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1914-05-05 Regular CC MinutesREGULAR LEnoTING OF THE COUNCIL OP THE CITY OF ALA=DA, r2UJ,DAY 1(;':E=G, 1AAY 5TH, 1914. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Frank Otis. The roll was called and Councilmen Bartlett, .3u.11o k. Hammond, hiacBa e and Probst, (5) were noted present. :fttiroum present. Councilmen Morgenstern and Probst,' (2) arrived later and were noted present. Absent:Councilmen Morris and ;Stewart, (2), The i.inutes . the regular meeting of April 21st were read and approved. The Linutes of the special meeting of April 30th were read and approved. lir. Morgenstern introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLVED, by the council of the City of Alameda, that there be transferred, as requested by the Board of Electricity, from the Electric Light Fund to the Interest and Redemption Fund the sum of Three thousand, six hundred, and fifty six and 25/100 (3,656.25) Dollars to pay the Interest due May let, 1914, on Electric Light Bonds authorized in Apri1,1912. The Auditor and the Treasurer are hereby authorized to make the said transfer -upon their respective books. r. Bullock'seconded the motion to adopt the Resolution and it was passed and adopted by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, MacRae, Morgenstern, 2robs- and Roth, (7). roes:None. :,beenL:Councilmen Morris and Stewart, (2). Mr. Jorgenstern introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLVED, by the council of the City of Alameda, that there be transferred from the Electric Light Fund to the General Fund the sum of Seven thousand, three hundred and fifty and 48/100 (7,350.48) Dollars, same being an amount equal to the City lighting bill for the three months ending larch 31st, 1914. The Auditor and the Treasurer are hereby authorized to make the same transfer upon their respective books. Mr. Bullock seconded the motion to adopt the Resolution and it was oaseed and adopted by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett Bullock, Hammond, MacRae, ;:orgenstern, Probst and Roth, (7). Noes :None. Absent :Councilmen Morris and Stewart, (2). Claims against the General Fund amounting to 38.68; agai _'olice Fund amounting to l5 .05; against the Electric Light Fund. amounting to 43,603. . against the :Library Fund amounting to 0,002.44; against the Health Fund amounting to 95.80; against the 2ecreation Fund amounting to Xl; again Municipal Improvement and Do. 10, (Electric) amounting to ;232.66 and against the Street Fund amounting to .68 having been approved and audited by the proper officials were read by the Clerk as follows: GE7ERAL FUND. Alameda Steam Laundry Assn. Towel service 9 8.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Repairs 1.55 Emmons, G. Vi. Improvement of Grand St . 450.00 Fowler, Ruth Services, Assessor's office 18.25 6-) r, Uay 5th, 1914. 1:■agill, Miss E, Dog tag 2.00 Labor and material 345.69 Allowance as Mayor 50.00 Gas 2.16 Safe in Treasurer's office 490.00 Water 15.01 Stationery and surmlies 21.00 Envelopes 8.50 1/ If II Advertising 80.22 West Coast Printing Co. Printing 57.55 Telegram .75 Total - - 1638.68 POLICE FUND. Incidental expenses ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Board of Electricity Incidentals 57.92 Central Alameda Garage Supplies 3.25 Commercial Union Assurance Co. Insurance 9.63 Compressed Air & Gen. Mach. Co. Supplies 5.72 Crane Company H 1.86 IT IT IT 16.90 2.98 12.50 5.12 36.30 1.50 186.39 1.55 Hassett, J. B. Accounting and Auditing 160.00 Supplies 1.33 11 IT TT II 2.75 11 11 TT Vi 9.90 TT 9 5.36 IT Vi TT TT 20.55 IT TT 11 TT 9.77 IT IV TT II 57.18 IT Tr TT TT 1.01 IT IT 42.23 Judson Manufacturing Company Material 26.46 Koerber, A. H. U. Rent 30.00 VT IT IT II 0 30.00 TV TT TT IT Fuel .70 Supply Co. Supplies 20.86 TT TT IT IT IT 91.42 Municipal Electric Light Plant Otis , Frank Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Parcelis Co., C. E. Peoples Pater Co. Schneider Henry Times Star Co. Western Union Tel. Co. Conrad, John 15.05 Crocker Co., H. S. Dorward EnT7incering Company Eccles & Smith Co. Enterprise Foundry Company Garlocl': Packing Company General Electric Company Guernsey & Co., R. B. TT TT Ti Vt If If TT Holabird-Reynolds Co. Maxwell