HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1919-10-06 Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of South San Francisco
held Monday October 6th. 1919.
This meeting was callsd to order at 8' o clock p.m.,by Trustee G.W. Holston "President of 1he
Board of Trustees.
Roll call
Rollcall found ':;.~a~!~,'~ Trustees present,to-wit;
F.A. Cunningham,A.J. Eschelbach, M.F. Healy,J.H. Kelley and G.W. Holston.
Absent Trustees None.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and upon motion of Trustee Kelley seconded by Trustee
Eschelbach and regularly carried were approved as read.
A petiti0n was received fzom G.Fazio, and A. Simoninni,asking permission to hold ~atur~ay night
and Sunday night dances in the City of South San Francisco.
Moved by Trustee Kelley seconded by Trustee Cunningham and regularly carried that the application
be denied.
A representative of the Bank of Italy appeared before the Board of Trustees and made an offer in
4~ per cent U.S. Victory Bonds for the $129,000. of Municipal Improvment Bonds of the City of South
San Francisco.
No action was taken by t,le Board of Trustees in the matter because of the fact that they
dectde~,~od~'~elll~g't~ bonds at this time.
Pastor of
A communication ~as received from the St Paul Methodist Episcopal Church of South San Francisco
an~ enclosing a copy of a resolution adopted by the Quarterly Conference Committee of th e church
offering the lot now occupied by the church on. the corner of ~Grand and Maple Avenues,upon the fol-
lowing terms and conditions,So-wit;
That a lot situate on the Northwast corner of Grand and Spruce Avenue 100' x 140' be deeded to
St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church,that the present church building be moved upon the last mention
lot and upon a good substantial foundation the~expenaeSof ~moving the building and the cost of the
foundation to be paid b~ the City of South San Francisco,and in addition to the above conditions,
that the sum of Three T,~ousand Five Hundred ($~,~00.00~ Dollars be paid the St Pauls Metodist Epis-
copal Church.
Moved By Trustee Cunningham seconded by Trustee K&lley that the offer of the St. Pauls Methodist
Episcopal Church be denied, and the City Clerk be instructed to so notify the Quarterly Conference
Committee of the action taken by this Board.
Motion carried
A communication was received from C.C.Conrad City Marshal asking for a ten days leave of absence
~pon ~otion o£ Trustee Kelley seconded by T~ustee Eschelbach and regularly carried the request was
granted.
A communicat~on was received from the League of California ~iunic&palities asking that the Board
of ~rustees send at least three representative~ of the City to the Eunicipal Convention to be held
at Riverside on October 20th to 24th. lblg.
Moved by Trustee Cunningham Seconded by Trustee Healy that the City Clerk,City Attorney and City
Health Officer be delegated to attend if they so wished.
~otion carried
A communication was recie~ed from Mr. A. Hyndingand addressed to G.W. Holston asking the co-operati
of the Board of Trustees morally and financially in a schema of tree planting proposed by ~.
Hynding before the Chamber of Commerae at its last meeting .
Action was deferred until the next meeting of the Board.
The following resolution was introduced by Trustee Cunningham.
Resolved by the Board of Trustees of the City of ~outh San Francisco,that the firm of ~erner and
Coffe~ architects be paid the sum of One Thousand Dollars ,to a~ply on architects services in desig
lng proposed City Hall:~he City Clerk is hereby ~astructed to draw a check on the City Hall Fund
for the said amount.
I herby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced ~ndadopted by the Board of
Trustees of the City of Sourh San Francisco,this 6th day of October 1919,by the following vote;
Aye~ Trustees F.A. Cunningham A.J . Eschelbach, M.F. Healy, J.H. Kelley and G.~. Holston.
Noes Trustees None
Absent Trustees None .
William J. S~ith City Clerk
This being the date for the reception of bids for the construction of the Commercial Avenue Sewer
it was moved by TrusteeCunningham seconded by Trustee Kelley that the bids be opened Motion carried
The following bids were then opened and read and were as follows to-wit;
W.J. Tobin $1,681.~6, D.0. Church, 3,159.50 J.T. Tobin $2,328.60 Moran Imp. Co. $2,279.13 T.E. Clinc
$2,289.~5 Chas. J. Ltndgren $2,6§?.22
The following resolution of award was then introduced by Trustee Cunningham
No. 38
RESOLUTION OF AWARD
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Moved by Trustee Kelley ~econded by Trustee Cunningham and regularly carried that the applicatic
be denied.
A representative of the Bank of Italy appeared before the Board of Trustees and made an offer in
4~ per cent U.S. Victory Bonds for the $129,000. of Municipal Improvment Bonds of the City of So'
San Francisco.
No action was taken by t~e Board of Trustees in the matter because of the fact that they we~e~u~,
decide~,~°~'~el~i~g~t~ bonds at this time.
Pastor of
A communication ~as received from the St Paul Methodist Episcopal Church of South San Francisc(
an~ enclosing a copy of a resolution adopted by the Quarterly Con!erence Committee of th e chur(
offering the lot now occupied by the church on, the corner ofGrand and Maple Avenues,upon the fo]
lowing terms and conditions,So-wit;
That a lot situate on the Northwast corner of Grand and Spruce Avenue 100' x 140' be deeded to
St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church,that the present church building be moved upon the last menti
lot and upon a good substantial foundation the~expe~aefof ~oving the building and the cost of the
foundation to be paid b~ the City of South San ~rancisco,and in addition to the above conditions,
that the sum of Three T,,ousand Five Hundred ($3,~00.00} Dollars be paid the St Pauls Netodist Epi~
copal Church.
