HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1914-10-19 A RegUlar meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of So~tth San Franci~co, held
[.'!onday, October the 19th 1914.
This men'ting was called to order by Trustee G. W. Holston "President of the Board" at 8
o'clock p.m.
Roll-call
Roll-call found all the Trustees present, to:wit:
F. A. Cunningham, J. H. Kelly, J. C. ~.~cGovern, G. Wallace And G. W. Holston.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and upon motion o~ Trustee
seconded by Tr~stee Kelly and regularly carried were approved as read.
~ applicstion for a permit to b~ild a corrugated iron shed in the rear of their
building was received from Curusis Bros.. !~oved by Trustee Wallace and seconded by Trustee
Cunnin~ham that the permit be granted.
Carried
~ application for a permit to build a storage shed was received from Georgi and
Ra~elli, moved by Trustee I~icCovern seconded by Trustee Cunningham that the pe~it be
Franted.
~ arri ed ·
A communication fas received from H. Turner eonscerning the collection and disposal
of the garbage in the City of South S~n Francisco. The communication was ordered filed.
The chairman of the ~oa~ , ap¢ointed a committee of two Tr~stees composed of Trustees
l~cGovern and E~ningham to interview I.[r. Black 'of tl~e United Railroad to ascertain the
o~ership of the Poles on Grand Avenue.
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee I~cGovern:
RES0~JTI0~ 0RDE~,I,~ ~:~, WORK NO. 15
Resolved, that whereas the Board of Trustees of the City of South San Francisco did on
zhe 14th day September 1914, pass its Resol~t~on of Intention No. 1~ to order the herein-
after described work to ]~e done and improvement to bo made ~n said city, v:hich Resolution
of Intention was duly and legally pub!(shed as req~ired by law, as a~?~pears from the 'affidavi~
of E. I. Woodman now on file in the ~~ ~ ·
..... ~ of the City Clerk o~ said City, and whereas, notice
~o. 1~ headed "Notice of ~Improvement"
of the passage of said Resoalution of Intention ~
were duly and legally rested along the line of ~'
. ~,~d contemp].ated work of improvement and in fr
front of all the property liable to be assessed therefor, and in form a.ad manner as required
.~ . , ~uper~ntencent of Streets of said
by law, as a~rears from the affiCavit of Ceo A. Kneese ~' '
who, uponthe completion of the posting of said notices, fo~ith filed said affidavit in the o
office of the City Clerk, malting oath that he completed tbs posting of s~:id notices on the
15th da,,~,~ of September, 1914', and whereas, more that fifteen days have expired since the
day of the second publication of said ResOlution of Intention No. 15 and the completion
of the resting of said "Notices of Improvement" , therefor be it ~SOLV~, that the public
interest and convenience require the work herein described, and the Board of Trustees of the
City of South San Francisco hereby orders the followine work to be done in said ~zty, to-wit:
That Railroad Aven~e between the west line of Linden Avenue and the east line of Idagno-
lis Avenue; including all street intersections, be improved by grading said aven~e from the
north boundary line to the so%~th c:~rb line; and constr~Icting concrete gutters on the north
side of said avenue, excepting where such curbs have already been constructed; and by construe,
ing concrete ~tters on the north side of said avenue, except where such gutters have already
teen constructed; and by constructing concrete sidewalks on the no~h side o~ said avenue havi
having a width of five ~5) feet, commencing two ~2) feet from the boundary line of said
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A. Cunningham, J. H. KellY, J. C. ~,~cGovern, G. Wallace And G. W. Holston.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and u~on, motion of Trustee ~'~,e~overn ~
seconded by Trustee Kelly and regularly carried were ap?rovef~ as read.
~ application for a permit to build a corrug~,.ted iron shed in the rear of their
buildin~ was received ~ '~
~ .Lrom Curusis Bros.. ~,oved by Trustee 7/allace and seconded by Trustee
Ounnin~ham that the permit be granted.
Carried
~ application for a permit to build a storage shed was received from Georgi and
Ra~elli moved by ~,~ ilcGovern seconded by Trustee ~ ~ ' ~
, ~unnmngh~m that the pe~it be
~ranted.
'~ arri ed.
A communication fas received from H. Turner eonscerning the collection and disposal
of the ~arbage in the City o~ ,~oath n Francisco ...... communication was ordered filed.
