HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/07/1914Regular Meeting.
Council Chamberp, Dec. 7, 1914.
A meeting of the City Couhcil was held this 7th day of December,
1914 at 7:Z0 oclock, P. Ld. Mayor Horwe -, in . chair.
PRESENT: Councilman bIcCargar, Tom, Stradling Bee.ley, Early,
and. Mayor Horwege.
ABSENT: Councilman Goss
Reading of journal.
The minutes of a regular meeting of November 16, and a regular
adjourned maetin of November 23, were read and ap: roved. as recorded.
REPORT OF OFFI" RS
The following reports of officers were read, received and placed
on file:
Police Judge for the month of November.
J`. IV. Studde'rt , rrive >r Statistics for t,)Te month of October.
Pound- I,Iaster`s report for the month of November.
City Attorney made a verbal report that he had t'ec:ured the
necessary right of way from the Coulson Co. and others for the sewer
to be built on upper Main Street.
The sewer right was given free by
the owners of the property.
REPORT OF SlAJ�MING C
ON F IN11i"; CIS;
Report of the Finance Committee was read and same recommended for
-bayment by the following resolution:
RESOLUTION E0. 872 - C.S.
Introduced by Healey, seconded by Stradling..
Be it resolved that the report of the Finance Committee 'be and the
same is hereby accepted and the Auditor is di:rected, draw a warrant
in payment of said claim. Adopted by six affirmative votes Noes -Done.
Absent :One
PEITITIOIT AIND 0O1f UN'ICjIT'ION
Wm. Sylva petitioned for an extent'io'n of time of ninty days for
the completion of the contract on H.Street, granted a� per resolution
as follows: �
RESOLUTION NO. 873 C. S.
Introduced by 11)1cCargar, seconded by Early.
Granting Wm. Sylv.a ninty days extention of time for the completion
of his contract on H Street from Third. to Petalrama. River. Adopted by
Six affi;rmative votes. Noes: None. Absent -, ounc.ilman Goss,aee.
NEW B`US IN,+ S S .
* &m aced, w-ee Resolution ido. 8;.�4.
City Engineer presented plans and specifications for a sewer on
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,G Main Street between Oak and Prospect Streets. Same were adopted as per
resolution.
, :ES'OLUTION NO. 875.- C. S.
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'Introd;u:ced `by Early, seconded by McCargar.
Adopting plans and specifications for the construction of an
iron pipe sewer on Main Street ,between Oak and Prospect. Adopted by
.s +ix affirmative votes. Noes: None. Absent :Councilman Gossa =;e
RESOLUTION NO. 874 - C.S.
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"Introduced by Healey, seconded by Early.
Dicrecting the City Engineer to prepare plans and specifications
for the Construction of 6 and 10 inch sewer on Main'*Street between
Oak and Prospect. Adopted by six affirmLtive votes. Noes: None.
Absent: Councilman Gossage.
RESOLUTION NO. 816 - C.S.
Int= ro6uced by Torr. Seconded by Healey.
Directing the Auditor to draw a warrant in favor of the Camm &
Hedges Co. for the sum of $1000. advanced for creek inprovement.,
Adopted by six affirmative votes. Noes: None. Ahsant: Councilman
six affirmative votes. Noes:None. Absent: Councilman Gossage.
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R &30LUTIONO. 8t 8 - C.S.
Gossage
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RE1SOLUTIOid 1?0. 867 - C.S.
Introduced by Healey, seconded b Stradling.
Directing_ the Superintendent of Streets of place two catch basins .
and one manhole on H. Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Adopted by
Introduced by Stradling,. seconded by Torr.
Directing t .e Superintendent of Streets to purchase corrugated ix,on
culvett.s and place the same across Main Street at Kent Street; Third
St at, ys; Street; 5th Street at H Street. Adopted by six affirmative
votes. Noes: None. Absent; Councilman Gossage.
RESOLUTION NO. 889 - C.S.
Introduced by Healey, seconded by McCArgar.
Accepting the roadway of H. Street from. the Swit.h -west line of
'Third Street to the Northeast line of Skzth - Street, and the intersection
o;f. tHeand Second Streets haveing been completed to the satisfaction of
the Street Superintendent and Street Commi4.. Adopted by ai.x
affirmative votes. ,Noes :. None, Absent: One.
RESOLUTION NO. 870
Zntroduced.by Healey, seconded by Torr.
Directing the Superintendent of Streets to notify property
owners on both sides of Upham Street from Bassit to the South end of
Upham. 'St ree.t toy construct cement sidewalks thereon wherever the same
have not been conttructed. Adopted by six affirmative votes. Noes
None. Absent: One.
Resolution of Intention.
Resolution No. 881 O.S.
Retoly =d that it is the intention of the Council of the City of .
Petaluma, to order the fol7.owing work to be done and improvement to
be made in said City, to wit:
That a six inch ironstone pipe sewer-be constructed from the
manhole in Main Street between Oak and Prospect S treets to a point
in the center of said L -Iain Street opposite the alley in lot 330.
Th'nae along said alley to Petaluma Creek, a ten inch ironstone sewer t
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To be co.nstr•u.cted according to plans and. specifications heretofore
adopted.., Adopted by six affirmative votes. Noes: None. Absent:
*Omitted under the head of .Petition and Communication. i
The following petition signed by about one hund.red twenty.,locaj
people was presented..
Petaluma, Cal. ,Dec.4, 1 -914.
21- _'The undersigned. consumers of gas in the City of Petaluma do here-
by respectfully petition your honorable body to at once make formal
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complaint to the State Railroad Commission regarding rtes charged us.
for g and urge this Commission to take action thereon with all
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possible despatch.
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The matter was taken li 1 Sir discussion by the C•ouncilrnen and. the '
City .Attorney. 4fter ;�nating a certain paragraph of the comm-
unication, the Clerk was finally directed to present the same to the
Railroad Commission and ascertain how far that body would go in aid -
ing the City in the matter of securing tha necessary data incidental
to the investigation of the rates. Impending a reply the matter was,"
laid over.
-iDJOU '.T�I4iET'drP . •
On motion the Council adjourned.
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Attest:
C1ty C1 gAP k Mayo I , .
4. Dec. 7 19'14.
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