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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/24/1930 Meeting 2:94 Chamber Council, Eugene, Oregon, February 24, 1930. Minutes of the adjourned meeting of' the COlTlmon Council held at the hoUl' of 7:30 o'cloc~k P. M. on February 24, 1930, there being present Mayor H. E. Wilder and all members of the Council. I 'l"""r, ~, r..... .~:,,7) :, Meeting ealled to order by ~yor H. E. Wilder at 7:30 o'clock P. M. C'f ~ N'1r. McChesney appeared for the local union No. 685 and urged consideration ,of ~he proposed ~vage scale for Hod Carriers, Building and General Laborers. On motlon the matiter was referred to the Ju.diciary Committee. The annual report of the Library for 1929 and the monthly report for January was placed on file. . The Recol~der reported as follows: Recei,pt of $9.05 fI'om Lane County for Justlce fees earned by recorder; Receipt of ~16l.30, State rebate on gasoline for 1929; Also toot a warrant was issued to the treasurer for the foreclosure of delinquent property liens; Also that F. Awad had paid a license fee of $4.00 for peddling and returned during the hour and asked for a refund oh account of being compelled to leave the Ci ty a t once. On motion the l'ec order was instructed to refUnd the license. The recorder also reported that a lllimber of properties were to be sold on March 1st by Lane Coullt,T for tax delinquencies, and that the City of Eugene holds liens of various amounts against the properties.and that it will be necessary for the City to purchase these properties at the tax sale to protect their liens. On motion it was ordered that a committee, consisting of the c~airman of the finance commi t ~ee, the Ci ty Engineer, the City Att orney, and the Clty Recorder, check these proposed sales wit,h the City liens and be author- ized to act in the purchase, of any properties necessary to protect the City's in tere st. On motion the application of Mrs. H. M. Laing for 'a rooming house permit at 70 East Broadway, approved by Chief Strait, was granted. A petiti6n of property owners for the grading and graveling of 24th Street between Agate and Emerald Streets was referred t~ the Street Committee. An anonymous letter regarding alleged display of indecent pictures by Picture Show House s was refer' re d to the poli ce co'mmi tt ee. A resolution authorizing the \7ater Board to 'sell C:ovel'nment bonds was on motion adopted,. 1 RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, the City of Eugene, acting by and t'hrough its Water Board, pur- chased certain. Fourth Liberty Loan 4 1/4% Bonds, ,1933-38, to the amount of NINETY THREE THOUSAND ($93,000.00) DOLLARS par value, fz:om funds belon~ing to the Electric Department of the City of hugene, and Fourth Liberty Loan 4 1/4~ Bonds, 1933-38, amounting to FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND ($48,000.00) DOLLARS from funds 'belonging to the \Va tel' Depa.rtment of the Ci ty of Eugene, the said bonds being bonds of the United States of America, AND WHEREAS, the sai d Water Board has control of said electric and water department,s of the City of Eugene and of funds peortaining thereto; AND ViliERE:AS, the said Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds will undoubtedly be called before, the 'bonds of the Elec tric and ~~la tel' Departmen tOs shall have matured; AND VillEREAS, the said Water Board desires to sell the said Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds and. to reinvest the funds derived from such sale in other securities for the investment of their sinking funds; AND WHERE;AS, the said Water Board has requested the Council to authorize the said 'Nate,!' Board to sell and dispose of the said bonds at the best price obtai nable; NOW, TB.-EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the Ci ty of Eugene in regular session then being, that the said Water Board of the City of Eugene is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and dispose of the said NINETY-THREE THOUSiJiJD ($93,000.00) DOLLARS pal' value of Fourth Liberty Loan 4 1/4% Bonds of the United states of America, belonging to the Electrical Department of said City and FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAl'ifD ($48,000.00) DOLLARS par value of Fourth Liberty Loan 4 1/47~ Bonds of the United States of America, belonging to the Water Depart- ment, of said City. I The following resolutions opening streets were read,' and motion was made, seconded and c.arried to adopt them: ~ ,~ 295 RES 0 L UTI 0 N I In the Matter of the opening of the alley between Willamette and Olive Streets, North from 13th Avenue to Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. WHEREAS, 'by resolution duly adopted August 10, 1925, the Common Council ~ c-; C\l of the City of Eugene determined to open and establish the alley between Willamet(~: .