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Council Chambers, E~gene,Oregon. December 28,192~. Ninutes of adjourned meeting of Co:,.~mon Council held at 7;30 o'clock P.N. on December 28,.1925, there being present Mayor E.U. lee and all members of the eounell, except Washburne, absent. Me,ting called to order by the Ma?o~. P.E. Smlth appeared as attorney for A.L. Ball as to his a~sessment on the 13th Avenue improvement at the corner of Lincoln Street, claiming the curb which was c~nstructed and paid for years ~o was aga~ bein~ charged against the adjacent properties. Said matter was referred te the Street Co~uitt~ and the' City ~glneer. Frank E Bristo'~ also appeared e~ to the assessment against his property in connection with the 13th Aver~.e improvement, stating he drsired to pay when he ~ould asoertai~ the amount he' should pay, as the property was not assessed in his name. Protests were called for as per notice sent for proposed assessments for the construction of a sewer be.~innlng at the manhole in the center of Polk Street at the intersection of Cross Street, thence west to the North line of Ry. Blvd. ~ard Wells spoke but did not protest. Protests were called for as p.er notices sent for the poposed opening of 9th Avenue from Van Buren Street to Alm~ten Street. No protests were received. Protests were called for as Per notices sent for the pro posed opening of the alley between Willamette~and Olive Streets north from 13th Avenue. !~rs. Moxley · protested end said matter was re-referred to the Viewers as to her dlalm. This being the date set for the hearing to condemn the Ehcore ;{otel owned by N.~.~aylord, Mr. G~Mlord appeared and n~de a very leng~h~ and emphatic talk to hold his contention. No 'action was taken. 'A delegation appeared as to the progress being made on the opening of Van Buren Street from 3rd Avenue 'to Blair Blvd, They were informed as to t.he. progress of said matt er. Bids were opened as per the call for .the conistructlon of'a ~ehicle bridge and two foot bridges across the Amazon on Wlllsmette Street as follows:- Stlen Bros. ' $3000.00 W.W. head Coast. Co. 2850.00 Haynes Bros. 2780. O0 Said matter was referred to the Street Committee for report and it recommended the bid of Ha~nes Bros. at $2780.00. Moved the report of the Street Committee be ap- proved. The rollv~as called, all present' voting aye, absent and not voting Washburne The motion was declared carried amd the Mayor and Recorder were instructed to enter into a contract with the successful bidder for such 8onstructlon work. Donald Yo. ung, as attorney for certain petitioners, present ed a petition call- ing for the closing and discontinuance of the Auto Park. Said matter was referred to the Park Board P.J.Patterson Presented a Petlt~,o~ looking to a s~lement for the right of way across the Patterson property Inth$ work on the Amazon. Said matter was re~ ferred to the Sewer Committee. ~.G. Jennlngs and W.P. Reed, as members cf the School Board, appeared and asked the city to graT.el the street in front of the Woodrow Wilson Junior High Building. Said matter was referred to the Street Committee. The order vacating part of Railroad Blvd. as passed on December 14, was amended as to a more definate description on unships;cna vote of the council. N~v contracts were prepared fo~lexecution with H M Elliott for a r~newal for a dump ground site for an addition/y~ar at .$~0.00 per month and the Mayor and Recorder instructed to execute ~uch contracts on behalf of the city. The Judiciary Committee reported on the petition to regulate the trucks op- erated by the Wlllsmette Valley Transfer Co. stating the company ~rees to keep such vans p~rked in other places than on the street and to pay for ~y and all damage they ~ay occassion. On motion such report was approved and the petition ordered filed. An Aerial peri, it was granted to T C Luckey for an aerial at 2267 Olive Street.