HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1939-04-17 REGULAR ~,~EETING OF TYE CI~' COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUT~T SAN FRANCI~CO,FELD
~,~!ONDAY, APRIL 1Vth,1939 o
The regular meeting of the city council of the Cit?.' of South San Francisco was held in the
Cit~ ~!al!,~ionday evening, April 1Vth,1939.
The meetin~ was called ~co order at 8 o'clock p.m. by ~¢~ay~r ~.J.Eschelbach.
~OLL ~ Call.
Roll call found all members of d-he city council present, as follows;-
Councilmen, V.mommo,A.J.Eschelbach, M.~inucciani, D.W.Ratto, Rod Tfbbetts.
The minutes of the two mrevious meetings wore read. In the minutes April 3, in a communt-
cation from the businesmens Association, t~e amount of receipts from busines licenses was read
as ;~350,000, which should have been ~35,000. Ordered corrected and the minutes of both meetings
adop ~e d.
The South San Francisco Railroad d~ Power Company ~,s~bmitted a statement showing the amount
of ~$69.08 d~e the city on its frauachises from April ['~ ]1939 io December 31,1939 , and asked 'the
city's acceptance of tle same. On motion by Councilman ~:inucc~ani,seconded by Councilman Tibbetts
and regularly carried the city a::cepted t~e statement.
Pacific Gas ~.~ Electric Company requested permission to' install a ~" main in the westerly
sidewalk area of Palm Avenue,near ka?nolia Ave, and a two inch main extension in Armour Avenue
opposite iJickory Lane. Referred to ~o~ncmlmsn Tibbetts and the requests granted.
A communication from Henry ~.Gutterson ; architect of the library addition, was received
by the Librar]/ ~:oard and read to the City Council. ~¥1r. Gutterson stated tlc application to
the Federal Government by .this city for a PWA grant to construct an addition to the present
library was duly presented as requested, and ~roved to be entirely satisfactory to the local
PWA Office, and was forwarded to their office in ?~sshington,D,C. I~ was declared afterward.
tLat all funds of the PWA were entirely exhausted, l~:avin~' many projects dormant. Be stated
that there is still a chance that new funds will be voted by the congress on account of the
general demand throu~,~ihout the country for this aid for publ~ c work, and that all elements sho';~ld
z~r~e their con~'ressmen ~nd senators to support a mess~re tendin~ to a revival of PWA.
~,,ayor Eschelbach reeue~.ted the ~,hsmber of Commerce and q~tF Clerk to wr~te ~ongressman
~nderson requestin': him to'all in his power to aid tt,e passage ~ measures to complete all
projects ~ndertaken under kWA. City attorney Coleberd-was ~nstructed to draw up a resolution for
t~e next meeting to t~e se~¢effect.
A communication was received from t) e Hartford FireInsu?-.ance Company,attachin_~ a refund check
in the sum of' ~$9~64.18, cancelling flat policy No-SA-3~o9~66, the premium of wb_ich was included
in ~olicy No.~[PC-!163V1. Councilman Ratto requested the clerk to look t~_~e matter up.
The City Council received an invitation from abe Sociedad iv~utualista l¥~exicana "l~'lorelos,",
Inc, to attend a Great Concert and Dance at the Orand Aven~e School Auditorium, Saturday,may
1939,beinF in commemoration of ~he VVth arm~_versary of ~he Battle of Puebla,i~iexico. ~he
~.nvitation was accepted ~nd the clerk instructed to so communicate to t~e society.
A copy of a communication sent to chief of volice Bellont in answer to the letter he wrote
to the Division of Highways regarding the State's request ~ to change the sequence of our signal
at ~ayshore and Grand Avenue, to R~D--GREEN--~LLOW--RED. 'ihe Skaggs letter stated tLat while
the expense of installing the cable is considerable, it is justifiable, and requested that the
change be made. Laid over till Louie returns.
~. communication was received from the Library Board calling the cit,7 co~nacil's attentio~
to what t~'ew stste~ ~s the imperative need of ~d~itional floor space i~ t?'e library. The con, nUbia
ation was accepted and 'ordered placed on file.
