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JANUARY 25, lglS. Co~uucil Chambers, A~gene, Oregon, January 25, 1915. Council met p~suant to adjourrur, ent of January 18th, and was called to order by ~yor Yoran. Present Councilmen Joi~nson, Parks, ~[eNuPphey, Bo&~%e, Bell, Deveree, ux, Beytien and Goodpasture. Letter of H. T. Holtz & Co. regarding the retire~ent' of Refunding ~;~Prant Bonds was referred to the Minance Com~ittee. An 0rdinanee fixing the for~ oF $~,250 Improvement Bonds of the City of Eugene was read and passed its second and third re~dings by title under ~uspension of tt~e ~-u!e and was placed upon its final passage. Councilmen voting aye 8, nay none. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered #1683. On motion consideration of the 0rdin~.nce assessin~ the property of %¥. P. Cheshire for the paving of Sou~n Willamette Street was continued ~uatil February 1st. In tt~e matter of the opening and extension of Fourth Avenue ¥~est from Blair Boulevard to the West line of Tyler Street, the report of viewers was read and the Recorder was instructed to give notice that the Council would con- sider said report and hear objections thereto on February 8, 1915, at 7:30 o'clock P. N. A petition requesti~w~ the Council to vacate and change the boundaries of Agate Street between the rice,t-of-way of the Oregon & California R~ilway Co. and 21st Avenue to a width of 70 feet was read ~nd referred to the Street i Committee. An Ordinance 'to prohibit minors from frequenting billiard halls, pool rooms, card rooms, and from playin~i~ cards for chance, and fixing the penalties therefor, and repealing all Ordinances in conflict tkerewith was read and passed its second and third readings by title under suspension of the rule and~was placed upon its final p~ssage. Councilmen voting ~ye 8, nay none.~ The 0rdi- n~nce was declared passed. At this time ~. Wallace of the 0bak Amusement Co. called attention of the eo%~eil to the fact that the 0rdin~noe would prohibit,minors from entering soft drink establishments, and a motio~ was made 5nd seconded that the vote upon the final pass~ge of the 0rdin~nce be re-considered. The motion was carried. .~otion was made, seconded and carried that the Ordinance be laid over for re-consideration until February l, 19lS. An Ordinance to improve Higj% Street fron~ t,~ifth Avenue East or the i Soutt~ern Pacific Railroad Tracks to Fourth Avenue East in the City of Eugene was \