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<br /> I 21 COMMUllIICATION FROM STANTON W. PAYNE - RE: COMMENTS TO ~NFORCEMENTO' PENALTY FOR NON-
<br /> COMPLETION .OF' CONTRACTS WAS: SIiIBMI TTED AND READ AS F'OLLOWS:
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<br /> "IN REFERENCE TO YOUR LETTER or SEPTEMBER 15, 19~5~ RELAtivE TO THE ~NF'~R~~~ENT O~
<br /> .THE.PENALTY FOR 'NOM-COMPLETIONS AS PROVIDED iN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS BETWEEN THE 'UNDER-
<br /> 51 GNED AND THE CI TY OF EUGENE, THE F'OLllOWI NG C'OMMENTS ARE O'F'ERED:. . ,
<br /> AS_RESPECTS T~E 24TH STREET PROJECT, THE UNDERSIGNED WAS UNABLE ~O StART CONSTRUCTION
<br /> ~ .DUE TO SEWER I NSTALLATI ONSBY COASTCONSTRUCTI.ON AND EXCAVATI NG COMPANY .AND T..C. WI LD ISM.
<br /> I,. ADDI TI ON, THE WATER BOARD WAS MOVING WATER PI PES ON THE FIRST INTERSECT I ON 0, ~~HE
<br /> PROJECTS. ALSO, IT WAS NECESSARY TO MOVE POWER POLES AT THE VARIOUS RADIIJSESON. THE ,
<br /> , PROJECT. THE UNDERSIGNED, IN AN ATTEMPT TO COOPERATE WITH THE OTHER CO~TRACTi~s; ~I~ ~ot
<br /> WISH TO MOVE HtS EQUIPMENT IN ON THE 24TH STREET PROJECT, ~S IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED NlEDLESS
<br /> CONFUSION. , . ,
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<br /> As RESPECTS THE PROJECT ON J.CKSON STREET, THIS WAS ALSO HELD UP DUE TO T~E ~~STALLA-
<br /> e TION 0' THE SEWER BY T. C.WILDISH. As JACKSON AND 24TH. INVOLVED EXCAVATING.~N~ AREA; AND
<br /> THE I.NSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTI ON OF THE, STREET I.N THAT .'AREA,. ,THEUNDERSI GNED :f'EL TI'T
<br /> ADV I SABLE NOT TO TUR UP EITHER OF' THE STREETS UNTIL ALL OF THEM COULD BE TOR." UP .AND
<br /> PAVED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WOULD PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY or HEAVY EQUIPMENT MoviNaON
<br /> A NEWLY, COMPLETED STREET, AND CAUSI NO DAMAGE" AND ALSO, THE NECESSI.TY 0' CAUS.I'NG.I.eON~
<br /> VEil" ENCE TO THE RESI DENTS OF THAT ~AREA BY A CONTI NUAL UPROAR OVER.A LeNGER PERIOO Of' TIME.
<br /> I As RESPECTS THE PROJECT ON 18TH AVENUE, THIS PROJECT WAS DELAYED SOMEWHAT DUE TO THE
<br /> NECESSITY OF'THE REMOVAL' OF' POWER POLES' BY THE PUBLIC tJTILrTIES. I"N ADD:ITION,DtiRING
<br /> ,. .CONSTRUCTION 0' 18TH AVENUE,,. A CONTRACT WAS LET BY THE CI TY Of'EUGENE ,.ORTH[ I'NSTALLA-
<br /> TION OF SIDEWALKS IN THA~ AREA. IN AN E"ORT Te ceOPERATE WITH THE SIDEWALK CONTRACTOR,
<br /> T"E UNDERSIGNED DID NOT WISH TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLAT10N OF THE CURB UNTIL SUCH TIME AS
<br /> .THE SIDEWALK AREA HAD BEEN EXCAVATED FOR' THE I NSTAL'LATlON Of' .THE SIDEWALK.. IN THE. OPINION
<br /> Of' THE UNOERSI~NED, ilT WA~TO THE ~DVANTAOE OF ALL CONCERNED TOH~VE THE PReJEC~ COMP(E1ED
<br /> IN ITS ENTIRETY, RATHER THAN TO COMPLETE ONLY THE STREET, AND THEN TO MOVE IN HEAVY EQUI~-
<br /> MENT AND EXCAVATE THE SIDEWALK AND CAUSE NEEDLESS INCONVENIENCE TO THE RESIDENTS Of THAT
<br /> AREA..
