HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1917-12-03 Regular Dieeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of South
San Francisco,held Monday, Dece~ber,Z,~9~?.
This~meetin~ was called to order ~t 8' 0 ~ock P.L~., bl Trustee J.H. Kelley "President of
the Bo~rd".
Roll-call
found ~11 TrUstees,present ~,to~wit:,~ , ~ ~ :
P.A.Cunningham,L~.F.~ Healy,. G.W. Holston,Geo. H. Wal]gce and J.H. ~e~ley.~'~ ~
Absent Tr~stees
2~he min~te~ of the previous meeting were read a~d a?proved.
A communication wgs received from the director of mines oertgining to t?~e use of explosiv.es
in the City of ~outh S~n Prancisco,~nd enquireing if a license w~s required for the ?urcna~
and use of same.
The City Clerk was instructed to answer t~e comru~nicstion giving the required infor~mtion.
A come,imitation w~s received from the Steel ~.VorPers organization ~of South o
~n Francisco
thanking the Board of Trustees for ~ernitinF the ~a~ing of jitne~s in S~uth S~n Francisco
durin~ the Street C~r ~trike. ~ ~
T?~e cb~:n~nic~t~on w~s brdere~ pUaced on file.
~ comm~nic~tion w~.s receive8 from the ~n L%teo Count? Wonens Committee of i~.tiona~ and St~
~enss,~ as~zng~ ' that ~ue[~csy~ of each wee~ be proclai~2ed a n~eat]ess day.
The communic~.t~on was ordered place8 on zile.
A co~m~?nication was received from J.C. Keens First Assistant Postma~ter General,in angrier to
a comr~nic~tion from the Cit~ Clerk encloseing resolution passed b~ the Board of Trustees
on llovemb~rlEth. 1917.,protesting ~inst ~the mer~in~ of South S~n Francisco ~ost o~f$ce wi~
~t of ~ E~n nsw~r tsted
~rie~.o~.d ?~9~ti~e~. ~ ~that th~ statement chargin~ the ?reSent s,'s~em ~s
~h~ communication w~s ordered placed on file -
Acommuntcation was received from State Senato~ Hiram ~. Johnson in connection with the
mer~in~v of the South ~
~n Francisco Dost office smd stating theft the matter would be ~iven
his ernest consideration.
The co~r~nic~t~on w~ or"~ered ?~.ced on f~le.
A~ application te set Poles as per blm. prints 152 A and 181-R was rec.iwed fr~m ~ the
Pac. Gas & Electric Co.
Moved b~~ Trustee H lston seconded bN Trustee Cunningham that the aTL. plications be referred ~
the Public Utilit~~ committee
l,!otion Carried
The rerorts of Cit}~ officers for the month of November were then read,the report of the City
Clerk showed .the following balances.
General ~%~nd$?,14S.62 Library Fund ~1,?02.94 Sinking Fund $?,152.2Z Cit}~ Hall ~und $6,566.79
°ewer Fund ~1,098.~4 ?;Ced Fund $190,5Z ?treet Bonds Series "A~' 125.72 Series "B" $50.84
~treet Ir~prov~nent Bonds 2eries "C" $165.26 ~eries "D" ~7.07 ?eries "E" $750.48
The re~ort of the Citv Eecorder showe~ that the sum of $ 72.00 h~d been collected through
his office during the month of November 191V.
The re~ort of the City Health officer was ~lso received at this meeting showing that the
drin$ing fountain had b~en cleaned and Z1 children had tDent~lntreatment st the school.
L~oved b~ Trustee Cunningh~ seconded by Trustee Healy th&t the re~ort~ of all Cit~i~ officers
received at this meetin~ be accepted and filed.
~~~n,~ ~~e h d~wasSet'~'f°rmovea~h~oy op~ningTr~s~eeof, b~dSHo±stonfOrandthesecondedConstr~cti°nby Tr~s ~fteesewers~all~¢ein Highthat SchoOlth.
~otien carrie4
~&s frem the f~olowing Dersons were then opened J. Jmdah Calish $6~826.10 , ?e]i~.~ ~c Humh
~$8.0~1.~5 L~. Xlassen ~,265.Z5 Fred ~e~ers ~4,781.50 W.J. Tobin ,4,875.1J and Joseph
~c Hugh ~4,636.50
Joseph J. Mc ~h bein~ the lowest bidder he was bN resolution awarde~ the work by resolution
ef award $Sl ~ich resolution w~s ~d~Dted b~ the followin~
Ayes Trustees~F.A.Cunnin~ham, M.F. nell?, G.W. Ho]stem, GeU. e~allace and J.H. Ee].ley.