~ ......' and Olive Streets from 13th Avenue North 60 feet, t' ~"', .And Wherea s, the survey and. report of the City Eng ineer was duly made and filed by Ordinance No. 5071, passed and approved September 25th, 1925, And Whereas, the Viewers duly appointed by said Ordinance No. 5071 made and filed a report of their findings of benefits and damages to the property bene- fi tted and the property damage d by the opening of sai d alley, And Whereas, the report of said viewers was duly adopted by Ordinances No. 5105, passed and approved October 16, 1925, and. 5348, passed and approved 1\lJ.ay 24, 1926, And Whereas, no appeal was taken from the report of said viewers and the time for said appeal has long since expired and it appearing that said alley has 'been paved in accordance with the recommendation of said viewers without cost to the owners of the property taken by said alley and according to the agreement 1 with said owners, It is now therefore resolved that the following described property, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the North side of 13th Avenue West midway between Willamette and Olive Streets, running thence West 7 feet, thence North &0 feet, thence 14 feet East, thence South 60 feet, thence West 7 feet to the place of beginning, in the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. is hereby appropriated for said alley opening, and said alley is hereby laid out, opened, and established over and upon said described tract, and the City Engineer is directed to 'prepare and delilfer to the recorder an accurate plat of said street and of t,he property so appropriated for public use, and the recorder is directed to file for record with the County Clerk of Lane County said plat and a copy of this resolution. RES 0 L UTI 0 N In the 1mtter of the Opening of Seventeenth Avenue East from Oak Street to Willamette Street, in the City of Eugene. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Eugene did by resolution deter- mine to open and extend Seventeenth Avenue East from Oak Street to Willamette Street, in the City of Eugene, ( I I, And Whereas, viewers were duly appointed to view said premises and make a report of 'benefits and damages, And Whereas, said viewers d.uly met and filed their report herein, And vVhereas, said report was duly approved by the Common Council by Ordin-, ance No. 1689, passed and approved February 1, 1915, And Vfuereas, the time for appeal from the report of said viewers has long since expired, ~ ,296 I And Whereas, the parti es damaged by the taking of thei I' property for said street opening have all 'been paid the respective damages awarded them, ,.~: II '~I "C'. I "'~' ~I It is now~ Therefore, resolved that the following described premiseS be and I is hereby appropriated for street purposes, and Seventeenth Street from Oak Stree to Willame t te S tre e t laid out an d e stabl i shed thereon, sai d pl'ope rty taken for sai d stree t 'be ing de scri bed as follows: Beginning at, a point 30 feet east and 3.64 fee t south of the intersection of the cent,er line of Seventeenth Avenue West with the center line of Willamette Street; thence East 160 feet, more or less, to the West line of the Harry Lowell tract; thence North 33 feet, thence West 160 feet, more or less, to a point opposi te to .the place of beginning; thence south 33 fee t to the place of begin- ning, containing 0.121 acres. Beginning at a point 30 feet East and 3.64 feet south of the intersection of the center line of Seventeenth Avenue West with the center line of Willamette S tree t, thenc,e south 14 fee t, thence East 178 fee t, more or less, thence North 47 feet, thence livest 18 feet to the East line of Margaret I. Bilyeu tract, thence south 33 feet, thence west 160 feet, more or less, to place of beginning, contain ing 0.071 acre s . Beginning at a point at the southeast corner of the Harry Lowell tract, and 208 feet, more or less, East and 17.64 feet south of the intersection of the center line of' Seventeenth Avenue We st with the center line of Wi~lamette Stree t; thence north 47 feet, thence East 164.33 feet to the West line of Oak Street; thence South along the West line of Oak Street 47 feet, thence West 164.33 feet to the place of beginning, containing 0.177 acres. Beginning at a point 30 feet East and 17.64 feet south of the intersection of the center line of Seventeenth Avenue West with the center line of Willamette Street; thence East 342.33 feet to the West line of Oill{ Street; thence south on the west line of Oak Street 19 feet, thence West 342.33 feet to the East line of Willamette Street, thence north along the east line of Vlillamette Street 19 feet to the place of beginning, containing 0.149 acres. I and the Cit,y Engineer is directed to prepare and deliver to the recorder an accur- ate plat of sa.id street andL of the property so appropriated for public use, and the recorder is directed to file for record with the Count:{ Clerk of Lane County said plat and a copy of this resolution. RES 0 L UTI 0 N In the Matter of the Opening of Tenth Avenue West frvm Polk Street to Chambers Street to Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Eugene 'by resolution duly adopted August 29, 1924, determined to open, layout, and