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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1919-10-27 ~egularly Adjourned ~eeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of South San Fran cisco,held ~ionday October 2?th. 1919, This ~eeting was called to order at 8 O' clock p.m.,by Trustee G.W. fiolston "President of the Boar of Trustees". Rol~-call Rollcall found the following Trustees present,to-wit; F.A. Cunningham, A.J. Eschelbach, ~J~. E$ll~, and G.W. Holston Absent Trustee M.F. Healy. The minutes of the two previous meetings were read and upon motion of Trustee Kelley seconded by Trustee Eschelbach and regularly carried were approved$ as read. A protest against iu~pro~ing the alley lying between Grand an~ B~$e$ Aven~e~ an~.between~aple~aD~ ~pruce Avenues was received at this meetingjand this being the evemgng sem zor ~ne recep~mon for the above mentioned work and improvment and there being onl~ one bid before the Board of Trust which was the bid of Chas. J. Lindgren and ~&r. Lindgren being present asked that on account of th protest against the work at this time that he be allowed to withdraw his bid. It was then moved by Trustee Cunningham seconded by Trustee Kelley that I~r. Lindgren/be allowed to withdraw his bid for the Improvment of the alley between Gr~d and Baden and for the distance between ~aple and Spruce Avenues. I~otion Carried The peti$~on against the above mentiomed work was filed and the work indefinately postponed. A petition was received from property owners in B~ock 102 Zap of South Sam Francisco asking that the alley between Grand and Miller Avenues and for the distance between Spruce and Magnolia Avenu be improved by paving same with a concrete pavement, but the petition not being signed by the maJo ity of the property owners in the above mentioned district the matter was postponed until the pe ition would receive more signatures. A petition was received from the E.C. Peck Investment Company,asking that they be allowed to bull, a garage on the rea~ of lot 7 in Block 1Zg. ~oved by Trustee E~chelbach seconded by Trustee Kelley that the reGuest be gr~nted provided tha garage.was built according to the building ordinance of the city of South S~n Francmsco. l~otion carried After a lenghtly discussion it was moved by Trustee Eschelbach seconded by Trustee Kelley theft the former motion of Trustee Eschelbach concerning the building of a garage on lot ? Block be rescinded. i~otion carried ~ioved by Trustee Kelley seconded by Trustee Eschelbach that the E~ C. Peck Investment Company be granted permission to build a garage on the rear of lot 7 Block 1~9. · ~,iotion carried T~e attention of the Board of Trustee~~ being called to the fact thZt some person or persons were ma~icously opening fire hydrants and allowing water to be wasted,it was ~oved by Trustee ~~gh~ ~n~ b~ Trustee Kelley that a reward of Twenty five Dollars be paid for the arrest and convic, anyone ~a~pering illegally with the fire hydrants in the City of South San Francisce. ~Iotion carried A communication was received from Alex Ryan o£ Redwood City askinm for a refund of taxes on accoun' of serving withthe United S, tates Army in France. Action was postponed until ~Ir Ryan made affidavit of thefacts upon which his request for refund we~ based. A communication was receive8 fro~ Paul Rennick asking refund of taxes on account of serving in th~ United States Arm~ during the late war. l~oved by Trustee Cunningham seconded by Trustee ~schelbach that the Clerk be instructed to draw a w~rrwnt fem~ the General Fund in the sum of $1~.6~ in favor~o~ P~ul Hennick. Motion ~rried An application for the driving and houseing of the City Fire Trusk was recived from £.n. Lewis to take effect No,.-em~er lat. 1919. ~oved by Trustee Kelley seconded by Trustee Eschelbach that the application be granted. Carried A co~munic~tion was received from George Selby notifying the Board that the firN~ of Blanchard Crocker and Howell,had broken the curbing on the ~orth westerly corner of l~iller and W~lnut Avenue by driving concrete mixer against s~id curb. The City Clerk was instructed to notify Blanchard, Crocker & ~owell to have the damaged curb repaired. Affidavits.