HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1929-09-16i~.egu!ar mneting of th~ cit~ c~vncil of the City of South 6an Francisco,
held in the City H...~ll, ¥onday, ~;ei~tember 16th,19~t~.
The regular meeting of the cit~ council of the City of South San Francisco was held in th
C it,~ Hall, ~'.onasy e~ening, September 16th,1929.
The meeting was called to order at ?;FO o'clocL ~.~. b~~ covncilman A.J.Eschelbach, l~isyor
of South Oan Francisco.
~OLL C AT~L.
iioll call found tlc following members of the counci] present, to-wit;-
Councilman, A.h~ynding, i~.Lloyd, n. Tibbetts, A.J. Eschelbach.
Absent, Councilman, ~/.i,.~inucciani.
~he minutes of t~e previous m eting were read.
meferring to the section of the ~inutes in the matter of the comn~unicstion of the ~outh
San ~vKancisco Chamber of Com~,erce requesting the cit~ to gi~e e~er~ p'~s~b!e consideration to the
Enterprise ~'~u~dry in furnishing electroLiers T~or t~e cit~,c~unc~l~..~n h'nding reeuested that the w~r
"the Los f.ngeles product" be eliminated. So ~raered and on motion by Councilman ~,~ .... n~
second~,d by councilman Lloyd the minutes were adopted as a~ended.
D.W.:~,stto, secretary: of the ltslian American Athletic Club, requested' pern, issi,on in behalf
of the organization to [~old a dance in ~,~etropolitan Hall, Satur~s~ e~e~ng, ~epte~ber [gth, next.
Permission granted.
L petition was receiwea from e number of gasoline ~ealers in the city requesting to
the council to reffuse sn~ further permits for gas ~na oil ~er~'ice station, s or gas pumps within the
c[t~~ limits, stating there iS a bare !iaing f~r those in tKe business at present. ~ttorne~ John F. Da'
appeared for t~e petitioners~ and ssl:ed for post[outwent of action in i~auing s p~r~'it at this n~eetin~
Object.~on to postponment ~'~':s made b~: P. Santini. Po~t[~onment was grent~:d unt'~l the next meeting, ~a~'
EscLelbach state, nS applicants for building permits, compl~in~ ~.~ith the city ordinances c~uld not be
refused.
A co~smunicstion ~,~'as r, cei~ed from ~.~.Ant~oney, Superintendent o~' t~e ~outhern Paci~ic,
~tating it would be a se~'~ous mistake to pave o~er Swif~ Avenue where ~t crosses the ~o~thern Pacifi.
Company's tracks ~.~ithout the crossing frogs being removed where the ~fark,~t Street Eeil~'a~ crosses
over the traces of the ~outhern Pacific. ~fr AntLoney stated also that his coFpsn~~ is ready to ~ave
their share as soon as the ~fsrket Street Rsil~s~,- n'o~e the~r tracks out of the area to be paved. The
council requested czt~ attorney Col~berd to endaa~or to Katie t[:~ m~'~tter settl~a between th~ compsnie;
Charles 5tuernma~ applied for permission to move his Armour Motel southerly to lots E1 and
same block. He was instructed to vrocur~ plans arid confer With the building Inspector and ~:~pear
the ~ext meeting wit? the o!ans.
f: rep!g.' was receired from A.H.=~ ~'~' oade~ of Sa~ Jose in referent~ to s~. assessment on ~_~is lot
~eden for the w.idening of Third ~tr~et. ~'e stated he is agreeable to tie assessment.
~c~no~edg~ent wes received from t~':e bouthern Pacific Consan~ .o~ the cit~ 's letter
them of tlc broken fence on Esi!road Za-e~,ue, ~t~ thanks.
A petition ~:as receia'ed fro~~ the ~snufacturers Association of South San Francisco asking
the c~ty to give cor~sideration to local maunfacturers of electro!i, ers ~'or South oan Frar~cisco, and
~or an~' other equipment required, and produced bj local ~snuf~cturers. Accepted and filed.
The offic~t cs!l of t~:e Thirty-ffirs~ armual convention off ti~e League of California ~unicip~
was received, requesting as :~an~~ cit~ officials to attend as can spa~,~ the time. I,~s~or ~schelbach esi
all city off~cis!s t~ attend who v'ished to go.
The ap,~licction of Eugenio Lo~bardt for s soft ~rink licenso at ~, Di~ision otreet was gra~
The report of the c!t~, nurse f~r the month of Auf~.,st -~as recni~e~ and accel, ted.
A resolution authorizing tKe city to e~ter into sn agreement :"itl the ~outhern Pacific
for the constr'uction and maintenance of a st~rm ?~ate? s~,er and a sanitary sewer across t~e right of
of the Ba~; Shore Branch off the 5outLern ~acific (:omya~y, was introduced b~ councilmanL!o~-d and w~as
adopted b~- the following vote;
"~ ~ Tihbetts, A.f
~ ~ · · ·
No~~, Counoilmen, ~on~.
