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1920-12-07 Regular CC MinutesREGULAR 1=TING OF THE COUNCIL OF 2H1] CITY OF ALAMEDA, TUESDAY EVE=G, Di.]C=BER 7TH, 1920. The meeting convened at 8:15 p. m. with Council-president Otis residing The roll was called and Councilmen Adams, Latham,Probst, Tilden and President Otis (5) were noted nresent. Absent:None. The minutes of the regular meeting of November 16th were approved as read. Mr. Probst introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption: 'ResolUtion No. 349. Transferring 1337.46 from the Electric Light Fund to the General Fund." Mr. Latham seconded the motion to adopt the resolution and on roll call it was adopted and passed unanimously. There being a number of persons present in the Council chambers, Ireaident Otis uspended the regular order of business and called for the hearing on the proposed opening of Page Street Mr. F. V. Wright, who originally filed the petition for its opening was present and stated that he had interviewed several of the large property holders and he found no objection on their part, providing the assessment area was spread over a larger district. Messrs. F. R. Neville, Dr. H. A. Miller, A. T. Spence, Peter Hollings, T. F. Reichard and Chas. Linderman spoke against the opening of EaF:e Street, stating that no possible benefit could be dervied from said opening and that it was a personal matter between Mr. Wright representing the owners of the Marina Court Apartments and Mr. Reichard, the owner of the twenty foot strip in question. President Otis requested those in favor of the opening of Page Street to rise. Mr. Wright responded to the call. President Otis then requested those opposing the opening of Page Street to rise. All of those present with the exception of Hr. Wright responded. Mr. Probst thereupon moved that ali proceedings pertaining ertaiaing to the opening of Page Street be abandoned, secoiec1 by Mr. Latham and on roll call carried unanimously. The following communications were received: From Frank B. Cornish, Chairman of the City Attorney's Association of Northern California, requesting Alameda to join with other municipalities for the purpose of investigating rate charges of the Pacific Gas Electric Company and the Great Western Power Company. Mr. Latham moved that the letter be referred to the Board of Public Utilities for consideration, with the request that the City Manager report back to the council before any steps are taken acceding to the reuuest, seconded by Mr. Tilden and carried. From the Mayor, Auditor and City Manager stating that they had counted the money in the city treasury on November 18th, 1920. Ordered filed. 5 From C. E. Hickok, Street Superintendent, advising the Council that the work of improving Crist Street, a. one by Forrest E. Brown, under Resolution of Intention No. 54, New Series, had been completed to his satisfaction. Ordered filed. 6 From the A1arnea Branch of the State Housewives League, commending the council and. City Attorney, Wm. J. Locke, for their efforts in securing half fares for children between Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco. Ordered filed. From Mrs, M. Risely, Chairman of the Committee of the Juvenile Order of the Royal Neighbors of America, requesting permission to hold a Tag Day December 7th, 1920. The matter of granting Powell Bros. Construction Company, a permit to install a travelling crane was laid over until the next regular meeting of the council to be held December 21st 1920 and the City Attorney and City Manager were requested to prepare a resolution permitting this installation,and also permitting the construction of a wharf. The matter of abating a public nuisance at 1711 Broadway came up. Mr. E. C. Maillot, the Building Inspector, informed the council that this building was now being wrecked and requested a postponement until DeceMber 21st when final action could be taken by the Council. Mr. Tilden so moved, seconded by Mr. Latham and carried. () 7 The matter of hearing objections of Emilie G. Cohen and Gustav H. Vendt against certain assessment under Resolution of Intention No. 49, N. S. came up. Mr. Probst introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption: 'Resolution No. 350. Resolution Confirming Assessments." 1r. Latham seconded the motion to adopt the resolution and on roll call it was adopted and passed unanimously. The hearing on the petition of E. B. 8: A. L. Stone, for the formation of a reclamation district was postponed t the request of Mr. R. F. Porter, Attorney for the objectors, until December 21st, 1920. 