Noes T~m~stees None
Absent Trustees None
~ aatd resolution, w~s filed and is now on file in book of Resolution~ Wg the CitN of South
~ranczsco,p~ge l~
William J. Smith Citr Clerk
2~ewas moved b? Trustee Cunningham seconded by Trustee W~]lace th~'t the City Clerk be instruc%~ed
to notify W.J. ~I&rtin in answer to his enquirFy regarding the placing of oil tanks and other
bull. dings on the east side of Linden Avenue extention , that the B~ard had no objection te
tanks being constructed at that point by the Union 0ileCompany of ~alifornie.
motion C~rried
Zoved by Trmstee Curningham sec.~nde~- by Trustee ~eal2 that the Cit~ Clerk be instrmcted te
Q;mmmnicate with the secretary of the R~ilroad Co, mission With a view to having gates and
· z~g man at the R~ilroad Crossing at Zkaden Avenae extention.
' Motion carried . ~
Meve~ by Trustee Cunnin~ham seconded bN Trustee Healy that H. Scampinni be given sixty days
)ese ef his cigar stock a t Grand and L~nden Avenme
Liotion Carried
demands against the City were presented fro pa}~ment the same having been approved
.nance o~mmitt~.
in theoCity of ~o~th S~:.n Prancisco,~nd en~ireing if ~ ~icense w~s required for the ~urcna~
8.~d ~1~ ~ of S~. '
The Cit?~ Clerk was instructed to ~n~wer t~.e com~u~ni~tion ?iving the required information.
A co~n:::nnica, tion was received from the Steel 'Jerkers organization :~f ~outh S~.n Francisco
thankin~ the Board of Trustees f~,r :':er~.:iting the ~a~ing of jitne3-'s in South S:~n Francisco
during %he Street Car ~trike.
T?e comm~:nic~t~on w~s brder~d placed on file.
Z comm~nic~tion w:.s received from the S~n L~.teo County ~7omens Committee of National ~nd St~
~efense, a~ki~g that Tue~dsy of etch week be proclaimed a meatless day.
~he communication was ordered placed on file.
A com~u:nication was received from J.C. Keens First Assistant Postman:tot General,in angrier to
a comrmnication from the City Clerk encloseing resolution pa~sed b: the Board of Trustees
on !lovemb~rl~th. 1917.,protesting ~:~inst .the merging of South S~n Francisco Dost o~f$ce wi~
~Dh~t of ~dY~n~ti~e~Sw~r ~t~ted~'~that th~ s~atement char~in~ the ~re~ent s.~"s~em ~S
t~rior~ ,~. ~
The communication w~s ordered placed on file. ·
Aco~untcation w~s received from State SenstoM Hiram W. Johnson in connection with the
mergin:~ of the South S~-n Francisco ~o~t o~fice ~nd ~tating that t~:e ~tter would be '~iven
his ernest consideration.
The co~:::nic~::t:on w~ or"~ered ~ced on f::le
AA~ application te set poles as per bike prints 1~2 A and 181-R was received from ~ the
Pac. Gas & Electric Co.
Moved bi.' Trustee H lston seconded by Trustee Cunnin~h~m that the a~:plications be referred
the Public Utility committee.
fiction Carried
The rer~orts of Cit:~~ officers for the month of November were then read,the report of the City
C~_erk showed .the following balances.
General f~nd,7 ,143. 62 Library Fund $1,?02.94 ~inking Fund $7,1~2.2Z Cit~ Hall ?und $6,~66.79
*ewer Fund $1,~098.74 ?Jeed Fund $190,5~ ~treet Bonds Series "Aw 12~.72 Series "B" $~0.84
ftreet I~provL:ent Bo~s 2eries "C" $165.26 ~eries "D" $?.07 ~eries "E" $?~0.48
The retort of the City Eecorder showe~ that the sum of $ 72.00 had been collected through
his office during the month ef November 1917.
The report of the City Health officer was else received st this meeting showing that the
drinking fountain had b~en cleaned and ~1 children had ~:~ent~l~treatment ~t the school.
Lioved b? Trustee Cunninghcm seconded b:; Trustee Healy that the reporta of all City officers
received ~t this m~eting be ~ccepted and filed.
~.-~v~slon,~~e h, d, set for ~h~ op~nin~ of~b}d~ for ~he constrmction ~f sewers in High School
coy ~rms~ee Holston ~n~ seconded by Trmstee Wallace that the
WaS ~ove
De openeG.
~otien carried
M~&s from th~ f~olowing oersons were then opened J. Jmdah Cal!sh $6.826.10 , ~:e~i:: L~c Hu~h
$8.031.75 i~. Xlassen ~,265.35 Fred 'e-~ers ~4,781.50 W.J. ~obin $4,875.13 and Joseph J.
