HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1919-08-11274
Regularly AdJoumned Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City
of South San ~rancisco,held, Monday, August,Il,1919.
This meeting was called to order at 8' 0 clock p.m.,by G.W. Holston "President of the Board"
Rollcall
Roll call found the following Trustees present,to-wit:
· .A. Cunningham, A.J. Eschelbach,and G.W. Holston.
Absent Trustees Healy and Kelley.
~h~ minutes of the Previous meeting were rsad and upon motion of Trustee C~ningham seconded
Trustee Esohelbach and ~egularly carried were approved as read.
An!applioation to make alterations and repairs to the Bianchi building on lot 18 Block 140 was
received from A. RaapadorX.
Moved by Trustee Eschelbach seconded by Trustee Cunningham that the permit be granted.
Motion carried
A communication was received from the Chamber of Commerce of South San ~rancisco and also one
from the Manufacturers association asking the Board of Trustees to grade a portion of the ci~d~
center site for a play gro~md under the ausplcies of the Y.M.C.A.
N~wed by Trustee Cunningham. seconded by Trustee Eschelbach that the Board of Trustees co-oper
ate in the movement as far as their finances will permit. Motion carried
A communication was received from the Unite&Railroads Company of San ~rancisco ,in answer to
a protest of the City Clerk against the running of flat wheels cars in South San Francisco
Mr Von Puhl"~he President of the Company "assured the Board of Trustees that he would issue
against running such cars.
The communication was ordered placed on file.
This being the date set for the reception of bids for the improvment of Swift Avenue ,it was mov~
by ~rustee Eschelbach seconded by Trustee Cunningham that the bids for the .improvment of Swift
Avenue be opened.
Motion carried
The foS!owing bids were then o~ened and read.
Raisch Improvment Company Grading ninety five (95~ cents per cubic yard., Paving
0ents per Sq. foot. and for the construction of corrugated iron culverts
per lineal foot.
The ~ay Improvment CompanyGrading Ninety four~A~ ~en~s per Cubic yard Paving Twenty five and
seven tenths ~EB.?) cents per Sq. foot. and construction of corrugatediron culverts Two and Ag/l~
Dollars per lineal foot.
Blanchard Crocker and Howell Grading Eighty five (85) cents per Cubic yard., Paving Twenty four
(24} Cents per Sq. foot. and construction of Culverts Three (3) Dollars per lineal foot.
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Esohelbach.
Resolution of Award
No. 36
Whereas the Board of Trustees of the City of South San ~raneisco did, in open session, on the
llth. day of August,1919,publicly open,examine and declare all sealed proposals or bids for doing
the following work in said City,to-wit:
That Swift Avenue,from a line drawn at right .!.~}~ to the center line of said Swift Avenue
at a point three thousand seven hundred ninety(~,?9$} f~easterly along the~- ~enter line of
Swift Avenue from the intersection of the center line o~ Grand Avenue with the center line o f
Swift Avenue,to the easterly termination of said Swift Avenue, be improved as follows:
By grading said swift avenue to official line and grade for the full lenght and for the
width of thirty three(33} feet;
By constructing therein for the full lenght hereinbefore mentioned an asphaltic concret
payment eighteen (18) feet wide,consisting of an asphaltic concret wearing surface one and one
half ~11~2 ~ inches in thickness laid on a cement concrete base six (6~ inches in thickness; by
constructing therein four (A~ circular corrugated iron culverts,each having a diameter of eight-
een ~18~ inches, at the places shown upon the plans hereinafter eSn~oned for the construction
of said culverts.
All work herein provided for shall be done to official grade and in accordance with the
special plans and specifications for said work,which plans and specifications are entitled "Plans
and Bpecifications for the construction of imorovment work on Swift Avenue,in the City ~eS~
San Francisco.County of San Marco,State of California,which avenue is fully shown upon s
hereto attached, which are made a part hereof ", which plans an~.specifications were heretofore
adopted by s~id BoSrd of ~ue~ees on the 23rd da~ of Ju~e.1919,and are now on ~ile i~ t~ office
of ~he C~ty ~lerK,%o wnxcni=~,~us and specifications rexerence is hereby made xor a xur~ner aes-
cription of said work and for the location and extent of the work to be done hereunder and for a
particular description of the boundaries of the district herein mentioned. Any duplication in %ny
of the work hereinbefore described shall be ignored. There is excepted however,from the above
mentioned work any and all such work as has already been done to official grade.