establish Tenth Avenue West from Polk Street to Chambers Street in the City of Eugene, Oregon, And wpereas, the report and plat of the City Engineer for the opening of said street was duly made and filed and duly adopted by the City Council by Ord- inance No. 4630, passed and approved February 2, 1925, And Whereas, the Viewers duly appointed 'by said Ordinance No. 4630 made and filed a report of their findings of benefits and damages to the property benefitted and the property damaged by the opening of sai d street, I And Whereas, due noti ce of the consi dera tion of said report was gi ven and thereafter said report was duly adopted by Ordinance No. 4831, passed and approve on May 11 th, 1925, And Whereas, warrants we,re issued in September, 1925, for the amount of ~ 29~ - --~ I damages in excess of 'benefits sustained by the owners of the property taken in the opening of sai d. stree t, and t he time for the a ppe al from the said viewer's lr'eport has long since expired.~ {"-.> ;:g: Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Eugelle~t''' .~,} ~. ....", that the following described property, 'being the property described in said En- gineer's report and in said Viewer's report, towit: ...... Harry D. Cherry & R. W. A. CherI' y, E~ta te , Beginning at a point on the North line of Tenth Avenue West if produced, 1485 feet East of the West line of James Huddleston Donation Land Claim No. 37; running thence South 66 feet to the South line of Tenth Avenue TNest, if produced; thence West along said South line 285 feet; thence North 66 feet to the North line of Tenth Avenue West, if produced; thence East along the said North line of Tenth Avenue West if produced, 285 feet to the place of beginning, all in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. Alfred A. Aya The North 66 feet of the following described property: Beginning at a point 933.8 feet East ,of the Northwest corner of the Donation Eand ,Claim of James Huddleston and wife Notificat.i,on No. 2180, Section 36, Tp. 17 S. R. 4 W.; running 'thence South 819.5 feet; thence North 890 38' East 266 feet; thence North 818 feet; thence vVest 266 feet to the place of beginning, except descriptions at 102- 393 and 110-116. All in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. Raymond L. Perdew I , Beginning at the intersection of the North .line of Tenth Avenue West, if produced with ,the East line of Almaden Street; running thence South 66 feet; thence East along the, South line of Tenth Avenue West if produced, 302.67 feet; thence North 66 fee t; thence, West along the North line of Te.nth Avenue West if produced, 302.67 feet to the place of beginning, all in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. is necessary to the opening and establishing of said street and said described property is hereby taken and appropriated for the purpose of said Tenth Street, and said Tenth Stree t is hereby opened, laid out, and established froin Polk Street to Alamaden street to Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and the City Engineer is direct- ed to prepare and deliver to the recorder an accurate plat of said street and of the property so appropriated for public use, and, the recorder is directed to file for record with the County Clerk of Lane County said plat and a copy of this re- solution. RES 0 L UTI 0 N In the Matter of the Opening of Van Buren Street from the alley south of Seventh Avenue to Eighth Avenue in the City of Eugene. WHEREAS, the Cornmon Council of the C1 ty of Eugene by re S olu ti on duly adop t- ed June 16, 1913, determined to open, layout ,and establish Van Buren Street from the alley south of Seventh Avenue to Eighth Avenue in the City of Eugene, And Where as, the report and plat of the City Engineer for the ope ning of I said s tre e twas duly made and filed and duly adopted by the City Council by Ordin- No. 1375, passed and approved August 4, 1913, ance And Whereas, the Viewers duly appointed by Ordinance No. 1384, passed and approved August 11, 1913, made and filed a report of their findings of benefits and damages to t.he property 'benefit ted and the pI' operty dan aged by the opening of said street, ~ ,298 And Whereas, due notice of the consideration of said. report was given and :....rl thereafter said report was duly adopted by Ordinance No. 1438, passed and approve '~'~X Novem'ber 17, 1913, .... Y"",,~ II :/'m -< q 9> And Wpereas, warl'ants were issued for the amount of damages in excess of II I benefi ts sustained by the owners of the propert,y' taken in the opening of said I street, and the time for the appeal from the said viewer's report has long since expir ed , Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the Common Council of ,the Ci ty of Eugene tha t the following de scribe d prope rty, being the proper ty de scr i'bed in said Engineer's report and i.l11 said Viewer's report, towit,: John Vail and Mat~ie Vail, his ~ Beginning on the North line of Eighth Avenue west in the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, at a point 