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The Police Committee reported that the Ford. Automobil~'o~led by the City and operated by the P, olice Department was in bad conditionand ommended that the offer of E C Simmons Co of E~gene totake the old car ,pt m credit of $~260.00 and sell a new ford,to the city.of Upon motion the,recommendatioawas ,adopted and the exohenge as per offer be a~lthorized. A petition to v'aca~e an alley arid a street tn I~lgbs Second, Add. was filed and referred to' t.he Street ~ommltte and City Attorney. Councilman Quimby stated that a number of cows were being kept near residences within the eit, y and ,same was d~etrimental to health and suggested that some action be taken requiring that cows be kept no nearer than 50 feet of any dwelling house withir~ the eity. The matter was referred to the NeaitN ~ommittee, NealthOfficer and city attorney. Y.E. Smith representing the Eugene Motorcycle Association-stated they desire 'the right to construct a race track on and arourtd the ~e" edge of the Avlatlo~ Par~. The matter '¥¥as referred to the Park Board · The Street Committee reported favorably upon the petitionto pave Dongview Street with concrete pavement. Upon motion the report was adopted and the City Arty directed to prepare Ordinance fOr the improvement, Petitionto pave Alder st from 9th ave south to Mill in the hands of the Street Committee. Petltlon for sewer on Alder st fr~n 9th ave east, south to the Milk Race was continued in the hands of thesewer Con~nibtee. A petitlo~ was presented a~king for a sewer ~o be laid in the alley between 6th and 7th /avenue~ west from Polk st to Almaden st. The petition was referred to the 'sewer committee. (. W H Alexaadgr, Bldg Inmpector recommended that the city purchase 125 cords of old growth body fi~ wood to be either 2 ~r 4 ft long and not less than 4 inches nor more th~ 12 inches ia dlamete~ for use at the City Nail, The City Recorder was directed to advertise for bids E S Stockton presented a request that llth ave west be oiled f~om Polk st west to the City Limits the persons ownl~g the abutting property to furnish the 0iland the ~lty to' put 2he oil o~ the street. The matter was referred to the Street Committee with power A letter from ~ho Chief ~hg of 8a~1 l~ramciseo Fire Dept., requested that the ~lre Chie~ of Eugene be sent to the 5Oth ~nnual Internatio~?l Convention of ~lre Chief at ~lml Franoimc9 Aug. l§$h to 16th inclusive The matter was'referred to ~he t~ire md Water Co~ult~eeo A letter was received from Jo~ Mann, Portland Oregon regarding the Wo~ens Dententloa ~[ospital located at the'C~dars nea~ Portland, Oregon The letter was ordered filed.' An Ordin~xce adopting and approving th~ plans and specifications of the Olty khgineer for improvement of 2nd Avenue east from the-existing Macadam on Mill st 'to ~he cente~ lime of Pearl St. by grading and graveling the sene, was re~l the first time e~td passed its second amd third reading by title by unanimous consent unde~ suspension of the rule'end WaS placed upon its final passage. The a~s sad ~a~s were called. Councilmen