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Council Chambers, Rugene,
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<br /> Minutes of, t~e, regglar meeting of ~he-CitM Council held December 8th, 1924,
<br />Presen~ MaYo~ E,.B~Parks ~d ~11 ~e~ers of the-CounCil. Meeting~ Called to order
<br />-bM %he.Mayor a~ 7;~0 o'clock P.M. . -
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<br /> A.J, Tour~e!~o~e was presen~ and spoke briefly on his progress In auditing
<br /> ~he Cl~y~s~books ~nd on Ins%ailing a ne~ system of book-keeping, ,
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<br /> Bonaparte appeared ~nd spoke on the condition of the city d~p
<br />and offered ~o olpn. up She debris alre~y ~oumula~ed and %o do the work of D~mp
<br />Tender for $50.00 per ~on%h., Such matte~ was refe~r~ %o ~he Health Commit%ea.
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<br /> C,A. Brown et, al, appeared before the Council and asked for an extensionof
<br />time in whloh to 6ulld sial. own!ks on 14th Avenue between Hate and University Sts.
<br />0n motion, 30 da¥~ additional tim~ were granted these partly.
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<br /> The'City ~gineer reported-the repairs to the s~rea$ ~nd sidewalk at the
<br />intersection of 13th Ave. and ~ate Street compla~ted of, h~ beenm~e.
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<br /> The repo~t of the City Attorney om the proposed vacation of.the alley through
<br />the. Block in which the Condon School ls located, was re~, ,ami, onmotlon, the
<br />petition asking for such vacation, was ,deuled.
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<br /> A l~tter tO ~eam H.' Walker ~ Chairman of the'~in~ce Co~nittee, frmn A.J.
<br />Tourtellotte aCCepting the offe~ to audit the books and 'establish a new syst~
<br />of'accounting for the city was read and~ o~otiOn, the c~teqts th~Eein contain-
<br />ed was accepted as a contract for such work ~d ~he lefter order~ fil~l.
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<br /> Petitions were reeeiv~ for street lights ~t the intersectionof [Pth Ave.
<br />and B'airmoumt Blvd.; amd also for three ll~ht~ as fOllm~s: At the intersection
<br />of 2nd Ave, and "D" Street; one near the Irwl~ house on 2nd Ave. W. and o~e at
<br />the city l~its ~on 2nd Ave. W. Said Petitions were ~efer~ed to the l~ire nd Water
<br />committee.
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<br /> A Petition_was recei.~ed~rma-ProPert'~ owners thereon, a~klng that Columbia
<br />Street be paved with concrete, 34 feet wide and with aa integral curb, from
<br />Frank~ln Blvd. to 2alrm~nt .Blvd, Said p~tion was referred to the Ro~d and
<br />Street Co~i~tee~a~d _1~ r~c?mff~m~ sS1~ peS~t~o~ b~ .gr~qted. 0n motion said
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<br />A permit was':~graa~d'.~to Glen 'E. Sims to erect sn aerial at 182 6th Ave. W.
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<br /> A deed .frmu_ Dy.. qhe. sh_ir_e .et. _al., .fqr th_e _l ~d e. mb. ra_c _ed _t'a. op_en_lng _l~_th. Avo.
<br /> -f~om Wtllamette St. to Olive St. waS read ~nd it wa.~ stated the terms ofpayment
<br /> and amount to be paid are as follows: ~11 consl,leration $4000.00 to be paid
<br /> in warrants of $500.00 each, tw~ of ~hioh are to be paid January 1, 192~, two
<br /> to be paid January 1, 1927, two to be paid-January 1, 1928, and two to bO paid
<br /> January' 1, i929. ~.Sald deed was referred to the City Attbrn'ey aa to form and
<br />' legal?t~ of conte$ct. ~
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<br /> This being 6he date sot for Hearing the petition for the vacation of a por-
<br /> blon Of ~alnaount Blvd. between Ness and columbia Streets, Ch.arles ~S Nar.~h appear-
<br /> ed lnpersoa and filed ~n offldavlt In protest thereto and the re was an additional
<br /> protest filed thereto be eight electors. Sald matter was hold over under agree-
<br /> merit of parties to be heard ia connectiod with the fenner petition to vacate other
<br /> parts of said street t, be heard Dec. 22fld, 19_24.
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<br />The following rosolu+~ion was offered:
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<br />RESOLUTION.
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<br /> BE I? RESOLVED by the Common Couno11 of the City of EUgene, Oregon that there
<br />be submitted to t~ ola~.to~s of the City for their approval or rejection, at..a
<br />sp,eolal election ~o be .held la said city on the 20th day of ~aroh, 1925, the ~-
<br />neked' Prop°s~d charter amendment entitl~ '~ act to ~ead the Charter Of the
<br />Olty' Of ~gene, ~O~egon~ bM ~dlng a new chapter thera~eo authorizing and empoYer-
<br />lng th~ Co~om coum~ll of the City to issue ~d sel~ negotiable bonds ~f the City
<br />to She ~o~t oF ~ift2 Thous~d ($50,~O0.O0)~Dollars, or so much ther~f asm~
<br />he neeessary fo~ ~$he ~u~Ose' of re-constructing certain Seotlons of the sewe~ sys-
<br />tem ~f ~he Ci~y, tnd to repeal Section 37, of Cha~ter 7 of the Charter of the City
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