HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01/03/1916rl`. IrUI IR MEETING.
Council Chambers, January 3, I916.'
Minutes of a regular meeting 'yield this 3rd. day of January 1916,
All members pre sent , IvlaTor Horw ege in the chair.
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Minutes of a Regular meeting of December 20, I9I5, were read and
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.approved as recorded.
r= 1EPOR OF u.FFi'CERS.
The following reports of Officers were received, and placed
on file.as
Report of Wharfin.ge'r for the month of November I915.
Report of Poundmaster for the month of December IK5.
1,e of :police Jude for the .month of December IK5.
The Clerk presented Bond No.I'7,series No. I2 for the improvement of
Kookuk between Washington acid �"alland streets, as having been paid.
The Clerk was instructed to have same noted on the records and
cancelled. "
The City Attorney report the case of the City vs. Tacif c Gas -
and Electric 'Co .- wa's up for hearing' and would be concluded on the
' fifth inst..=
PLEPORT OF STANDING COLEUTT. S.
)N 11NANC Ca:.'
The report of the Finance Committee` was. read and same recommended
for'payment.by the following Resolution.
` • , R' S'OLUT.IOU 110.1066. T
Introduced by Young, seconded' by' McC, ,
Ado
pting the report of the Finance Committee and directing the Audmtor-
to dravi warrants in payment of said clai?ms.
Adopted by seven affirmative votes.
=E'TI''I AND COIVn,fITJNICr'1T,I:,ONS.
A petition of the Street Committee and Supt'. of Streets regarding
acceptance of Laurel Ave. sewer between "B" and . "'D'" streets was read
and disposed of by the following Resolution.
:i�ESOLU''IOId NO. 1067.
Introduced by Torr, seconded by Young.
Aaaepting the sewer on Laurel Ave. as per report of the Street.
Committee a,nd Supt. of Streets.
Adopted by seven affirmative votes.
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A letter. -_from J. L. Reese of Sacramen;t;o_,...aclvis.ing that. he will
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furnish filing card. record of automobile owners in' the City for tile
sum of
X6.00 for pu C _� rposeds disposed of by the followillo
2esolution.
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_f-,'B4'SOLUTIGN JNO. 1068.
Introduced by Healey, seconded by Youncr.
Directina the Auditor to draw a warrant for the sum of $16.00,
for payment of automobile list.
Adopted by seven affirmative votes.
A from property owners on 11 street between
Seventh and -riighth'streets to permit Robt. `iVoods and Wm,,. Sylva
to improve said portion of "H" street, read and discussed.
Laid on the table.
The Clerk reported the receipt of a copy of the General
Safety Orders, as adopted Noveftiber 1, 1915, by the State Industrial
Accident Commission.
It was the sence of the Council to take any necessary
steps to comply with the same
A NCES
MRODUCTION OF ORDINZI
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Ordinance Into ..143 for the Condemnation of certain lands
necessary for the opening, widening and extending, of Douglas street
was read and same ordered printed.
