HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1923-12-10ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCIS-
CO, HELD DECEMBER 10th, 1925.
Pursuant to adjournment the Board of Trustees of the City of South San Francisco met
in regular adjourned session in the City Hall on the 10th of December, 1923.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 o'clock p.m. by G. W. Holston, President of
the Board of Trustees.
There were present the following trustees, A. J. Eschelbach,' F. A. Cunningham, G. W.
Holston, J. W. Pitt and H, Scampini.
The minutes of the meetings of said board held on the 3rd day of December, 1923, and
the 7th day of December, 1923, were read and, on motion of trustee Cunningham, Seconded by
trustee Eschelbach, and regularly carried, were approved as read.
An affidavit of Robert Speed, the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of
"The Enterprise", dated December 3rd, 1923, testifying and certifying to the publication of
Ordinance Ne. 121 in all respects as in said Ordinance No. 121 required and in all respects
as required by law, was then presented to said board and filed.
The City Clerk then presented to the board all the returns of and from the special
election held in said City of South San Francisco on the 3rd day of December, 1923, which
said returns were examined and inspected by the board and found by them to be in all re-
spects in regular and proper order.
On motion of trustee Scampini, seconded by trustee Pitt, and duly carried, it was ordered
that the board proceed, and the board did thereupon proceed to canvass and did canvass said
returns in public by opening said returns and canvassing and counting the vote for and against
the proposition voted upon at said election,
The vote as found by said Board of Trustees was as follows:
"For the proposition to incur a bonded indebtedness of $58,000.00 in Gold Coin of the United
States of _America for the object and purpose of acquiring, constructing and completing by
the City of South San Francisco, a municipal corporation, a system of sewers for said city
in San Bruno Road from Chapman Avenue to the north boundary line of said city and in Butler
Road, including an outfall sewer and the acquisition of the necessary rights of way for
said outfall sewer, and also a system of sewers in that' portion of said City of South San
Francisco lying west of Chestnut Avenue, -l~r--~i~-prclmo~c~ 198 votes
Against said proposition ............................. 81 votes
Total vote cast ............................................. 279 votes
Trustee Cunningham then offered the following resolution and moved its adoption, to-wit:
RESOLUTION "C"
Whereas, at a special election held in the City of South San Francisco on Monday. the
3rd. day of December, 1923, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 121 of said City
of South San Francisco, the number of voters voting, and the whole number of votes cast
in South San Francisco Municipal Election Precinct No. 1 were 165, and that of Said whole
number of votes 133 votes were cast for and in favor of and accepting "The proposition to
incur a bonded indebtedness of $68,000.00 in Gold Coin of the United States of A~erica for
the object and purpose of acquiring, constructing and completing by the City of South San
Francisco, a municipal corporation, a system of sewers for said city in San Bruno Road
from Chapman Avenue to the north boundary line of said city and in Butler Road, including
an outfall sewer and the acquisition of the necessary rights of way for said outfall sewer,
and also a system of sewers in that portion of said City of South San Francisco lying west
of Chestnut Avenue"A and that of said whole number of votes so cast in South San Francisco
Municipal Election FreCinct No. 1, 32 votes were cast against the adoption of said proposition:-
Whereas, at said special election, the number of voters voting, and thewhole number of
votes cast in South San Francisco Municipal Electlon Precinct No. 2 were 114, and that of
said whole number of votes 65 votes were cast for and in favor of and accepting "The pro-
Position to incur a bonded indebtedness of $58,000.00 in Gold Coin of the United States of
America for the object and purpose of acquiring constructing and completing by the City of
South San Francisco, a municipal corporation, a system of sewers for said city in San Bruno
Road from Chapman Avenue to the north boundary line of said city and in Butler Road. in-
cluding an outfall sewer.and the acquisition of the necessary rights of way for said outfall
sewer, and also a system of sewers in that portion of said City of South San Francisco lying
west of Chestnut Avenue", and that of said whole number of votes so cast in South San Francis-
co Municipal Election Precinct No. 2, 49 votes were cast against the adoption of said proposit,
ion; and
Whereas the total number of voters voting and the total number of votes cast in said
city were 279, and that of said total vote 198 votes were cast in favor of said proposition
and accepting the same, and that of said total vote 81 votes were cast against the adoption
of said proposition; and
Whereas 'the number of votes cast at said special election for and in favor of said
prqpostion and accepting the same, as aforesaid, to-wit: 1~8 votes, was more than two-thirds
(2/3) of all the'votes cast at said special election, and said votes for and in favor of ac-
cepting the said proposition were cast by more than two-thirds (2/3) of all the voters vot-
ing at said special election; and
Whereas due notice of said election was given and said election was held at the time
and in the manner and in all respects as required by law and the ordinances of said city and
said Ordinance No. ~2]; and
~hereas said election was in all respects legally and fairly conducted and the returns
thereof were duly and regularly made and certified to this board;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of the City of South San Francis-
co, as follows:
That said proposition, to-wit: the proposition to incur a bonded indebtedness of $58,000.0(
'in Gold Coin of the United States of America f~r the object and purpose of acquiring, construct;
ing and Completing by the City of South San Francisco, a municipal corporation, a system of
sewers for said city in San Bruno Road from Chapman Avenue to the north boundary line of said
city and in Butler Road, including an outfall sewer and the acquisition of the necessary rights
of',~way for said outfall sewer, and also a system of sewers in that portion of said City of
South San Francisco lying west of Chestnut Avenue. was and this board hereby finds, determines
and declares that said proposition, as aforesaid, has carried and was duly accepted by the
votes of more than two-thirds 12/3) of all the voters voting at said s~ecial election;
That said proposition, as aforesaid, has carried and was duly accepted by the qualified
voters of the municipality and that said City of South San Francisco is duly authorized to
issue bonds of said City of South San Francisco in the amount and for the proposition and in
the manner in said Ordinance No. 121 set forth and specified.
