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A negula:r meeting of the Bu::Ilngame
above glven date. Ideeting called toLove Ln the Chafu.
BurlLngame, Callfo::nla
f'eb:rra::y 20, 1950
Clty Council was held on the
or: der at 8:15 p.rn. - l,{ayor
Ro1l CaI1: Prosent: Councllmen: Atwat6r'-Dah1-Hunt-Love-stmondsAbsent: Councllnen: None
ltre.mlnutes of the pnevious meetlng of February 6, IgbO, as sub-rnlttod to membe:rs of the Council and as posted--on- the Bul1etinBoard in the Clty Ha11, vrore approved and adoptod on motlon ofCouncl,lman llunt, and seconded by Counc tr1man SLmonds.
February m, 1950, at 8:OO orcloek, pom. I rvas the tirnefon the openLng of blds for: iire discing of vacant Iot,stho Ctty of Rur"lingame. The Clty C1er.k opened and readfollowLng bids:
Sanders Cons tr:uctlon Co.
1771 Bayshore Highway
Redwood Clty, Callfornia
s che du].e dwlthln
the
1. Double dLsc2. Eourly rate
lng, per 1ot $4
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.20
.50
5.50
7.45
4.50
6. OO
4.85
6.40
E. J. ThorpeStockton, Califor.nla
1. Double disclng, per Iot2. I{our.Iy r.ate
C. J. Sim'ns Co.
L557 Capuchl,no AvornreBu::llngame, Callfornla
1. DoubLe dlsei.ng, per Iot2. Eourly rate
flromas B. Eltch ConpanyPalo A1to, Callfornla
1. Donble dlsclng, per lot2. Hourly rate
I?re above bids yr6r6 ::efenred to the Clf,y Englneer for study andrepont at the next negulan _moetLng of tLe Council. The CltyEnglnoen wag also nequested to nalie arr:angemonts with thesuccessl\r1 bldden, fol1-ow!.ng the dlscingr-to clean away alldebrls from the sldewalks.
A - J.e tter dated Febrlany 1?, 1980, was r:ead from K. S. Fitch.Dlrector of Publlc Wonks, :.equestlng the temponany appointmentg-f " -qflpgglt ope::ato:: to ftlI an existins vaiancy-crbated bythe disabllity of Ar:thur Eanke. ltre DLnector. of- publlc Wo::irsy1g^autnglfzed to appolnt luarl/ln Taylor,, effectlve March I,1950, subJect to a flnal d€temlnatj.on 6f ltr. I{ankers statls.
A letter datod Fbbruary 17, 1950, was read fnom K. S. F,ltch,Dlnector of PubLtc Wonks, :requestlng the appoinbnent of a '
utllityman fon th6 St::oet Departmanl. ti.tr. - l'itcfr we.s lnsiructodto ascertaLn if the next eligibJ.e appolnteo desired theposltlon, boforo an appolntment to be made.
A Letter dated Febnratry 3, LgEO, was read from K. S. Fttch.Director. of Pub11c Wonks, encloilng a schedule of values i6rFlre lnsurance coverage and reconm6ndlng tha t the blanketpolicies be incr.eased to a totaL faoe imount of $OSSIOOO.OOropresentl,ng 9v/" ot the esttmated total ;;il; ;i df;o;ooo:06'and advlslng tl,rat the net annual lncrease 1n pnerniums -
"rouid beapproximately $32O.OO. The communicatlon was refenred to theFinsnce cornnittee of the council and the clty Englne or ror-ats-cusslon at a meetlng seheduled fon lrebrlany 2I, ISSO, at i:OOorelock, p. m.