The chairman of the ~oard ~ ~ ' ~
~y~o~nted a committee of two Trustees ~omi~osed of Trustees
l~cGovern and E~ningham to interview fir. Black 'of t]~e United Railroad to ascertain the
ovmershiD of the Poles on Grand Avenue.
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee }{cGovern:
~ ' ~' ~:~ ~70RK ~0, 15
R~SOLJTI0~ 0RDERI~G ~
Resolved, that whereas the Board of Trustees of the City of South San Francisco did on
the 14th day September 1914, pass its Resolution of Intention ~
· ~o. t5 to order tke herein-
after described work to ]~e done and improvement to bo made ~n said city, rhich Resolution
of Intention was duly and legally D~b~[shed as required by law as a~?ears from the affidaviU
of E. I. goodman now on file in the o~ ~' ·
..... ce of the City Clerk of said ~ty, and whereas, notice
of the passage of said Reso~lution of Intention IIo. 15 headed "Notice of ~ Improvement"
were duly and legally posted along the line of said contemplated work of improvement and in fr
front of ~.11 the property. ~iable~ to be assessed therefor, and in _~zm ~ ~ and manner as required
by law, as appears fro~ the affi~avit of Ceo. A. )[neese, ouper~nten~lent of Streets of said ~t
~ho, uponthe completion of the posting of said not~ces, forwith filed said affidavit in the o
office of the City Clerk, making oath that he completed the posting of s~id notices on the 1
l~th ~ay of September, 1914; smd whereas, more that ?ifteen days have expired since the
day of the second publication of said ResOlution of Intention No. 15 and tho comp!erich
of the ~osting of said "Notices of Improvement" , therefor be it ~SOLVF~, that the public
interest and convenience require the work here~n described, and the Board of Trustees of the
City of So%~th San ~rane~sco hereby orders the fol!owinf work to be done in said City, to-wit:
That Railroad Avenue between the rest line of Linden Avenue and the east line of ~lagno-
lia Avenue; including all street intersections, be improved by grading said aven~e from the
north boundary !~ne to the south curb line; and constructing concrete gutters on the north
side of said avenue, excepting where such curbs have already been constructed; and by construe.
~ng concrete ~dtters on the north side of said avenue, except where such gutters have already
teen constructed; and by constructing coucrete sidewalks on the no~th side of said avenue havi
kaving a width of five (5) feet, commencing two (~) feet from the boundary line of said
avenue and exten(]ing ~'--
.~e (5) feet towards the curb line e~oept where such sidewalks have
already been oonstr~lcted; and by filUing ~n earth back of the curb. s so as to bring the si~e-
walks between the curbs and concrete sidewalks to offic~al grade.
All work herein proviSed for shall be done official grade and in a.~cordance with the
~he special plans and specifications heretofore ado~:ted by said Board of Trustees for doing s
~aid work and now on file in the office of the City Clerk, to which reference is hereby
nade for further description of said work.
The Board of Trustees under the authority conferred upon it by the provisions of that
certain act of the IJegislature of the State of California, approved April 7th, 1911 and krown
as the "Improvement Act of 1911" determines and declares that serialbonds shall be issued to
represent the cost of said proposed improvements; said bonds shall be serial, entending over
a period of four(4) years from the second of January next succeeding their date, and shall be
issued to represent assessments of Twenty-five (?5) Dollars or more remaining unpaid for
Thirty (Z0) days after the date of the warrant'issued to the contractor , or five
days after the decision of said Board of Trustees on as apTeal; and even annual prop-
ortion of the principal sum of eachbond shall be payable, by coupon· on the second day of
January of each year afters its birth and until the u~hole is paid, and interest shall be
payable semi--annually by coupon on the second days of January and July, respectively, of
each year at the rate of seven (7) percent perannum on all sums unpaid until the whol-e
of said principal and interest is paid and said bonds shall be issued in accordance with the
provisions of said "Improvement Act of 1911" and the amendments thereto.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to post a notice of said work, together with the
planS, and specifications therefor, conspicuously for five days on or near the Council
Chamber door, invitinF sealed r~roposals or bids for doining the work ordered.
