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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1935.12.16181Burlingaue; Dec. 16, Cal l fornia 1935. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Burllngame was h61d on the aboye given date. The neeting was calIed tosetherat B:00 P.1,1. , Dlayor Buck ln the Chalr. the minutes of the prevlous meeting of December 2, 1935 were reatl antl approve rl. A letter of appreoiatlon fron Eelen P. Chesebrough for donation of $50.00 to Bett Cross actlvltles was read and ordered fi1ed. Poltc€ Ohlef Earper reportetl with referenee to eornrnunloat ion fron the Town of Elllsborough as to the Cltyls partlcipation ln thelnstaLlation antl naintenanoe of trafflc signal at the lntersectlonof EI Canino Real an{l tr'lorltunila Avenu€ as foIlolts:--The inter- sootlon 1s outsitle the Clty of Burlingame llnlts and untler the Juristllotion of the State Et ghway Comlsslon. -- zntl .-I fail to see where suoh a signal will 6erve very marly resldeuts of the Clty of Burllngame. 0E motlon by Counc tl.rnan Eigh antl secondetl by Counollnan Eandlos, the report of i,tr. Earper was acceptetl; the Clerk belng lnstructetl to notify the Town of Eillsborough to thlseffeot. A letter was reatl from J.E. Skeggs, Dlstrlet Eighway Engineer, submlttlns allotrnents to various cities as their share of theLf4 cent [as ta= colloctetl tluring th€ flrst quarter of the cur-rent fiscal year; Burl lngarne te share being $8659.85. fh6 same wag orileretl recelvetl entl referretl to City Attorney ,avis. Aoting Engineer longson presentetl for conslderation a proposal to ohango the deslgn of the new pav€m€nt to be construoted on the widening of Callfornla Drlve, Rhlnott€ Avenue to the Ml1ls Estate; Rhlnette Avenue to Llttoolh Avenu€, a 6t bese oonformlng with State Eighway speclfleatlons. After exchanging materlals already purchasetl by the W.P.A. antl applying them against the adtlltionalcost of th€ proposetl chang6s, there 1s a difference of $2500.00requlred. 0n rnotlon of Counclhnan Elgh and seoontletl by Counc llman Eendlos, Engineer Songsonts reconuendatlon was aplrov€d.All Yoting .&YE. 0n notlon by Counclltran Eantllo e and seconded by Counc 13.nan Elves, a requlremont that street work in future subdivlslons conform toClty stantlards and that speclf'lcatlons be filed and reoeive approval. beforo workz. ls started, wag votetl . A EoEolutloD asklag the County to refunil $19.49 paiii in ta=es on th6 Kirkbrltle strlp of land north of Oak Grove, slnce aoquiretl byth€ Clty of 3ur1lngame, was voted. Motion by Councllman Eunt. Oral lnance I{o. 286, governlag the witlth of parklng frontege on curb measurements, introducetl December 2nd, was glven second r€adlng and was aclopted on motlon by Counollman Elyes and secondetl by Councilman Elgh. Ordlnanco l$o. 288, anendlng section 16 of 0rdtnance llo. 186, covering the burnlng anal disposal of garbage wlth relation topenaltles , was glv6n 1ts first reading. Introduction by Councilman Elgh. A proposal froro li'ir. Bohannon , apartnent house own6r, that the burnlng of garbage be confined to hours B to 11 A.U,, wag discussetl but no action was taken. Councllman Hunt reported that the plan to regulate use of Washington ?ark Tennls Courts by out of 'born players through Councllmen, 3uck, Eandlos, Elgh,Alsent: Councllmen, Sone. organlzing a club limitesatisfactory. Park Supeproperty own€rs ad J&centCabrl1lo Avenue in ortlerthere was any oppo sit ion Elves anti Eunt answered rol"l caI1. urllngame regidents was proving alent Antlerson was askeal t o confer wlth oposeti new oourtg at Easton Drlve and termlne theLr attitude es to wh6ther e pro Ject. c dtoB rln t ento prto deto th A claln of approxlmately $55.00 to cover damages to hls property by faI11ng limbe at 1812 Easton Drlve was presented by Frank ParLato.lllcgea negllgence on the part of the city by allowlng the trros to 1,frZ to remaln ln a dangerlous oondltion after being informa/.of the hazartl wes prosentetl. Clty Attorney Davls lnformed the Couucllthat he endeavored to effeot a settlene$t through the oompany ln whlch the Clty carrles liability insuranoe but was unsuooessful. Mr. Davls stated that the insuranee company always has a rightto defend a suit ancl suggested to I'{r. Parlato that he suc the Ctty if he belleves he has an actton. Mayor Buck ilisclalmedLiability on the Gityrs part stating that all posslbLe require- mentg had been met. Frank J. Nash, a neighbor of L{r. ParLato deolaretl the Clty had assumetl Iiabt11ty beoause the flre clepart- nent had removed the llrob after it had fal1en. This' Mayor Buck tlenied; citing other eases where falllng llmbs antl-trees hatl been renoved uncler slmilar circumstanoes. Superintendent Sohuckof the Street ancl Water Departmentr ort belng tnterrogatedt stateal he had investigated trees in elose proxlmlty to [tr. Parlato's restdenoe and they dld. not appear dangerous. Mr. Parlato was askedto f1le suit 1f he feds an injustlee has been done him. Clty Attorney Davts instructeal the Clty to rest the oase until the next regular meetlng. It was so ordered. Demancls against the clty, #8SSO to #eSeS lncluslve and #1 to #Sflnclusive, w6re reael and approverl and warrants were ordered clrawn on the Clty freasury for thelr respectlve amounts. lhe Counoil thereupon adJourned. 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