HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1942-08-24 REGULARLY ADJOU~ED ~ETING OF T~E
CIT%- COUNCIL OF Tt!E CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
HELD, NONDAY, AUGUST 24TH,194~.
A regularly adjourned meeting of the city council of the City of South San Francisco
was held in the City Hall,Monday evening, August ~th,194~.
This meeting was called to order at 8 o'cloc$ p.m. by ~'iayor D.W.Ratto.
ROLL CALL.
Roll call found all members of tie council ~resent, as follows;-
Councilmen, V.Boido,George W. Holston, Reese Floyd, M.Minucciani,D.W.Ratto.
The reading~of the minutes of the previous meeting was disoensed with~
In accordance with an arrangement with the city council at~the last meeting of the
board, to prepare an ordinance creating the office of ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER of the City of
Sout~ San Francisco and defining ~he duties of ASSISTANT CITk ENGINEER Of said city, City
attorney Coleberd submitted a proposed ordinance to cover the situation in the absence of
City Engineer Marshall~the ~0 day appointment of engineer Klassem having expired guly ~1,1942
Councilman Holston introduced the ordinance. Before being read,a substitute, a form of
resolution, prepared by Kirkbride & Wilson, was read to the city council. It would appoint ~n
ACTING CITY ENGINEER AND ACTIHG SUPERINTENDEHT OF STREETS for the duration of the emergency
of the absence of City engineer ~arshall, and a~point Rooer~A.Klassen to the position for
the period of the emergency, etc. Long discussion occurred over the introduction of a resolu·
from an outside attorney,not being employed by the city council. Councilman liolston saw no re~
for bringing~in an outside attorney with a resolution to keep ~r. Klassen ~n office. ~ayor
Ratto explained that ~r. Cole~erd, City attorney , had not acted for the city in the civil se~
ordinance trial. ~r Coleberd,~at. the~time the La ~ar petition c~me up, stated he could not apl
in court to seek to defeat the ordinance he recommended to tLe city council/ Councilman Bo~
stated the salary of City Engineer ~arshall was ~280 a month as against the salaries of ~ir.Kl:
~800,,700 and ~800 a month, and objected violently against the adoption of the resolution of
Kirkbride & Wilson to keep Klassen in office during the emergency or absence of City Enginee~
.Marshall. Under the civil service law an engineer can be appointed for a period of 90 days o~
and~ionly once a year.
City attorney Coleberd advised that the matter of the resolution be taken under consi~
tion by him and taken up at a meeting to be held Friday,August ~8,1~4~ at V;ZO o'clock P.M.
Councilman Holston then re-introduced ordinance No, entitled "AN ORDINANCE C~EATING
T~!E OFFICE OF ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER OF :~.~E CITY OF SOUTH SAN ~ANCISCO
AND DEFININ~ Tt~E DUSILS OF ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER". The ordinance had its first
readiyg and was laid over to come up at tl-e next meeting of the board.
California Water Service Company requested permission to retire 830 feet of 4" casing
water pipe in ~a~le Avenue from California to Aspen,to be replaced by t~e same amount of 6" Cas'
Iron Pipe. Permission granted.
Fire Chief Welte asked for a raise in salary,stating the ~ederal Goverment had offered
him a $3~00 Job, with inducements,but.would rather work for the city. ~ayor natto said the counc:
was coosidering his request.
,.'~, ~. A representativ of the Labor Herald appeared before the council and was granted a $~5 A]
There being no further business before the board councilman ~inucciant moved to adjourn
until Friday evening, ~ugust 98th,1949,at 7;30 o'clock P.E. ~:e motion was seconded by
councilman Holston and regularly carried.
Time of adjournment, 8;55 o'cloc~ P.E.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved'
I',~ayor of South San Francisco