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Council Ch~.bers. Eugene, 0regon. ~ February 8, 1926. Minutes of the regular Meeting of the Common Counell held at 7.30 o'clock P.M, on:FebVdary 8, 1926.' The'!fay0r and all members of~the Coundll"were PreSs:It; Neetl:~g ealted to order by the Mayor at 7.~0 ,o'clock This bein~ the day ~t to hear protests ~lnst the men~ for'the improvement of R~llrO~+Bculevard, f~om the R~v~r ro~ to V~ BuxOm :Street amd Van Bu~eu Street from Rallro~ Avenue to Blair Boule- Vard,'pr~te~bs were eall~ Ocr. The Eieubhorn:Paeifie Co~, thru its repre- a~tatlve, Mr. 2alt, appearmt and protemt~ eertah~ tracts as being a double assessNent but stat~ he did not wish tho assessment held up ca bhab account but would expect an ~Just~ent. ~ Ordln~oe levying assessments fro pavi~ Railro~ Boulevard, having been read~h° first ~ime o~ ff~miarM 25, 1926, ~d ~egiSt:~r~l notice given, and all protests overruled, lb p~aed its SeCond and ~lrd totalings by title b~ un.incus consent u~dar sHspen~ion of gh~ ru!, a:ld w~ pla~ on it's fl~l PaSSes · The' ~es ~d ~a~ were catt~.~ ~ Pre,cut 'vQbi~ Nay uccc. The ~dXnance was declared p~sed ~d n:~bered ~. ' ~ Ord'ina~de lev~l~ assessments f~r th~ ~gr~lng and gravelling of the alley between Onyx ~d ~erald. Sis., f~om 20th to.21st Avmtues,, was re~ th~ first time ~d laid over. A Petition was received te pave ~i~s Street from'llth to 13th Avenues. Said matter was r~ferr~ te the Street Comities. A protests petition was received against the paving of 14th Avenue East, it being understood a petition to pave wa,~, or would be filed. Said ,matte~ wa~ referred to the ttr~t Committee. · 'IIarrt R. Hogue filed a pet, ltlOn to-segregate and apportion the rempec- ti~ am°unt~ which should be paid on the east 75 'feet of Lot 12, and the east 75 feet of t~e north half of Lob 11, Block 24, Gross Addition, in cot,la, ce with the Magineer's estimate sdbmitted with the 'petition. 0~t motion such peititlon was grent~d. "- Van Svarverud appeared further as to bls application for a driveway thru He,d'ricks Park. On motion the following resolution was nhahlmously ~ .... ........ ranting such 'eaten nt) · Dr. Lee appeared and sp'oke ~as t° tl~ sewer situation on West loth. Ave-. a~d 'adJace,tt streets where basements ere subJect to water seep~e. No edt lo',~ was t ~en. ~ ": ~ COune$1man Washburne stat'~ he was rely to pay the $1,000.00 was ~ere- t, of~e ~lmiget by him toward the improvement ef the ~on From Street southeast in acc~vdanee with such p~ge that the property own~ by him at the time of such PlUgs skould be given credit frog:such ~ount in ease such property shohld ~ver be asse~zed fo~ ghe lmprOv~ent oF th~ '.~azon. The City Attorney was !ndtruet~ to draw up the pgopertyecelpt for him to that end or the p}~est of subh ~ount. Councilmen Rugh ree0mmended a Dodge Sedan be purchased for the Pollee Department and the Ford Sedan now owned by that department be traded ia on the purchase price of the new car and also that a Ford Roadster be purchased for Mrs. Ady's use. CouncilMan Wllliemson also spoke on the needs of the Street Department for a new flusher, two pick-up trucks, one auto .roadster~ one steel-Jacketed asphalt mixer and one 12 H.P. electric motor for mixer. It wa~ .. moved. :.and carried that bids be a~ked for such equipment and the Recorder we~r instrqeted to advertise fro bids therefor for a meeting to be held Feb- rUar¥ 15, 1.926, at 7.30 o~clook P.M. The City Engineer submitted a maP on the proposed opening of 12th Avenue from Willamette to Ollve S~s. and the matter of the width of such proposed street was discuSSed. It waS decided on motion viewers should be appointed to make estimates as to costs thereon for either a full width street or a narrow street and report in advance Of the Engineer filing his plat. W,E. Powell, Bert Prescott and John T. Evans were appoints as such viewers,