HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07/20/1942July 20 1942.
7 FOX
Regular meeting 9-g the Council of. the. City of Petaluma ca,.11eld
to order Mayor ,,Woodson.
ROLL CALL
,Pres,ent: Councilmen B e r g e and Mayor Woodson.
Absent: Councilmen Kin gs - Myers.,,, and Penty
REPORTS "OF..: QFFI CERS,:
The; Libra.riaiP report f or the month of June,.,. 1942,,,was -read and
f iled.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMM1ITTEtS,-
'The FT'nanc CpnmitteFsubmitt',ed itz. report, , whereupon
iikes.ol x`5419 C.:S.
introduced by Councalinan. B'6r - ger.,,_s ,e.coftded..by,Coun Seidell.,
dire`ctlng, the Auditor t,o draw. ..warrant,s.--..(Nos 2 dnciusiv'e)
against. the. -vari,o.us..C,ity...Rmds.....in.,paymen and approved
by the abs7entees.
PETITIONS. AND. C.ONMUNICATIONS:'
Re.; - NeW_ Unlforin,,Ele idal Code
.Report. from. the_', ity Att.orn.e-y..,.o,.f,.-,.hi-s of the 1041
edition .of:. the-.,.Uniror'm*..-Ele,etris .cal.-;.Cod.el, g..'Atterition to the
... the_proposed new- code.,
was,.. read_ and f The... imat.t.er:_.,of .,the.,.'ad_vise.abilty, of adopting the
new s,
he abl,.e_.pending..%
.ew
WIN
I
.Pet'iti.on. ... taxpayers. and. - .citizens ,:residing_:_ . in' the vicinit of
,B', and.. Pb,s Str.e petitioning... the .. . .. . .. -nuisance,
to-wit. the bar- ..,,dbg8...at..all...h6,*Urs,,...o'f-...,the. day and - night
in said- neighborhood.... read, ' Poundmkster
stated that, the d:og..,.Ore'at.i�ng.,,.the....nuisanc;e iis.. o.wn-6d_.b.y...,Mr. Harry Gossage
and that :the. had.,--b6.en the, matter.
-City-...Attorney-'...Karl..- sta in our city
ordinanc.es-.,.r.elat-i-ve...t..o..har.b.or,'ing.-d,ogs,.,or..O.th,er,.-,aniital8.,that may create a
nUi,zand.e:..by_ to- the, City'
Attorney to.- draf t_ an. ._.o.rd1nan that. will...pov_er, this rrAtter
C regarding the
budgeting._o.f, fur _,.patbhin,g...Ma'in._and ..... 3r..d ..2tr',e'ets FA.st ;D' and
Wilaon.- Stre read:.,and... f i led:* whereupon
Rasoluti on 1 #54 , 20 C.
intr oduc-ed... by A
_Coun c ry'. nded-.by. QouncTlma Deis s., p�prov;
_ilfha -�.Berger_
in 9 s,aid...meniorand'um-.:.,of'...ag-r-*e ..
.ement-.and...di,r-ecaing Mayor - ' and C1 ty
'
'C16,rk to sig�i,th.e...same.. by affirmative
votes, 3 absentees,.
NEW BTj."SINESS':
A delegation of property. owners..bn.�,G Sti betttaen 6th% and_8th
Stre,e addr.es•s.ed�..the,..,.,,C.ouncil..,c,omplain= ing....of,,-.t-4e,,. condit of
said .:stre.e t.and..atked'. that e,
., th,-Counte�i,l�.-,.take.-. alleviate the
c6ndlti,on that exists- there.
A. -lengthy. di.scuss.i.-on.. was,,, had _regard=ing, th.a.-stat.us of the street.,
the City Attorney. st'8Ltiiig...t.h at_ ..the,...'.Ci.ty. -is, under, no, legal obligation to
maintain or improve stre,eia, regar.dl6,ss..,,,Of,.,wh.6.ther.-...oi-,...ftbt they had at
any time been improved by'the property owners.
.,
Mr-i.... Leo Bourke addre.szed _the,_. Qounc1,l,,.,.,s tating ,that he had lived
in that vie". . inity, for._,s.o.me,4G ymeans_and. tha,.t,.._,the._str.e,et had - never been
, improv'od , 'b7, the property owners.
Mr.. Chri -s.tl&.t6d,.th6t.,it,.,wa's..-po.8.si.bl,o....that.-.tli!e. prop.,erty owners
'would ,.be,wil ling .'..to...pay.,f,6.r. the,"" curb. ...and-..au.t.tex...,.work,--if the City would
do the suxfacihg. 'Mr. Arthur Owen., however",, did not agree with this
and s tated that he believed the City should take. care o'f'.t , he necessary 'impro
impr that -is, the :f illing .:.of ...,the..,chuck, holes and surf&d1i
,n -, to
eliminat6. the dust
The matter'. waa. r,.p.f err ed. -to-thO. - Street-.- Corrbnitt-_e.e.f or investigatlion.
The �matter of s.e.curing...furnit.tiro,.-f..Or.. :meeting room
in the City Hall was, .referred ,.-. to the BUildings_ and.,...Grou nds , �Cotmnittqe
with power to act.
Resolution #6
introduced.-by. Counc-i lmAn.....Ber,ge.r:,,_ I s..ec.ond.ed,...b.y.....Co.uncilmaLn Deis.s, extend-
ing. the.- sympathy..pf '.Coun.cil.....t.o..Iiins..-.,Rub - Y__Nisbon and, William,
n
Nisso,, and.ad,journing. t'he
--o the memory of
Jack Hisson., unanimously adopted. A.TTEST':
City Cl erk MAY OR.
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