1915-01-19 Regular CC MinutesI1E0UL:,17Z ULETILTG OF THL COT:TOLL OF THS CITY OF ALAMED,
TUESDAY 7V=IYG, JZ.U.i:,RY 19TH, 1915.
The meeting convened with Eayor Frank Otis presiding.
The roll was called and Councilmen Bartlett Bullock, IfacRae,
Eorgenstern, Eorris and. Stewart 6). were zioted .present. QUO:MD.1
present. Councilmen HamMond, l'robst and Roth arrived later and were
noted present.
The Zinutes of the previous meeting were approved as read.
Claims against the General and amounting to V5078.51; against
the l'olice Lund amountinp; t o .69; against the Pire :Aind amounting
to 0_292.11; against the Street Snd auountin g to .;2322,59 and again,,t
the Street (1]merency) amounting to ',::2100 having been cmproved
and audited_ by She proper officials were read by the Clerk as follows:
L=2.L WD.
Califoria Oil S 3urner Co,
Cesta, L.
Fowler, Ruth
Yrench 'aectric Co.
'Hance, L. T1.
Kamena, William J.
Kollmann, M.
La 1:lant, Jr.,
]Lubbock, Oswald
Earchant c;alculatin .achine Co.
j.unicial Electric Liht :11ant
Soy, H,
Purity :iprinp:s ter Co.
Ryan, liatt
Schneider, Henry
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Ye,wan ',rbe
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2Llanieds Suleani rP.s
'13urton Co., J. IT-
Koerbor, A. 11,
Pacific Sel. 5 :el. Co.
Sj1L 5, V,J,
',Yestern Union Co.
2L1ar,leda stesm Laundry Ss
Vuicanizin
2,sird, 5. V.
.7-ISCher, C. 5.
Furey, P.
Gutts. Percha s Rub) er
Co.
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Oil
Removal of garbage
Services
Repairs
Services in Clerk's
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Directory
Launch hive
1:ental of 2. 0. Box
Calculatin machine
lihting
leat for Sound
SuTplies
Sup-i)lies
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.ildvertising
V;arrants
Cards
Total -
FUSD,
nuto repirs
2.epairs
Pule
7eleMones
1.eals
°loch rental
office
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48.00
5.00
3.00
3.00
22.00
14.00
4.00
15.00
.75
2586.22
.60
1.00
1,00
6.45
7.50
4.05
1.60
12.20
4.00
75.14
8.50
7.U0
-073.01
.70
6.75
5.60
4014
20.50
/1.00
Total - - 40.39
Linen service
llorseshoein
611 5 Valve
SuPplies
Supplies
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IrZustrial Homo for The n.dult thud Supplies
Jor:-en.son, P.
oorber,
]:Eazzini, L.
Zaci.;:ic Gas 5 'aectric Co.
Pacific Osl n :el. Co.
Park Garae
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Peo.--)les 5ter Co.
Modes-jalAeson L Co.
Eich-erson,
ThlicIrcl nil (In.
Horseshoein
Feed rnd fuel
Su :lies
Gas
1?3Ione toll
5ratus repairs
TV TV
TV TV
OiD an su-op lies
'Th.ter
Yeed
Suljes
15.00
0.20
5.00
0.25
.25
10.00
8.00
10.00
5.00
46.00
3.30
27.00
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.50
241.99
550.00
100.62
27.90
307.03
79.80
2.00
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JIssociated Oil Co.
Bacon Co., .,Z_ward R.
3urton, Co., J. H.
Cha-on,
Clark
Dahl, James
Eire '''oundry Co.
Freeman, J. I.
Goldstone, J. L.
HammonCI, C. Jo
Jorenson, r.
Park
Peoples .'60a7 Co.
Powell 3ros. Cnstruction
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Rhod'os-Jamieson 0 Co.
.3chne11 er, Henry
;Itackler, J. J.
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Jtone Co., 1], A.L.
VosburP;h, L. o.
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Bolte, H.
3orromeo, L.
Coffin, J. F.
Donovan, D,
Fouts, Creo.
Haselrer,
Heeb, Louis
Hildebrand, 0, C.
Lufkin,
Hatthew, 0.
c(7,rth, John
1,cli-anus, P. J.
1_(eye-, H. .f!,.
Llitchell, H. _.-
;oran, V:. F.
o-n, L.