And said Board of Trustees did,in said Resolution of Intention No. 36 ,determine and declare
that said proposed work and improvment is of more than local or ordinary public benefit,and will
effect and benefi$~the lands and district hereinafter described,which said district is declared
in said Resolution'of Intention, to be the district benefitted by said work and improvment, and
· ~e+ ~w~,aw~ tbs a~ttwa m~t~ and exnenseS of said work and improvment shall be made chargeable
An:appli0ation to make alterations and repairs to the Bianohi building on lot 18 Block 1~0 was
received from A. Raapador~.
Moved by Trustee Eschelbach seconded by Trustee Cunningham that the permit be granted.
Motion carried
A communication was received from the Chamber of Commerce of South San Francisco and also one
from the Manufacturers association asking the Board of Trustees to grade a portion of the ci~
center site for a play gro~md under the auspicies of the Y.M.C.A.
HoTed by Trustee Cunningham, seconded by Trustee Eschelbach that the Board of Trustees co-oper
ate in the movement as far as their finances will permit. Motion carried
A communication was rec&ived from the UnitedRailroads Company of San ~rancisco ,in answer to
a protest of the City Clerk against the running of flat wheels cars in South San Francisco
~r Von Puhl"~he President of the Company "assured the Board of Trustees that he would issue
against running such cars.
The communication was ordered placed on file.
This being the date set for the reception of bids for the improvment of Swift Avenue ,it was mov~
by ~rustee Eschelbach seconded by Trustee Cunningham that the bids for the .improvment of Swift
Avenue be opened.
Motion carried
The fo2!owing bids were then oDened and read.
Raisch Improvment Company Grading ninety five (95) cents per cubic yard., Paving tw~Dty~.o~
Cents per sq. foot. and for the construction of corrugated iron culverts
per lineal foot.
The ~ay Improvment CompanyGrading Ninety four,aA) ~en~s per Cubic yard Paving Twenty five and
seven tenths (2B.?) cents per S~. foot. and construction of corrugatediron culverts Two and 49/1~
Dollars per lineal foot.
Blanchard Crocker and Howell Grading Eighty five (88) cents per Cubic yard.. Paving Twenty four
(24) Cents per Sq. foot. and construction of Culverts Three (~) Dollars per lineal foot.
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Esohelbach.
Resolution of Award
No. 36
Whereas the Board of Trustees of the City of South San ~raneisco did, in open session, on the
llth. day of August,1919,publicly open,examine and declare all sealed proposals or bids for doing
the following work in said City,to-wit:
That Swift Avenue,fron a line drawn at right .~.~a to the center line of said Swift Avenue
at a point three thousand seven hundred ninety~,?9$) f~eas~erly along the~ ~enter line of
Swift Avenue fron the intersection of the center line o~ Grand Avenue with the center line o f
Swift Avenue,to the easterly termination of said Swift Avenue, be improved as follows:
By grading said swift avenue to official line and grade for the full lenght and for the
width of thirty three(~) feet:
By constructing therein for the full lenght hereinbefore mentioned an asphaltic concret
payment eighteen (18) feet wide,consisting of an asphaltic concret wearing surface one and one
half (11~2) inches in thickness laid on a cement concrete base six (6) inches in thickness; by
constructSn~ therein four (4) circular corrugated iron culverts,each having a diameter of eight-
een (18~ xncnes, at the places shown upon the plans hereinafter I~bn~oned for the construction
of said culverts.
All work herein provided for shall be done to official grade and in accordance with the
special plans and specifications for said work.which plans and specifications are entitled "Plans
and Specifications for the construction of lmprovment work on Swift Avenue,in the City
San Francisco,County of San Marco,State of California,which avenue is fully shown upon
hereto attached, which are made a part hereof ". which plans an~.specifications were heretofore
adopted by s~d Bosrd pf ~ue~ees on.the 2~d dSy of Ju~le.1919,and are now on ~ile i~ t~ office
of ~he C~mY G±er~,~o wnxcn~m~,~ns ana spec~xxcam~ons rezerence is hereby made xor a xur~ner aes-
crtption of said work and for the location and extent of the work to be done hereunder and for a
particular description of the boundaries of the district herein mentioned. Any duplication in ~ny
of the work hereinbefore described shall be ignored. There is excepted however,from the above
mentioned work any and all such work as has already been done to o£ficial grade.
