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1911-11-21 Regular CC MinutesThe meeting convened REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 21st 1911. h Mayor Vi.H.Noy,presiding. The Roll was called and Councilmen Christensen,Krumb,Hammond,Spence,Probst and Bullock were noted present and. Councilmen Walker,Ells and Morgenstern,absent. The minutes of the meeting of November 7th 1911,were read and ordered approved. Mr.Bullock introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RTSOLVED,That the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars be and the sane is hereby transferred from the General Fund to Local Improvement Fund No.780,as a loan to be re-transferred hack to the General Fund,when sufficient money has been collect- ed by the Tax Collector for the improvement,contenplated by Resolution of Intention No.780,and turned over to the Treasurer and deposited in said Fund,and the Auditor and the Treasurer are hereby directed to affect the said transfer upon their respec- tive books. Mr.Christensen seconded the resolution and it was adopted and passed by the following vote. Ayes :Councilmen Christensen,Krunb,Hammond,Spence,Probst and Bullock, (6). Eoe :None. Absent:Councilmen Walker,Ells, and Morgenstern,(3). Councilmen Ells arrived and was noted present. A report was received from I.N.Chaprnan,City Engineer,certifying that L.B.West- dahl Co.,Contractors had completed the work of constructing the East End Intercepting sewer and that under the terms of its contract the sum of $2015.78 was now due it in payment. Ordered filed. Claims against the General Fund amounting to $626.50;against the Police Fund amounting to $81.35;against the Fire Fund amounting to $759.32;against the Street Fund amounting to $630.36;against Local Improvement Fund No.770 amounting to $ .36;against Local Improvement Fund No.772 amounting to $ .54:against Local Improvement Fund No. 780 amounting to $18.94 and against the East End Intercepting Sewer Fund amounting to $2063.78 having been approved and audited by the proper officials were read by the Clerk as follows. GENERAL FUND Alameda Daily Argus Printing 3.25 Hauge, Olaf Repairing shades 1.50 Noy, Wm. H. Mayor's allowance 600.00 Purity Springs Water Water 1.00 Schneider, Henry Stamps .50 Stationery 1.25 TV TV TV 3.25 TV 9.60 TV 6.15 Total $ 626.50 POLICE FUND. Alameda Daily Argus Printing 4f 1.00 TT TT IV 4.00 Consolidated Motor Car Co. Repairs on patrol wagon 10.60 Daly, Geo. t. Services as Police officer 3.20 Keyes, C. E. Sick Vacation 3.20 Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. Telephone 5.00 Novenber 6'1) Q 4 911. 41)0 Schneider, Henry Stationery $ 5.60 Unna Hermqn Meals for prisoners 22.75 Total - 81.35 FIBE FUND. Alameda Hardware Co, Supplies $ 9.65 Alameda Steam Laundry Association Towel and linen service 15.80 Clark R. P. Repairs 11.10 Coustier & Sons 3.25 Furey, F. P. .75 Jones & Forrest Horseshoeing 5.00 Joergenson, P. 23.00 King, A. R. 5.00 Oakland Gas, Llght and Heat Co. Gas 21.96 Hydrants and water 308.90 Lumber 20.00 Hauling 14.80 Services Rendered 9.00 Stationery supplies 1.00 Hay 248.80 ft 11 ft Feed 48.06 Sutherlands Pharmacy Medicine 1.50 Vosburgh Co., J. B. Supplies 3.75 Westall, Chas. Coal Oil 8.00 Total - 759.32 STREET FUND. Burgner & Martin Supplies $ 92.57 Clark & Sons, N. v, 12.80 Crane Co. tt .38 Follrath, G. Labor 34.40 Frier, E. G. TV 19.40 Goldstone, H. Supplies 33.31 TT 23.00 Longley, C. J. Labor 54.40 Miller F. J. 34.40 Neal, Chas. S. Supplies 3.55 Pagani, M. Labor 34.40 Park Garage 13.20 Phoenix Desk and Chair Co. Desk 74.00 Rhoades, G. Labor 34.40 Schneider, Henry Supplies 11.15 Siemsen, John Labor 19.40 Sorensen, J. 34.40 Stackier, J. Repairs 9.25 Vaccarazza. A. Labor 34.40 Wagner, James 33.15 Williams, G. W. 34.40 Total 620.36 Peorles Water Co. Plummer & Son, Geo. E. Resso & Co., Geo. Bert D. Schneider, Henry Scott, Magner • Miller November 21, 1911. Alameda DAily Argus Alameda Daily Argus fl YI itt Browning, Geo. N. Sutton, Janes E. Westdahl,Co., I. H. LOCAL IMPROVEMENT FUND NO. 772. Advertising LOCAL IMPROVEMENT FUND NO. 780. Printing Advertising Posting Notices Total - EAST END INTERCEPTING SEWER FUND. Inspector's fees On contract Total - $-- .54 II; 15.00 .94 3.00 18.94 48.00 2015.78 - 4 2063.78 Mr. Bullock moved that the claims as read be paid, seconded by Mr. Spence and carried 1377 the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Christensen, Krumb,,Hammond, Spence, Ells, Probst and Bullock, (7). Noes:None. Absent:Councilmen Walker and. Morgenstern, (2). A report was received from Greenhood and Jansen, Certified. Accountants on their ex nation of the books of account of the Municipal Electric Light Plant. Mr. Christensen moved that the same be referred to the Finance Committee, seconded by Mr. Bullock, and carried. The Oaths of office of E. M. Northrup as Deputy Fire Marshal and of Janes C. Hanley, M. D. and Chas. A. McQuesten, M. D. as