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JUNE P-8, 1915. Council (;h~mbers, Eugene, Oregon, June 28, 1915. Council met pursuant to adJourr~ent of June 21st, and was called to order by Mayor Bell. Present Councilmen Parks, Polders, Peterson, Devereaux, l{osher, Goodpast~e and Quimby. The l(e~yor returned Ordinance No. 1752 together with his veto of the same, which was read; whereupon Ordinance No. 1752 was read and declared upon its consideration for passage over the Mayor's veto. The ayes and nays were called, Councilmen voting aye Parks and Devereaux, nay Polders, Peterson, !~osher, Goodpasture and Quimby, and the Ordinance was declared not passed. A communication from C. E. Shum~vaY, Councilman elect, from the Second %Tard to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilman Bogue was read, wherein ~, Shumway declined to accept the 0ffiee, and a motion was made, seconded and carried that said Office be declared vacant by reason of Mr. Sh~um~ay's refusal to qualify. %~nereupon nominations for the Office of Counci]~aan from the Second Ward to fill the unexpired term of Councilman Bo&~e, resigned, were again called for, and Mr. E. Koppe was nominated to fill said Office. There being no other nominations, a motion was made, seconded and carried that the nominations be declared closed; whereupon a vote was taken upon the election of Mr. E. Koppe. Councilmen voting aye Parks, Polders, Peterson, Devereaux, Goodpasture and Quimby, nay !~ost~er, and Mr. Koppe was declared elected. The Street Committee recommended that the petition for a sidewalk on the South side of Twentieth Avenue from Olive to Jefferson Streets be granted. On motion the recommendation was adopted. The Joint Co~.ittee to whom was referred the petition to remove the old tabernacle building at Tenth and Oharnelton Streets recommended that the petition be granted and a Resolution adopted to remove said building, and a motion was made, seconded and carried that the report of said Committee and the Resolution attached thereto be adopted. The ~'ire & Water Committee reported against the granting of the petition for a street light at Sixteenth and Oak Street intersection for the reason that there are no funds available. Report adopted. An Ordinance providing fo~ the vacation of a certain alley running North and South through Fractional Block "O" ' , Skinners Donation in Eugene, Oregon, was read the third time and placed upon its passage. 55