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l,'ebruary 10, 1013. Council Chambers, Eugene, .0regon, February 10, 1913.. Council met- in regul.~r monthly session, and was called to order by President Eoppe, .in tho absence of N~yor Berger. · Councilmen present Metes-if., ~Hensill, i W~l~n°ck' Eoppe, Bell,Doff ~n.d Striker, ~b. sent Bean. ~r. Do~, of ti~e Police Co~zmittee, called attention of the 9ounoi! to the recent remarks published ,in the Daily Guard with reference to the action of the NJ~gt~ ~hief of Police, M. J. Thompson.- }~[r. Striker reported tizat the Fire & Water ~o~m. ittee tt~]. received bids on nine swivel chairs for the-use of the Cot~zeil'members, .and asked for .further instz~etions. The matter was referred back to the I,'ire & V/stet 9ommittee vrltk power to Mr. Striker also reported that the ~ire & Water Coz~ittee h~d hired ~nitor to clean the offices of the City Recorder, 0it¥ E~ineer and 0ity T~easurer at a salary of ten dollars per nonth. Mr. '~?arnock of the Street Committee read the report of Street Co~missione~ Turne~ for the l~st month; also submitted reports as follows: Feb. 10th, 1913. Report of street coz~nittee In regard to tt~e petition to open 1Vt!t street from Oak st. to Willamette' st., ~we wo~ld reco~mend ti~at the petition be granted. In regard to the petition for tlze Oity to ditch and drain the south east pa~t of tovflt, we would .recommend that this petition.be not granted at this ti~e, as we think it would not be practical for the~eity to do this, or ~t least until 1Yth St. is opened and graded. regard to the petition to gravel the alley,, between }~{~dison and ~onroe 'Sts., we would ask~for: fumther time as we did not get to look after it yet. Respectfully m~bmitted ~. J. V~arnook E. D.Dor~ Y. D. Hensill. Upon motionthe reports were adopted as re~d. ~r. b. N.~Rone¥ addressed, the .Council relative to the condition of 3rd Street, and asked fo~ ln~o~mation as to whethe~ the street is owned by the 0it¥ .or,the Railroad .~ Gompany. N~. W~noek. st~t~ed ~ta~, in t~is opinion, the Railroad ~omp~v.had deededthat.~ st~ee~ to the 0it¥. :]~. Forne~i, in connection with this street, stated that he looked lntothe matter~ mt the gou~t House, but could not find any definite record. Upon.motion. bY Nr. Hensill, seconded by Nr. ~rnoek the matte~ was refe~ed to the ~ib~..Att~ney,.C~¥~..E~ng~ger and Street CQmmittee. ~otion carried.