He is directed to publish a notice inviting such proposals and referring to the specif-
ications posted or on file. by two (£) intersertions in the "The ~ ~
_~n~e]~rise" a weekly
newspaper published and circulated in said ~t~ and hereby desig~a'ated for that purpose
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and adopted
by said ~oard of Trustees o!' ~ . _
~.,,e City of South San ?rancisco ~h~s 19th day of October 191~
by the fo!lowin~ vote
Ayes, Trustees ~. A. Cunningham, J. H. Kelly, J. C. ~.,~eCovern, ~eo. Wallace and G. Y,. Hols3on
Noes, Trustees None
Absent, Trustees, l~one
Attest: Wm. J. Smith , City Clerk.
The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Cunningham:
Resolved by the Board of Trustees of /The City of ~outh San ?~ancisco that that
certain resolution adopted on the fifth day o+' October, 1914., r, herein the City .~le.k of said
City of South San ?rancisco was directed to publish a notice as~therin set forth, invitin:F
sealed prooosals for the construction of a library building in the City o~ South Ssn
~r~.ncisco, be, and the same hereby is rescinded.
I hereby certify taat the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and adopted
bY the Board of Truste. es oT.~:~ "~'2 of South San Francisco this 19th day of October, 1914
by the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees, F. A. Cun:'~!n~ham, J. H. Kelly, J. C. ',~cGovern, Geo. Wallace and G. W. Hol~ton
Noes, Trustees, None.
Absent Trustees, None.
Attest: Wm ' J.Smith, City Clerk.
The 2ollowing resolution was then introduced by Trustee Kelly:
Resolved by the Bo~rd of Trustees of The City of ~o'~_~th °
~n Francisco , that public
interest and convenience reouire and said Board hereby orders the work set forth in the
as the "Improvement Act of
represent the cost of said proposed improvements; said bonds shall be seri~l, entending over
a period of four(k) years from the second of January ne~t succeeding their date, and shall be
issued to represent assessments of Twenty-t'~Lve (?5) Dollars or more remaining unpaid for
Thirty (Z0) days after the date of the warrant~issued to the contractor , or five 15)
days after the decision of said Board of Trustees on as ap~eal; and even annual prop-
ortion of the principal sum of eachbond shall be payable, by coupon, on the second day of
January of each year afters its birth and until the whole is paid, and interest shall be
payable semi-~annually by coupon on the second days of January and July, respectively, of
each ~year at the rate of seven (7) percent perannum on all sums '~_upaid until the whole
:of said prlncipal and interest is paid and ss~id bonds shall be issued in accordance with the
provisions of said "Improvement Act of 1911" and the amendments thereto.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to post a notice of said work, together with the
planS, and specifications therefor, conspicuously for five days on or near the Council
Chamber door, inviting sealed ~roposals or bids for doin~.ng the work ordered.
He is directed to publish a notice inviting such proposals and referring to the specif-
ications posted or on file. by two (~)~ intersertions in the "The ~n~e~rise" ~ ~ '~ a weekly
newspaper published and circulated in said ~t~ ,'and hereby desig~'~'ated for that purpose
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and adopted
by said ~oard of Trustees o!' ~
~.~e City of South San Francisco %h~_s 19th day of October 191~
by the followin~ vote
Ayes, Trustees ~. A. Cunningham, J. H. Kelly, J. C. ~IcCovern, Ceo. Wallace and G. ~7. Holszon
Noes, Trustees None
Absent, Trustees, None
Attest:
The following resolution was
Wm. J. Smith , City Clerk.
then introduced by Trustee Cunningham:
Resolved by the Board of Trustees of /The City of bouth San ~ancisco that that
certain resolution adopted on the fifth day o±' October, 1914., r, herein the City ~lerk of said
~ y of South ~an 7rancisco was directed to publish a notice as therin set forth, invitin.~
sealed proposals for the construction of a library building in the City o~ South Ssn
~r~.ncisco, be, and the sa~e h~reby is rescinde~,.
I hereby certify t~at the foregoing resolution fas regularly introduced and adopted
by the Board of Truste. es of.$,~ .~t~ of South S~n Francisco this 19th day of October, 1914
by the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees, P. A. Cun~'~ingham, J. H. Xe~ly, J. C. '~IcGovern, Geo. %¥allace and G. W. Hol~ton
Noes, Trustees, None.
Absent Trustees, None.
Attest: Wm' J,Smith, City Clerk.
