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Burllngame, Callfornia
October 5, 1949
A regulan meeting of the Burllngarne City Council was treld
on the above given date. IJleeting called to or"der at 8:OQ>.m.
Ivlayor Love in the Chalr.
RoIl CalI; Pnesent - CounclLmen: Atwatsr-Dah1-Hr:nt-Love-SiuondsAbsont - Coirncilmen: None
The mlnutes of the regular meeting of Septeinber A7, 1949r BS
suburLtted to rnembars of the Councll" and as posted on theBulletin Board ln the Clty Ha11, wene approved and accepted onmotlon of Councilnan Slmonds, seconded by Councj.lman Ilur:t and
unanlmously eanrled.
[{onday, October 5, L949, was the tLme set for t}:.e openlng ofbids for the purchase of a new iou.r-door sedan for the Chlef ofthe irire Departiirent. The Clty Clerk opened and r"eacl thefollowlngg bi':ls:
Peninsula Iiiotors, Inc.
Model ff4948, Four-Door' $edan I{ash, f.o.b. B.rf"lngarne plant.plussalestg.x.. o. r..... o o.#1rg1g.0O
J. Er_ _Fl"ench Co.
Dodge 4-doon Sedan, de1lve::ed, lneludlng sales tax.
Plymouth 4-door Sedan, delil,ered o . . . . . . . ..
Athe-y },_loto_:: Co.
Hudson Super Six Sedan, total pr"lce dellvered lncludlsalgs tax . . . r . r . . . , . . . .. .
Sr,or.i/ rr
g4g.l7
626.10
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#2,342.59
l',{etcalf-L{a yer
Mercury four'-doo:: Sedan, total delivered, l":r:1"? -$!1rBSZ,9?titS"trl3fi;r'Sos. oo ir' p*r,.t*a' to "p""iritations )
Smal-lcomb }r{otoll Co.
Chevnolet Speeial },,lode1, Four-Door Sedan, t otal. . . . $1, 6?6. Oo
flqqar"drBulck Company
Speclal Buiek Four-Doon Sedan, totaI, ph:.s "**gulx $2, ?1a. oo
s tBJtr.
a a at
Bur].insame otor Cor:rpany
Pontlae Stneamllner: Slx Four-Door Sedan, total. . . ..$1Pontiac StreamLiner 81g5tr Four Doo:r Sedan, total. . . .$1 ,657.2'/
,724 .22
The three lowest submitted blds, rrauel.y the Flyrnoutir, Chevroletand Pontiae, were referred"bo 1(. S. Fitch, h.rrchaslng Agent,E. J. tels, Chlef of the Ff.re Department, and. Earl ScnmiAt,
Chairman of th.e Flro Conrlisslonr for if,reir stud-y, recoutuendatlon,and submislion to the clty councll b efore the close of themeetin,q.
Complalnts for CounclJ. oonsideration:
1. An excosslve amount of gravel on streets in Ray Pari<creatlng hazards.
2. seepase of water at base of a Ilsht pole ln the l8oo brockof Eay hlive.
3. Recorntrend -the posting of a vislble sign near playground andentrance of subdlvLsion to curtail speed of trafiic.--
4. Request an e xplanation of the exl-stence of only two sewer:outlets in the entire distr"ict.
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Mayor Love stated for the benefit of those i.n attendance thatthe Council has discussed. the entire matter vrlth the City
Englneer and Ln eonneetlon wlth the excesslve gravel, the
Councj.l havo becn advi.sed that the matter has al::eady been
taken care of. Item $o. 2, rspringtt ln street, ls the concernof the subdivld.er, who has boen info::nred of the problem by theClty Engineer. ften I1o. 3, the postlng of a visiblle slgn w111
be refemed to th.e Ohief of PoLice. Item I{o. 4, sarrer outlets,the 0ouncil has been advlsed by the City Englneer, that theoutlets, provldlng for: sewer dralns and storre drains, are ad-
equate for the need.s of the Ray Park d.istrict. The City Clerk
was lnstructed toaddress a letter to }rrIr. I+lonroe, following a
d,iecussLon with the City Attornoyr lnfomrlng tfre Ray Park
Improvement Club of Oouncil aetion.