Ormsby, H. H.
Parker,
Principiano, Felice
Rimassa, H. C.
;Aron-pers., J. 1'.
Vaccarezza,Y.
T:alhup, F. C.
000
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_Road machine
Reoairs
ASsisting 0it 0nineer
Oewer oie
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Castinss
Assistin City IL oaeer
Gsoline
Blachsmithing
Re-pairs
Rock
2creenins
Laterial
3n11 es
Blachsmithing
Roch
Hardware
Total
STRELT Furp.
jimergency.
Labor
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Total
260.48
900.00
0.50
45.00
39.74
27.50
102.00
62.50
2.99
131.20
5.75
128.88
35.36
55.25
160.00
473.00
7.10
11.55
2.30
63.75
10.48
14.61
10.63
326
.59
10.00
7.50
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
4.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
9.50
10.00
4.00
9.00
0.5Q
10.00
10,00
9.50
10.00
-0213.00
9ullocL moved that Lilo clz,Jms as read be )aid, seconded by
Prebt, 0iic carried Ly the =i2 11. ow:Lng vote:- Lyes:Cancilmen -9aftlett,
Bullock, FTmamond, hoo0ae, :or;ens'6ern, Horris, irobst and ;-)tewart, (8).
ITOOS:ITOAC. AbsenL:Councilmail koth, (1).
Eayor Otis asked if there were anything before the Council
relative to additional auto;"o6i1e and patrolmen for the Police De-
partment, The Clerk thereupon read a. communication from A. Latham
President of the Police and Fire Commission, recoendin: that the
Council set aside a sufficient sum of noney to eilploy three addi-
tional patrolmen and to -purchase two low priced automobiles.
After some discussion on the matter ill'. Bartlett introduced the
following
Resolution and moved its adoption:
REE;OLUTIOY .LUTHORIZIUG THE PURCHAE OF
01:*0 FORD idTTOLOBIL,S.
'.[HE60EA8, it appears to this Council that it is
necessary for the preservation of the .public
peace and safety th!:A two autopiobiles be fur-
nished the Police Department of this City for
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January 19th, 1915.
Commissioners be, and it is hereby authoriz-
ed, empowered, and directed to enter into a
contract for tie -mrchase of two Ford auto-
mobiles for the use of the Folice-Del)artment
of the City of _Ilmedo; provided, however
that the cost of each of said automobiles
shall not exceed the sum of 710.00 Dollars;
and be it further
R2±:3CLVED, That this Council does hereby (le-
clare that the contract herein authorized is
necessary as an emerency measure for the
immediate preservation o f t he )11.blic oeace
and safety, and that this Resolution shall
accordingly be effective immediately.
MX. L:orenstern seconded the moti,n to .,'Oopt the Lesolution and it
was T)asE',6d and aThted by the fol-owing vote:- 27/es:Councilmen
Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, Jacile, Loren stern, Iorris, Jf-oobst, Rot'
and Aewart, (9) . .7Toes:17one. Lbsent:lione.
V The mctter of putting more men on the police force was referr-
ed to the adjourned re3-ular meetinE: of the Council to be held Friday
evenin, January 22n C, 1915.
T]ie followinP: were received and ordered filed:-
The contract with the Edward R. 1$o con Company for the pur-
chase of a Haynes Universal Road I achine.
e affidavit of publication of esolution of Inte,Ltion
chan7ini; the grade of Fark. 6treet and 'Jiarrison 1.venue.
The semi-answ:1 reort of the Fire De)artment.
As the C.)uncil had ado)ted the ::es,-,lation authorizing the pur-
ckase of two Ford automoi1es for the Police Department, ir. iiorris
moved that all bids submitted December 1st, 1914 be rejected and
the certified checks be returned to the owners, seconded by Ir.
:orr:enstern ana carried by the following Tote:-, Aye :Councilmen
Brrtlett, $ullock, MacRae, More,istern, :orris, Zrobst,
Loth and )tewart, () ). l'oes:rone. 2lbsent:None.
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Additienal money being reonired for the -9urchase of the two
Ford automobiles allowed, hr. 3ullock introduced the following
Resolution and moved its adoL)tion:
REaMUTIIT, IIPPROPRIATIZG :::.020.00 17.0a
2U17,CH 'O= AUOTITOBITZ]S.