~ioved By Trustee Cunningham seconded by Trustee K&lley that the offer of the St. Pauls Methodist
Episcopal Church be denied, and the City Clerk be instructed to so notify the Quarterly Conferenc~
Committee of the action taken by this Board.
Motion carried
A communication was received from C.C.Conrad City Marshal asking for a ten days leave of absence
Jpon ~otion of Trustee Kelley seconded by T~ustee Eschelbach and regularly carried the request was
gr~nted.
A communication was received from the League of California Municipalities asking that the Board
of ~rustees send at least three representative~ of the City to the ~unicipal Convention to be held
at Riverside on October 20th to 24th. 1919.
Moved by Trustee Cunningham Seconded by Trustee Healy that the City Clerk,City Attorney and City
Health Officer be delegated to attend if they so wished.
~otion carried
A communication was recie~ed from ~r. A. Eyndingand addressed to G.W. Eolston asking the co-operat~
of the Board of Trustees morally and financially in a achem~ of tree planting proposed by ~.
Hynding before the Chamber of Commeree at its last meeting .
Action was deferred until the next meeting of the Board.
The following resolution was introduced by Trustee Cunningham.
Resolved by the Board of Trustees of the City of ~outh San Francisco,that the firm of Werner and
Coffe~ architects be paid the sum of One Thousand Dollars ,to apply on architects services in desig
lng proposed City Hall:~he City Clerk is hereby ~mstructed to draw a check on the City Ha~l Fund
for the said amount.
I herby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced ~ndadopted by the Board of
Trustees of the City of Sourh San Francisco,this 6th day of October 191~.by the following vote;
Aye~ Trustees F.A, Cunningham A.J . Eschelbach, M.F. Healy, J.H. Kelley and G.~. Holston.
Noes Trustees None
Absent Trustees None .
William J. S~ith City Clerk
This being the date for the reception of bids for the construction of the Commercial Avenue Sewer
it was moved by TrusteeOunningham seconded b~ Trustee Kelley that the bids be opened Motion carrmed
The following bids were then opened and read and were as follows to-wit;
W.J. Tobin $1,681.~6, D.0. Church$~,lBg.~0 J.T. Tobin $2,~28.60 Moran Imp. Co. $2,279.1~ T.E. Clinch
$2,289.3~ Chas. J. Lindgren $2,657.22
The following resolution of award was then introduced by Trustee Cunningham
No. 38
RESOLUTION OF AWARD
Whereas the Board of Trustees of the ~ity of South San ~rancisco did,in open session,on the 6th.
day of ,O~o~.er,..~lg.open,examine and declare all sealed proposals or bids for doing tthe ~llowing
work in said ~ity. to-wit:
The construction of an extention of t~e Conmercial Avenue Sewer from Chestnut Avenue to
288 '
Ashton Avenue.
All material and all work must be in strict compliance with the requirements of the plans
and specifications adopted by said Board of Trustees for doing said work on the 18th day September
1919,and now on file in the office of the City Clerk.
The successful bidder shall,within ten (10) days after the award,enter into a contract with the
City of South San Francisco for the faithful performance of the work to be done under said award.
Resolved that said Board of Trustees hereby rejects all said proposal~ or bids except that next
herein mentioned,and hereby awards the contract for doing said work and improvment to the lowest
rrsponslble bidder,to wit,t~$t~$~; W.J. Tobin
at the prices named in his bid,to-wit:
Ten (101 inch sewer One and l?/100 Dollars per lineal foot Six inch sewer Eighty one (81) cents per
lineal foot ; man holes sixty seven and 80/100 Dollars each .
The President of the Board of Trustees and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed in
the name of the C~ty of South San Francisco and under its corporate seal to enter into an agreement
wirh said W.J. ToBin fom doing said work.
I herby certify that the foregoing resolution waws regularly iStroduced and adopted by the
Board of Trustees of the City of South S~n Francisco,this 6th.day of October 1919,b the following
vote;
Ayes Tr~stees F.A. Cunningham, A.J. Eschelbach, ~.F. Healy J.H. Kelley.an~ G.W. Holstom.
Noes Trustees None
Absent Trustees None.
William ~.Smith City Clerk
Reports of City officers for the month of ~eptember were then read,the report of the City Clerk
showed the following balances.
General Fund $9,6?~9~.Library ~und. 626.A6 Sinking Fund $268.10 City H~ll Fund $1,968.~A Weed Fund
104.85 street Imp. ~onas Series "A"$69.63 Street Imp. Bonds Series"B" $42.01 Street Imp. Bonds Seri~
"C" $48.48 Stre$t Imp. Bonds Series "D" $~4.39 ~treet Imp. Bonds Series "E"$17.06
Treasurer
The report of the City ,~e~,-checked with that of the City Clerk. The report of the City Record~
showed ~hat the s~nn of Fifty five (~8) Dollars had been colleeted through his office during the month
of September for which he encYes~d check. The reports of Fire M~rshal and Health officer were also
received.
Moved by Trustee Cunningham seconded by Tr~stee Healy that the reports of all City officers
received at this meetin~ be accepted and filed.
~otion carried
An affidavit concerning the publication of Resolution of Intention No. ~? was recedfrom Robert Speed
the principal clerk off,he Enterprise "the newspaper in which said resolution of intention had been
pubYished as provided by Law.
The affidavit was recd. and ordered filed.
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Kelley.
