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The following resolution w~.s offered ~n,! ,n an lmo us l y adopted: !~ E S 0 L U T I 0 N. Nesolyed, that the City Council de'em' it expe.di,:.nt to open lay out and establish Taylor Street from 6th St?eet to a p:3int 30 fee,t south of. 10th Avenue and the City Engineer is hereby directed to make a survey of such street an.d mark the boundar- les thereof and make a plat of the sa, ne and a written report containing a full an6 complete description of such street and the boundaries thereof and ?he po?tlons of each lot or tract of land to be appropriated therefor and file the s~ue with the Con, non Corm .il within 20 days fr,m the date unless the Council grant further t lme therefor. 0n motion, unanimously ~arried, a repair house at the corner of Oak and 7th Avenue was granted permission to paint stripes on the pavement at ornea.r that ~oint for the purpos~ of testing brakes on Auto's. , ~ ' C.L. Tesetmer asked tha C~ncil for a rebate on the paving of Wlllsmette Street opposite 19th ami 2Oth Avenues to the amoun~ clone half of the inters.ee.tior~ for the reason that lgth Avenue m%d 20th Avenue have s ~ea been paved ~4 the assessments against t~se intersections are unjust to the ~oua+, of such ~lalms. The matter was disnuss~, but nG set ion taken. 0n recon~nendatlon of the Street Committee Charles Westrope was pls~ed on the payroll as a street '~orker at $100.00 per ~nth. The matter of constructing a curb on Klncaid Street, heretofore petitioned ~or, was discussed and, on recommendation of the Street Committee, such petition was greeted, i, he work to be performed according to the plans of the City Engineer. A petition was received to have a wooden bridge constructed over the Amazon on Lawrence Street at 14th Avenue. The matter was discussed and on recommendation of the Street Co~-mlttee it was ordered that the.City D~gineer bring in plans and specifications for the improvement of the intersection at Lawrence St. and l%th Ave., and also the intersection of Jefferson Street and l%th Avenu,~ by construct- ing wooden bridges at such points. The Street Committee recommended Colubmla Street between the,I~allway right of way and 13th Avenue be paved and that Stlen Bros., who paved Columbia Street, be asked to completed their contract. Such recommendation was approved. The City Engine.er recommended that landings be eonstr~oted on Lawrence Street and l~th and 2~th Avenues° On motion the Street Commissioner was instruct- ed to construct wooden landings at such.points. Chairman Wlllle~nson, of the ~ewer ~ommlttee reporteda $11,547.06, has been spen~ to date on the ~azon.ani he recommend.d an aver,~a~e of t~o feet be d~g out of the ~ botton of the ~uazon from the Fair Ground to a p~lnt 50 feet east of. the Willamette Strest bridge to make a completed Job on such ditch. Such reco~znendation was adopted and, on motion, L.P. Harmon was awarded the ~ontra~t for.suct~ work at.60 per cu. ft. the price of such improvement to be paid from the Trunk Sewer. I~und. Councilman MoCully again brought up the question of licensing restaurants and eating houses and stated the U of 0, reqUests such license be required and he stated he would bring in such an Ordinance at the next meeting of the Counc,ll and asked the membersto be considering the ~ivlslbtlity of such 1. ieense in the meantime. L.R. Stockton mi Engineer, appeared and spoke on the semage situation i~ the city, and made several suggestions for consideration by the city as toits sewage · need. s, , An Ordinance levying assessments for paving 18th Avenue from Olive to Charnel- ton Sts., having been read the first time on August 23rd, 19.26, and register'ed notice given and all protests overruled, it passed its second and third readings by title by unanimous ¢~nsent under s~3pesnlon of the rule and was placed on its final pass- age. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting aye. Nay none. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 5578. - An Ordinance levying assessments-for the paving of 19th Avenue from Hilyard Street' to Willamette Street, Having been read the first time on August 23rd, 1926, and registered notice given and all protests overruled, it passed its second and third readings by title by unanimous consent under suspension of the rule and was placed on its final passage. The ayes arfd nays were callad, all present voting aye. Nay none. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbe, red 5579.