Absent, Cou~ci!m~n, ~.~(inucciani.
Attest, Daniel
Cit~ Cler~
kecorde~ in Boo~, of kes~olutions, ¥o!.2 at pa~e 257.
A resolution fixing the tax rate for the fiscal [,ear 19£9-133~ for the cit~' was introduced
by councilman Tibbetts. ~ rate of ~1.64 was aaopt*d for all the uropa~ty wit,.in the original corpora~
~,oundaries and a rate of ~,1 60 on alt the oro~ertA,- c ~ntained ~,'itaiu t?e bounds~"ias of the land snne]
to the city by the special election held ~."srch 13,1916. The resolution ,~'as adopted by the %otc of si
the me~bers of the council, present, to-wit;-
Ayes, Counci!m~n, ~..]~n~ng,k. Lloyd ~ Tibbetts, A..~ ~~'~
Noes, Councilmen, l~one.
Absent, Councilman, l.~.~.finucciani. Attest. D~nie! ~fc~weeney
~ : '~'i ~ Clerk.
Recorded in Book of Resolutions, Vol.2, at ~age lB8.
Cou. ncilmar~, ~ymd]r,g stat~d the electro!tars c,ontemplated for use in the city would be
concrete and gra~nite hollow spun poles.
_ayo~ ~sckelbach stated the ba!lpla~ers as_~-_ed to have the ball grounds put into condition
for ~inter use. (ouncilman Tibbetts-'ss requested to ascertain the cost of the impro~ment.
The clerk ~"'as instructed to ~,'rite tho ~?acific U~s & Electric Compan~ ant~ requost that lighl
and gas ~:e extended ,on ~pruce A~'enue to the present ter~,inus r~orthwar~ to Lot 12 in block 10. Also t~
write the South 5an Francis~ Land ~ I~p. Co. ~n0. Peck L Co., asking~ a~,s~stance in securing the exten,,
The clerk as_~:ed for extra help r~a~:ing up tax bills and [~lOS~al nar~ notices for the coming
tax season. ~rante~ two extra assistants for a peri ~m
Claims in the ~r~-ount ,of ,:1£i9.69 were ~-resentea to t, e council. Had'ins been audited by th
find'ncc con',mittee councilman Llo$~d mo~ed the~,' b~ paid. he 's~oti3n uss seconded bj Councilman ?ibbett
end regularly' carried.
I~!. Belli and
Ser~ce garage
7, ouis ~,~ieri
Chas ~.Elder
N .¥~edeghini
Ben Conzales
C. ¥~. Br own
J. F i g o~Je
Patrick & Company
re,fair police car
repairing tires
gasoline
painting sign
sweepin~ streets
attenmin~ fires
vasLing hall wiudo'~s
tax rate stamos
~, 1~.15
,~. 15.50
~ ~. 00
~' 42. ?~
~ 4,0 50
,. 15.00
? ~. 10
Enterprise ~oundry in furnishing electrol~ers for ti e city,councilman h~nding requested that the words
"the Los Angeles product" be eliminated, So ordered and on m~t~on by Councilman ~ynd~ng
seconded by councilman Llos~d the minutes were adOpted es amended.
D.W.:;stto, secretar~ of the !tslian American Athletic Club, requested' pern, ission in behalf
of the organization to hold a dance in ~,'~etropolitan Hall, Saturday, e~-er:ing, ~eptember ~ath, next.
Permission granted.
~ petition was rece~%~ea from ~ number of gasoline medlars in the city requesting to
the council to refuse an~ further permits for ~as sum oil sera'ice stations or gas pumps within the
city limits, stating there is a bare l~%~ng for those ~n the busines~ at present. ~ttornej' John F.Davi~
appeared for the pet[tioners~ and asked for postponed-ant of action in i~suing a p,'~r~'it at this meeting.
Objection to postponment ~?~'~s made by P. Santini. Post?onment was grent~d unt'~l the next meeting~ ~a$~or
Esckelbach stating applicants for building permits, completing wit~'~ the city oreinances could not be
refused.
k communication ~as r,~cei%~ed from E.R.Anthone~, Su~erintendert o*' the ~outhern Pacific,
stating it would be a se~'ious mistake to pave owner Swift A~'enue where ~t crosses the ~,outhern Pacific
Company's tracks vqthout the cr)ssing frogs being removed where the ~Jarket Street ~ail'-a~ crosses
over the tracks of the bouthern Pacific. ~fr Anthoney stated also that h~s company is read~ to pave
their share ss soon as the }~srket btreet R~ilwsy mote their tr~cks out of the area to be ~sved. The
council requested city attorney Coleberd to endea%or to Lave the m~tter settloa between the companies.
Chsries Stuernman applied for permission to move his Armour Hotel southerly to lots El and E:
same block. He was instructed to ~rocur~ plans and confer ~ith the building Inspector and a~pear st
the next meeting with the olans.