RESOLUTION 0RDERIHG THE WORK
NO. ~7
Resolved that,whereas the Board of Trustees o£ the City of South San Fr~nciscodid,on the
X~th. day $~ September 1919,pass its Resolution of Intention No. ~? to order the hereinafter describ~
work to bedone and the improvmen~ to ~_msd~ i s id y of ou '~ a n 'o i ~ t
of intention was duly and regularly ~u~lisnea a~ r~Qui~ by 1~$,~ ~p~e~ ~ t~ ~f~~ ~n
Robert Speed,now on file in ~_~e office of the City $1erk of said City: and '
· hersas notices of the passage of said Resolution of Intentiom No.37 headed ~.iotices o£ Im-
provment were duly and legally posted along the line of s&~d contemplated work and improvment and in
fro~t of all t~ prope~$2 l~able~to bea~sessed therefor,and ~loDg all the eden streets ~~v~eo~i~
trict here~naz~er men~onea,~n zorm anc manner as requmrea oy ±aw,as appeaYs from the
George A. Eneese,Superintendent of Streets of said City,who,afterthe completion of the po~ting of the
~aid notices,filed his affidavit in the office of the City Clerk,making oath that he,the said Geaorge
A. Kneesecompleted the post&ng of said notice~ on the 20th. day of ~ptember,1919; and
Whereas at no time has any person delivered to the City Clerkof said City,or to said Board
of Trustees,a written protest against s~id work,or any part thereof,on against the extent~e~ ~he~i~
SriCtjhereinafter described,or against both said work and said district; therefore,be it resolved
that oublic ~nt~re~t a~d coDveni~nce~reeuire the work herein described ~nd tSe Rf Trustees f
the C~ty of ~ou~n ~n ~ranc~sco,nereoy ~r~ers ~e following work to be apne ~n ~dCity to-wit;°
That the portion of the alley between Baden Avenue and Grand Avenue,which is included between the
Westerly line of Maple Avenue and the Easterly line of Spruce Avenue,be improved by Gradeing the same
to official grade and by constructing therein a cement concrete pavement five (§1 inches in thick-
ness.
All work herein provided for shall be done to official grade and in accordance with the
special plans and specifications for said work which plans and specifications are entitled "Plaas
and speci$ications for the improvment of the ~$~on of the alley between Baden Avenue and Grand Ave
nue,which is included between_the westerly line.of ~a~le iva~$ and ~a~i~orn~a Sh~cE a~ey ~s ~u~y
nue,~ the'~'~t~ b~ Se~.~n ~'ranclsco,coun~y oz ~an ma~eo,~a~e o~ h ast rl i e Spuc e-
shown upon the plans hereto attached which plans are made a part hereof,which plans and specificatio~
were heretofare adopted by said Board of Trustees on the 15th.day of September,1919,and are now on
file in the office of the City Clerk,to which plans and specifications reference is hereby made for
a furtherdescription of said work,and for a location and extent of the work to be done hereunder,
and for a particular description of the boundaries of the district herein mentioned.
All said work is to imclude any and all street intersections and street terminations and
opposite terminations of,in and to said alley and those to respective lines above mentiomed,as is
~hown unon said olans. Any duplication in any of the work heroin described shall be ignored
zne rresldent of the Board of Trustees and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed in
the name of the C~ty of South San Francisco and under its corporate seal to enter into an agreement
wirh said W.J. Tobin fo~ doing said work. '
I herby certify that the foregoing resolution waws regularly iS%reduced and adopted by the
Board of Trustees of the City of South San Francisco,this 6th.day of October 1919,b the following
vote;
Ayes Tr~stees F.A, Cunningham, A.J. Eschelbach, ~.F. Healy J.H. Kelley.cng G.W. Holstom,
Noes Trustees None
Absent Trustees None.
William ~.Smith City Clerk
Reports of City officers for the month of September were then read,the report of t~e City Clerk
showed the following balances.
General Fund ~9 67~.9~ Library Fund 626.46 Sinking Fund $~8.10 City H~ll Fund $1,96~.~4 Weed Fund
stree~VI~p.~ Bonds Series "A"$69.6~,, Street.Imp. Bonds Series"B" $42.01 Street Imp. Bonds Seri~
"C" ,AS.A~ ~treSt Imp. Bonds Series D $~4.~9 ~treet Imp. Bonds Series "E"$17.06
Treasurer
The report of the City ,~e~,-checked with th~ of the Oity Clerk. The report of the City Reeord~
showed that the s~ of Fifty five I~§l Dollars had been colleeted through his office during the month
of September for which he encysted check. The reports of Fire N~rshal and Health officer were also
received.
Moved by Trustee Cunningham seconded by Tr~stee Healy that the reports of all City officers
received at this meetin~ be accepted and filed.
~otion carried
An affidavit concerning the publication of Resolution of Intention No. ~? was recedfrom Robert Speed
the principal clerk off,he Enterprise "the newspaper in which said resolution of intention had been
pubYished as provided by Law.
The affidavit was recd. and ordered filed.
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Kelley. RESOLUTION ORDERING THE WORK
NO. ~?