12V The hearing on the objections of Suzzie H. Viells, against the closing of Austin Avenue, etc. was upoh motion of Mr. Probst, seconded by Mr. Latham and carried, postponed at the request of City Manager Hewes, to the next regular meet-- of the Council to be held December 21st,1920. A Bill entitled "A Bill For Ordinance No. Eew Series. Authorizing the Beard of Social Service to Establish a Public Health Center in the City of Alameda." was introduced and laid over under a provision of the charter. 4 A 3i11 entitled 6/ "A Bill For Ordinance No. New Series. An Ordinance Providing fsr Compensation to Officials and Employees of the City Who May be Injured or Killed in the Course of Their 13m- ployrnent; Creating a "Municipal Compensation Insurance Fund" and Providing for its Administration." va,s introduced and laid over under a provision of the charter. A Bill entitled "A Bill For Ordinance No. New Series. An Ordinance Providing a Relief, Health and Pension Fund for the Members of the Police and Fire Departments of the City of Alameda, and Providing for the Administration of such Fund." was introduced and laid over under a provision of the charter. Mr. Probst moved that a meeting of the Committee of the whole be held Tuesday evening, December 14th 1920, at 8 o'clock in the office of the 'City Manager, for the purpose of discussing the proposed ordinances, seconded by Mr. Latham and carried. Mr. Latham reported that he had interviewed Mr. Jas. Tyson, regarding the ieRtniTptiefl 0-P e. iRewnlk at h nfl nf 11 nth RtrRnt mc Fnti Tr. 777-Rnn'imaR Decerriber 7th, would do likewise. The matter was referred to City Manager Hewes. City Manager Hewes reported that since the last meeting of the council additional counts had been taken regarding the over-crowded condition of the 5:15 and 5:45 p. m. suburban trains with practically the same results as iere reported. at the previous meeting. The matter was left in the hands of the city manager for further investiga- tion. Claims against the General Departments amounting to 0112.67; against the Police Department mounting to 0872.26; against the Fire Department amounting to 01516.00; ainst the Street Department amounting to 01823.63; against the Health Department amounting to 0188.03; against the Recreation Department amounting to 077.29; against the Store Fund amounting to 077.34; against the Relief Fund_ amounting to 073.21; against the Electric Light Fund amounting to 021,06,41 and against the Ready to Serve Charge Fund amounting to 03775.13, having been ‘,.pproved and audited by the, proper officials were listed by the Clerk as follows: GENERAL FUND. General Departments, Alameda Repair & Supply Co. 17 T1 TT 11 11 American Law Book Co. Anseli & Jelte Bischoff's Surgical House California Safe & Lock Co. Carlisle & Co., A. Clark, R. P. Crocker, H. S. Croll, P. J. East Bay 77ater Co. Follrath, Geo. Hewes, Charles E. City Manager Hewes, Charles E. " TT Hewes, Charles E. Jenkins Co., Charles H. Johnson Co., S.T. TV IT TT TI Malloye & Co., F. Mazzini, L. Otis, Frank Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Parisian Laundry Purity Springs Water Co. Rood, L. W. Southern Pacific Co. 11 TT Strom Electrical Co. Typewriter Service Co. Underwood. Typewriter Co. Waddell Lumber Co. Wilkens, J. H. Spunn, Mrs. Beulah E. Ziel, G. A. Alameda Vulcanizing Works Dick, E. C. Municipal Electric Light Plant Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. Schneider, Henry Smith, F. J. Alameda Electric Co. Cale-a-ft, W. R. IT TT IT East Bay Water Co. Ford, N. O. Kracke & Brunie Glass in door Repairs to locks Book X-ray plates Elastic Repairs to coin safe Celluloid tabs Alterations in City Jail Dairy - Police Judge Auto upkeep Water- City Hall and Faun Disability payment Envelopes - Assessor's office Money advanced for Nov. Journal Auto upkeep Carbon paper Oil TT Binding block books Wire Allowance as Mayor Gas Laundry of curtains City Hall Water Delivery of Municipal Journal Freight Lease Buzzer installed Overhauling Underwood Supplies for Mimeograph Lumber- Naval Base site Red cloth - Naval Base site Revolving Fund Error in Weed assessment Total - Police Departrlient. Tires, repairs, supplies Ford Runabout Repairs to automobiles Gas - Pound Telephone rental and tolls Envelopes Meals for prisoners Total - Fire Department, Repairs, batteries and socket Sink trap Screws Water- wire Houses Printing Bicarbonate of soda .25 1.30 7.50 9.50 11.25 5.00 2.10 522.90 3.72 25.00 11.91 15.44 13.00 50.00 25.00 2.70 28.03 93.58 32.50 9.05 50.00 8.20 3.60 .50 25.00 8.24 5.00 14.40 7.50 5.50 5.88 1.00 100.00 3.12 01112.67 136.73 621.21 85.75 .20 3.42 1.35 • . 