H.~, oades of sa~ Jose in refere~co to sn assessment on his lot ii
A rep!~' wes received from A. ~ ~ '~
Baden for the w~dening of Third Street. Ye stated he is agreeable to t~ e assessment.
Acknowledgment was received from tae Oouthern Pacific ComFan~ of t~e cit~"'s letter not~f~,'iug
them of the broken fence on iqailroad Z%~enue~ wit~ thanks.
A petition was recei%~ed from the Ifsnufacturers Association of South San Francisco asking
the c~ty to give consideration to !coal maunfscturers of electro!Lets for South can Francisco, and als
~or an2~ other equipment required, and produced bj~ local manufacturers. Accepted and filed.
The office! cs!l of t~'~e Thirty-first a'nnual convention of the League of California ~unicipal
was received, requesting as ~an$? cit$ officials to attend as c~n sparo the time..L~ajor mschelbach aske
all cit5-' officis!s t~ attend who wished to go.
The ap~lication of Eugenic Lombardi for ~ soft drink license at 5~ Di%~ision btreet was grant
The re~ort of the cit~,~ nurse for the month of August ~¥as recai%~ed and acce~ted.
k resolution authorizing the citu to enter into sn agreement r~tk the ~outhern Pacific Compa
for the construction and maintenance of a storm w~ter s~wer and a sanitary sewer across t~e right of w
of the Bay Shore Branch of the Southern Pacific Compan$~, was introduced bj councilmanL!oyd and was
adopted b~- the following vote;
A~es, Councilmen k.H~nding, k. Lloyd, a. Tibbetts, ~.~.Escnelbsch.
Noes, Councilmen, None.
Absent, Counci!msn, ~'.Minucciani.
Attest, Daniel ~,~coweene~~
C~t~ Clerk
Recorde~ in Book of kesolutions, %~o!.E at page E57.
A resolution fixing the tax rate for the fiscal ~,~ear 1929-13Z~ for the cit$' was introduced
by councilman Tibbetts. ' rate of $1.64 was aaopt~,a for all the K, roparty wit!.in the original corporat~
boundaries, and a rate of ~l.6O on all the propert$' c~ntained w~thin the bounda'~'ies of the land annex~
to the city by the special election held ~?srch 13,1916. The resolution ,~as adopted by the %ore of ali
the members of the council present, to-wit;-
Ayes, Councilman, A.Y~'nding,R.Llo~?d, R.Tibbetts, A.J.Eschalb~ch.
Noes, Councilmen, l~one.
Absent, Councilman, ~,~.~finucciani. Attest. D~,nie!_Ifcbweeney
Cit~ Clerk.
Recorded in Book of Resolutions, ~o1.~, at rage
Councilman ~y~d~r~g stat~d the electro!lets contemplated for use in the city would be
concrete and granite hollow spun poles.
~-,ayo~ .;schelbach stated the b~llpla~-ers ss.~-_ed to h,~_~ve the ball grounds put into condition
for winter use. (iouncilman Tibbetts -'ss requested to ascertain the cost of the impro~-~ment.
The clerk ~"as instructed to ~,',rite the facific ~s & Electric Company' and requast that light
and gas ~e extended on bpruce A%'enue to the present terminus northward to lot 12 in block 10. Also to
write the South ban Prancis~) Land ~ Imp. Co. and peck [~ Co., asking a~sistance in securing the extens
The clerk ssf. ed for extra help nakin6 v,p tax bills and [ios!.,al nar~ notices for the coming
tax season. 'rantet~ two extra assistants for a peri~c~ of ap!roximatel
Claims in the a~ount of J1£i9.69 were ~'resente~ to t, e council, iia~-ing been audited by
finance committee councilmsn Lloyd mo~ed tk, e~~ be paid. :he motion ~,~as secondea b~' Councilman '£ibbett~
and regularl~ carried.
l~.!.Belli and coHpany
5er~'ice garage
Louis Eieri
Chas ~i.Elder
N.Eedeghini
~en Conzales
C. W. Brown
J. Figone
Patrick & Company
San l[ateo Co.T~t!e Company
'~eo. A.Kneese
re.fair police car
repairing tires
gasoline
painting sign
sweeping, streets
attending fires
v, asLing hall windowers
tax rate stamps
~ail~ :i.E.Re~ort s
clenching wee~s
lf'15
15.50
&. 00
15.00
£o.oo
3.10
1.50
£76.38
I 422
Disbnrse~ents continued-;
~acific Tel & Tel Co p,h~ne serx'ice ~ 31.74
Lrndt's dept 5tore calico ~.~ .48
Ban~: of South San Francisco rent safety, box ~ 3.50
Pacific Cas & Electric. Co. serx~ice August ~606.7[:
Total ~t1219.69
There being no further business before the meeting councilman ii~nai~Jg moxed to adjourn.
'fhe motio~'~ wss seconded hy c~uncilman Tibbetts and regularlj carried.
Time of .... ·
~ejournment J,15 p.m.
ApFroYed~
~~ 5h~nFrancisco
:~,espec t fu!ly tubmitted,