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Petaluma, Cale November 3rd; 1919.
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Regular Meeting of the. Council of the City of Petaluma. Called to
at-der. by Mayor A. H. Young.
- ROLL CALL:
Councilmen present J. E. Allen, W. B.. Hopkins H. S. McCargar,
J. L. 'Whi-te and Mayor A. H. Young.
Councilmen W. L. Sales and W. C. Stradling.,. a/_
READING OF JOUR1TAL :
The minutes of the last regular meeting held on October 20th 19.1
and of the Specialmeeting held on October 27th, 1919, read and approved
as recorded.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
The monthly report's of the Police Judge, Supt of Street's, Wharf
inger and Poundmaster read and filed.
The City Ulerk reported the filing of affidavit of publication
of Ordinance No. 184 C. S.
The Auditors monthly financial report _read and filed.
PE,TITIO NS AND COI MUNICATLO dS :
1�1r. Mount filed consent of property owners for the ' erection of
undertaking parlors on We stern Av. and Howard st .
ADQ2TI,ON OF ORDINANCES;
Ordinance No . 184 Chester Series
'Ordinance No. 184 Charter Series, ntroduce a(the prior$ meeting. of
the.Gounc;il came- up for final passage and was, adopted by the following
v•ote., to -wit;
AYES', Counc men J. E. Allen, H. S. McC'argar, W. B. Hopkins, J. L.
�7h .te and Mayor A. H. Young, vote
Noes, none. Absent*,Counc- ilmen, W. L. Sales and W. C. Stradling.
NE';'1 BUSI LESS ;
It was moved and carried that the City Attorney be instructed to
draw-a. new undertaking parlor ordinance repealing present ordinance,
and along_lined suggested by the Councilmen,.
n.r•e Sewer Farm Lease
on 1d o , 2 °345. C . 'S
ne solut i
Be it- resolved that. the Adayor Young be and he is hereby authorized and
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empowered to enter into a lease with J.'Duncan for the-rental of the
S'ewre Farm for a term of three years at the annual rental of $150 , semi
annually. Said lease to begin November 1st; 1919.
RePORTS OF Committees; The Finance Committee filed its report int
roduced the following - RESOLUTION No , 2346 0. Si
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t1\ O`ItDINANCE OF THE CITY, OF
Pl IEILU IA: CALLING AND -PRO:
VIDING• FOR A SPECIAL. ELECT
TION' AND SUBATITTING TO T1-Ili
PiLl - C l'ORS OF THE - CITY OF
\ PETALUiIA AT SUCH •ELECTION
€ C PROPOSITION FOR, TIE INCUR -
4,ING` OF- A BONDED INDLP,'I'il D-
NESS IN THE' SUAI OF• $80;000 FOR
i'lll .RECONSTI "TION• AND PER-
ALANENT IA'1FRO`'EAIEI`LT = • OP'
i TIIL'' COUNCIL OF 1I1EI- CITE" OI .
E1A1UA'IA DO ORDAIN .AS_ -FOL
OAS's,
Section I. TIIA'L ZVHLRL'kg, :fire
ouncil ,of the: City of . Petalmma by
�solutign duiy. passed and. adopted,
3s deterininel that the ,public in=
uyests, and'. necessity demand • the
instruction of the 'perinaitent inn-
roverilents and' works hereinafter
entioned and, described, and that
acessity and convenience req.iuies
ie incurring of,a bonded indebted: -
ess therefor, acid that such,• inn
ovenient and indebtediess is: lice=
>sary to' carry ot>t the objects pun-
uses `and powers of 'the niuni'cipal-
Af V \' .A \D" TI.IIRD. ' STRLETS:
;NOAV, ' THEREFORE', under grid
by virtue, of tlie, Clidi-t6r, of. said
City t special n1unicipal election is
hereby called, and will be ..held 'in
the City bf Peta_lunia` on the ti% .,
tieth 'day of November .1919, for
lire purposes as ,sire hereinafter- .set°
forth, to -wit:
',or .• the . "purpo §e ,of- deciding
t�hether the City shall incur a
bo'ndcd, indebtedness for the '.sum of
Eight. thousand ($80;000) Dollars,
the amount, estimated by the council
of ; the City of . Petalunia, and deter-
mined. necessary in excess of the
d6hey in the treasury, applicable
for the purpose of; improving and,
paving, with concrete foundafi'on
with• all necessary curbs, catch
basins; bridges, culverts, and all
other appurtenances AT AIN .and
THIRD .STREETS in said .City as
follows:
Main and Third .Streets shall be
of width of forty six: feet
from tire• south rside o_ f the Mystic
Theater Ao the center 11 of Pros
pest Street and .from curb,; to- curb
upon each section north and 'south
thereof to the City 1_imits, except
INck on. Third 'Street b'etwe"en. - C
and D Streets.
