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Burl-ingane, Callf .,
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;r regular meeting of the Clty Council or the Clty of iSurlingaoe
was held on the above given d.ate. The meeting was calIed. togetherat 8:00 F. i,,1., Mayor Buck in the Chair.
Councilmen Buck, H1gh, I'{1ves, Hunt and itard answered. to roll cal1.
A'osent : Councilmen, Itrone.
neetin,g
The rninutes of the prevlohs4of'I,,,iareh 15th t'!'ere approved. as sub-nitted. to the Council, 'bhe read.ing being dispensed wlth.
A lettcr was read from the Burlingame wornan's CLub offerlng their
assistance ln Clean-Up ;'{eek, also askecl that the City enforce
ordinance as to stray dogs. The latter was referreo to the pound-
keeper.
The Cal.lfornla Sewage works Association announeed thelr conventlonat Stockton, California, Apr11 Z3-24, and requested that the Ctty
be represented at this nathering. 0n motion by Couneilman llunt,
Frec iiinsman, plant managerrwas authorized. to represent the City.
A petltlon was nresentea by four resident property owners on Oak
Grove Avenue, asking that sid.ewalks out of level with eurbs be ro-
plaoed. witi:out personal expense to ovrners affected.. Mayor Buek stated
he was of the opinion that inasmuch as the wid.ening and paving of
the street !?as d.one lvithout cost to'the property owners, h€ believed
they should absorb the small cost in replacing side$ralks ';'here itis alleger' they are stightly off grad.e. IYithout further dlscussion
the petltlon lyas laid on the table.
The Broadway Development Assoclation end the Burllngame Chamber of
Con:.merce offisielly endorsed. by resolutlon the a'i:,plicatlon for bus
service as filed. by the San Mateo Transit Company, and. asked the
Councilts endorsement in the saoe. Tho letters were ord.ered, place(l
on file.
The applicction of the San lr,'Ieteo Transit Coffi.,&ny for the approval
of tireir perrnit to operate a bus s{}rvice rryas taken up. Mr. Vand.er-vort, cperator of e rlval bus service in hlorth Burlingame advised.
the Council through his attorney, L{r. Bahrs, that an agreement had.
been made with the San l.,{ateo'iiransit Company whicir is satisfactoryto bcth parties. And.rew C. ByrC, and }tay ir{ithers, reDresentatives
of the San r\rateo Trrnsit Company, concured in il{r. Sahrst remarkg.
Councilman ffard ther'eorr moved that the Council ga on record approv-
lng the a.nplication of tire San lr,{ateo Translt Conpany to operatein Burtingame es presented.. The motion wes seconded. by Councilman
Iiives and. was caried, aI1 r'oting Aye,
llrank 3. Anderson of Burlingame submitted application to operate
a shocting range in North Burtingame on certain days, r'ihen pistol
I-)rectice wil.I be engaged in ?rtth members of the Burlingerne Folice
Foree. The matter was referred to Chief llarper for investi3ation
and. renort.
A letter from Chief'Harper was read approving "B1lnd. Street'r signs
lntersecting i,liIlts Creek east from Vancouver Avenue. The Councilratified. I'ir. I{arperts report on the same. Helative to speed.ing
on Lincoln avenue, &s set forth b)'the BrosdlYay Development Assoo-
iation, Chief Harper steted. he has instructed his offlcers to watch
the raatter closely. As to pavement slgns on curb calling attention
to the approach of schools, Ir{r. Harper stated. this would. be taken
care of 1n the near future
Building Inspector ir,/atson iecorimend.ed. the removal of cast cement
ornaments on the roof of the fire house, statlng they were.badly cracked.
and. t'ro are broken off entirely. The Council approved Mr. filatscnrs
ret:ort and referred the removal to Chief Dessin..
The Burlingame Chamber of Comrnerce and the San l,[ateo County ]siotor
Dealer?s Assoclation counseled. aleinst hasty passage of propose&
?ralLer 0rd.inance until it has been inore thoroughly looked. into'
?he Chamber of Commerce, 8s weli aE the i'lotor Dealerrs Associatlon
lyere asked. to subr,rit tirelr obJections by the tlme of the next meeting.
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An applici tion of the Tid.ewater 0i1 Company to enl-arge their Station
at tha $outh East corner of Broad,way and Et Cqmino, by the purchase
of ad,joining land. and. the building thereon of a modern station was
referred. to the Flanning Conmission.
Rules anci Hegulations of the Burlinl:ame- Fire Department mere Pre-
"Jrrt"a cy l';alier Eled.Iey, ?resid.ent of the tr'lre Commisslon, ?|d l,''ere
approved on motion by 06unoilman rYard. and second.ed. by Councrlnan
Ilives.
0n questlon from gouncilman Ward. as to the safeRess of schools, Flre
Chlef -;-iessin reported that they 'dlere inspected, at certain lntervals
end there is no danger.
Street Supertntend.ent fiollins reported..that it witl c?gt approxtmul."fy
FE00-to-ci*uo op vacant lots in tfre Clty. This expend.iture was auth-
irtzed and. 11Ir. Rollins vias instructed to proceed with the work'
Ilelen p. Chesebrough, r/1ce Chatrman of the American Hed Cros?r^Ie-
portec Eestern f'fodd.'Relief Collections of ;I8 rL?6,92 on-a 89000quota. The Council thankeil Miss Chesebrough for her good work and
ordered. her report placed. on file.
l,,l1,s. G'. H, Converse presented. the matter oi'safety 1n }iailroad cross-
ings, more narticularty Oak Grove Avenue. i,[ayor Buck stated the
pfdcing ot'a subway thiough there was very expensi',re and' c.:uId'not be
met out of the general tax 1evY.
A resolutlon call1ng for the abatement of weed,s and settlng l{ay 5rd
at B:00 p. hi. ..s the time for hearlng protests was introduced by
Councllman ilunt and was seconcled. by Councilman I{19h. Carried:--
All votlng Aye.
There being nothin-l further to oofle ber'ore the Council, adjournment
YIas taken.
Respec 1y submitted.,
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Approved.:
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