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Martin Svarvemr! appeared amd spok~ on the sub iect' of the p~;~posed paving
<br />'of 23rd. Avenue from ~airmount Noulevard West to Alder Street, The assessed val-
<br /> uation of property alon~ such street was discussed b~rt no official action taken,
<br />
<br /> -~. S. Shelley appeared and .~poke on the proposed grading of streets on
<br /> Victoria Weights. The matter was dise,~ssed bu.t ac official action taken.
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<br /> Attorney M~ed F. Smith appeared and' asked that the West 60 feet of,Lot 7,
<br /> Block 4 of ~daole C~oft Adiition to the Jity be' relieved of the parchment and sewer
<br /> assessment against said lot an4 the wb~ie ~f such a.~sessm~nt p[a~ei against the fr,ont
<br /> portion o~ suen ici, the owner the~e,)F agre~la~ thereto Such ,~atter was referred
<br />the Finance <J~lttee and the City ~tSern~ with p.swe~ to act.
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<br />.. A petition was read to maeadmulze the a[key between warrls Street and Pott~
<br />$Street from 20th. Avenue to 2[~t, Avenue. Such petition was referred to the Street
<br />Co,it t
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<br /> A petl'",ion wa.~ received for the in,~tal.lati~n of an arc or incandescent
<br />light at the corner of 9th. Avenue and .~aekson'Street. Such matter was ~-eferred to
<br />the ?ire and '~'~ater Committee.
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<br />A petition was received form L. L. ~a7 for the c~:~,struction of Walks, where
<br />needed, ~Jn the ~ast side of Onyx Street and al.~O on 2~nd. Avew~e, 21st. Avenue, 19th.
<br />.Avenue and ~sthe~ streets in that vieihlty leading to the new sehools. Such matter
<br />was referred t:~ the Street Committee, ,
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<br /> ~ pr,~test petition wa.~ received to ti:e improvement of Van Buren Street bet-
<br />ween loth. Avenue and llth. Avenue, which area is included in the pet it ioa' to lm-
<br />pr,~ve sail street £rl~mly*jh. Avenue t,~ [lth. Avenue , 8aid~matter.was referred to th'e
<br />"St~'eet C~mmittee gad it recommended such petition be ~'ejected. On motion such fie-
<br /> port was unanimously ad.~pted.. ~
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<br /> '!. T. Hatchias appeared and a:~"~ed the Council to open Potter Street from
<br />2~ri. to 24th. Avenue an~ that it be lmF~v~d from 23rd. Avenue t,~ 25t~. Avenue.
<br /> was iireeted to bring in petltlon~ as to him wishes.
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<br /> E. C. Swanso~ filed a claim for $3V.50 f~r an al]~'e!~ed sewer conneet lon with
<br />his alleged private line at [87V Ha~rls Street, claiming such connection was made
<br />dur£ng the oaring of [Sth. Avenue under the direction of the City ~ngiaeer. Such.
<br />matter was referre'[ to the Sewer jo~nittee.
<br />
<br /> Albert Anderson appeared and inquired as 'to the sidewaiks on the lower .sile
<br />of Falrmount B~ulevard amd if their emstrdction ',v~s l~,t with the~Street .improvement
<br />work. He was informed t!Iat part of the contract Had been cancelled and that t~{ese
<br />;walks were soon to be constructed, '
<br /> The City Ensi~eer reported on the ~§ppl~cation of Geo. M. Parsons askimg the
<br />City to find an incin~rat~D site for him and~tated it being a private matter the
<br /> City shou[d render m.~ral support only to the venture. On motion, the report was
<br /> adopted.
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<br /> The City'Fngtne~r presented an'estimate of ~2248.72 as the amount due
<br />i )sear Sno,,~ on June 26th., 1726, under hl~eoatract t:~ pa~e the alley between Will-
<br /> amette a~:d Olive Streets ind from loth. ~to llth. Avenues and asked the same be paid.
<br /> Sai:l estimate was approved and, on roll~ cai1, such ,amount ordered paid.
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<br /> The following resolution was offered and unanimously adopted.
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<br />~ MS 0 LUT
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<br /> Whereas negotiations have been ha~! with L. P. Harman, for the extending of
<br />the present water dlteh .irainlng the ~naz~n Slough through the City of g~gene, to
<br />connect ~.',,.~m its Western terminus with 'the dt-~ch being constructed by Lane County
<br />to carry the water further went,
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<br /> BE IT P~OLVED BY THE CITY 02 ~fG~NE, t~hat the City Recorder and the Mayor
<br />of ~gene be aa:l' they are hereby directed to eater into a eontract ~lth L. P. Barman.
<br />for ~he eoastr,,ct~,~n of an exten~l,on of the preso~t water ditch running through, the
<br />~azou Slough from ~est ~[;e of i~air Grounds to Ch~nbers Street, said ~Iteb to.b~
<br />the ~s~e dhuenslons as the present ditch with which it connects, at and for the eon-
<br />tract price of 2~ c~uts per c~bie yard, the performance of said contrast to be begun
<br />l~ediately and said contract to be pushel though to completion as rapidly
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