Hardware Co. TT .25 ay 0th, 1914. Pacific States Electric Co. Supplies 21.76 II II TT TT /I 21.76 II It TT U IT 28.52 71 TI II IT 11 36.75 TI TI IT TI TT 6.37 77 II TT TI IT 3.63 TT 71 TT 11 11 21.76 TI IT TT 71 17 .72 Paine, Bailey & Co. .50 Peoples Water Co. Water 2.00 Perata, N. Labor 3.00 If It 1.50 Plummer & 6021, Goo. E. Lumber 5.66 Cross arms 24.50 Powell Bros, Construction Co. Co_crete mixture & cement 36.35 Powell -6ros. Construction Co. 11 TI 11 212.55 Rhodes-Jamieson Co. Sup lies 3.00 2oeblings Sons Co., J. A. Wire 27.63 IT TT TT TI IT TI 113.18 Schneider, Henry Stationery & supplies 6. Soales, E. C. Supplies and repairs .95 Standard. Oil Co. Fuel Oil 1012.56 TI TI IT 907.26 Gasoline 7.25 TT TI 7.25 IT II 7.5 5.78 1.50 0.70 TI IT 8.70 91.50 II 1/ TT II 32.50 United States Rubber Co. 2.45 ,plies 23.43 t and. oil Supplies Total - LIBRLRY FUND. Alameda i1reo iibrary _Petty expenses Towel service Cards Book Emporium Books Supplies Ti IT IT If TT It IT II If It II TI TT II IT If II IT IT TI TI II TI If TI ]Yuel Oil Distillate Gas oline Times Star Co. Printing Vosburgh, I. Y,0 1.,hittier, Coburn Co. Zellerbaoh Paper Co. Washers Alameda Steam Laundry Assn. ;offitt l',„; Towne Dodd & Livingston Gaylord Bros. 35.-6 2.80 (,../(....n17 U1/4.10 -iOp 19.45 1.00 4.53 3.12 3.02 2 .00 359 360 Imy 5th, 1914. loorber, A. : t9 0 Newbegin, J. J. Peoples IZater Co. San Francisco Bulletin Schneider Henry Sallies, Ed C. tahmer, P. A. Strom Electrical Co. Times Star Co. Volberg, C. C. Bechtle, Otto Carenter, T. Godfrey, Matilda Parisian Laundry Park Garage Purity gs Water Co. Times Star Co. Vosbur, , L. W. Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co. Fuel Books Water Newspapers Stationery and newspapers SwTlies Newspapers Labor Printing Rent 15.00 246.29 1.44 3.60 11.40 1.50 5.25 2.00 28.50 25.00 Total 400244 HEALTH FUND. Repairs 2.50 R. R. fare 22.60 Cleaning 11.25 Laundry 6.20 Gasoline 3.75 Water 3.00 Printing and Advertising 39.75 Supplies 1.95 Index cases 4.80 Total - 95.80 RECREATION FUND. Alameda Hardware Co. $upplies Burton, J. H. Co. Guage, Plants Labor and material Supplies Gas ific Tel. & Tel. Co. Rental Hackett, Frank H. Hammond, C. J. P ific Gas & Electric Co. TV TI TT Ti TT Peoples Water Co. V/o, t e r Plummer & S on Ge a • E. Limb e r Ryan, E. A. Suppli Schlenters' Serralunga, L. Sherman, Clay & Co. Taylor & Co. Vas-burgh, L. W. J. H. Young & Co., E. IT Hauling Books Lumber Supplies Repairs and supplies Repairs 24.60 15.75 97.64 73.50 8.00 4.14 2.25 2.25 44.61 11,59 7.50 3.00 3.45 12.00 3.40 2.50 2.00 1.78 7.8 Total - 327.61 MUNICIPAL IEPROVEENT FUND HO. 10, (ELECTRIC) Roebling's Sons Co. John A. Lire 232.66 Adams, John Arrirosa, V. Associated Oil Co. Bechtle, M. Britt, 0. Jamison, J. S. Clark 6: So Martin, A. L. Norton, Geo. J. Pennock, E. May 5th, 1914. STREET FUND, Labor 65.00 If Road oil Auto repairs Teaming VI Sewer pipe Teaming Labor .40 281.81 14.65 100.00 143.00 15.90 44.00 59.40 ming 143.00 If If Fuel 32.50 Plummer & Son, Geo. B. Lumber 13.90 Sanday, P. Labor 61.90 Serralunga, L. 170.00 Sheda, J. A. Teaming 130.65 Stackler, J. J. Blacksmithing 13.25 IT IV TT TT 10.00 Stone Co., E. B. & A. L. Rock 68.75 U.S. Graphite Co. Supplies 12.00 U.S. Rubber Company IT 46.25 Vo burgh, L. • Hardware 11.69 Vlood Lumber Co., E. K. Lumber 29.38 Young Machinery Co., A. L. Pump Governor 16.25 ta:L 1542.68 Mr. Horgenstern moved that the calims as read be paid, seconded by Mr. Bullock and carried by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, MacRae, Morgenstern, Probst and Roth, (7). Noes:one. Absent:Councilmen Morris and. Stewart, (2). The following reports were submitted: V' From the Municipal Electric Light Plant for the month of March, 1914. Ordered filed, t7Prom the Auditor on the apportionment of Taxes to April 30, 1914. Ordered filed. From the Poundmaster for the month of April, 1914. Ordered filed. /The Auditor's balance sheet for the month of April, 1914. Ordered filed. Oaths of Office of H. Krusi, as member of the Board of Electricity, Dr. J. A. Riley, as member of the Board of Health and E. P. Maslin, as member of the Board of Library Trustees were presented. Ordered filed. An Affidavit was presented showing due publication of Notice to Second Hand Dealers providing for