A letter dated $eptember 27, l.:949, Trras read from T{. F, C.
Zimmerman, enterlng his protest relatlve to the Southern
Pacific Coapanyls pnoposal to lncrease comruter rates, and
requestlng CouneLl actlon ln an effort to prohlbit tkre pro-
posed lnerease. The City C1e:rk also read a letter from theClty of }Ien1o Pank, advlsing the CounciL that a meeting wi3.1
be held in the City Ha1l in &tenlo Park on Thuvg6*, October 6,
1949r &t 8:OO ofclock p.m..at whlch tlme all Fenj-nsula City
Attoineys, includlng San Francisco and San Jose, and. theDistrict Attorneys of Counties of Santa C1ara, San I,{ateo and
San Pranclsco are invlted to a ttenC for the purpose to dissuss
and consider ti:e petition of the Southern Pacific Company for
Lncfeased retes, &layor Love stated that he and the Clty
Atto_r:ney would represent the C1try at ti:e seheduled meeting and
would furrrisl: tire Oouncil and the public rrtth full details asto the developments and proeed.une to f ollow. The 01ty Clerk
was instrueted to advise I;{r. Zlm:iierman.
A letter dated Septenrbe:: 19, L949, was read from Mr8. TJ. B.
Yfarren, 1653 Coronado S{ay, egain protesting tl:e 1ow flyingaircraft over homes lir Ra;' Park and citlng a specific co&-plaint. Hayor Love stated tlrat the Counell krave discussed. theletter and are whole heartedly ln agreerlerrt Trrith },{rs. Warren.
The Glty Clerk was instiuctecl-to a6iln direct a letter to theSivil Aenonautics Admtnistration calling its attention to thespeelfic j-neident referred to by hirs. Warren.
A letter dated Septembe:' 19, 1949, was read. frora Hrg. Georgiana
Gray requestirrp5 Counell consideratlon ln the removal of fourgiant eucalyptus trees whlch 1i-r her opinion are a menace. &layonIove stated that the Council disapprove the removal of treesunless they are of a dangerous nature, and the above cormunication
ancl request would be referred t o }lr. And.erson, SupelLntendentof Parks, for a repont to be submitted to the City Uouncll.
The City CLerk was instructed to so advise t'{rs. Gnay.
A letter d.ated September 2, 1949, was r,-rad from the Planning
Commlssion reqlrestlng th,c.t steps be taken to have a Conw+y
and Culllgan bi].lboard on EL Camino Real rremoved. fhe Coimell
were ad.visect that the power on the sign has been disconnected.,
lndica';ing that an effort 1s belng nade to dlsnrantle thebillboard.
A letter dated Septenrber 28, 1949, uas read ft'orr the Board ofFlne Commlssioners, reeormending that the Higlr Pressure !'og and
$quad Truek be accepted. Counellman Dahl moved that the. Councl"L
concur in the above recorureneatlon, seconded by l;ouncilman
Simonds and unaninously carrled.
A letter d.ated October 5, 1949, was r.;ad from James Watson,Buildlng fnspeetor and, K, S. Fitch, Ctty Englneor, reeomrnendi.ngthat acceptance of the Drlll and Eose Tower be vrlthheLd at thls
tlme due to centaln ltems dllch are lneomplete or otherrEj-se notsatj.sfactory. The letten also states that a check of the vrater
system was not made beeai-rse the watelservlce had been over'-looked.. ihe Communication ras again referqd to the City
Engineerr Bulldlng Inspecton, and ti:e Flre chlef fon f\rntherinvestlgation and neport. T}:.e last parasraph ln the corr-
municatiorl rvas clarLfled ln that the water servlee had not been
overlooked but purposely left out"
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A-letter dated Septernber 28, 1949, was read lbom the Boat:d ofFLrd
^Cornnls s-iolers, recorrnend.ing lhat the Ffu,e Oepartneni Uenotlfled. and alIowed. to approve-street numbers be-fone thev areaseigned ly the Clty C1erk. On motLon of Councllman S16ei16",seconded _by -
Councllman Dah1, and r:nanlmous 1y ca:rrLed, at;resornrendation was concurred in by the Coun6i1.