The: necessity for -this work; and
improvement is that said Main and
Third Streets become .
m
have becoe subject=
ed to. .excessive; wear by re of.
said. streets •being the main, highway
'and thoroughfare thru the central
'portion , of the •City, and have be'-
4 co�ne gttt of" °repair
to such an ex-
� ent as to require - tire n econstruc<
r`nn and. permanent ininrovement,
hereof.
And . Council' deems 'and
:said` day. of election . and shall be`
No. 4: Aleyerholtz Barn Uniol
, determines ' that,.'lie public 'interests
and remain open at: all times during;;
Street, between Walnut and Keokuk.
and public • necessity demand the
said day until ,seven o'clock in thei'
Inspector. Waailace Adams: Judges:
- iInpiovetirent, a'-d - that rt is' A
afternoon on said' day of election
' Mr•s: Annie Van :Bebber and' Mrs:
perniianent uiunrcipa work and
That said officers of said election;
Marty Ann Ravenscroft; Clerks:.
improiement, the cost of which, in
shall close. said polls , at se._ ven
Pearl i i
AIr s. ea 1 H cky, Stac a Cline and
addition to other- expenditures of
o'clock in the afternoon on sad-
Art S. Newburgh.
thc too, -gr
da oc ' p ctio and shall forthwithp
Petaluma Consolidated "Precinct
panel out . of the annual
i
re
r the votes and •make
d to nt
No. 5: Potter's 'Barn, corner Gal -
income,
enue of sa d
and
r•eturns..of; said °election and certify*
land and Walnut Streets. Inspector
and the Council deems :that ' said
the satire, An manner and form As
Mrs,, Kate Russ; Judges.: G. N.
improvement :wofk- ;is one., of the
l6quii•ed by law +, and- ' the, _City (
;Smith, Mrs. W: Dooley; Clerks:°
purposes for which the City is
Council _does hereby fix 'and appoint
Miss :Minnie 'Baxman; Adolph Bloom,
uthol vied to :provide, 'and for' the
Alonday, the twenty four {th. day of,
Mrs. Bessie: Campbell.
c ir out of Ah6 powers, which
November, 1J19 at the hour of 30'
Petaluma Consolidated Precinct
the City is authorized to enjoy and. ',o'clock
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`in the afternoon of that day'
: Nor 6: City Hall, Inspector:. George
- ekercise,. and to issue bonds theme-
at the Council Chambers in. ilie: City'
Eddy, _Judges: Fred F. Plank, Mrs.
t
, for, and that said 'indebtedness is
Ira- as the time, and place-. :for,•,lie,. ,
Lulu Northrup, Clerks: Charles .
in excess 'of the iiioney in the
canvass of the r ' ur`r`is of • _said i
Egan, Harry ,Harding, Mrs. Goldie
t casury Applicable to fire purpose,
election.. j
Hopkins:
for ii;liicli stick 'indebtedness is ,to
NOTICE IS GIVEN fhatn
Section IV. `It `is hereby ordered;
be incurred.
.HEREBY
f g
the -election precincts for .n
by� the Council of the City of Peta-
AND• 1VFiEnLA_S, the Council, b`y
cis re
said special niuriicrpal' electioon a
luma, that: the abo and 'foregoing
i•csol passed and approv- ttt ofi 'duly
;
hereby designated as Petaluma •Con-
notice of said s
r pedal election, and
eel lias deterinined and does hereby`
solidated .I'recinctS numbers ",one,
this ordinance be published in the.
Petaluma Daily Courier, a newspaperr
determine that the public • interests
two three; four,, five and six, -that.
auu :necessity Demand the construe -
li ho
preeincts , Nos one and two as.',,lai
i. al circulation, printed gird
of ? ener pub -
daily in the City of
ti er n' ni fi
- t
do, wn and designated by the B
' Supervisors
,Petaluma.
i 1e-
of mentioned
.
o1 of Sonoma County,
ix
sn d
, a a week, and that, said pub -
do ci•ibed, and tliat necessity u>
are hereby consolidated;, and shall: •
lidtion be once a day for at aeast
cuntcinuue requtre the nncurrr' '
ng
`
g ` ;said .
n letzhuna at
seven days before the twentieth day
.
bt theiefor, and
Of au uule'ednes
, olection V �as Consoliidated'`
of Noveinbe"r, 1919, and that no other
that such iinprovenient and iridebt-
,Precinct No I.;: that .-precincts ,Nos.,
notice of such election need' be :
es
cdnesii ..is necsary to carry , out the
tl'u,ee; .four and flue -as - laid d own.,`.
