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An Ordinance accepting and ratifying the acceptance of the bid Of Ha~nes Broil. for the construction of an ~p~'ovemen~ in the City of ~gene, a~ follows, a bridge across the Amazon Sl.oughon Willamette Street at 16th Avenue, was read the first ~mue an4 passed its second and third readings by title by unanimous consent under sugpension of the rule and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting aye. nay .~one. The Ordinance was declared pass ed and.numbered 5202. An Ordinance adopting the report of the viewers upon the opening extension -and establis?~ent of Van,Butch Street from 3rd Avenue to Blair Blvd. in the City of Eugene, was read the first t~mne and passed its secom.! and third readings by title by unar~imous consent under suspension ofthe rule and was pkaced on its fin- al pass~e. The ayes a.nd n~ys were called, all pre~e:~t voting aye. Nay none. The Ordinance was declared p~ssed and numbered 5203. Recorder. Gilmore offered bhe following pet it ion:- Eugene,Oregon, December 28, 1925 · TO THE HON.NAYO~ AND .,'.~M~BFY?S OP T~E CC~ON COUNCIL OP ~rUG~NF, OREGON: Gentlemen: - As there appeared to be quite a demand that tb.e matter of the manner in which the warrants for the paymen~ of the lmiorovement of Onyx Street c~me into the possession of ~eo.W. ~e~i, the contractor, before the time said warrants were supposed to be released to him, and as people are asking me almost daily when and where a hearing Is to be h~d touching said matter and as one of the City p~pers has already had two articles in its col%u'nns asking when such hearing is to be had and thereby keeping the matter before thepeople which is prompting them to make such lnquirites, I therefore, mo,~t res:~ectfully ask that a hearing be had at the earliest possible time'to permit me to call witnesses to prove .Just what did happen in said transaction. I have not heretofore asked for ~uoh hearing for the reason I though perhap'3 there might be some Court aot~on instituted whereby the whole fact would be called ~or, but it appears at this time such action is not _liable to be started and it further appears to me the wholematters is one betwee~x the Bonding Comps.ny and Re~/], in which the City, the U.S.national ~ank and the public are in no manner interested and for those reasons I see no way in which th~ facts the public ask for can be 'produced tn any action contemplated. I, therefore, most respeo, tfully a~k that the Mayor appoint a Commission of three residenbs of the City who are not in any manner connected with the City to take testimony pertaining to the transaction i~ the Recorders office on November ~0, 1925, irt which Geo. W. Read cm~e inpossessio~ of City. warrants to the amount of $1~696.28 for the improvement of Onyx Street before such wafter{ts were releas- ed by the Dxglneers Department for delivery, and ~h~t the time, s.nd place and mea- ner of such hearing be arranged for by the Council Respectfully submitted. Geo. A. Gilmore, City Rec,~rder. Moved ,~uoh petition be ,]ranted, The roll was called, large, Lamb, ..gcCuLly, Rugh and Hendershott voted "aye", Simmons, Wllliemson voted "no". Washburne was _absent and not vdting. The motion was declared carried and the Mayor appolntedas such committee, Paul Kelty as Editor of the Guard and Prank Jenkins as Editor of the Regi.~er, as t~o members of ,~uoh committee and they were instructed to choose a t}~ird member to comPlete a committee of three. Such two men were notified of their appointment. On motion council adjourned to meet at 5;00 o'Clock P.M. on January 2,1926. Geo. A, Gi Lmore, City Recorder.