The 2ollowlng resolute_on was then introduced by Trustee iC~lly:
Resolved by the Bo~rd of Trustees of The Cit~j of ~o~lth S~n Francisco , theft public
interest and convenience require and said Board hereby orders the work set forth in the
following notice to be ~.one in said city, to-wit:
~!OTICE INVITII~G SEALED PRO?OSALS
OR BIDS FOR THE ~0NSTEUCTION 0P
A LIBRARY BUILDING IN THE CITY
0P SOUTH S,%N FRANCISCO.
Sealed proposals or bids will be received by the Bo~rd of Trustees of the City of
South San Francisco until 8:00 o'clock p.m. on ~ionday, november the 9th, 1914, fordoing
the following work 'in said City of South San ~r~.ncisco, County of San l,,,lateo, ~$tate of
California:
Section I. The construction of a library building upon lots number Nine(9) and
Ten (10) in Block One l{undred and Sixteen [ll6) as shown upon +~hat certain map entitled
"South ~an Francisco, Sah ~iateo Co., CalPlat No.1, "which map v.~as recordered in the office
of the Co~uuty Recorder of the County of San'l~ateo ~arch 1. 1892, in MapBook 2 at page 52,
and furnishing all materials therefor, but not including the work of excavation and grading
for said building, in accordance with 'the plans and specification heretofore adopted.
Section 2 Doing and performing all work of excavation and grading for the construction
of said library building.
all Work and all material in the construction of said building must be in strict complianc
With the requirements of the plans and specification adopted by said board of Trustees on ~he
5th day.of October, 1914, no~w on file in the office of the City Clerk, where the same are open
to the inspection of prospective bidders. Bids shall be on the printed form to be obtainel
frome the City Clerk and shall substantially comply with the requirements set forth on pag~
one of said specifications. The successful bid~er shall, within ten days after the award,
enter into s a contract with the. City of South San Francisco for the performance of the
work to be done under the said award. The Board of Trustees may, in its discretion, award
a ~contract~'a Whole to'a single bidder, or nay award seperate contracts to different
bidders for each section of said work.
.All proposals must be.aeconpnied with a certified check upon a solvent b~nk of the State
of California, payable to the City of Su~th S~n Francisco, for a amou~ut not less than~ five
(5) percent of the aggregate of the bid, on the condition, that if the proposal be accepted
and the contract ararded, and if the bidder shall fail to execute the contract and give
the bonds required, the sum ~n said check sh~ll be l~quidated da~-~ges for such failure and
neglect and shall be forfeited to and paid into the treasury of the City of ~outh San
Franc tsco ·
Each bidder to ~hom is a~-.'arded a contract will be required to execute a bond for the f
faithful performance of his work in an a~'~unt equal to twenty-five percent of the amoun%t
of his undertaking, with ~t least two responsible sureties, in the full amount of the bid
each, and will be required before entering upon the work to furnish a good and sufficient bond
as required by an act of the Legislature of the ~t~te of ~li_~ornia approved i~larch ~Tth ,1897,
entitled "An Act to secure the cSaims of material men, mechanics, or laborers employed
contractors upon ~tate, m~nicipal or other pubtie work" an~ the amendments thereto
The contract m;~st be entered into in compliance with and subject to the conditions
imposed by Section 85Zc of the Penal ~ode of the ~ate o~ C~lifornia.
Sealed proposals or bids shall be delivered to the City ~Clerk on or before 8:00 o'clock
p.m. on ~.~onday Novemberg,1914
All sealed proposals will be opened by said Board of Trustees in public session on
~onday Nove~uber 9,1914. at 8:00 o'clock p.m. in the council ch-mb'%r of said Board.
~I~ ~ n~' ~r-~t~.~ reserves the right to re.~ect any and all bids.
the following work 'in said City of South San Francisco, Co~naty of San l?Iateo, ~tate of
California:
Section I. The construction of a library building upon lots number Ninelg) and
Ten /10) in Block One Hundred and Sixteen Ill6) as shown upon that certain map entitled
"South ~an Francisco, Sah ~Iateo Co., CalPlat No.1, "which map ~as recordered in the office
of the Co~uuty Recorder of the County of San ',~,,!ateo ~larch 1. 1592, in MapBook 2 at page 52,
and furnishing all materials therefor, but not including the work of excavation and grading
for said building, in accordance with 'the plans and specification heretofore adopted.
