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' ( Council Chambers, Digen'e, Oregon ' April ~/th, 1926. Adjourned meeting of the Common Council held at 5;00 O'clock P.M. on ApriI 19,1926, there being p resent May~r E.U. Lee and all members of the co~- eiif ~xeept Simmon~ and Rugh, who were absent. Meeting called ,to order by the Mayor. A petition was received from residents thereon asking that 20%h Avenue between Willamette and OliVe Streets be oiled, the petitioners to pay for the same and the work to be done under the direction of the City. · On motion, such petition was granted, 'the petitions to deposit the money for such work with the city before work commences. A petition was received to grade and gravel the alley between Harris and Kincaid Streets from 21st to 22nd Avenues. Such matter was referred to the Street 'COmmittee. C.E.~uthrie, thru his attorney L.L. Ray, filed a petition to have a lien'oanoelled for street improvements on Lotl7, Block 25, 1st Addition to City Outlook for the reason'that no redemption wa~ made by the city from the ~ount~ of such property Ina tax foreclosure and the same went to tax deed and the property'sold to the petitioner. On motion such.petition was deni~. Chairman MeCully'of the Plre and Water Co~i~tee ~eported ~ev. Mille~ ef the ~our Square Church asks the city to furnish electricity for lights in front of ~he Church on 0live Street, the Church te furnish ~he st~dards equipped for use. Such mat~er w~s referred The CiTy At~erae~ reper~ At5erne~ ~r~ E Smith h~ beer certain ~ies' to test the recent Ch~e~ ~endmeut pertaining to ~one ments which action w111 probably be instituted at the time the city attempts to assess u~der such ~endmen~ ~d he ask~ tha~ Judge Harris be retained to assis~ h~a with She defense of such mat~er particularly for the reason that ~he Judges experience ~n the Bench along those lines renders his especially valuable ia ~he $rlal of a case ef that nature. On motion the City Attorney wms instructed to procure Judge Hsrris~ services In such contemplated cape. Resolutions were offer~ ~dunanimo~ly ~opted to foreclosure stree~ improvements long past due, the description of whleh ~e on file ~he Rocor der's office. ~ Ordinate ~o improve 6th Avenue from Blair Bl~d. to West City Limits was re~i ~he first time and p~ss~ its second and third re~tlngs by ~itle by unanlmous consent under suspensio~ of the ~le ~d was plied on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all pre,eat voting aye. Nay none.' The Ordinance.was declared pass~ ~nd number~ 53~4. Am Ordinance approving and mt.~pting the plans and specifications of the City Engineer for the improvement of 6th Avenue from Blair Blvd. to West elty limits, was rem/ the first time and passed its second and '~hlrd' readings by title by ~ n~lmo~ consent under suspenslo~ of the rule ~d w~s placed ca its final passage. The ayes a~d nays were cal~ed, all present voting aye. nag none. The Ordinance was declared pass~ and mumber~ 5305. An Ordinance adopting ~he survey, plat and report of the City Fnglneer as to the proposed opening of 12th Avenue between Willamette and 011ye Sts. was read the first time and passed its second and third ree~ilngs by title by uneaimous consent under suspension' of the rule and was placed on its final passe.ge. T. he ayes aad nays were called, all present voting aye. Nay none~ The 0~dimanee was declared passed ~d numbered ~306. rive ordinances te condemn rlghts ~f ways thru certain properties and appoint appraisers in the construction of the 24th and ~alrmount Sewer ware read the first $1me and Psssed their second and third readlngs by tltle~ by unanimous consent under ,guspen.sion of the rule aad were Placed on thei~inal passage. The ayes a~d mays were called, all present voting aye.. Nay none. · Th~ Ordinances were declared p~ssed and numb.ered from 5307 to 5311, both numbers inclusive. On motion Council adjounred to meet April 26th, 1926, 'at 7;30 o'ClockP..~. Gee. A. Gilmore, City Recorder.