HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1935.08.05Burllngame. Ca1 lugust sth, 1955
A regular meeting of the Clty Council of the City of Burlingsme vras
held on the above glven date. The meeting r,'ras called together at
B;00 P],1 - L,layor Buck in the chair.
Councilmen Buck - Hand.los - fligh - Hives and I{unt ansrvered the ro11
- ca11.
Absent - Councilmen l{one.
The minutes of the meeting of July B?nd L935 Y{ere read and approved.
l" letter was read from J.B.OswaId, bullder requesting a street light
at the intersection of tsloonfield H.oad and Ooncord Lray in Burlingables
there belng no street light in that subdivision. 0n motion the same
was granted.
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sed cars ',rtrvaSA request of iI.\'[,]essin for permission to use vacalrt 1o
corner of Primrose i?oad and Donnelly ;i.ve for the sale o
on rnotion granted.
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An announcement from the Planr:.ing tommission for a review of the
zoning of )onne11y i:!,ve to commercial usage, &t a special meeting to
be held Thursday ,lug Bth at 750 PIr{ was ordered received and filed.
A complaint of a faulty siderrralk otr the east sicle of Primrose Hoad
near Burlingame :!ve Y/aS presented by E.B.iTurlitzer aS agent of
Pauline 1?orlitzer, property ori',rner abutting. City Engineer reported
that the trouble was caused by the settlin,lr of the subgrade ',',rhen the
street was widenecl five years &go. City Attorney }avis reported that
Iiabl1tty rested vith the city if any lnJury was eaused by the uttrI
slclewalk in its present cond.ition, suggested it be repairetl.
Clty Engitreer Thomas vras instructect to place sid.ewalk in proper
eondition and endeavor to fix the responsibility as to rvho rvas at
fault so the Clty nay be reimbursed for rnoneys expended. in repairs.
Sermlssion of I*Iay K. Griffin to plaee four cottages on two lots on
Arundel Hoad near Burllngame Ave r.ias denied due to the property being
zonecl residential which precludes compliance with request.
City Hngineer repoeted that the time limit on Harvey Connors contract
for- constructing the intercepting sewer as about to run out. Feeummen
-ded that ifr Conner be given an extension to Sept lst orn his contraet r
0n motion by Couneilman Iiigh and seconded, by Councilman I{unt the
same lvas granted.
..4. petition was read sponsored by practically all the business people
in the 1400 Block tn Burlingame Ave asking that the trivo hour parking
limit urhlch was rescindecl some months ago by resolution of the
council be reinstated and strictly enforeed. Chlef of Police Harper
recornrnended the change as outlined in petition. Oir motlon by council
-man Hancllos and seconded by councilman liigh it vras so ord.ered.
The 1935-56 budget of ;-)4e2,835.10 was read before the coirncil. There
being r1o objections or protestit , a motion to adopt was offered by
councilmal Hives and seconded by corrncilman lligh. Carried all voting
Aye.
The reports of the water department, police and. fire dept, pound master
street-departuent ancl city Sudge for luLy r'rere read. and ordered. filed. ''
Clty Attorney Davls presented draft of an ordinanoe prohibltlng the
use; discharge or possession of flre works other that one day and
that to be determined by the eounoil: This after a conference with
City Managers 1'f11}sey of San Mateo and Rollson of ]teclwood City.
Merritt BBacly representlng 1oca1 post Ameriean Leglon favored sale on
July 4th only aad appLauded the efforts of the eouncil in curtailing
the sale aad use of fireworks. Counollman Hlves favored general sale
on July 4th only; Ee outlined a meetlng of fire ehiefs he recently
attendect where the sale and use of flreworEs was cllscussed showing
that the subJect ls muah in the public mincl. City Attorney Davls was
lnstructed to folLow the work up and keep the couneil advtsetl.
Councilnran Hlgh introduced resolution reLative to flxing a tax levy
by the Board of Supervisors ln relation to Burlin$ame Ei1ls sanitation
distrlct in a total amount of $5906.00. fhe resolution was seconcted by
CounelLman Eunto - Carrled allvoting AYE.
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City Attorney Davls reported that the Unlted Air lines offered
to cooperate with the City of Burlingame es to the Iow flylng
of pLanes; have uncler oonslderatlon at the present tlme the
reroutlag of pLanes,
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A llcense a,greement exeeuted by the }orr Company Inc of i{o 247
Park Ave, Sew York Clty as representatLves of the Imhsff patent
i{o 1599561 and the City of Burlingame was read. Salcl Dorr.Co Ine
grants to the City of BurLlngame a non exelusive License to use
certain clevices manafactured for it by the Frederickson & ',llatson
Constructlon Co of Oakland encl usable &s a cllgester for carrylng
out the process of said patent. A motlon by Counellman High
and seaoncled, by CounclLman Handlos that license egreement as read
be ratifled. Carrted all voting :trye.
The use of a room in the firehouse eertain days was granted Dr
Chas C. Gans, Oounty dlrector of Pub1ic llealth where a clinlc
will be estabLlshed for the free examination of school chllclrens
eyes insteed of brlnging the chlltlren to the cornnunity hospital
as now for these examinatlons.
?he term of E.E.Johnson, member of the Planntng Comission having
er,rplred, L[ayor Buck announcecl the appointment of ]r H. ]Yacie
I.,{acomber as his Sllcc€SSoxr The S&me was duly ratified by the
couac11. Liayor Buck extolled the valuable serviee rentiered by I:{r
Johason thru the years ancl requested that such aation be spread
on the mlnutes of the neeting. It was so ordered.
There being nothlng further to eome before the eounclI, adjourn-
ment was taken to lIonday Aug 18th at 8.00 PM when the Counoll
w111 meet as a Boarcl of Equalization and take up such other
business as may properly come before it. llotion hy Counollman
Hlgh and seconcted by Councilman Hives.
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