Item 6: PH - Ordinance Renaming 3rd/4th Connector

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In 2003, when the first letter was sent, SM.! Associates were under the impression that Dr. Shelton's name could not be usedfor the street name, since there was already a one-block street in SW Eugene called Shelton Avenue. Further research found a great number of street multiples, all with different appendages. In fact, the word "Bailey" is used five times. Without using "Court or Place" multiples, we have found about 115 combinations, with each name in a different area of town. Dr. Shelton was a true Oregon pioneer, having arrived in this valley the same year that Eugene Skinner did 1846. He practiced medicine near Monmouth and Salem before he, his wife and young child moved to Eugene in1873, was one of Eugene's first physicians and also owned a pharmacy. For 15 years they lived at "Mrs. Underwood's", then in 1888 he built the "Castle on the Hill". He purchased nearly half of Eugene Skinner's Donation Land Claim (D.L.C.), owning most of the land between the road right~of~way, in question, and the river. He subdivided the land between Third and Cheshire, and between Lincoln and Washington in 1886&1889. With Charles Lauer, he established the Eugene Water Co. (Eugene's fust water utility) in 1886. That year they built the fust reservoir on Skinner Butte. Shelton was known for his public spirit, being greatly involved in the social and economic life of Eugene during the last quarter of the 19th Century. His impact on the fabric of early Eugene was comparable to that of that other early pioneer, Eugene Skinner. It would be a fitting tribute to this truly great Eugene Pioneer to name the street directly south of the land he once owned for this early community doctor, T. W. Shelton. Sincerely, ~.\J~~ Hahn Neimand President SMJ Associates Enclosures (FrontlBack Format) . Letters of endorsement (2) . Historic Photos (2) . National Register Nomination Form . Maps of area (4)