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touch with the U of 0 a~ *,o the best methods of handling the situation, Chief of Police Judklns reported the University Knights would help patrol the stre~,t,~ those days. The matter was referred to the Police Comml*tee and the Chief of Police to act. Councilman Walker reported that ~,me action should be taken t° prevent ears rushing to fires! and impeding the flamen inthelr ~vork. Said matter was referred to the Police ,~ommittee. On 'the r~commendation of the ~ire and Water Com~ittee it was ortred that eighteen new hydrant.s be PurChased for the city. Councilman Wil[lamson reported the Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. had made no deposit for cut~ing the pavement in the al[ey~between Wil[s~_~ette and Olive Streets and reeommendei ~ald Company be required to d~poslt ~250.00. On motion it was so ordered. . A.L. Ball presented a bill for ~2~(~1.2V for money expended by him in the pur~has~ of right ofway acros,~ private property and for the sale of Lots 1 and 2, Block 3, of Whltney's Ad lltlon and for services render~ in the getting of such right of way and other property all to be used In the construction of the _ pPoposed "~azon" project of drainage. On motion suo~ bill was allowed and a warrant ordered drawn for the ~noun5., The bill of J.T. Snelson of ~250.00 fo~ the sale of Lots ~ ~nd 5, Block 2, Whltney~s .~dltion to th~ el~y for use !upropos~d "Amazon" project was a~lowed and a warrant ordered drawn for the amount. ~he S~hool Board of the Ehgene District appeared a~ a whole and asked that the north and south alley running through the school property, In the block In which Condon School.is~located be vacated, and in C,mslderatlon therefore ~he Board agrees to deed to the city for alley purposes sufficient ground off from the south side Sf the, school grounds to make sn ea~,t and we~t all~y~.' through said block. Such matter was refer~ed to the Rosz[ and Street Committee. Chairman Walker of the ~'inanoe Co~nlttee reported verbally on the clt~ au,tit and stated the method' used by the City in its book-keeping system is antequated and not fit to meet the city's needs in its present growth and recommended that a committee of citizens be appointed to go over~ 'the books and records of the city ~d then be authorized to make recommendations as to ~e~eded changes and that a new system of double entry'book-keeping be established agter such report is rec~lv~l to meet the requlre::~ent as set f.~rth in such report. The Mayor appoint ed the following name people as such committee. Gilbert Tyson, H~gh H. Earle, and J.' Do rr Hamlin . ' The matter of the proposed Patterson Street improvement from llth Ave. to 14th Avenue was again taken up and the l~os~! and Street Co~'nmittee re~orted it hm! further Investigated the petition to improve said str~et and that said petition has more than 50,~g of th~ owner~ of front footage thereon and that a mistake in figures h~! been made when It was announced early in the meeting ~tha+j less 'than.~.~,~ h~d sign~d~ ~d on '~'.~hlch ~tatement all bids were'rejected. It w~s, therefore, voted that th~ Council resei~d l~s action at this-meeting relecting the bids for such work and ordered that said matter be 'postponed and acted on anew at the next meeting of the Co~zncil, All voted "aye" except Wll[lamson who voted ~nay On motion Council mi Jet, red. 'GeojA. Gilmore City 'Recorder.