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Council Chambers, Eugene, Oregon. October 26th, 1925. Minutes of the adjourned meeting of the Common Council held October 26th, 1925, at 7;~0 ~clock P.M. Mayor E.B.Parks, Presided. and all m~bers of the Council wer~ pr es ~n~. ' The Street Committee reported on walks over the citJ~ which ~uld be built. The Street Co.nitres reported over ~7000.00 had been spent from the budgetary all.~wance of that deportment for repairing cuts, pavin~ street car tracks etc., for ~hich ~o credit Is received th~u m~<ing that department short of money to finish 'the years work. The matter' was discussed but no action taken. The Mayor and other spoke ou the condition of the Polk 8 treet sewer outlet. The Engineer was instructed to tkae 'the matter up with authorities of other cities and r%port as to what can be done. C.A. McClain of the Water :~d appeared before the council and flled a '~ritten report on the proposed ?alrmoumt lighting system amd he also spoke thereon. No ac- tion was taken. The t~lre and Water Committee recont~endedthe petition to have a street light In- stalled at the corner of 14th Ave. and Kincaid~ St. be gr~mted. On motion such re- port was unanimously adopted. The Sewer Committee reported on the petition to abate an open ditch used for sewer purposes at ~11 Falrmount ~lvd. and vicinity and recommended the matter be referred to the Inspector of Buildings with directD)n to have such 'sewer reconstruc~ ed according to law. On motion such report was adopted. A d~ed of dedication was presented and accepted by the city for extension of the alley thru Block 2~, Fairmount south thru lot ~, of said block 'to Fairmount Blv4 The follOw~ng resolution was offered and onmotion unanimously adopted: R E 8 0 LU T I 0 N. the following ~ escrlbed premises, to-wit: Whereas, h'~ retofore the City of Eugene has laid a llne of sewer pipe across Beginning at the southeast cornerof said lot 2, Block 2 and running thence '~estom the south line thereof 100 feet, thence north parallel with the' east boundary there of 50 feet, thence east parallel with the said south line thereof 100 feet, to a point in the eastllne thereof thence south with the eastboundary line of said lot to the p.[aceof beglnnln, g, containing a lot ~0 x 100 feet, lm Lane County, Oregon, ~el- rose Additl n. Amd Whereas, at the time of laylng said pipe, in the City of EUgene had not iiright of way for said pipe line, and '~ Whereas, the City has mow agreed with the sal,.t O.B.Blanton, the mwner of said itr~ct, to cancel the sewer assessment and pay ~lm fifty ($50.00) ~cllars for a ~rlght of way across said premises, and Whereas, C.B. Blanto~ has executed and delivered to the City of Eugene a right iof way deed In a form approved by the City of EUgene. i BE IT RESOLVED, by the Co~mmon Council of the City of Eugene that the City ~iTreasu,rer and-the City RecoRder be and they are her~ by directed to cancel, the sewer assessment against the above descr~ibed premises. A petition was received from the eastslde Impruvement Association asking that the dirt and debris be removed for streets and walks as left by contractors. Such matter was referred to the l~llce Co~nlttee~ ,, Att.enrich was calted to the fact there are open toilets_ on Vll[ard St. which i~Sh$u[~ be abated. Such matter was referred to the Health Committee. The matterof waSer, sewer amd gas pipes running under the Amazon Ditch were ,diScussed and, on motion, all of su~ch pipes were ordered lowered below the lowest point reached in the construction work now being done on such ditch.