members of the Board of Health were presented and ordered filed. Mr. Christensen offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption:- , RESOLVED, That in the erection of all public buildings or the alteration or repairs to same, that the Building Inspector, unless otherwise directed, be and he is hereby directed to issue permits for such work without making charge for same. Mr. Spence seconded the Resolution and it was adopted and passed by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Christensen, 'Crumb, Hammond, Spence, Ells, Probst and Bullock, (7). Noes:None. Absent:Councilmen Walker and Morgenstern, (2). Councilman Morgenstern arrived and was noted present. A communication was received from the Alameda Improvement Club calling attention to a building located. at the southeast corner of Santa Clara Avenue and Webster Street which the said Club believed was encroaching upon the street and advocating that the matter be taken up by the Council with the object in view of having the said building so moved as to allow for the usual width of the side- walk. Mr. Probst moved that the matter he referred to the Street Committee in conjunction with the City Attorney, seconded by Mr. Bullock and carried. Three communications were received from Jeol A. Hayes of Oakland, California, with reference to improvements to the shore line of Alameda on the west. Mr. Christensen moved that the same be referred to the Harbor Comrnission, seconded by Mr. Probst and carried. A communication was received from the Police and Fire Commission to which was attached a communication from the United Engineering Works calling attention to the lack of fire protection at the north end of the WebsterStreet Roadway. LIr. Probst moved that the matter be referred to the Fire, Water and Police Committee of the Council, seconded by Mr. Bullock and carried. November 21st, 1911. reference to the request of the Police and Fire Commission to install a new tele- phone system between the various fire houses of the City, reporting that they had found the telephone system as now existing in a very deplorable condition, that the estimated cost of installing a new system would be about 413OO.00 and recomnend- in• that the matter be referred to the Finance Committee to devise means to raise the amount necessary to install a new system and that the said Committee be granted power to act. Mr. Probst moved that the report be filed and the recommendations contained therein be adopted, seconded by Mr. Bullock and carried by the following vote:- Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Krumb, Hammond, Spence, Ells, Morgenstern, .Probst and Bullock, (A). Noes:None. Absent:Councilman Walker, (1). A report was received from the Police and. Fire Commission with reference to the above mentioned telephone system and ordered filed. A communication was received from John Conrad, Chief of Police stating that he had been and was serving notices to clean weeds from the sidewalks through- out the city, and that at the proper time complaintswould be made against all rates who had been served and who had not complied with the provisions of the Ordinance relating thereto, Ordered filed. A communication was received from the Police and Fire Commission requesting that the Council refer all matterslpertaining to the Police and. Fire Departments of the City to the said Commisoion. Ordered filed. A communication was received from the Fire, Water and Police Committee re- porting that after investigation and due consideration and in view of the fact that an increase of salary for the Chief of the Fire Department had been provided for in the budget, that they recommended that an Ordinance be pqssed increasing the salary of the said Chief from 1!3150.00 to 175.00 per month, and that said Ordinance be passed and adopted so as to take effect from and after the 1st day of January, 1912. Mr. Probst moved that the recommendation be adopted and that the City Attorney be directed to prepare an Ordinance in compliance with the said recommendation seconded by Mr. Hammond and carried. A report was received from the Printing Committee stati. ng that it had secur- ed an estimate of the cost of codifying the Ordinances of the City for printing in book form and that the said cost would be about 0500.00 and recommending that as soon as funds were available that the said work be under taken. Mr. Hammond, moved that the matter be referred to the Finance Committee, seconded by Mr. Christensen and carried. A communication from T. A. Graham, General Freight Agent of the Southern Pac1fic Company, acknowledging a communication from the Public Utilities Committee with reference to the switching charge of 02.50 on certain car loads of freight consigned to Alameda was presented, and stated that the said matter was before the Courts and that the said Company was, at this time, not prepared to eliminate the charges complained of. Mr. Hammond