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MAY lk, 1917~ Council Ct%ambers, Eugene,. Oregon, May lk, 1917. Council met in regular monthly session, and was called to order by .Mayor Peterson. Present Councilmen Parks, Koppe, Spencer, Devereaux, Mosher, ami Spangler; absent Polders and Goodpasture. Minutes of Council proceedings of April 9tt~, 23rd, and May 7th were read an! approved. ~. L. Wooley stated that there were two open ditches on Beech Street between the railroad track am! Thirteenth Avenue that were dangerous to children and made it difficult for his Mother to rent her property on 'this street. ~atter was referred to the Street Committee to investigate. A body of proprietors of pool and billiard rooms appeared in person and by Mr. Dan KellaheP, who spoke in their behalf, requesting the Counei1 to repeal the Ordinance against keeping open of pool and billiard rooms on Sun(~y. The request was referred to .the Judiciary and Police Committees an! City Attorney for a report at the next meeting to the Council. The Police Committee recommended that tke Recorder publish a notice calling for the payment of dog licenses, and that the police officers be in- structed to t~ke up and impound dogs running at large after June 1st, contrary to the 0rdlnanee, a~ that the police in impounding such dog be allowed $1.00 as extr~ pay for each dog upon which the license: fee and costs are subsequently paid, but nothing if the dog is destroyed. On motion the recommendation was adopted. Councilman Devereaux of the ~inanee Com~ttee reported that the Committee had awarded the contract for 125 cords of wood to the Williams ~el Co. at $~.29 per cord. Motion was made that the report be accepted and a con- tract entered into. Motion was seconded and carried. The Finance Committee also asked authority to employ two men at ,~5.00 per day each to audit the Treasurer's book~, which was on motion granted. The Fire & Water Committee recommended that the request of the School Board for street lights at the High School Building be granted, and the Water Board requested to install them. Recommendation was on motion adopted. Motion was made, seconded and carried that the City Officers be in- .strutted to enforce the junk dealers 0rdinanee. A request'of petltion~ for the paving of Ferry Street that the petition presented on April 23rd be withdrawn was &~anted, whereupon a new pe- tition for the pavin~ of Ferry Street from Eighth Street north to the Pailroad,~