Resolved that,whereas the Board of Trustees o£ the City of South San Frsnciscodid,on the
X~th. day ~ September 1919,pass its Resolution of Intention No. ~? to order the hereinafter describ~
i s id y of ou · a n .o i ~ t
work to bedone and the improvmen~ to ~.msd~ a~ r~Qui~ by 1~$.~ ~p~e~ ~ t~ ~f~$~ ~n
of intention was duly and regular±y punlisnea
Robert Speed,now on file in ~.,e office of the City $1erk of said City: and
·hersas notices of the passage of said Resolution of Intentiom No.~7 headed 1,iotices of Im-
provment were duly and legally posted along the line of s&~ contemplated work and improvment and in
fromt of all t~ property llable~to bea~sessed therefor.an~ ~lo$g all the eden streets ~~v~eo~i~
trict herelnaz~er men~onec,mn zorm aha manner as requmrec oy law,as appea~s from the
George A. Kneese. Superintendent of Streets of said City,who,afterthe completion of the posting of the
8aid notices,filed his affidavit in the office of ~he City Clerk.making oath that he.the said Geaorge
A. Kneesecompleted the post&ng of said notice~ on the 20th. day of ~ptember.1919; and
Whereas at no time has any person delivered to the City Clerkof said City.or to said Board
of Trustees,a written protest against said work,or any part thereof,or against the extent~e~ %he
SriCt;hereinafter described,or against both said work and said district; therefore,be it ~esolved
that public nt e t a d co$veni nee re u re t w r he ein de cib d snd tSe Rf Trustees of
~ou~ ~n ~rancisco,gereby ~ers ~e ~o~io,~ng wor~ ~o ~e ~d
City to-wit;
apne in
the City of
That the portion of the aliey between Baden Avenue and Grand Avenue,which is included between the
Westerly line of Maple Avenue and the Ezsterly line of Spruce Avenue,be improved by Gradeing the same
to official grade and by constructing therein a cement concrete pavement five (5} inches in thick-
ness.
All work herein provided for shall be done to official grade and in accordance with the
special plans and specifications for said work which plans and specifications are entitled "Plams
and speci$ications for the improvment of the ~$$on of the alley between Baden Avenue and Grand Ave
nue,which is included between_the we§te~lyline.of ~ianle Avanue and h sst ri i e Sp c e-
shown upon the plans hereto attached which plans are made a part hereof,which plans and specificatio~
were heretofore adopted by said Board of Trustees on the l~th.day of September,1919,and are now on
file in the office of the City Clerk,to which plans and specifications reference is hereby made for
a furtherdescription of said work,and for a location and extent of the work to be done hereunder,
and for a particular description of the boundaries of the district herein mentioned.
All said work is to imclude any and all street intersections and street terminations and
opposite terminations of,in and to said alley ~nd those to respective lines above mentiomed,as is
shown upon said plans. Any duplication in any of the work heroin described shall be ignored
There is excepted however from the above mentioned work any and all such work as has been
done to official grade. ·
Said alley hereinbefore mentioned is shown upon that certain map entitled"South S~n Francisco,
San Nateo Cou~y Cal. plat No. 1,which map was filed in the office of the Cou~y Recorder of the
COunty of S~n ~leteo,Oalifornia, March lst,1892 and recorded in map book 2 at page
And said Board of Trustees did,in said Resolution of Intention No. ~?,determine and declare
t~t ~aid proposed work and improvment is of more than local or ordinary public benefit,and will
e~mec~ and benefit the lands and district hereinafter described,which said district is, in said res
olution of intention,declared to be the district benefitted by said i~provment and that therefore
the entire cost and expense of said work and i~provment shall be made chargable against and shall
be assessed upon said lands and district,which district i~ within said City of South San Francisco
County of Smn Nateo,State of C~lifornia,and particularly describedas follow, to wit:
Beginning at apoint formed by the intersection of the Southerly line of Grand Avenue with the
westerly line of N~ple A venue,as shown upon said map entitled", South San Francisco San ~Zateo Coun
~i~!~~~.~iii!~i~!!!~i'~l~i~!i~!!!~of~a~leAvenue tothenortherlyli~eof
t ~ Ba~i'~enu~ to the easterly line of Spru.
e Avenue to the Southerly line o f Grand Ay.
nue:thence easterly along the Southerly line of Grand Avenue to the point of beginning.
S~ving,excepting and excluding from said district all public 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 (7) Der cent ~er annum will.be isz'ued hereunder in the manner snecified in the
"I~provment Bond Act o~ 1915" and the amendmenms thereto,the last installment of which bonds shall
matue nine (9) years from the second day of J~ly next succeeding nine (9) months from their date.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to post a notice of said work ,together with the plans and
specifications therefor, conspicously for five days on or near the co~mcil chamber door inviting
sealed proposals for doing the work ordered. He is alsodirected to publish a notice inviting such
proposals,and referring to the specifications posted or on file by two (2) insertions in "The Enter
prise"a weekly hewspaper published and circulated in said City of South Ban Francisco,and hereby
designated for that purpose.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution w as regularly introduced and adopted by the
BBard of Trustees of theCity of South San Francisco,this 6th. day of 0ctober,1919 by the following
vote; '
AYes Trustees F.A. C~nningham,A.J. Eschelbach,M.F. Healy, J.H. Kelley and G.W. HolSton.
N oas Trustees N~ne
Abse~Trustees N0~e
William'J..S~th City Clerk
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Healy.
RESOLJTION VACATING RESOL.~TION OF INTENTION N0.Z6 RESOLUTION ORDERING
THE WORK N0.Z6 AND RESOLUTION OF AWARD NO. ~6.
