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Loun(.il Cl~:tmbwrs, Eugene, Ore,(on, July lltt%, lg21. CounCil meet in rob%ilar monthly session and was called to orderby }.~ayor (3.0. Petersoh.. Councilmen present Walker, Parks, l~eAlister, Mosher and Quimby. Absent Willoughby and Kaldor. ~inutes of Council proceedings of Jtme t~e 13th-and 27th were read and approved as rea~. An Ordinance levying assessment fo~, the improvemen~ of Lawrence .S~reet from the center lines of 17th Avenue West, south to ~he existing macadam on lgth A~enue - West in the 0ity of ~tgene by grading and graveling tt~e same having been read the first time before the Council June 2Vth, l~-~21 and laid over the notice to property owners and proper notice havln~{ been given to the property owners named in said 0rdinanee giving{ notice tha~ objections shall be heard July llth, 1-~21 a~ 7:30 P.M. Objections were called for at this time but no formal objections were made or filed. ,~ne further consideration of said Ordinance was postponed until next Council meet- lng July '~th, 1~21. l~{r. W.P. Fell and others appeared before the Council representing that hea,ry t~tck traffic was being naintalned on the paved and improved streets and highways of the City of ~gene, Oregon and that the same was lnJurying and destroying the pavement and highways. Nr. Geo. ~,.leMorran appeared before the Council representing a eom~ittee from the ~k~gene Chamber of Com~,~erce and filed a protest against the use of the highways and improved and paved s~reets of Ek~gene, Oregon b~ heav~ truck traffic and urged that the City take action to control such ~raffie that the improve- merit of said streets may not be destroyed. ~he further consideration of said matter was laid over until next meeting. Councilman Parks, chairman of tt~e Road and Street Committee to whom was re- ferred the matter of adjust~..ent of grades at 20th and Olive Stree~ June 13th,l~21 reported that 20th Street be graded at its intersection with Olive Street a suffi, cient width in the center .thereof to allow traffic to operate convientl¥ a~ said intersection. Upon motion the recommendation was adopted. Cmme, ilman Parks, chairman of the Stree~ Committee reoom~.ended tha~ the paving of High Street from 3rd Avenue East, north to 1st Avenue East with hard surface paving, be deferred until some future day. Upon motion the reconu.~endation was adopt~ ~ A petition was presented asking a street light at the cOrner of 17th and Hil- Yard Street. ~e matter was referred ~o the Fire and Wate~ Co~l%tee. A petition was presented by I{arriette Williams for pe~it to conduct ~ rooming house in ~gene a% n~:~be~ 8k7 Pearl Street. Upon motion the permit was authorized to be issued.