ORDINANCE 110. 143,
Ordinance No 143 ( see next page)
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:west tin •of lot No.. 193; thence
proposed work and imprblkaient uii-
across " ph'Ani* street south, 2 diPg. fil. the completion thereof-, auTin coin
case 64 t est 'fb 'sta M.- 3 "at-t Q "pliance with law. and
0[�1URGE; Not 143 northwest corner of rands of � Lea- _WHEAjbAS, S Commissioners
11ora B. Autchings; and '04' feet from :did 'file A
map of said district and ••a
the West line of said thence repor upon said work And improve- southwesterly dloug4 West lines Of meni to be done, and' 4s
Charter:Serim lau , d . s of said Leo noi _B. HutchIng , s laid out d1id adopted by said Coun-
156 ieet,'to, stake, NO; A, on the souilf
il and did malj6 certain' Ass ess-
AN ORDINANCE` ORDERING THI&Tt'lfiie of 16t lu' 4"*� ffduee along.' said ments and award certain dainages,
PROCEEDINGS BE HAD AND TA- line north_ 64' deg. .04 ifiiw. west and
KlN TO CONDEMN THE LANDS, fi6 2jfeetito,stake'No- 6 , a WHERE - AS . Certain , owners,of Jand
, the south
- NIEXESSARY 'FOR THE OPENING� :neat corner ot,Tct 1 along - ithiii said aistrict have, objected to
Wllh5kNlil�ld, , a' n a OF the west: line of lot lk, south 44., W-- - rt as to the necessit of tak-,
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'DOUGLAS 'STREET IN THE CITY deg;,, west- 4 f eet to stake No. 6 the rep
ing his land and. refuses andneglects is PETAL . UMA dbUNTY OF -- At tli(3 intersection Of north line' of t o dee
b 01 pt the warrant drawn "in �
MbMA, STAM 11. OF CALIFORNIA. , spring street aiid,thc wrest. ,hPe`ofl&,1 'favor, a$ damages sustained rea-
ATYJTEI� Tb6'Cbufi6il of the City h�l; thence' with the same course
son of said work and, improvement;
- John- by its liesolution No. �4.8 feet Snring: street to stake
of Petaluma And ref uses to ' lidythe ,amo 6f'.as-
No., 7,,, thence 'with'ttic saute course
r sessment assessed against him for
6��, "duty Ai did d adopted. dc-. 4P6 3 feet to stake numbered I3 at
clare its inteiiti6n to order e6rtain, benefits derived, by 'reason, of said-
the southwest ! corner of lot 189,"
That V ork, and improvement, and
streef,wor j �towi( hat Don las
thence along 1bo south line of lot w .
,street be produced :northeasterly and
181 th 63 deg. 21 min . east 288.2 WHEREAS Thei Council of the City
qpenedAu Width6f (60) 9. sou
fe , et, to stake a N6. 14 at 'the north- of Petaluma. 'do hereby declare and
feet from the present northeasterna he ils6 to 13[icil the
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corner of ,lands of Mary I-L determine that t ; w
teral'tion of :said' street, is Shown, w,&A corr
d of thence southwesterly dlong'�the said work and jinprovem6ht, is to be
on thdt certain map of the City '0 11011 a use I authorized' by law
P e t aluma as made'by F: G.'HARRI-I 'IV 6
Pe line Of land: of sa kary A. applied' is 0
kAN 'C_ 'E. nor t Johnson 145 feet to stake No: 15 on and the taking , to , the - ffi� g"dis necessary to
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the �rtfi i kafr _ street; thence
southwesterly line df"I�os�t street; "' nor _ such use, and
-- , - - i 2�'d - - - -
Along said • iuei s 65 deg. ea , Whereas,, 'The ,said Council, do
HEREAS The said Codneil, in. feet t - n of .the said .
her find and determine that th e
said resolution did do that the the intersection 'i �i with the
north line of street �p t
I " ds aiec�ssdry And conVenientri,, to be', east li�' 1 - nceal6ilg saia _:0bl_jc interest� andnecessi y r�equifeg
.an e of lot 187, the the acquisition of said! 'land for the
for i . .
