1915-04-16 Regular CC Minutes4176
AJOURNED REGULAR METING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ALAMEDA, FRIDAY TIEN I7G, APRIL 16TH, 1915.-
The meeting convened with Mayor Frank Otis presiding.
The roll was called an. Bartlett, Hmmond, EacRae,
Morgenstern, iorris, Probst and Stewart, (7) were noted present. Quorum
present. Councilman Bullock arrived later and was noted present. Absent:
Councilman Roth.
The follo'.7ing were received:
Bond of W. 0. Jacoby as Clerk of the Police Court. Ordered
filed.
2 Report of the Street Superintendent on the completion of the
macadamizing of Lincoln Avenue. Ordered filed,
Report of the Street Superintendent on the completion of the
sewer in Lincoln Avenue. Ordered filed.
The following communications were received:
4 From the State Compensation Insurance Fund giving the report
of City Expert Jordan of Oakland on the matter of the insurance of
Oakland employees. Referred to the Finance Committee and the City
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Clerk to report back by July lst, 1915.
From F. H. Gould, on behalf of Mrs. Helen Fraser, stating that
Mrs, Fraser ask 4710.00 for the strip of 1 nd projecting on to Lincoln
Avenue on Willow Street. Referred to the Street Committee.
From the Police and Fire Commission asking that funds be allow-
ed to employ the three additional patrolmen for another thirty days.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
V/ From the Southern Pacific Company to the City Clerk, stating
that it was deemed unnecessary to place a flagman at the corner of
Lincoln Avenue and Webster Street. Ordered filed,
Mr. Bartlett moved that the report of the Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee on the improvement of the City Hall be adopted
seconded by Mr. 2robst and carried. Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. Bartlett moved that it be the sense of the Council that the
Oklahoma, Panama Expoisivion Tent City be granted a permit, when proper
application therefor is made, to place their tent city on the Kearney
property along Fernside Boulevard, subject to the a-eproval of the Board
of Health, seconded by Hr. Probst and carried.
4/ Hr. Bartlett moved that the recommendation of the City Plennihg
Commission giving the change in the position of Atlantic Boulevard be
referred to the Street Committee.
Hr. Probst inroduced the following Resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLUTION.
DETERMINING THAT THE '11BLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY
eel ea. Is
2 April 16th, 1915.
WHICH L1I NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT TO CARRY OUT
THE OBJECTS, PURPOSES AND POWERS OF SAID MUII
CIPALITY, TO WIT:-
FIRST,- THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND COM-
PLETION OF MUNICIPAL WHARVES, DOCKS, PIERS,
SLIPS AND QUAYS REQUIRED FOR THE ACCOMODATION'
OF COMMERCE, TOGETHER WITH TTTEIR APPURTF,YANT
BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES, AND IN-
CLUDING APPROACHES TO SAID WHARVES, DOCKS, PIERS,
SLIPS AND QUAYS, AND NECESSARY BULKEADING,
DREDGING AND FILLING; and
SECOND,- TEE CONSTRUCTION AND COMPIDE -ION OF CER-
TAIN NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS, TOGETHER WITH THE
FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING THEREOF, TEE CONSTRUCTION
AND COMPLETION OF ADDITIONS, IMPROVET:ENTS AND AL-
TERATIONS OF AND TO EXISTING SCHOOL-BUILDINGS,TO-
GETHER WITH THE FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING THEREOF,
AND THE ACQUISITION OF LOTS OF LAND ADJACENT TO
AND NEAR CERTAIN EXISTING SCHOOL LOTS TO BE USED
FOR THE PURPOSES OF SCHOOL-YARDS AND SCHOOL-HOUSE
SITES AND ADDITIONS TO EXISTING SCHOOL-YARDS AND
SCHOOL-HOUSE SITES: AND
THIRD,- THE ACQUISITION OP A LOT OF LAND ON CENTRAL
AVENUE IN SAID CITY, OPPOS IT E TO THE EXISTING PUBIIC
PARK AND PLAYGROUND IN SAID CITY KNOWN AS "WASHINGTON
PARK", TO BE USED FOR THE ?URIPOSES OF 'A PARK AND
PLAYGROUND An ADDITIONS TO SAID EXISTING PARK AND
PLAYGROUND,TOGETHER WITH THE E=OVEMENT AND THE
EQUIPIJT:NT THEREOF FOE SUCH USE; THE ACUSITION, CON:-
3TRUC 7ION AND n OMILET ION 0° 'RUTLDFIG IN SA ID "WASHINGTON
ARE", TO 55 US ED TO SARE AND rs.icuiu2 ussosss, T OGET
ITH TH: FURN IS H I N'G A7D =501'4 T HE “: T.; IS IT I r11
CONSTRUCT ION AN1 ;:10-11:I= IC OP EU.L.:LLJGS IN TH1, 2 V.
