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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1943-09-20 :~. , REGULAR t¥'iEETI.i~G OF THE C~TH COUNCIL OF THE CITE- OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,HELD ~ONDAY, SEPTEI~BER ~,Oth, 1943. The reeler meeting of the city-council of the City of South San t;~anc~sco was held in the.City Hall I¥iond6y evening, September 90th,1943. The me,ting was called to order at 8 o'clock P.I~. by l~'~ayor D.W.Ra~to. . ROLL CALL. Roll ¢~11 found all members of tl~e council present,as Councilmen,V.Boido,Geo.W.Holston,Reese Lloyd,}f_'.~inucciani D.W.Ratto. The minutes of the previous meeting were read. There being no errors or om~ssions they were ,, approve, d as read. A communication was received from Nr.J.Giannini,rancher,at the west end o½ the city,asking the city to level and grade a 50' strip of lane on the norti side of his ranch which is reserved b by the land company for right of way pnrposes for 7~s,light, sewer and telephone utilities. City attorney Coleberd advisec! tkat as the street has not been dedicated to the city.the city has yen no authorit.~ to perform any work there. 'lhe City C!~.rk was instructed to so inform tbs Gfannini interests. A communi~cation was received from the War ~.~en~rt~ent ~nnouncing that new agreemen~,~ between the city and the government ~o connect the mai~.~ sanf:~sewer o~f?be Tanforan Reception ~en~er at San bruno would be forwarded to the c~ty attorney at an early date. Communication accepted. The Recreation Department submitted a recommendation that driving with golf balls in Orange Avenue ~'ark be prohibited,and signs to that effect be placed, there,and that signs be olaced in city owned plal~grounds Statin~ that the equipment and apparatus there is used at the risk of the participant. The matter wa.s left to city attorney Coleberd to attend to. Another recommend- ation was that Mr. Floyd N.B-unter,Recreation Director , be allowe~ 45.00 worth of gas per month from the city pump to be used for Recreation Department business and charged against the ~ecre- ation Department. No objections by the city council. ~Ir. ~.~ Mrs. Albert Lane applied for permission to ma{ntain a dog kennel for show dogs, as a hobby and sport, in a concrete kennel gstablishment at 198 A Street, the breed being English Bull Dogs of High degree. Inspector Schlaam stated he instructed the appl1'cants to secure a license, the ~a~-ter was referred to city attorney Coleberd v~ho wS~~_ ~,~-~ ,~.~ the ordinance. Notice was received from the Peninsula Branch of the League of CaliFornla'?it~-es ~.~tatin~ the next meetin~ would, be [~-eld in the St.Claire Ho. tel,~an Jose, on Thursday,the 93 September , at 6;45 O'clock P.~, and wished to know how ~?.any city officials woul~ be in attendance. On inquiry Ratto announced that but three of the city's officials signified their intention to be at the meeting, and the City Clerk was instructed to so inform the League. A credit statement of ~..~9/64 was received from the k~etal ~ Ther~._it Corvoration for tin cans received from the city. A check in the amount accompanied the statement. Chief of Police Oellont submitted the naw~:s of Elizabeth Sturmer,Leroy F.~.artlow,Alb.ert Fedele and Eva ~ae Day for appointment as deputy policemen and women at the ~'iestern Pipe &Stee' Works. Councilman llolston moved the appointments be confi, rmed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lloyd and rezulsrly carried. For the benefit of the ~,~anufact~:rers Assocition and the 6ity Council in the matter of a pro- posed business ordinance the city clerk announced that there are 361 license holders in the city this ye ar. Representatives of Piombo-Bro$ , blastin?: contractors,appeared before the city council with reference to rea~ut destructive blasting operatioves in the city where much damage .was done and a number of persons injured,and admitted the destruction/ They contended they had no idea of the cause of the excessive explosions. City attorne~ Coleberd cited the great amo~n.t of ~amage done by fallin~ rock in various parts of the citY,the number of persons injured by broken rock and the close call from death some had a mile away fror~ the blast. ~,.r.Coleberd stated it was rank careless- ness on the part of the company in allowing such acc.