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Burllngame, Callfornia, Augu st L9, 1940.
a regular meetltrg of tlie Clty Councll of the City of Burllngane
ras held on the above glven date - Meetlng callod to orde! at
8:00 P.M. - Idayor McDoua lcl ln the Chal!.
Bo11 Cs11 ! Ptesent - uouncllmoni
Absent - Counc 1lmen I
Buo k-Burrows-ColeEan-Hunt-McDonal d..
None.
The minutes of the prevlous m,eetlng of August 5, 1940r as sub-
mitteti to members of the Council and as posted on Bulletin Board
ln the Clty HaI1, were approved.
Conmunication read froo the Peninsula Dlvision of the League of
Callfornia Clties glvlng notice of lmportant business meetine to
be held in san l;iateo at the Benjamin I'ranklin liotel at 6 350 P.1,{.
Thursday, August 22, L94O. Liqyor LicDonald urged members of the
City Council to attend.
Loulse Thompson, Eeal -dstate Broker, 1485 Burlingane Avenuer on
behalf of l,,trs. irnna 1[. Duperu, owner' asked permisslon to sub-
d.ivide Lots 57 and 58, Block 45, rlaston I$o. 4, as per sketch
submltted - letter refemed to Planning Coomission.
Lot 19r'lot so as
submltted.
L
tr'. G. Saunders, 808 Maple avetrue, Burllngame, owq er 9fOorbltt Subd.ivlsion, requested pemisslon to subdivldeto permit buildlng of addlt lone.I tluplex, as per sketch
Letter refeffed to Planning Cofim1sslon.
The Burllngame Chamber of Conmerce in a letter asked City Councll
for study and action on the followlng matterss -
1. fhat permisslon be obtalned frtm the State Hlghway
Cornmlssion for the installation of reflector type
dlrectional signs at the entrances to Burllngame on
the SkyIlne Bouletard and tsayshore Hlghway.
Suggested that slgns carry slx lnch reflectorlzod
lettexs readlng'tBTJftLINGAi,,tEn with a dlrectlon arrow.
Slgns to be placed at Broadway end Bayshore, Burl ingame
avenue Bnd Howard Avenue at Bayshore, and at the lnter-
sectlon of Skyllne Boulevard and Hillslde Drive. Cost
of the signs w111 be qrproximately \125.00 oach.
2. That 01ty arrange for burning of dry grass remainlng
along Ea st s ide of Bay sho re Hlghrv ay t o p erml t e a.r Iy
fall plantlng of wlld flower seed. The Charnber offers
to contribute $50.00 if City will contrlbute like arnount
for purchase of wild flower seed,, planting to be done
elther by the Oity Park Department of Chamber of Cojlnerce.
5. that police department be pralsed for their consta*'1t and
systematic drite against speeders within the City limits.
It 1s also suggesteo that all residential streets be
systexoatlcally patrotled f rora tlrne to time to curb
speeding, but more especially BaI?ollhet, 0ccldental,
HlBbland, Pepper, California Drive and Hillside llrive'
because 6f tnelr arterial and seml-arterlal character.
Councilman Burrows and Buck were @pointed corunlttee to report
on Reflec tor slgns.
On motion by Councllman Hunt, secondetl by Counct lroan tsuck, and
unanlmously carried, li50.00 wbs appropriated for the plantlng
of wltti ftower soed-aiong the Bqyshore Hlghway, end the Flre
department was ordered to burn off the grass.
Th6 patrolllng of residential streets f,aa referred to Police chlef
Harper.
Flnal report of Snerlcan Red Crosa of money collected for the l[ar
Rel1ef Fund was read a.E aI ordered flled.
Report of Three Citles lvlosqulto Abatement Distrlct, perlod JuIy 16th
to August 19, 1940, was read and ordered fil-ed.
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Councllmar Burrows reported ln regard to appraisal for alleyrays
and. parklng lots problen for both business sections, Broadway
and Burlingarne, that with two or three experts oalled in to
check over with him, Ealwar d Martin gave flgure guaranteelng tho
cost to the City would not exceed $e250.00. Clty Attorney Karme 1
advlsetl he r-rould d.raw up resolution to present at noxt meetitrSto authorlze the work, and of intentlon to forn assossment cllstrlct.
Resolutlon lntroduoed by Councl lnan Burrows, seconded by Councilman
Ilunt and unanlmously carrled, 1n connection with Clty of Burllngame
entering into agreement tr1th L. Arata Garbage Company and Burllngane
Garbage Comp any, to remove and haul away garden outtings and dry
rubblsh from idn front of residence premlses in Bur llngane for a
perlod of five yeare beglnnlng July L, 1940, for a flxed compen-
satlon of 9525.00 per montp. Also agreement Aated JuIy 18, L958,
maale wlth the same parties provld.lng fbr the removal of garbago ln
said Clty was exterded so as to be in effect to and includlng
June 30, 1945, the a.tlnuaI fraEchlse tax belng lncreased fron
.i1500.00 to iil700.00 beglnnlng JuIy I, 1940.
Resolution passed approvlng Flrst Supplemental luiemorandum of
Agreement for expend.lture of L/4/ gas tax allocation for State
Hlghway. Introduction by Councilman llunt, seconded by Counoil-
man Coleman, and unanimously carried.
Ordinance I{o. 946 provlding penaltiesfof violatlon of ordinances
was glven second readi[g and adoptod on motlon by Councilman
Buck, seconded by Councilman Hunt, and unanimously csrried.
B. Itr. tr'erreIl was reappolnted to the Civll Bvlce Commlssion,his term to expire JuIy 5, 1946.
On motlon by Councllman Burrows, second.ed by Councl lman Buek,
and unanlmously carrled, the Clvll Service Coramisslon was
ordered lnstructed to hold exe$ination for Recreation Dlrector
and to create an ellgible tlst for clerlc al help for Clty offlces.
Clalms a€la1nst the 0ity Nos. 45L0 to 4596, ineluslve, were reacl
and apprordtl a[d Warrents ordered d.rann on the Clty Treasury for
thelr respec ttve amounts.
On motlon by Councilman Buck the meeting adjourned to meet at
8!00 P.!I. Tuesday, September 3, 1940.
Respectfully submitt ed,
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