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Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon, M~y 28, 1917. Council met p~mrsu~nt to adjournment of May llith, and was called to order by Mayor Peterson. Present Councilmen Parks, Koppe, Spencer, Devereaux, Mosher, Goodpasture and SPongier; absent Polde~s~1 Dean H&yes mhd G. H. ~feMorran~mppeared before the' Council in behalf of the lo~i Red ~ross, mski~ the privilege of usl~ the streets around the parks fo~ carnival purposes f~om July 31st to August %th inclusive. They stated that partied ar~a~ements had been ma.de with the Foley-Burke ~usemen~ Co. for 'this date; the Red Cross to be benefited by ~ portion of the ~eceipts, and asked that the ConneD1 relieve them from the p~yment of license if ~possible. .M~ttem was referred to the Police and ~ingnce Committees wi~h powe~ to ~et. ~ The Street Co~lttee reco~ended that the petition for paving Ferry Street from Eighth Stree$ north to the railroad right-of-wmy be grmnted. Motion was ~de, seconded and ca,tied to adopt the reco~endation. The Street Co~iStee recom~ended that the proposition of the Clark & I[enery Construction Co. for pmving re~i~s of various streets, providi~ fo~ the s~le of ~sp~lbie mixt~e ~t $7.50 per ton, f~shi~ of tools and mssist~nts as stated in their letter be accepted. Motion was m~de, seconded and carried ~o adop~ the reeo~end~tion. The Police ~nd Judiciary Committees recommended that the ~equest of the pool ~oom p~-op~ieto~s for repeal of the 0~dinmnce p~ohibiting Sund~y opermtion of these est~blis~ents be denied. Remarks on the mmbte~ were made by ~. Wallace' and ~. Hutbon, two propriebors of pool ~ooms; miter which motion was m~de, seconded ~nd c~rried to adopb the ~eco~mend~tion of the ComJaittees. M~. V~llaee asked the Council to do something to reduce the bowll~ ~lley license, mhd this ~te~ was referred to the .Finance Co~i~tee. Dean S~nde~son msked the Council to macadamize Potter Street f~om 2~th Street to the College Cmmpus in 0it~ Outlook Addition. The request was ~e- fe~ed to the Street Oo~ittee. A petibion fo~ ~ street light on Jefferson Street mt the ~mzon Ditch was re~d and ordered referred to the W~ter Board. A petition fo~ the drminage of surface water mt l~th Avenue and Beech Street into the ~te Street storm sewer was referred to the Street Oo~ibtee.