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<br />THE CITY-ENG~NEEREXPLAI~ED IT WAS A LINE THAT HAD BEEN ADDED TO BYTH~ PROPERTY HOLDERS
<br />FROM TIME TO TIME, NOW OF INSUFFICIENT SIZE TO HANDLE THE LOAD ANI? REQUIRING CONSIDERABLE
<br />MAINTENANCE WORK TO ELIMINATE STOPPAGES. THE CITY ENGINEER INDICATED THE AREA HAD NEVER
<br />BEEN ASSESSED FOR A SEWER AND REQUESTED PERMI~SION TO INSTALL A P~OPER SIZE LINE TO SERVE
<br />THE PEOPLE OF THE AREA WITH COSTS OF SUCH SEWER TO BE BORNE BY THE BENEFITED PROPERTY
<br />OWNERS WHO RECEI,VE SERVICE FROM THE LINE ON A ,NORMAL ASSESSMENT BASIS.
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<br />IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE ENGINEER'S REQUEST BE GRANTED AND
<br />THAT A SEWER BE CONSTRUCTED IN THIS AREA WITH THE ASSESSMENT TO BE ~ADE AS INDICATED ABOVE.
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<br />B. OPENING OF FILMORE STREET BETWEEN WEST 7TH AND 8TH AVENUES. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION
<br />,OF THE COMMITTEE THAT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTA1NlNG RIGHT-OF-WAY
<br />FOR THE OPENING OF THIS STREET BE OBTAINED."
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
<br />COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS, & FINANCE COMMIT.TEES HELD ON JANUARY 17, 1955 - RE: POLICY
<br />FOR ASSE~SING ARTERIAL STREETa WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />"PRESENT: COUNCILMEN BOOTH, KOPPE, SHEARER~ WATSON, SHISLER AND HARTMAN; EX-
<br />COUNCILMEN SIEGENTHALER AND CRUMBAKER; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER; PLANNING CONSULTANT
<br />BUFORD; MEMBERS OF THE 1950 STREET PLANNING COMMITTEE - MCGINTY, FOSTER, BARNES, KELLY,
<br />AND MRS., BALDI NGER. ALSO PRESENT WERE PROPERTY OWNERS ON WEST 18TH AVENUE BETWEEN
<br />CHARNEL TON AND W,ASH I NGTON STREE TS, :AND OTHER INTERESTED C I TI ZENS.
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<br />THE MATTER BEFORE THE JOINT COMMITTEE WAS THE PETITION OF PROPERTY OWNERS PROTESTING
<br />COUNCIL POLICY INVOLVI~G THE PRINCIPLE OF ASSESSMENT FOR ARTERIAL STREETS IN RES/DENTIAL
<br />AREAS. THE MATTER HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DISCUSSED BY THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
<br />COMMITTEES WHO RETURNED IT TO THE COUNCIL WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND THE COUNC'IL IN
<br />TURN AT THEIR JANUARY I~TH MEETING REFERRED IT TO-A JOINT MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND
<br />PUBLIC WORKS~OMMITTEES TO BE HELD THIS EVENING IN ~HE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
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<br />IN THE ABSENCE OF THE MAYOR, COUNCILMAN BOOTH, PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL, OPENED THE
<br />MEETING BY ASKING THAT INASMUCH ~S THE MAJORITY OF THE CO~NCIL WAS PRESENT, IF IT WOULD
<br />BE PERM~SSI8LE TO CONSIDER THE MEETING AS ONE OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND ALLOW
<br />ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT TO VOTE. THIS WAS DULY VOTE~ ON AND ACCEPTED.
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<br />ALL MEMBERS OF THE 1950 STREET PLANNING COMMITTEE SPOKE TO THE EFFECT THAT IT WAS
<br />INTENDED AND-IT WAS THEIR BELlEF THAT THE VOTERS OF THE, 1950 NOV,EMBER ELECTION DID VOTE
<br />THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT ASSESS THE ADJOINING PR6PERTY ~OR THE ADDITIONAL COST OF THE
<br />HEAVILY CONSTRUCTED STREETS INCLUDING THE EXTRA WIDTH BEYOND ~HE 38 FEET OF THE CROSS
<br />TOWN STREET PROGRAM IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS OF T~E CITY.
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<br />MR. SIEGENTHALER STATED THAT WHILE HE DID BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ILLEGAL
<br />WHEN THE CITY ASSESSED FOR THE ADDITIONAL THICKNESS DF THE ARTERIAL STREETS, HE DID
<br />NOT BELIEVE THAT /T WAS FALR TO THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS.
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<br />DR. CRUMBAKER SPOKE AND, GAVE A SHORT HISTORy OF THE ASSESSMENT METHOD AS PRACTICED
<br />IN CITIES OF TODAY AND FURTHER STATED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD NEVER COMMITTED ITSELF AND
<br />THA'T THE BALLOT MEASURE, AS SUBMLTTED, REFERRED ONLY _TO THE EXTRA WIDTH.
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<br />ArTER FURTHER DISCUSSION BY MANY Or THE CITIZENS PRESENT, IT WAS MOVED AND SECONDED
<br />'THAT _THEMEET.I NG BE ADJOURNED' TO A 'FUTURE MEETI NG AT, WHI.CH THE, CITY ,ATTORNEY AND CI TY
<br />,ENGI NE,ER COULD BE PRESENT, THE TI.ME AND PLACE OF T.HE MEETI NG, TO BE DETERMI NED BY THE
<br />CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE}. MOTION CARRIED."
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<br />I-T WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, S,ECONDEDBY MR. BOOTH. THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
<br />AND FINANCE COMMITTEE~ BE ADOPTE6. MOTION CARRIE~.
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<br />7 A MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HELD ON JANUARY 21, 1955 - RE~ PETITION TO OPEN
<br />26TH AVENUE BETWEEN PORTLAND AND WILLAMETTE STREET; AND PETITION FOR CHANGE IN POLICY fOR
<br />ASSESSI NG COST OF ARTERI A,L S,TREETS WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ, AS FOLLOWS: -
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<br />"PRESENT:
<br />CITY ATTORNEY;
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<br />COUNCILMEN BOOTH, KOPPE, WATSON, SHEARER, HARTMAN,
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<br />CITY ENGI NEER AND CI TY RECORDER., MR. TOM JA9UES OF
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<br />SHISLER; CITY MANAGER;
<br />THE EUGENE REGISTER-
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<br />THE MAIN PURPOSE ,OF THE MEETIN,G WAS TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL EYIDENCE IN THE MATTER
<br />OF CHANGING THE PRESENT POLICY FO~ ASSESSMENT FOR ARTERIAL STREETS ,~ RESIDENTIAL AREAS
<br />AND TO FORMULATE A RECOMMENDATION TO BE MADE TO THE COUNCIL. ANOTHER MATTER WHICH CAME
<br />BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WAS A P.ETITION TO OPEN 26TH AVENUE FROM PORTLAND STREET TO
<br />WILLAMETTE STREET.
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