given•
.objects. purposes and now,ers . of the
and by ,the .Board, of `Su-
Section V. It is • further ordered
iminIIcipalnfy, and is in ,excess of. the
`
_designated
•peiv.nsor?s! of Sonoiva .County, are,
tha °t the above and 'foregoing ordin -"
money in the treasury applicable
hereby consolr ate an shall be
ance and notice of election, with a]T
for the. p urj )uses for which sand
known and designated at said, elec
of a rts :parts be', and the same `is
indebtedness is to be' incurred'
tion as Petaluma Consolidated Pre= :.hereby
approved and' adopted as the
AND tlSlili,Ltr 15,, the, assessed
'. cinct No. 2,;, that precincts Nos.
actj: of this Council, and that the
value of alLof the hrolierty within 'the
six„ seven and' seventeen as laid
same be signed and approved by
limits uY said City is .Five million,
down and designated, by the: Board
the Alayor and attested by the
five `hundred nineteen thousand,
, of Supervisors' ;of Sonoma :County
_City
Clerk, a`s .the act of the Council. of
tour hundred ninety ($5;519,490.00`)
are consolidated;, and shall'- the',;City of 'Petaluma :.
Lullai.s,. -:iiid the pr" "went, outstand -;
.hereby
be ;known and designated • at ..saitl.'e This ordinance 'is urgently requir-
ing iindebtediiess against said City
election} as :Petaluma 'Consolidated- S
eel :for the immediate preservation
is I'urtt t,, thousand, eieh, him- ,
Precinct \'o. 3 'that. precincts Nos: of the public peace, .health and
deed' ,:eyentY -five ($45.875'.00)' Dol-
eight, nine and. ten, as laid do wn
safety of the said City of Petaluma,
" S
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lar s,, that. the annual 'income and
is
and designated by the - Board of Su-
andiAhe City Clerk -shall cause � it, to
r c vci5iie of said' City Eight -four
pervisors of Sonoma County. are
j be, published once in full in the
housand four hundred forty -nixie
thousand,
, hereby 'consolidated,— and. shall. be
? .Petahnna Daily Courier„ the offi-
_and {sixty -three huu dredtlis ($84`
known. 'and "designated. at, said elec-
cial l newspaper of the City of Peta-
41'i.63) .Dollars, and that the annual
tion asw Petaluma Consolidated Pre= _,
lnrma and thereafter, when at a
cxT 6iiditnres, of said City amount 'to
cinct No. 4; that precincts: Nos ,. .'
regular meeting 'it shall have re-
the stair 9f. Sixty-nine thousand
clej�en, N and thirteen, as, lard
eeived a, two- thirds vote of the City .
six hundred fifty -eight and seven,
Hewn and desrgriated. by` 41ie Board`
CotiilciI, it shall take effect and be
t. theme hundredths ($69.658,73)
of Supervisors of Sonoma County.,
< in force:
Dolk.Irs, and that the amount of
are - hereby consol:ida.pq, and shald
indcbtcdress ;ficreby "proposed to lie
lie Lno >yn :lid iiesri ated at said
incurred, together with all . other
electron as Petaluriia Consolidated
I,hereny
certify that the fore -
uiddhtedness Of said City is less
7 i<tcinet No. .5„ that precincts .Nos
going o "rdinance No 184 Charter'
than ten (.10 per cent of the
four "tceii, :fifteen and ' sixteen, - 'as
1 SeriC was duly submitted. to me
assessed value of . all ropeirty
p
laid down and 'designated, by the "
a5 City Attorney of the City of
Avithin the C ty. limits -of said Cnty';
Poard of Supervisoi;s of Sonoma
y
Peta and approved by me this
relay be-
that should 'the foregoing~ • d'esi b nateil
County. ar..e ;liereb,y' consolidated;
2rth of .October, 1919, and
pr6positnon. he approved ,and accept-
and' shall be known and designated
=. fore; its final passage.
ed by two - thirds of the electors of
at said +electron as Petaluma Con-
} FRLD S. HOWELL,
said City, votmg th'ereo'n at said
,
s_olidated l?iecinct No. 6. a
'� )� City Attorney.
sliecial election.,. to he held: for that,
Section, VIII. Notice is also given
T hereby certify that the, within
oirdinance in full
purpose, then bonds, of the City will
fruit said election sfial be held. grid
'governed 'by
published
was •�
once in the Daily Courier,
be issued in the sum of Eighty
be the general laws of
• _Petaluma
;a daily paper of • general ci'rctilationlf
thousand' '($80 000) Dollars,.-,
the State of California, governin
' within City of Peta-
That said bonds shall. lie of the
general elections; and that the poll-
y published .tire.