And said Board of Trustees did,in said Resolution of Intention No. 36 ,determine and declare
that said proposed work and improvment is of more than local or ordinary public benefit,and will
effect and benefi$'~the lands and district hereinafter described,which said district is declared
in said Resolution~of Intention, to be the district benefitted by said work and improvment, and
that therefore the entire costs and expenses of said work and improvment shall be made chargeable
against and shall be assessed upon said lands and diatrict,except as herein expressly provided,
which district is within said City of South San Francisco. County of San Marco, State of Califor-
nia.and particularly described as follows,to -wit;
Beginning at the Northwest corner of the lands owened by W.P. ~ller and Company and running
thence along the westerly boundary line of said lands South 3 3 degrees ~minutes West 8~$J~6
feet; thence North 86 degrees nc minutes 4 seconds W~st 238.17 feet; thence west 525 feet; thence
Ncrt~ 65 degrees 33 minutes minutes West 424.?0 feet, thence North 0 degrees 14 minutes ~ast
51.41 feet; thence West 1076.73 feet: thence North 50 feet; thence West 960.33 feet; thence
North 392.46 feet; thence North 27 degrees 30 ~inutes 23 Seconds West 247.14 feet; thence North
33 detrees 22 minutes ~2 seconds East 545.20 feet; thence SOuth ~6 degrees 37 minutes 18 Seconds
East 680.99 feet; thence East lOll.14 feet; thence South 63 degrees 29 minutes East 617.57 feet;
thence East 625 feet;thence North 6~ degrees 38 minutes B~ Seconds East 326.99 feet to the point
of beg~ning.
Saving, excepting and excluding from said district all streets, avenues,alleys ,lanes,courts.
and places included and contained.
Notice is hereby given that serial bonds to represent unpaid assessments,and bear interest at
the rate of seven (?1 per cent per annum will be issued hereunder in the manner specified in the
"Improvment bond Act of 191~",and the amendments thereto,the last installment of which bondsshall
mature nine (9) years from the second day of July next succeeding nine 191 months fro~ their date
Except as hereinbefore provided,all of the herein propos ed work shall be done in pursuance of
an act of the Legislature of the State of California designated as "The Improvment Act of 1911",
approved April 2~,lgl~,and amendments thereto.
Reference is hereby made to Resolution of Intention NO. 36 of said Board of Trustees declaring
its intention to order said work to be ~one,for further particulars,which ~esolution of Intention
is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
And thereafter on the llth. day of August,19!9,awarded the contract to the lowest responsible bid-
der,to-wit: Raisch Improvment Company a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State 0f California ,at the prices mamed in its bid, to-wit: Grading ninety five (951 cents per
cubic yard; asphaltic concrete pavement Twenty one (211 cents per square foot ,Corrugated iron
culverts Three (3~ Dollars per lineal feet.
The City Clerk is hereby ~irected to post notice~'~'of this award conspicously for five (5) dais on
or near the $ouncil ~hamber Door of this Board and also to publish this notice by two 12~ insertiom
in "The Enterprise" a weeEly newspaper printed and published in said City and hereby designated
for that purpose by said Board of Trustees.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the
Board of Trustees of the ~City of South San ~rancisco this 11 th. ~a$ of Augugt 1919,by the
~ollowing vote:
AyesTrustees ~.A. Cunni~gham,A.J. Eschelbach, and G.W. Holston.
Noes Trustees None
Absent Trustees Eealy and Kelley.
William J. Smith
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the City of South San 2rancisco.
Moved by Trustee Cunningham seconded by Trustee Eschelbach that the Board adjourn until Monday
August,18,1919.to meet at ~ZIO Linden Avenue at 8 O' clock p.m.
Motion Carried
Time of adjournment 9 p,m.
City Clerk and ex-offici~r~Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the City of South San ~rancisco.
Approve~~ 2,
President of the Board of Trustees of the City of South San ~rancisco