30 feet north and 411.1 feet East of the southwes corner of the donation land claim of E. F. Skinner and wife in Sec. 36, Township 17 South, Range 4 West of the Willamette Meridian, running thence north 100 feet, thence west 1.9 feet, thence south 100 feet, thence east 109 feet to the place of beginning, containing 0.004 thousandths of an acre. A. E. Trump Beginning 130 feet north and 411.1 feet East of the southwest corner of the Donation Land Claim of E. F. Skinner and wife in the Ci ty of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, in Township 17 south, Range 4 West of the Willamette 1~ridian, running the North 117 feet, thence West 1.9 feet, thence south 117 feet, thence East 1.9 feet to the place of beginning, containing 0.005 thousandths of an acre~ The Berger-Bean Hardware Co. Beginning' on the North line of Eighth Avenue West in theCi ty of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, at a point 30 feet north and 411.1 feet east of the southwest corner of ' the donation land claim of E. F. Skinner and wife, in Sec. 36, Township 17, South Range 4 West of the Willamette Meridian, running thence North 217 feet, thence East 66 fee t, thence south 217 feet to the nor th line of Eigh th Avenue West, thence \i7est 66, feet to t,he place of beginning, containing 0.32 hundredths of an acre. is necessary to the opening and establishing of said street and said described property is hereby taken and appropriated for the purpose of said street, and sai Van Buren Street is hereby opened, laid out, and established from the alley south of Seventh Avenue to Eighth Avenue, in the City of Eugene, Oregon, and the City Engineer is directed to prepare and deliver to the recorder an accurate plat of s id street and of the property so appropriated for public use, and the recorder is directed to file for record with the County Clerk of Lane County said plat and a copy of this resolution. RES 0 L UTI 0 N In the 1\.ifatter of the Opening of 24th Avenue from Agate Street Vlest to the We st line of the LaPorte prope rty, in Eugene, Oregon. ;' II I I i ;1 " i! il I: il II II Ii ~ :1 ..... 'I, WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Eugene by resolution duly adopted II,JIay 24, 1926, de termined to 0 pel11, lay out, and e sta'blish 24th Avenue from Agate Street West to the West line of the LaPorte property in Eugene, Oregon, And Whereas, the report and pIa t of the City Engineer for the opening of said s tree t was duly made and filed and liuly adopted by the Ci ty Council by Ordin ance No. 5604, passed and approved Octoh-er 11th, 1926, I ce 1 I -29~ - -~--- - - --~ --.. - - . - ". I And Whereas~ the Viewers duly appointed by said Ordinance No. 5604 made and filed a report of their findings of benefits and damages to the property benefitted and the property damaged by the opening of said street, And Whereas, due notice of the consideration of said report was given and, ~, ".~' ...: en -"1~ '. ' 't\} thereafter said report was duly adopted by Ordinance No. 5917, passed and approved April 11, 1927, And Whereas, the damages sustained in the taking of property in said street opening in the name of Florence A. Hays amounted to $500.00, and there were no benefits, And Whereas, the City of Eugene paid to Florence A. Hays the excess of damages over benefits by General Fund Warrant No. 27968, in the sum of $500.00, And Whereas, there was no further obj ections to said report of viewers, and the time for appeal from the said viewer's report has long since expired, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Common Council of the Ci ty of Eugene that the following described property, being the property described in said Engineer's report and in said viewer's report, towit: Florence A. Hays 1 Beginning at a point on the west line of Agate Stree t if extended south as said Agate Avenue is platted and laid out in Gross Addition to the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, 334 feet South of the south line of 23rd Avenue as the same is platted and laid out in Gross Addition to the City of Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon, saidbeginnillg point being the North line of 24th Avenue in the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, if extended east to Agate Street as platted and laid out in Mountain View Park Addition to Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, and running thence south 66 feet, thence west 100 feet, thence north 66 feet, thence east 100 feet to the place of beginning, all in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. is necessary to the opening and establishing of said street and said described property is hereby taken and appropriated for the purpose of said street, and said 24th Avenue is hereby opened, laid out, and established between Agate Street West and the West line of the LaPorte property, in said City of Eugene, and the City Engineer is directed to prepare and deliver to the recorder an accurate plat of, said s tree t and of the property so appropriated for public use, andt