taken said -.po§q as b eip i ` d line and With, the �same course -37.5 widening And
- - r . - for - pur follows fo-wit.: et t' , e 0 i'iie fsou't� east ' corner, . of labj,9 p of opening, - _ . �a pd
scibed'�as
extending of said Douglas s
"Be�ginhing on 'the north lin-c !of, of Emma Blackburn; thence; with the that ,'such" proVerty� - is necessary
ary
F st dt a point f-wenty: (20 sal course feet-to stake No. _f§ therefor,'and that such propOs`6d,piib-
leet wesLerly from. eas�fjine of! at the southeast corner of' cf' lie work. and improvement is �pjAnned
, Vbt j9'1, said lot 1 is elineated alfella Hughes; nce,jeaving- said loc
r ated in the manner - which will
Uppill that. certain map oi 'the�_(jlt'y FFair. street and ;A right -, angles there-
o be most, c6mpAtiblb •wit I h. the - greatest
Petaluma Petalua, 'made by Jas T. 'StrAtton,, to al'oDg1he east lihe:of la�fids of said the, least. in= , te in
St public� good-, and
Esq., i�nfted States Deputy Surveyor; 'Isabella Hughes,, 1su ie6�. to stake
� and it, is necessary to; bring
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running th t33 il �mm`r N'6. A, - and la d a _�Oi, Einm'a, ,Black- - condemnation proceedings :for the cast 1666 feet mare Ldr'less to , a point burn 'hence
parallel purpose ,of acquiring said iand, for
on south side of "Post-" str 9 . 3 1 `to street, and across".1afids OV said �jjublic, drnprovbiubnt, therefore,
,1.6��t�'westerly. from the _n6r6east^ cor,-. said Blackburn, 49 9 to stake Noi The �Council, of the City Of Pietg�lu-
her of 'lot .19,41 th4nice 6,ifhj5S deg'
20, and lands bf. f), and Josephine� ma, by ' four fifths of As members, do
35 min-. east along the said 'south,, Clausen rtheAsterly - �lbn�-
1&e of �cf6sj?l __ , 60..8 feet' , to -the, . .1 ---sen:; th -no ordain - As follows:
s stre e 'lands, of said Clausen 25 feet a
jo�,st ke a�
r se i. It is Hereby- Order northeast* corner of the,lot, now own
northeast* - at the northiedst , corner 6f� ermined" by four fifths vote of
'6y the Conference; Ass i mina Blackburn,, aforesd4o ' 't
QV-� and de
lands. of; E
;Rion; thence south 33 deg. .03• iniii. w est and, pa h first 2_4 deg east 11& &ct� to s thence , across lands of Clausen north - the- Council of the 1 City of Petaluma-,
el with, the t h a t . a , - t the i of said City' would,
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course, 1,666 feet. more .oir to the and la' be' promo b ted y the acquirement 9%,
nd& of J. J6hdd6A' thenOa
north of Fair street-,' thence' said As and parallel With Sprin� sitreet,& f h6r'einab set forth
for the pu;�pose,Vf opening,
al6ng, widening
nort _i street ---
said - - 11. 0 - J South 6 ,4 deg; 28 min. 'east 149 f ee Ai
noV,thwe§te.r1k, 60.5. feet to the place - ' - and f said, Douglas street
LOSiAke'- 2
(if nd' e - _f " , &o , , f -3: d
3 at the southeast cor� ---
beginning n r o lands o Horn, thence an
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Pe s c east ffn:6 of 'lands of said:
sa id Council:df the .along t (A Section 2. Its Is Hereby Ordered
cit of 'Petaluma in said Resole , and DetermineLby four - 4iifths :note of.
said ±iorn nor`tlieasterl�y 150 feet to stalwl
'tion No. 626 did thereby ifet�ar`riiiu I f of the Codheil'bf the City of P-btalu-
N 24. on t e sout me S
o - prinzi
that the same be pyiqlias�qd . and
and; deilare that said proposed wOr- street- thence and on the same t ' 111
acquired as set forth 'in the; repprt
cal or or
-o than io-. -
and iulproyenf�il!t is of moi course, 3'3 feet across. �'Sping ,%treet,
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�i public bei�cfii- and will to , std ' of the Commissioners and it 'further'
No.. 25, 'thehc&4ibfth&a-sthr1y peari , ng that the. same be, necessity;, a a 61 � with "-B" stree 20,0.2 '4p
affect and benefit ds and Uhs� and paral�ie 'w
the l , a- '
rein after described, and which reef Ye north lineet to nor ' rie � o
0 t If 'Is, Hereby Ordered 'that the
Procedure relat
be condemned idndb�. the provisions
district is hereby' declared: to :be 'thence on the same course', across", -
el- . - I I - I - ima Wiblis', '205.8 feet -to of - il , -,
i� Aistrict Affected and b9nefited - by lAnds� Of t-�6 Code of Civ
said wo rk and �inlproveihent' And r t - ing, to' 'such proceedings, •and, that,
8 , �,e ,�6; 26, on th6. soot
line of IOV
tlic�,efore the entire lx�q damage, costs 194,; thence sb�utheasterly' and alpngi said 4ands, be acquired. -as aforbEfdid.