P=OLVED, by the Council of the City of Lla,meda,
that there be transferred, as requested by the
Police o.nd Fire Commission, from the General
Fund, (Continent) to tho Police Fund, (a sub-
division of the ;-eneral Fund) the sum of ,Ae;ht
hundred and, twenty and 00/100 (820) Dollars, to be
added to the :3-ix allndred (600) Dollars, buds-et
allowance, for the -)urchase of two, (2) Ford
automobiles.
The _udiLor is hereby authorized to make said
tr,mAsfor u)on his books.
ir. horris seconded the _lotion to adopt the 20solution and it
was oassed and adodted by the folloin,,; vote:- Ayes:Councilmen
Bartlett, Bullock, Hammond, 1:acBe, 1orgenstorn, 'Terris, Probst
Roth and .2,te-:vart, (9) . IToes:TTone. 2Lbsent:rone.
The following communications were received:
Prom the 3oard of :lectricity, re(!uestinr; ormission to make
Janury 19th, 1915.
vote: C ic:1cn artlett, Bullock, Hammond , Eorgen-
stern, Lorris, Zrobst, Roth ana 3-bewart, (9). 7oes:None. beit
Zone.
10 From Charlo Adams to Layor Otis, z)resenting his resigna-
tion membr of the Board of ,]lecricity. The same was accom-
anied by a co:.y of a letter from Layer Utio to 1:r. Adas acce!Aing
the si;;nation. 1.1r. Ilorgenstern moved that the resignation be
accepted and the comunications be filecl, seconded by Er. Hammond
and carried by the following vote:- .yes :Councilmen 3artiett
Bullock, Hammond, .cJac-2a , jorgenstern, Lorris, l'robst, Path and
a
Stewart, (9). Hoes:Uone. Absent:None.
11 From the Harbor Ldvisory ;:ioard, making recomaendations
c„s to the expenditure of the 200,000 pro-9osed to be raised by
bond issue and tha the election for the raising of the same be
held one or two ciays before or after the regular rnunicioal election
in Referred to the 2.0journed regular meeting of the .Council
:ri(7ay evening, JanuLLry 22nd, 1915.
12 From J. C. Ecnorson of the iuthorn Pacific Company
to clonate 8 ,000 towards the expense of widening Encinal
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oTforing
:.venue. Ordered filed. Mr. :jacRae offered the Resoluticn of
Inte-i;ticni for the widening of :,ncinal Avenue, but owing to a. slight
de et was laid over to the adjournd regular meeting of the Council
iiclay evenin, Janu2ry 22nd, 1915.
From the Secretary of the Board of .J1ucation requesting .
that the school department be allowed nine free teleohones of the
thirty-five to be ,p:otten under the provisions of the pro,)osea
new telehone francise. Referred to the Fublic Buildings and
Grounds Committee
LIT. Bartlett aoved that when the Council adjourn. that it
adjourn to meet in regular session 1.riday eve :inF3, January 22nd,
1915 at 7 :50 o'clock, seconded by ]:_r. Lacae and carried by the
following vote:- Zyes:Councilmen Bartlett 73ulloek, Fmmond,
:.::erenstern, orris, Frobst, Roth and 9tewart
iloes:TTone. Lbsent:None.
Further com,.lunications:
From City :ttorney li)orman recomending the return of the
certified check to owell Bros. Construction Company as the pro-
ceedings for the imprat of Eadison Street were void because,
of the lack of the establishment of a ,grade on said street.
Ordered filed.
L:orgenstorn moved that the certifed chock
be returned, seconded by r. 1.1a Rae liC carried by the following
vote:- .yes:Couneilmen Brtlett 3ullock, Ha::Imond, Lac::ae,
rr;onstern, P- 'st, lIoth ani ;-',,towart, (9). "Toes:Yone.
Absent: Yone
Jury 19th, i915
urginF-; the passage of the C:rdinance r.ranting them their frr,nchise.
011 - Hammond seconded oi nstern and carried
the ado-otion of the ordinance was laid over for two weeks so
•'Ghat in the lLeant ime the Board of Laectricity can communicote
further with the Tele)hone Company on the matter of placing oles
on Bro,r norm Island.
17 From George Y. Brown requetinp: a F:ratuitous license
to do electrical repairing and to take orders for a;opliances,
Tams, irons, etc., endorsed by Chief of Police John Conrad.