he record- er is directed to file for record with the County Clerk of Lane County said plat and a copy of this resolution. RES 0 L UTI 0 N In the 1mt ter of the Opening and establishmen t of Thirteenth Avenue from Jefferson Street to Madison Street to Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. WHEREAS, the Common Counc il of the Ci ty of Eugene 'by resolution duly adopt- ed August 29, 1924, det ermined to open, layout, and e stabli sh Thirteenth Avenue 1 from Jefferson Stree,t to ])!ladison Street in the City of Eugene, Oregon, And Whereas, the report and plat of the City Engineer for the opening of said street was duly made and filed and duly adopted by the City Council by Or din- ance No. 4628, passed and approved February 2, 1925, And Whereas, the Viewers duly appoin ted by said Ordinance No. 4628 made and filed a report of their findings 0'1' benefits and damages to the property benefi tted and the property damaged by the opening of said street, '~ BOO And Whereas, due no tice of the consideration of said report vvas given and thereafter said report was duly adopted by Ordinance No. 4830, passed and approve I on May 11th, 1925, q .,~~q ,:-~ .. ~ And Whereas, the damages sustained in the taking of property in said street opening in the name of Margaret E. Kizer amounted to $500.00, and the benefits to the property in said street opening amounted to $80.00, And Whereas, the City of Eugene paid to Margaret E. Kizer the excess of damages over benefits by Gelleral Fund Warrant No. 23764, in the sum of $420.00, And Whereas, there was no further ob ject ions to said report of viewers, and the time for a.ppeal from the said viewer" s report has long since expired, THEREFORE:,' be it resolved by the COffialOn Council of the City of Eugene that the following described property, being the property described in said Engineer's report and in said viewer's report, towit: 1mrgaret E. Kizer Commencing on east line of the Donation Land Claim of James Huddleston and wife Not. 2180 in Section 31 Tp. 17 S. R. 3 West of the Willamette Meridian where the center of 13th Street of Eugene extended west would intersect the same, thence south 2,3 feet, thence West 367feet, thence North 33 feet, thence East to the place of beginning, being a tract of ground 33 feet wide and 367 feet long on the North end of said party's land. is necessary to the opening and establishing of said street and said described property is hereby taken and appropriated for the purpose of said street, and said Thirteenth Avenue is hereby opened, laid out, and established between Jefferson Street and Madison 'Street, in said City of Eugene, and the City 1 Engineer is directed to prepare and deliver to the recorder' an accurate plat of sai d 'stree t and of the property- so aopropria ted for pub lic use, and the recorder is directed to file for record with the County Clerk of Lane County said plat and a copy of this resolution. RES 0 L UTI 0 N In thEj Matter of the Widening of 8t:2 Avenue from Jefferson street: to Monroe Street, in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. WHEREAS, by resolu tion dulj- adopted by the CO,mmon Counci 1 of the Ci ty of Eugene, June 27th, 1927, said City of Eugene determined to widen 8th Avenue betwee Jefferson and lionroe Streets by appropriating for said purpose the following described property: Huddl~ston Est'ate, ~.mrgaret Bilyeu, Executrix. Beginning at the northeast corner of James Huddleston D. L. C. running thence west,erly along the north line of said claim 331.45 feet, thence south 24.29 fee~, thence easterly 331.45 feet to the east line of James Huddlestons D. L. C., thence north 22.21 fee t to the place of beginning. 1 Huddleston Estate, Mar_gare_~ Bilyeu, Exec~l.trix Beginning at a point on the west line of Madison Street in the City of Eugene, 24.68 feet south of the north line of the James Huddleston D. L. C. running thence we st 334.08 fee t to the e as t line 0 f I\'Ionroe Street, thence nor th 26.83 fee t, thence easterly along the north line of ,James Huddleston D. L. C. 334.08 feet, thence south 24.68 feet to the place of 'b~ginning. And Whe reas, boy Ordinance No. 6119, passed and. approved July 25th, 1927, the ~:I '-30~ I Engineer r S report was dul,y- adop ted and Viewers appoin ted, And Whereas, said Viewers filed their report therein on October 24th, 1927, and said report was duly adopted by Ordinance No. 6379, passed and approved Novem- ber 14th, 1927, And Vv'hereas, the benefits and damages were exactly equal, and by resolution ,,~ ~',e ,.