public auction of the safe in the Treasurer's officer. Ordered filed.. In response thereto the Clerk stated that he was in receipt of a communication from the City Treasurer stating that the Farcell Safe Company had bid 0.00.00 and that the same was sold to them. Ordered dth, 1914. An Affidavit was sented showing due publication of f!trtice to Contractors inviting bids for the ,construction of a sidewalk at McKin- low Park. Ordered filed. In response thereto the Clerk stated that he was in receipt of one bid. On motion of Mr. Probst, seconded by Ljr. Hammond and duly carried, the Clerk was instructed to open the bid. Thereupon the Clerk opened and read the bid as follows:- From Powell Bros. Construction Company offering to do the work at the rate of nine (0) cents per square foot of sidewalk and thirty-five 35) cents per linear foot of curved curbing. ne bid was accompanied by a certified check in the sum of 27.00. :tr. Probst moved, that Powell Bros. Construction Company be award- ed the contract, seconded by Lir. Bartlett and carried by the following vote:- Ayes:Councjlmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, MacRae, Morgen- stern, Probst and Roth, (7). iloes::Toae. Abeent:Councilmen Morris and Stewart,. ) The request of F. H. Daniels to loutall a five horse-power horizontal boiler at 1750 Park treet; of J. H. Cahill to construct a storage shed at ld 4 26 Park Street; and of J. B. Oircy to make altortions at 2315 Saeta Clara Avenue, were u-oon motion of Mr. lorgenstorn, seconded by Ur. Bullock and duly carried referred to the Fire, ':.ater and Police Committee with power to act. P/ The reeuect of Eugino Pucci for a gratuitous license to 'peddle fruit and veetables having been endorsed by the Chief of Police was upon motion of Mr. Hammond, seconded by Er. Probst, ,..ranted by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, IlacRae, liorfrenstern, Probsl, aid. Roth, (7) . 1-,oes:1;one. Abeent:Councilmen Liorris and Stewart, (2). The report of the Public Utilities Committee on the matter of the franchise of the Pacific Telejthone and. Telegra, h Company was, upon motion of Mr. Hammond, seconded by lr. Morgenstern and duly carried, laid on the table. Bullock thereupon moved that it be the sense of the Council that a franchise of teenty years be offered the Pacific Telephone and Teleraoh Company upon the co,dition that the city receive two i)er cent of their gross earnings and forty free telephones, seconded by !:r. Probst and carried by the following vote:- ',yes:Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, MacRae, Lorgenstern, Probst and. (7). 1:oe :=Tone. Jasent:Couicilmen Morris and Stewart, (2). The Clerk was instructed to notify the Company to that effect. The following communications were received: V From the Borth Side Improvement Club requesting permission to use the Council Chambers on the evening of May 11th, to hold a public meeting for the purpose of discussing the proposed Metropolitan telter District election. Upon motion of 1:,r. Morgenstern, seconded 1, (-4 "Rn o vi '- tR 111 ti vi o -rm rrn Trx.f.a 0 cr-orl -I-. 11 +.1'1 0 n mn 1 May 0th, 1914. "' From the Alameda Chamber of Commerce approving the report of the Harbor Advisory Board. Ordered filed. From the Alameda Chamber of Commerce calling the Coanci attention to an Ordinance recently Passed by the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco -eroviding for a record of all moving done by express and van companies. Ordered filed. ;:x. Probst thereupon moved that the e'er": write to the hoard of ,=.;upervisors of Can Francieco for a copy of said Ordieeance,seconded by Er. Roth and duly carried. fr' From the Finance Committee on the matter of the bonds the city officials. Ordered filed. om the United States Steel Products Company offering to sell to the City wire for fence purposes. Ordered filed. V From the Panama Tea Company requesting the return of the dupli- cate license paid by them. Referred to the Finance Committee. From E. C. Baillot, Building Inseector, on the matter of number- ing houses. Ordered. filed. v' From the Secretaries of the Bay cities branch of the League of California Municipalities inviting the city officials to attend the meeting at San Jose. Upon motion of