~oT~t~,e publication of notice inviting sealed proposals ~37, posting of notices of im- Drovment ~Z9 and of publication of Resolution of Intention ~Z9 ware received at this meeting and placed on file. The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Cunningham. Resolved that, whereas the Board of Trustees of the City of S~uth S~n Franciscodid,on the 6th. day of ~ctober,1919,Dass its Resolution of Intention No. ~9 to order t~e hereinafter described work ~ .... ~,~ =v~Aw~ ok ~r~emee Kelley seconded b~ Trustee Eschelbach and regularly carried were approved; as read. A protest against i~Jpro~ing the alley lying between Grand an~ B~den Avenues and between~aple~s ~pruce Avenues was received at this meeting~and this being the ev&nBng set for the recep~mon o~ for the above mentioned work and improvment and there being onl~ one bid before the Board of Tru which was the bid of Chas. J. Lindgren and ~. Lindgren being present asked that on account of protest against the work at this time that he be allowed to withdraw' his bid. It was then moved by Trustee Cunningham seconded by Trustee Kelley that ~r. Lindgren)be allowed to withdraw his bid for the Improv~ent of the alley between Grand and Baden and for the distanc between Maple and Spruce Avenues. ~otion Carried The peti$~on against the above mentiomed work was filed and the work indefinately postponed. A petition was received from property owners in B~ock 102 L~ap of South San Francisco asking that the alley between Grand and Miller Avenues and for the distance between Spruce and Magnolia Ave~ be improved by paving same with a concrete pavement, but the petition not being signed by the ma~ ity of the propeety owners in the above ~entioned district the ~atter w~s postponed until the ition would receive more signatures. A petition was received from the E.C. Peck Investment Company,asking that they be allowed to bu~ a garage on the rea~ of lot 7 in Block 1Zg. Moved by Trustee Eschelbach~seconded by Trustee Kelley that the request be granted provided tha garage was built according mo the building ordinance of the city o~ South S~n Francisco. ~otion carried After a lenghtly discussion it was moved by Trustee Eschelbach seconded by Trustee Kelley theft the former motion of Trustee Eschelbach concerning the building of a garage on lot 7 Block be rescinded. ~otion carried ~Ioved by Trustee Kelley seconded by Trustee Eschelbach that the E~ C. Peck Investment Company be granted permission to build a garage on the rear of lot 7 Block · ~,iotion carried T~e attention of the Board of Trustee~' being called to the fact that some person or persons were ma~icously opening fire hydrants and allowing water to be wasted,it was ~oved by TrL~stee seconde~ii b~ Trustee Eelley that a reward of Twenty five Dollars be paid for the arrest and convi¢ tion of anyone tampering illegally with the fire hydrants in the City of South San Francisce. ~iotion carried A communication was received from Alex Ryan of Redwood City askin? for a refund of taxes on accoun of serving withthe United ~tates Army in France. Action was postponed until Hr Ryan made affidavit of thefacts upon which his request for refund we based. A communication was receive8 fron Paul Rennick asking refund of taxes on account of serving in th United States Arms during the late war. ~oved by Trustee Cunningham seconded by Trustee J~chelbach that the Clerk be instructed to draw a w~,rrwnt f~ the Genera2 Fund in the sum of $1Z.6~ in favor o±~ P~ul P~ennick. Motion ~ried An application for the driving and houseing of the City Fire Truck was retired £ro~ h.~. Lewis to take effect Eo'.'e~er let. 1919. ~oved by Trustee Eelley seconded by Trustee Eschelbach that the application be granted. L~otion Carried A co~nmunic~tion was received from George Selby notifying the Board that the fir~ of Blanchard Orocker and Howell,had broken the curbing on the I~orth westerly corner o£ L~iller and Walnut Ave~ue by driving concrete mixer against said curb. The City Clerk was instructed to notify Blanchard, Crocker & ~owell to have the damaged curb repaired. Affidavits.ZoTi~%~ publication of notice inviting sealed proposals ~B?, posting of notices of im- orovment ~Z9 and of publication of Resolution of Intention ~Z9 ware received at this meeting and placed on file. The following resolution was then introduced by Trustee Cunningham. Resolved that, whereas the Board of Trustees of the City of S~uth San Franciscodid,on the 6th. day of ~ctober,1919,pass its Resolution of Intention No. Z9 to order t~e hereinafter described work to be done and improvment to be made in said City.which resoluZion ol' intention wes duly and re~]ar~ published as required by law,as appears from the affidavit of Robert Speed now on file in the off~ of the City Clerkoi' said City:and Whereas notices of the pass.ge of said Resolution of Intention No. ~9 headed "Notices of Improvmen~ 294 ~ere~du~y and ~egslly pgsted along the l~ne of said contemplated work o r lmprovmgnt .and in rout ox all tf~e property liable to ce a. sessed therefor,aha a±ong all the open streets within s~ld district,in form and manner as required by law ,as appears from the affidavit of George A. Kneese Superintendent of ~treets of said City, who, after the completion of the posting of sam notices,filed his affidavit in the o:ffice of the City Clerk,making oath thst he completed the posting of said notices on the 16th, day of 0ctober,~glg; and Whereas at no time ~:as any person delivered to the City Clerk of said City or to said Board of Trustees a written protest egainst said work,or any part thereof, or against the extent of the district hereinafter described,or against ~e~ said work and said district; therefore be it resolved that p~lic interest and convenience require the work hereinafter described,and t~ Board of Trustees of the City of ~outh San Francisco hereby orders the following to be done said City,to-wit : That Swift Avenue ,from aline drawn at right angles to the center line of said Swift Avenue at a point three thousand seven hundredninety 13,790) feet easterly along the center line of Swi~ Avenue from the intersection of the center line of Grand Avenue with the center line of Swift Avenue,to the easterly termination of said Swift Avenue,be improved as follows: By grading Swift Avenue to official line and grade for the full lenght and for the width of thirty three 133) feet; By constructing therein,for the full lenght hereinbefore mentioned an asphaltic concrete pave- ment eighteen (18) feet wide,consisting of an asphaltic concrete wearing surface :~ and one · half[1 1/2 inches in thickness laid on a cement concrete base six (6) inches in thickness; by constructing therein four (4) circular corrugated iron culverts,each having a diameter of eighteen ~8) inches, st the places shown uoon the plans hereinafter mentioned for the constr~ tion of said culverts. All work herein provided for shall be done to official grade a~d in accordance with the speci~ plan's and specifications for said work,which plans and specifications are entitled "~lans and specifications for the construction of i~provment work on Swift Avenue,in the City of ~outh S~ Francisco, County of San I~steo,State of California,which avenue is fully shown upon the plans hereto attached,which are made a part hereof ," which plans and specifications were hereto- fore adopted by said Board of Trustees on the 2Zrd. day of June 1919,and are now on file in the off~ce o$ ~he Cit~ Clerk.to. whiQh~pla~ a$d ~p$cific~tioss ~ef~r$~ce is_hereDy ~ade for a Sur~ er eescr~pmion o~ said $or~ ant xor ~ne ~ocat~on an~ extent of the work to ce acne hereunder and for a particular description of the boundaries of the district herein mentioned. Any duplication in any of the work hereinbefore ~eee~T~J~e~ shall be ignored. There is excepted however,from the shove mentioned work any and all such work as has been already done to office[ grade. And_said~Boar~ or.Trustees d~d. in_said ~olu~ion_of Intq~tion No._~?.d~ter~eanan~ ~nat sa~u wor~ an~ ~mprovmenm is cz more than ±ocai or ora~nanry puo~c oenez~ , and benefi~ the ls, nds and district hereinafter described,w~ich said distr~ct is declared in ~% ~gsol~tion. Df In$~ntion.~o be.the district beuefitted bM ~aid work. an~ l~ Drovm~nt.and · nerezore %ne entire costs aha expenses o~ sa~c wor~ an~ ~mprovmen% anal± De maae cnarg- able against and shall be assessed upon said lands snd district,except as herein expressly pr~ vided,which district is within said City of South San Francisco,County of San Msteo, State of California ,and particularly described as follows,to-wit; ~e~inin~ st %~2 Northwest corner of %he lands owned by W.P. Fuller and Company and ru~n~n~ h~Mce aIong westerly boundary line of said lands S>outh 3 degrees 30 m~nutes west feet; thence North 86 degees 0 ~inutes 4 seconds west 238.17 feet;thence west 525 feet;thence North 65 degrees ~3 ~inutes west 424.70 feet:thence North 0 degrees 14 minutes East 51.41 fee~ thence west 1076.73 feet; thence North 50 feet;thence west 960.33 feet;thence North 392.46fee~ thence North 27 degrees 30 mimutes 2~ seconds west 247.1~ feet; thence North b3 degrees 22 min- utes 42 seconds EAST 548.20 feet: thence South 56 degrees Z7 minutes 18 seconds East 680.99 thence East 1011.14 feet; thence ~^uth 63 degrees 29 minutes East 617.57 fee; thence East 525 feet;thence NOrth 62 degrees 38 miflutes 55 seconds East 326.99 feet