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1913-10-14 Regular CC Minutes23 ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF 1HE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14TH, 1913. The meetinP. convened with President Alfred. Morgenstern presiding. The Roll was called and Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, Morgen- stern and Roth, answered present. Councilmen MacRae, Morris, Probst and Stewart, (4) arrived later and were noted present. A communication was received from the Board of Electricity inviting the Mayor and the members of the City Council to attend the official inspection of the new Municipal Electricity Plant Saturday afternoon, October 18th, 1913 at 4 o'clock. The invitation was accepted and the Clerk directed to acknow- ledge receipt of same. A communication was received from the Police and Fire Commissioners recommending that the City Council accept the bid of Rhodes-Jamieson &: Co., Inc. for supplying forage and straw for the Fire Department for the year beginning October 19, 1913 and ending October 19, 1914. Mr. Hammond moved that the bid be accepted and that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up the necessary contract, seconded by Mr. 3artlett and carried by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond MacRae, Morgenstern, Probst and Roth, (7). Noes:None. Absent:Councilmen Morris and Stewart, (2). A communication was received from the Board of Police and Fire Com- missioners recommending that the City enter into a contract with the 'iaterous, Engine ',forks Company, of St. Paul, Minnesota, to furnish an auto fire engine to the City as per the hid and specifications submitted by the Company. Mr. Hammond moved that the bid and specifications submitted by the Waterous Engine Works Company be accepted anti that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up the necessary contract, seconded by Mr. Bartlett and carried by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett Bullock, Hammond, MacRae, Morgenstern, Morris, Probst, Roth and Stewart, 9). Noes:None. Absent:None. '3 A communication was received from the Board of Education requesting that the City Council grant nermission*for the installation of three, two thousand gallon fuel oil storage tanks at the High School Haight School and. Lincoln School houses. Ordered filed. A communication was read from the 3. T. Johnson Company requesting permission to install three, two thousand gallon fuel oil storage tanks, one at the Lincoln 3chool, one at the Alatheda High School and one at the Haight Schooi. Mr. Hammond movea that the request be referred to the Fire Marshal and the Police Fire and Water Committee of the City Council with full power to act, seconded by Mr. Bartlett and carried by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond Iiacae, Morgenstern, Morris, Probst, Roth and Stewart, 9). Noes:None. Absent:None. At this stage of the meeting Mr. Roth was excused from further attendance. Mr. Bullock called up a Bill entitled, "A Bill for Ordinance No. 232 October lAth, 1913. diced by him October 7th, 1913. Following the reading of the Bill by the Clerk r. Builoek moved to amend so that any Person desiring to reclaim any dog captured or confined under the provisions of the proposed Ordinance would have to pay the Poundmaster a fee of 5.00. Mr. Bartlett seconded the motion to amend and it was carried by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett, . Buliock, Hammond, MacRae anal Stewart (5). Noes:Councilmen Morgenstern, Morris and Probst, (3). Absent:Councilman Roth, (1). Mr. Bartlett then moved the adoption of the 3111 as amended, seconded by Er. Probst and carried by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond MacRae, Morgenstern, Morris, Probst and Stewart, (8). Noes:None. Absent:Councilman Roth, (1). Mr. Bullock called up a Bill entitled, "A Bill for Ordinance No. New Series, to establish and enforce compliance with Sanitary Regulations in all places in the City of Alameda where food for human beings is manu- factured, kept or sold; to provide penalties for the violation of the provisions of this Ordinance", introduced by him October 7th, 1913. Mr. Probst moved that the 311l be laid over until the next meeting of the Com- mittee of the 6fhole of the City Council seconded by Mr. Hammond and carried. \i Mr. Stewart called up a Bill entitled "A Bill for Ordinance No. V New Series, to Amend Section 744, of Article VI, Chapter 9 of Ordinance No. 1, New Series, known as the Municipal Code of the City of Alameda, apnrovecl January 14th, 1913, by re-enactlng sald Section as amended' having to do with bill boards, introduced by him October 7th, 1913. Following the reading of the 3111 by the Clerk M. Bullock moved to amend by limit- ing the height to which billboards could he erected in the OIty to ten feet, and prohibiting thei.r erection within a distance of twenty-five feet from any building in the City. There was no second to Mr. Bullock's motion to amend. Mr. Bartlett thereupon moved the adoption of the Bill as introduced, seconded by Mr. Morris and carried by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett, Hammond Mac2ae, Morgenstern, Morris, Probst and. Stewart, (7). Noes:Councilman Bullock, (1). Absent:Councilman Roth, (1). There being no further business to transact the meeting adjourned until the next regular meeting time, Tuesday evening, October 21st 1913 at 7:30 p. m. City Clerk. ,v