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1956-1958: Major channel improvement from west of Jefferson Street to 24th Ave and <br /> Pearl. Channel design and construction by Corps of Engineers. City of <br /> Eugene obtained right of way and easements, and agreed to permanently <br /> maintain at city expense. <br /> 1959-1979: City of Eugene Public Works Maintenance has continuously maintained the <br /> channel; including, bank mowing, structure repair, flow control, silt removal, <br /> and other tasks with a very limited budget. <br /> 1951: City crew cleaned the channel bottom from Madison St to Polk St. A ramp <br /> was built with the Allis Chalmers front end loader. Trucks were driven into <br /> the channel and loaded. No work was done on the banks. <br /> 1959-1960: Lee Henry and Gordon Smith used the hoptoe backhoe from Garfield east to <br /> Chambers St. They worked from the north side, piling the spoils on the south <br /> side. <br /> 1961: Lee Henry and Gordon Smith used the same method from Chambers St. to <br /> Polk St. <br /> 1960-1962: Some hand work with machetes and scythes. <br /> 1962-1965: Some backhoe work in the bottom. <br /> 1966: the city contracted with Wildish for gradall work. The city supplied the trucks <br /> and drivers, and Wildish cleaned from 24th Ave south to Hilyard St. <br /> 1968: The city purchased a gradall. Lee started at the fairgrounds, worked west on <br /> the south side to Tyler, then worked both north and south sides from Chambers <br /> west to City View leaving an island in the center. <br /> 1969: May 28th to October 20th / 38 days. City crews cleaned the Amazon from <br /> Hilyard to Fox Hollow. <br /> 1970: September 10th to October 19th / 20 days. City crews cleaned between <br /> Beltline and Danebo on the south side and the east side to Chambers Street. <br /> The concrete section was also cleaned. <br /> 1971: July 25th to October 19th / 25 days. City crews cleaned the Amazon from <br /> Hilyard to Fox Hollow. <br /> • <br /> 1972: -June 8th to October 19th / 21 days. City crews cleaned the Amazon from a <br /> point south of Royal to 1 mile west of Fir Butte Road, and spot cleaned from <br /> north of S.P. tracks to the Diversion Dam. Crews removed trees from the <br /> channel between 30th and 31st and at 24th Ave. <br />