A.letter dated Septembe:r 28, 1949, was nead flora the Boerd ofr'lre uomrr].s !1-oners, _neconr:ending that th.o pnesent flro alarBagreement rvlth the Clby of San Mateo and Hillsboroutrh betonnLnated and reguestlng that ttre clty Attorney UJ"insiructeato taice the flecdssary steps.
The Council were ad.vLsed that the::e Ls at present, at all t imes,an operator on-duty du1|ng the day and a r-eLief fLreman at n:.ghiwho ls responsible as the -alarm openato:r, and. that it w111 notbe necessa'y.to increase the presbnt Fln il Oepar:tm""t p"r"orrnef.vouncllman Ulmonds mOved that the COUncll concur Ln the rec_onmrendatlon of the Flre CommLssl on and that the Agreereni bete'ninated as ::apldly as a sultabr.e nrarber "." u"]"oc"""d, rbomthe. Telophone Compgn!, and the necessary papers a:re p::epar ed.by the -Clty Atto-r:noy termlnatilg^ tlu agi.eement wl ttr'tfre- Ci tyof San lvlateo and tha Town of Hi IIs b o:: o.,igfr. fn """o"E"""" ,1 tf,ltq provlsLons. The motlon was second6a ry counci:rr." li""tand- unanlmogs 1y gar::led. The C11y C1e::k wai fnstrucied io sonotif) the Citry Attorney.
{.Letter dated Septenben 23, 1949, was read by the Besp6 sf,rr.re uonmisstoners necowrendlng that the Csuncll grant approvalof_a ninety daydelay on the ddltvery of the z5-rEoi aeriilladdor. Cormcl laran Slmonds rnoveii that the Councll concur inthe recormendatlon and that delivery be deferrod. untll tho lsthof Mareh, 1950, seconded. by CounciLftan Eunt and "r;f;d;iycamied.
A letter dated Spptenber 3O, 1949, was reed flom Chlef of the!t:re Department [r. ,1. ters,'aEvisid]h eo-,*;il ;;-Fi";' *
*:":ll1:l lleek, October 9-to IE, aia of the uourrt" piannea ronrne pubJ.lc. rhe Colrnci1 were_a1so ::equested to g::ani permlssionfor the dedLcation of the newly constructed dri Ii t owei"-Ilednesday ntgflt, october L2, ai rvlrlch ttme ." i;;p;;;i-oi or arIpersonnel of tbe E[re Department and a dr1l1 would be-;;Id-Followl.ng-a dlscussLon on the subJect, Councf flnan-'Si*o"O!-*ovua
Ill}_lh:-city Elgtneer p:roceed wrirr tfie v.,ork of r"""ii"s-;a tireJ.s.y1ng_ oI' graveL on tho
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g::ounds surrourdlng ttre Drt1l To'wer:,as outLlnod ln the orlginal cost estimate, "secondla Uy--"--'Councilman llunt and unanlmous ly carrled.. 'lrtrayor Love'iAvised
-tlat a.n adJourned meetlng of tire Councll ,ouid be-hele;;;i}{onday, 0ctober_10, at whL ch tlme a d.eclsl.on coura te n"acrruawhether the Dr,il1 Tower was acceptable by the Ctty or ;;t.-'
A letter dated SoDterrb er ZB, 1949, lras ::ead from 6. S. Fl_tchrDLrector of Pub1lc llorks, "6e"i"iid*ir,"t trr" sick leave ofAnthr::r Hanke be extended'fon u. secoia u"ro1y aay perioa-to-analncludlng_ 0ctobor ZZ, lg4g, On motion or ci,uncifina;n;i: -
seconded by Gouncl l.ni: Atvriter and unanimo"":.v- ".""f "d:';f,"uounc].l concurred ln the request and Ar thur llanke be gi,antedthe atldl tlonal slck Ieave.