moved that the matter be referred to the Public Utilities Committee seconded by Mr. Morgenstern and carried. A communication was received from the Street Committee with reference to the recommendation of the Street Superintendent to have James . Sutton do certain work on the block books in the Street Department's office, at a cost of about 0200.00, and, that it believed there was sufficient clerical help in the office of the said Department to do this work and recommended that the Street Superin- 7 november s moved that the recommendations be adopted , seconded by Mr. Christensen and carried. A report was received from the Street Committee with reference to the complaint of the Mayor of the dumping of garbage and refuse along the roadway of Webster Street, stating that the matter had been referred to the Chief of Police who had reported that he had given orders to the officers under him to give particular attention to the matter and to arrest any offenders. Ordered filed. The Clerk presented an affidavit showing due mailing of Notice of Hearing of Protest against the work of constructing a sewer in Fernside Boulevard under Resolu- tion of Intention No.777,which was ordered filed. Attorney Shepardson addressed the Council on behalf of the protestant E.G.Cohen basing his objections on the ground that as E.G.Cohen owned the entire frontage of the street in which it was intended to construct the sewer that the whole expense would fall on his client,after some dis- cussion Mr.Krumb offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: Whereas E.G.Cohen has filed objections to the work of constructing a sewer in Fernside Boulevard under Resolution of Intention No.777 and after due notice and hear- ing at the time appointed said objections having been considered. RESOLVED,That said objections have been in the opinion of this Council not well taken,be and the same are hereby overruled. Mr.Christensen seconded the resolution and it was adopted and passed by the following vote. Ayes:Councilmen Christensen,Krumb,Hammond,Spence,Ells,Morgenstern, Probst and Bullock,(8). Noes:None. Absent:Councilman Walker, (1). A petition was received from Messrs.Albertsen and Matthisen requesting that the liquor license now held by Henry Brink to sell liquors at 1548 Park Street be transferred to them. Accompanying the same was the written consent of said Henry Brink to the said transfer and an application and bond in due form in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance for the granting of liquor licenses. Mr.Ham- mond moved that the matter be referred to the License Committee,seconded by Mr.Probst and carried. A Petition of Remonstrance against the work of improving the roadway of Centen- nial Avenue under Resolution of Intention No.779,was received from A.H.Martinez,et al, which was ordered filed and thereupon Mr.7_rumb offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: Whereas A.H.Martinez,et al,have filed objections to proceeding with the work proposed by Resolution of Intention No.779 for the emprovement of Centennial Avenue Therefore resolved that 8 o'clock P.M. on the 5th day of December,1911,and the Councilroom of this Council be and are hereby fixed as the time and place of hearing said objections,and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice thereof to all objectors in the manner prescribed by law. Mr.Christensen seconded the resolution and it was adopted and passed by the following vote. Ayes:Councilmen Christensen,Krumb,Hammond,Spence,Ells,Morgenstern, Probst and Bullock, (8). Noes :Tone. Absent :Councilman Walker, (1). A report was received from the Street Committee,the Board of Electricity and the City Attorney,to whom had been referred the bid of C.F.Adams to perform certain work for the installation of lamps etc.in Lighting District Number 1,stating that the bid of said C.F.Adans was for the sum of $2750.00. That the Board of Electricity estimated that it could perform the work called for by the pland and specifications, November 2lst 1911, sum less than that bid by said. C.F.Adams,to wit,the sum of 4j2626.96. That the said Committee had met with C.F.Adams,the biader,the Board of Electricity and City Engi- neer and after due deliberation had come to the conclusion that it would be for the best interests of the city,for the city,itself,to do the work,and recommending that the contract be awarded to said C.F.Adams,but that within ten days after such award the Council adopt a resolution ordering that said proposed contract be not made,and that the municipality,itself,execute the work in accordance with the plans and spec- ifications adopted for such work and employ the labor and provide the material,ap- pliances and supplies necessary therefor;and further recommending that the cost o and expenses of the said work be paid out of the funds heretofore collecte therefor in the manner provided by law and that the amount appropriated