Ehereas the Board of Trustees of the City of South S~n Francisco did,on the 2Zrd,day of June,1919
pass its resolution of imtention N5.~6 to order thc, following work to be 'done in said City of Souti
Sen Frar, cisco,to wit;
That Swift Avenue ,from a line drawn at righ~ angels to the center line of said Swift Avenue at a
point three thousand seven hundred ninety (3,790) feet easterly along the center line of Swift Aven~
fl~m the intersection of the center line o~ Grand Avenue with the center line of ~wift Avenue ,to
the easterly termination ~..o~: ~afd Swift Avenue, be improved as follows:
By grading said Swift Avanue to official line and grade for the full lenght and for the width of
thirty three (SZ) feet:
By constructing therein,for the full lenght hereinbefore mentioned an asphaltic concrete pavement
eighteen (181 feet wide,consisting of an asphaltic concrete wearing surface one ~nd one half (1 1/2
X~l~hes in thickness laid on a cement concrete base six (61 inches in thickness; by constructing tth
in four (4) circular corrugated iron culverts,each having a diameter of eighteen (18) inches,at the
places shown upon the plans hereinafter mentioned for the construction of said culverts: and
Whereas thereafter, and on t_~e 21st day of July 1919,said Board of Trustees,by resolution duly
passed and adopted ordered said work to be done,and thereafter,on the llth day og August,ltlg,by
resolution duly passed and ~dopted,awarded the contract for doing said work to Raisch Improvment
Company,a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California: and
Whereas, on the 26tr. d~y of August,1919, said Raisch I~pr~w.~ent Company entered into ~n agreeme.
with George A. Eneese as Superintendent of Streets of the City of South San Francisco, for the per
rmance of said work:'and
Whereas sc. id resolution of intention was never published in the manner end form required by
end Wherea~(~ said agreemmnt is invalid and s~id P. aisch I~provment Company has refused to proceed
with performance of the s~me and has consented to the recission thereof:
Resolved by the Board of Trustees of the City of S~uth San Franciscothat said Resolution of In-
tention No. Z6,s~id Reolution 0r~ering the Work described in said resolution of imtention to be
done and said resolution of award and said agreement be ,and the same hereb~ are, and each thereof
is,vacated and set a~ide.
i hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly int~'o~uced and adopted by the
Board of Trustees of the City of South San Francisco,this 6th day of 0ctober,1919,by the following
vote:
Ayes Trustees F.A. Cunningham, A:J. l~schelbach, H.F. Healy, J.H. Kelley and G,W. Holston.
Noes Trustees None .
Absen~ ~rustees ~ione
William J. Smith City Clerk of the City of South San Francisco
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Eschelbach.
Resolution of Intention ~o. 39.
~ ~ESOT~i~TTON-O~ THE BOARD OF TEU~EES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCODECLARING ITS
__ . ..... ~ .... ~=.~.~ ~A~e extrA.ha AVenue to the point of beginning.
Saving,excepting and excluding from said district all public streets,avenues, alleys,lanes,
courts,and places included and contained. )
Notice is hereby given that serial bonds to represent unpaid assessments,and bear interest ~
the rate of seven I?) oer cent ~er annum will be isz'ued hereunder in the manner snecified in the
"Improvment Bond Act of 1915" and the amenduents thereto,the last installment of which bonds shall
matue nine 19) years from the second day of J~ly next succeeding nine 19) months from their date.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to post a notice of said work ,together with the plans and
specifications therefor, conspicously for five days on or near the co~mcil chamber door inviting
sealed proposals for doing the work ordered. He is alsodirected to publish a notice inviting sue
proposals,and referring to the specifications posted or on file by two 12) insertions in "The Ent~
prise"a weekly hewspaper published and ~irculated in said City of South San Francisco,and hereby
designated for that purpose.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution w as regularly introduced and adopted by the
B§ard of Trustees of theCity of South San Francisco,this 6th. day of 0ctober,1919,by the followin~
vote;
AYes Trustees F.A. C_nningham,A.J. Eschelbach,M.F. Healy, J.H. Kelley and G.W. HolSton.
Noes Trustees NLne
Abs~hTrustees Ne~e
William'J...S~th City Clerk
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Healy.
RESOLJTION VACATING RESOL.JTION OF INTENTION N0.Z6 RESOLUTION ORDERING
THE WORK N0.38 AND RESOL~TION OF AWARD NO. 36.
~hereas the Board of Trustees of the City of South Ssn Francisco did,on the 2Zrd,day of June,191!
pass its resolution of imtention N~.J8 to order th~-~ following work to be ~done in said City of Sou·
S~n Francisco,to wit;
That Swift Avenue,£rom a line drawn at righ~ angels to the center line o£ said Swift Avenue at a
point three thousand seven hundred ninety ~,790) feet easterly along the center line of Swift Ave~
f~zm the intersection of the center line o~ Grand Avenue with the center line of Swift Avenue ,to
the easterly termination ~.of~ ~afd Swift Avenue, be improved as follows:
By grading said Swift Avmnue 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 concrete pavemen~
eighteen 1~8) feet wide,consisting of an asphaltic concrete wearing surface one and one half I1 ~/2
~hes in thickness laid on a cement concrete base six (6) inches in thickness~ by constructing t~?~
in four ~4) circular corrugated iron culverts,each having a diameter of eighteen Il8) inches,at the
places shown upon the plans hereinafter mentioned for the construction of said culverts; and
Whereas thereafter, and on the 21st day of July 19IS,said Board of Trustees,by resolution duly
passed and adopted ordered said work to be done,and thereafter,on the llth day o~ August,ltl~,by
resolution duly passed and sdopted,awarded the contract for doing said work to Raisoh Improvment
Company,a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California: and
Whereas, on the 26tn day of August,1919, said Raisch I~'.pr~vment Company entered into an agreeme:
with George A. Xneese as Superintendent of Streets of the City of South San Francisco, for the per:
rmance of said work:'and
Whereas said resolution of intention was never published in the manner and form required by
end Wherea,'-~ said agreemmnt is invalid and said P, aisch ~mprovment tompany has re£used to proceed
with performance of the ssme and has consented to the recission thereof;
Resolved by the Board of Trustees of the City of S~uth San Franciscothat said Resolution of In-
tention No. 36,said Reolution 0r~ering the Work described in said resolution of imtention to be
done and said resolution of award and said agreement be ,and the same hereb~ are, and each thereof
is,vacated and set a~-ide.