A letten dated Sentember 30, 1949, uas r ead from 4. S. eltch,Dlrecto:: of pubHt Torksr -ti,a"smiitiieL i"tii""f;;* ib;;"B.fnge'solI, Jr. Chal::man 6f tfre Credlt6nsr Cournltte e of- Ure -
Callfornla Constructors, fnc. .uq.."" ti.g re Cii!-"fBu:rJ-ingar,o to.ag:ree-to the usu of exrs cing l1qut& assets of thog-ompanJr for street repar.r ln Br:rHnganre Minon 'o" trru-"""aiir",,that the P::udentlal Llfe Insu::an.e -Eonpany ntI1 advanc; th;-baLance of !h9 money r.equlred fo:: suctsti,e"t;i";kr-;;; ;i;"on the condLtion llea t lfre Clty wtLt accept such wdk or, ----
9^orrpIotlon. The CouncLl_ ,u.s LaviseA tfrai trr" ctaim-aaafnstths california Congtructors, as oi wovl*u." -ior-i6?el"#;";"
the amo-unt of $?6r.?6' ana. it wa" r"co**"naea th"t "iaii"uieassets be used to correct the strget conditions. n feitu:r wa"also submLtted flom T. II. Ives and Ien Wulffr-civiI ;ili;;";;;outllning the condltlons under: ,rfr:."t -ii."y would u,derGt;-;;consult on the soil_ condltlons of the BurJ.ingame Manor Streets.councL*aan Atf,ator movod tihat tue councit coi"rrr rrt tr."-"u"]ommendatl-on and tb^at the exlstlng assets-Ue-u;A i;r;;";;i-
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"opalr as outlLned above, seconded by C ouncllnan Slmonds and
unanlmously carrLed. Mayor Irove explalned for the benofLt of
those in attendance that thls Ls merely grantlng an extonslonof tLme for palment of debts. Councllman Simonds thereupon
moved that Mr. IngensoLl be notlfled theit the nane s of T. H. Ives
andlew Wulff have been subrdtted as englnoer:s and l-n the event
thes{gentleriren are enpJ.oyed in an adviJony capacity and the,uo rkls earrLed out ln agreement with thelr recommendation, the Uouncll
wouLd then be in a positlon to accept the streets. The motlon nas
secondod by Uounci lman Atwater and ur]anlmous 1y carrLod.
A Lettor dated. Septernb e:: 3O, 1949, was read f?om K. S. EltchrDlrector of Pub1le ltlorks r re cor.rneridlng that a permit be grantedto ttre Paclfic Gas & Illectrie Cempsny for tho e::ection of a
power pole and power lines Ln the Ray Park Rec::eatlonaL Area.
Councllman Simonds moved that the CounclL c oncur3 in tho above
re corn:rendatl on and there upon lntroduced and moved the adoptlonof a :reso1uti.on, grantS-ng and authori.zing the erectLon of the
powe:: po1e, seconded by Councl }nan Dahl and carrLed by the un-
anLmous affirmati.ve vote of the Councll rrerabers.
A letter dated September 27, 1949, was read from 6. S. Pltch
Director of Publlc Yttorks, regancl.ing the acceptance of a re-
vokable permlt lrora the lt{l11s Estate, for the mai:rtenance ofa pressure tank and appurtenent piplng on tholn proper ty ad-
Jacent to Ray Park. CouncL lman Dalrl lntrodr:cod and moved the
adoptlon of Resolution }tro. 73-49 accepting the permit, secondedby Councilman Atwate:: and carried by the unanimous afflrmatLvevote of the Councl]. mombers.
A letter dated September 3O, 1949, rvas read from R. C. Theuer,
Chlef of Police, requostS.ng that the next man on the ellgibleLlst be appoLnted. to f111 a vacancy ln the Pollce Dopartment.