Notice was received from the State Board of Equaliz ation statinn that ~andsll I Johnsom
had applied for beer,wine and distilled spirits licenses,and asked if the city had any objectibns
to t~ e issuance of ~}-e same. The location is 718 Bayshore ~ouleverd. T?~ere were none.
A co~municatio~ was received from John Blanchard , i:eck's Lots , showing estimated damages
to his property in that section to be .~$100. The claim was ordered submitted to the Travelers
Indemnity Company for payment or adjustment. The Treasurer's and
The ~o~ndkeeper's revort for t~:e month of ?/arabwere received ~nd accede, ted.
An s?reement covering police alarm si?ual ~-o~eration-exist~ng installation of relay
on subscribers pre,rises between the Cit~ of South San Francisco and t?~e Pacific Telephone and--
Tele~raph Compan}? was submitted for the council's consideration. Councilman Boido introduced
a resolution of tLe City Council of the Cit~ of South San ?rancisco favorin~ the agreement. She
resolution was adopted by thee votes of all the members of the city council,as follows;-
Ayes, Co~mcilmen, V.Boido, ~..J.Eschelbach, ~'f.~,'in~cciani,D.W.Ratto,Rod Tibbetts.
Noes, Councilmen,None.
Absent, Oounc~ l?'en,i{one ~ttest _. ..... D._an_i~.~' ~ ~'
- · . ..... ,',!~ ~.~we e r~p.y ,. ......
Cit~- Clerk.
Resolution ~ .
ho. V17, necorded in Book of Resolutions, Vo,3,at _oases olV and o18
Claims ~n tl'~e amot~nt of ~,iVO.?9 were next presented to ti e council for paymentj
So. S. l,'.Hospital
Union 0il 0omoany
Roy's Service
Fire Engineering
Arndt's Separtment Store
Electrical Communi cations
Standard 0il Co.,
So.City Auto Service
Universal 'Tool ~.Jfg Co,
Superior Laundry
So.City Ldry ~i Linen Sup.Co.
F.S.& W.W.Yirsch
Tempograph Sales Co.,
Robinson Dru?gist
Enterpress Press
The Enterprise
· Pac.Gas Electric Co
Wobbers, Inc.
Tidewater Associated Oil Co
}~ .L .Haaker
Gerth-Knollin Adv. Co.,
sobriety tests, ~$ 15.00
supplies.police ~$ 3.57
repair pulvizer ~$ 11.80
repairs fire truck ~ 50.00
~ yrs maf-azine ~ 3.00
6 sheets,fire house .~ 9.76
1~ switch Board lamps ~,~; 6.06
oi1, grease,etc, fire d. ~ 3.38
repairing Seagrave ~i~7~.36
~00 glasses ,f~ re alarm ~$ 8.94
labor,material, fire alarm~ 8.79
wash fire bo.f~ ~ 7.10
wash fire ho.~l, ~ar~ 5.?V
parts for fire engine
1 lb.temp ink ,. ~ 1.39
supplies fire dept ~ ~.68
~000 ~.imeoyraph sheets ~ 5.15
printing ordinance ~900 ~ 8'.00
misc. services Mar ,!~134.'4!
street lights ~"arch ~$V45.36
recreational materials ,$ 4.94
~?asoline Yarch ~$146.39~
~udit 8/o~/38 to 9/~0/39 ~105.~4~
premium Dinning,. Judge boi~$'M5.00
A/C S.F.Pen. Inc., add ~155.06
The South San Francisco Railroad. ~ Power Com~::.any ..submitted a statement showin~ the amount
of ~6~.08 due tlc city on its fr~nchzses from Aprzl ~]193J io December 31,1939 ,~'and asked the
city's acceptance of tlc same. On motion by Councilman i'..:inucc~ani,seconded by Councilman ~'ibbetts
and regularly carried the city a~.cepted t)'e statement.