I and iexpenses Of 'said work. ira 'said south line and of lot 193,, iO to- It Is Hereby, :Section 3. , , y.
b And are, h ere by e 1 e ' ile C ity Attorney of the Ordered
e city oi
b a the so
provement shall _Y stake No; 2 utbea§t cor that f
t ,
4bl ti e,. And shall Petaluma lj6,, dfid is hereby
be instructed'
iht�ae, c ap, Thomas and:O.
I ner of lands oxlj� S.
a_Abs9'6d _'uPOft said lands and dis� j Cli ' thence. northeasterly'' par-, � and required to take all. -steps )qeces-
trict a
iVhich � district is Wit4iii the I tilcf. with, ".13" street And Along the 'bary, to acquire4 said premises, for •
said 'urpose's and that he hf9tit
,City of Petaluma ., County of Sonolu, cast boundary of lands of, said j, ' !ite
d the exterior , or and All suits Stat of aliforii an W and Cline, 2i6 'feet to the, and ffiaftitaiii any at
boundaries . of the 'Iannds affected, y of linds, H' R �la* And proceedings, are, that or may'
- - ;outh boundar I , I . .. �ey� - l- "
and improve- naud.; thdabe with the same� course; g a suit
befieffted b said �v6ik become nee includin
iaen are aftidularly dc�cill�ed �aS _eyhaud 56 fee J,, in condemnation to -
P across lands of, sa a LP quir, � said right
Yollw ,, , ,town: f and 'that, he commence and
to stake ��Ib, 28, on soAth.line, of - WaTi
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swilugi :excepting, afid excludpg I I of 195; t hence along. I the. south, line 'maintain such condemnation. action
- 'd 5 north '61 aeg."I At the soutbr -9r Actions for' said right of ; � way In-
, from slid 'district; All politic street of lot f9 the name of l the City of Petaluma,
o fner'l" _' -- d d' ca cor ner av,enues and toad's ,e ni inclu e east ner-,,,'of lands of John H. An-
and contained;, 6ews,- liefte 'filbithea6teriy, 'parallel And 'that . _ any and all parties jaeces-
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:th '13 *Ftredt and'alibilk the' east sary 'to., the proper maintenance. ,of
"Commencing on' the south side of
line iof Jand of said Andrews 16C2 said iactldfi, be idined thereifi.
Vo§t, - street ' , - at. the northwest corner. Sectlon 4. This Ordinance shall be
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of; lot 1,95, ;according to 'E�traitou�s' of feet - ; - d the' south
- to stake No. 30, an .
line of Post,stredt.; -thence Along said forthwith entered upon the minutes -
ffeial juap"pf:the City of. ,Petaluma; 'h 5��_deg. H min., West 6!iX d this Cdliuici b'and in the� Ordinance
s line north
.thence along 'the : south side �eeV the mortheasV corner of lands of
B City,%' k6,ef-
Astreet north 'ia deg -35 min ., west '30 ,
oo an and approval.
feet upon, it s �passag
ds. �Of the California Conference AssOci
j�6j,t northwest corner Of"lan I hereby certify that the foregoing,
i�ce with the same course
Edward 'Sellncider thence -with Ordinance the. 0rdinance No. 143 Charter eries,
jb , was duly 'submitted to ins as City.
'k No 51.5 feet to the, northwest-, corner of
Ui6 saiue course 49 feet to sta -
1. Lvt �the iiorthw6§t cotner, o kl'lands, lot M, and place ;of' iftinhing, e Attoi'ney�Of the Cit
. � d - Y`ot :Petaluma,
of Rose, M. Porter; thence isouth-, lots e"gn ated above are All, accord
f.