LLr DcT3.t,e moved that the license be granted, seconded by Mr.
2or1st and carried by the following vote:- i,-es:Councilmen
Bartlett, 1-al1och, Hammond, EacR(100 Liorgernstern,
Probot Roth and Stewart, () ). Zoes:Yone. Is1sent:1Tone.
From S. ,,. Shafer, offerin to sell to the city a steel
flag oole to replace the one in front of the City Hall. Referred
to the Pulliic T),-aildins and ,,rouncl. Committee.
19 ll'rom the illameda Improvement Club inviting the Council
to ottena their annual smoker and banquet to be held Thursday
evenin„onruoa7 21st, 1015. Lr. ;I:omond moved that the in
vitation be accepted and the Oterk acknowledge the same, seconded
by 1.1r. Bartlett and carried.
20 V From the Special Pound Committee recomillenCiin that
the Y:ound be .21aced at the rer of the City ,1:111. Probot
moved that the Ouic e ci . there, socohc3ed IT hr. 1:orgenstern
an0 lot by th e allowing 7ote: .:,yes:Councilmen
orp,:eilstern and 2-fobst, (3). :17,aes:Cualcilrnon 'artiett, Ha,mniond,
lforris, IlLoth z=lad Stewart, (3). iLbsent:Zone. Ur. Bullock
moved that the Cormittee be discharged, seconded by Or. T.orgenstema
carried. Lorgenstrn nv± tht the hyor avToint a
new Committee for the -ouroose of finding a )1ace to locate the
I'ound, seconded Thy and carried.
1 V The Peoples V:ter Cornpny presented plans for the improve-
ent of the house ofhich they desired moved across Fernside
Boulevard. Referred to the Street Committee.
1,:ooris moved that the mrchase of the auto :fire enine
ec,
be taken out of the hands of the Police and Fire Comuission und
left to the Police, Tire a.LV1 Thter Committee of the Council.
After some discussion this was withdrawn and the matter, imon
Llotion of Lr. horenstorn, seconded by hr. Haranlon and carried,
was laid over to -,he next reular meeting of the Council.
2r0bt moved, seconded by Er. Bartlett and carried
that the City lAtorney take up the matter of the killing of
stray dogs on t]o streets and ascertain what the legal power
of the .oundman is
2/i / 1,n!. Hammond called attention to the improvin of the east-
Januery 19th, 1915.
necessary Resolution of Intention for the improvement of Briggs
Avenue by assessing the abutting owners, and that the City
:ttorney take such steps as he deems necessary to quiet the title
of the easterly end of Central e_venue, so that the necessary
impl'ovement can be made.
a2robet called attention to the deired irnprovement of
the City all and suge ted that the tower be cut down and that
the 1ui1(ieLiu be given a cement exterior. 1.r. Bullock moved,
seconded iiy obet and carried, the,t the public Buildings
and Ground Committee be ,iven further time to ascertain the
cost of the desired jenprovement.
:fce.yor Otis called attentien to the insanitary condition of the
wash basin ill the 1,:a'T r's office and suggested that some improve-
ment be made, ljr, ec):cenetern moved, seconded by La'. Bartlett
and carried that he be Fiven power to make the necessary tn-
provement.
27 J obi; called attention to the advisability of paying
the men who are working on the streets under the emergency )-)T0-
vision as coon as eossible and sue. sted that eloney be aceerepriat-
ed so that the City Clerk could -eay them as they complete their
work. After some discussion it wes cecjejted that under the char
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1'0ViSi0I12 this cou=ld not be one
Mr. 12robet 'moved that the Clerk communicate with the Southern
ecicilic Com-eany to ascertain if 1?acific J'Ivenue on the south side
c uld be teade a regahr stop in: uead of a flag stop, seconded by
73ullock and carried.
2robet called attentien to the need of improving Sie:th
Street, between Eacific ZLvenue and Lincoln evenue and moved
seconded by iir0 J3?rtiett and cerried, that the matter be referr-
ed to the Street Committee to reeort back to the Council.
Mr. i'robst also called attention to the need of a cement
sidewalk along 2ernside Boulevard in Lincoln 2ar"k rend moved that
the City engineer and Street Sw)erintendent lay the sidev.ralk,
econded by Mr., lorgenstern end carried hy the following vote:-
Aye
:Councilmen Bartlett, Bullock, Hamend, jacRae, ]:orenste-in,
Lorris, irobst oth and Stewact, (9). IToes:1,Tone. Abeeet:17one.
