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1910-08-17 Regular CC MinutesALALaDA,WEDNESDAY,AUGUST 17th 1910. Tuesday,August 16th 1910,being a legal holiday,the Council convened in Compli- ance with the Ordinance fixing the dates of regularmeetings on this date with Mayor W.H.Noy,presiding. The roll was called and Councilmen Christensen,alker,Krumb,Hammond,and Crosby were noted present and Councilmen Ells,Fisher,robst and Bullock absent. The minutes of the meeting of August 2nd were read and ordered approved. Councilman Bullock arrived and was noted present. Mr.Walker offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolved,That the Police and Fire Commission he and it is hereby authorized to ap- point and designate such substitutes as nay be necessary to act for regular members of the Fire and Police Departments who may be incapatiated from illness or other cause from performing their duties,such substitutes to be paid not to exceed the pay of the member substituted. Mr.Krumb seconded the resolution and it was adopted and passed by the following vote. Ayes :Councilmen Christensen,Talker,Krumb,Hammond,Crosby and Bullock, (6). Noes:None. Absent:Councilmen Ells,Fisher and Probst, (3). Claims against the General Fund amounting to $41.05;against the Police Fund amount- ing to 43.55;against the Fire Fund amounting to $1448.19;against the Street Fund amount- ing to 03054.56;against the Electric Light Fund amounting to $5449.75 and against Muni- dipal Improvement Fund No.9,(School) having been approved and audited by the proper of- ficials were read by the Clerk as follows: GENERAL FUND Alameda Alarneda Stearn Laundry Towel Service M.00 Printing 19.50 Dog Meat for Pound 3.10 Telephone 1.35 Supplies 6.35 Evening Times 3tar,The Hendrickson,':;.J. Pacific Tel & Tel Co,The Vosburgh Co.,J.B. West)isinfectant Co. It Total 2.75 1F-41.05 POLICE FUND Evening Times 3tar,The Printing 1.25 Goldstone John Gasoline 1.00 Kellogg Express Company Hauling .50 Pacific Tel & Tel Co Rental 3.85 Peters,T.L. Hauling 2.00 Putman & Hoffman Bicycle Repairs .60 Schneider,Henry Stationery &c 8.10 Unna,Herman Meals 6.50 vi ,, 19.75 Total 4 43.55 FIRE FUND Alameda Steam laundry iaundry Associatiorl Linen & Towel Service (;' 15.80 t, n 9 n 9 9 n 16.80 Barton,P.W. Binder,F. Coustier & Sons Crawford Co.,J.S. Crescent SUpply House Supplies 8.30 Medicine 2.00 Repairs 6.50 Supplies 7.60 3.35 -_,...0,,,,.. .ilopall-o Y4 .b0 Gorham Engineering Co. TT 20.45 Hay & Bird Horse-shoeing 11.25 TT TT TT TT 11.25 Higby,an Supplies & Repairs 9.75 Hyman,A. Repairs 1.25 Jackson Iron Works, Byron Experting Pumps 20.00 Jones & Forrest Horse-shoeing 4.00 Jorgenson,P. 11 Tr 13.9Q Kidward,James A. Two Horses 400.00 Loewe & Wilkins Supplies 3.05 Lomax,R.R. Horse-shoeing 8.75 TV Ty TT TT 5.00 Lundberg & Alsing Supplies 1.30 Nissen,Andrew P. Services 90.00 Oakland. Gas Light & Heat Co Gas 26.73 Peoples Water Co Hydrants & Water 281.46 Police & Fire Commission Freight 4.00 TT TT n Repairs 7.55 Resso & Co.,G. Hauling 7.70 Rhodes,Jamieson & Co. Supplies 2.00 Schneider,Henry TT 3.25 Scott,Magner & Miller Feed 221.05 Steinmetz,Bruno Services 95.00 Sutherlands Pharmacy Medicine 12.0 Van Cott,Alfred. H. Services 100.00 Vosburgh Co.,J.B. Supplies 10.75 Westall,Chas n 3.00 11 TT Alameda Daily Argus TT Total 6.00 1448.19 STREET FUND Advertising 1.16 TV tV TT TV .70 Arada,J.W. Driving Sprinkler 125.00 Associated. Oil Co. Road Oil 262.50 TV TT IT TT 21.07 TV TV TT TT 310.75 Driving Sprinkler 125.00 Supplies 9.85 TT TV TV 47.25 Cala.Culvert Co Culverts 350.00 TV TT TV 300.00 TV 125.00 Empire Foundry Co Supplies 45.00 Evening Times Star,The Printing 1.50 Gorham Engineering Co. Supplies 7.30 Mayrisch,Len Assisting City Engineer 2.00 Pacific Tel & Tel Co Rc,ntals &c 3.10 Peoples Water Co Water 299.42 Peters,T.L. Horsehire 24.00 Bacon,L.G. Burgner & Martin Rhodes-Jamieson & Co Material $ 170.70 TT TV If TT 199.00 - vy TV TV TV 146.75 Tt IV TV TV , 181.55 ,T iy it T, 169.40 Schneider,Henry Supplies 4.25 Sutton,Jas E. Assisting City Engineer 2.00 Vosburgh Co.,J.B. Hardware 31.90 Wood Lumber Co.,E.K. Lumber 42.64 TV TV 45.77 Total $3054.56 MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT FUND No.9,(School) Damkroeger,D.A. Supt.of Construction 60.00 Roeder,W.E. On Contract 2250.00 Total $2310.00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Roberts & Co.,Fred'k C. One-half of Contract p3496.00 United Iron Works second payment on contract 1953.75 Total $5449.75 Mr.Bullock moved that the