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AUGUST I, 1960
A SPECIAL MEETING OF. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE WAS' CALLED FOR THE PORPOSE OF
AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PAVING OF HILYARD STREET BETWEEN 24TH AVENUE AND 40TH AVENUE, AND FOR
SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MIGHT BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL, AND WAS HELD IN TI[ COUNCIL CHAMBER ON'
AUGUST I , I 960 AT I :30 PM. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR MAYOR E. E. CONE WITH
THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: MR. SHEARER, MRS. LAURIS, MR. MOLHOLM, MR. MCGAFFEY, MR. CHATT,
MR. WILSON AND MR. SWANSON. MR. MOYER WAS ABSENT.
1 THE FOLLOWING BIDS WERE TABULATED -AS OPENED JULY 21, 1960 AT loioo AM FOR THE PAVING OF HIL~ARD
STREET BETWEEN 24TH AVENUE AND 40TH AVENUE:
CONTRACT COST/ COST/ AMOUNT
COST FRONT" FT CITY BUDGETED
e 36'BYRNES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Low) $ I I 8,970 .75 $6.65
WILDISH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY I 2 I ,9 I I .70
BRIDGE - $20,625.00 $12,000.00
CITY PROPERTY - 28,600.00 46,640.00
SIPHON - 5,540.00 -
$64,675.00 $58,640.00
I IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MR.. -SWANSON THAT THE CONTRACT BE AWARDED TO BYRNES
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE PAVING OF HILYARD STREET BETWEEN 24TH AVENUE AND 40TH AVENUE, AND THAT
THE BID BE REVISED AND THAT HILYARD STREET BE PAVED TO A WIDTH OF 42 FEET FROM 24TH AVENUE TO 30TH
AVENUE, AND TO A WIDTH OF 36 FEET FROM 30TH AVENUE TO 40TH AVENUE, WITH THE CENTRAL LINE OF THE
PAVING TO BE ON THE ORIGINAL 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. WILSON AND SECONDED BY MR. MCGAFFEY THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED TO PAVE
~ HILYARD STREET TO A WIDTH OF 52 FEET BETWEEN 24TH AVENUE AND 30TH AVENUE, EXCEPT ON ONE AREA AT 25TH
OJ AVENUE WHERE THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT RIGHT OF WAY, AND THAT THIS AREA BE PAVED TO A_ WIDTH OF 48 FEET
C\J WITH NO PARKING ON EITHER SIDE.
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,:0 THE MOTION LOST WITH COUNCILMEN MCGAFFEY, CHATT AND WILSON VOTING AYE,
0: ON VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT,
AND COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS, MOLHOLM AND SWANSON VOTING NAY.
ON VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTIO\J, ALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT VOTED AYE ON ROLLCALL.
IN THE DISCUSSION ON THIS SUBJECT, COUNCILMAN WILSON INDICATED THE DESIRABILITY OF ADDED WIDTH
ON HILYARD STREET. OTHERS QUESTIONED THE DESIRABILITY OF A WIDE STREET ADJACENT TO AMAZON PARK,
AMAZON SWIMMING POOL AND ROOSEVELT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. .SOME QUESTIONED THE PROPOSED SPENCER BUTTE
EXPRESSWA Y AN) ITS NE:A'R PROXIMITY TO SOUTH EUGEl-lE HIGH SCHOOL. OPINIONS WERE ALSO EXPRESSED THAT
SOME DAY HILYARD STF€ ET MAY BECOME AN ARTERIAL, BUT IF .IT SO DEVELOPS, THA T HI L YARD STRE ET WOUI.:D
~VE TO BE WIDER THAN 52 FEET.
2 MR. HOFFMAN OF T~ SCHOOL BOARD OF SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON THE QUESTION
I OF LAGOONS FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL. HE STATED THE STATE SANITARY AUTHORITY HAD ORIGINALLY STIPULATED
SUCH LAGOONS SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1320 FEET FROM A RESID&CE, BUT HAS SINCE REVERSED THIS TO 700 FEET,
AND REQUESTED THE ORDINANCE ALLOWING LAGOONS IN THE CITY BE AMENDED TO THE 700 FOOT DISTANCE.
IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER AND SECONDED BY MR. MOL80LM THAT THE CIT~ ATTORNEY PREPARE AN AMEND-
ING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW LAGOONS AT A DISTANCE OF 700 FEET FROM RESIDENCES. MOT J O\J CARRIED.
UPON MOTION DULYWlDE, SECONDED AND CARRiED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
e RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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