Mc Hugh $4,6Z6.50
Joseph J..~ic r~:~h oe~n~ the lowest bidder he wa? b~7 resolution awarded the work by resolu%ion
ef award ~ 31 ~ch reso~tion was 2do,ted by the ~ollowin~ wets,:
Ayes Trustees P.~.Cunnin.ha,m, L~.P. Hea~y, G.W. _HoUston, GeU. H. ~Tallace and J.H. Xe_:.!ey.
Noes T~stees None
Absent Trustees None
~ aaid resol~tion~wss filed and is now on file in book of Resolution~ $~ the City of South
William J. Smith Cit:.~ Clerk
T~ewas moved bN Trustee Cunningham seconded by Trustee Vf~]lace that the City Clerk be ir~struc~ed
to notif:~ W.J. Li~.rtin in answer to his enquir~ regarding the placing of oil tanks and other
bui]dings on the east side of Linden Avenue extention , that the B~ard had no objection t~
tanks being constructed at.that, point.by the Union 0ileCompany of ~alifornis. mo~ion C~-rr~ed
by Trustee Cur~ismham sec.:nde: by Trustee He~..l:J that the Cit?? Clerk be instructed to
a~ni6ate with the ~e~etar3' of the~ ~i~lro~.d~ Co~ nis~.~on__with a v~ew to having gates and
man at the R~:~ilroad..O~rossing a~.zmacen avenue ex~en%mon.
~o~ion carried '
L:ove~ by Urustee Cunning_ham seconded b.~: Trnstee Healy that H. Scampinni be given sixty days
to dispose of his cigar stock a t Grand and L~nden Avenue
i~otion Carried ~
The following demands against the City were presented fro payment the sa~'~e having been approved
by the finance committee.
16
P~m. Tel. & Tel. Co.~a-.~e]er..hone~_ calls for Cit:? H~.ll
?outh Cit.~7 O~raFe gasoline for Cit-- Lkrshal
~: ~as~s ~ ~.C~$ currents~ree~ ~h~sr it~n~ll
. s~gn lights
A. C,~:rlisle & Co. files for C].erks Office
~ ~i ~Liutler-unifor~
f°~l~YL[~?~uske~"-- -- - - leanin~ basement ,.~..tropolitan Hotel
C.C.
Con~ad fees as
OS~ cleanin.~ ~itrit~ ~rrshal~treets
J.~I.
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~oved by Trustee Healy seconded by Trustee Holston that the above demands be
and werrants drawn for the varioms amemnts.
L[otion carried
Z.O0
5.40
p~id
~,~oved by Truetee Healy seconded by Trustee Cmnningham that S.C. [c Govern the C~t~ Health Officer
be given an increase in salary ef Fifteen (15) D~ll~r~ per m~nth.
Ne tion Carried
The following Resolution was then introduced by Trustee Cmnningham .
Before the Board of Trmste,s ef the City ef S~uth San Francisco, State of California.
i Reso%ution. Amending. A R~sol~tion F~ntitled ~D~e~hsr~$~$tf~u~si[~$d ~s[~e~
~ ~ ~ i 'n th eno~ · n oz-,~sucn oo ~ -
~u~,.~ ~ ~he ~i~F o~ o~u~ ~.n ~rancisco,November 5,1917.
The above entitled resolution was res. d end upon roll c~ll was adopted as a resolution of the Cit~ of
South San Prancisce b~: the following veto;
Ayes, Trustees P.A. Cunnin~ham, L[.F. Hea. ly, G.%~. H lsten,Geo. H. W~.llace and J.H. Kelley.
Noes Trustees None
Absent Trustees None.
Willi~.m J. Smith City Clerk
The ~bove.resolution was filed and is now on file on p~se twelve Wot. ~fef resolutions of the gity
of SomthS~ Francisco.
The following Resolution was then introduced by Trustee Wallace. Resolution ~warding Bonds
No. 29
?he above entitled res~olution was read ~nd u~on roll c~ll was adopted by the fo!lowing v~te;
A~.~es Trustees F.Z. Cunnin~ham, N.F. He~ly G.W. Holston, Geo. H. Wallace and J.H. Kelley
Noes Trustees None .
Absent Trustees None.
William J. Smith Cit~? Clerk
The above resolution was file and is now on fi!, in Vol.1 page thirteen of book of resolutions of the
CltF of Somth S~n Francisco. ,
Neved by Trmstee Healy seconded b~: Trustee Cunninghsm that the B~ard adJomrn until Friday Dec. 7,
l~l? ,to meet at #clO L nden Avenue ,t 8' o clock p.m.
C~rried
Time of adjournment l0 p.m.
Re~;~e~tfully s~bmitted
Clerk of the Cit:~ of So41'th S~n Franeisce, CY~I.