i hereby certify that tLe foregoing resolution was regularly int~'o~uced and adopted by the
Board of Trustees of the City of South San Francisco,this 6th day of 0ctober,1919,by the following
vote:
Ayes Trustees F.A. Cunningham, A:J. ~schelbach ~ F. Healy, J H. Kelley and G.W. Holston.
Noes Trustees None .
Absent ~ru~tees i,ione
WXlliam J. S~ith City Clerk of the City of South San Francisco
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Eschelba~ch.
Resolution of Intention Ho. 39.
A RESOLUTION-OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN ~RANCISCODECLARING ITS
INTENTION TO IMPROVE A PORTION OF SWIFT AVEi~E.
Whereas public interest and convenience require that the work and improvment hereinafter described
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should be done; and
Whereas in the opinion of the the Board of Trustees of the City of South San Francisco said con-
templ~ted work and improvment is,and is hereby declared to be of more than local or ordinanry public
benefit;
Now,therefore,resolved by the Board of Trustees of ~.he City of South San Francisco,that it is
the intention of said Board to order the following work ~nd i~provment to be done in said City,to-
wit;
That ~wift Avenue,from a line drawn at right ang~s to the center line of said Swift Avenue at
a point three thousand seven hundred ninety (3,790) feet easterly along the cehter line of ~wift
Avenue from the intersection of the center line of grand Avenue with the center line of ~wift Avenue
to the easterly termination of said Swift Avenue,be improved as follows:
By grsdeing said Swift Avenue to official line and grade ~or the full lenght and for the width
of thirty three (Z3) feet ,
By constructing therein, for the full lrenght hereinbefore mentioned an asphaltic concrete wearing
z~&rface one ane ~n~fh~lf $1 1/2) inches in thiskness laid on a cement concrete bare sixl6) inches in
thickness; by constructing therein four(4) circular corrugated iron culverts,each having a diameter
of eighteeen (18) inches,at the places shown uNon the plans hereinafter mentioned for the constructi~
of said culverts.
All work her~in provided for shall be done to official grade and in accordance with the spesial
plans and specification& for said work,which plans and specifications are entitled"P~ans and Speci-
fications for the construction of improvmentt work-on Swift Avenue,in the City of South San Francisco
county of San Mateo, State of Salifornia,which avenue is fully ~hown upon the plans he~eto attached
which are made a part hereof,"which plans and specifications were heretofore adopted by said Boardo ~
Trustees on the 2Zrd. day of June 1919,and are now on file in ~he office of the City Clerk,to which
plans and specifications reference is hereby made for a further description of said workand for the
location and extent of the work to be done hereunder and for a particular description of the boundar-
ims of th district herein mentioned. Any dup~icetion in any of the work hereinbefore described sha~
be ignored. There is excepted however from th~:.i~we mentioned any,and all such as has been already
done to officia~ grade.
And said Board o£Trustees does hereby determine and declare that said proposed work
~nd improv~ent is of more than ~9~$I °r er~na~,p~bll~henefit,and will effect and benefi~ the
lands and district hereinafter de~cri~ed,w~ig~ 7al§ di~tric~ is h~reby de~lare~ to be the dist~ct
benefitted by said wor~ ana improvmenm, ane ~na~ tnerezore ~e entire co.s~s anG expenses ox sa~a work
and i~pro~ment shall be and is hereby made chargeable against and shall be assessed upon said lan~,.,s
and district,except as herein expressly provided,which district is wfthin said City of ~outh S~n ~ran
cisco,Sounty of S~n Mateo,State of Cal~fbrn~, and particularly,Beund~6nd described as follows to-w~
wit;
Beginning at the Northwest corner of the l~nds own~ddby W.P. Fuller Company ~nd run-
ning thence along ~he westerly boundary line of said lands South Z degrees Z0 ~inute~ west 865.4~ feet
thence north 86 degrees 0~inutes 4 seconds west 2Z8.~? feet;thence west 525 feet:thence North 6§ deg-
rees ZZ minutes west 424.?0 feet;thence North 0 degrees 14 minutes east ~l.41 feet:thence west 1076.73
feet: thence North ~0 feet;thence west ~60.Z3 feet:thence North Z9£.~6 feet;thence North 27 degrees
Z0 m~nutes 23 seconds west 2~?.14 feet: thence North Z~ degrees 22 ~inutes 42 seconds ~astS~6.20feet
thence South ~6 degrees Z? :~inutes 18 seconds East 680.99 feet;thence East 1011.14 feet; thence SOl~
6Z degrees 29 minutes. East 617.~? feet;thence East 52~ feet:thence North 6~ degrees ZSm~inutes 55 sec
ends ERst Z26.99 feet~%m0 the point of beginning.
