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Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon, December 27, 1915. Council met pursuant to adjournment of December 13th, and was called to order by Mayor Bell. Present Councilmen Polders, Koppe, Peterson, Devereaux, I.~osher, Goodpasture and Quimby; absent Parks. Petition for street lights on Eighth Avenue and Tyler Street and Eighth Avenue and Taylor Street was read and referred tp the Fire & Water Committee. .An 0rdinanee levying assessments for the improvement of Alder Street from Thirteenth Avenue south ~o the City Digits of the City of E~ene was read the second time, and due notice having been given of the consideration of said Ordinance at this time and the hearing of obJeetions thereto, objections were called for, no written objections having been filed oral objections were. heard from ~rs. Delia M. Cox, E]~.~er Roberts, Peter Nelson and E. 0. Potter, Attorney for W. H. Brenton. ~otion wa.s made, seconded and carried that the proposed Ordinance and objections thereto be referred to the Ci~y Attorney and Street Committee for consideration an.d repor.t to the Council ~t a meeting to be held Jmtuary 3, 1916, at 7:30 o'clock P. N. The Street Committee :recommended the granting of the petition to narrow Twenty-third Avenue between Willamette Street and Olive Street, and on motion the recommendation was adopted. An Ordinance vacating certain parts of Twenty-third Avenue between i'~illamette Street and Olive Street in the City of hk~ene was read and passed its second and third readings by title under suspension of the rule and w~s placed upon its final passage. Councilmen voting aye y, nay none, absent Parks. The Ordinance was declared passed and ntmbered #1822. The Sewer Committee reported that they had entered into an a2~eement~ subject to the approval of the Council, adjusting the assessments for the Ordinance #1333 Fair~ount sewer on the basis of the payment by the property m~ners of ~ ~/3 per cent of the amount assessed together with interest, thereon from September 28, 1915, and a provision that the Sheridan case be dismissed and the Jud~aent and decree be set aside and cancelled, and recommended that the Council approve such settlement. ~otion was made, seconded and carried that tt~e Council adopt the recommendation of the Committee. ~ Ordinance autt~orizing the settlement of the amounts levied under assessment Ordinance No. 1620 for a lesser amount than in said Ordinance specified~ was read and passed its second and third readings by title under suspension of the rule and was placed upon its final passage. Councilmen votlng~aye 7, nay non~,