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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1942.11.02I I ]I l l 497 Burllngame, Callf., November e, 1942. A regular meeting of the City Councll was held on the above given date. l{eetlng called to order at 8300 P'M. - Ylee Mayor Burrows 1n the Chalr. ]iolI CaII: Present - Councllrnen; tsurrors - Dahl - llunt - Iloth.Absent - Councilmens Coleman. The nlnutes of the previous meetlng of 0ctobet 19, L9+2r 8s subm.ittedto members of ttre Ccuncil and as pcsted on Bulletln iSoerd in the City I{al l, w ere ar.r p r ove d. rr reply from the Treasury Departr.nentrs War Savlngs Staff urging the Cityto establlsh a payroll savlngs platr, was read. The matter was referred.to Treasurer Frank Bloom to arrange f or a meeting of the l,{.unlcipal, Employeers Assoclation with a member of the Treasury Departmentrs staff. A letter was read. from tho Burlingame-San hiateo idlnlsterial Assoclationrequesting that the air rald slren be soundecl at 5:00 P.ivi. rather thanat hoon Sund.ay. Yice i;layor tsurrows referred. the matter to the Clv1l1an Def ense Coiunlttee. A letter was read from Zone r'rrarden Arthur L. Scott requesting the Citypurchase nlnety pack pumps for the use of A1r fiaicr iYardens. This letterwes acconlpanled by a petition slgned by the ?hree Dlstrlct lTardens andZone iTard.ens. The report was referred to the C1vi1l.an Defense Cor-r-qiltteefor stud.y, lvith request that a report be mad,e at the next meetltq. Legal report was rnad.e by Clty Attorney Karnrel relative to the requestfor oancellation of tax lien agalnst Lot 6, tslock 56, Easton Subdivision.In tl:is report ii.r. Karmel gave as his oplnion that 1t was not requiredb)'l-aw that tlre Clty grant the petition in question, 0n rnotion byCouncilman l"iunt, seconried by CounQllman iioth and unaninously carried,the petition was denled. A letter vlas reau from Clty Attorney Karnrel relative to motion picturesbeing exhlbited by the ts1b1e *uditorium at 1500 tsurlingarae Avenue, TheCity Attorney reeoiurienced the exhlbit be elIo'lqed to continue unt1l theordinance could be exarnined anr modernized. Beport of Superinteni.ent of Streets, i'i. A. RoIlins, relat 1ve to tlresidewalk repairs and alley clean upr was read. Superintenoent ItoIIins recom:tenoed. the sidewalk repalrs be taken care of by contract, and,reported the alleys had been cleared. After a lengthy discussion onthe.nerits of employing the Iarge or sinelI contractor, the Councillnstructed. i'ir. iiollins to issue notlces to property oirners to make thenecesser], repeirs. A letter f rom the Hecreation Departraent requesting clariI'ication ofbuaget charges, was read. ?he Clerk rvas instruo ted to ref er the mat terto the Purchasing Department before flnal acti on. Ilequest of Poli6e Chief Ilarper to grant 01'f icer .tr/rn. Loftus a leave of absence to enter the Armed Irorces, was read. 0n rnetion by CouncilrranDahl, secono"eo by Councikoan Iiunt., and unanimously carried, 0ff icerLoftus was granted a leave of'ebsence with all privileges acccrciing toofoinance. ChlEf, of Poliee liarper in a letter recoril.riendeci the purclase of RetirementStars for Off lcers Edward. Oliphant and Charles Jenkins. Cn :rro'-ion by Councll;nan Dahl, seconced by Couricil:iian Iiunt and uneniincusly carrled,the Chief was authorlzed. to purchase retirernent stars oenoting theiryears of eervlce. Hequest of Chief of Pol1ce Harper to fill three vacancies 1n the Folice Departnient, rca s read.. On moti ln blr CounciiLaan iiunt , seconcieci by Counc il- man ltoth and uneninously earriedn the f ollowirlg rileo l,1rere ap',..ointed. James S. Peter H. Sobert ;i Kennedy flh'ltf ield Jr. C rlonneIIa i I I 498 The Civil Service Connission, as a resultgctober 24, L94?,, subini"Lted the f ol"i-oning of rlccountant for i'/ater Department. en exai:rinatron held 1gible l ist i'or the Pos lt i on 1. I:"erbert K. iThlte ?.. Emory A. Parzail 0n :riotlon by Councilman Hunt, seconded by Councllman Dghl, ald unanlmous- ty cariied.r- Herbert K. ,ilhite'w&= uppointbd. to tho positl oir of Accountant [-'"1o-f tn" ,iat6r Departm.entr Asslstent Secretary of the '.'/ater Commlsslon. i I Councilman iioth recorrunended that all Department heads make a survey b determine whether lt vroulct be practicable to repSce d.rafted men by women and dlscuss the metter with the Clvil Service Comr:rission. Ord'inance l{o.589 entitled nAn srdinance of the clt;r of Burringasie relating to Restricted tlgbting! was aaopted on motion by,Councilnan Hunt, sdconcedr by Councilruan D411, and unanimously carried. Counci1man Dahl reported, a satisfac'bory solution was worked out on the tree problen at thii coriler of l;reke Avenue and. Easton Drlve. tsuilding Inspector ffatson reported much progress '$e.s mad'e at the recent Convention of Suilding Inspectors held at Heno, Idevada. Councilman Roth recoinnenued a weekly car mileege report be a:aoe on all City operateu cars, 1rr ord.er to oeterrnine the gasoline needs' VicL iiiyor Burrows appointed Councilirren lioth and. Hunt to study this plan. Counci Iman Dahl reques tec the i;.ecreation Corr,*tri ssio:l continue the evenlng dances for young people. ifiss Shirley Smith, Roereation lireotor, reported. th; aaiciu wure dlscontinued d,ue to-Iack of attencrance causdd by blackout regulation. County SanitarSr:i:Inspector, I{. A. Bothchil_d, .adclressed' the Councll on the rcdent *"nir.u clusea by plenting of Ttbtory gard,ens in rear alleys. 1-''lVlce Liayor Burrows coiruaendld.- fnir, iioihchild f or hi s excellent work. 1 I The terms of Flre Conmissioners Earl Schmidt and 1{, H. I'[edley having eipi.red, lt was moved by councilman ltothr.s_?con{9$ by council-man Dah} and unanimously carriedl that i;lessrs Scfrirlat and i','iedley be appointed for another t erm. Claims l{os. 68eO to 6894, lnclusive, Erere read. and ffarrants ordered' drawn on the City Treasuiy for their respective amounts. The Council thereupon ad.journec. o ResPec tf ultY subrrritted' , er yor ol'el J r.