~.dents to haopen and that they should be punished for.'the{r carelessness. Chief of Police Oelloni stated the company pays no attention to the parking laws whatever,their trucks pas~ over arand Avenue night and day without a stop except when a policeman is in sight,that they do not even slack up when makiny~ the crossing. He was . . a~,to to bring- them in to the jail when found, but ~r. ~ello~i stated they stop advised by l~'~ayor R *' whenever a policeman is present ,only,and he had'nt enough men to go around and-$agastation thre men there~ for the three shifts which they work. Engineer Klassen stated he had a close call from being run down by one of the trucks himself. ~¥'ayor R~tto aAked that all reports of the accidents be compf]ed and sent in for the next meeting o~f the council,and instructed the police to pull in every · ' : trt]ck driver who does'e~t stap at the crossing. Piombos representative offered to station a si. emmograph at every place where a complaint issued from, offer ~ccepted. E~gineer Klassen re~orted that the Census supervisor will be in the city within the next three weeks. ~ihe engineer also repo~ted the city liable for only about 80' of piping at Hod0ndi buildings. ~~. Arnott ~ Sons sulomitted plans and specification of proposed new buildings in the western and southern sections of the city. They appeared unacceptable to the city councilmen and no per- mission to build was given. The company asserted they were compl]:ing with ~ll federal buildiu~ la~vs and regulations and all city ordinances. City councilman tiolston stated the buildings pro~ posed were only four room affairs,wi6h no garages attached and would not vote for a permit for zhe constructior.~ of such a class of buildings. Councilman Soido was of th~ same opinion~and would vote No~ ~n recuest. The annual report of the recreation department was received and accepted. The jointly-executed duplicate copy of the ~emorandum of agreement providing f6r the expenditure of tbs ~ ~ ga~s tax fund for the fiscal year 1944 was received and accepte, d. Claims in the amount of $1635.32 were next presented to the council for payment;- Remo Raffaelli, A. So ldani John Souza M. Laufe r ta, Parenti At,cone Ferrarfo JCe ~alli l~'rank Casagrande John Tacchi Felix ~ando li Joe Ferrario A.J.Pacheco Kelly' s Weldin~ Shop So. City ~mber ~ Sur~pl~ Cb Pacheco Electric De ~erry'S Service ~ Addressograph Sales Agency Pete Questioni vacation salary $105.51 street labor 4 7.0,6 park janitor ~ 50.80 "· labor ~ 39.93 " " ~ 39.93 " " ~ 6~ .6V street" .,~ 63.40 " 4 58.~0 " ~ 56 .SV park " " " .~; 40,. 99 fire alarm maintenance,i~ ~49.60 welding shears 4 3.50 " signs ~ 9.00 street materials ~ 9.68 park " ~ l~.M~ electric service, Aug lubrication service ~ 3.05 ribbons '~ 1.30 lubricating service 6.75 authority to perform any work there. ~he City C!~rk was instructed to so inform tbs Giannini interests. A communication was received from the ~ar '-e~ora~nt ~nnouncing t~at new agreement~ between the city and the ?overnment ~o connect the mai~.~ san/~ewer o~f!'~e Tan~oran Reception Center at San Druno would be forwarded to the c~ty attorney at an early date. Communication accepted. The ~ecreation Department subr~itted a recommendation that driving with golf balls in 0range Avenue ~ark be prohibited,and signs to that effect be place~ there,and that signs be olaced ~n city owned pla~ro~nds Stat!n~ that the equipment and apparatus there is used at the risk of the participant. The matter was left to city attorney Coleberd to attend to. Another recommend- ation was that Mr. Floyd ~.Eunter,Recreation Director , be allowe~ ~8.00 worth of gas per month from the city pump to be used for Recreation Department business and charged against the recre- ation Department No objections by the cit~ council ~r. ~ Nfs. Albert Lane applied for permission to maintain a dog kennel for show dogs, as a hobby and sport, in a concrete kennel gstablishment at 1~8 A Street, the breed being English Bull Dogs of High degree. Inspector Schlaam stated ~e instructed the applicants to secure a license. ~he matter was referred to city attorney Coleberd who w~. ~ ~ the ordinance. Notice w~s received from the Peninsula Branch of the League of CaliForniaUities statin~ the next meetin~ would be ~eld in the St.Claire Hgtel,~an Jose, on Thursday,the ~3 September , at 6;~8 O'clock P.~, and wished to know how ~'.any city officials woul~ be in attendance. On inquiry ,~ayor Ratto announced that but three of the city's officials signified their intention to be at the meeting, and the City Clerk was instructed to so inform the League. A credit statement of ~9/6~ was received from the ~etal &~ Th. er~it Corvoration for tin cans received from the city. A check in the amount accompanied the statement. Chief of Police ~elloni submitted the na~s of Elizabeth Sturmer,Leroy F.