1914-12-22 Regular CC Minutes.P.,DJOURNED RL:Gnzp, LEETI:Cr OF THE COUECIL OF
THE CITI O TU:SMY, -DC=ER 22, 1914.
ietiic convened with Llayor Frank Otis •eresiding.
The Roll was called and Councilmen Bartlett, Hammond, IdacEae, riorgenstern,
Eorris, Probst and Eoth, (7) were notecl present. quorum eresent. Councilman
Bullock arrived later and was noted present. Ab ent:CounciIman Stewart.
An Affidavit was presented showing due publication of Notice of Sale of
Franchise to contruct and maintain a tele.ehone system. Ordered filed. In
response to said notice the Clerk stated that he was in receipt o± one bid.
On motion of :forgenstern, seconded by Lr. 1:acEae and duly carried the
Clerk Was instructed to open the bid. Thereupon the bid was opened and read
as 'Follows:-
2 From The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
bidding the SUM of 400.00 for said franchise and
enclosing therewith a certified check for said sum.
Tho Clerk then read the 'Eotice of Sale of Franchise to Construct and
Y.aintain and Tele;)hone aftr which Layer Otis asked if there was any
one eresent who de 'red to bid on said franchise. There being no other bids
Bartlett introduced tho following Resolution and moved its adotion:
3 RESOLUTION AcC: iic BID OP TIE] PACIFIC TEL. TEI. CO=Y.
V:=EAS, pursuant to the application of The ''acific
Telephone and Telegraph Com7eany,a corporation, filed
with-this Council on Yovember 16th, 1914, the Council
has given and published in the manner required by
law, due notice that it is proposed by this Council
to offer for sale and grant to the hiFhest bidder
a certain franchise, upon the terms and conditions
set forth in said Lvoplication, to erect, construct,
place, maintain and operate in the City of Alameda,
State of California, and in, over and under the
streets, alleys, avenues, thoroughfares, and pulic
highways thoreof, wires, cables,and other conductors
and the necessary equipment and aypurtenances in con-
nection therewith for the transmission of intelliegence
by electricity; and
'CiHER22:3, -eursuant to said notice one sealed bid in
writing ha been received at the office of this
Council up to the hour of 730 o'clock E. M. en this
22nd day of December, 1914, the hour and date for opening
such 'bids named in said notice; and
=REAS, said sealed bid now being opened, it c-epeers
that the same is submitted. by The Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company, a cororation, and is for the 'payment
of the sum of one hundred (100) Dollars in 0-old Coin
of the United :3tates, and is accompanied bzi a certified
check payable to the City Treasurer of the City of
Alameda for the full amount of said bid; and
ViT7I=LAS, the said The 2acific Toleehone and Telegraph
Company has deposited with said City, in the manner
required by law, the whole amount of its said bid; and
:JHEREAS, this Council, after opening said bid, has
invited additional bids, and no further bid whatever
for said franchise havin been submitted or received;
Now therefore, be it
EZ30LVED, that such the bid of said The Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph Company, a corporation,be
and the same is hereby,accepted, anC, that the said
franchise be, and the same is hereby, struck c)
sold and awarded by this Council to the said The
:Lacific Telephone and Telegraph Company upon the
terms set forth in said ayelication and in the
SPA r7 n h1P i n-P cln i r1 flcm-r'viir
-i-fassed an adopted by bhe followin vote:- :Councilmen Bartlett,
73ullock, Hammond, ziacI:ae 1:::orenstern and 2robst, (6) . iloes:Councilmen
Llorris and 1:oth, (2) . .asent;00uncilman. '6tewart
Lr. J. representing The Pacific Te1eone and Telegraph
Company then :)resented a Tond executed by the United .3tates I'idelity and
Guaranty Company in the sum of 25 ,000. Thereupon 7.."_r. HaLlmond intro:uced
the followin7 Llesolution and moved its ffiol)tion:
.T2,201,tP2I0IT LC0:.;:-J2Ta= '2.7JE '30= or THE
:EC T LITD 0.1.131,:71.
7=113, 1,7ersuant to the al) lication o Tie :Pacific
lelele.hone and ele'craph Company t.erefor, and to the
notice by this Council duly 7iven and -17,1i2hed that
it was T.coposed by this Council to offer for sale and
grant to the hihest bieider, u-Ron the terms and con-
ditions set forth in said a.lication, certain
franchise to erect, construct, place, miintain and
oerate in the City of Alaeda, of California,
and in, over and under the str(ots, :alloys, avenues,
thoroughfres, and .oullic highways thereof, wires,
cables, anci. othor conductors and the necessary e-
qui-cuent and eepurtenances in connection therewith
for the transmission of intellience by electricity,-
the said franchise has boon this day struch- off, sold
and award.ed to said The -Pacific Telel)hone and Teler7raph
Comany for the sum naikled 111 its sealed bid in writi-n,c!
in that behc,,if submitted bo this Council; and
':=REA3, pursuant to the te= of the said. notice, The
2acific Telebhene and Telegraph Cowany has filed with
this Council a bond runnin to the City of Alameda in
the enal sum of Twentfive Thousa,:A Dollars rith the
United _3tates c'.-AC 'Guaranty Company, a corortion
oranized and existing under the laws of the L;tate of
Liaryland as surety, which sa Id. bond ia upon the conditions
recraired 'v. law and the ter_is of said, notice; and
the seeid surety is by this Council deemed good
and sufficient; Uow therefore, be it
1.'10BV1), that tho said 1)ond be, and the same is hereby
avproved and acceted.
Lr, 2.oyensteTn ,;ec,,n,‘Te the .:io:;L:n to do-,)t 10Eollltion and it
ond pased by the --'ollowtng vote:- __yes:Councilll:Ien .2,rtlett
:tallock, Hammond, l0::e7rItern [)26, (6). 1Toes:Counoilmen
Lro:ETi "loth, (2). Lbsent:Councilman 3tewart, (1).
:artiett then introduced a Bill entitled 'V, Bill for Ordinance
i0'• Oeries, C:',:cr':hti to The Y:acific Telephone and. TeleF:raph
Compny, a Col-oortion, Its 3ucceaiors and _Ls igns, the Fight to Ere-t
Construct, Place, 1:ai-htain an (:)er.::.te in the City c)-: Alamea, 3tte of
Ccaifornia, (.2,nd in, over nd llnde-z the :Areets, Avenues, Thorough-
:'.1e:thways thereof, 1-ires, Cables, L:n(7 olher Conductors
allC the 10C 000317 31l101fl0i1t and. 2,p'eustenance0 in Connection therewith
for the Tranaelission of Thitelligence by iilectricity" which was :laid over
an(1-f the -:)rovision of the Charter.
=:orr,:enstern called the Council atention to the unemployent
that exists in the City of meda and in the hope of assisting those
who are needy, moved that the City Clerk be antheried to receive alica-
tions :Jnj to register all those 7.Tio desire to Jo so, said registrations to
be co.,asidere further by the Council, seconded 1y Er. HamionC an ca d.uly carried.
CJierc bein9no further business to transact th e Council adjouraed to