- fo wit: October 29th 1919.
tci of sr, and the prim-
charac wals
nig places selected for; t1Ye sand par ,
.lumal
. f
Opal - and interest shall be payable
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i4tis consolidated precincts, and" tlie'
o hereby. appointed, to serve
I- hereby certify that- the whol'e�
es gold not less p
in tin St
at com
than :one tliiray second part cif the
,.
as election officers in the said con
- r,umher 'of members of the Council
whole amount of suity
such indebtedness
solidated, precincts are hereby desig
.of. 'th'e C of Petaluma. is seven,.
&hal'l be paid each. and every year
a :'fed as follows, to wit.
rd° ' that the foregoing' ordinance
oil a dal gild at: a place to be fixed
NAMES OF PRECINCTS, POLLING',fivas
'passed by a two- thirds. vote of:
"its
`h�• ih'c of said City; to�c.tlier
Ccuncil
PLACES AND BOARDS' OF
ibe (Council at meeting_ of 3rd
,
with the interest on all sums .tuii-
..
LliECTION,
„d1< "f November,. 1919, by the fol-
p
'Petaluma• Consolidated` . Precinct
lowing vote 'to -wit:
Said bonds must be payable, nni
g house, Washington.
. AYES:
the day and at.' flee .fix' ii
'the
it ,• Co iela idne
d 1. Sri eets. Inspector -
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a Councilman J. E. Allen.
H.
,place
thereiii and with interest at
Katlierir.e , Walsh; Judges: Mrs.
Couincilman S.' AlcCargar.
Councilman
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rate of of five per' cent, , per aununr
r at e of
Joseph Anderson. AL : O'Keefe
Clerks Frank Cornwell 'George
AV. B. ,Hopkins.
:. Councilman J. L. 'White.
senii-a illy
Plre forego' ig proliosntioir. shall ''be
G;q:w Airs. Lilly S. Murphy.
Manor A. 'H. Young.
H
, tetecj iii the ballot at said special
Petahifila Consolidated Precinct
NOESj: None.
municipal; election as follows:
No. Haskell barn, 519 'D 'Street.
. ,ABS)rNT: Councilmen W. L. Sales
Irrsp'ector: John Landis; Judges
and:; W. C♦ Sfradling.
'SHALL THE CTTV O " PLT • AL I' T-
], J. T- unstall, N. R, Peters;
, ATT1 ST,: - LYAIAN GREEN
MA ISSUE EIGHTY
TY TOUSAN?D.
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Clerks \Irs 1 ivira Flohr, Alrs: An '
(SEAL) City Clerk
hiOLI, i RS N, Sl RTAT BONDS
tire. Dickson, Edith A. Gill.
The; 'foregoing Ordinance. Number
F0.11 TH5 ,PURPO,SE OF IAT -
Petaluma Consolidated; Precinct'
.;184, Series, having been
PROvT -rr, MAIN T
AND HIRD
No. 3 ;\lrs: Horn's Garage.. '36
• _ „Charter
regularly passed and,, .presented to
STRl:I TS., -
Sixth Street. Inspector;: ,N S "Frost:°
<me this 3rd day of` November. 1919,
fiECTTON' I.T. That the polls at
lunges: Joseph. Caccia Charles
� i• s hereby approved by me this 3rd
each of the election precincts here-
Aleyers: Clerks Airs L; '- Norman ."day
of - November, 19,19.
inafti.r designated shall tie opened
John Partridge 1'lr Adele Urban.
�' A. •H. YOUNG,
at six o clock in .the: forenoon +of
Petaluma Consolidated, Precinct
i. Mayor..
BE IT RESOLVED TFIT the Auditor be and he is her directed to draw
warrents. against the various funds in payment of the several claims
allowed and,approve,d by the. Finance Committee.
Adopted by 5 affirmative votes, Noes none Absent 2.
It was moved and carried that Councilman Mc`Cargar attend to repairing
house on sewer farm.
.In re. payment on 4th St. Bridge.
Resolution No'. 2347 C. S.
Introduced by Councilman T- IcCargar seconded by Councilman "White,
BE� IT RESOLVED TH&T upon presentation to the Clerk o f the Engineers ex
estimate of the proportion of completion of the Fourth St kxd:bridge
under contract to S'chlunegger Bros, the Clerk and Auditor and 1:11ayor
be instructed and empowered to draw warrent on the treasury for the
amount due to said Contractors or lesser amount.
Adopted by 5 affirmative votes, Noes none Absent 2
Special Auditor Egan rendered his report as expert and on motion zmg
re;.gulariy made and carried the same was read, filed and accepted.
hir-. Camm requested a raise in salry for care of the tovm clock to
?10.0. per year and the same ras taken under advisement until next ME
meeting.
ADJOf1P111NIENT
There being no further business on motion regularly made and
carried the meeting adjourned.'
ATTESTS
City Clerk
Mayor.
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