- fton's official map of the! ng tb 'Stra h Approved by me on this 3rd day o
westerly dlong'the west line of 'Iand� January, 19A, !and, ',before -its �' fiiiAl
of laid Rose M. �- I Porter, I . 33, 1 f ee to
i , � City 6f-Ti6taluina,"Bdarings true ,and
passage!.
tlfec northwest corner, of land's of WIMRE.�P Said: Council did, by G. P%'HA.LL.
e der said
John Lawler thence ; - with the the sa m Ordinance No. ff% C. . S. or City' Ado
rney.
course i and 'alon g the west
.. . 0,, .and did appqj . work And improvement. to � be: done Attest' B. SINGLEY,
lands of & JoEfi La*ler 117.5 feet � 7
K ppinriiission6rs to As - City - Clerk,
to' stake Nu 2' on the -north side. of' ses's - benefits and n ; and t 9� Date da�i' of first publication' January
'C' st'reet. and; feet said, 14. 1
Ir in the I 'of 9
0 . have t+eucral suberxi'sidii.
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BUS.IiUSS.
The.Council were unanimous regarding the speed violations of
Taxi Cabs and automobiles in general, and instructed the Chief of
Police to issue a last warning to persistent violators.
The Coninental Taxi operators having in the past been flagrant
violators, it was decided that unless they immediately comply with
the Speed laws that their license be revoked.
Legal expenses in regard to - Douglas street condemnation proceedings
were disposed of by the following Resolution.
'r-2SOLUT-ION NO. 10&9.
Introduced by Gossage, seconded by MIcCargar.
Directing the Auditor-to draw a warrant for $100.00 in favor of
the City Attorney, account proceedings in condemnation of Douglas
Adopted by seven affirmative. votes.
Complaint from local bakers re by Mr.. Hornbackle
regarding Mr* ZD
Jackson peddling outside bread under free license
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disposed of by the following Resolution.
r 'SOLUTION ITO. 1070.
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Introduced by Healey, seconded by Young.
Recinding free license granted to 1dr. Jackson to peddle bread
in the City.
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Adopted. by seven affirmative votes.
U,SOLUTION NO., '10?1.
Introduced by Healey, seconded by Young.
Appointing S. T. Brown, George P. Lovejoy, George Ott, A. lff,. -Aignew,
L. L. Rock, Steve Gamble and Herman Webber, as a Committee to arrange
for the various celebrations during the year 1916.
Adopted by seven affirmative votes,.,
The Mlayor reported the cos: of/ the letters "W.C.T.U."
on the drinking fountain at the corner of 1 street and 1 11estern Ave.
would be� per letter totaling $10.00 for the necessary two sides.
The matter was taken under advisement.
The matter of putting a wooden floor in the Fire Station was
referred t the Building.andGrounds Committee with power to act.
The 14ayor - urged immediate action regarding damage done by the
recent storm, particularly to the Thompson Creek District, and other
districts. Supt. of Streets Shaver advised that much ,,.damage had been
done to bridges, c,ulve.rt.z and streets.
City Engineer Horwege also called,,to needed changes regarding
JuIle
the drainage system.
The Council decided to visit all points in question '•Iednesday --
January the 5th. at one o'clock p.I i in a body to-decide on 'some
definite action.
Chas. P. E'ury appeared before the Council -representing the
'etaluma Choral Society, asking the City to donate the sum of
21`6300.00 for the up -keep of same.
1 to be taken up'in Caucus at a later date.
The matter of the improvement of Webster street was b "rough,• -.
up by property owners on said street. •
It was the.sense of the Council that same be done as soon
as possible, it'being necessary to attend to other matters
before the improvements asked for could be made.
On motion duly made the Council adjourned.
Attest
(, / Vty C1 gk. Igor.
January 3, , I9'I6..
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