Chlef Sheue::, questioned by the Councllr advlsed that he wasln ::ecetpt of a written roquest fr.om Harold F. Elliott that hlsappolntnent be waived at thls tlme. CounciLman Dshl thereupon
movod that the next e11gib1e, Butlolph nuhl-, Jr., be appolnted,subject to the satlsfacto:ry passlng of a medlcal Examinatlon,
seconded by Councl-lsan llunt and unanLmously carrled,.
A letter dated Septenrber: 26, 1949, lvas read from Fir.e Chief Lels,:reporting on the Conventlon of the Pacl-fic Coast Inter-llountainFlre Chiefs t held 1n Pasadena, CAllfornia, September 18th to 21st.
Mayo:: tove, on behalf of tlre Clty ti61r-r"11 thanked Chlef lJeis fonhls conprehensl,ve ?eport and ttre communlcatLon was ordered flIed.
FollowLng a review by. the F5.re Chlef, the City EngLneer and
Chairman of the Fi:: e Oomnlsslon, lt iua s recomirend.ed that the btdfor the purchas e of the Fi:r e Chiefts sedan be awa::ded to Burllngame
IIo tors C ompany to supply Pontlac, one Streamli4er 6, to be paLntedred ln the amount ot $Lr657.27. 0n motton of UouncL lman Da.tr1,
secondod by Councl lnan Slmonds and unanimous 1y carrled, therecomrendation was concumed Ln and puuchase fon one streanLlned
Ponti,ac, 6 Sedan, Ln the a ount of .$1165?.27 be authonLzed.
Ordinance No.483, entltled nAn oncll,nance amendlng the Ordinance
code of the Clty of BurlLngnae by adding thereto la new sectlon1222.3, p::ohLblting the r.l- dJ.ng, operatLng or drivlng of a blcycle,
moto "cycle or motor scooter ln any pirbltc park or playground
wl tlr.ln the cl tya, was g5.ven s econd reading. Counclfuran Hunt movedthat Ordlnelce No. 483, be adopted, secondod by CouncLl-man Dahl andcarrLed by the followlng vote:
Ayes: Qouncllmen:I{oes: UouncLlmen:
Absent: CouncLlmen:
Atv;ater-Dahl*Hunt-Love-S lmonds
None
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liayor LoYe annormce d. that the Counci1 $as s chealullng a meetLng to
be heLd wlt'Lr the varlous organizations ri ttrrln the Clty Ln con-
nectLon rrrl th the occupancy and :ratlng of the novr Comrunlty Center
Building of vutrich use j.s at p::esent confined only to youth activit5.es
such meetLng to be heLd Thurs day evenLng, October 13, 1949, at
?: 3O p. n. Ln the Counei]. Cb.ambers of the Burlingame Clty ila11.
The City Clerk was Lnst::ucted to so notify lnterested organizations.
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Mayon tove, on behal.f of th6 Councll ttranked. the Corunlttee onDed.icatl.on of the Comunlty Center Bulldlng, L,uther Carr, thechalrroan, Chlef of Pollco Theuer, Chlef of Flre Depa.r'trae irt LelstJre Park Depa::tment and other City enployees who so capablyasslsted. Mayor Love aLso thanke d. the hundred. of cltlzens ofBurlLngame who attended the ceremonies.
S. A_1f:r9a Doe::J.ng, chalrrnarr of the comnlttee on naisLng funds
fo1_ !h9 I\rnishlng of the Center, p::esent.at the meotln[ waspub1lcly thanked. fo:: hls valuable servLces ln the intenost ofthe ctty.
Tbere belng no fur. then busJ.ness, ttre meetlng adjourned to moetL4onday, octobor 10r 1949, at 7:5O p.m.on moiLon-of CouncLlrnanDatr1, secondod by Councllman Atwater and unanlnous Iy casried.
Respec tfirlJ.y submltted
HERBERT lTETT
City Clenk
APPROWD:
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Dan R. Love, {/.
Mayor