2
is I LAYGROUND IN SID C IT Y EN OWN AS "L INC 0 LN
TO 35 US LT) 505 -ZARK AY:D 2LAYORO UND Ui:aoSsS,To&Ems.2 3ITff
THE FURNIIM 'NG AND Ef;edie:ELNG T AE1= AND THE AC c!,U IS IT ION ,
CONSTRUCT ION AND C 01;ILET ICN OP A TEM OF LLEC TR IC LIGHT-
ING IN EACH OF THI'; PUBL IC PARKS A D PLLYGROUNDS IN SAID
CITY, to WIT, IN "MCKINLEY , "WASH ING T OE PARE " , and
"JACKSON IFLaIlc", T 0 GET:aR. W IT H T IIE EQ,U I2MENT T HEREOF AND
THE ARPURTE2JANOES THERETO : -
AND EST IMAT I NG THE C 0 :2/2 THEREOF , AND D]T5SSINING TEAT
32111 C 0 ST THEREOF 7:I'LL BE 3200 GREAT 320 35 2 ID OUT OF THE
ORDINARY ANNUAL 1120 0155 AND REVENUE OF SAID CITY, AND, IN
ADDITION 320 THE 032152?. EXPENDITURES OF SAID CITY, WILL
RXCEED THE INC OME AND REVENUE PROVIDED FOR IN ANY ONE
YEAR, OR IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
WHEREAS, The City of Alameda is a municipal corporation
duly incorporated and existing under and by virtue of
the laws of the State of California; and
'NHEREAS , the Council of said City is the legislative
branch of said City, and the Mayor of said City is the
Executive of said City and municipality;
It is now by said Council, after full examination and
consideration, hereby
RESOLVED
Section 1. That the Council of the City of Alar,loda
hereby determines that the public interest and necesci.ty
of said City of Alameda demand the acquisition, con-
struction and completion by the City of Alameda of
certain permanent municipal improvements in said City
which are necessary and convenient to carry out the
objects, purposes and powers of said municipality, and
which are namely:-
The acquisition, construction and completion on Oakland
Harbor and the Estuary of San Antonio, on the Northerly
waterfront of the City of Alameda, of municipal wharves,
docks, piers, slips and quays required for the accommo-
dation of commerce, together with their appurtenant
buildings, equipment and appliances, and including
approaches to said wharves, docks, piers, slips and
quays, and necessary bulkheading, dredging and filling,
the same to be acquired, constructed and completed on
Tract 28, and Tract 9, and on tidelands and submerged
lands adjacent thereto, as said Tracts are delineated
and so designated on that certain map entitled, "Map of
Alameda Marsha Lnad, as partitioned among the owner
thereof in the suit numbered 8923 and entitled, Pacific
Tmro,.nypmpril Onm/1,01117 P1 n 1 M 1 Ff VR. JPMRR A_ WnTanirs!
April 16th, 1915.
Recorder of Alameda County on July 30th, 1900,
Book 25 of Maps, qt pages 75, 77 and 79.
The cost of all said improvements is hereby estimat-
ed to be the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars,
Section 2. That the Council o the City of Alamo e,
hereby further determines that the public interest
and necessity of said City of Alameda demand the
acquisition, construction and completion by the City
of Alameda of certain other permanent municipal im-
provements and property in said City which are neces
and convenient to carry out the objects, purposes and
powers of said municipality, and which are namely:-
(a) The acquisition of a lot of land adjacent to the
existing school-lot of the Porter School in the City
of Alameda, for the purposes of a school-yard and
school-house site and additions to the existing
school-yard and school-house site of said school,and
the construction and completion, either wholly there-
on. or partly on said existing school-lot of said
Porter School, of a new school-building for use as
an elementary school in the place and stead of the
existing school-building of said Porter School,to-
gether with the furnishing and, equipping of such new
building.
(b) The acquisition of a lot of land adjacent to
or near the existing school-lot of the Lincoln School
in the City of Alameda for the purposes of a school-
yard and school-house site and additions to the ex-
isting school-yard and school-house site of said
school, and to construction and completion thereon
of a new school-building for use as an additional
school-unit constituting a part of said Lincoln
School, together with the furnishing and equipping of
such new building.
(c) The construction and completion on the exist-
ing school-lot of the Washington School in the City
of Alameda of additions to the existing school-build-
ing of said Washington School,together with the furnish-
ing and equipping thereof.
(d) The acquisition of a lot of land adjacent to the
existing school-lot of the Longfellow School in the
City ofAlameda for the purposes of a school-yard and
school-house site of said sohool,
(e) The construction and completion on the existing
school-lot of the Everett School in the City of Alameda
of a new school-building for use as an additional school-
unit constituting a part of said Everett School,together
with the furnishing and equipping thereof, and the con-
struction and completion of improvements of and to the
existing school-building of said Everett School and of
and to its appurtenances and equipment.