and used from said funds for the said work be not more than the amount of the bid of said C.F.Adams. Mr. Krumb moved that the report be filed and the recommendations adopted,seconded by Mr. C Hammond. C.F.Adams who was present addressed the Council and asked if it was law- ful to award him the contract and then refuse to enter into a contract and the City Attorney replied that the law provided that the city might take such action and it would appear that that was just what the city was about to do. Mr.Adams then asked the City Attorney if it would be necessary for him to go to the trouble of getting a bond or taking any stops preparatory to entering into a contract and the City Attor- ney replied that it would not. The motion of Mr.Krumb was then put and carried by the following vote. Ayes:Councilmen Christensen,Krumb,Hammond,Spence,Ells,Morgen- stern,Probst and Bullock,(8). Noes: one. Absent:Councilman Walker (1). There- upon the City Attorney handed Mr.Adams a written notice signed by the City Clerk in- forming him of the action taken and to be taken by the Council,and thereupon Mr. Krumb offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: WHEREAS,the Council of the City of Alameda on the 18th day of of Apri1,191 adopted its Resolution of Intention No.760 declaring its intention to order that iron pipe electric lamp posts each with a cast iron top and ground glass globe and lamp and set up in a concrete base,be erected and constructed on both sides of the follow- ing described streets and avenues of said city:- Haight Avenue between Fourth and Ninth Streets;Sixth Street between Haight and. Central Avenues; Fifth Street between Haight and Central Avenues; And,Whereas,in accordance with the instructions contained in said Resolution of Intention No.760 adopted as aforesaid on the 18th day of April,1911,and in accor dance with the provisions of an Act of the Legislature of the State of California en- titled,"An Act to provide for the li ghting of public streets,lanes,alleys,roads and places in municipalities,and for the assessment of the costs and expenses thereof up- on the property benefited thereby" Approved March 21,1905,and acts amendatory thereof, the Board of Electricity of the City of Alameda on the 20th day of June,1911 filed with the Clerk of said. City Council its report in writing;and Whereas,after further proceedings regularly had as provided by law,sa.id City Council of the City of Alameda,did,on the let day of August,1911,by resolution over- rule all protests against said improvement and the assessment for said improvement and thereupon adopted the report of the Board of Electricity as a whole,and there- upon confirmed the proposed assessment for said improvement,and thereupon adopted as a whole the said report of the Board of Electricity of the City of Alameda;and Whereas,said City Council of the City of Alameda,did,upon said let day of 4 9 .) November 21st 1911. WHEREAS,pursuant to order of the City Council of the City of Alameda the City Clerk of said city advertised for bids for the construction of lamp posts,conduits and wiring on Haight Avenue between Fourth and. Ninth Streets;Sixth Street between Haight and. Central Avenues;Fifth Street between Haight and. Central Avenues,in accor- dance with the plans and specifications for the said work,adopted by said Oity Coun- cil of the City of Alamedaas aforesaid;said advertisement was published in the man- ner and for the time provided by law;and WHEREAS,the time when sealed bids for said work was advertised to be received, to wit,up to the hour of Five o'clock P.M.of Tuesday,the 7th day of Novernber,1911,one bid was received for said work as follows,to wit: Bid of C.F.Adams to pefform the work as per plans and specifications for the sum of Two thousand seven hundred and fifty ($2750.00) Dollars;and WHEREAS,said City Council referred said bid to the Street Committee of said. Coun- cil,the Board of Electricity of said City and the City Attorney for consideration and to report thereon;and,whereas said. Street Committee and the Board of Electricity and the City Attorney have reported in writing to this Council upon said bid recom- mending that said contract be awarded to said C.F.Adams,and that within ten (10) days after such award that the City Council order by resolution that said proposed contract be not made with said C.F.Adams,but that the municipality,itself,perform the work. THEREAS,it appears to this Council that said work can be performed by said municipality,itself,in a much more satisfactory manner,and that said work can.be per- formed at a price cheaper than said bid of said C.F.Adams;and,Whereas,this Council having duly and carefully considered said bid of said C.F.Adams and the rerort and recommendations of said Street Committee and Board of Electricity and City Attorney; and,whereas,it appears to this Council that it will be for the best interests of the City of Alameda that the