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<br /> II TH~ ~UMBER pB ~O~'S BASEBALL TEAMS INCREASED FROM 39 LAST YEA~ TO'58 THIS'YEAR. ~~HERE
<br /> IS A'GOOO,POSSIBILITYTH,AT NEXT YEAR THIS NUMBER WILL INCREASE TO 65 OR,70. THE, Ii'AR,i<-,:
<br /> DEF~AR{J:MENT .WAS CAUGHT SHORT OF BALLFI ELDS TH I S YEAR, BUT WI TH CONSTRUCTI ON OF F I VE.ADD;I-
<br /> TIONAL FIELDS THIS SUMMER, W~ MAY BE ABLE TO MEET THIS DEMAND NEXT SUMMER. :,,'f.I('
<br /> JH...E'SUMMER MUSIC CLINIC WAS .AGAI~ VERY SUCCESSFUL WiTH ABOUT 150 CHILDREN ,REGISTERED.
<br /> Two FINE CONCERTS WERE PERFORMED BY THIS GROUP. , r ;'. ~
<br /> : THERE WERE NO BAND CONCERTS SPONSORED BY THE PARK DEPARTMENT THI S YEAR. THE DEP..A:RT-
<br /> M,ENT. DID ASSIST THE LOCAL MUSICIAN'S UNION IN PRESENTING THREE ,CONCERTS IN THE PAR!<"B!-OCKS.
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<br /> PICNICKING AT SKINNERS BUTTE, SLADDEN, AND HENDRICKS PARK WAS A VERY POPULAR ACTIVITY
<br /> WITH AN ESTIMATED 25,000 PEOPLE USING THESE FACILITIES. ADDITIONAL PICNI~ AREAS ARE pEING
<br /> PLANNED fOR AND DEVE_LOPED W.HI CH WI LL HELP TAKE THE LOAD OFF THE EXI STI NG AREAS.
<br /> IN CON,cLU610N, THE PARK DEPARTMENT FEELS THE CI TY HAS HAD. A VERY SUCCESSFU.L SUM~ER
<br /> e PROGRAM AND BELIEVE THAT NEXT YEAR THE ATTENDANCE wiLL BE EVEN GREATER.
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<br /> THE P:ARK AND. RECREATI ON DEPARTMENT wi SHES TO THANK THE COUNCI L FOR PLACI NG THE '/
<br /> SWI~MING POOL BOND ISSUE ON ,THE MAY BALLOT AND FOR THEIR ASSISrANCE IN PLANNIN~ FOR ~HE
<br /> NEW AMAZON PARK SWIMMING POOL. THEY KNOW THI S FACI LI TY WI.LL ADD GREATLY TO EUGENE'S:
<br /> RECREAT40NAL ENJOYMENT.
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<br /> I I HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CITY MAN.AGERS' ASSOCIATION CONF:EJI~:rNCE
<br /> AT BANFF, ALBERTA, CANADA, AND I HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY COUNCILMAN
<br /> WHO wiSHES TO SEE THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED AT THIS CONFERENCE. ALSO, I WAS HONORED,BY ~EING
<br /> ELECTED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSO~IATION TO REPRESENT THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF THE UNITED
<br /> STATES. ".. "
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR. GODLOVE,. SECONDED BY MR. OWEN, THAT THE REPORT OF THE CITY MAN~G~alBE
<br /> RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTl ON CARRI ED.
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<br /> REPORTS Of COMMITTEES
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<br /> a 1;. REPORT OF ,THE PUBLI C WORKS COMMI TTEE MEETI NG HELD SEPT~MBER 19, 1956 - RE: PETI'TI ON' FOR
<br /> SEwER IMPR9VEMENT ON SPRING DRIVE; AND REQUEST FOR CURB CUT AT 160 EAST 5TH AVENUE wAS ;SUBMtITTED
<br /> AND READ AS FOLLOwS: " " J ~. "~~'
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<br /> , "PRESENT: COUNCILMEN "'ATSON AND OWEN; ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER; CITY RECORDER; AND
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<br /> THE ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN. ji.' 'Z
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<br /> I . PETITION FOR SEWER IMPROVEMENT ON SPRING DRIVE - THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE SITE IN
<br /> . WHICH RESIDENTS OF THE AREA HAD PETITIONpD THAT A SEWER LINE BE INSTALLED. THE LINE WOULD
<br /> BE APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET LONG. THE PETITlON.CONTAINED SIGNA.TURE~ REPRESENTING ,I,~(n
<br /> FEET OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED OR 60.35 PER CENT.
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<br /> IT wAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SANITARY SEWER LINE BE INSTALL~D AND THAT. THE NECES~A~Y
<br /> I ORDINANCES INITIATING THIS IMPROVEMENT BE PASSED.
<br /> 2. RE~~EST FOR CURB CUT AT 160 EAST 5TH AVENUE - THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE SITE AT; WHICH
<br /> MR. L. H..COLLINS, CONTRACTOR FOR PRESTON BROTHERS, HAD REQUESTED A 41 FOOT CURB CUT., THIS
<br /> CUT WOULD BE MADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING INGRESS AND EBRESS TO A GARAGE-WAREHOUSE
<br /> TYP~ BUILDING CONTAINING DOUBLE DOORS ON THE 5TH AVENUE SIDE. . .
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<br /> TH~ C~MMI TTEE, IN VIEwiNG AND DISCUSSING THIS ITEM, COULD NOT SEE THAT, THE,EXTENDED
<br /> e CURB CUT WOULD CREATE ANY PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA A~D THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CURB CUT
<br /> IN THE LENGTH OF 41 FEET BE APPROVED."
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR. OwEN, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT THE.REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WO~KS ,:
<br /> COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTl ON CARR I ED.
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<br /> RE~ORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS . . It"
<br /> 4 A REPORT OF THE BOARD O( ApPEALS MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 12, 1956 - RE: REQUESTS FOR
<br /> VARIANCES TO SET BACK REQUIREMENTS WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOwS:
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<br /> "THE BOARD OF ApPtALS HELD A MEETlt:!IG A~ THE CITY HALL, SEPTEMBER '12, '1956 AL9:;OQ,;'A.M.
<br /> MEMBERS PRESENT WERE MR. MORRIS, MR. MOYER, AND MR. HENDERSHOTT. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO
<br /> ORDER,.BYMR. I:\ENDERSHOTT. . . ,
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<br /> I . A REQUEST BY THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH LOCATED AT 1020 EAST 23RD AVENUE FO~\~ ,.
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<br /> I VARIANCE OF FRONT PROPERTY LINE SET BACK, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY CONSTRUCT A BREEZEWAY AT
<br /> THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE CHURCH FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING PEOPLE IN RAINY WEATHER.
<br /> AFTER DISCUSSING THE MATTER TO SOME EXTENT, AND IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE PROPOSED
<br /> BREEZEWAY WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH TRAFFIC VISION, MR. HENDERSHOTT MOTIONED THAT THE REQUEST
<br /> BE GRANTED. MR. MOYER SECONDED, AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED.
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