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Council Chambers, Eugene,Oregon. November 22nd, [926. Minutes of the ~l]ourned meeting of the Common Co~mcll held at 7;30 o'clock P.~L on November 22nd,1926. The~e were present Mayor E.U. lee and all members of the-Council except Washburne, who was absent. Meeting called to order by the Mayor.. This being the time set for hearing pr~tests as to the proposed re-assesmnen~s of various streets assessed under the 160 foot rule, protests were called for on the' follo'~l~ ~prove~ats: Paving 13th Avenue from Lincoln to Monroe Streets. There were no protests. Paving 22nd Avenue from Hilyard to Alder Streets. ['}[ere '.~ere. no protests. Paving the alley between Wl~lmmette and Olive Sts. from 13th Avenue North 232 feet. There were no protests.~ Paving the alley running pa al~e~ with west yth and 8th Aven~es b~tv~e~den hawrenc~ and Llnc~Ln St~'eets. Geo.0. Yoran flled a written protest. paving 20th Avenue from Charnelton to Lincoln StreetS. E.E. Wyatt filed a written protest and 0.A. Prince and Josiah Wills made lnquzry as to reason and equities of such re-asses:~ment. Grading and gravelling the alley between Onyx and Mnerald 8ts. from 20th to 21st Avenues.. There were no Protests. Paving the alley from llth to 13th Avenues from. High to Mill Sts. were no protests. T~ere Paving the alley between HigH St. and the Mlll race from 8th to 9th Avenues, There were no Protests. Paving alleys running north and south and east and west between loth and llth Avenues and Willamette and Olive Sts. There were no protests. Gr~ilng and gravelling the alley between University and Onyx Sts. from 20th to 21st Avenues. There were no protests. Paving Rallro~d Blvd. from River road to Van Buren Street and Van Buren Street from Rallro~i Blvd. to Blair St. There were no ~roTests. Paving University St. from 22nd to 23rd Avenues. There were no protests. Paving Agate Street from Franklln olvd. to 24th Avenue and 24th Avenue from Agate to Columbia Sts. There were no protests. Gr,_ting and gravelling the alley between University and Onyx Sts. fro~ 21st t,) 22nd Avenues. There were no protests. All protests madeon the various proposed re-assessments were discussed and, on motion, were unanimously mverruled, Mfs. Warren D Smtth .appeared before the Co,. nell and spoke on supervised play grounds for the children of the city atd asked for financial aid from the elty to help maintain such play grounds. She asked such matter be taken up with the Budget Com,nlttee to see ~uch fund ls pr. oyided. The Mayor appointed a committee.consisting of Councilmen Wllll~son, Large a ~l L~b, to appear at the T~x Payers meeting December 13th, to see If such fund ~.be Provided In the budget. ~ Mrs. Mc~o~naok a~Peared and called the councils attention to the deplorable 'condition of Muerald Street betweenlSth and 15th Avenues and asked the same may be repaired to eliminate the chuckholes. On motion such matter was referred to the Street Committee. ' City City Attorney stated Stella Wilkinson has offered the City $600.00 for Lot 16, of Huddl eston~s Addition, which is on West 8th Avenue. On motion such offer was rejected. Councilma~ Hendershott spoke as to the Veltum and Clew Foundry about which Jno. Zimmer complains as to the smoke therefrom. The maTter was discussed but no action taken as the Ordinance is complied with by such foundry.