDAY, APRIL 30; 1954. AFTER STUDY AND DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS MATTERS THAT WERE REFERRED, A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS WERE FORMULATED. THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1 I. A CITY PLANNING COMMISSION LETTER - RE: ANNEXATION - THE LETTER or THE"CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDATION UNDER DATE OF APRIL 9, 1954 WAS READ AND DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM CREATED BY THE ANNEXATION OF A PORTION or A WATER DISTRICT. IT FEELS, HOWEVER, THAT IT WOULD BE UNWISE TO ARBITRARILY ADOPT A POLICY ASSUMING THE OBLIGATIONS OF A PORTION OF A WATER DISTRICT ON ANNEXATION TO THE CITY, TO APPLY IN ALL FUTURE" ANNEXATIONS. IT rEELS THAT THE SUBJECT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED FURTHER. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THIS PROPOSAL BE SENT TO THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD FOR STUDY, AND THAT A JOINT MEETING WITH THE WATER BOARD OR DESIGNATED OFFICIALS BE ARRANGED TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM. e 2. REQUEST TO INSTALL A WATER WELL FOR THE EUGENE HOTEL - THE REQUEST O~ C. "E. GORDINIER & SON TO DRILL A WATER WELL FOR THE EUGENE HOTEL WAS CONSIDERED AFTER INSPECTING THE SITE AND DISCUSSING THE PROJECT WITH THE MANAGER OF THE EUGENE HOTEL AND HIS ENGINEER. THE PROBLEM IS TO CONSTRUCT THE WELL SO THAT THE PIPE AND THE PUMP COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE WELL FOR SERVICING OR REPLACEMENT. THIS MAKES IT NECESSARY THAT THE WELL BE CONSTRUCTED JUST OUTSIDE THE WALL OF THE PROPOSED ADDITION TO THE HOTEL SO THAT THE PIPE AND .PUMP COULD BE REMOVED OUTSIDE Of THE WALL. IT WAS fiNALLY DECIDED ArTER DISCUSSION or THE MATTE~ WITH THE ENGINEER OF THE HOTEL THAT THE BEST SITE FOR THE WELL WOULD BE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PRESENT HOTEL STRUCTURE. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION or THE COMMITTEE THAT THE EUGENE HOTEL BE GIVEN PERMISSION TO INSTALL A WELL AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THEIR PRESENT BUILDING ON THE ESTREME oWEST EDGE OF THE ALLEY PROVIDED THAT ANY DAMAGE TO THE ALLEY BE REPAIRED AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THERE BE NO OBSTRUCTION TO ALLEY TRArFIC DURING THE INSTALLATION Or THE WELL. 1 < < 3. WATER USER CHARGE ON WATER WELL INSTALLATIONS - IN CONNECTION WITH THE EUGENE HOTEL WATER WELL PROJECT, THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE WHOLE PROBLEM or THIS DISCHARGE OF WELL WATER FROM AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS INTO THE CITY SEWERS. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY PROVIDE FOR A CHARGE ON THE SAME BASIS AS THE CHARGE MADE TO USERS Of WATER FROM THE CITY'S SYSTEM. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE REQUESTED TO SURVEY THIS SITUATION AND PROVIDE FOR A CHARGE FOR DISCHARGE or WATER INTO THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM. ~ e 4. REQUEST or MR. EVONIUK FOR A WAIVER - THE COMMITTEE VISITED THE S(TE Or THE BUILD- ING WHICH MR. EVONIUK PROPOSES TO CONVERT INTO RESIDENTIAL USE. IT NOTED THAT THE BUILD- ING IS LOCATED ON A LOT 3D' X 100' AND HAS ACCESS ONLY TO AN ALLEY, AND THAT THE LOT WAS CREATED BY TAKING THE REAR 30 FEET OF TWO 50 FOOT LOTS WHICH FRONT ON McMILLAN STREET. ~