Pacific Gas ~., Electric Comr~any requested permission to~ install a ~" main in the westerly
sidewalk area of Palm Avenue ,near ?,.aFnolia Ave, and a two inch main extension ~n Armour Avenue
opposite hickory Lane. kef'erred to Co~ncilman Tibbetts and the requests granted·
A communication from ~!enry H.Gutterson ; architect of the library addition, was received
by t~e Library Board and read to the City Council. ~..(r. Outterson stated tl-e application to
the Federal Government by ~this city for a PWA grant to construct an addition to the present
library was duly presented as requested, and ~oroved to be entirely satisfactory to the local
PWA Office, and was forwarded to their office in ~,~','ashington,D,C. It was declared afterwarc].
t~at all funds of the PWA were entirely exhausted, l~:avin~' many projects dormant. He stated
that there is still a chance that new funds will be voted by the congress on account of the
general demand throughout the country for this', aid for publ~ c work, and that all elements sho?ld
z~rr~e their con?'ressmen and senators to suooort a meas~re tendin~ to a revival of PWA.
i',,ayor Eschelbach reez~e~ted the Chamber of Commerce and 2~tF Clerk to wr~te ~ongressman
~nderson requestin'; him to~all in his power to aid the passage cE measures to complete all
projects ~ndertaken under PWA. Cit~ attorney Coleberd-was ~nstructed to draw up a resolution for
t~:e next meeting to t~e ss~eeffect.
A communication was received from tl'e Hartford FireInsu~-,ance Company,attachin~ a refund check
in the sum of' ~64.18, cancelling flat policy ]'~o-SA-3~9~66, the premi~.m of wb~ich was included '?
in Policy No.~PC-!163V1. Councilman Hatto requested the clerk to look t~:e matter up.
The City Council received an invitation from ~?~e Sociedad Mutualista l~i'exicana "l~'[orelos, ,
Inc, to attend a Great Concert and Dance at the 0rand Aven~e School Auditorium, Saturday,~ay ~, ~
1939,beinF~ in commemoration of the V7th anz~iversary of ~he Battle of Puebla,lviexico. ~'he
~nvitation was accepted ~nd the clerk instructed to so communicate to the society.
~. copy of a communication sent to chief of oolice Belloni in answer to the letter he wrote
to the Division of Highways regarding the State.'s request ~ to change the sequence of our signal
at Oayshore and Grand Avenue, to R~D--GREEN--~.~LLOW--R~:D. The Skeggs letter stated that while
the expense of installing the cable is considerable, it is justii~iable, and requested that the
change be made. Laid over till Louie returns.
~ communication was received from the Library Board calling the city co~mcil's attention
to what t~'ev ?rated ~s the imperative need of ~d~itional floor space i~ t~_e library. ~±he conuuU~ie
ation was accepted and ordered placed on file.
Notice was received from the State Board of Equaliz ation statin~ that ~?and~ll I Johnson
had applied for beer,wine and distilled spirits licenses,and asked if the city had any objectibns
to t} e issuance of t}-e same. The location is 718 Bayshore ~ouleverd. T?'ere were none.
~, co~municatio~L was received from John Blanchard , ~-eck's Lots , showing estimated damages.
to his property in th~at section to be J~.~100. The claim was ordered submitted to the Travelers
Indemnity Company for payment or adjustment. The Treasurer's and
The po~ndkeeper's re~ort for the ~onth of ~'/arabwere received ~nd accel.ted.
An s?ree~ent covering police alarm signal ~-o~eration-ex!st~ng installation of relay
on subscribers premises between t?~e City of South San Francisco and the Pacific Telephone a~d--
Telef,'raph Company was submitted for the council's consideration. Councilman Boido introduced
a resolution of the Cit;f Council of t~e Cit~: of South San ?rancisco favorin~ the a?-reement. ~he
resolution was adopted by t~e votes of all the members of the city council,as follows;-
Ayes, Councilmen, V.Boido, A.j.Eschelbach, ~'f.~,inucciani,D.W.Ratto,Rod Tibbetts.
Noes, Councilmen,None.
Absent, '~ouncilu,~en,i(one Attest . Daniel ~ ~
City Clerk.
Resolution No.71V, ],~ecorded tn Book of Resolutions, Vo,Z,at pages ~iV and O18.
Claims ~n t?e amo~nt of ~,170._*,~ were next presented to ti e council for payment.
