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<br />"As A MEMBER OF' THE AIR POLLUTION COMMITTEE I REQUEST OF THE COM~ON C~UN~IL OF' THE
<br />CITY OF' EUGENE, OREGON TO STRIKE F'ROM THE RECORDS THE STATEMENT PREPARED BY MR. WESTLING
<br />(CHA I RMAN OF' COMMI TTEE ), AND READ BY' THE CITY MANAGER" FEBRU'ARY 14,. 1955.
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<br />No VOTE WAS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE ABOVE: MENTIONED STATEMENT TO AUTHORIZE
<br />MR. WESTLING TO'SUBMIT THE STATEMENT TO THE COUNCIL AND THEREFORE I DO NOT BELIEVE IT TO
<br />BE THE EXPRESSED. VIEWS OF' THE COMMITTEE.
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<br />FURTHERMORE I REQUEST OF THE COMMON COUNCIL TO INSIST OF' THE COMMITTEE TO ACT'AS
<br />PREVIOUSL~ REQUESTED BY tHE COUNCIL AND THAT 1S (TO TAK~ ACTION F'OR IMMEDJATE RELIEF'
<br />OF THE SAW DUST AIR POLLUTION THAT EXISTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF' EUGEN~) OR REVERT THE
<br />PROBLEM BACK TO" THE COUNC,I L. "
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<br />I T WAS MOVED BY MR. KOPPE, ~ECONDED BY, MR., GODLOVE- THAT THE COMMUNI CAT! ON BE RECr..'VED :AND
<br />PLACED ON F'ILE. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />COMMUNICATION FROM MR. ,AND MRS. L. E. SEVERSON - RE:PROPERTY AT 2176.AGATE STREET, THE
<br />SOUTH r.IVE F'EET OF' WHICH IS OWNED BY THE CITY, WAS ~UBMIJTED ~ND READ AS F'OLLOWS: ,
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<br />"SOME' MONTHS AGO WE PURCHASED, THE HOUSE 2176 AG~TE ST~EET. :THE REAL_'ESTAJE~ MAN
<br />TOOK US OUT AND SHOWED US THE PROPERTY, AND LINE F'EN~ES.
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<br />AF'TER PURCHASING WE F'IND OUT THAT F'IVE F'EET ON TH~,~OUTH BELONG~ TO THE CITY, AND
<br />THAT TAKES ABOUt HALF' OUR BACK DOOR STEPS, LEAVES ME ABOUT ONE F'OOT TO GET OUT THE DOOR,
<br />ALSO OUR GRAPE ARBOR SITS ON CITY PROPERTY. T~FIVE_F'EET.HAS 'BEEN,F'ENQED WITH THIS
<br />PROPERTY r.OR OVER 2Q YEARS. WE WOULD.~IKEfOR SOM~ONE TQ P~EASE COME AND LOOK. THINGS,
<br />OVER AND LET US KNOW WHAT WILL BE DONE ABOUT IT OR ~~AT wE CAN ~O TO OBTAIN THIS F'IVE
<br />F'EET.
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<br />WE~T~RTED SPADING THE GARDE~ AND P~UNED THE ARBOR 'AND. TREES 'BEF'ORE WE KNEW ABOUT
<br />THIS."
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<br />IT ,WAS MOVE~ ~r,MR. KOP~E, SECONDED BY,MR. GODLOVE TH~T THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO
<br />THK PUBLIC ,WO~KS COMMITTEE~ MOTIQN CARRI~D.
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<br />14 COMMUNICATION rROM EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD - RE: DEED TO BE EXECUTED WAS SUBMITTED
<br />AND READ, ~S FOLLOWS:
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<br />"UNDER DATE OF' JUL~! 13, 1953, THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD AUTHORIZED:THESALE
<br />OF' F'IVE LOTS SURROUNDING THE COLLEGE HILL RESERVOIR. THE LOCATION AND ELEVATION Or.
<br />THESE LOTS IS SUCH THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE NO F'URTHER NEED F'OR THEM IN CONNECTION WITH
<br />THE STORAGE 'OF; . WA TER. . ,
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<br />THESE LOTS WERE APPRAI SED BY MR. C. A. BARNES AND ,HAVE BEEN DULY ADVERT I SED 'F'OR
<br />SALE. THE ENCLOSED DEED FOR LOT Ie, BLOCK 33, COLLEGE HILL PARK ADDITION TO EUGENE,
<br />TRANSF'ERS THIS LOT TO MR. AND MRS. BYRON L. MILLER.
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<br />THE BOARD HERE8Y REQUESTS THAT THE (OUNCIL APPROVE THIS SALE ~ND AUTHORIZE~THE
<br />SIGNING OF' THE DEED BY THE MAYOR AND RECORDER."
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<br />IT WAS ~OVED BY ~R. KOPPE, S~CONDED BY MR. GODLOVE ,THAT r~E~PRO~E~,CITt OF'F'ICER' BE'
<br />AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE DEED AS REQUESTED. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />'MR. fRANK'.FoSTER OF ,THE CITY TRANSIT LINES ADDRESSED,THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGARDING THE
<br />PROPOSED CHANGES'iN THE BUS ~OUTES. HE WAS INF'ORMED THAT A F'ORMAL REQUEST SHOULD BE F'ILED ~ITH
<br />THE CITY MANAGER FOR PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL.
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<br />COMMUNICATION"SIGNED BY SIX RESIDENTS OF THE BETHEL WATER DISTRICT - RE: DESI~E F'OR'
<br />ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF' EUGENE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ ~S F'OLL9WS:
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<br />"THIS LETTER 'IS TC? INF'ORMYOU THAT WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR DESIRE TO BECOME A PART
<br />,OF' THE CITY OF' EU9ENE AND WOULD APPRECIATE AN ELECTION ~EING HELD, AS THE COUNCIL ~EES
<br />F'I T, TO ANNEX THE PARTS OF' THtS DIl?TRI CT. WHO ARE IN F'AVOR OF' BECOMI ~G A PART OF"EUGEINE. " '
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<br />WE FEEL THAT WE WILL BE BENEFITTED IN SEVERAL WAYS BY AN~EXATION .S THIS DI~TRICT
<br />1.5 BEING ~ORE DENSELYPOPULArED EVER~ DAY A~D THE SANITATION CONDITION,MUS~ BE TAKEN
<br />CARE OF' IN THE NEAR F'UTURE. WE HAVE ,COMPLETE CONF'IDENCE IN THE EUGENE CITY COUNCI~ AND
<br />PLANNING COMMISSION DOING EVERYTHI.NG IN THEIR POWER TO HAVE THESE CONDITIONS TAKEN CARE
<br />GF'AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE F'EEL THAT THE BUSINEss DISTRICT AND THE PRIVATE HOMES ARE
<br />EQQ~LLY ENDANGERE~ UNDER THE ~RESENT CONDITIONS.
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<br />THE LACK OF' TIME PREVENTS MORE SIGNATURES TO THIS LETTER, BUT WE F'EEL SURE THAT WE
<br />ARE IXPRESSING THE F'EEL1NGS OF' A LOT OF' OUR NEIGHBORS AND ,BUSINESS ASSOCIATES WHO HA~E
<br />EXPRESSED ,~HEMSELVES AT MEETINGS BEF'ORE." "
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<br />IT WAS ORDERED BY THE MAYOR, THERE BEING NO OBJECTIONS, THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED
<br />AND PLACED ON F'ILE.
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