05/12/1958 Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

e "'lllll 179 5/12/58 --~ - - ---.".---- -- -- - --- ._-------- -- -- - ~ - --- ---- _, ~_-._~__~_______ _~~ _ n_~__ ___ ----- - -- --- -- --- -- ----- I e 1 I e 1 e l' . IT WAS MOVE'D BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. MOTION CARRIED. I II 11 I, :1 II "I II !I il i,1 I -~ ;1 :1 il II !l II I:,! '. !i I I, II ::) !'I n I' Ii II I! Ii ;1 I !: t II i,l :;1 II II " Ii II [I :! " iI II ~! ;1 !I " :1 ;1 1'1 1i II ~"I Ii, 11 1,1 It p Ii (i (: :Ii 'I I: ~l I'i il !"l ,I !I I d U il Ii ,1 1,' ~ r (, \ I i li 'I :[ " n ~ COMMU~ICATIONDATED MAY 9, 1958 FROM MRS. HELEN WEINRICK, 1435 OLIVE STREET, RE PLUMBING BILLS WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "WILL'yOU PLEASE PRESENT THIS LETTER TO'THE CITY Cou~clL7 You WILL NOTICE THE ENCLOSED PLUMBER'S'BILLS.I WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR SENDING THEM. i I I Ii II II Ii ,I 'ON THE EVENING OF APR. 14~H , WENT TO MY BASEMENT AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND THE FLOOR COVERED WITH FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES OF WATER AND A VERY BAD ODOR. THINKING THE SEWER WAS CLOGGED, I CALLED MY PLUMBER. HE CAME THE NEXT DAY AND STARTED WORKING ON IT, BUT THE WATER CONTINUED TO BACK UP. THEN WE FOUND THAT THE SAME' THING HAD HAPPENED 'IN MRS~ MCCARD'S BASEMENT, MY NEIGHBOR TO THE'SOUTH. SHE HAD ALSO CALLED A PLUMBER. ON COMPARING THE SITUATION THE PLUMBERS DECIDED THAT THE TROUBLE WAS IN THE CITY SEWER IN THE ALLEY. THEY CALLED THE CITY OFFICE AND MEN CAME IMMEDIATELY AND STARTED TO WORK. By EVENING THEY HAD IT CLEARED AND THE WATER IN OUR BASEMENTS DRAINED OUT. MRS. MCCARD AND I ARE THE ONLY ONES UNFORTUANTE ENOUGH TO HAVE BASEMENTS. OTHERS IN THE BLOCK SAID,THEIR SINKS AND OTHER FACILITIES WERE VERY SLUGGISH IN DRAINING. MRS. MCCARD AND FEEL THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THESE BILLS SINCE THE TROUBLE WAS NOT IN OUR PROPERTY." 2 II I I I I , IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE, AND THAT MRS. WEINRICK BE INFORMED A .SITUATION SUCH AS THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN ACT OF GOD AND THE CITY CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR'BILLS INCURRED IN SUCH CASES. MOTION CARRIED. COMMUNICATION DATED MAY 12, 1958 FROMC. M. URE~, RODMAN AND UREY, RE OFFER TO PURCHASE ~ROPERTY WEST OF HI L YARD STREET AND EAST OF AMAZON CREEK BETWEEN 29TH AND 30TH AVENUES WA'S PRESENTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "WE HAVE A CASH OFFER FOR A TRACT OF LAN~ ON THE WEST SIDE OF HILYARD STREET AND EAST OF THE AMAZON CREEK AND LYING BETWEEN 29TH AND 30TH AVENUES EAST. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS AS ROLLOWS: ) I I I II BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 4, WILLOWDALE, AS PLATTED AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3, 'pAGE 39, LANE COUNTY OREGON PLAT RECORDS, AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 0006' WEST' ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 4,' 5 AND 6 OF SAID ADDITION, 687.69 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE SOUTH 89046' WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 6 TO A POINT 25 FEET EASTERLY WHEN MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE CENTER OF THE NATURAL DRAINAGE DITCH KNOWN AS "THE AMAZON"; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY PARALLEL TO AND 25 FEET DISTANT fROM THE CENTER' LINE OF SAID DITCH TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 4; THENCE NORTH, 89046' EAST TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE SOUTH 30 FEET WHICH IS RETAINED FOR STREET PURPOSES. ! ,I I I I. I , , II 1 i I J i 1 i I j II II 11 'j I THE PROVISIONS OF THE OFFER ARE: I. THE PRICE TO BE $25,000 IN CASH. 2. THE AREA MUST BE REZONED TO C-2, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. HAVE TALKED TO THE PRESIDENT OF CENTURY fUND, TO MR.MATSLeR,AND TO MR.BuFORD ABOUT THE PROBABILITY OF THIS TRACT EVER BEING USED AS A PLAYGROUND OR BEING DEVELOPED INTO A PARK.AREA. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS NARROW STRIP OF LAND LYING BESIDE TWO HEAVILY TRAVELLED ARTERIALS AND AN OPEN' DITCH WOULD PROBABLY NEVER BE USED FOR A RECREATION OR. PARK AREA. THERE IS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET AND I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT THE MONEY RE- CEIVED FROM THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY COULD BE EXPENDED BY THE C,TY OR THE CENTURY FUND FOR PARK DEVELOPMENT TO A BETTER ADVANTAGE THAN LEAVING THIS TRACT OF LAND LAY IDLE. , " Ii Ii !I II II I I I 1,1 I 31i l- II I) l' I) To SHOW OUR INTENTION OF GOOD FAITH, WE ATTACH HERETO OU~ CHECK IN THE AMOUNT . . OF $100.00 TO APPLY ON THE PURCHASE PRICE IF THE OFFER IS ACCEPTED AND THE REZONING GRANTED." IT WAS MOVED BY MR. MOLHOLM SECONDED BY MR. SHEARER THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. MOTION CARRIED. COMMUNICATION DATED MAY 12, 195B FROM ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER RE PAVING OF PIERCE STREET FROM 18TH TO 23RD AVENUE WAS PRESENTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "You WILL RE~ALL THAT A PETIT~O~ WAS'PRESENtED FOR THE PAVING OF' PIERCE STREET FROM 18TH AVENUE TO 23RD AVENUE WHICH CONTAINED SIGNATURES OF OWNERS OF 51.9% OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED AS BEING IN FAVOR OF THE PAVING.