23.60 8 872.26 0 6.60' 4.00 .40 -1590 15.00 19.00 Municipal Electric ight Plant Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Powell Bros. Construction Co. Reese Co., S. D. Standard Oil Co. Times Star TT TV Vosburgh, L. W. TV TT IT Waddell Lumber Co. Weaver-Wells Co. Labor Alameda Vulcanizing Works DuPrane Bros, Hamilton, Burnett Hickok, C. E. Hoffman, Alice G. Howard Auto Co. Hutchinson Co. Oakland Blue Print Co. Rhodes-Jamieson & Co. Standard Oil Co. Times Star Vosburgh, L. W. Bischoff's Surgical House Braun-Knecht-Heimann Co. TT TT IT Butterfield, Ruth Carpenter, T. Cutter Laboratory T1 TT Encinal Ice Co. Flatow & Son, P. Hauch's Hewes, Charles E. City TV IT TT Tr Moise-Klinkner Co. Municipal Electric light Plant Osborne, A. E. Parisian Laundry Purity Springs Water Co. Schneider, Henry Wadsworth, Mrs. B. Zellerbach Paper Co. TT Manager IT Alameda Repair & Supay Co. Benton, A. C. Calcutt, W. R. Cohen, Emilie East Bay Water Co. Furey, Harry D. Maxwell Hardware Co. Municipal Electric Light Plant Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Orr, Samuel Sirola, O. Vosburgh, L. W. Hewes, Charles E. City Manager Crocker Go., H. S. DureinTs Shoe Store Hackett & Sons, S. R. Hewes, Charles E. City Manager Kellogg Express Co. Orr, Samuel Schneider's Sirola, O. TilArucAn December 7th, 1920. Repairs to Engine #1 Gas Supplies Badges Gasoline Printing. Adverti Supplies TV Lumber for lockers Studebaker chassis Total - Street Department. Repairs and supplies Repairs to Moreland Truck Money advanced for incidentals TV 11 TV carfare Blue prints Additional charge on parts Screenings Blue prints Rock Gasoline Post cards Padlocks Total - - Health Department. Supplies Steam Generator Slides Services in laboratory Auto upkeep Vaccine TV Ice Formaldehyde Supplies Money advanced f Money advanced f Stamps Repair IT to Chevr TT TV or guinea pigs or letterheads olet car TT Laundry Water Supplies Services in hospital Mailing cases Total - Recreation Department,. Sharpening saws Money advanced for photo supplies Wire Services Water. Repairs to fountain Loch Repairs to pump Gas Services Repairs to footballs Tools Total - 3T0PJ PTJITD. Money advanced for .,,tamps Index cards, twine and calendars Total - RELIEF FUND, Shoes Drayage Money advanced for board of R.Nicols Expressage Labor in parks Ledger Shoes repaired 55.52 18,20 .65 6.77 26.00 14,10 4.66 10.70 .40 52.00 1250.00 - 1516.00 1522.88 94.51 4.66 3.30 2,20 1.00 .80 60.00 13.33 86.80 26.00 5.75 60 1823.63 9.72 26.65 5.00 5.60 35,00 .80 1.57 4.12 26.25 1.70 2,75 15.25 .85 39.70 2.00 3.55 .50 .89 2.00 6.13 188.03 2.75 1.23 1.65 12,00 2.41 14.40 13.00 2.35 4.00 16,50 2.25 4.75 77.29 50.00 27.34 77.34 12.50 1.25 10.00 1.00 16.50 2.06 3.65 C)LZ nr■ December 7th 1020. Alameda Steam Laundry Assn. Alameda Vulcanizing Works Associated. Oil Co. 11 TV TV Auto Electric Service Co. Board of Public Utilities Borkrnan & Wagner Bussee Sales Co. Frank A. California State Auto Assn . It T1 IT TV Citizens Bank Crane Co. Crocker Co., H. S. East Bay Water Co. Fuller & Co., W. P. Gilson Electrical Supply Co. TV 11 Supply If TV Great Western Dower Co. Keaton Tire & Rubber Co. Kellogg Express Co. TV TV 11 Krenz, 0 c r Linde Air Products 000 Marshall-Newell Supply Co. Maxwell Hardware Co. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Pacific Metal Works Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. Palmer ,b Peterson Payne's Bolt Works Pioneer Motor Co. Powell Bros. Construction 00. Reese, T. W. Roeblings Sons Co. Standard Oil Co. Standard Underground Cable Co. Strei Co., W. E. Times Star TV Tr United Iron Works Union Blind & Lade Co. Vosburgh, L. W. Weaver-Wells Co. Weinstock-Nichols Co. TV 11 It Western Heavy Hardware (17 TV Tr TV TV TV TV It It Iron Co. TV TV TV TV ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Westinp;hou E. & M. Co. TV TT TT TT m Westinghouse Pacific Coast Brake Co. Willys-Ovorland Pacific Co. Young Supply Co., R. S. East Bay Water Co. Mr. Latham moved that the Towel service Supplies Scrip books It TV Supplies Incidentals Supplies TV Membership dues Insurance premium on Studebaker Rent Supplies Aressograph supplies Water Supplies - paint Supplies TT Electrical current Tube Drayage It Supplies Oxygen Supplies TV Gas Supplies Phones Fill at Sub Stotion Supplies TV Sand Typewriter inspection Wire Oil Discount Supplies Letterheads Supplies Steel forgings Supplies TV TV TV TV TV TT Transformers Meters Supplies TV TT Total Rw,DY TO SERVE CHARGE Payment on ready to serve charge dt. 1.00 5.55 95.00 95.00 2.70 51.35 22,85 98.80 9.00 9.30 40.00 3.79 3.70 6.05 34.95 121.87 926.75 7162.84 6.35 5.10 1.65 66.50 1.92 16.73 .65 4.00 4.62 30.67 69.50 81.59 1.80 49.00 3.00 161.62 3.80 4.65 9.43 9.85 30.00 16.00 34.40 2.20 28.76 4.00 20.28 7.05 15.98 7.87 9992.50 1515.07 .17 7 • 78 159.12 21064.41 3775.13 claims as li ted be paid., seconded by Ur. Probst and on roll call carried unanimously. There being no further businesto regu -1..t session Tuesday evening, December sact the council adjourned to meet in t, 1920, at 8 o'clock. Hespectftlly submitted City Clerk,