Ur. Probst, seconded by Mr. Roth and duly carried the invitation was accepted. From Mrs. H. J. Platts stating the offer that had been made by Louis Saroni and H. C. Hillen to install a pleasure pier at the end of the Liberty, Garfield Tracte Referred to the Street Committee, City Engineer and City Attorney. ir From Otto i3echtle, the Alameda Electrical Company and others requesting some action taken on the part of the Council to place them on an equal footing with the City electrical supp 7 op and with outside constractors doing work in the City. Referred to the License Committee and to the Board of Electricity. From the Harbor Advisory Board. Mr. Hammond moved that the report be adopted and that the Clerk and the City Attorney communicate with the present occupants of the citys tide lands advising them of the facts stated in the said report, seconded by Er, Probst and carried. From the City Engineer stating that a map showing new water maths and hydrants had been prepared. Ordered filed. From the Chief of Police recommending that the gratuitoue license granted B. Zunino to peddle fruits and veR:etables be revoked. Hammond moved that the same be taken from Br. Zunino, seconded by Bartlett and duly carried. From A. V. Pattiani and others requestinp; permission to use the City Hall for a mass meeting concerning the water district election. Morgenstern moved that the privilege be granted on condition that the meeting be held, on an evening other than the regular Council meeting , 1914. carried. - 2rom the flayor stating his reasons for vetoing the Ordinance by the Council having to do with the dirivng near standing street cars. In accordance with Article II, Charter I, Section 13, the objections given by „layor Otis are entered at large in the journal of the Council as follows: Alameda, California. April 27th, 1914. To the Honorable, the Council of ! he City of Alameda. Gentlemen: I herewith return to you the bill or 00ina-cie of Lpril 21, 1914 (received by me Aril 22, 1914) amending Section 203 of the YLunicipal Code of the City of Alameda and relating to driving near or passing a standing Street car. I disapprove and veto the said bill or ordinance and specify as my reason for so doing, that the City of Alameda has several streets along which street cars run and Which are too narrow to permit a compliance with that portion of the ordi- nance allowing a vehicle to pass a street car on the opposite side thereof and yet stating that such vehicle must not be driven within ten feet of the running board. or rear step of such street car. Streets like High Street, an Jose Avenue, I;lorton Street and an Antonio Avenue have a roadway of only thirty-six feet from curb to curb and there would not be sufficient room for an automobile to pass a street car bound in the opoosite direc- tion and at the same time allow ten feet of space between the automobile and such street car. If it can be successfully con- tended that in Passine- in an opposite di- rection the lower step of the street car is always on the opposite side of the auto- mobile, then, the interval of ten feet measured from such stop would allow the automobile to pass within one or two feet of the street car, a distance manifestly so close as to endanger the safety of passengers passing around the rear end of the street car. in hearty sympathy with the purpose of the ordinance which is to protect passeeeers embarking on or alight- ing from street cars from being injured by passing vehicles. I sugi'est that you cure the almare/)t defect in the ordinance. -Tory truly yours, Frank Otis, Mayor of Alameda. 1:r. Hammond moved that the veto be sustained, seconded by Mr. _Probst and carried by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, MacRae, Eorrenetern, Probst and Roth, (7). Hoes:one. Ab_ent:Conncilmen Morris and Stewart, (2). hr. 3n1lock thereupon introduced a Bill for an Ordinance as a substitute for the one vetoed by Layer Otis. It was laid over under a Provision of the Charter. From the City Engineer and Ctrcet sn;Lorintendent re- A^.P4,,44-^ ra-P 2.:,ay 5th, 1914. filed. In accordance with the recommendation Er. Bartlett moved the City Attorney draw up a Resolution declaring the same a nuisance and that Mm City Clerk notify, the ,azr Department