Section 2 Doing and performing all work of excavation and grading for the construcZion
of said library building.
all Work and all material in the construction of said building must be in strict complianc
with the requirements of the plans and specification adopted by said board of Trustees on ;he
5th day.of October, 1914, no,w on file in the office of the City Clerk, where the same are .open
to ~he inspection of prospective bidders. Bids shall be on the printed form to be obtaine~
frome the ~City Clerk and shall substantially comply with the 'requirements set forth on pag~
one .of said specifications. The successi~ll bid~:,er shall, within ten days after the award,
enter into ~ a contract with the City of South San Francisco for the performance of the
work t° be done under the said award. The Board of Trustees m~y, in its discretion, award
a~contract"a~a Whole,to a single bidder, or may award seperate contracts to different
bidders for each section of said work.
.All proposals must be.accompnied with a certified check upon a solvent b~nk of the St~te
~' S u~th San Franc~ sec amou~ut not less than' five
of California, payable to the ~zty of , for a
(5) percent of the aggregate of the bid, on the condition, that if the proposal be accepted
and the contract awarded, and if the bidder shall fail to execute the contract and give
the bonds required, t)~e sum in said check sh~ll be l~quidated da:'~ges for such failure and
neglect and shall be forfeited to and paid into the treasury of the City of ~outh San
Francisco.
Each bidder to whom is a.~.'arded a contrs, ct will be required to execute ~ bond for the f
faithful performance of his work in an am-~,unt equal to twenty-five percent of the amom~t
of his undertaking, with at least two respoRsible sureties, in the full amount of the bid
each, and will be required before entering upon the work to furnish a good and sufficient bond
as required by an act of the Legislature of the St~.~te of C~lifornia approved ~larch £~Tth ,1~97,
entitled "An Act to secure the claims of material men, mechanics, or laborers employed b~'
"and the amendments the~eto
contractors upon State, m~nicipal or other public work, ·
The contract m, ust be entered into in compliance u'ith and subject to the conditions
imposed by Section 65Zc of the Penal Code of the f%tate of Ca~lifornia.
Sealed propos~els or bids shall be delivered to the City .Clerk on or before 8:00 o'clock
p.m. on ~,~,ionday Novemberg,1914 ~
All sealed proposals will be opened by said Board of Trustees in public session on
~onday November 9,1914. at 8:00 o'clock p.m. in the council chamber of said Board.
The Board of Tr,~stees reserves the right tt~ reject any and all bids.
By order of the Board of Trustees of the C:;~ty of South San Fr~ncisco/
Dated October 19,1914.
Be it further resolved that the /CityClerk be. and he hereby is directed to publish the the fore--
going notice for two [£) weeks in "The Enterpeise" a weekly newspaper printed and published
and circulated in said city and hereby designated for that p~trpose.
I hereby certify that the fore,clog resolution was regularly introduced and adopted
by the ~'~ard~ of Tr~stees of ~-~ ~'-';~,~ ,~^~.~ South Sn FranciSco this 19th day of October, 1914
by the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees, 2. A. ~.mn~ngham,JH .'Jelly, J. C. ~m~obern, Geo. Wallace, and
Noes, Trustees, None.
Absent, Trustees, None
Attest:
Wm. J. Smith, City Clerk.
The following demands against the 'Oity were presented for payment the same having
been ap.):roved Ly the Finance Committee :
F. A. Cunningham
Geo. Eneese
Ceo ;Wallace
~C ~OVe rS ,
Wm. J. Smith
Ivan W. Keith
H. Hc~ahon
Pacific ~ ~
~ao and Electric
%'~. J. Smith,
Haaker& Ratto
Prank ~onvery
Frank Convery
Expenses to .Honterey Cal. ~unlcipalities
labor on cleaning streets and v.'atering trees
Electric current ~or City tIall& Fire Dept.
Fees for issuing liquor licenses & sundries
Prem. on bond for Nightwat~hman Atcheson,
Labor on cleaning .streets
25. O0
£5.00
£5.O0
25. O0
rS.00
£5.00
21. ,25
2.00
15.75
10.00
5.00
5. O0
7.50
i'r~ ~ovSd by Trustee Kelly seconded by
~r~a~ e Wallace that the Board Adjourn until
Wednesday 0~Ober'the ~~ 8 o'clock p.m. to meet at Z10 Linden avenue,
~ime of adjounrment 9:20 p. m.
Respectfully submitt ed,
Wm J. omzth '~' Clerk.
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