to the point of beEKini$~ Saving,excepting and excluding from said district all streets,avenues,alleys,lanes,courms aha place~ included and contained. Notice is hereby given that serial bonds to represent unpaid assessments, and bear inter~ at the rate of seven (7) per cent per annum will be issued hereunder in the manner specifie~ in the "Improvment Bond Act of 191~", and the amendments thereto,the last installment of which bonds shall mature nine (9) years from the second day of July next succeeding nine (9) months from their date,, Except as hereinbefore provided,all of the herein proposed work shall be done ini~, p~ru£- ance of an act of the Legislature of the State of California,designated as "The Improvment Act of 1911",approved April,7,1911,and amendments thereto. The City Clerk is hereby directed to post a notice o6 said work together with the plans and spec~.fications therefor,conspicously for five (5) days on or near the council chamber door inviting sealed proposals <~fok±dging the work ordered. He is also directed to publish a noti~ inviiiz~g such proposals,and referring to lhe specifications posted or on file by two (2) in- e y f~ w ~ e ~u~.shed ~ertions ~n "The.EnterDrise~_~n~.~~ and circulated in said City o~ South San Francisco,auG nereoy ae x I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was re~ularl~ introduced and adopted by the Board o~ Tr:~stees of the City of South Ban Francisco,tHis 27 th. day of October 1919,by the following vote; Ayes Trustees F.A. C,~nninghsm, A.J. Eschelbach, J.H. Eelley and G.W. Holston. ~ es ~r~'st s one ~§sen~ ~ru~ee~ M.F. Healy. William J. S~:~ith City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board ~f Trustees of the City of SoutL San Fr~;cisco The following demands against ti~e City were presented for payment the same being approved by the finance committee. Mysell Rollins Company tribute~ to Georgi & Co 4 Doz. eggs Fraternal Hall Association rent Capital Decorating Co. So. City Lumber & Supply Co W.C Schneider ribbon and cloth J. Eikerenkotter Ice cream Columbia ~rket beef tongues Severn Lodge Dairy milk and cream B. Msrcello cabbage Jennings Pharmacy 5 rolls crepe H.A. Cavassa funigstion Curusus Bros. vegetables Chas. Bollazzi Soldiers paint ~roceries for we~co~e home day celebrstion 595..5 , ~.OO J 20. ~ 9 .5o ! 65 % 17.50 ~ 8.20 5.40 70/, ~.75~ 4.40/ ~nu~,t~-%'h~ ~ast~ly term~natisn 'of Said SWift A+enu~be improved as follows: By grading Swift Avenue to official line and grade for the full lenght and for the width of thirty three (ZZ) feet: By constructing therein,for the full lenght hereinbefore mentioned an asphaltic concrete pave- ment eighteen (18) feet wide,consisting of an asphaltic concrete wearing surface ~o~ and one· half(1 1/2 inches in thickness laid on a cement concrete base six (61 inches in thickness; by constructing therein four (4) circular corrugated iron culverts,each having a diameter of eighteen ~8~ inches, ~t the places shown u~on the plans hereinafter mentioned for the constr~ tion of said culverts. All wor~ herein provided for sha~l be done to official grade a~d in accordance with the speci~ plan's and specifications for said work.which plans and specifications are entitled "~lans and specifications for the construction of improvment work on Swift Avenue,in the City of South S~ Francisco, County of S~n L~ateo,State of California,which avenue is fully shown upon the plans hereto attached,which are made a part hereof ," which plans and specifications were hereto- fore adopted by said Board of Trustees on the 2Zrd. day of June 1919,and are now on file in the off, ce o$ ~e Cit~ Cl$~k,to~whiqh~plaD~ add sp$cificatioss ~ef~reDce is_hereD ~ade for a Sur~ er cescr~p~on oi SalG work ant ~or ~ne ~oca~on and ex~en~ o~ ~ne wor~ ~o o~ hereunGer Gone and for aps. rticular description of the boundaries of the district herein mentioned. Any duplication in any of the work hereinbefore ~eee~TiJ~e~ shall be ignored. There is excepted however,from the ~bove mentioned work any and s~l such work as has been already done to of~ic~l grade. ~nd_said~Bo~r~ o£~T;ustees d~d. in.said R~olu$ion. of Int~tion No.~$$.d~ter~De an na~ sa~c work ant ~mprovmenmoms om more ~nan ±ocai or orax~anry puomxc oenexx~ ,ana and benefi~ the l~nds ~nd di~,trict hereinafter described,w~ich skid distr~ct is declared in s ~ ~rol~tion. Df InSention.~o be~the district beDefitted b2 ~aid work. and l~ Drovment.