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~ay 13, 1913. ~ Notion was m~de by !~{r. !~(c~?{urpt~ey, seconded by ~.~r. Hensill tt~at the City Attor- ney prepare a,n 0rdin~ance for ti~e sale of the $25~000, balance of the ~,000 Pgving ~ Bonds authorized for ~he payment of the paving of street intersections. Motion carried. An 0rdinanco fgr the construction, repair ~and cleanin~ of sidew~alk~, in tI~e City of E~gene at the_. expense of the property ~djaeent to ~and abutting upon such sidewalks; and provid~ing for the construction of sidewalks and em, bs upon official . ~rades; fixiDd~ dimensions of curbs; establishing curb lines on certain width streets; proMiding For the~metbod of constructing-wooden sidewalks and wooden curbs was read and passed its second and third readings by title under suspension o~ the rule and placed upon its final passage. Cotmcilmen voting aye 7, nay none, absent. 1. The Ordinance was deelare~ passed and mmbered ~-1308. Street Oom~.iss~ioner %h~rner e~!led attention to the need of a'mu~ber of cement alley crossings, also. to the fact that the wate~ ltydrants around Town are some of ti%em in need Of re-painting, and ti~e matter of painting tt~e hydra.nts was referred to the t,'ire & Water Co~?~ittee with power to act. Mr..St~eridan, Yepresenting V~arren Bros., ~ddressed the Council on the question of adOpting specifications for paving. An 0rdlnanee providing for specifications for paving streets and alleys in tt~e Pity of Ek~gene was read and referred 'to the Street Com~-nittee for consideration and repo~t at ti~e next meeting of the Council prior to the consideration at that meeting of paving 0rdinanee. Councilman He>~rphey moved tt~at tt~e City Attorney bring in an Ordinance for t .t to Blair Street. the paving of l~th AvenUe ¥¢est from Charnelton S roe Notion was seeo!~ed a~t carried. A petition for. a sidewalk on the nortt~ side of 13th Avenue between Lincoln and Lawrence Streets was referred to the Street Cor3nittee. Notion was made, see,:nded and carried ttmt ti~e Attorney prepare an 0rdlnanee ~or the paving of Pearl Street fro.,n l~th Avenue to 6th Avenue. Councilman Striker stated that the E~ngineer's ~ffice and ire~au~ez's Office in tt~e Bidd!e Block were in need of evenings, ~nd the m~tter~ was referred to the & ?~ter Co~.3~ittee with power to ~et. The ~i~y Attorney was ~uthorized to employ a stenographer~"gor ~txe purpose of preparing matters referred to him in time for the next Council meeting. ~r. Gay!ord's .request for privilege of puttizw~ a door in his building on Willamette Street was discussed, and it is the sense of ti~e Council tl~a~ tt~is is a matte][' in the au'~hori~,y of the I~.l;!,lding Inspector.