of the same, seconded by Cr, Hammond and duly carried. he lease with Leah P. hlott, covering the lot adjoining the Porter School was 'pen motion of hr. Hammond; seconded by Er. Bartlett and duly carried,ordered recorded by the City Attorney. Mr. Hammond brought uT) the matter of the completion of cgs Avenue and moved that the City Attorney notify the Hutchinson Company to enter into a contract or forfeit their bond, secooded by lir reorgenstern and duly carried. v Er. Lrobet brought up the matter of the improvement of High „Arcot and moved that the City Attorney draw up the necessary papers under the Act of 1911, seconded by Mr. Bartlett and carried by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, "TacT?ae, idorgenstern, Probst and Both, (7). :oes:ITone. Absent: Councilmen Liorris and ,Acwart, (2). Mr. Bartlett spoke for the Harbor Advisory Board stating that the United Stat -gineers recommended that a three hundred foot channel woul-; be sufficient, but that the Board feels that a channel of six hundred feet aed of thirty feet de nth would bettwon meet the needs of future conditions in the estuary. He submitted two letters which were to be sent to Congres3man Joseph P. Xnowland and Col. Thomas H. Rees in which the Board stated the facts as desired. The same were read by the Clerk,who was instructed to forward them. 7:cr. Bartlett also brought up the mqtter of some provision being made for a belt line which would be accessible to the property on the north side of Alo-neda and suggested that a road, run up Clement, Atlantic or :agle Avenues. Tho matter was referred to the Street Committee and the City Engineer to prepare a plan for the same. Er. Roth renori; on the )roposed alterations in the C1erks office stating that the same would cost not to exceed .50.00. Mr. Hammond r.loved that the matter be left with the ?ublic Buildings and Grounds Committee with power to act, cost of said alterations not to cocced ne 50.00, seconded by lir. Bartlett and carried by the following vote:- Ayes :Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, leacRae, :forgenstern, Probst and Roth, (7). 7oes:one. Absent: Councilmen Irorris and Stewart, (2). A recess of five minutes was then taken by the Council to allow the City Attorney a few moments to finish the , raft of the Resolution de- claring the flowing of mud into the water on the south side of Alameda a nuisance. In due time the Council reconvened and the following were noted present:- Councilmen Bartlett, Lul;_ock, Hammond, LacEae, LEorenstern, Probst and Roth, (7). ,bc-;e17,t:Couri(:ilmen Morris and Stewart, (2). Mr. -iorpsenstern introduced the following Resolution and moved lky 5th, 1914. RESOLVED: That an and all pumping and discharge by means of dredgers upon land within the limits of the City of Alameda, of silt, mud, sand, clay or other dredged materials in such manner as to permit any such dredged materials to flow or settle ullon any tide lands within said limits, be, and the same hereby is declared to be a nuisance; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Chief of Police be, and he hereby is directed immediately to -abate all such nuisances. !3ullock seconded the motion to adopt the Pesolution and it was adopted and passed by the following vote:- .Lyes:Councilmen Eartlett, Bullock, Hammond, :acRae, 1..:orp;enstern, -Probst and Both, (7). Boos: Bone. Absent:Councilmen and. tewart, (2). Br. Probst called the atehtion of the Council to the fact that some suitable provision for the care of the relief ;Lap of, the City of Alameda should be made. He moved that the matter be left to the Public Buildings and Grounds Committee to find a suitable location and to have proper precautions taken to protect the map, seconded by 1:,r. Morgenstern and duly carried. The Clerk called attention to the fact that the matter of the ap-pointment of B. C. Brown, ember of the Board of Educa- tion,was still before the Caudell. Er. drobst moved that the matter be taken up at the next Committee meeting of the ;:hole, seconded by Er. ,(,orgenstern and duly carried. There being no further business to transact the Council adjourned until its next regular meeting time, Tuesday evening, May 19th, 1914 at 7:50 o'clock, Res-pectfully submitted, 0 City Clerk.