So.S.F.Hospital
Union 0il Comoany
Roy's Service
Fire Engineering
Arndt's Separtment Store
Electrical Communi cations
Standard 0il Co.,
So.City Auto Service
Universal Tool ['~fg Co,
tt ,t
Superior Laundry
So.City Ldry ~i~ Linen Sup.Co.
F.S.& W.W.Yirsch
Tempograph Sales Co.,
Robinson Dru?~ist
Enterpress Press
The Enterprise
· Pac. Gas Electric Co
tt
Wobbers, Inc.
Tidewater Associated Oil Co
P~ .L. ~-aaker
tt ,,
Gerth-Knollin Adv. Co.,
So.~ .F.Chamber Comme~ce
~. S. Baker
Dr. J.O.NcMills
~ ennings Pharmacy
sobriety tests, ~ 15.00
supplies.police ~$ 3.87
repair pulvizer ~!~ ll.80
repairs fire truck ~ 50.00
~ yrs maf:azine ~ 3.00
6 sheets,fire house .~ 9.76
1~ swit ch Board lamp s ~$ 6.06
oil,grease,etc,fire d. ~$ 3.38
repairin~ Seagrave ~$ 7~.36
*,00 glasses ,f~ re alarm .$ 8.24
labor,material, fire alarm~ 8.79
wash fire bo.f~"~ ,S 7.10
wash fire ho.~l, Mar~ 5.~7
parts for fire engi,,ne
i lb.te~p ink ~ 1.39
suoplies fire dept ~$ M.68
~000 ~imeoFraph sheets ~ 5.15
printin? ordinance ~200 ~$ 8~.00
mi sc. services Mar ~134.'41
street lights ~"arch ~$745.36
recreational materials ,$ 4.94
~'a soline Yarch ~146.37~
~udit 8/q/38 to o,/~0/39 ~105.4~
premium Dinning,. Judge bo$ '25.00
A/C S.F.Pen. Inc., add Q$155.06
ad April ~ ~5.00
hauling motor patrol S. B~lO0.O0
phone Jsn, Feb.?;ar. 1938 ;$ 9.7~
s~pplies,cl~rk's office ~ 10.65
Payments continued;-
S.M.County Title Co,
Ind... Ci.t.y Lumber.. Co.
t' t, tt
, ~ t! tt
M. Laufer
~'. Troxe 1]
~. ~re~ tas
A,N,~loomeoist
~i~hway Blacksmith Shop
Round CaliFornia Chain Co,
Dertuccelli Nannini
dailF reverts ~ 1.80
su.p. plies,ball park $ 3.68
s~pplies,recreational ~ept~. o8..93
" fire dept
labor in p~rks " tree s
" p i ay ground s
Z50 ~allons bit~muls
sh~ rpen~n~' tools
9lbs, PBB
tools,etc,
q .63
18. O0
9. O0
10.75
.9'7
43.5V
· ~ r, '~ ~. ...... ~Qts$,~lTO .... ,On mot. q o.~ o~_cflman Lin~cci
_~/o~ ,~o~ncl!~ ~a~o anm re~?umar~z carrmem, ~r~e c~a~.ms were ormere~.
aec°nde~/Uhder the head of unfinished bus~iness City EnFineer ~,.~arshell reoort~d on the hog effl
situation that six ranchers have established reservois and are p~ping the efficient through
sprinklers on the adjoining land. ~T~e en~:'ineer Stated the other ranches were
al.So installing the system.
~he ~slter A.q.Ryan application For a jitney license was continued.
City Attorney Coleberd an,':m:nced Le would have the billboard ord~nance ready,'iuesday
evenina~,April 18,1939.
The apo!i cat!on or tt'~e Western Wrecking'- and Salvaf. e Company was lsi~ over ~endi. n~
the submission of the plans for the buildings.
Concernin~ certain i~orove~,ents recor~mended by ~lva och.~af'er of t~ e recreational
division Counci~an Tibbetts reported the improvements were under way.
Under the head of new business ~Iayor Eschelbacb a~ounced that t)e city t~cks will
haul away all ~rass a~t by property o~ers for a Der~.od of two weeks, preview, s to t~'-.e ct~ttinff
weeds by the city.