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<br /> THE ABOVE C~MMENTS~RE'~ff'ERE~ BY TH~ UNDERSIGNED IN AN ~TTEMPT TO CLARIFY THE
<br /> PRIMARY REASONS FOR INCOMPLETION Of' THE PROJECTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME LIMIT BY THE CITY
<br /> '. Of' EUGENE. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS' ALWAYS OPERATED ON THE~ BASIS THAT COOPERATION WITH OTHER
<br /> CONTRACTORS I S Of' PARAMOUNT:IMPORTANCE.;..' h ADDI:TI.ON, I :HA.VE .~LWAYS OPERATED ON .THE 'I!l~SI S
<br /> Of' CAUSING THE LEAST POSSIBLE INCONVENIENCE TO 'THE ~ESI~ENTS 0' ~PARTICULAR AREA~.l'~AVE
<br /> 'ELT THAT RATHER THAN CAUSE THEM,INCONVENtENCE, I WOULD 'ATTEMPT TO ARRANGE MY SCHEDU~E TO
<br /> Ef'nCT ALL THE CONSTRUCTI ON I N ONE AREA AT ONE T'I ME. IT H~S BEEN MY OPINION THAT THIS WAS
<br /> TO THE ADVANTAGE OF' THE CITY OF EUGENE, IN THAT, IT.:SNIPLIF'IES TltE:ENGINEERING F.UNCTfON.
<br /> 1M THAT ALL or THE ACTIVITY WAS CENTERED IN ONE AREA, AND IN ADDITION, UPON eOAPLETION,
<br /> IT COMPLETED THAT AREA. F'OR ALL CONCERNED.
<br /> I FEEL THAT I HAVE DONE ALL WITHIN MY POWER TO .Er..'ECTCOMPLETION 0' THE .PROJECTS
<br /> WITHIN THE TIME ALLOTTED BY THE CITY 0' EUGENE. IT IS THEREFORE REQUESTED THAT THE
<br /> I ENFORCEMENT 0' THE PENALTY 'OR NON-COMPLETION ON THESE PROJECTS BE WAIVED, INVfEW 0" T~E ,
<br /> ABOVE CIRCUMSTANCES."
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<br /> .\.. I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE THAT THE COMNUNICATI ON BE REFERRED TO THE
<br /> Pu8~itC, ~(j)RKSCOMNI TTEE. MorTl ON CARR I EO. ~ "
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<br /> 22 COUNCIL BILL No. 1978 -.REF. LEV.YING" ASSESSMENTS 'OR PAVING: 25TH AVENUE 'ROM AGATE 'TO
<br /> e COLUMBIA STREETS; INTRODUCED AND GIVEN F'IRST READING ON OCTOBER 10, 1955 WAS' BROUGHT ON 'OR
<br /> CORSI DERATI ON.
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<br /> IT-WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THAT THE BILL BE READ .THE SECOND TIME
<br /> BY T~TLE ONLY, WITH U~NIMOUS CONSENT OF' THE COUNCIL. MOTI~N CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY:ANDTHE.BIL~
<br /> WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
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<br /> IT W~S MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED: BY MR~ GODLOVE. THAT ~HE. RULESIBE ~USPENDED AND THE
<br /> B~lL BE READ THE TH1RD TIM~ BYT.ITLE ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL~' MonON
<br /> CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL WAS READ THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
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<br /> ,I T 'WAS MOVED BY' MR.. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR'.. GODLOVE '.THAT THE COUNCILBI LL BE:,APPROV,ED.' AND
<br /> GIVEN rlNAL PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. MR. SHEARER ABSENT. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING. AYE.
<br /> THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND NUMBERED 10676.
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<br /> I 23 COUNCIL BILL No. 197.9.-- ~E: ,LEVYING ASSESSMENTSirOR:PAVING.:2IST AVENUE FROM LINCOLN TO ,
<br /> LAWRENCE STREETS, INTRODUCED AND GIVEN 'IRST READING ON aCTOBER 10, 1955 WAS BROUGHT ON 'OR
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<br /> I T WAS MOVED BY MR. BOOTH, SECONDED BY MR. GODLOVE THATJ THE 81 LL :BE READ 'THE SECOND .TI'ME
<br /> BV TITLE ONLV, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT or THE COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE BILL
<br /> WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
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