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~150 e _ ,_ ~/'0/~9... ___------- ___ ___ _. ~ __ -----~--~---- --- ------------~------ -~----~ ----- - - - '. -" . . -- ., -.. .. .. f -. AFTER READVERT'S'NGTRIS PROJECT TRIO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NOW 8,DS $6,854.50, III CONSIOERABLY LESS THAN BID EARLIER BY TWO OTHER CONSTRUCTION FIRMS. THE D,- . RECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BID BE AWARDED TO TRIO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY CONCURRED IN THIS RECOMMENDATION. . B. SANITARY SEWER EAST OF EMERALD STREET FROM 26TH TO 28TH AVENUE - THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS POINTED OUT THAT NO CONSTRUCTION FIRMS HAD BID ON THIS PROJECT BECAUSE OF THE LiMI'TATIONS OF THE EASEMENTS. CONSTRUCTION CREWS WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY IN CONTAININci THE PROJECT WITHIN THE E~SSMENTS, AND CONTRACTORS DO NOT W~NT TO ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ALSO POINT~D OUT THAT HIS DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO DO THE WORK BECAUSE OF LACK OF PROPER EQUIPMENT. THE COMMITTE'E UNANIMOUS'lY RECOM'MENDED THAT THIS PROJECT , BE READV~RTISED WITH THE STIPULATION THAT PRIVATE CONTRACTORS UNDERTAKE THE PROJECT WITH THE EUGENE PUBL I C WORKS DEPARTMENT ASSUM I NG. THE RESPONS I B I L I TY II FOR DAMAGES TO PRIVATE PROPERTY OUTSIDE THE EASEMENTS GRANTED AS A RESULT OF I CONSTRUCTION. e C. ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH AI'~D 7TH AVENUES FROM ALMADEN TO f I LLMORE STREET - A REQUES,T FROM ROYAL BIGHAM REGARDING DELAYING PAVING OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED ALLEY WAS READ TO 'THE COMMITTEE. ALTHOUGH HE WAS A PRINCIPAL PETITioNER, HE NOW EN- i COUNTERS A LARGE AND UNWISE EXPENDITURE TO BURY STEAM PIPES UNDER THE ALLEY I BEFORE CONSWRUCTION CAN BE STARTED. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED .. . . THAT THE CONTRACT N~T BE- AWARDED AND"THAT THE PROJECT' BE CONS I DERED. AT THE I END Of,NINE MONTHS~ FURTHER, THE ~OMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT MR. 'BIGHAM BE , NOTIFIED,THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED DURING'THE SUMMER Of 1960: I D. PAVING CRESTA DE RUTA FROM NORTH BOUNDARY OF CAP, ITOL HILL ADDITIO~ TO SOUTH . ~I' OF LOT 2, BLOCK 4, AND LOT 2, BLOCK 3, NORTH BOUNDARY - THE DIRECTOR Of PUBLIC WORKS PO I NTED OUT THAT THE COST PER FRONT FOOT OF PAV I NG CRESTA DE RUTA WOULD 1 BE $7.89. HE'fELT PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AND AN INDICATION OF THEIR FEELING GAINiD BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY Hi~H.COST PER FRONT FOOT. HE ,DID REALIZE ! THAT THE TERRAIN FEATURES WERE THE CAUSE OF THE HIGH COST. THE COMMITTEE RECOM- I MENDED CONTRACTS BE AWARDED TO THE LOW BIDDER ON EACH REMAINING PROJECT INCLUD- ING THE CRESTA DE RUTA PAVINGj HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF PROPERTY OWNERS MUST GIVE THEIR APPROVAL OF THE COST PER FRONT FOOT OF THE CRESTA DE RUTA PAVING. IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 6 OF THE COMMITTEE.'REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTION CAR~IED. (CONTRACTS AWARDE~ UNDER BiD OPENING EARLIER iN THE MEETING.) I 7. REQUEST .FOR'SE~E~ ON EAiT 27TH AVENUE jEtWEEN AGATE AND COLUMBIA STREETS ~ A LETTER WAS READ FROM DR. R. M. OVERSTREET REQUESTING BOTH SEWERS AND PAVING BE iNSTALLED ON I 2?T.H AVENUE EAST BETWEEN AGATE AND COLUMBIA STREETS.. THE,COUNCIL EARLIER HAD APPROVED ,'II THE SEWER TO SERVICE THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS STREET. THIS LETTER PROPOSES THE ADDI.- . . I TION OF A SEWER TO BE CONSTRUCTED,ON 27TH AVENUE TO SERVE THE SOUT~ SIDE ONLY. IT ~ IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT THE TWO JOBS BE COMBINED 'I AND THAT ORDINANCES BE PASSED AUTHORIZING COMPLETION OF SAID SYSTEM. THE DIRECTOR I OF PUBL I C WORKS I NO! CATED THAT HIS DEPARTMEN~ HAS RECE I ~ED A REQUEST TO RELOCATE . 1,1 I 27TH AVENUE AS IT NOW APPEARS IN THE PLATj HGlEVER, IT WAS HIS RECOMMENDATtON'THATj NO ACTION BE TAKEN ON THE GRAOING AND GRAVELING AND INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS OR 'It PAVING ON 27TH AVENUE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT IS DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCAHON WILL BE REVISED. THE COMMITTEE UNANimuSlY RECOMMENDED THAT , , . THE AREA BE. PROPERLY SERVICED WITH SEWERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSESSED FOR THE, CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AND THAT .THE NECESSARY ORDINANCE INITIATIN G THE PROJECT i BE PASSED. No ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THE GRADING AND GRAVELING AND INSTALLATION OF i SIDEWALKS OR PAVING ON 27TH AVENUE BETWEEN A?ATE AND COLUMBiA STREETS. 1 ~ ,., . . I ., IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 7 OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT BE I APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. i . . - II 2 8. REQUEST BY CIVIL AIR PATROL FOR PERMISSION TO HOLD AIR CIRCUS AT MAHLON-SWEET I AIRPORT - THE CITY RECORDER READ A REQUEST fROM THE CIVIL AIR PATROL OUTLIN~~G II. THE PROGRAM FOR AN AIR SHOW AT MAHLON-SWEET AIRPORT TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 12, 1959. I THE COMM ITTE~ RECOMMENDED THAT THECOUNC', L GRAN: APPROVAL 'FOR PERM I 5S I ON TO USE I. MAHLON-SWEET A I RPORT FOR THE A I R SHOW AND AUTHORI ZE THE CITY MANAGER TO WORKOUT - . . NECESSARY DETAILS. IT WAS MOVED BY MR'.SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM-S OF THE'COMMITTEE REPORT BE I APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. j 3 9. CONSIDERATION OF BIDS RECEIVED FOR RE-ROOFING JAIL BGILDING - TABULATIONS OF B)DS ~ FOR THE NEW ROOF ON THE MUN I C I PAL JA I L BUI LD I NG WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMM I TTEE. Ii I I THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THAT' THE CONTRACT BE AWARDED TO JACOBS ROOF- II j ING COMPANY FOR THE BRAND NAME PABCO MATERIAL AT THE BID PRICE OF $1,075.00. II' .. .. Ij IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECOND~D BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEM 9 OF THE COMMITTEE 'RtpORT~E I APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. (BID AWARDED UNDER BID OPENING EARLIER IN MEETING.) 11 ! . I II ~I ,: '\ ,: 1 I'