Said motion was seconded by trustee Eschelbach, and on roll call the vote thereon was ~s
The City Clerk then presented to the board a~l the returns of and from the special
election held in said City of South San Francisco on the 3rd day of December, 1923, which
said returns were examined and inspected by the board and found by them to be in all re-
spects in regular and proper order.
On motion of trustee Scampini, seconded by trustee Pitt, and duly carried, it was ord~
that the board l~roceed, and the board did thereupon proceed to canvass and did canvass said
returns in public by opening said returns and canvassing and counting the vote for and agai
the proposition voted upon at said election.
The vote as found by said Board of Trustees was as follows:
"For the proposition to incur a bonded indebtedness of $58,000,00 in Gold Coin of the Unite
States of America for the object and purpose of acquiring, constructing and completing by
the City of South San Francisco, a municipal corporation, a system of sewers for said city
in San Bruno Road from Chapman Avenue to the north boundary line of said city and in Butler
Road, including an outfall sewer and the acquisition of the necessary rights of way for
said outfall sewer, and also a system of sewers in that portion of said City of South San
Francisco lying west of Chestnut Avenue, -l~e~---~i-~-pr~i-lr~crm ........... 198 votes
Against said proposition ................................... 81 votes
Total vote cast --- 2?9 votes
Trustee Cunningham then offered the fol] owing resolution and moved its adoption, to-wii
RESOLUTION "C"
Whereas, at a special election held in the City of South San Francisco on Monday, the
3rd. day of December, 1923, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 121 of said City
of South San Francisco, the number of voters voting, and the whole number of votes cast
in South San Francisco Municipal Election Precinct No. 1 were 165, and that of aaid whole
number of votes 133 votes were cast for and in favor of and accepting "The proposition to
incur a bonded indebtedness of $58,000.00 in Gold Coin of the United States of A~erica for
the object and purpose of acquiring, constructing and completing by the City of South San
Francisco, a municipal corporation, a system of sewers for said city in San Bruno Road
from Chapman Avenue to tbs north boundary line of said city and in Butler Road, including
an outfall sewer and the acquisition of the necessary rights of way for said outfall sewer,
and also a system of sewers in that portion of said City of South San Francisco lying west
of Chestnut Avenue"'~ and that of said who~e number of votes so cast in South San Francisco ._
Municipal Election ~recinct No. 1, 32 votes were cast against the adoption of said propositio
and
Whereas, at said special election, the number of voters voting, and the. whole number of
votes cast in South San Francisco Municipal Election Precinct No. 2 were 114, and that of
said whole number of votes 65 votes were cast for and in favor of and accepting "The pro-
Position to incur a bonded indebtedness of $58,000,00 in Gold Coin of the United States of
America for the object and purpose of acquiring constructing and completing by the Oity of
South San Francisco, a municipal corporation, a system of sewers for said city in San Bruno
Road from Chapman Avenue to the north boundary line of said city and in Butler Road, in-
cluding an outfall sewer.and the acquisition of the necessary rights of way for said outfall
sewer, and also a system of sewers in that portion of said City of South San Francisco lying
west of Chestnut Avenue", and that of said whole number o£ votes so cast in South San Francis-
co Municipal Election Precinct No, 2, 49 votes were cast against the adoption of said proposit
ion; and
Whereas the total number of voters voting and the total number of votes cast in said
city were 279, and that ef said total vote 198 votes were cast in favor of said proposition
and accepting the same, and that of said total vote 81 votes were cast against the adoption
of said proposition; and
Whereas 'the number of votes cast at said special election for and in favor of said
propostion and accepting the same, as aforesaid, to-wit: 198 votes, was more than two-thirds
(2/3) of all the'votes cast at said special election, and said votes for and in favor of ac-
cepting the said proposition were cast by more than two-thirds (2/3) of all the voters vot-
ing at said special election; and
Whereas due notice of said election was given and said election was held at the time
and in the manner and in all respects as required by law and the ordinances of said city and