municipality,itself,execute the work;Now,therefore,be it FESnLVED,that it be,and it is hereby ordered that said proposed contract with said C.F.Adams be not made,that the municipality,itself,execute the work embraced therein,in accordance with the plans and specifications adopted for such work and employ the labor,and provide the material,appliances and supplies necessary therefor; be it further RESOLVED,that the costs and exrenses of such work shall be paid out of the funds which have been collected therefor by the Tax. Collector of said City of Alameda,by virtue of the proceedings heretofore had under said Resolution of Intention No.760, and as provided by law for said inprovement;and be it further RESOIVED,that the amount appropriated and used from said funds for said purpose shall not exceed the amount of the bid upon which the award of the contract aforesaid was made. Mr.Hammond seconded the resolution and it was adopted and passed by the fol- lowing vote. Ayes:Councilman Christensen,Yrumb,Hammond,Spence,Ells,Morgenstern, Probst and. Bullock, (8). Noes :None. Absent :Councilman Walker, (1). A complaint was received of the condition of the roadway of the crossing of Uinth and. Centennial Averme.17r.Christensen moved that it he referred to the Street Committee,seconded by Mr.Probst and carried. A petition was received from mrs.00sephine Goerl to move a house now located at the north-east corner of Central venue and Eighth Street to the western end of Lovelier 4IST property in the neighborhood wher the house was to be placed. I:r.Probst moved that the matter he referred to the Street Committee in conjunction with the Street Super- intendent with power to act,seconded by Ilr.Hammond and carried. Street Superintendent Frodden presented a report certifying that the work of constructing the East End Intercepting Sewer from the southerly side of Encinal Ave- nue northeasterly along Fernside Boulevard to an outlet in San Leandro Bay had been done by L.H.Westdahl Co.,contractor under contract with the City of Alameda,under his direction and to his satisfaction,and that the work done and material used had complied with the plans,specifications and contract therefor. Ordered filed. A Bill entitled "A Bill for Ordinance No. Regulating Traffic and Care of hicles and Horses on and over any of the Streets of the City of Alameda",introduced by Nr.Probst,on November 7th 1911,came up for passage and was read by the Clerk. Mr.Probst moved its adoption,seconded by Mr.Hammond and carried by the following vote. Ayes:Councilmen Chri tensen,Krumb,Hanmond,Spence,Ells,Morgenstern,2robst and Bullock (8). Noes:None. Absent :Councilman Walker,(1). A Bill entitled "A Bill for Ordinance No. Granting to the United States of America Easement for Sewer Purposes",introduced by Nr.Krumb,on November 7th 1911, cane up for passage and was read by the Clerk. Mr.Krumb Moved its adoption,second- ed by LJr.Christensen and carried by the following vote. Ayes:Councilmen Christen- sen,Yrumb,Hanmond,Spence,Ells,Morgenstern,Probst and Bullock,(8). Noes:None. Absent:Councilman Walker,(1). Mr.Bullock offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Whereas,the water front of the City of Alameda is daily becoming more valuable and will in the near future be in great demand for shipping;and WHEREAS,said water front should be under the control of the municipality;there- fore he it RESOLVED,that the matter of securing to the municipality its entire water front be referred to the Harbor Corrnission,the City Engineer and the City Attorney,with a request that such steps be taken as will enable the municipality to petition the next regular session of the State legislature to set apart to the use of the City of Ala- meda forever,the whole of its water front. Mr.Probst seconded the resolution and it was adopted and passed by the follow- ing vote. Ayes:Councilmen Christensen,Krumb,Hammond,Spence,Ells,Morgenstern,frobst end Bullock,(8). Noes:None. Absent:Councilman Walker,(1). Mr.Probst moved that the Printing Committee be directed to investigate the cost of printing in pamphlet forrn the license and moving traffic ordinances of the City, seconded by Mr.Bulloch and carried. Mr.Krumb noved that the Street Superintendent he directed to take immediate steps toward having the cement sidewalks repaired throughout the city and to also take steps to have cement sidewalks laid where at present no such sidewalks are laid, seconded by lir.Hammond and carried. Mr.Probst moved that the Clerk he directed to communicate with the Railroad Oom- pany and request it to take immediate steps toward having the roadway occupied by its tracks on Lincoln,Encinal and Central Avenues raised even with its tracks as in places it had sunk away from two to four inches,seconded by Mr.Christensen and carried. There being no further business to transact the Council adjourned until its next regular meeting,Tuesday,December 5th 1911,at 7.30 P.M.