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3~l~ e I ;1 REPORTS OF 'OFFICERS 3, A REPORT ~ROM THE CITY MANAGER - RE: MONTHLY DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS, IMPROVEMENTS, ETC., WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ AS ~OLLOWS':' "THE VALUE O~ BUILDING PERMITS ~OR THE MONTH b~ FEBRUARY 1957 AMOUNTED~O $215,710 WHICH IS LESS THAN ONE HAL~ O~ THE $587,438 ISSUED ONE YEAR AGO. THE DI~- FERENCE REF'LECTS TO SOME DEGREE THE MONEY SI T,UATI ON ~OR NEW BUI LDI NG S:TARTS.'. THE FIRE' DEPARTMENT ANSWERED 35 ALARMS WITH A TOTAL LOSS O~ $738. A TRAINING COURSE WAS STARTED ~OR STA~F OF~ICERS IN ~IRE ADMINISTRATION; ALSO A TRAINING COURSE IN fiRST Alti fOR ALL MEMBERS Of THE FiRE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE DIRECTION O~ THE RED CROSS. e ACCORDING TO THE POLI~E DEPARTMENT REPORT, A COPY 6~ WHICH IS ON YOUR DESKS, THE TRAINING -OFFICER HELD;CLASSES ON OREGON TRAFFIC LAWS, AND ALL PATROLMEN WERE GIVEN COMP~tHENSI~E WRfTTtN EXAMIN~TIONS AT tHE CONCLUSION OF THE COURSE. THE STAFF OF THtDISTRICT :ATTORNEY'S'Of~ICE'ALSO PRESENTED A SEMI~AR ON,OREGON'S LAWS CONCERNING STOLEN PROPERTY. THIS SESSION WAS OPEN TO ALL EN~ORCEMENT PEOPLE OF THE AREA AS WELL AS OUR OWN PERSONNEL. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. I DURING OPEN HOUSE ~T THE JAIL WE HAD 423 VISITORS WHO TOURED THE FACILITY, AS WELL AS THREE GROUPS OF STUDENTS. THE GRAND' JURY MADE ITS REGULAR INSPECTION DURING FEBRUARY. WitH THE EXCtPTION OF A RECOMMtNDATION TH~T AN ADDITIONAL STA~R- WAY RAILING BE INSTALLED, -THEY MADE NO ADVERSE REPORT. OUR PISTOL TEAM ENTERED THE OREGON STATE PRISON'TEAM. BETWEEN POLICE DEPARTMENTS Of PORTLAND. ONE COMPETITION IN FEBRUARY,. AND WON A MATCH AGAINST PLANS ARE NOW UNDERWAY FOR THE ANNUAL COMPETITION THE STATE. THIS YEAR'S MATCHES ARE TO BE HELD IN THE LIBRARIAN REPORTS THAT FEBRUARY 1957 WAS A RECORD BREAKING MONTH WITH THE LARGEST TOTAL CIRCULATION, LARGEST DAILY CIRCULATION AND HIGHEST AVERAGE DAILY CIR- CULATI ON. THE PARK DEPARTMENT REPORTS THE TRIMMING OF 900 ROSE BUSHES AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 TREES AND SHRUBS. ' THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE EVERY E~FORT TO CLEAR OUT ASSESSMENTS ON PRO- JECTS WHICH WERE COMPLETED IN 1956. To THIS END, 406 CERTifiED MAILINGS WERE MADE TO PROPERTY OWNERS. :ALSO, 800 DOG LI CENSES WERE SOLD BY THI S DEPARTMENT OUR I NG THE MONTH." I T WAS MOVED BY MR. -SHEARE,R,SECONDED BY MR. SHI SLER THAT THE REPORT OF THE CI TY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. ,MOTiON CARRIED. REPORTS.OF COMMITTEES I 4 A REPORT O~ THE COMMITTEE O~ THE WHOLE AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MARCH I, 1957 - RE: PETI TI ON ~OR THE PAVI'NG O~ ADAMS STREET ~ROM WEST I'OTH' AVENUE TO \-/EST II TH AVENUE; , COMMUNICATION REGARDING EAST,2ND STREET BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREETS; REQUEST ~ORVACATION O~ ALLEY BETWEEN JEF~ERSON AND MADISON FROM RIVER STREET TO THE NORTH'MADE BY GEORGE E. OwEN; AND RE- QUEST ~OR SEGREGATION OF ASSESSMENT ~OR PAVING O~ 39TH AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS ~OLLOWS: e "PRESENT:' COUNCI LMEN WATSON, SHEARER, SHISLER, EDMUNDS AND LAURIS; CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY; CITY RECORDER; CITY ENGINEER; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT; DAN WYANT, EUGENE REG~~TER-GUARD~ ' I. PETITION fOR THE PAVING Of ADAMS STREET fROM WEST 10TH AVENUE TO WEST 11TH AVENUE - A PETITION CONTAINING SIGNATURES O~ OWNERS O~ 71.36%0~ THE TOTAL ~RONT,~OOTAGE Of THE STREET TO'BE ASSESSED ~OR THE PAVING'Of ADAMS STREET ~ROM 10TH TO 11TH AVENUE WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. REPRESENTATIVES,OF THE COMMITTEE VIEWED THE STREET, AND LIKtWISE VIEWED ADAMS STREET ~ROM 8TH TO 10TH AVENUE. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT ADAMS STREET FROM 10TH TO 11TH AVENUE BE PAVED, AND THAT THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES BE PASSED INITIATING THIS PROJECT. I THE COMMITTEEi~URTHERRECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPERTY HOLDERS ON ADAMS STREET BE- TWEEN 8TH' AVENUE WEST AND 10TH AVENUE WEST BE CONTACTED SO THAT AN,EXPRESSION Of THE PROPERTY OWNERS' COULD BE HAD WITH REfERENCE TO THE PAVING OF ADAMS STREET BE- TWEEN 8TH AND 10TH AVENUES WITH THE THOUGHT THAT ADAMS STREET MIGHT BE PAVED ~ROM 8TH TO 11TH AVENUE. 2. COMMUNICATION" REGARDI NG EAST 2N~ STREET BETWEEN PEARL AND HIGH STREETS~A LETTER ~ROM ALBERT AND BESSIE KAUFMAN, RESIDING AT 224 EAST 2ND, CONCERNING THE DEPLORABLE COND1TION O~ THE STREET AND PROBLEMS WITH SURfACE WATER IN THE, AREA, WA& PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMI'T~E'VISiTED THE-AREA AND NOTED THE CONDITION O~ THE STREETS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH SUR~ACE WATER. e .....