Hr. „orgensi;ern called eALentien Lo the need of completing
the electroLiers at the ends of Liberty .t,ven.e and Gerfield _Avenue
a11 aovod , seconded by 7r. Bartlett and carried that the metter
be referred to the Street Committee.
Mr. 1-],cRe introduced the following Resolution end moved
its adoetion:
E38clu7lor ORDERIYG THZ,
PLSOLVED, that whereas the Council of the
City of Zaameda did on the let day of
December, 1914, pass its Resblutien of In-
January 19th, 1915.
Resolution of Intention was duly and legally
published as reouired b:7 law, as appears from
the affiaavit of ]:rank Brown now on file in the
office of the City clerk of said city; and
whereas, notices of the oassae of said. -Reso-
lution of Intention o. 19, ITew '3eries heaaed
"LTotice'of Da-tore-cement" were duly and legally
posted alon the line of said contemplated work
r,nC improvement and in front of 1).11 the proerty
liable to be assessed therefor, in form and
manner as required by law, imediately after
the oassage of said -2,esolution of Intention,
as ap-pears from the affidavit of V. U. Frodden,
street suoerintendent of sai(7 city, who, upon
the con-coletion of the posting of said notices,
forthwith filed said affidavit in the office
of the city clerk, making oath that he com-
oleted the filin of said notices en the 5t1
clay of December, 1914; and whereas, more than
fifteen days has expired eince the day of the
second publication of saiC Iesolution of In-
tention Ko. 19 Zew Series, and the com-pletion
of the oostin of said "1iotice of Ilnprovement"
therefore be it
:=OLVD, that the .:mblic interest ond convenience
recplire the viorh herein described, and the
Council of the City of 2,1ameda hereby orders
the f ilow work to be done in said city, to-
Thnt an Jose Ivenue, fro;r the center line of
Jiih Stret to no center line of Bost :!-Areet
be imProved as follows:
That a six inch, vitrified, iron- tone sewer,
with 4 inch Y branches and 4 inch house con-
nections, be constructed alon the center line
of an Jose fenue, in a ri,T:ht line from the
existing manhole in the crossing of High Street
with on Jose avenue to the existing manhole
in the crssing of i?ost strc!et with San Jose
avenue,
-21aat' the entire width of said &an Jose 2,venue
from the easterly line of Hih street, to the
west:rly line Post street, be _TC.6.0(1 to the
official grade; that concrete curbing, ei,.7ht
inches by fourteen inches in cross-section
dimension,be constructed a1onc7 the curb lines
of said street, between said last named lisiits;
tint concrete gutters , of the "flat" ,attern,
throe (3) feet in width and six (6) inches in
thickness, be constructed alono he roadway
side of f:x1.6 contiuons to said curbing ; that
the reuioiiaina ortion of the roadway, between
said limits, be macadamized with c layer of
broken trap rock, eisdat inches 111 thickness;
b-y• oiling the macada of a.i6 roadway.
of saiC work shall be done in accordance
with the fan ni6 oi±iontion heetofore
adEcyted for 1oina soi 6 ,116 now on file
in the office of the City Dlerh.
Yhe Cit-,v Clerk is hereby nrected to ost a notice
of said work, tootner with the !)inn; and aoeci-
clications therefor, censmicuously for five
days on or near the council chamber ( oor, in-
vitin sealed rro.,)osals or bids for do ing the
work oi ere6 11e is also directed to -,)ublish
notice iviLi 10 such ,roRosals, and reforrin
to the s'orcifictions :;osted. or on file, in the
:::voninr: i0es ::tr ::_-J2112,
dailj nes-,-)a-oer ,:11:1):1jhod and circulated in said
01t7 heretiy (sirnated for i11 purose•
artlett seconded the motion to ol the 1:osolution and it
WC:S tho vote:- ,A.:,,,e:Counoile;ali
i:ey:Nmtern,
(9) Zoos:]:,`one.
Moze
be ±11: fuythc,r asine 00 to traset 1C ConAcil nO
to :ec± 1.11 ::.0 j011Yn(I)(1 egniarrov Fridy evenin, j:riluary 22nd, 191;5,
7!0) Or100I