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September 8, 1937.
7'o yclock P.,M'.
Adjourned meeting of the, Council of the City of Petaluma
called toi order by Mayor Woodson...
ROLL CALL
Preisent: Councilmen Deiss, Gervasoni,'Ingerson., Penry, Peters,
and Mayor' Woodson.
Abs.en.t!c Councilman Myers.
Awarding of contracts Third St. Widening;:
Reso lution 44678.C.
introduced by C-ountilman Gervas:oni, seconded by Councilman Penry, .
awarding c�ontract,s for the .supplying o.f mater `als necessary for the
improvement of Third Street t.o G -. P. McNear Company, A. F. Tomasini
Hdwe. Co:, California Corrugated Culvert Co., Hein Bros. Basalt
Co.,. L. Lorentzen, at the prices named. in their respective bids;
directing the City Clerk to return all of the certified checks of
the bidders for said materials who were:not awarded contracts by
this resolution. and to return the certified checks .of th,e- .above
successful bidders when the materials reauired under said bids and
all thereof are delivered to and received by the city, adopted,by
6.affirmative votes, 1 absentee.
Re -, purchase of two 750 gallon fire ; pumping engines:-
the matter of ,awarding the contract for the furnishing of two
7.50 fire pumping engines was brought up and the Clerk read
a - resolttio-n, - introduced by Councilman Gervasoni, seconded by Council
man Pen.ry, accepting the recommendation of _the, Fire Commission' of
this city tha °t. the b.id of American La France and Fbam t,e= Industri`es,
Inc: be accepted as the lowest r-espons >ible bid, and further directing
the Mayor to sign and execute. a contract on behalf of the Ci °ty of
Petaluma.for the purchase of said two 750 gallon fire pumpin -g engines
from the American La France and Foamite Industries, Inc. Following
the reading of the resolution a discuss'.ion was had regarding the
matter, Councilman Deiss stating that he would like more time to
decide the matter and that he was not satisfied. that the bid of the
American La France -& Foamite-.Industries, Inc. was the lowest responsible
bid. Members of the Board of Fire Commission expressed their
opinion that the American La Franceeengines have proven entirely
sat.isfactory in the past; that the firemen are accustomed to .handling
the La France engines; and that they bel'iev'e the La France engines
fully, meet needs of the department. Following a further
d,scussi.on the roll was called on 'the resolution with the 'fo`llourrig
result Ayes Councilmen Gervas Penry -, and - Mayor Woodson.
N'oe:s: Councilmen Deiss. Ingerson, and Peters.' Absent:' Counei.lman
Myers. 'Whereupon. Mayor Woodson declared the -on, lost:.
No decision being made as to the' next step to be_ taken,
the matter of purchasing said.equipment was deferred until such time
as the members of the Council desdre•to act upon the matt:er_.
ADJOTRNME
There being no further business to come before the' Council
on motion by Councilman Das ; seconded •,by Councilman Ger.vasoni,
the- meeting adjourned.
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