S~ving,excepting and excluding from said district all streets,avenues, alleys,lanes,
courl, s and places included and contained.
~otlce is hereby given that serial bonds to repre~ent unpaid assessments, and bear inter
est at the r~e of seven (?) per cent per anum will be issued hereunder in the manner specified in
the "I::~provment Bond Actor 1915" znd the amendments thereto ,the last installment of which bonds shall
mature nine (9)years from the second day of J~uly next succeeding ninel$) month~ from their date.
"The Enterprise" a weekly newspaper printed and circulated in the City of South San
Frsncisco is her~by designated asthe newspaper in which this resolution of intention shall be publish
ed,and the City Clerk is hereby directed to cause this resolution of intention to be published bytwo
(2) insertions in ~ii~i~anner and form required by law.
The Superintendent of Streets shall cause to be conspicously posted along the line of
ssid contemplated work a~d ~mprovment, 6t not more than three hundred (300) feet in distance apart
and ~long all the open streets within said district and in front of all the property ~iable to be
assessed at not more th~n three h~$dred IZ00) feet in distance apart,but not less than three (Z) in
al~ in each street in s~id ~ist~i~,~otices of the p~ssage of this resolution of intention in the
manne~ and form required by the "Improvment Bond Act of 1911" ,and the ~m~endments thereto.
Notice is hereby ~¥~ %ha~ ~:~hd~het~7~h~O~ 0ctober,1919,at the hour of 8'
0'elockp.n. in the chamber of said Board eL Trustees of the City of Seuth San Francisco,any and all
persons having any objections to the proposed work znd i~provment may ~ppear before s~id Board of
Trustees End show cause why s~id proposed improvment should not be carried ou~ in accord~nc e with
this resolution.
Except as hereinbefore provideS,al~ of the herein proposed work shall be done in pursu-
sn~.e of an act o~ the Legislatu re of thoSt~eeo£~' California ,designated as "The I~provment Act of~.
19ll",ep~re~ed April, ?,lgll,a~g the amnendments thereto.
I hereby certify the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and adSpted by the
Board of T~hetees of the City of South San Francisco,this 6th day of October by the followig vote;
Ayes Trustees F.A. Cunningham, A.J. Eschelbach, L~.F. He~ly, J.H. Kelley and G.W. Holston.
~oes Trustees None
bsent Trustees N one
Willaim J. Smith City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Trustees
of the City of South San Francisco.
The following demands against Lhe City were p~esated for payment tn.e same having been approved
by the finance coe, mittee.
A. Bildhauer Cigars 16.50 ·
A. Baradat refreshments $18.00
ln_nn.
By constructing therein, for the full lrenght hereinbefore mentioned an asphaltic concrete wearing
surface one ant ~n~fhalf $1 1/2) inches in thickness laid on a cement concrete ba~e six(6) inches in
thickness; by constructing therein four(4) circuler corrugated iron culverts,each having a diameter
of eighteeen (18) inches,at the places shown uNon the plans hereinafter mentioned for the constructi~
of said culverts.
All work her~in provided for shall be done to official grade and in accordance with the special
plans and specification~ for said work,which plans and specifications are entitled"Plans and Speci-
fications for the construction of improvmentt work on Swift Avenue,in the City of South S~n Francisco
COunty of San Mateo, State of Salifornia,which avenue is fully shown upon the plans he~-eto attached
which are made a part hereof,"which plans and specifications were heretof&re adopted by said Boardo
Trustees on the 23rd. day of June 1919,and are now on file in ~he office of the City Clerk,to which
plans and specifications reference it hereby made for a further description of said workand for the
location and extent of the work to be done hereunder and for a particular description of the boundar-
ies of th district herein mentioned. Any dup~icetion in any of the work hereinbefore described sha~
be ignored. There is excepted however from th,/.~we mentioned any,and all such as has been already
done to officia~ grade.
And said Board o£Trustees~ does hereby determine and declare that said proposed work
and improvment is of more than ~$1'~°r or~ina~.~publl~henefit,and will effect and benefi~ the
lands and district hereinafter described,which said di~tric~is h$~eby de~lare$ to be the dist~ct
benefitted by said wor~ an~ improvmen~, and that therezore ~ne en~re co~s ~nG expenses ox sa~a work
and i~pro~ment shall be and is hereby made chargeable against and sh~ll be assessed upon said
and district,except as~her~n~expre~sly provided,which district is w£thin said City o~ South San ~ran
cisco,Oounty of S~n Ma~eo,~a~e of oal~forn~,, and particularly,Beund~nd described as follows to-w~
wit;
Beginning at the Northwest corner of the l~nds ownsddby W.P. Fuller Company ~nd run-
ning thence along ~he westerly boundary line of said lands South ~ degrees ~0 minutes west 865.4~ feet
thence north 86 degrees 0minutes 4 seconds west 2Z8.~7 feet;thence west ~2~ feet;thence North 6§ deg-
rees ZZ minutes west 424.70 feet;thence North 0 degrees 14 minutes east 51.41 feet:thence west 1076.73
feet: thence North 50 feet;thence west 960.Z3 feet:thence North Z92.~6 feet;thence North 27 degrees
~0 m~nutes 2~ seconds west 247.14 feet; thence North ZZ degrees 22 ~inutes 42 seconds ~astSAS.20feet
thence South ~6 degrees Z7 ~inutes 18 seconds East 680.99 feet;thence East 1011.14 feet; thence
6Z degrees 29 minutes~Hast 617.~? feet;thence East ~2~ feet:thence North 6E degrees JSm~inutes §5 sec
ends L~st 326.99 feet,'0 the point of beginning.
