HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1936.06.15208 Burl,lnga$1a, Calif ornla
June 15, 1956.
A regular meetlng of the Clty CounolL of the City of Bur).lngame
vas heIA on the above glven data. Ihe meeting ras oalled together
at 8:00 P.M., Mayor Buck tn the Chatr.
Counollmen Buok, ElBh, Hunt and llard answered, roll calL.
Absent-- Couno lLman, Eil,tr1!.
fhe mlnutes of the meetlngs of June let and Jwte Ath were approved,
as submlttetl to the Gounell.
A request fron Dorls E. Robertson, 816 Lintlen Avenue for lnprov8-
ment in street lightlng on Llnden Avenue between Park anil Morrell
Avenues was referrecl to the street commlttee.
Complaint of loud, nolses eminatlng from Hoover Hall was pre-
senteri by Henry Mlddendorff. Pollce Chlef Harper ad.vised the
CounclJ- that the owner of the bulldtng hail agreed, to keep tho
shutters of the HaII closed after 6:00 P.M. also that Middendorff
should flle complalnt for dlsturblng the peace 1f he feels he has
any aetlon ln the premtses. It was so ordered.
Dr. J.G. Brldgman, Secretary of the San Mateo County Medlcal
Soclety presented a letter from that organizatlon dlsapprovlng
of the proposed amendment to Ordlnance Nor 227 which lf passoil
rlfrl lnfllct restrictions on praotlcing physicians ln bonafido
homes in a restdentlal zone. The letter was ord.ered. f1led wlth
the comment that the amend.ment proposeil will be abandoned..
An lnvltation was extend.ecl the Cou.ncll by the Clty of Santa Clarato partletpqte ln an annual celebration tn that Clty on Jul-y 4th.
This was referred. to the Councll Mombers for thelr csnsiileration.
An lnvltation was extended. the Councll by the Ctty of Fort Worth,
Texas asklng that the Clty of Burllngarne be representecl at thelr
Frontler Centenntal startlng on July lst and ertendlng to
November 50th. fhe same was lald on the table.
A Letter ;as read, from II.A. Mason, Chatrman of the Palo AIto
PubLla Llbrary Board eompllnentlng the Clty of Burllngane for
1ts exeellent llbrary anil the personnel eomposing the ssmor
Clty Clerk Murphy ras lnstrueted to oonmunlcatc the contents of
aforesal0 l-etter to the Ltbrary Board..
llohn II. Flokelsen, representlng the Master.:Bakers of San trfiatoo
Oor:nty, presentecl proposed draft of an ord.lnanoe amendlng
seotton 54 of Orillnance Nor ].78 whlch wtIl read., rBefora any
lieense ls lssuecl under thls seetlon for the camying on or
oontluctlng sald buslness or dellverlng perishab&e bakery products,
1t shall appear that a oerttflcate of lnspectlon has been lssued
and peru.lt granted. by the Dlrector of Publle Hea1th and WeLfaro
of the Cotrnty of $an Mateo as provlcled. by 0rdlnance No. 497 of
the County of San Mateo.! The CounolL was agreed, that the amend-
ment as proposec[ was a forwarcl step and orclered. that the Bame be
approved whloh was carrled by the votes of aII mepbers preoent.
Councllman Hunt lntrod.uced 0rd.lnanee No.lf ,l , Bl{d ord,lnanee
amend.ing section 54 of Orillnanoe No. 1?8 Aforesalcl, the sane taklng
flrst read.lag.
0n motlon by CounclLman Hunt and seoonaled by Councllman HlBb, Clty
Engineer Longson was lnstructecl to call for bicls for the tmprovement
of Oak Grove Avenue. --e arrleel.
A Resolution was ad.opteil on motlon by CounelLman Hunt and seeoncleil
by CounelLman lllgh empowerlng the Mayor and Clty Clerk to ex-
ecute agreement submltted by the State Hlghway Commlsslon re-
Iatlve to the expenditure of gas tax funds on maJor streets 1n
the Clty of BurllngFIIl.€o --Carrted.
A proposecl amendment to Zontng 0rillnance No. ?,2?, the outcome of
the Martln- Macomber eontroversy ovsr conductlng thelr professlon-
aI offlces 1n a residental distrlct, was discussed.but no aotion
sas taken, the Councll electlng to hear report frorn. the Plannlng
Cornmlselon .Later.
AlLan J, Boyce, Burllngame clttzen call-ed. attention to an open
dltch on the rlght of way of the Southern Pacifle Company_north
of trorth lane; 6e11eved, thls should be covered ancl d.evotecl to
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platforn usage as a preventitlve to accldents. Mayor Buck
announoea that thts betng the property of the Southern Pactflc
Company no publlc moneys coulcl be spent on such a proJect.
Counellman Eunt adviseil that he had Aiseussed thls open dltch
wlth Superlntenclent Jorclan of the S.P. Company only recently
and sas told. the natter would. be looked tnto. Mayor Buok also
reported. discusslng the matter wlth Agent LehrfeId.. After
some cliscusslon, Clty Attorney Davls was lnstructed. to contaat
the Southern Paotflc wlth the vlew of havlng the Ballroad Com-
pany provld.e more platforu space by plaelng a covertng oveT
, what now constltutes an oBen ditth. JZa\W.*^na, agalnst the city, #+'la to ff*ttneluslvs Eere reael
and approveel ancl warrants Irere orflered. clrann on the city
treasury for thelr respeetlve amountg.
?he CounctL thereupon ad.Journed'
Respec t Iy submltted.,
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