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I r.: r; ~ I, ? V o,J <L e I I I I THE RESULT or THE ABOVE ROAD BUILDING IS THAT WE HAVE BUILT A 26 rOOT ROAD rROM THE Fox HOLLOW ROAD INTO OUR FARTHEST WESTERLY PROPERTY LINES, WHICH ARE THE PROPERTY LINES BETWEEN US AND SPENCER'S BUTTE PARK; THE N WE i CONTINUED FOR 750 rEET ALONG THE LINE BETWEEN OUR PROPERTIES AND SPENCER~S I BUTTE PARK; AND THEN WE TURNED EAST TO RETURN TO THE Fox HOLLOW ROAD. ( I T IS THIS LATTER P~ASE or THE ROAD THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO COMP~TE.) THERErORE, THE ABOVE EFFORTS ON OUR PART, AT A TREMENDOUS EXPENSE FOR BULLDOZING, E TC. , HAVE RESULTED IN A WELL CONSTRUCTED ROAD INTO SPENCER'S BUTTE PARK FROM THE EAST AND rOR 750 FEET ALONG THE .PARK LINE. . WE DID ALL OF THE ~ULLDOZING, OVER HALf OF THE DITCHING, AND LAID ALL OF THE NECESSARY CULVERTS BEFORE RECEIVING THE DECISIONS OF THE LANE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE MAN WHO WAS TP PROVIDE US WITH CITY WATER. WE DE- SIRE VERY MUCH TO KEEP THE PROJECT ALIVE IN THE EVENTUALITY THAT THESE TWO SITUATIONS WILL IN THE rUTURE BE ABSOLVED. HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT IN THE FI- e NANCIAL CONDITION NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE ROAD. WE THEREFORE, AT THI S TJ ME, ASK YOUR CONSIDERATION TO HELP US COMPLETE THE PROJECT IN RETURN FOR TITLE TO THE ENTIRE ROAD THAT WE HAVE BUILT AND FOR TITLE TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF THE UNFINISHED PORTION OF, THE ROAD. OB- VIOUSLY THIS WILL BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO US, BUT ALSO WE SHOULD LIKE TO I POINT OUT THAT OUR ACCESS ROAD TO SPENCER'S BUTTE PARK IS A BET~ER ACCESS THAN CAN BE FOUND AT ANY OTHER PLACE, INCLUDING THE PRESENT SOUTH WILLAMETTE STREET ENTRANCE. BESIDES. THIS, THE MOST DIFfiCULT PORTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROAD HAS BEEN COMPLETED. ALSO, THE AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF SPENCER'S BUTTE PARK IS MUCH MORE LEVEL OVER A GREATER AREA AND THEREFORE_ LENDS ITSELF TO EASIER DEVELOPMENT AND THE POSSIBILITY or BETTER FACILITIES fOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO WOULD USE IT. SPEC I f I CALL Y, IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE ROAD IT WILL HAVE TO BE GRADED WITH A MOTOR GRADER, THE 'DITCHING HAS TO BE COMPLETED, AND THE ROAD HAS TO . BE GRAVELLED. ALSO, THE ROAD AND RIGHT-OF-WAY WILL HAVE TO BE SURVEYED SO THAT WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A SPECifIC AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED ROAD AND RIGHT- Of-WAY TO GIVE TO YOU. IT IS EXTREMELY URGENT TO US THAT THIS ROAD BE GRA- VELLED BEFORE THE FALL RAINS SET IN BECAUSE WE HAVE A RENTAL UNIT ADJOINING THE ROAD AND WE HAVE A POSSIBILITY TO RECOVER SOME OF OUR LOSSES BY CUTTING OUR ASH AND OAK INTO FIREWOOD THIS COMING WINTER. ALSO, IF THE ROAD IS NOT PROPERLY DITCHED WE FEAR THAT WE MAY LOSE TWO VERY DEEP FILLS THAT WE HAD TO purr IN. I N:CLOSI NG, MAY I SAY,THAT A UNIQUE DEPOSIT OF SMALL ROCK EXISTS ON THE PROPERTY AND WOULD SERVE VERY ADEQUATELY fOR BASE ROCK AND YOU ARE WELCOM TO IT. THIS ROCK WILL VARY FROM A DIAMETER Of 1_1/4" TO 21t. ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT ANY EXPENSE YOU MJGHT INCUR IN COMPLETING THE CON- STRUCTION OF THIS ROAD WOULD BE MORE THAN COMPENSATED fOR If YOU WERE WILLING TO SELL THE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF BLOW-DOWN AND BEETLE-KILL TIMBER WHICH IS I VERY EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THIS ROAD. . PLEASE GIVE THIS MATTER YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ADVISE ME Of YOUR DE-, CISION. I WORK FOR THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE A~ MY OFFICE ADDRESS IS 339 EAST II TH AVENUE, PHONE 01 5-4353. My HOME ADDRESS IS ROUTE 4, Box 312, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE-Fox HOLLOW ROAD, AND MY HOME PHONE 1S 01 5-3236. . I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION or THIS MATTER. e IN READING'OVER THIS REPORT I FIND-THAT I HAVE NEGLECTED TO METION ANOTHER IMPORTANT REASON WHY THE ROAD SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS FALL. BESIDES THE fACT THAT WINTER RAINS WILL RUIN THE ROAD AND MAKE IT NECESSARY TO COMPLETELY RE- BUILD IT~AT THE SAME'COST THAT IT HAS ALREADY TAKEN TO BUILD IT. INITIALLY, THERE IS THE ADDITIONAL,POSSIBILITY THAT ONE OF THE THREE PROPERTY OWNERS CON- NECTED WITH THE PROJECT MAY BE fORCED TO SELL HIS PROPERTY AND THEREBY SHUT THE ROAD OFF BECAUSE THE ROAD CROSSES ALL 3 or THE PARCELS Of PROPERTY IN- VOLVED.1t . IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WATSON SECONDED BY MR. HARTMAN THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE PuBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. 17 COMMUNICATION DATED SEPTEMBER'4, 1957 rROM WINSTON L. BENSON.RE TOWING CHARGE FOR BEING PULLED FROM MUD AT 25TH ~VENUE AND OLIVE STREET WAS PRESENTED, AND READ AS FOLLOWS: I ItATTACHED IS A PAID RECEIPT FOR BEING TOWED OUT OF A QUAGMIRE OF CITY MANUFACTURE AT 25TH AND OLIVE ON THE NIGHT Of AUGUST 6TH. , , THE EVENT OCCURRED A~OUT 9:00 PM WHILE I WAS LOOKING FOR AN ADDRESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. . THERE WERE NO BARRJERS, WARNING:LIGHTS, WARNING~jGNS NOR WARNING OF ANY KI ND THAT THE STREET WAS DANGEROUS OR: IMPASSABLE. THE CRASH THAT e SOUNDED WHEN MY CAR DROPPED INTO THE MUD or A FRESHLY fiLLED TRENCH AROUSED RESIDENTS IN THE SCENE, WHO CAME WITH OfFERS or HELP. HOWEVER, I T TOOK A , WRECKER TO REMOVE MY CAR, IN WHICH WERE RIDING MY WIfE AND fOUR CHILDREN. l I 4\ I -, ..olllI1l ~