S~ving,excepting and excluding from said district all streets,avenues, alleys,lanes,
couri, s and places included and containsd.
~otice is hereby given that serial bonds to represent unpaid assessments, and bear inter
est at the r~e of seven (7) per cent per anum will be issued hereunder in the manner specified in
the "D:~provment Bond Actor 191~" ~nd the amendments thereto ,the last installment of which bonds shall
mature nine (9)years fro~ the second day of J~uly next succeeding ninel$) month~ from their date.
"The Enterprise" a weekly newspaper printed and circulated in the City of South San
Francisco is hereby designated ~sthe newspaper in which this resolution of intention shall be publish
ed,and the City Clerk is hereby directed to cause this resolution of intention to be published bytwo
12) insertions in ~h~?i~anner and form required by law.
The Superintendent of Streets shall cause to be conspicously posted along thc line of
ssid contemplated work ard !mprovment, ~t not more th~n three hundred (300) £eet in distance apart
and ~long all the open streets witkin said district and in front of all the property ~iable to be
assessed at not more th~n three h~$dred (ZO0) feet in distance apart,but not less than three (3) in
all in each street in s~id ~ist~i~t,~otices of the passage of this resolution of intention in the
manne~ and form required by the "Improvment Bond Act of 1911" ,and the ~m~endments thereto.
Notice is hereby ~¥$~ %ha% ~?~d~yn~et~7~h~~ 0ctober,1919,at the hour of 8'
0'clockp.n. in the chamber of said Board eL Trustees of the City of South San Francisco,any and all
persons having any objections to the proposed work ~nd i~provment may ~ppear before s~id Board of
Trustees ~nd sho~ cause why s~id proposed improvment should not be carried ou~ in accord~nc e with
this resolution.
Except as hereinbefore provided,a~ of the herein proposed work shall be done in pursu-
ances of an act o~ the Legislatu re of thoSta~eeo£f California ,designated as "The I~provment Act of~
1911",apprSEed April, ?,lgll,a~g the ammendments thereto.
I hereby certify the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and ad~pted by the
Board of T~etees of the City of S~uth San Francisco,this 6th day of October by the followig vote;
Ayes Trustees P.A. Cunningham, A.J. Eschelbach, Li.F. Hesly, J.H. Kelley and G.W. Holston.
oesTrustees None
bsent Trustees N one
Willaim J. Smith City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Trustees
of the City of South San Francisco.
The following demands against Lhe City were p~eeated for payment ti~e ~ame having been approved
by the finance committee.
A. Bildhauer Cigars
A. Baradat refreshments
Native Son F~orist flowers
E.Galli refreshments
W.C. Schneider flags and bunting
J.R.LNttrell Oysters
Frank Joseph Labor
16.50
$l .OO
10.oo-
16.oo-
~.O0-
4.pO
10.00
Viette & Thatcher Cigarettes
SO. City Garage Storage and care of Fire apparatus
R.Rustici care of drinking fountain
South City Garage Gasoline for motor Cycle
A.F. Schmidt San Mateo County Band
Western Meat Co Meat
Blake and Ember Entertainers
California State Automobile association signs
The Seagrave Company skid chains
So. City Garage auto hire
Pac. Tel & Tel Co. 167-272-32w-223w
T.M. Ryan hahging electric lights
Republic Rubber Co. 5oo feet hose for fire department
F.A. Cunningham repairing service flag
J.M. Costa street cleaning
S.S.White Dental Mfg. corapany
Saddler Mfg. Co. flag at Fraternal Hall
Thomas Ryan 10 lamps for City hall and labor
Pac. Gas & Electric Co. street lights Mo. Sept.
Pac. Gas & E. 0o. City Hall lights
Enterprise Pub. Co.
S0.S.F. Water Co. water used by Jail and fountain ~o. May
Thomas M. Ryan attending fire
J. Bianchi attending fire
Lester Montgomery attending Fire
John Foley attending fire
A. Waelty attending fire
W.Davis attending fire
OTTO Bissett attending fire
D. Farrell attending fire
James ~c Donald attending fire
John Fisher Jr. attending fire
A. C. Johnson attending fire
Toney philips attending fire
William Fisher attending fire
W. H. Viet attending fire
Louis Neori attending fire
Chas. Hedlund attending fire
E.Galli attending fi~e
16.oo'
33.48'
$2.00'
4.62.
247.00.
39.86.
35.00.
13.35.
17.oo-'
~.OO.
14.o0,
88559'
544.50'
7.50'
175.oo.
5.35'
5.00.
4.85
281.4~
1.13 ~
404.4S..
2.00'
2.50'
2.50 ·
2.50.
2.50 ·
2.50.
2.50.
2.50.
2.50-
2.5 0
2.50'
2.50
2.50 ·
2.50
2.50
5.00.
7.5~.
MOved by Trustee Healy seconded by Trustee Eschelbach that the above demands be paid and warrants
drawn for the various amounts.
Motion carried
Moved by Trustee Healy seconded by Trustee Vunningham that the Board adjourn until Monday October 20
th, 1919, to meet at ~31o L~nden Avenue at 8' 0 clock p.m.
Motion 8arried
Time of adjournment 10' 0 clock p.m.
City Clerk and ex-off~cio ~%~rk of the Board
of Trustees of the City of South San Francisce