(f) The construction and completion of the work of
re-,odeling, re-arranging, re-equipping and re-furnish-
ing the existing school-building of the Porter School
in the City of Alameda in such manner as will render
it suitable for the vocational work of the Alameda High
School.
(g) The acquisition of a lot of land adjacent to the
existing school-lot of the Alameda High School in the
City of Alameda for the gurposes of a school-yard and
school-house site and additions to the existing school
yard and school-house site of said school.
e cost of all said improvements and
hereby estimated to be the sum of Thre
and Dollars.
roperty is
Hundred Thous
Section 3. Tbat the Council of the City of Alameda
hereby further determines that the public interest and
necessity of said City of Alameda demand the acquisi-
tion, construction and completion by the City of
Alameda of certain other permanent municipal improve-
ments and property in said City which are necessary
and convenient to carry out the objects, purposes and
powers of said municipality, and which are namely:-
rihe acquisition of a lot of land on Central Avenue
in said City, opposite to the existing public park
and playground, in said City known as "Washington
Park", to be used for the purposes of a park and play-
ground and additions to said existing park and playground,
tozpthAr with the imnrnvompr& onni-nmol* +1,nrnn-P
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April 16th, 1915.
used for park and playground purposes, together with
the furnishing and equipping thereof; the acquisition
construction and completion of new buildings in the
public park and playground in said. City known as
"Lincoln Park", to be used for park and playground
purposes, together with the furnishing and equipping
thereof; and the aequisition, construction and com-
pletion of a system of electric lighting in each of
the public parks and playgrounds in said City, to wit
in "McKinley Park", "Washington Park", "Lincoln Park",
and "Jackson Park", together with the equipment there-
of and the appurtenances thereto.
The cost of all said improvements and property is hereby
estimated to be the sum of Thirty-five Thousand. Dollars,
Section 4. That the Council of the City of Alameda
hereby further determines that the cost of the here-
inbefore mentioned permanent munieinal improvements,
and of each of them. will be and is too great to be
paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue
of said City, and that the cost thereof, and of each
of them, will require an expenditure greater than the
amount allowed or which may be obtained by the ordinary
annual tax len of said City, and that the cost there-
of, and of each of them, in addition to the other ex-
penditures of said City, will exceed the income and
revenue provided for in any one year, or in the current
fiscal year.
Section 5. That the Council of the City of Alameda
hereby further determines that said Council will, for
the public interest and necessity, and in accordance
with the provisions of an Act of the Legislature of
the State of California, entitled, An Act Atthorizing
the Incurring of Indebtedness by Cities, Towns or
Municipal Corporations of Municipal Improvements, and
Regulating the Acquisition, Construction or Completion
thereof", (which Act became a law under constitutional
provision, without the Governor's approval, on the 25th
day of February, 1901), and of Acts amendatory thereof,
(in accordance with which Act and amendatory Acts of
the Legislature this resolution is adopted), at a sub-
sequent meeting of said Council of the City of Alameda,
by ordinance, call a special election and submit to
the qualified voters of said City, the ProPosition
of incurring a bonded indebtedness for each of the
three purposes to be therein set forth as in this
resolution state, respectively, in Section 1, Section
2 and Section 3 hereof.
Section 5. That this resolution shall take effect
and be in force immediately.
Mr. Bartlett seconded the motion to adopt the Resolution and it
was iassed and adopted by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen
Bar let, Bullock, Hammond, MacRae, Morgenstern, Morris, krobst
and Stewart, (8). Noes:None. Absent:Councilman Roth, (1).
12 « Mr, Probst introduced the following Resolution and moved its
adoption:-
RESOLUTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATM=
TO PRE2ARE NECESeARY eAPERS FOR CALLING
AND HOLDING THE BOND ELECTION.
RESOLVED, that the City Attorney be, and he is hereby
directed to prepare and e'resent to this Council such
Resolutions and ordinances as may be necessary to con-
tinue and carry out the bond issue proceedings this
day commenced by resolution of this Council; and that
he prepare and present to this Council from time to time
such notices, resolutions and ordinances as may be
necessary for the calling and holding of the election
therefor, and issuance and sale of such bonds as may
be authorized,
Bartlett seconded the motion to adopted the Resolution and it
was passed and adopted by the following vote:- Ayes:Councilmen
Bartlett Bullock, Hammond, Mac, e, Eorgenstern, morris, Probst and
Stewart, (8). Noes:None. Absent:Councilman Roth, (1).
13 Mr. Bullock moved that the matter of voting e500,000 bonds for