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A letter datod Febrrr arl 3, 195O, vras read fnom K. s. r'ltch, Director
of p,blic Works, submllting a revised p1a! fo' parkl-ng -1ot Lmprove-
meats on P::lmroie Road at Ihe near of Police Ganagg and reguest-
i"E -ifr"i fias te advertlsed for. Councj.lman. Slmonds moved that
tfr[ ertlatrrg Committoe and ihe City Englneer be Lnstructed to pr:o-
ceed and ob[aln unl"t costs on the work with authorlty to act, pro-
"iaf"g the e$ount doos not excsed !'I1, oOO. oo, s econdod by Counc11-
man Aawator and unanLmous Iy carrled.
letter deted lbbruary 1'7, 1950, was read fnom F5.re Chief, Edwald
LeLs. tosolher rvlth a litter from the Richfield 011 Cornpany
tiiyiirs i,[e Council lhat the::e wLII be no loadlng of- gasollne
io-!i"iag" tanks fsom the street. The letter was acknowledged
d placed on fi1e.
A lette:r dateq Februa::y 1'7, 195O, was read from Earl Schmidt,
Cfr. f r-"r, of the goard bf Eire eommissLonersr roquestin.i- that the
e;i$;"y date -of the aer.ial ladder truck ordened from the Ame:rLcen
f," ff.tiru Oompany be extended until May 15, 1950, following- t'}.e
"o.pf" iio. of'ltie Statlon No. 2. 0n inotlgn of C ounc llman Dahl,
"""4"a"4 by C ounc l3raan Eunt and unanimouslf carr5.ed, -the -requos t
**" "o.r"..ried ln and dellv e::y date extonded to l/lay 15, L95O.
A letter dat€d Fbbrla:ry 1'7, 195O, was read from R. C. Theuerr . Chief
of Police, reconruendin! th6 e:rectlon-of a stop s18,,'-at.the inte:r-
sectLon oi Carolan Avenue and Nonth Lane, thus ellmlnating a
trafflc hazard. c ouncilman Awqter moved that the council concqr
1n the recommendatlon arid tbst the Clty Attonney.be instructed top*"p"r" an ordlnanco, seconded by Councllman Dahl and unanlnous 1y
carrle d.
A letter dated FbbI'tl ary !?, 1950, was road from R. C. Ttreue::, -Chlefof-io1ice, requesting [,f,ra t - tfre qity.Blcycle O::dinance be amende{ ln
order to 6Hminate obeolete malerla] presqntly l-n the flles. the
connunication lvas neferr:ed to the city Attorney vrlth Lnstructions
to. prepane an amendod ordlnance.
A Letter dated I'ebruar:y 1?, 195O, was read fr:om Clty Clen!- Whlte,
subrnittlng a sulrnary oi parcels 6t att prole:rty orvned by !h9 C|-ty.
Ma,ror Love s tated tLat the ahQte - sul'rf ey had been reques ted in the
inlerest of posslbly se]ling.lots not needed by the clty and thus
havlng them placod on the assessmont ro11. The cora:runlcatlon was
referijed to ihe Finance Conrnittee for lts recomtendstlon -as to dls-
position. Councilman Hunt requested ttrat the WoEtern Paciftc
R:.ght of Way and Tlde3-allds be added to the 1j-st submltted.
A letter dated Febru ary".Z, 195Q, ras read tt'om the Board of- ELre
Commissloners, r'equestirig that as the next eliglble on ttre 1ist,
John B. Stradiord, had b6en contacted and would not be availab1.e
for appolntnent untiL lual:ch Ist. It ras stlggested that the next
eligible on the list, I,1::. Paul ],{arsh, be appointed. _A.motlonthai the appoinfunont of lhr. Marsh be confir:med, wis later rescinded
on motlon ol Councilnan Slmonds, secondod by Councllman Dahl and
unanimously carrled, ins tructlng Fire Chlef Edwand J. Leis to
contact l.rlr: S tradford, as to hls wiutngnoss to accept the positlon
as soon as poss lb1e.
Roponts flom the Burllngarne Public .Llbrary, tlre PoLlce Department,
and ttre Elne Deparfuent - f on the rnonth of January, 1950, we:re read
and th€lr nespectlve .Depar:tment Eoads thanked fo:: the dotalled
r:epor ts. A comsunlcatLon d.atod Februaiy 2Or 1950, was read f?om
Iloward Irnrs, Plrosldent of tho Burllngatle Chambor of Commerce, ex-
p:resslng apireciation to tLre Councll for lts effectlvo work Ln tho
iotutlon oi tJee parklng .p::oblem. The Clty Clerk was ins t::trc ted to
thank the Burllnganre Chamben of Cornmerco for the letter.
