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- : NOV~ER 27, 1916. Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon, November 27, 1916. Council met pursuant to adjournment of Novem'oer l~th, and was called to order by 5{ayor Bell. Present Councilmen Polders, Parks, Peterson, Koppe, ~osher, Devereatu(, Quimby and Goodpasture. Petitions for street lights at the intersection of %Aventieth and Harris Streets, and on }~oss Street at the intersection of Sixteenth Street were referred to the Fire & Water Co~unittee. Request of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. for franchise to run telephone wire in the alley between Willamette and Oak Streets from their 0ffiee at Fifth and Willamette Streets to the Postal Telegraph Office was referred to the Street Com~_~ittee ar~'l City Attorney with power to act. Conu~unieation from ~. S. Barker relating to the removal of sign board near the river bridge, claiming that the sign board was on his property and that there is no street there, was referred to the Street Co].~_~ittee and Att or ney. Co.wm~unication from James 5%]llerton calling attention to the condition of the paved streets upon which he alleges many horses are falling and be- coming injured, and reeon~aending theft some steps be taken to s~nd the paved streetS, was read and referred to the Street Contuittee. Petition of Arthur '~. Clark for the vacation of the alley in Block 13 of Sladden's Fourth Addition coming on at this time for further consideration, and no objections having been filed and none appearing in opposition to the granting of said petition, and an affidavit of publication of notice of peti- tion to vacate said alley having been filed, at this time An Ordinance vacating the alley through Block 13, Sladden's Fourth Addition to Eugene was read and passed its second and third readings by title under suspension of the ~ale by unanimous consent of the Council and was placed upon its final passage. Councilmen voting.ay? 8, nay none. The 0rdinanee was declared passed and munbered #1885. The Street Conu~ittee reeonu~.%ended that it is not to the best interest of the City to improve alleys until the same have been permanently improved at the expense of the abutting, property. The recommendation was on motion adopted. The Street Comnittee recommended that the application of Mr. Fields for a cement sidewalk in Rugh's Add. under the Bancroft payment plan be denied as the establisrn~ent of such a precedent would lead to large and un- warranted expenditures of money in outlyi~ug sections of the City. Upon