~nd mnere~ore ~ne en~xre cosms ant expenses om same wor~ ano mmprovmenm anal± ne mace cnarg- able agains~ and shall be assessed upon said la~ds end district,except as herein expressly pr~ vided,which district is within said City of South San Francisco,County of San H~teo, State of California ,and particularly described as follows,to-wit; ~e~inin~ ~t ~ Northwest corner of the lands owned b~ W.P. Fuller and ~Co~pa~y and runnin~ h~Mce aYong westerly boundary line of said lands ~ ~outh Z degrees ~o mmnu~es west 86~.~ feet; thence North 86 degees 0 ~lnutes ~ seconds west 2~8.17 feet;thence west ~2~ feet;thence North 6~ degrees ZZ ~inutes west 42A.~0 feet:thence North 0 degrees lA minutes East B1.A1 fee~ thence west 1076.7~ feet; thence North ~0 feet:thence west 960.ZZ feet:thence North Z92.~6fee~ thence North £? degrees Z0 minutes 2J seconds west 2~?.1, feet: thence North JZ degrees 22 mi~ utes ~2 seconds EAST §~8.20 feet: thence South ~6 degrees Z7 minutes 18 seconds East 680.99 fmt thence East 1011.lA feet; thence S^uth 6Z degrees £~ minutes East 617.~? fee; thence East ~2B feet;thence NOrth 6E degrees ~8 miMutes ~ seconds East ~E6.99 feet to the point of beggini$~ S~ving,~xc~p$i~g a~d excluding from said district all streets,avenues,alleys,lanes,courts cna p±aoes lnCluceG $I1G con~ainea. Notice is hereby given that serial bonds to represent unpaid assessments, and bear inter~ at the rate of seven (7) per cent per annum will be issued hereunder in the manner specific& in the "Improvment Bond Act of 191~", and the amendments thereto,the last installment of which bonds shall mature nine (9) years fron~ the second day of July next succeeding nine (9) ~onths from their date. Except as hereinbefore provided,a~l of the herein proposed work shall be done inii~ puruz- snce of an act o£ the Legislature of the State of California,designated as "The Improvment Act of 1911",approved April,?,lg!l,and amendments thereto. The City Clerk is hereby directed to post a notice og said work together with the plans and specifications therefor,conspicously for five (~1 days on or near the council chamber door inviting sealed proposals ~oY!d~ing the work ordered. He is also directed to publish a noti~ inviti~g such proposals,and referring to the specifications posted or on file by two 12) in- s y f~ w ~ e ~u~.shed ~ertions in "The~Enterorise~.a_w~kl and circulated in said City o~ South ~an Francisco,ant nereoy ae x I hereby certify that the,foregoing resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the Board o~ Trustees of the City of South San Francisco,tHis 27 th. day of October 1919,by the following vote; Ayes Trustees F.A. C,~nninghsm, A.J. Eschelbach, J.H. Eelley and G.W. Holston. ~ es ~r~'st s one ~§sen~ ~ru~ee~ M.F. Healy. William J. Sn~ith City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board ~f Trustees of the City of SoutL S~n Fra~cisco The following demands against t~e City were presented for payment the same being approved by the finance committee. Mysell Rollin~ Company tributes to 2oldiers Georgi & Co 4 Doz. eggs Fraternal Hall Association rent Capital Decorating Co. So. City Lumber & Supply Co paint W.C Schneider ribbon and cloth J. Eikerenkotter Ice cream Columbia ~ar~et beef tongues Severn Lodge Dairy milk and cream B. Msrcello cabbage Jennings Pharmacy ~ rolls crepe H.A. Cavassa fumigation Curusus Bros. vegetables Chas. Bollazzi groceries for welcon~e home day celebration James Carmody Groceries for welcome home day A. Eaffaelli groceries for we lcone hone day Fr~nk Giffra supplies for welcome home day Gee: B. Hamilton orchest~'a for dance A.T. Arndt paper napkins a~ OO~ 20. 17.50 8.20 ~.A0 Z.?~ ~1.8§~ 1~.86J W.J. S: i%h P~stage stamps and Post 0f£ice Box rent So. S.~. Water Co water for drinking fountain H.A. Cavassa soda for fire Department H.A. Cavavsa supplies for City P~ul B. Lennick refund of taxes L;oved by Trustee E~chelbach seconded by Trustee Cun~ingham and w~rrantsdrawn for the various ar, cunts. ~otion carried Xonday November $,2919, to meet at ~$10 ~lnden Avenue 1.00, 16.80~ 24.Z8' 1~.65' thzt the above demands be Pa~ ~i~ ~lerk was instructed to have a letter of thanks published in the Enterprise e:.:tending to the ladies of South San Francisco{~he aided in making the welcome home celebration to th. soldier boys of South San Francisco.~u~h.~a,g~md'~me.~ess'! th~ ?ha~t~f ~h~mks"oftthe Board of Trustees. ~goved by Trustees Kelley seconded by Trustee Eschelbach that the Board adjourn until at 8' 0 clock p.m. Time L!otion carried of adjournment 10'20 p.m? ~ ~) ~ Res., , J Clerk of~e City'of Snub--ieee & ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Trust~