~e ~ayor also anoounced that the ,~chool boys and firs would take over the adminfstr
t~on of +he Ci. ty'~ affairs on .-ednesday, Apr~.l 06, and administer all city affairs for the
The C~t~ Clerk was !nstructer~ to co~.~nicate with tiealth Officer }~e!~..lls notifying h
that there are too many trailers in the t. rs:iler c~ps on the E1 Camino Real.
ReferrinF to the claf~s of residents of Pack's Lots Inspector Welte ~eoorted that th
a5jf~ster bad b~en o~_~t to visit orooerty owners several times, that he wo~!d settle with all wb
were as~-~n~ reasonable amounts ~or dams~:~es, :~t t~~t the adjuster stated tYere were some who
were ssk~no' ~ore than the amount of d~sges done~ but be wo~ld keep tryinf~ to make settlements
~ir. Emelio Cortesi stated he had been'in conference w't~ the Indemnity Company's
adjuster, but could co~e to no te~s with him and was gi~ing him until Wednesday to ~ettle, an
not settled then he would take the company to the courts,
John Fa~undes of i eck's Lots inquired as to whether the l~lacco Company hsd bonds up
~ f the city Is responsible for damages done. City attorney Coleberd atated bonds are vested an
on file in the cft~ hall t~e ~lso ._nlormed Mr ~gundes the city city Is not resoonsible for
d~,~a~, es done,
~ ~' that the bondin~ come,ny is responsible on the~.r bond to the cit~y,representing N
Brothers.
Councilman Boido su~ested that there m~st be some way to ~+~t the citizens whose
were d~s~ed by the blasting; that ~n investigation should be made.,by~a compentent co~ittee
oonsistinr~' of t~e Bonding Convoy's representatice, the city building inspector and others whc
would ~ive the city a good. ides of the situation. Cit~ Attorney Coleberd stated the City Bull
Znspector, the C~t~ Engineer, a contractor and the bon~in~ company's adjuster. Councilman Tib~
as~zed the claimants if thelz would accept the estimate of a an-outside unbiased building contra
q'here seemed to be unwillingness on t~e part of the claimants to accept the proposition of
Councilman Tibbetts, and continued to request assr. stance. Mr.. s-'~ndes he spent ~S~O00 on the
and declared it was ~not .worth ti e ori~nst price of .~1~00 now~ that the blsstin~~ had ruined th
premises. Others from l-eck's Lots were pDesent and requested the cit~ to aid them in securi
the pro, er ~ount of damages
. mayor ~schelbach requested all complainants to file a state~
of the amount of damage done wit}~ the city. [fter consultation with tLe other members of the
he stated no more contracts would be ~ranted. kacco ~rothers until all claims were settled satl
orily with the claimants,and that no bonds would be accepted from the Travelers Indemnity Comp
by the city until restitution is made: to residents of Peck's Lots whose property was d~aged b
blasting. This was ve~ ro*~lctory to al~ complainants ~or d~aFes, realizinp- that the nit
is doing' all possible to sec~,~.re.:.m just and equitable settlement~for them.
Counci~an iv. inuccisni sug~ested that Firem~ Bob Bisagno be placed on the monthly
pay roll, in v~ew of the fact that it is uncertain when Otto Bisset might return. If Otto she
return he would be reinstated. Asked. if he wished to ~-.~t ti'is in the form of a motion Council~
Minucciani stated he would,and formally moved tbe adoption of ~he su~&~est~on. The motion was
seconded by Co~ncilman Rstto and re~larly carried.
City Attorney Coleberd announced that a musical recital and travel talk would be hal
at the Grand A~enue Audi orium Friday even'Lng,April ~8~ and invited, the city officials to atte
Accepted.. There being no further business before the boar:. Cooncilmsn Ratto moved to sdjonr~
The motion was seconded, by Co~'~.uci~a
until Tuesday evening:, April 18,1939, at 7 o'clock P.Y.
i.inucciant and regularly carried.
Time of adjournment, 9;35 o'clock
Approved
~?ayor of South Can ~¥ancisco.
Respectfully sub~t ed,