HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/20/1937Decetriber 20 1931.
Regular meeting of the Council of the. City of_. Petaluma called to
.order by. Mayor WOodslon.
ROLL CALL:,
Present Councilmen, Deiss Qervaaonii Myers, Penry, Peters and
Mayor Woodson.
Absent: Councilman Ingers
READING _ OF - TH L:
The rMna oT last regular mee't'ing of. December 6th and the
adjiourned, meeting. of December 8, were read and - approved as recorded.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
Th - Cler7, rep f iling. of AfPidavi,t of Publication of
Notice` to Bidders re for, the illumination of Third Ztreet.
The Librariant report f6r month, of"November was rea d and filed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
The Finance. Gommlt.t s-u its; - report, where-upon
-- Res , olut - ion. #4738 C S.
introduced by C6iinci.lman Gervas,oni, &ecorid6d,.by Councilman Deiss,
directing the Auditor t.o draw warrants., '(No 1612 to 1729. inclusive)
P. `the various, City Funds in payment of claims allowed and approved
by the Finance 'Committee, adopted . by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee.
PETITIONS AND _ Q.0MMVNIC,
CommixM ca: TIO C.,.,H.- Purcell, State Highway Engineer,
with regard to the improvement of the approaches east and north of the
City of Petaluma, read and filed.
Letter from- Jnpo,.-�H., Skeggs.,,, Di s.trict Engine er, stating, that he
wi meet with Mayor Woodson ,.on..Thursday,.,..De.c.ombor 23rd 1937., to view
proposed improvements to. -the ..State .-Highway.,,, .read 'and filed.
ADO? OF ORDINANCES:
Z inane e No i 49T C ntroduc by C . ouncilman Gervasoni..
seconded by Councilman D ,;providing for the illumination of Third
Street from t'ne im't6rs.ecti.on thereof with the south line of' Main Street
to the easterly boundary of the City; approv1ng the plans and specificatior
s prepared by the CA.t y., Engineer; authoriAng said work to be'done under thE
supervision of the Lighting. Committ,ee and the City Engineer; directing:
the I City Clerk to advertise f or bids f or tfie material required in said
work,; appropriating the aum not to exceed,$4,000.00 to be paid out
of the General Fund came up regularly and was adopted by 6 affirmative
votes, 1 ab'senteei
NEW BUSINESS':
bids -�- Third Street
Open ng ... lighting:
This being the -time set for opening bids for the illumination
of Third Street,., the Clerk .reported having received three bids and
proceeded to open .,and read said bids.,from,.- Westinghous.e Elec. & Mfg Co.,
Westinghouse Eleatric Su ' pply Co., Cline. Electric Co., whereupon
R6so.lut16n #41139 C. S.
Gouncilman . was excused from the, meeting at this time.
in
y w
a
introduced by. Coun�ilm_ n Gervasoni,, :secOhded..b.y'06uncilman
06 the bid and offer .of ..the ..Westinghouse" Electric Supply any
,_1,93,
Company,
dated December 17' , seven_ P
f or�_ the.. en items of material required. for the
illuminat1on of Third - S.treet..,...at...the...pr.-ices named in its bid, adopted,
by 5: affirmative, votes,,;. 2. absentees,.
Re = emPl.oym
_qnt of Rat Catcher:
Dr. N. B. Randall, , Stephen _F....'Butler.., Sanitary Inspedtor. of the
Depart - cis .,
Department, Public Health, ailld,U,. L,* Lawrence of- Fran 0
C ,
manufacturer if rat- addressed 'the - Cloundil - regardi,n"'' * the
:employment of a rodent exterminator, Mr.. Butler and Mr. LaWrie
pointing out that -said work cannot be done except by a State Licensed
Exterminator-1 The matter was left to the.discretion of the Board
of H I ealth the: —inembers-of the City Council 'expressing the desire that
a local man be t.rained . f or this work - if 'p6ss 'Whereupon
Resolution #4740'C.S.
1
i
introduced by .0 °ou.nc lman My.
e s,. seconded. by Councilman Dei.sa,,
authorizing the Board of,Health to employ a'rodent ext.erminaitor
adopted by :5 affirmative votes, 2.ab;sentees.
Cable - Washington .St. Bridge:
C.ounc;i loran Penry reported that the matter ",of the cable for
the Washington Street Bridge had been taken`up with the P G,
E. Co. for an estimate of cost of putting the- cable across the.
river on its poles also an estimate o;f cost of the overhead
therefor.,
F
".Monthly audit of _City Books
Mayor Woodson brought. up the ma tter of having. an., audit of
the books of the various city d.e.partments conducted on a,mohthly
basis rather than an annual basis., It was `the consensus of
opinion that ths.'plan'be followed. Mayor. Woodson stated that
Mr. Begley had offered to undertake said work for the sum of
1;80..00 per year.- -
ADJOU RNMENT;
ere being no further business to come; before the meettin.g
on motion regularly made and carried the me Ling ad'ourned.
ATTEST::
CIXY CLERIC MAYOR,.:
1
i