~ duly adopted on March 19, 1928, the lien of said opening against the property benefitted was set off and cancelled by the equal amount of damages sustained, And wnereas, no appeal from the report of said Viewers and act of Council has been taken, and the time there fore has long since expired, Now, Therefore, be it resolved that the property hereinbefore described is taken and appropriated and laid out for street purposes in the widening of said 8th Avenue between Jefferson and Monroe Streets, and the City Engineer is directed to prepare and deliver to the recorder an accurate plat of said street and of the property so appropriated for public use, and the _recorder is directed to file for record with the County Clerk of Lane County said plat and a cOPy of this resolu- tion. RES 0 L UTI 0 N In the Matter of the Opening and Extension of Tenth Avenue West from Van I Buren Street, West 114 feet, more or less, in the City of Eugene. WHEREAS, by resolution passed November 1&, 1914, the Common Council of the Ci ty of Eugene det ermined to open Tenth Avenue 'JIes t from the West line of Van Buren Street, West 114 feet, and did by Ordinance No. 1667 approve the plat anci survey of the City Engineer for said purpose and appoint the viewers for said street opening, And Whereas, the property to be taken for said street purposes is as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the North line of lOth Avenue West, if produced, with the West line of Van Buren Street, running thence West 120.75 feet, more or Ie ss, to the South East corner of LO,t 5, Block 1, of the v7allis Dorris Add. thence South 66 feet to the North East corner of Lot 1, Block 4, Wallis Dorris Add., thence East 120.75 feet" more or less, to the West line of Van Buren Street, thence North along the West line of Van Buren Street 66 feet to the place of be- ginning, containing .18 one hundredths of an acre, more or less. 1 And Whereas, said Viewers found that the only person affected by the opening of said Street towit: James I. Diricksen was benefitted by said opening in the sum of $250.00 and damaged thereby in the sum of $250.00, And Where as, Jame s I. Diricksen obj ec ted to the report of said Vi ewel"S and said objection was over-ruled hy the Common Council of the City of Eugene on the 14 th day of June, 1915, and the report 0 f said Viewers was duly adop ted by Ordinance No. 1750, passed by the Common Council June 14, 1915, And Whereas, the time for appeal from the action of the Council and the adopting of said report has long since expired, ~ 302 ..,~,I( . I "'e::n "?:1i ':'<-1 II 'I I I I II II II !I II I' :1 I' II 11 'I Ii " ~ Now, Therefore, be it resolved that the property herein al)ove described is deemed appropriated for street purposes and said Tenth Avenue 'Hest is hereby I declared laid out and established over and upon said described property, and the City Engineer is directed to prepare and deliver to the recorder an accurate plat of said street and of the property so appropriated for public use, and the record- er is directed to file for record with the County Clerk of Lane Count.\'- said plat and a copy of this resolution. An Ordinance levying assessments fo.r paving Columbia Street from the South margin of 23rd Avenue to the South margLn of Reed Avenue, in the City of Eugene, was read the second time and this being the time for hearing of objections, ob- jections were called for and none heard, and on motion the ordinance was read the third time under suspension of the rule and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbered 7742. Nine sidewalk improvea:ent Ordinances were read the second time and passed their third reading by title by unanimous consent under suspensi on of the rule and were placed on their final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all prese t voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinances were declared passed and numbered from 774 to 7751, both numbers inclusive. An Ordinance prohibi ting the placing of foreign matter in the City sewers or permitting the same to enter the City sewers, and providing for suitable means for the preven tion thereof, and prov idlng a penalty was read the first time, and passed its second and tr~rd readings by title by unanimous consent under suspensio of the rule and was placed on its final passage. The ayes and nays were called, all present voting aye, nay, none. The Ordinance was declared passed and numbere 7752. The recorder was instructed to take up with the United states Internal Revenue Office the matter of securing a rental for their use of room in City Hall. I Chairman Washburne of the Judiciary Committee referred to the reQuest of Etta Knight by Fred E. Smith for rebate of paving assessment on Alder street. A general di scussion expressed the opposi tion of the council generally to this re- Quest, but it was not considered necessary to take further action. The reQuest of Night Patrolman Romaine that he furnish the repair parts and the Ci ty furnish the labor to place in repair his private car, which he had been using for City work, was on motion granted. It was ordered that a resolution be prepared declaring the intention of the Council to open 12th Avenue West from Willamette to Olive street. A committee of Meat Sellers asked the Council to pass an ordinance limiting the hours during which meat might be sold in the City of ],'ngene. The City Attorney expressed the opinion that the City had no power t.o pass such an ordin- ana e . On motion the Council adjourned. R. S. Bryson, City Recorder. I