claims as read be paid,seconded by Mr.Christensen and carried by the following vote. Ayes:Councilmen Christensen,Walker,Xrumb,Hammond, Crosby and Bullock,(6). Noes:None. Absent:Councilmen Ells,Fisher and Probst,(3). A report was received from the Auditor showing the balances in the various funds for the month ending July 31st, 1910. Ordered filed. A continuation certificate was received from the Pacific Surety Company on the bond of Arthur D. Goldsworthy as Office Manager and Bookkeeper of the Electric Li ht Department. Ordered filed. The City Clerk presented an application for a two weeks vacation commencing August 20th, 1910. Mr. Crosby moved that it be granted, seconded by Mr. Hammond and carried. A communication was received from Wynn Meredith, Electric Light Commissioner requesting a leave of absence for 90 days. Mr. Hammond moved that it be granted, seconded by Mr. Crosby and carried. An applicetion was received from W. M. Marshall for a gratuitous license to sell slippers which he manufactured himself. Mr. Walker moved that it be granted,second- ed by Mr. Hammond and carried. A communication was received from the Police and Fire Commission reporting that the police patrol and ambulance, ordered from the Pope-Hartford. Company had arrived and that they had examined the same and found that it conformed in every detail with the specifications and recommended that the Council accept the same. Er. Christensen moved that the Council accept the same, in accordance with the recommendation, seconded by Mr. Crosby and carried. The following claim, properly approved and audited was presented. Higby, William. First payment on police patrol $3,000.00 Mr. Walker moved that the same be paid, seconded by Er. Bullock and carried by the following vote. Ayes:Councilmen Christensen, Walker Krumb, Hammond, Crosby, and Bullock, (6). Noes:None. Absent:Councilmen Ells, Fisher and Probst, (3). Councilman Ells arrived and was noted present. A communication was received from the Police and Fire Commission stating that as the new police patrol and ambulance wagon had been received by the City, that they be empowered to appoint a patrol diiver at a salary of $100.00 per month, commencing Monday, August, 15th, 1910. Mr. Walker moved that the request be granted and that the salary commence August, 18th, 1910, seconded by Mr. Krumb and carried by the following vote. Ayee:Councilmen Christensen, Walker, Krurnb, Hammond, Crosby, Ells and Bullock, (7). Noes:None. Absent:Councilmen Fisher and Probst, (2). A communication was received from the Police and Fire Commission reque sting per mission to sell the team of fire horses "Jim" and "Gertie", also, 900 feet of fire hose which had been condemned. Mr. Walker moved that the request be granted, seconded by Mr. Crosby and cerried. A communication was received from the Police and Fire Commission requesting the Council to advertise for bids for hay and feed for the Fire Department for the coming year, and stating that the present contract expires September 17th, 1910. Mr. Walker moved that the Clerk be directed to advertise in compliance with said request, second- ed by Mr. Hammond and carried. A report was received from the Fire, Water and. Police Committee recommending that the petition of Mr. C. C. Boynton, presented at the meeting of August 7th, to amend the Ordinance prescribing the boundaries of Fire Limits No. 1, be denied on the ground that it would be a detriment to the said limits. Mr. Christensen moved that the report be adopted, seconded by Mr. Hammond and carried. A communication was received from Geo. E. Plummer requesting permission to move a building from the corner of Santa Clara Avenue and. Fourth Street, to the south side of Lincoln Avenue about 250 feet west of Fourth Street. Mr. Christensen moved that the Clerk be directed to notify Mr. Plummer to rxesent his request in compliance with the provisions of the Ordinance regulating the moving of buildings through the public street, seconded by Mr. Ells and carried. A report was received from the Street Committee recommending that the oak tree growing in the roadway of the eastern side of High Street, opposite Van Buret-, Street be allowed to remain and that the Department of Electricity be requested to install a cluster of three lights on the said tree and also on the tree growing in Pacific Avenue between Wood and Chapin Streets. Also that the owner of the property on Hi gh Street in front of which is located the said tree, be requested to so trim