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<br /> ROAD TRACKS WHERE. MY CL.I ENT, WAS, STRUCK,'BY' ,THETRA,I,N... ' " I
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<br /> I T WOULD BE VERY MUCH, APPREC I A TE,D I:F TH I S MATTER. WO.ULD BE BROUGH.T UP I
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<br /> AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNt'IL AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE I
<br /> ACTION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ORS 763.170."
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE
<br /> PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MOT.ION CARR I ED.
<br />19 COMMUNICATION DATED AUGUST 20, 1.957 fROM KEI.TH D. SKELTON RELATIVE T.O POSSIBILITY Of REQUEST- !
<br /> I NG LANDOWNERS fENC I NG ALONG BANKS OF ,MI LLRACE WAS PRES.EN:rED AND i READ AS f.OLLOWS:
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<br /> "I REPRESENT FRED' AND LOI S,MEYERS, PARENTS Of, 'A SMA'LL C.HI LD WHO DROWNED, ;
<br /> IN THE MILL RACE NEAR GARDEN WAY A COUPLE Of MONTHS AGO.
<br /> THESE PARENTS WERE UNDERSTANDABLY VERY UPSE-T. OVER TH IS OCCURENCE AND THEY e
<br /> BELIEVE THAT THE MILL RACE ,
<br /> IS A PLACE OF DANGER AND IS Of LITTLE BENEfiT TO I
<br /> ANYONE'.
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<br /> THEY HAVE ASKED THAT I WRfTETO THE CITY COUNCIL Tn REQUEST THAT YOU EX-
<br /> PLORE THE POSSIBILITY Of REQUIRING LANDOWNERS TO fENCE ALONG THE BANKS Of THE
<br /> MILL RACE. .1 UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE CONTEMPLATING A SIMILAR ORD~NANCE'WITH
<br /> REFERENCE TO PRIVATE POOLS. ,. ,
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<br /> My CL I ENTS ARE PLANNI NG ON PRESENTI NG A PETnl ONTO :THE C I TV. COUNC.I L .RE.-.
<br /> GARDING THIS MATTER. THIS LETTER IS PRELIMINARY, SO THAT YOU WI LL HAVE AN,. ,
<br /> OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THE MATTER fROM A LEGAL VIEWPOINT BEfORE THE PETITION
<br /> IS PRESENTED TO YOu." ,
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED B~ MR. SHEARER THAT ,THE COMMUNI CAT! ON, BE REF"ERRED, TO THE
<br /> PUBLIC SAfETY COMMITTEE.,. MO~ION C.ARRI~D.
<br />20 I TWAS MOVED BY MR,S. LAUR,I S SECONDED BY. MR. SRI GGS THAT THE C.I TyMANAGER' BE REQUES:T.ED TO
<br /> WRITE TO SPRINGFIELD CITY OffiCIALS AND SPRINGFIELD CHAMBER Of COMMERCE CONGRATULATING TKEM. ON
<br /> THEIR BOLD EXPERIMENT IN CLOSING MAIN STREET FOR THE SHOPPERS PAR~DISE AND ASKING fOR A REPORT
<br /> Of THE RESULT Of THE EXPERIMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
<br /> ORDINANCES
<br />21 COUNCIL SILL No. 4231 _ RE: CALLING HEARING DISPENSING' WITH ELECTION FOR ANNEXATl:ON. Of NORTH
<br /> 116 fEET Of LOT 5, SLOCK 2, ARCADIA PARK (EKSTROM) WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME .I,N f,ULL. i
<br /> I T WAS' ,MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BI LL BE READ THE SECOND TIME BY
<br /> COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of T-HE- COUNCI.L. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
<br /> THE BILL WAS READ THE SECOND TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY.
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER .THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE BILL I
<br /> BE READ THE THIRD TIME BY COUNCIL BILL NUMBER ONLY, WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT Of THE~COUNCIL.
<br /> MOTl ON CARR I ED UNANI MOUSL Y AND THE BI LL WAS READ THE THI RD TI ME, BY COUNC I t:. ',BILL NUMBE,R. O.NLY.
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<br /> I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BI LL :BE AP'PROVED AND GI VENFI.NAL
<br /> PASSAGE. ROLLCALL VOTE. ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTING AYE, THE BILL WAS DECLARED PASSED AND Ii
<br /> NUMBERED I II 19.
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<br />22V COUNCIL BILL No. 4232 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING ALLEY BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH AVENUES I
<br /> FROM WASHINGTON STREET TO JEffERSON STREET WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE FIRST TIME I N FULL. I, e
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<br /> I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATS:ON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT, THE' BI LL BE LAID ,OVER AND, PROPER
<br /> NOTICE Of ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AffECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRIED.
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<br />23V COUNCIL BILL No. 4233 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR TRUNK S6WER ON VACATED PORTION Of 25TH 1:
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<br /> AVENUE fROM TYLER STREET TO WEST BOUNDARY Of ELLENDALE ADDITION WAS SUBMITTED AND READ. THE fIRST ,
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<br /> TIME IN fULL. ' . 11
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<br /> IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE BILL BE LAID OVER AND PROPER I'
<br /> NOTl CE Of ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFfECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTl ON CARR I ED. I;
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<br />24 V COUNCIL BILL No. 4234 - RE: LEVYING ASSESSMENTS fOR PAVING TAYLOR STREET FROM 9TH TO 10TH ,
<br /> AVENUE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ THE fiRST TIME IN FULL. (
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<br /> I T WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR.' SHEARER THAT THE .BI LL BE, LAID OVER AND PROPER i I
<br /> NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOll ON CARR lED. I.
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<br /> 4235-RE: 'LEVYING ASSESSMENT fOR SANITARY SEWER BETWEEN 34TH AVENUE AND II
<br />25 COUNCIL BILL No. l'
<br /> 34TH PLACE AND SOUTH BOUNDARY Of.CRESTWOODTERRACES ADDITION:FROM HIGH TO ,FERRY' STREET WAS SUB- "
<br /> MITTED AND READ THE fIRST TIME I N FULL. I,
<br /> IT WAS MOVED 'BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT'THE BI'LL BE 'LAID 'OVER 'AND PROPER
<br /> NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BE GIVEN AfFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS. MOTION CARRI'ED.
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