~artlow,Albert Fedele and Eva Eae Day for appointment as deputy policemen and women at the ~estern Pipe & Stee' Works. Councilman ~olston moved the appointments be confirmed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lloyd and re?ulsrly carried. For the benefit of the ~'ianufact~rers Assocition and the 6ity Council in the matter of a pro- posed business ordinance the city clerk announced that there are ~61 license holders in the city this year. Representatives of Piombo~Bro~ , blastin~ contractors~appeared before the city council with reference to rea~nt destructive blasting operatioves in the city where much dama?e.was done and a number of persons injured,and admitted the destruction/ They contended they had no idea of the cause of the excessive ex~losions. City attorne~ Coleberd cited the great amount of ~amage done by fallin? rock in various parts of the city, t~e number of persons injured by broken rock ~nd the close call from death some had a mile away fro~ the blast. ~.r.Coleberd stated it was rank careless- ness on the part of-the company in allowing such accidents to haopen and that they should be punished for'their carelessness. Chief of Police Oelloni stated the company pays no attention to the parking laws whatever,their trucks pas~ over ~rand Avenue night and day without a stop exceot when a policeman is in sight,that they do not even slack up when makiny~ the crossing. He was ~a,~to to bring them in to the jail when found, but ~ir. Oellori stated they stop advised b~ ~ayqr ~' *~ whenever a policeman is present ,only,and he had'nt enough men to go around and-$aSastation thre men t~ere~ for the three shifts which they work. Engineer Klassen stated he had a close call from being run down by one of the trucks himself. ~v~iayor R~tto a~ked that all reports of'the accidents be complied and sent in for the next meeting o~f the council,and instructed the police to pull in every tr~ck driver who does'e~t stap at the crossing. Piombos representative offered to station a s~emmograph at every place where a complaint issued from, offer ~ccepted. E~gineer Klassen re~orted that the Census supervisor will be in the city within the next three weeks. ~he engineer also reported the city lisble for only about 80' of piping at Ro~ndi buildings. ~~ Arno~t ~ Sons Suiomitted plans and specification of proposed new buildings in the western and sou6hern ~ections of the city. They appeared unacceptable to the city councilmen and no oer- mission to build was given. The company asserted they were completing with ~ll federal buil~.u~ laws and regulations and all city ordinances. City councilman Holston stated the buildin?s pro~ posed were only four room affairs,wi6h no garages attached and wOuld not vote for a permit for ~he construction° of such a class of buildings. Councilman ~oido was of the same opinion~and would vote No~~n .request. The annual report of the recre~tion~department was received and accepted. ! The jointly-executed duplicate cody of the ~emorandum of agreement providing f6r the ~ e×~enditure of tbs ~ ~ ~as tax fund for the fiscal year 19~ was received and accepted. Claims in the amour6 of $1835.3M were next presented to the council for payment;- Remo Raffaelli, A. So ldani John Souza ~ .Laufer Aj~earenti one Ferrario Oalli Frank Casagrande John Tacchi Felix ~Jiandoli Joe Ferrario A.J.Pacheco Kelly' s Weldin~ Shop So. Ci,t.y ~U~mber ?,. Sur~ply CO Pacheco Electric De ~erry'S SerVice Addressograph Sales Agency Pete Que stioni So .S · F.Hospital Oraygar Electric Co Dudley Perkins "n " vacation salary $105.51 street labor ~ 7.o, 6 o~rk janitor ~ 30.80 " labor ~ 39.93. " " ,~ 39.93 street" ~ 63.40 " ,!$ 58.e0 " ~ 56.87 park " $' 68 .~ " " ,~ 4~. 99 fire alarm maintenanae~i$~49.60 welding shears ~i~ 3.50 " signs ~ 9.00 street materials ~;~ 9.68 park " ~ l~.R~ electric service, Aug ,15 64.75 lubrication service $ 3.05 ribbons ~ 1.30 lubricating service 6.V5 alco examinations ~v~ ~5.00 batteries ,~ 8.74 M.U.service ~ lq.91 repair radi° 8.36 4O Expenditures continued;- Mrs. K.Sattela t~acific Tel.~ TEL.Co. Harry Pope ?~(. S chlaam S .K. Robbins T~he Texas Come,any The Ente~rprise Press i~allawell Seed Co. Y. ~' .Makelim Automotive Service Co. Patrick-Moise Klinkner Co South City Cleaners C~as. Bollaz zi, ~.Oreenberg 'Sons police phone operator ,$ 49.50 city phones ~131.V4 witness I~[iles Case ,,,,~ 3.00 rat bread ,i~ 1.V5 use & repair oF typewriter ~ 15.00 ga soline ,~ V1.08 newsprint--paste ~I~ 3.08 seeds $ 'V.18 supplies ,$ cranks fat .~$ 13.35 rubber stamp ~ 4.03 mendinf flag ~ 1.O0 hand drill ~ 3.90 riser pipes .$ 5V.50 StreetsR.A.Klassen, 36 ?:rs,~.54.00 Transportation ~10.00 Geberal Expenses,~l~.OO, Profit ~o3.04, Widening Industrial "ay,Klassen,36,$54.00,Transportation,~lO.OS~ General expenses,~t~l~.80, Profit,~3.04, Colma Creek,Klassen, :l~hrs,~lS.00,Transportation, ~.O0,Oeneral Expenses,~4.15, Profit,~V.46, Prints,~.V4, Total ~$~3~.04 Grand total ~1655,3~ The claims having been audited by the finance committee council~anLloyd moved they be ' The motion was secomded by councilman ~inucciani and regularly carried. There being no further business before the board,councilman Holston moved to adjourn until Monday,October 4th,1943,at 8 o'cloc'~: P.M. The motion was seconded by councilman ~inucciani and re._~ularly carried. Time of aSjournmen, 9;~0 o'clock P.~i. Approved '"ayor of South San Francisco. ~;espectfully submitted, City ~lerk. ~