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r ci3Af (- t.{ t) e 3. EXTENSION OF ARTERIAL', LINCOLN StREET' FROM IITH- TO 1.3TH AVENUE. A REQUEST WAS PLACED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BY THE CITY MANAGER AND TRAFFI~ ENGINEER FOR THE DESIGNATION OF LINCOLNiSTREET FROM 11TH AVENUE TO 13TH AVENUE AS A THROUGH STREET. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS WOULD SIMP.LY BE A CONTINUATION OF LINCOLN STREET AS AN ARTERIAL OR THROUGH ; STREET FOR TWO MORE BLOCKS TO THE SOUTH. I THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST IS THAT THE CITY WILL BE INSTALLING TRAFFI:C SIGNALS AT 11TH AND LINCOLN STREETS VERY SHORTLY AND THAT WHEN THE SIGNAL IS INSTALLED. THE LOGICAL TERMINUS OF THE THROUGH STREET WOULD BE 13TH AVENUE INSTEAD OF 11TH AVENUE. IT IS-RECOMMENDED THAT LINCOLN STREET BETWEEN I ITH AND 13JH AVENUE-BE SO DESIGNATED." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. BOOTH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAt-ETY COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 10 A REPORT OF'THE JUDICIARY AND PRINTING COMMITTEE HELD FEBRUARY 10, 1955 - RE: NEW LOGGING ROAD RIGHT OF WAY ON THE 0 & C FOREST LANDS IN OREGON WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHISLER, KOPPE, OwEN, HEARER, AND BOOTH; CITY MANAGER; CITY ENGINEER; ACTING AIRPORT MANAGER; AND CITY RECORDER. e , THE MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY AND PRINTING COMMITTEE MET THURSDAY NOON, fEBRUARY 10TH, FOLLOWING ANOTHER COMMITTEE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE SUBJECT OF LOGGING ROAD RIGHT OF WAY REGULATIONS REFERRED TO IT BY THE COUNCIL. IT WAS EXPLAINED BY MR. OWEN THAT A REVISION OF THE RuLES AND REGULATIONS ON USE OF o & C LAND FOR LOGGING ROAD RIGHTS OF WAY IS BEFORE CONGRESS AND THAT THE OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD WORK A HARDSHIP ON CERTAIN INTERESTS AND AFFECT THE GENERAL ECONOMY OF THE AREA. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED BY MR. OwEN THAT SOME VERY RECENT DEVELOPMENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND THAT IT WOULD BE HIS SUGGESTION THAT THE MATTER BE LAID ON THE TABLE FOR THE PRESENT. I THIS IS THEREFORE THE RECOMMENDATrON OF THE COMMITTEt." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. OwEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE JUDICIARY AND PRINTING COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. ,MOTION CARRIED. II A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH & RECREATION, AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON fEBRUARY 14, 1955 - RE: BIDS ON SOUTH SIDE FIRE STATION; AMAZON PROJECT THROUGH THE LANE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS; RIGHT OF WAY FOR GARFIELD STREET BETWEEN 7TH AND 14TH AVENUES; CONCESSION IN SKINNER'S BUTTE PARK FOR 1955; AND USE 'OF INDOOR PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: . , "PRESE NT: COUNC I LME N' .KOPPE, OWE N, WA TSON, 'HARTMAN, AND SH ISLER; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY ENGINEER; DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION; AND CITY RECORDER. A NUMBER OF ITEMS OF BUSINESS WERE CONSIDERED BY THE COMBINED COMMITTEES. I. BIDS ON SOUTH SIDE FIRE STATION - A TABULSTION OF THE ELEVEN BIDS RECEIVED ON THE SOUTH SIDE fiRE STATlON WAS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEES, AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ARCHITECT AND THE CITY MANAGER WAS RECEIVED AND DISCUSSED. I IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE AWARD BE MADE TO ARNT REE & SON IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,381.00 IN LINE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ARCHITECT AND THE CITY MANAGER. 2. AMAZON PROJECT THROUGH THE LANE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS - THE CITY MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD IN 1953 REQUESTED THE ARMY ENGINEERS TO REVIS~ THE AL~GNMENT AND CROSS-SECTION OF THE AMAZON THROUGH THE FAIRGROUNDS TO ACCOMMODATE THE CITY AND LANE COUNTY. THE ARMY ENGtNEERS ACCEDED TO THE REQUEST IN CONSTRUCTION OF THE DITCH BUT RESERVATIONS WERE MADE BY THEM AT THE TIME CONCERNING CAPACITY OF THE CHANNEL IN THE EVENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE RECOMMENDED 'CONCRETE ~INED CHANNEL. THE "RESERVATION WAS THAT IF THE CHANGE WAS MADE THAT THE LOCAL INTERESTS WOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF CHANNEL WIDENING OR LINING 'TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL CAPACiTY NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASED FLOW EXPECTED FROM THE COMPLETED PROJEC T. e IT WAS EXPUAINED FURTHER fHAT A LETTER FROM THE ARMY ENGINEERS DATED JANUARY 31, 1955, REQUESTS A STATEMENT OF ASSURA~CE FROM THE CITY AND LANE COUNTY THAT THEY WILL JOINTLY COMPLETE THE SEC~ION IN THE FAIRGROUNDS TO OBTAIN THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY NECESSARY WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED. THE MATT~R WAS GIVE~-GENERAL DISCUSSION AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEES THAT A LETTER BE WRITTEN GIVING SUCH ASSURANCE ON THE PART OF THE CITY OF EUGENE. I 3. RI GHT OF WAY' FOR GARF iELD ST,'REET BETWEEN 7TH AND 14TH AVENUES - THE MATTER OF THE WIDTH OF THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT SHOULD BE'ESTABLISHED FOR GARFIELD STREET BETWEEN 7TH ~ND 14TH AVENUES WAS DISCUSSED. IT WAS EXPLAINED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND ENGINEER THAT THIS STREET WOULD BE A MAJORN-S ARTERIAL AND THAT THE RIGHT OF WAY SHOULD BE AT LEAST 80 FEET IN WIDTH. e ~