said Ordinance No. ~2]; and
Whereas said election was in all respects legally and fairly conducted and the returns
thereof were d~ly and regularly made and certified to this board;
Now, therefore, be it resolved bY the Board of Trustees of the City of ~outh San Francis-
co, as follows:
That said proposition, tO-wit: the proposition to incur a bonded indebtedness of $58,000.0
'in Gold Coin of the United States of America fSr the object and p~rpose of acquiring, construct
ing and Completing by the City of South San Francisco, a municipal corporation, a system of
sewers for said city in San Bruno ROad from ~hapman Avenue to the north boundary line of said
city and in Butler Road, including an outfall sewer and the acquisition of the necessary rights
of Yway for said outfall sewer, and also a system of sewers in that portion of said,City of
South San Francisco lying west of Chestnut Avenue, was and this board hereby finds, determines
and declares that said proposition, as aforesaid, has carried and was duly accepted by the
votes of more than two-thirds 12/3) of all the voters voting at said s~ecial election;
That said proposition, as aforesaid, has carried and was duly accepted by the qualified
voters of the municipality and that said City of South San Francisco is duly authorized to
issue bonds of said City of South San Francisco in the amount and for the proposition and in
the maimer in said Ordinance No. 121 set forth and specified,
Said motion was seconded by trustee Eschelbach, and on roll call the vote thereon was as
follows: ayes, trustees A. J. Eschelbach, F. A. Cunningham, J. W. Pitt, H. Scampini and G. W.
Eolston. Noes, trustees, none, Absent, trustees none.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and adopted
by the Board of Trustees of the City of SOuth San Francisco this 10th day of December,
1923, by the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees ~. A. Cunningham. ~. J. Eschelbach. J. W. Pitt. H. Scampini. G. W.Holston
Noes, Trustees None
Absent, Trustees None
Attest:
Daniel McSweeney
0i~y Clerk
The City Clerk's Certificate of the special election was filed in accordance with the
law.
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The City Clerk presented a list of names of taxpayers, who paid the tax for weed clean-
in~ under protest and asked for a refund of the same.
The Clerk was instructed to request the City Engineer to employ Antone Philiip and G.
Bruno, to accompany one of his engineers and inspect the premises of the persons protesting
against the payment of the tax, Phillips and Bruno having worked on all the sidewalks from
which weeds were removed.
Trustee Scampini next brought up the subject of paving the alleys. After discussion
as to the ones requiring attention first, Trustee Scampini finally moved that proceedings
be begun to pave the following named alleys.-
1. The alley between Baden and Grand Avenues; Between Maple and Magnolia and from the
School House to ~range Avenue.
2. The alley between Commerical and Baden Avenues between Linden and 0mange Avenues.
3. The alley between Railroad and CommerCial Avenues, between Linden and Orange Avenue.
A. The alley between Grand and Miller Avenues, b~tween Spruce and Locust Avenues.
X~he motion was seconded by Trustee Pitt, and regularly carried.
The following claims against the city were next presented for payment;-
Pacific Tel & Tel Co, City phones
JAS.J.Jenningas Fumigating
Union 0il Co ~aterial
So.S.F.Water Co. Hall & Fountain Water Nov
Oakland Cai'Towel Co ~ash i~Service' Nov.
~Joise-Klinkner Co Police badges
Superior French Laundry Wash Fire Dep't Nov.
B.J.Mullin Blacksmith work
Pac. Gas & Electric Co
Pete ?ala
~ary Mercks
RoSella Tibbetts
Blanche C~rleton
Delia W.Scott
A~na W.Woodman
~ry Di ~ita
Rod Tibbetts
Kate Foley
H.F.McNe~lis
Arthur Johnson
B.Farrell
N.Mede~hini
Lights & Power November
~ent Hall Election purposes
Services on Election Board
4.25
17.50
.25
2.85
3.22
8.00
1.50
63.80
~10.66
10;00
10.00
10.00
!0.00
lO.OO
10.00
10.00
10. O0
10.00
10.00
Erectin~ taking & deliveringBoothsS 8.00
Typing resolutions etc, 8 A.00
Extra work cleaning streetm Sept.0ct Nov$YA3 83
Total ~867~36
The bills having been audited by the Xinance committee Trustee Pitt moved they be paid. The
motion was seconded by Trustee Scampini'and.regularly carried.
There being no further business before the Board Trustee Cunningahm moved to adjourn until
the next regular meeting, Monday, December 17th,1923, st ?:30 o'clock P.M. The motion was seconded b
by Trustee Eschelbach and regularly carried.
Time of adjournment, 9.05 o'clock p.m.
Approved ~
Presigent of the Board of Trustees