A lette:r dated Febrruary 15, 1950, was read from Davld G. Johnson,
Branch Claima, I{anager of the Tnrck Insurance Exchange, advlsing
the Councl]. tlrat the clalm senred against the Clty in the actLon
of Thomas Callaghan, for c amages resultlng f:rom ttre accid€nt whlch
occurreq on October 5], 1949, exceeded the Cityts pollcy limits,
but that representatlon by thei:: company would be avallable lf the
Councll should so deslre. fhe commrnLcatLon was refel:l:ed to the
Clty Attorney wlth LnstructLons to r:epresent the CLty when the
above case is presented to the court.
Eesolutlon No. 6-5O, entitled "P::oposing an 0r.dlnanea to be Voted
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on By the Qrrallflett ELectors of the Clty of Burlingame, at theMuniclpal Election to be Held Aprl1 11, 1950, Provldlng fo:: theLevy and Collection of a Tax in Such an Amount as triay beI\iecessary and Proper', Improve the Pub1lc Parlrs of the Clty; andRepeallng all Other Ordinances or Parts of 0:rdinances inConflict Ttrerewl thrt . was Lntroducod by CouncLlman Hunt, secondedby Councilman Dabl and carrled by the unanlmous afftrrcatl.vevote of the Councll. 0n a question raised later. in the meetlngby ii{r. Alfrod Doerlng, as to t he arnount of annual tex to bolevLed In tlee malntenance and lmprovement of public panlrs, theCouncll was of the opinion that the subjoct should be firriherdLscuesed and the final actlon be takon at an adjourned meetingfo:r },ilonday, Februar.y 27, lg5}.
Clalms Nos, 8135 to 8246 lnclusive were read and on motion ofCouncllman Dah1, seconded by Councilman llunt and unanl,mous 1ycarrled, warr.ants were orderod dnann on the Treasury for thL i::respective amounts.
Fbllowlng rocelpt of a Repo::t on Departmental Expendltu:res,compiled by the offLco of the Clty C).erk, the Clty C1erk wisir:s tructed to wrlto a letter to all department heids, request-lng that they ke6p wlthln tho 1l-mlts oi thek budrleti.
To aid ln the Off-Street panklng solutlon ln B::oadnay-BurlLngame,
Councllman l{unt moved that th€ hrrchaslng Agent and t}re ettyAttorney be Lns tt:uc t€ d to contaot Dr. L. E. -Iyttller ln order'to negotlate_for the pulretras e of Lots 5 and 4, Block S,Easton Addltlon, No. 1, being 100 feet by 1OO- feot on CapuchlnoAvenue. The motlon na.s secondeit by Councllman Slnonds andunanlmously carr.ied.
G::anvllle Br"ountng, Soc:retary of the Chamber of Comme::ce, was:requosted by the Council to advertlse as nruch as possible, ttrefact that parklng lots ar"e available wlthln shopplng dls ti.ncesand tlra t specJ.al notos be placed in the envelopes oi newcomergto the Clty, ca11lng attentlon to parklng facilitles.
Chlof o.f Pollce fheuer was requested to cong,?atulate OfflcerRussoLl Watson, on behalf of the CouncLl, on hls flne po1lce
wo:rk Ln appnehendtng _a recent bunglan-suipec t.
Mn. Andnev Byrd, candldate for the office of Counclfrnan in thofo:rthcoming Ap::11 11, electlon, present at the meetLnq, naslnt::oduce d.
buslnoss, the meetLng was adjourned to7, 1950, at B:0O pom.r on motlon ofed by CounclLman Atwater and r.rnanlmous 1y
There belng no further '
meet lIonday, Feb?uarT 2
Counc l1nan Dah1, socond
car'::ied.
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