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~G'~ ~ 0,\ . l1.,' e I I T WAS MOVED ,BY MR. .WATSON SECONDED ,BY MR.. SHEARER .THAT THE REPORT OF THE .pUBLI C WORKS COM- MI nEE AND OF THE FINANCE .COMMI TTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTI ON CARRIED. ) - ., . I T WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT THE ~EPORT ,OF, THEPU.BLI C SAFETY COM- MITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. No ACTION WAS ~AKEN DNTHE REPORl OF,THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. IT WAS MOV6D By,MR. HARTMAN SECONDED BY MR. WATSON THAT IF: AN..ELECTION ON THE ANNEXATION OF THE RIVER ROAD AND WILLAKENZIE AREAS I'S~ELD WITHIN THE CITY THER~ BE-SET UP ELEVEN POLLING PLACES I N THE CI TY - THREE EACH I N WARDS I, ~ AND 4 AND lWO INWARD 2.. MOTION CARRI ED. I T WAS MOVED BY M~s,., LAURI S SECONDE.D BY MR. HARTMAN"THAl' $I,X,P,OLLI NG ,Pl:ACES BE :SET UP FOR THE ANNEXATION ELECTION IN THE RIVER ROAD AREA, AND FOUR POLLING PLACES BE SET UP rOR THE ANNEXATION ELECTION I,N THE WILLAKENZIE AREA. MOTION CARRIED. ' e A REPORT or THE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 22, 1957 - RE: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - PAV- ING OF 29tH PLACE FROM WILL~M~TTETOOAK, PAVING OF TAYLOR STREET F,ROM.6TH TO 7TH .AVENUE, ~AVING OF TAYLOR STREET FROM 9TH TO 10TH AVENUE, PAVING OF JACKSON FROM ~TH,TO 10TH AVENUE, PAVING OF 2ND AVENUE FROM PEARL TO HIGH STREET, PAVI'NG OF ADAMS STREET FROM 8tH TO 10TH AVENUE, COMMUNICA- TION FROM DORA BRADEN CONCERNING SEWER ASSESSMENT FOR PORTION OF LOT 21, OVERLOOK ADDITION, LO- CATED AT SOUTH END .0FRIVERVI,EW STREET; .HEALTH & RECREAT10N~OMMITTEE ~ .COUNTY OFFER TO GIVE fERRY STREET BRI DGE PARK TO CITY; COMMI TTEE OF 1:HE WHOLE - STREET NAME SI GNS, ,AND POTENTIAL. ANNEXATION IN THE WILLAKENZIE fIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT .WAS SUBMITTED AND REAQ AS FOLLOWS: I ttPRESENT: MAYOR MCGINTY; COUNCILMEN WATSON, SHEARER, SHISLER, LAURIS, BRIGGS AND LINDEEN; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY RECORDER; CITY ENGINEER; PARKS & RECREATION SUPERI NTENDENT; ASSI STANT Cnv ENGI NEERiTRAHI C ENGI NEER; ADMI'NI STRATI VE ASSI S- TANT; MRS. MILTON KNIGHT; JOHN STEINMULLER, .JR.; GORDON fRANK; REPRESENtING CORNELL, HOWLAND, HAYES &, MERRYFI ELD;' D~N WYANT, EUGENE REGI STER-GUARD. 6 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE I. PETITION FOR PAVING .OF 29TH PLACE FROM WILLAMETTE TO OAK STREET -,A;pETITIQN.CON- TAINING SIGNATVRES'QF OWNERS'OF.24.65% OF'THE'PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED FOR THE P.AVING OF 29TH PLACE 'FROM WILLAMETTE TO OAK STREET~WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE OROVE OVER THE STREET IN QUESTION AND FOUND THAT ;ONLY ONE HOUSE FACED ON THE STREET AND THAT ONLY .THI~.QNE BLOCK AREA WAS UNIMPROVED. ~TWAS~ FURTHER NOTED THAT THE STREET WAS BADLY DRAINED AND WAS IN VERY UNSERVICEABLE CON- DITION. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE STREET BE PAVED AND THAT THE NECESSARY ORDINANCES INITIATING THE PROJECT.BE PASSED. , , , 2. DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE PAVING OF TAYLOR STREET FROM 6TH AVENUE TO 7TH AVENUE - THE,COMMITTEE DROVE OVER ,THE, STREET IN QUESTION AND ,NOTED THAT T~E Sl'REET,WAS, IN VERY BAD REP~I R AND ,WAS ,CONTI f::.IUI NG TO BREAK UP.,.THE STREET. HAS COMPARATI VELY HI GH USEAGE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF MOTELS AND A POSTOFFICE IN THE VICINITY. SINCE THE STREET- CANNOT PROPERLY,BE, MAINrAIN~Q IT wts RECOMMENDED THAT;'IT ~E ORDE~ED PAVED WIT~OVT PETITION,AND THAT THE. NECESSARY ORD~NANCES .INIT\ATING THE PROJE~T-BE PASSED. I 3. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PAVING.OF TAYLOR STREET FROM 9TH TO 10TH AVENUE - THE COMMITTEE DROVE OVER THIS ONE BLOCK AREA AND NOTED THAT THE STREET WAS IN POOR CON7 DITION AND COULD NOT. PROPERLY BE MAINTAINED IN ITS 'PRESENT CONDITION. SINCE'~T CANNOT PROPERLY BE MAINTAINEDi IT,'WAS RECOMMENDED THAT,'IT BE ORDERED PAVED WITHOUT PETITION AND THAT THE NECES~ARY ORDINANCES ,INITIATING THE PROJECT BE PASSED. e 4. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PAVING OF JACKSON STREET FROM 9TH TO 10TH AVENUE - THE COMMITTEE LIKEWISE'V1EWED JACKSON STREET.FROM 9TH TO.IOTHAvENUE, NOTED THAT THE STREET WAS NOT DRAINING PROPERLY BUT DUE TO ITS BESIDEN1IAL:CHARACTER, IT WOULD NOT, APPEAR TO BE IN EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION. IN THIS INSTANCE THE COMMITTEE RECOM- MENDED. THAT POSTAL CARDS BE ,SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG THE STREET TO DE- TERMINE WHETHER PAVING WAS DESIRED AND THAT A REPORT BE MADE TO A FUTURE COMMI.TTEE WITH RESPECT TO THE POLL. 5. DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS REGARDING THE PAV1NG,OF 2ND.AvENUE FROM PEARL,TO HIGH STREET - IT WAS INDICATED THAT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMITTEE'S EARLIER REQUEST A POSTAL CARD POLL HAD BEEN TAKEN WI TH RESPECT TO THE PAVI NG OF THE' STREET. THE RESULTS OF THIS POLL WERE 57.97% AG'AINST, -9.06% FOR, ,32'.97%',NO'ANSWER. . LIKEWISE MRs. ,MILTON KNIGHT APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO PROTEST THE PAVING OF THE STREET. SINCE IT APPEARS THAT ~HE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ARE OPPOSED TO THE PAVING OF THE STREET AND SINCE TRAFFIC ON'THE STREET BASICALLY' SERVESONLY,~HIS AREA, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PAVING PROJECT BE,TABLED. I 6. DISCUSSION-REG~RDING THE PAVING OF ADAMS STREET FROM 8TH TO -10TH AVENUE -,THE:RESULTS OF. A POSTAL', CAROl POLL (;OVERI NG. THE- PAV'I NG OF APAMS STREET FROM 8TH TOI OTH AVENUE' WERE GIVEN TO THE COMMITTEE IN WHICH 50.58% OF THE PEOPLE POLLED WERE AGAINST PAVING, 6.07% FAVORED PAVING, 13.43% WAS IN CITY OWNERSHIP AND 29.91% DID NOT ANSWER. SINCE A MAJOR I ,T-Y OF ,THE, PEOPLE WERE AGA'I NST PAV I N~ IN., THI S TWO BLOCK., AREl', T!'lE COMMI TTEE RE- COMMENDED THAT THIS PART OF THE PAVING PROGRAM F9R'~DAMS STREET B~.TABLED. e 7. COMMUNICA'T1 ON FROM, DORA BRADEN C::ONCERNI NG A SEWER ASSESSME,NT FORA PORTION OF I LOT 21 IN OVERLOOK- ADDITION, BEING LOC::A-TEP AT THE SOU:rH END, OF RIVERVIEW S,TREET --MRS. BRADEN INDICATED THAT ONLY A PORTION OF HER PROPERTY WAS IN THE.CITY LIMITS AND THAT HER HOUSE WAS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND THAT PORTION OF HER PROPERTY WHICH WAS WITHIN ~