the adjoining trees so as to at all time leave an unobstructed view or the lights $0 installed. Mr. Hammond moved that the report be adopted, secondf=d by Mr. Ells and carried. A communication was received from the Street Superintendent calling attention to the matter of the roadway of Hi gh Street, between the bridge and Fernside Boulevard. Mr. Hammond moved that the matter be referred to the Street,Committee, seconded by Mr. Crosby and carried,. A communication was received from the Street Superintendent requesting permission to purchase an oil wagon at a cost of c0150.00. Mr. Walker moved that the requested be granted, seconded by Mx. Hammond and carn.ied by the following vote. Ayes:Councilmen Christensen, Walker, Krurnb, Hammond, Crosby, Ells and Bullock, (7). Noes:None. Absent: Councilmen Fisher and Probst, (2). A report was received fror the Street Committee recommending that the contract for the work of conotructing the South Side Intercepting Sewer be awarded to Mr. F. H. Dahnke, he being the lowest responsible bidder therefor. Ordered filed and thereupon Mr. Krumb offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption:- RESOLVED, that all proposals for the work of construdting the South Side Inter- ° pting Sewer, except that of F. H. Dahnke, be and the same are hereby rejected and the Clerk, be and is hereby authorized to return to said bidders their certified checks accompanying proposals. Also, that the proposal of F. H. Dahnke be and the same is hereby accepted and he being the lowest responsible bidder for said work and the contract therefor, be and the same is hereby awarded to 'said F. H. Dahnke, and the.action of the Street Committee of said Council in awarding the contract, be and the same is hereby approved. Also, that said contract for the construction of said sewer is hereby declar- ed to be necessary as an emergency measure for the immediate preservation of the public health and that the same shall take effect immediately upon its execution. Mr.-Walker seconded the Resolution and it was adopted by the following vote. Ayes; Councilmen Christensen, Walker, Krumb, Hammond, Crosby, ].ls and Bullock, (7). Noes: None. Absent:Councilmen Fisher and Probst, (2). A contract and bond which had been approVed by-the City Attorney was presented by F. H. Dahnke for the work of constructing the South Side Intercepting Sewer west of Bay Street. Mr. Krumb moved that the same be approved and filed, seconded by Mr. Hammond and carried. A communication was received from the Board of Health requesting that the Street Department be directed to use the street sweepings and other unobjectionable refuse to fill in the low ground, corner of Webster Street and the cur-off road in the rear of Recreation Dark. Mr. Krumb moved that the matter be referred to the Street Committee With power to act, seconded by Mr. Crosby and carried. A contract was presented from Hutchinson Company for the work of constructing an artificial stone sidewalk along the frontage of Washington Park on Central Avenue, and the southwest corner of Central Avenue and Eighth Street, Mr. Krumb moved that the same be approved and filed, seconded by Mr. Walker and carried. The Street Superintendent presented a report certifying that the work of grading, curbing, macadamizing and otherwise improving Peach Street, from the southern line of Madison Street to the northernline of Washington Street, had been done by Hutchinson Company under Resolution of Intention No. 74 , under his direction and to his satisfac- tion. Ordered filed. The Street Superintendent presented a report certifying that the work of grading, curbing, macadamizing and otherwise improving Madison Street from the eastern line of Mound Street to the eastern line of Peach Street, had been done by Hutchinson Company under Resolution of Intention No. 744, under his direction and to his satisfaction. Or- dered filed. The matter of the claim of Mr. Alfred Bannister for the sum of $500.00 for eer- vices rendered in connection with the examination of the water supply of the Bay Cities Water Company was taken up. Councilman Bullock presented a written opinion and advice of the City Attorney in the matter, in which ho stated that in his opinion the demand was not a valid claim. Mr. Bullock moved that the demand be denied, seconded by Mr, Hammond and carried. There being no: further business to transact the Council adjourned until the next regulat meeting, Tuesday, September 6th, 1910, at 1:30 City Clerk of Alamed/