HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01/20/1936,m •
Regular I meeting of thee, Council of the 'Ci ty of Petaluma called to
order by Mayor McFadden.
ROIL m
Present: Councilmen Dei ss Gervas
CALL
` , oni`, flyers, Penry, Woodson, and
Iql ayor McFadden .
Absent Councilman Inger'son.
READING OF THE''JOURNALc
and 'eThee minutes of ;the la r st regula meeting of January 6th were read
approv
s recorded;.
REPORTS
OF OFr'ICERS
Re Mai ri St: Widening
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City Attorne y Brooks reported the receipt of a letter from the
Dept. ;of c
'Agriultur.e, Bureau. of Public Roads'., relative to appropriation of
nds for the continuation of the widening of IViain Street. The letter
suggested that the" mat -ter b taken up with thel , C'al'ifornia State Highway
De partment. r .en. This su. gg estlon has already been
followed followed by Attorney Brooks
iiI awaits aI, decisiton from that bod���.
Suit f or dama'ge:s Anne � & Josue ph M
ulvaney:
the p Y g Y
in'' suit y Anne�And "' J ose ''Mulvaney "againsth of which "
' took of stunmons served on the City Clerk by the Attorney:
of PrYr
REPO 'T d STANDING COP,1iITTEES
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The Finance Conihittee its whereupon
S.
F ' Aud.ztor to draw warrants s. to inclusive} De a against the var ou
introduced ,gib Council directi
the g s
ci t fu in a en ,
adoptednb�y ,6 apfrmativ l
e� votes, labsenter�ed, approved by the Finane,e C' ommit :t'ee
PETT,TIO'NS� AND C 01AIVIUNICATIONS�:
App " ca o Jim,A. Nlit`o'lo for pba tion of Police Officer, read
and f iled..
Letter, from, ,rom'`�' . l p g
p of sewer
Notification f
III.�^,Thom kin' st.at "n. thatr h'e ownership the owner lof the
former Charles Vallser building and adjoining property immediately beyond
the north' c'it.y" lir6its, that th:e ,sewer pipe line,, alon' °arid,' upon said property
an .one " Council to said whenever applications are made by,,
y ' � d pipe line that
permission must first
be secur.ed.from him. Letter read and :filed.
er Floyd. Drake
e Floyd Drake, effective January
Resignation' of, O:ffic ,
A letter of r.'esignat'ion of Officer Flo
31 - 19 36, was' read a nd filed and
Resolution #4410 G.S•.
introduced by Councilman Penry, seconded by Councilman ( Woodson, accepting '
resi��gri�atlon, seas adop:t�ed by.16 affirmative votes, 1 a��bsenlee.
NgW ' BUS
. INESS:
ransfer of f
unds - gasoline money
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introduced eva -s . se:cti
Resolution
ed. b Councilman Woodson
th ' b d�Treasurer t y, fr. ' d i n
llr.,an r
, G o tro p secone s om the Street • Fund Pol'c�e�
"'Fund h d, and Park Fund to the General' Fund for asollne used durin g
i the n eriod from. Sept6mber 28th, 1935 to Januar 5th 1936 an
i, g g
' y , d �i d for f r'om
the �e.ner-al Fund, adopted by 6 aff 1rffiat.iv6,': gotes, l absentee.
Tr Harbor g
550, from
" River' ion '��`4468�� d,Sto 1932 Bridge Bond
Transfer of � Fd.
Resolt Coun�cilm � . __. Y , directin
therAuddtd by r an Woodson se ded b C Gervasoni • directn '
con sum ofp55.0.00 from the River and
and Treasurer Ito transfer th
Harbor Fund.to. the 1932 Municipal Imp rovement, Bond Fund•(D St. for
p
in,�terest due „vn March, 1936 ado , by 16, aff;irmat;ive votes, 1 absentee.
C1 m forCit ; ll Henry aase:
y Deed Ella Larsen Haase & Henr
Claim and application of Elia La.r.sen Haase and Henry Haase, her
nce of part. of Lot. Na. froritin'g 52 feet on Walnut St
husband', for conveys "
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Cn
CD
was read and filed, and
Resolution #4469 �C . S,.
introduced by Councilman Gervasoni, seconded by Councilman Mlyer:s, dire'et-
ing the Clerk to post a copy of said application, and that if no ,adverse
claim be filed for the land described in said application within thirty
days after posting said c thereof the City ouncil execute and deliver
Y ey g s copy y ' pp yted July a deed conve,zn. said property to sand a licants un
der the Act o
Congress referred to in Ordinance No. 34, adop 22, 1867, adopted.
by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee.
Request for repairs to City Dumps road:
Mr. Gray of the E. B. Stone Company appeared before the Council
requesting that the lower half of the road leading to the city dumps
be repaired. He stated. that his company and the garbage company
would furnish the teams and men for the work:,, providing the city would
furnish the rock. The matter was referred to the Garbage' Committee•,
City Engineer, and Supt. of Streets.
UNFINISHED BUSI.NES'S.:,
h e - repair of railway crossing
City Attorney Brooks reported having received a communication
from E.H. Maggard, P,resid'ent• of the Rorthwestern Pacific 'Railroad C
stating that the matter of _improv the crossing at the corner. of East
D and Hopper Sts. had been referred. to �`Vm. H. Neff for immediate
attention The Supt, of Streets reported that to date no work had been
done on the crossing.
Christmas festoons:.
Councilman Penry.reporte.d that he had investigated th'e cost
of taking down the Chr.stma :s festoons and had learned from electricians
that the coiling of the streamers would be injurious to the sockets
and he had therefore decided.that it would be more practical - to keep
the festoons in place permanently.
'Councilman G`er#asOnl' was asked to investigate the possibilit
of placing a needed light on Keokuk Street near Magnolia Avenue.
Map of Major City Streets submitted:
.Councilman Penry, Chairman of the Street Committee, submitted
three copies of a map.,�,indi cat ing the major city streets" and on motion
by Councilman Deiss, se ; •cond:ed by Cou.ricilman Penry, the map 'was ,adopted
and ordered f orwarded. to the State Highway Division for approval.
Motion carried and so ordered.
The Committee investigating the building of a cabin for the:
tender of the Washington St. bridge was granted further time. The
matter of capacity signs on'the bridge_ was referred to the Supt of
Streets.
Linda Vista storm drain.:
The responsibility of repairing a drain .r-Linda, Vista
Subdivision was discussed at length,. Councilman Penry r•e,porting 'that
no record of any former action by the City in building- or maintaining
this drain could be found by the Clerk The matter was l.-7 on the
table until the next regular meeting, the City Clerk to review the
records pertaining to the matter.
Councilman, Myer. s reported that ,th.e Zoning:-:C,dmrnitt.ee had,•
met with the City Attorney and revieu_q,,the map presented by the' City
/ Engineer and that the committee would meet again -soon for further
work on the map.
Councilman Penry reported that stop signs recently ordered
had been placed in position at the intersections of Sixth and D`* ;,
Street and Sixth and Mt. View Avenue.
" Its er`s re parted on a meetin held with" Comp an
ouneilman
p Y y He a'' °Y
�Yi re �the roposed armor f;or Petaluma, . also out lined
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the plans of the Company for an entertainment to be held at' armory 1'=
headquarters Thursday night for Co. M and invited the Mayor- and City
Council to attend said meeting.
AD.J�OURNME'NT :
-here ,being no further busi -nes -s on motion .by Councilman
Deiss, seconded by Coun `lman Woo.da n, the meeting adjourned.
ATTE'ST': U.
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